AMC Clears $1 Billion in Revenue Thanks to Stronger Early-Year Box Office

• Films like “Avatar: Fire and Ash” and “Scream 7” helped AMC blow past the $862 million revenue total recorded in a slumping Q1 2025.
• The theater chain, which has navigated significant debt and a turbulent film industry, points to 2026 as a year of sustained profit thanks to multiple high profile titles
• The second quarter is expected to be a profitable one for AMC thanks to hits like “Project Hail Mary,” “The Super Mario Galaxy Movie” and “Michael.”

Like its peers in the movie theater industry, AMC Theatres has taken advantage of a stronger start to the annual box office than in years past to reduce its first quarter loss to $117 million or 36 cents per share.

It’s a notable improvement from last year’s first quarter loss of $202 million or 58 cents per share. AMC’s revenue of $1.04 billion beat Wall Street projections of $997 million, though its loss fell short of a projected loss of 32 cents per share, according to Zacks Investment Research.

“I am so very pleased to report that AMC achieved our best Adjusted EBITDA first quarter result since 2019 pre-pandemic, an Adjusted EBITDA improvement
of $96 million year over. It was driven not only by strong domestic performance but also by vastly improved international results across our European footprint,” said AMC CEO Adam Aron.

“These results are a clear testament to our disciplined operating execution in maximizing AMC’s revenue growth while simultaneously containing our costs, combined with an unwavering commitment to elevating the moviegoing experience. Our much-improved results clearly demonstrate the operating leverage inherent in our business, generating markedly improving results at a time when revenues are rising,” Aron continued.

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