Exhibit 99.2
For Immediate Release
CINEMARK HOLDINGS, INC. ANNOUNCES THE PRICING OF THE SALE OF SHARES BY
MADISON DEARBORN CAPITAL PARTNERS IV, L.P. AND SYUFY ENTERPRISES, LP
MADISON DEARBORN CAPITAL PARTNERS IV, L.P. AND SYUFY ENTERPRISES, LP
PLANO, Texas, January 20, 2010 — Cinemark Holdings, Inc. (“Cinemark”) (NYSE: CNK) today announced
the pricing of the previously announced public offering of 6,444,230 shares of its
common stock by Madison Dearborn Capital Partners IV, L.P. and 1,055,770 shares of its
common stock by Syufy Enterprises, LP at a price to the public of $14.55 per share.
Upon completion of the offering, Madison Dearborn Capital Partners IV, L.P. and Syufy
Enterprises, LP will own approximately 39.2% and 6.4%, respectively, of Cinemark’s common stock.
The offering is expected to settle and close on January 25, 2010, subject to customary
closing conditions. Cinemark will not receive any proceeds from this sale of its common stock.
Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated is the sole underwriter of the offering. The offering will be
made only by means of a prospectus supplement and accompanying base prospectus. Interested persons
may obtain copies of the prospectus and related prospectus supplement from Morgan Stanley & Co.
Incorporated, Attn: Prospectus Department, 180 Varick Street, 2nd Floor, New York, New
York 10014; (email address: prospectus@morganstanley.com) or by calling (866) 718-1649. A copy of
the prospectus supplement and accompanying base prospectus may also be obtained at no charge at the
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s website, at www.sec.gov.
The shelf registration statement relating to the foregoing has previously been filed with, and
declared effective by, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. This press release does not
constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy the shares of Cinemark’s common
stock or any other securities, nor will there be any sale of the shares of Cinemark’s common stock
or any other securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale
would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such
state or jurisdiction.
Additional Information for Investors
This press release includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended. The “forward-looking statements” include our current expectations, assumptions, estimates
and projections about our business and our industry. They include statements relating to future
revenues, expenses and profitability, the future development and expected growth of our business,
projected capital expenditures, attendance at movies generally or in any of the markets in which we
operate, the number or diversity of popular movies released and our ability to successfully license
and exhibit popular films, national and international growth in our industry, competition from
other exhibitors and alternative forms of entertainment and determinations in lawsuits in which we
are defendants. You can identify forward-looking statements by the use of words such as “may,”
“should,” “could,” “estimates,” “predicts,” “potential,” “continue,” “anticipates,” “believes,”
“plans,” “expects,” “future” and “intends” and similar expressions which are intended to identify
forward-looking statements. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and are
subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors, some of which are beyond our control and
difficult to predict and could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or
forecasted in the forward-looking statements. In evaluating forward-looking statements, you should
carefully consider the risks and uncertainties described in the “Risk Factors” section or other
sections in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed March 13, 2009 and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q.
All forward-looking statements attributable to us or persons acting on our behalf are expressly
qualified in their entirety by these cautionary statements and risk factors. Forward-looking
statements contained in this press release reflect our view only as of the date of this press
release. We undertake no