Shares in AMC Theatres and GameStop popped early Monday after meme stock investor Roaring Kitty appeared to post a shot on X and Reddit showing a $116 million stake in the later.
Stock in parent company AMC Entertainment Holdings, led by CEO Adam Aron, rose by $1.01, or 23 percent, to $5.34, in pre-market trading as the company continued to benefit from epic trading of GameStop shares. That followed meme stock investor Keith Gill apparently revealing a bullish position in GameStop in addition to an options bet.
Shares in AMC rose in the wake of Gill’s posts around GameStop, allowing the cinema giant to use its meme stock mania to potentially raise fresh cash. The latest speculative buying of AMC shares follows Gill resurfacing online after a three-year absence and rekindling interest in the cinema chain’s shares.
His Sunday night post on X, formerly Twitter, received nearly 1 million views and sent shares in GameStop up $17.93, or 77 percent,...
Stock in parent company AMC Entertainment Holdings, led by CEO Adam Aron, rose by $1.01, or 23 percent, to $5.34, in pre-market trading as the company continued to benefit from epic trading of GameStop shares. That followed meme stock investor Keith Gill apparently revealing a bullish position in GameStop in addition to an options bet.
Shares in AMC rose in the wake of Gill’s posts around GameStop, allowing the cinema giant to use its meme stock mania to potentially raise fresh cash. The latest speculative buying of AMC shares follows Gill resurfacing online after a three-year absence and rekindling interest in the cinema chain’s shares.
His Sunday night post on X, formerly Twitter, received nearly 1 million views and sent shares in GameStop up $17.93, or 77 percent,...
- 6/3/2024
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
If the “Dune: Part Two” souvenir popcorn bucket accidentally looked like a sex toy, the “Deadpool and Wolverine” model took the mistake and ran with it.
The “Deadpool 3” popcorn bucket, adorned with “Also Sprach Zarathustra,” is just as degrading to Wolverine as Ryan Reynolds is to his faux-nemesis Hugh Jackman. Perhaps more.
Made to resemble Wolverine’s classic yellow helmet, the popcorn bucket features a gaping mouth. Its promotional video, shared on social media by Reynolds, shows liquid butter dripping down Logan’s masked face. Subtlety has never been in Deadpool’s golf bag.
“Years from now they will look back at 2024 as the year the War of the Popcorn Buckets began,” Reynolds tweeted.
Years from now they will look back at 2024 as the year the War of the Popcorn Buckets began. #history #DeadpoolAndWolverine ❤️...
The “Deadpool 3” popcorn bucket, adorned with “Also Sprach Zarathustra,” is just as degrading to Wolverine as Ryan Reynolds is to his faux-nemesis Hugh Jackman. Perhaps more.
Made to resemble Wolverine’s classic yellow helmet, the popcorn bucket features a gaping mouth. Its promotional video, shared on social media by Reynolds, shows liquid butter dripping down Logan’s masked face. Subtlety has never been in Deadpool’s golf bag.
“Years from now they will look back at 2024 as the year the War of the Popcorn Buckets began,” Reynolds tweeted.
Years from now they will look back at 2024 as the year the War of the Popcorn Buckets began. #history #DeadpoolAndWolverine ❤️...
- 5/30/2024
- by Brian Welk
- Indiewire
Move over, “Dune,” there’s a new bang-able popcorn bucket in town.
Ryan Reynolds has revealed the new popcorn bucket created for “Deadpool and Wolverine” on social media Thursday — and the video is just as inappropriate as you’d expect from the R-rated superhero.
Inspired by the viral “Dune 2” popcorn bucket, the “Deadpool 3” receptacle is modeled after Wolverine’s head, but it has a comically oversized mouth you can fill with popcorn (or your movie snack of choice). Reynolds unveiled the bucket with a short video set to the epic song “Also Sprach Zarathustra” from “2001: A Space Odyssey.”
In the video, Deadpool slowly caresses the Wolverine popcorn bucket as the camera zooms in on its plastic features. Popcorn then falls from above and fills up the Wolverine mouth; and to top it all off, butter drizzles down his nose. It’s the latest viral marketing stunt for “Deadpool and Wolverine,...
Ryan Reynolds has revealed the new popcorn bucket created for “Deadpool and Wolverine” on social media Thursday — and the video is just as inappropriate as you’d expect from the R-rated superhero.
Inspired by the viral “Dune 2” popcorn bucket, the “Deadpool 3” receptacle is modeled after Wolverine’s head, but it has a comically oversized mouth you can fill with popcorn (or your movie snack of choice). Reynolds unveiled the bucket with a short video set to the epic song “Also Sprach Zarathustra” from “2001: A Space Odyssey.”
In the video, Deadpool slowly caresses the Wolverine popcorn bucket as the camera zooms in on its plastic features. Popcorn then falls from above and fills up the Wolverine mouth; and to top it all off, butter drizzles down his nose. It’s the latest viral marketing stunt for “Deadpool and Wolverine,...
- 5/30/2024
- by Jordan Moreau
- Variety Film + TV
The Deadpool & Wolverine novelty popcorn bucket has been revealed.
On Thursday, star Ryan Reynolds unveiled a suggestive ad (below) teasing the vaguely naughty popcorn bucket for Marvel’s upcoming superhero team-up. The bucket is a Wolverine helmet with a very wide open mouth. The move follows Marvel chief Kevin Fiege promising a “crude and rude” design for the bucket.
“Years from now they will look back at 2024 as when the War of the Popcorn Buckets began,” Reynolds wrote.
In the video, a gloved hand caresses the helmet, popcorn falls on its “face,” and then butter is dribbled down its side (we’re confident that no further explaining is required).
On the side of the bucket, “Designed by Deadpool” is scrawled in red.
Reynolds first teased the bucket minutes after the Deadpool & Wolverine teaser trailer dropped during the Super Bowl: “Wait til you see the Deadpool popcorn bucket,” he wrote.
On Thursday, star Ryan Reynolds unveiled a suggestive ad (below) teasing the vaguely naughty popcorn bucket for Marvel’s upcoming superhero team-up. The bucket is a Wolverine helmet with a very wide open mouth. The move follows Marvel chief Kevin Fiege promising a “crude and rude” design for the bucket.
“Years from now they will look back at 2024 as when the War of the Popcorn Buckets began,” Reynolds wrote.
In the video, a gloved hand caresses the helmet, popcorn falls on its “face,” and then butter is dribbled down its side (we’re confident that no further explaining is required).
On the side of the bucket, “Designed by Deadpool” is scrawled in red.
Reynolds first teased the bucket minutes after the Deadpool & Wolverine teaser trailer dropped during the Super Bowl: “Wait til you see the Deadpool popcorn bucket,” he wrote.
- 5/30/2024
- by James Hibberd
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Adam Aron, the CEO of AMC Theatres, gives me a choice.
We’re supposed to have a 20-minute interview in Las Vegas at CinemaCon, a four-day gathering of movie theater owners and Hollywood studios designed to breathlessly hype the year’s upcoming blockbusters, but he’s distracted. Executives from Warner Bros. want him to come backstage before their presentation to schmooze with the filmmakers they brought to Caesars Palace. So here are my options: Stick to the plan, with Aron’s mind flittering elsewhere, or cancel other commitments to get dinner and much more time on the record. The second choice, a publicist’s nightmare, makes it more likely that the AMC chief will say something controversial. But Aron has endured a pandemic that shut down his business, withstood roller-coaster share prices and sidestepped nagging speculation that he’s about to get canned. He thrives on risk.
