Century Theatres is a movie theater chain that operates many multiplexes in the western United States, primarily in California, Colorado, Nevada, Utah, New Mexico, and Arizona.

Founded in 1941, the chain was headquartered in San Rafael, California until it was acquired by Cinemark Theatres from Plano, Texas in 2006.

The large orange metal ornament on the top of the domed-theater was functional in addition to being decorative—theater employees rappelled from it when the dome's outer track-lighting needed to be maintained.

[2] The transition to Cinemark was completed on Thursday, October 5, 2006, with the exception of the Century 24, which was transferred back to its original company, Syufy Enterprises.

The company's drive-in theaters and swap meets were also not part of the merger and also reverted to Syufy Enterprises ownership.

The first XD auditorium was completed at the Century Theatre in the Westfield San Francisco Center by Moorefield Construction, Inc.

Extreme Digital allows Cinemark to play any film and display any aspect ratio they want on it, unlike IMAX which requires special formatting.

In May 2018, Cinemark announced that over 200 XD auditoriums in the United States and Latin America would be equipped with THX sound.

This allows audiences to enjoy uncompromised audio and video quality in an environment that fully complements the cinematic experience.