Exhibit 21

MARQUEE
HOLDINGS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES (AND JURISDICTION OF ORGANIZATION)

|AMC ENTERTAINMENT INC. (Delaware)
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| | American Multi-Cinema, Inc. (Missouri)                              
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| | Loews Theatre Management Corp (Delaware)                            
| | S&J Theatres Inc. (California)                                      
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| | RKO Century Warner Theatres, Inc. (Delaware)                        
| | Loews Chicago Cinemas, Inc. (Illinois)                              
| | Universal Cineplex Odeon Joint Venture (Florida) (50%)              
| | National Cinemedia, L.L.C. (Delaware 18,414,743 Units owned by AMCI)
| | AMC Entertainment International, Inc. (Delaware)                    
| | AMC Entertainment International Limited (United Kingdom)            
| | AMC Theatres of Canada, Inc.                                        
| | AMC Realty, Inc. (Delaware)                                         
| | Centertainment, Inc. (Delaware)                                     
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| | Movietickets.com, Inc. (Delaware) (26.2%)                           

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