Hours later, we’re at Carmine’s,...
We’re supposed to have a 20-minute interview in Las Vegas at CinemaCon, a four-day gathering of movie theater owners and Hollywood studios designed to breathlessly hype the year’s upcoming blockbusters, but he’s distracted. Executives from Warner Bros. want him to come backstage before their presentation to schmooze with the filmmakers they brought to Caesars Palace. So here are my options: Stick to the plan, with Aron’s mind flittering elsewhere, or cancel other commitments to get dinner and much more time on the record. The second choice, a publicist’s nightmare, makes it more likely that the AMC chief will say something controversial. But Aron has endured a pandemic that shut down his business, withstood roller-coaster share prices and sidestepped nagging speculation that he’s about to get canned. He thrives on risk.
Hours later, we’re at Carmine’s,...
- 5/23/2024
- by Rebecca Rubin
- Variety Film + TV
Even though the movie isn't hitting theaters for another two months, "Deadpool & Wolverine" is already breaking box office records. According to AMC Theatres CEO Adam Aron, the latest entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe has set a new record for ticket sales in a single day for an R-rated movie for the theater chain. Given that AMC is the largest theater chain in the world, that's no small thing. It's a big enough thing to provide some hope after a slow start to the summer with the box office feeling like it's on life support. Marvel to the rescue, it seems.
Many big movies will open in May, June & July. Including Deadpool & Wolverine starring Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman. Opens July 25. Some 200,000 movie fans have bought their AMC tickets already. This is more Day 1 ticket sales at AMC than for any other R-rated movie ever.... pic.twitter.com...
Many big movies will open in May, June & July. Including Deadpool & Wolverine starring Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman. Opens July 25. Some 200,000 movie fans have bought their AMC tickets already. This is more Day 1 ticket sales at AMC than for any other R-rated movie ever.... pic.twitter.com...
- 5/23/2024
- by Ryan Scott
- Slash Film
There are still two months to go before the highly- anticipated Deadpool & Wolverine finally hits the theatres. Ever since it was announced that Ryan Reynolds would be coming to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Hugh Jackman would be reprising his Wolverine role, and that the film would be R-rated, fans’ excitement knew no bounds.
Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman in Deadpool & Wolverine (2024) | Marvel Studios
It was always quite clear that Deadpool & Wolverine was going to be the film that revived that theatres and now, it has been proven that the film is indeed a messiah. The Ryan Reynolds-starrer has set a new record by being the film that has the most first-day advance ticket sales, beating every R-rated movie that has ever been released.
Deadpool & Wolverine Has Already Begun Shattering Records Hugh Jackman as Wolverine in Deadpool & Wolverine | Marvel Studios
There was no doubt to the fact...
Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman in Deadpool & Wolverine (2024) | Marvel Studios
It was always quite clear that Deadpool & Wolverine was going to be the film that revived that theatres and now, it has been proven that the film is indeed a messiah. The Ryan Reynolds-starrer has set a new record by being the film that has the most first-day advance ticket sales, beating every R-rated movie that has ever been released.
Deadpool & Wolverine Has Already Begun Shattering Records Hugh Jackman as Wolverine in Deadpool & Wolverine | Marvel Studios
There was no doubt to the fact...
- 5/23/2024
- by Mishkaat Khan
- FandomWire
One of the most highly anticipated upcoming releases in the MCU is undoubtedly ‘Deadpool & Wolverine.’ This movie signifies several significant milestones—it marks Deadpool’s debut in the MCU and stands as the sole MCU film slated for release in 2024. There’s a hopeful anticipation that it will help restore some of the faith lost among fans due to a string of poorly received movies in recent years.
The film is generating considerable buzz by selling tickets well in advance of its release, with The Hollywood Reporter already noting record-breaking sales several months ahead of schedule.
Since tickets went on sale on Monday, ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ has shattered the R-rated record and boasts the highest pre-order sales of any movie slated for release in 2024.
AMC Theatres chief Adam Aron commented the following:
Some 200,000 movie fans have bought their AMC tickets already. This is more Day 1 ticket sales at AMC...
The film is generating considerable buzz by selling tickets well in advance of its release, with The Hollywood Reporter already noting record-breaking sales several months ahead of schedule.
Since tickets went on sale on Monday, ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ has shattered the R-rated record and boasts the highest pre-order sales of any movie slated for release in 2024.
AMC Theatres chief Adam Aron commented the following:
Some 200,000 movie fans have bought their AMC tickets already. This is more Day 1 ticket sales at AMC...
- 5/23/2024
- by Valentina Kraljik
- Fiction Horizon
One of the biggest upcoming MCU releases is most certainly ‘Deadpool & Wolverine.’ The movie marks several big things. It’s Deadpool’s first foray into the MCU and also the only MCU movie to be released in 2024, in the hopes of restoring at least some of the faith that the fans of the franchise lost in the last several years due to a string of several poorly received movies.
The movie is generating a buzz by selling tickets well ahead of its release, and The Hollywood Reporter already reports that the movie is breaking records several months ahead of release.
‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ already broke the R-rated record and has the highest preorder sales of any movie currently in 2024 since the tickets went on sale on Monday.
AMC Theatres chief Adam Aron commented the following:
Some 200,000 movie fans have bought their AMC tickets already. This is more Day 1 ticket...
The movie is generating a buzz by selling tickets well ahead of its release, and The Hollywood Reporter already reports that the movie is breaking records several months ahead of release.
‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ already broke the R-rated record and has the highest preorder sales of any movie currently in 2024 since the tickets went on sale on Monday.
AMC Theatres chief Adam Aron commented the following:
Some 200,000 movie fans have bought their AMC tickets already. This is more Day 1 ticket...
- 5/23/2024
- by Valentina Kraljik
- Comic Basics
We’re still two months out from the premiere of Deadpool & Wolverine, but the film is already shaping up to be a huge success. Tickets for the film went on sale earlier this week, and AMC Theatres CEO Adam Aron took to X/Twitter to declare that Deadpool & Wolverine has sold more first-day tickets than any other R-rated movie in their history.
“Many big movies will open in May, June & July. Including Deadpool & Wolverine starring Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman,” Aron said. “Opens July 25. Some 200,000 movie fans have bought their AMC tickets already. This is more Day 1 ticket sales at AMC than for any other R-rated movie ever.“
THR crunched the numbers, which reportedly works out to somewhere around $8 million to $9 million in first-day sales. Keep in mind that’s just for AMC. Fandango also reported that Deadpool & Wolverine broke their first-day ticket sales record for the...
“Many big movies will open in May, June & July. Including Deadpool & Wolverine starring Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman,” Aron said. “Opens July 25. Some 200,000 movie fans have bought their AMC tickets already. This is more Day 1 ticket sales at AMC than for any other R-rated movie ever.“
THR crunched the numbers, which reportedly works out to somewhere around $8 million to $9 million in first-day sales. Keep in mind that’s just for AMC. Fandango also reported that Deadpool & Wolverine broke their first-day ticket sales record for the...
- 5/22/2024
- by Kevin Fraser
- JoBlo.com
Disney Marvel Studios’ first R-rated release, Deadpool & Wolverine, is already heating up eight weeks before its debut, having already collected some $8M in first day ticket sales. $8M is pretty remarkable for an R-rated movie two months before release. The Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman-starring threequel directed by Shawn Levy opens July 26.
