AMC Theatres, the biggest circuit globally, posted the highest domestic revenue in its 104-year history for a pre-Thanksgiving weekend counting admissions, food and beverage, and merchandise. The past three days, with the debuts of Wicked and Gladiator 2, the circuit also saw the highest domestic…

Blumhouse and the world’s No. 1 circuit AMC Theatres are kicking off BlumFest with movies from the genre production label running every Wednesday starting Sept. 25 in 54 cities and 150 AMC multiplexes. Blumhouse fans can attend special screenings, score one-time-only giveaways, be the first to see…

AMC Boss Adam Aron promised that he’d be releasing more concert pics, and now the No. 1 theater circuit in the world is teaming with Trafalgar Releasing and Sony Music Vision to release Usher: Rendezvous in Paris on Sept. 12 for a limited 4-day weekend global run. The movie, which captured the 8x…

AMC Entertainment's biggest issue right now may be its $4.5 billion debt and the fact that most comes due in 2026. On a conference call post-earning today, CEO Adam Aron addressed it publicly for the first time, assuring investors the giant theater chain has been working with lenders for almost a year to…

Halloween is coming early this year, as Blumhouse and AMC Theatres have partnered to launch the Halfway To Halloween Film Festival, which will take place at over 100 AMC theaters in 40 U.S. cities from March 29 to April 2. Anchored by an April 1st 13th anniversary screening of Insidious, the horror…

AMC Entertainment's much talked about preshow commercial starring an earnest Nicole Kidman in a glittery pantsuit will have three new iterations, CEO Adam Aron said today, as the exhibitor plans to start rotating a trio of 30-second spots in theaters nationwide on March 1.   That campaign "took on…

AMC Theatres will be the exclusive cinematic home to Kiss the Future, the award-winning documentary about the siege of Sarajevo and how its people and artistic community drew inspiration from the music of U2. Under a deal between AMC and Fifth Season, select AMC locations will debut the film on…

AMC, fresh off the rollout of its AMC popcorn brand, has added its own line of candy to concession offerings. CEO Adam Aron first flagged the candy push back in May, noting the cost savings in making products in-house, as well as the branding opportunities. The news today is that four kinds of Cinema…

EXCLUSIVE: Sources are telling us that the first-day presales for the top three exhibitors stateside for Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé is estimated to be around $6M-$7M+. Movies with similar first day pre-sales figures include Avatar: The Way of Water ($5.5M), Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol. 3 ($6M)…

As Deadline told you, AMC is releasing the concert film of Beyoncé’s Renaissance World Tour on Dec. 1. The 32 Grammy winner released a trailer on her social media channels tonight, making all the heavy buzz official from yesterday. This was expected since it’s the last night of the tour in Kansas City…

Leading exhibitor AMC Entertainment completed a 1-for-10 reverse stock split this morning, a planned move preceding Friday’s conversion of its preferred “APE” shares into common stock. After the split, AMC shares were down 25% midway through the trading day, with volume at five times normal levels…

Despite having new fundraising options in the wake of a judge’s ruling on Friday, AMC Entertainment started the week on a jarring note as its stock price skidded to its lowest level since January 2021. The shares plummeted 35% on more than five times their normal trading volume, closing at $3.40…