UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549


                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

        Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): March 16, 2004

                               CINEMARK USA, INC.
               (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)


            TEXAS                      33-47040                   75-2206284
(State or Other Jurisdiction         (Commission                (IRS Employer
      of  Incorporation)             File Number)            Identification No.)


                         3900 DALLAS PARKWAY, SUITE 500
                               PLANO, TEXAS 75093
              (Address and Zip Code of Principal Executive Offices)

                                  972-665-1000
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure

On March 16, 2004,  Cinemark USA, Inc.  announced that it is commencing a tender
offer for any and all of its  outstanding  $105  million 8 1/2%  Series B Senior
Subordinated  Notes due 2008 and is  soliciting  consents  for certain  proposed
amendments to the indenture  pursuant to which such notes were issued. A copy of
the press  release is furnished  to the United  States  Securities  and Exchange
Commission  (the  "Commission")  with  this  current  report  on Form  8-K as an
exhibit.



                                    SIGNATURE

        Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                         CINEMARK USA, INC.


Date: March 16, 2004                     By:    /s/ Michael D. Cavalier
                                         Name:  Michael D. Cavalier
                                         Title: Vice President - General Counsel



                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

        The exhibits below are numbered in accordance  with the Exhibit Table of
Item 601 of Regulation 8-K.

Exhibit No.            Description of Exhibit

99.1                   Press Release of Cinemark USA, Inc. dated March 16, 2004.



                                                                    EXHIBIT 99.1

Cinemark  USA, Inc.  Announces  Cash Tender Offer and Consent  Solicitation  for
Outstanding 8 1/2% Senior Subordinated Notes

PLANO, Texas--March 16, 2004--Cinemark USA, Inc. (the "Company") announced today
that it is  commencing  a tender offer for any and all of its  outstanding  $105
million 8 1/2% Series B Senior Subordinated Notes due 2008 (CUSIP No. 172441AL1)
(the "Notes") and is soliciting  consents for certain proposed amendments to the
Company's  Indenture  pursuant to which the Notes were issued.  The tender offer
and the solicitation of consents are being made pursuant to an Offer to Purchase
and  Consent  Solicitation  Statement  dated  March  16,  2004  (the  "Offer  to
Purchase")  which  more  fully  sets forth  their  terms.  The tender  offer and
solicitation of consents are taking place in connection with a  recapitalization
(the "Recapitalization") of Cinemark, Inc., the parent company of the Company.

The tender  offer is scheduled to expire at 5:00 pm, New York City time on April
13, 2004, unless extended (the "Expiration Date"). The consent solicitation will
expire at 5:00pm,  New York City time on March 25, 2004,  unless  extended  (the
"Consent  Date").  Holders  of Notes who tender  their  Notes on or prior to the
Consent  Date  will  receive  the  Total  Consideration  equal to  104.5% of the
principal amount of the Notes validly tendered (as described below).  Holders of
Notes who tender their Notes after the Consent Date but prior to the  Expiration
Date, will receive 101.5% of the principal  amount of the Notes validly tendered
(the "Tender Offer  Consideration").  The Total  Consideration is the sum of the
Tender Offer  Consideration and a premium of 3.0% of the principal amount of the
Notes  paid to each  holder of Notes  that  validly  tenders  on or prior to the
Consent  Date.  In each case,  holders  that  validly  tender  their Notes shall
receive  accrued and unpaid  interest up to, but not  including,  the applicable
settlement date.

The tender offer and  solicitation  will be conditioned upon the consummation of
the Recapitalization.  Neither the tender offer and solicitation of consents nor
the  Recapitalization is conditioned upon obtaining the consent of a majority of
holders of Notes. Holders who tender their notes prior to 5:00 pm, New York City
time, on the Consent Date may withdraw  their tenders and revoke their  consents
at any time prior to 5:00 pm, New York City time,  on the  Consent  Date but not
thereafter. Holders who tender their notes after 5:00 pm, New York City time, on
the Consent Date may  withdraw  their  tenders and revoke their  consents at any
time  prior to 5:00 pm,  New York  City  time,  on the  Expiration  Date but not
thereafter.

Questions  regarding the tender offer should be directed to Lehman Brothers Inc.
at 212-528-7581 or 800-438-3242  (Attention:  The Liability  Management Group at
Lehman).  Requests for assistance or additional  sets of the offer materials may
be directed to D.F. King & Co., Inc., the Information Agent and Tender Agent for
the tender offer and solicitation, at 888-567-1626.

This press release shall not  constitute an offer to purchase or a  solicitation
of acceptance of the tender offer,  which may be made only pursuant to the terms
of the offer to purchase and related letter of transmittal.  In any jurisdiction
where the laws require the offer to be made by a licensed broker or dealer,  the
offer  shall be deemed made on behalf of the  company by Lehman  Brothers  Inc.,
Goldman, Sachs & Co. or one or more registered brokers or dealers under the laws
of such jurisdiction.

The Company  intends  that this press  release be governed by the "safe  harbor"
provision  of the Private  Securities  Litigation  Reform Act of 1995 (the "PSLR
Act")  with  respect  to  statements  that may be deemed  to be  forward-looking
statements under the PSLR Act. Such forward-looking  statements may include, but
are not limited to, the Company and any of its  subsidiaries'  long-term theatre
strategy.  Actual results could differ  materially  from those indicated by such
forward-looking statements due to a number of factors.

Contacts
Cinemark USA, Inc.
Robert Copple, 972-665-1000