While there are no direct comps on Deadpool & Wolverine ticket sales in post-Covid history, its current cash bests the 24-hour advance ticket sales of Warner Bros/DC’s The Batman ($6.5M), Disney Marvel Studio’s Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 ($6M) and Lionsgate’s R-rated John Wick: Chapter 4 ($1.4M). The Batman and GOTG3 opened to respective 3-day weekends of $134M and $118.4M.
Deadpool & Wolverine has been forecasted as one of a handful of tentpoles that will truly work this summer and bring a mass audience back to theaters. The other titles include Inside Out 2,...
While there are no direct comps on Deadpool & Wolverine ticket sales in post-Covid history, its current cash bests the 24-hour advance ticket sales of Warner Bros/DC’s The Batman ($6.5M), Disney Marvel Studio’s Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 ($6M) and Lionsgate’s R-rated John Wick: Chapter 4 ($1.4M). The Batman and GOTG3 opened to respective 3-day weekends of $134M and $118.4M.
Deadpool & Wolverine has been forecasted as one of a handful of tentpoles that will truly work this summer and bring a mass audience back to theaters. The other titles include Inside Out 2,...
- 5/22/2024
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
The first trailer for Deadpool and Wolverine smashed global records back in February by scoring 365 million views in 24 hours, and the Merc With a Mouth's MCU debut has now broken another pre-release record.
Tickets went on sale earlier this week with a new teaser (check it out below), and the CEO of AMC Theaters, Adam Aron, has now announced that the superhero team-up movie sold more tickets on day one than any other R-rated movie in the company's history.
This is just one theater chain, of course, but AMC is the biggest in the world, with the largest share of the U.S. theater market ahead of Regal and Cinemark.
The prospect of seeing Ryan Reynolds' Wade Wilson joining forces with Hugh Jackman's Logan is clearly a huge draw, and while it obviously remains to be seen how the movie ultimately performs at the box office, this is a very good sign.
Tickets went on sale earlier this week with a new teaser (check it out below), and the CEO of AMC Theaters, Adam Aron, has now announced that the superhero team-up movie sold more tickets on day one than any other R-rated movie in the company's history.
This is just one theater chain, of course, but AMC is the biggest in the world, with the largest share of the U.S. theater market ahead of Regal and Cinemark.
The prospect of seeing Ryan Reynolds' Wade Wilson joining forces with Hugh Jackman's Logan is clearly a huge draw, and while it obviously remains to be seen how the movie ultimately performs at the box office, this is a very good sign.
- 5/22/2024
- ComicBookMovie.com
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 extend the maturities and he’s hopeful they will.
“I can assure everyone listening to this call that the management of this company, which has been pretty smart in how we’ve navigated through the pandemic … is wholly focused on the debt maturities that are due in 2026. This is not something that we will look at next year or the year after.”
The good news, he said, “is that we have lender syndicates who generally like AMC, have worked with us before, and are working with us now, and he’s “hopeful” for an agreement. “It has our highest attention.
“I can assure everyone listening to this call that the management of this company, which has been pretty smart in how we’ve navigated through the pandemic … is wholly focused on the debt maturities that are due in 2026. This is not something that we will look at next year or the year after.”
The good news, he said, “is that we have lender syndicates who generally like AMC, have worked with us before, and are working with us now, and he’s “hopeful” for an agreement. “It has our highest attention.
- 5/8/2024
- by Jill Goldsmith
- Deadline Film + TV
Movie theaters can’t sell tickets if they don’t have a lot of new blockbusters to advertise on their marquees. And the actors and writers strikes that ground Hollywood to a standstill in 2023 left studios with fewer movies to release as 2024 got started. As the biggest exhibitor in the world, AMC Theatres certainly felt the lack of franchise movies and tentpole films as the year kicked off, but the company still managed to beat projections with its quarterly earnings. That was partly thanks to the March release of “Dune: Part Two” and “Kung Fu Panda 4,” popular sequels that helped off-set declining admissions in January and February.
Despite the late breaking entry of some must-see movies, revenues at the the theater chain fell to $951.4 million from $954.4 million in the prior-year quarter. However, net losses for the three-month period ending in March narrowed to $163.5 million, or 62 cents per share. That...
Despite the late breaking entry of some must-see movies, revenues at the the theater chain fell to $951.4 million from $954.4 million in the prior-year quarter. However, net losses for the three-month period ending in March narrowed to $163.5 million, or 62 cents per share. That...
- 5/8/2024
- by Brent Lang
- Variety Film + TV
AMC Entertainment Holdings has seen its first-quarter revenues edge down slightly on weaker box office in the wake of the dual Hollywood strikes last year, and its net loss narrow as Dune: Part Two and Godzilla x Kong played in its theaters.
On Wednesday, the parent of AMC Theatres reported overall revenues for the three months to March 31, 2024 hitting $951.4 million, just down from a year-earlier $954.4 million, which came amid a 6 percent overall decline in the first quarter North American box office for Hollywood films, compared to 2023.
The premiere on its screens of titles like Dune: Part Two and Kung Fu Panda 4 in early March helped offset a slow box office start this year in January and February. The net loss at the giant cinema chain came in at $163.5 million, which shrank a year-earlier loss of $235.5 million. And the diluted loss per-share was 62 cents, against a year-earlier loss per-share of...
On Wednesday, the parent of AMC Theatres reported overall revenues for the three months to March 31, 2024 hitting $951.4 million, just down from a year-earlier $954.4 million, which came amid a 6 percent overall decline in the first quarter North American box office for Hollywood films, compared to 2023.
The premiere on its screens of titles like Dune: Part Two and Kung Fu Panda 4 in early March helped offset a slow box office start this year in January and February. The net loss at the giant cinema chain came in at $163.5 million, which shrank a year-earlier loss of $235.5 million. And the diluted loss per-share was 62 cents, against a year-earlier loss per-share of...
- 5/8/2024
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Deadline’s Most Valuable Blockbuster tournament is back. While studios during Covid wildly embraced the theatrical day-and-date model when cinemas were closed, they soon realized there’s nothing more profitable than a theatrical release and the downstreams that come with it. If anything, theatrical is the advertisement for a movie’s longevity in subsequent home entertainment windows. Entering the conversation in 2023 were the streamers, such as Apple, who have also realized the necessity of theatrical to eventize their movies. The financial data pulled together here for Deadline’s Most Valuable Blockbuster Tournament is culled by seasoned and trusted sources.
The Film
Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour
AMC Entertainment
After Covid shut down AMC and the rest of the globe’s multiplexes and the actors strike ratcheted down the box office, you could say that the No. 1 exhibitor was taking its fate into its own hands with Taylor Swift: The Era’s Tour.
The Film
Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour
AMC Entertainment
After Covid shut down AMC and the rest of the globe’s multiplexes and the actors strike ratcheted down the box office, you could say that the No. 1 exhibitor was taking its fate into its own hands with Taylor Swift: The Era’s Tour.
- 4/30/2024
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Top movie theater circuit AMC Entertainment offered investors a preview of its first-quarter financial results late Friday, with key metrics coming in ahead of Wall Street expectations.
The company plans to report its final quarterly numbers on May 8. Occasionally, public companies release preliminary numbers, especially those under scrutiny as AMC is during its recovery from the dual strikes of 2023. Like its peers in exhibition, the company has been hurt by a slowdown in the overall production pipeline, with total box office slumping this year on top of the painful crawl out of the long shutdowns of the pandemic.
