National Amusements

American media/entertainment company
Organization cinema_chain Q1808542
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National Amusements

Summary

National Amusements is a cinema chain[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of cinema_chain entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,972 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • National Amusements is in the country of United States[3].
  • National Amusements's instance of is recorded as cinema chain[4].
  • National Amusements's founder is recorded as Michael Redstone[5].
  • National Amusements is owned by Sumner Redstone[6].
  • National Amusements is owned by Shari Redstone[7].
  • National Amusements's headquarters location is recorded as Norwood[8].
  • National Amusements's chief executive officer is recorded as Sumner Redstone[9].
  • National Amusements's child organization or unit is recorded as CBS Corporation[10].
  • National Amusements's child organization or unit is recorded as Viacom[11].
  • National Amusements's child organization or unit is recorded as Showcase Cinemas[12].
  • National Amusements's Commons category is recorded as Paramount Skydance Corporation[13].
  • National Amusements's industry is recorded as entertainment industry[14].
  • 1936 marks the founding of National Amusements[15].
  • National Amusements was dissolved in August 7, 2025[16].
  • National Amusements's location of formation is recorded as Dedham[17].
  • National Amusements's official website is recorded as https://www.nationalamusements.com/[18].
  • National Amusements's official website is recorded as http://www.national-amusements.com/[19].
  • National Amusements's official website is recorded as https://www.showcasecinemas.com/corporate-information[20].
  • National Amusements's described at URL is recorded as http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/national-amusements-inc-history/[21].
  • National Amusements's product or material produced is recorded as movie theater[22].
  • National Amusements's replaced by is recorded as Paramount Skydance[23].
  • National Amusements's topic has template is recorded as Q141532659[24].
  • National Amusements's legal form is recorded as privately held company[25].

Body

Founding

National Amusements's founder is recorded as Michael Redstone[5]. 1936 marks the founding of it[15]. Its location of formation is recorded as Dedham[17].

Leadership

National Amusements's chief executive officer is recorded as Sumner Redstone[9].

Operations

National Amusements's headquarters location is recorded as Norwood[8]. Subsidiaries include CBS Corporation[10], a business[26], in United States[27], founded in 1997[28], headquartered in CBS Building[29]; Viacom[11], a business[30], in United States[31], founded in 1971[32], headquartered in One Astor Plaza[33]; and Showcase Cinemas[12], a cinema chain[34], headquartered in Norwood[35].

Industry

National Amusements's industry is recorded as entertainment industry[14].

Ownership

Owners include Sumner Redstone[6], an entrepreneur[36], 1923–2020[37], of United States[38], awarded the star on Hollywood Walk of Fame[39] and Shari Redstone[7], a businessperson[40], b. 1954[41], of United States[42]. National Amusements's product or material produced is recorded as movie theater[22].

Dissolution

National Amusements was dissolved in August 7, 2025[16].

Why It Matters

National Amusements ranks in the top 4% of cinema_chain entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,972 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[43] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[44]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . fundinguniverse.com. Retrieved . fundinguniverse.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . fundinguniverse.com. Retrieved . fundinguniverse.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . fundinguniverse.com. Retrieved . fundinguniverse.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . showcasecinemas.com. Retrieved . showcasecinemas.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . fundinguniverse.com. Retrieved . fundinguniverse.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . fundinguniverse.com. Retrieved . fundinguniverse.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [40] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [41] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [42] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [43] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [44] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · DeltaBot bot · 2026-09-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Child organization or unit → CBS Corporation, Viacom, Showcase Cinemas
    Product or material produced → movie theater
    Industry → —
    Location of formation → Dedham
    + 30 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1424]]: [[Q141532659]], adding inverse claim"
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