Revenue in the quarter ended March 31 came in at $951.4 million, a shade less than the $954.4 million in the same period of 2023. Diluted losses per share were 62 cents, compared with a loss of $1.71 per share in the year-ago quarter. Wall Street analysts’ consensus calls for revenue of $861.1 million and a loss per share of 79 cents.
The company plans to report its final quarterly numbers on May 8. Occasionally, public companies release preliminary numbers, especially those under scrutiny as AMC is during its recovery from the dual strikes of 2023. Like its peers in exhibition, the company has been hurt by a slowdown in the overall production pipeline, with total box office slumping this year on top of the painful crawl out of the long shutdowns of the pandemic.
Revenue in the quarter ended March 31 came in at $951.4 million, a shade less than the $954.4 million in the same period of 2023. Diluted losses per share were 62 cents, compared with a loss of $1.71 per share in the year-ago quarter. Wall Street analysts’ consensus calls for revenue of $861.1 million and a loss per share of 79 cents.
- 4/26/2024
- by Dade Hayes
- Deadline Film + TV
Screen looks at the key take-aways from the annual exhibitors convention in Las Vegas which ran April 8-11.
Studios put corporate speculation to one side
Amid all the huff and puff about resigning Paramount Global board members and exclusive merger talks with Skydance Media, Disney CEO Bob Iger’s boardroom victory over Nelson Peltz, and whatever fate may befall David Zaslav’s Warner Bros Discovery, studio executives put on a show, having no alternative.
There was the usual talk of the value of theatrical and how distributors and theatre owners need to collaborate more closely. This is all par for...
Studios put corporate speculation to one side
Amid all the huff and puff about resigning Paramount Global board members and exclusive merger talks with Skydance Media, Disney CEO Bob Iger’s boardroom victory over Nelson Peltz, and whatever fate may befall David Zaslav’s Warner Bros Discovery, studio executives put on a show, having no alternative.
There was the usual talk of the value of theatrical and how distributors and theatre owners need to collaborate more closely. This is all par for...
- 4/13/2024
- ScreenDaily
Screen looks at the key take-aways from the annual exhibitors convention in Las Vegas which ran April 8-11.
Studios put corporate speculation to one side
Amid all the huff and puff about resigning Paramount Global board members and exclusive merger talks with Skydance Media, Disney CEO Bob Iger’s boardroom victory over Nelson Peltz, and whatever fate may befall David Zaslav’s Warner Bros Discovery, studio executives put on a show, having no alternative.
There was the usual talk of the value of theatrical and how distributors and theatre owners need to collaborate more closely. This is all par for...
Studios put corporate speculation to one side
Amid all the huff and puff about resigning Paramount Global board members and exclusive merger talks with Skydance Media, Disney CEO Bob Iger’s boardroom victory over Nelson Peltz, and whatever fate may befall David Zaslav’s Warner Bros Discovery, studio executives put on a show, having no alternative.
There was the usual talk of the value of theatrical and how distributors and theatre owners need to collaborate more closely. This is all par for...
- 4/13/2024
- ScreenDaily
Screen looks at the key take-aways from the annual exhibitors convention in Las Vegas which ran April 8-11.
Exhibitors in decent shape; AMC boss fends off bankruptcy talk
Cineworld has come through a restructure. Cinemark continues to run a tight ship. And AMC will not file for bankruptcy – or so CEO Adam Aron asserted whenever a reporter was within earshot, despite a heavy debt load and incessant speculation about the financial health of the world’s largest circuit after Covid and the Hollywood strikes.
However Drafthouse is exploring a sale, and Hollywood sources told Screen the likelihood is there will be consolidation down the line,...
Exhibitors in decent shape; AMC boss fends off bankruptcy talk
Cineworld has come through a restructure. Cinemark continues to run a tight ship. And AMC will not file for bankruptcy – or so CEO Adam Aron asserted whenever a reporter was within earshot, despite a heavy debt load and incessant speculation about the financial health of the world’s largest circuit after Covid and the Hollywood strikes.
However Drafthouse is exploring a sale, and Hollywood sources told Screen the likelihood is there will be consolidation down the line,...
- 4/13/2024
- ScreenDaily
We’re leaving Las Vegas.
CinemaCon 2024 is over — time for studios to go out and prove their pitches at the box office. Based on what we saw, or really what we didn’t see, that will be an uphill battle.
First, let’s take a moment to appreciate the folks and films that showed up. Arguably, the biggest star to attend CinemaCon was Kevin Costner. The cynical point of view? He was pitching not one but two “Horizon” films to theater owners — and simultaneously pitching third and fourth installments to Warner Bros. Plus, Costner received a trophy (the CinemaCon Visionary Award), for which WB execs shooed him offstage just to call him back up. Kinda silly. Speaking of WB execs and no-shows, if David Zaslav was in town, he didn’t come on stage.
Jeff Goldblum did, as did his fellow “Wicked” co-stars Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo, and Michelle Yeoh.
CinemaCon 2024 is over — time for studios to go out and prove their pitches at the box office. Based on what we saw, or really what we didn’t see, that will be an uphill battle.
First, let’s take a moment to appreciate the folks and films that showed up. Arguably, the biggest star to attend CinemaCon was Kevin Costner. The cynical point of view? He was pitching not one but two “Horizon” films to theater owners — and simultaneously pitching third and fourth installments to Warner Bros. Plus, Costner received a trophy (the CinemaCon Visionary Award), for which WB execs shooed him offstage just to call him back up. Kinda silly. Speaking of WB execs and no-shows, if David Zaslav was in town, he didn’t come on stage.
Jeff Goldblum did, as did his fellow “Wicked” co-stars Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo, and Michelle Yeoh.
- 4/12/2024
- by Tony Maglio and Brian Welk
- Indiewire
The trailer for Paramount’s Smile 2 came as a surprise Thursday morning during the studio’s session at CinemaCon.
Alhough not introduced, when the images first hit the screen, it was easy to assume Paramount was distributing a Lady Gaga concert movie (it truly felt that way). But as it continued, it was clear Naomi Scott was playing a pop star who encounters a number of terrorizing smiling fans and associates (including Lukas Gage) in the Parker Finn-directed and -written sequel to the $217 million-plus global grossing 2022 horror hit.
Gags were aplenty this morning from Paramount CEO Brian Robbins and Domestic Distribution President Chris Aronson, the latter who showed up dressed as a gladiator, and they continued after they dropped the trailer. Following its reveal, Aronson called out to circuit heads Sean Gamble of Cinemark, Eduardo Acuna of Regal and Adam Aron of AMC, who individually were projected on screen smiling (get the stunt?...
Alhough not introduced, when the images first hit the screen, it was easy to assume Paramount was distributing a Lady Gaga concert movie (it truly felt that way). But as it continued, it was clear Naomi Scott was playing a pop star who encounters a number of terrorizing smiling fans and associates (including Lukas Gage) in the Parker Finn-directed and -written sequel to the $217 million-plus global grossing 2022 horror hit.
Gags were aplenty this morning from Paramount CEO Brian Robbins and Domestic Distribution President Chris Aronson, the latter who showed up dressed as a gladiator, and they continued after they dropped the trailer. Following its reveal, Aronson called out to circuit heads Sean Gamble of Cinemark, Eduardo Acuna of Regal and Adam Aron of AMC, who individually were projected on screen smiling (get the stunt?...
- 4/11/2024
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
AMC Entertainment chairman & CEO Adam Aron dismissed the notion that the largest exhibitor in the world will file for bankruptcy in a CinemaCon panel on Wednesday.
Amid ongoing speculation over the company’s debt load and financial prospects, Aron told ’An Industry Think Tank: 2024’ session in Palace Ballroom in Caesars Palace that he did not see a restructure on the horizon.
“Nobody got dealt a harder hand to play than AMC in Covid,” the CEO said. “For four years we’ve avoided bankruptcy and will continue to do so…. The bad side of bankruptcy is a lot of people get hurt.
Amid ongoing speculation over the company’s debt load and financial prospects, Aron told ’An Industry Think Tank: 2024’ session in Palace Ballroom in Caesars Palace that he did not see a restructure on the horizon.
“Nobody got dealt a harder hand to play than AMC in Covid,” the CEO said. “For four years we’ve avoided bankruptcy and will continue to do so…. The bad side of bankruptcy is a lot of people get hurt.
- 4/10/2024
- ScreenDaily
AMC CEO Adam Aron continued to pour cold water on any notion that his No. 1 circuit is headed for Chapter 11.
“Bankruptcy is a terrible word,” said Aron on a CinemaCon Industry Think Tank Panel which also included Bill Kramer, CEO, Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, as well as Cathleen Taff, President, Distribution, Franchise & Audience Insights, The Walt Disney Studios. The session was moderated by Puck’s Matt Belloni.
“I’m paid so that people don’t get hurt, my retail shareholders,” the CEO said, “(My job) is to find a path that they get helped and not hurt. There’ a lot of pain that comes with the bankruptcy process.”
Aron emphasized that in bankruptcy “shareholders get hurt, employees get hurt, communities get hurt, and my job is that I have a fiduciary obligation that these constituencies don’t get hurt.”
One issue discussed is whether the domestic box office...
“Bankruptcy is a terrible word,” said Aron on a CinemaCon Industry Think Tank Panel which also included Bill Kramer, CEO, Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, as well as Cathleen Taff, President, Distribution, Franchise & Audience Insights, The Walt Disney Studios. The session was moderated by Puck’s Matt Belloni.
“I’m paid so that people don’t get hurt, my retail shareholders,” the CEO said, “(My job) is to find a path that they get helped and not hurt. There’ a lot of pain that comes with the bankruptcy process.”
Aron emphasized that in bankruptcy “shareholders get hurt, employees get hurt, communities get hurt, and my job is that I have a fiduciary obligation that these constituencies don’t get hurt.”
One issue discussed is whether the domestic box office...
- 4/10/2024
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Adam Aron, as always, remains unruffled by widespread talk of AMC Theatres’ financial woes.
At CinemaCon, the annual gathering of exhibitors and Hollywood studios that’s underway in Las Vegas this week, there’s loads of chatter as to the financial health and future of the world’s largest theater circuit, and whether a restructuring is in the offing. According to Aron, who sat down with The Hollywood Reporter on Tuesday, the answer is an emphatic “No.”
“Personally, I think it’s inconceivable that AMC would have to restructure like Regal Cinemas did and file for Chapter 11. One of the things I’m very proud of is that going into the pandemic, AMC was in very strong position. We are the biggest and best movie theater chain in the world. Somehow all of us on this planet got handed Covid as something to deal with. And the movie theater industry...
At CinemaCon, the annual gathering of exhibitors and Hollywood studios that’s underway in Las Vegas this week, there’s loads of chatter as to the financial health and future of the world’s largest theater circuit, and whether a restructuring is in the offing. According to Aron, who sat down with The Hollywood Reporter on Tuesday, the answer is an emphatic “No.”
“Personally, I think it’s inconceivable that AMC would have to restructure like Regal Cinemas did and file for Chapter 11. One of the things I’m very proud of is that going into the pandemic, AMC was in very strong position. We are the biggest and best movie theater chain in the world. Somehow all of us on this planet got handed Covid as something to deal with. And the movie theater industry...
- 4/10/2024
- by Pamela McClintock
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
What happens in Vegas… fuels a year’s worth of hope for theatrical exhibitors.
From April 8-11, Warner Bros., Lionsgate, Universal, Paramount, and Disney — not to mention the faith-friendly Angel Studios and anime distributor Crunchyroll — have four days at CinemaCon to wow theater owners (and the press) with their plans for the summer blockbuster season and beyond. However, there are only so many times that NATO, the MPA, and the studios can say “movie theaters are back!” without sounding like Chicken Little.
The reality is 2024 will be lucky to match the levels of last year, and 2025 has its own challenges if the industry faces another round of strikes. Even so, Adam Aron’s hundreds of soldier-owners from his AMC army will be looking to him for reassurance at the world’s biggest exhibition pep rally.
Beyond the potential shock and awe of movie previews, messaging that could carry firepower as...
From April 8-11, Warner Bros., Lionsgate, Universal, Paramount, and Disney — not to mention the faith-friendly Angel Studios and anime distributor Crunchyroll — have four days at CinemaCon to wow theater owners (and the press) with their plans for the summer blockbuster season and beyond. However, there are only so many times that NATO, the MPA, and the studios can say “movie theaters are back!” without sounding like Chicken Little.
The reality is 2024 will be lucky to match the levels of last year, and 2025 has its own challenges if the industry faces another round of strikes. Even so, Adam Aron’s hundreds of soldier-owners from his AMC army will be looking to him for reassurance at the world’s biggest exhibition pep rally.
Beyond the potential shock and awe of movie previews, messaging that could carry firepower as...
- 4/8/2024
- by Tony Maglio and Brian Welk
- Indiewire
With hits like Dune: Part Two, Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire and Kung Fu Panda 4, the domestic box office may finally be shaking off the ashes from the double strikes, now counting close to $1.8 billion, with moviegoing gaining momentum.
We told you quite early — at last year’s CinemaCon — that the strike clouds were bound to send a monsoon across the business, and indeed they did.
But despite the theatrical business’ increasingly robust expectations for late summer and beyond — many peg Marvel Studios/Disney’s Deadpool & Wolverine as the breaking of the dam — things have felt a bit touch and go, and there’s been much chatter that exhibition is set for a reckoning; that mid-level exhibitors are bound to fold into each other, and even that the No. 1 circuit AMC Entertainment, which is saddled with about $4.8 billion in debt, is bound for bankruptcy.
Not so — or not...
We told you quite early — at last year’s CinemaCon — that the strike clouds were bound to send a monsoon across the business, and indeed they did.
But despite the theatrical business’ increasingly robust expectations for late summer and beyond — many peg Marvel Studios/Disney’s Deadpool & Wolverine as the breaking of the dam — things have felt a bit touch and go, and there’s been much chatter that exhibition is set for a reckoning; that mid-level exhibitors are bound to fold into each other, and even that the No. 1 circuit AMC Entertainment, which is saddled with about $4.8 billion in debt, is bound for bankruptcy.
Not so — or not...
- 4/7/2024
- by Jill Goldsmith, Anthony D'Alessandro and Nancy Tartaglione
- Deadline Film + TV
AMC Entertainment chief executive Adam Aron saw a 2023 compensation package of $25.4 million — up from $23.7 million a year ago – inflated by stock awards worth $17.9 million along with a cash bonus of $6 million bonus and a $1.5 million base salary.
In a proxy statement filed with the SEC, the compensation committee of the world’s biggest exhibitor cited progress on several fronts last year in a challenging climate for theatrical as Hollywood strikes interrupted a nascent post-Covid recovery.
However, shares have tanked from their meme-stock highs and there’s been some pushback on CEO pay at AMC (and other entertainment companies). Aron was quick to turn to X, formerly Twitter, noting that the number is not what it seems.
“Our draft proxy shows I was awarded AMC stock in 2023 (that I can not sell any time soon) valued using SEC required methodology at $17.9 million. At yesterday’s closing share price, it is actually...
In a proxy statement filed with the SEC, the compensation committee of the world’s biggest exhibitor cited progress on several fronts last year in a challenging climate for theatrical as Hollywood strikes interrupted a nascent post-Covid recovery.
However, shares have tanked from their meme-stock highs and there’s been some pushback on CEO pay at AMC (and other entertainment companies). Aron was quick to turn to X, formerly Twitter, noting that the number is not what it seems.
“Our draft proxy shows I was awarded AMC stock in 2023 (that I can not sell any time soon) valued using SEC required methodology at $17.9 million. At yesterday’s closing share price, it is actually...
- 4/6/2024
- by Jill Goldsmith
- Deadline Film + TV
AMC Theatres CEO Adam Aron received compensation of $25.4 million in 2023, up from $23.7 million in 2022 and $18.9 million in 2021, according to the cinema giant’s proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
That included a base salary of $1.5 million, stock awards of $17.9 million and non-equity incentive plan compensation of $6 million.
In early 2021, AMC became a popular stock among “meme” traders after the company appeared close to bankruptcy amid the pandemic fallout at movie theater chains.
The stock surge helped the company strengthen its financial position and diversify its revenue streams — the latest initiative is starting to sell branded microwave and ready-to-eat movie popcorn varieties, initially at Walmart.
Aron’s base salary was $1.5 million in 2023, flat from $1.5 million in 2022 and from $1.45 million a year earlier. He took home a bonus of $5 million in 2020, but received no bonus during the last two years.
The SEC filing also revealed that CFO Sean Goodman...
That included a base salary of $1.5 million, stock awards of $17.9 million and non-equity incentive plan compensation of $6 million.
In early 2021, AMC became a popular stock among “meme” traders after the company appeared close to bankruptcy amid the pandemic fallout at movie theater chains.
The stock surge helped the company strengthen its financial position and diversify its revenue streams — the latest initiative is starting to sell branded microwave and ready-to-eat movie popcorn varieties, initially at Walmart.
Aron’s base salary was $1.5 million in 2023, flat from $1.5 million in 2022 and from $1.45 million a year earlier. He took home a bonus of $5 million in 2020, but received no bonus during the last two years.
The SEC filing also revealed that CFO Sean Goodman...
- 4/5/2024
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
April will not be a good look for domestic box office. We know it can’t possibly compete with 2023, which saw “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” take the month to $900 million, but even a shortfall of 25 percent would be great news.
Two days after AMC Theatre head Adam Aron wished his X followers a happy Easter with the promise that the box office would also rise, his stock price hit a new annual low. Aron’s upbeat messaging aside, the apparent vote of no confidence stemmed from AMC’s announcement that it may sell yet more stock to raise cash.
Happy Easter everyone.
My good news on this Easter Sunday is that in March, the domestic industry box office finally turned upwards. The best March in five years.
This is so encouraging in looking at the movie slate deeper into 2024. Many superb movies are coming. pic.twitter.com/sbhlgiCKlr
— Adam...
Two days after AMC Theatre head Adam Aron wished his X followers a happy Easter with the promise that the box office would also rise, his stock price hit a new annual low. Aron’s upbeat messaging aside, the apparent vote of no confidence stemmed from AMC’s announcement that it may sell yet more stock to raise cash.
Happy Easter everyone.
My good news on this Easter Sunday is that in March, the domestic industry box office finally turned upwards. The best March in five years.
This is so encouraging in looking at the movie slate deeper into 2024. Many superb movies are coming. pic.twitter.com/sbhlgiCKlr
— Adam...
- 4/3/2024
- by Tom Brueggemann
- Indiewire
Updated with closing stock price: AMC Entertainment shares fell more than 14% Thursday to close at $3.72 on jitters over the company’s financial health. The nation’s biggest theater chain said early in the day it might sell up to $250 million-worth of stock, citing a low first-quarter box office. Shares were down more than 16% before the opening bell.
The company said in an SEC filing it intends to use the net proceeds, if any, from the sale “to bolster liquidity, to repay, refinance, redeem or repurchase its existing indebtedness and for general corporate purposes.”
Reasons for the offering, it said, are to enhance “liquidity in light of the low first quarter box office, resulting in part as previously disclosed from” Hollywood strikes last year, as well as “increased seasonal working capital requirements, and the resulting cash burn the Company has experienced.”
AMC’s...
The company said in an SEC filing it intends to use the net proceeds, if any, from the sale “to bolster liquidity, to repay, refinance, redeem or repurchase its existing indebtedness and for general corporate purposes.”
Reasons for the offering, it said, are to enhance “liquidity in light of the low first quarter box office, resulting in part as previously disclosed from” Hollywood strikes last year, as well as “increased seasonal working capital requirements, and the resulting cash burn the Company has experienced.”
AMC’s...
- 3/28/2024
- by Jill Goldsmith
- Deadline Film + TV
Nicole Kidman’s dramatic AMC Theaters advertisement from 2021 is the gift that keeps on giving. It was parodied on Saturday Night Live and now Olivia Rodrigo has shot her own version.
In a new TikTok video filmed at her recent Montreal concert, Rodrigo recreated the iconic ad using Kidman’s audio. She shot the clip from different angles just like the original and brought her own massive bag of popcorn, all while wearing a homemade shirt with the line, “We come to this place for magic.”
Kidman reposted the video on her own Instagram stories,...
In a new TikTok video filmed at her recent Montreal concert, Rodrigo recreated the iconic ad using Kidman’s audio. She shot the clip from different angles just like the original and brought her own massive bag of popcorn, all while wearing a homemade shirt with the line, “We come to this place for magic.”
Kidman reposted the video on her own Instagram stories,...
- 3/28/2024
- by Emily Zemler
- Rollingstone.com
Nicole Kidman is well aware of all the spoofs her viral AMC commercial generated and now has an idea to perform it live.
The actress starred in the September 2021 AMC advertisement, which reminded people of the unique experience of watching a film in the theater following the pandemic. Kidman knows about the recent trend of drag queens spoofing the commercials and is ready to perform the monologue live.
“My dream will be to be onstage doing it with a drag queen,” she said in an interview with Elle. “I’ve got to be able to do that at some point.”
Kidman recalled filming the ad while filming Being the Ricardos and why she felt the need to do it after AMC Theatres CEO Adam Aron offered her the task.
“It was just the desire to keep cinemas alive,” she said. “I’ve had the best experiences in cinema. I’d...
The actress starred in the September 2021 AMC advertisement, which reminded people of the unique experience of watching a film in the theater following the pandemic. Kidman knows about the recent trend of drag queens spoofing the commercials and is ready to perform the monologue live.
“My dream will be to be onstage doing it with a drag queen,” she said in an interview with Elle. “I’ve got to be able to do that at some point.”
Kidman recalled filming the ad while filming Being the Ricardos and why she felt the need to do it after AMC Theatres CEO Adam Aron offered her the task.
“It was just the desire to keep cinemas alive,” she said. “I’ve had the best experiences in cinema. I’d...
- 3/20/2024
- by Armando Tinoco
- Deadline Film + TV
Aquaman’s mom Nicole Kidman is a superhero of cinemas, thanks to her enduringly viral AMC ads.
The Oscar winner starred in an infamous 2021 campaign for the largest U.S. theater chain — new versions of the ad are currently rolling out. In a recent cover story for Elle, Kidman spoke about her newfound commercial calling as a way to save theaters from extinction.
“It was just the desire to keep cinemas alive,” Kidman said. “I’ve had the best experiences in cinema. I’d pretend I was going to school; I’d forge a note, and I’d go and sit in a movie theater. That’s a safe haven for me, so the idea of those not existing — that’s just not part of the equation in my lifetime.”
Kidman continued, “If that’s what it takes, I’ll do whatever it takes. We have to have some more ideas for the next one.
The Oscar winner starred in an infamous 2021 campaign for the largest U.S. theater chain — new versions of the ad are currently rolling out. In a recent cover story for Elle, Kidman spoke about her newfound commercial calling as a way to save theaters from extinction.
“It was just the desire to keep cinemas alive,” Kidman said. “I’ve had the best experiences in cinema. I’d pretend I was going to school; I’d forge a note, and I’d go and sit in a movie theater. That’s a safe haven for me, so the idea of those not existing — that’s just not part of the equation in my lifetime.”
Kidman continued, “If that’s what it takes, I’ll do whatever it takes. We have to have some more ideas for the next one.
- 3/19/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Desperate times at the box office call for some desperate measures, and AMC always has some trick it has up its sleeve to lure new audiences into movie theaters. (Or simply to build revenue — remember the gold mine that wasn’t quite a gold mine? The retail-investment community on Reddit sure does.)
But AMC Entertainment has been in rare form this week, even for CEO Adam Aron.
On Friday, AMC announced a partnership with Blumhouse for a new film festival they’re calling “Halfway to Halloween.” Tickets went on sale today for a five-day run of different Blumhouse films starting on March 29. Tickets are just $8 (per film), and you can see M. Night Shyamalan’s “Split,” the original “The Purge,” “Ouija: Origin of Evil,” “Insidious,” and “The Invisible Man” all on the big screen.
Granted, there’s no bad time to do a horror-movie marathon, but it’s a bit...
But AMC Entertainment has been in rare form this week, even for CEO Adam Aron.
On Friday, AMC announced a partnership with Blumhouse for a new film festival they’re calling “Halfway to Halloween.” Tickets went on sale today for a five-day run of different Blumhouse films starting on March 29. Tickets are just $8 (per film), and you can see M. Night Shyamalan’s “Split,” the original “The Purge,” “Ouija: Origin of Evil,” “Insidious,” and “The Invisible Man” all on the big screen.
Granted, there’s no bad time to do a horror-movie marathon, but it’s a bit...
- 3/15/2024
- by Brian Welk
- Indiewire
Exclusive: Sound of Freedom distributor Angel Studios says it distributed more than its planned outlay of “pay-it-forward” tickets to the summer 2023 blockbuster.
In a set of financials provided to Deadline, the company said customers paid $26,075,511 toward the “pay-it-forward” pool of tickets, which allotted $15 per person. Customers expected the company to give out at least 1,738,367 tickets, but in the end officials say they distributed 1,827,634 tickets, or 105% of the initial commitment.
With Jim Caviezel starring as real-life anti-child-trafficking activist Tim Ballard, the film became a left-field box office smash last summer, outdoing mega-budget Hollywood titles like Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny. Its global cume was $249.5 million, including $184.2 million in North America.
Angel CEO Neal Harmon spoke to Deadline about the company’s origins and financial model. He shared statistics about Sound of Freedom during the course of that conversation. (See full financials below.)
In addition to off-screen controversy about Ballard...
In a set of financials provided to Deadline, the company said customers paid $26,075,511 toward the “pay-it-forward” pool of tickets, which allotted $15 per person. Customers expected the company to give out at least 1,738,367 tickets, but in the end officials say they distributed 1,827,634 tickets, or 105% of the initial commitment.
With Jim Caviezel starring as real-life anti-child-trafficking activist Tim Ballard, the film became a left-field box office smash last summer, outdoing mega-budget Hollywood titles like Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny. Its global cume was $249.5 million, including $184.2 million in North America.
Angel CEO Neal Harmon spoke to Deadline about the company’s origins and financial model. He shared statistics about Sound of Freedom during the course of that conversation. (See full financials below.)
In addition to off-screen controversy about Ballard...
- 3/4/2024
- by Dade Hayes
- Deadline Film + TV
There’s a Kickstarter campaign to produce the first-ever line of action figures for the acclaimed sci-fi series, The Expanse.
“By backing this campaign on Kickstarter, fans can collect seven of the bravest and most beloved characters of The Expanse (as well as one Very intimidating Protomolecular hybrid). These eight figures have been painstakingly designed and crafted with impeccable detail, from the boots to the bottles of liquor.”
Find out more at Kickstarter
It turns out 2024 is filled with turmoil, if the Star Trek historical timeline is to be believed. Buckle up!
“A lot—a lot—happens historically in Star Trek’s 2024, crucially important events that go on to not just shape Earth as it is in the early 21st century, but form foundational pillars for the contemporary Star Trek timeline. It’s a year we’ve heard about, and visited, multiple times across several Trek shows. So what’s exactly wild about it?...
“By backing this campaign on Kickstarter, fans can collect seven of the bravest and most beloved characters of The Expanse (as well as one Very intimidating Protomolecular hybrid). These eight figures have been painstakingly designed and crafted with impeccable detail, from the boots to the bottles of liquor.”
Find out more at Kickstarter
It turns out 2024 is filled with turmoil, if the Star Trek historical timeline is to be believed. Buckle up!
“A lot—a lot—happens historically in Star Trek’s 2024, crucially important events that go on to not just shape Earth as it is in the early 21st century, but form foundational pillars for the contemporary Star Trek timeline. It’s a year we’ve heard about, and visited, multiple times across several Trek shows. So what’s exactly wild about it?...
- 3/1/2024
- by Michael Ahr
- Den of Geek
Exhibition giant AMC Theatres is adding more financial expertise to its board as it continues to address debt challenges, saying that it has elected former Redbox CFO Sonia Jain to its board of directors, effective Friday.
She will serve as a member of the audit committee of the board. “Jain brings to the board extensive financial and accounting experience, including as a chief financial officer of a publicly traded company,” the cinema giant said. “Jain currently serves as CFO of Cars.com Inc., where she has worked since October 2022, and a position she also held from July 2020 to April 2022.”
She also served as CFO of Convoy from April to September 2022. Prior to her first tenure at Cars.com, Jain was CFO of Redbox Automated Retail from September 2016 to June 2020.
AMC chairman and CEO Adam Aron said about Jain: “She brings a long-standing tenure of success as a CFO, and her...
She will serve as a member of the audit committee of the board. “Jain brings to the board extensive financial and accounting experience, including as a chief financial officer of a publicly traded company,” the cinema giant said. “Jain currently serves as CFO of Cars.com Inc., where she has worked since October 2022, and a position she also held from July 2020 to April 2022.”
She also served as CFO of Convoy from April to September 2022. Prior to her first tenure at Cars.com, Jain was CFO of Redbox Automated Retail from September 2016 to June 2020.
AMC chairman and CEO Adam Aron said about Jain: “She brings a long-standing tenure of success as a CFO, and her...
- 3/1/2024
- by Georg Szalai
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Say goodbye to “heartbreak feels good in a place like this.”
Nicole Kidman‘s iconic commercial for AMC Theatres is going to be replaced by three new 30-second spots that will be played on a rotating basis.
AMC Theatres CEO Adam Aron is speaking out about what fans can expect.
Keep reading to find out more…
“We’re going to show three different reels on a rotating basis starting on March 1,” Aron told TheWrap. “You’ll see a different reel just before the movie begins.”
The new ads are arriving just in time for the release of Dune: Part Two, which is expected to be one of the biggest movies of the year.
Nicole signed a deal to remain as the AMC spokesperson back in August 2022, so we’ve been waiting a while for this new ad to premiere.
Nicole Kidman‘s iconic commercial for AMC Theatres is going to be replaced by three new 30-second spots that will be played on a rotating basis.
AMC Theatres CEO Adam Aron is speaking out about what fans can expect.
Keep reading to find out more…
“We’re going to show three different reels on a rotating basis starting on March 1,” Aron told TheWrap. “You’ll see a different reel just before the movie begins.”
The new ads are arriving just in time for the release of Dune: Part Two, which is expected to be one of the biggest movies of the year.
Nicole signed a deal to remain as the AMC spokesperson back in August 2022, so we’ve been waiting a while for this new ad to premiere.
- 3/1/2024
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
Taylor Swift and Beyoncé not only helped AMC Theatres weather a slow holiday movie season, the singers’ AMC-exclusive concert films actually propelled the multiplex chain to exceed expectations.
In an earnings call with investors Thursday — where news of more Nicole Kidman ads was also announced — AMC CEO Adam Aron revealed that an otherwise moribund fourth quarter was resuscitated by Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour and Renaissance: A Film By Beyoncé, as those two movies powered the company to $1.1 billion over that 2023 quarter, an increase of more than $990 million from...
In an earnings call with investors Thursday — where news of more Nicole Kidman ads was also announced — AMC CEO Adam Aron revealed that an otherwise moribund fourth quarter was resuscitated by Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour and Renaissance: A Film By Beyoncé, as those two movies powered the company to $1.1 billion over that 2023 quarter, an increase of more than $990 million from...
- 2/29/2024
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
Nicole Kidman is set to reprise one of her most iconic roles this spring when she returns for three more ads lobbying moviegoers to return to multiplexes, specifically those owned by AMC Theatres.
The original “We Make Movies Better” ad starring Kidman first screened in the fall of 2021 as a means to shepherd audiences back into theaters amid the Covid pandemic and the outbreak of home streaming.
The reported $25 million ad — though widely spoofed, including on Saturday Night Live — was ultimately successful, taking on “a cult-like nature, and became part of the American zeitgeist,...
The original “We Make Movies Better” ad starring Kidman first screened in the fall of 2021 as a means to shepherd audiences back into theaters amid the Covid pandemic and the outbreak of home streaming.
The reported $25 million ad — though widely spoofed, including on Saturday Night Live — was ultimately successful, taking on “a cult-like nature, and became part of the American zeitgeist,...
- 2/29/2024
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
AMC lost money in the final quarter of 2023, though not as much as Wall Street anticipated — thank goodness for Taylor Swift! Still, time to break glass and bring back Nicole Kidman.
The AMC Theatres “We Make Movies Better” ad campaign first launched in the fall of 2021. Unlike nearly every other commercial ever, Kidman’s went viral. They came to YouTube for magic.
On Wednesday, February 28, AMC Entertainment chief Adam Aron said three “30-second versions of the highly acclaimed original pre-show advertisement will make their theatrical debut” in March. The first version begins on Friday, March 1, he continued, adding that AMC “will rotate in a few new versions in the coming months on a rotating basis.”
So these aren’t really new spots, just new versions of the original one. The “We Make Movies Better” theme remains, as does the point: AMC Theatres has the best tech and amenities.
Here’s...
The AMC Theatres “We Make Movies Better” ad campaign first launched in the fall of 2021. Unlike nearly every other commercial ever, Kidman’s went viral. They came to YouTube for magic.
On Wednesday, February 28, AMC Entertainment chief Adam Aron said three “30-second versions of the highly acclaimed original pre-show advertisement will make their theatrical debut” in March. The first version begins on Friday, March 1, he continued, adding that AMC “will rotate in a few new versions in the coming months on a rotating basis.”
So these aren’t really new spots, just new versions of the original one. The “We Make Movies Better” theme remains, as does the point: AMC Theatres has the best tech and amenities.
Here’s...
- 2/29/2024
- by Tony Maglio
- Indiewire
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 like a cult-like nature, and became part of the American zeitgeist,” Aron said on a call after quarterly earnings. He’s not wrong, it was even spoofed on SNL.
“For the first time in four years, starting in a couple of days, we are putting up a new preshow on the screen [and] we’re moving into phase two of the Nicole Kidman campaign. For the last three years, we’ve got a 60-second commercial, the same one, that’s appeared over and over, before every movie starts”.
So, moving on from “We come to this place for magic,” starting March 1, AMC is...
That campaign “took on like a cult-like nature, and became part of the American zeitgeist,” Aron said on a call after quarterly earnings. He’s not wrong, it was even spoofed on SNL.
“For the first time in four years, starting in a couple of days, we are putting up a new preshow on the screen [and] we’re moving into phase two of the Nicole Kidman campaign. For the last three years, we’ve got a 60-second commercial, the same one, that’s appeared over and over, before every movie starts”.
So, moving on from “We come to this place for magic,” starting March 1, AMC is...
- 2/29/2024
- by Jill Goldsmith
- Deadline Film + TV
Adam Aron and the AMC Entertainment board have agreed to reduce the CEO’s target compensation by 25% this year, he said, as he’s bombarded with hostility by the theater chain’s large group of retail shareholders angry at the sinking stock. It means the target amount that he’d be eligible for would be lower.
Aron didn’t give details. His 2022 compensation totaled $23.7 million, including a base salary of $1.5 million, a $6 million cash bonus, and stock awards valued at $16.2 million. Pay for 2023 will come out in spring proxy statements. In late 2022, he had asked the board to freeze his compensation for 2023.
“There is no anguish in my voice about that. That is what a CEO of a company like yours should do,” he said on a call after earnings, noting that he’s the company’s single biggest individual shareholder. “I mean it when I say I ride with you.
Aron didn’t give details. His 2022 compensation totaled $23.7 million, including a base salary of $1.5 million, a $6 million cash bonus, and stock awards valued at $16.2 million. Pay for 2023 will come out in spring proxy statements. In late 2022, he had asked the board to freeze his compensation for 2023.
“There is no anguish in my voice about that. That is what a CEO of a company like yours should do,” he said on a call after earnings, noting that he’s the company’s single biggest individual shareholder. “I mean it when I say I ride with you.
- 2/28/2024
- by Jill Goldsmith
- Deadline Film + TV
AMC CEO Adam Aron can’t thank Taylor Swift and Beyoncé enough.
AMC Entertainment reported its Q4 earnings on Wednesday, February 28, with the theater chain seeing revenue growth of double digits in the quarter. Aron credited all of that growth — “literally, all of it,” Aron stressed — to AMC itself distributing both “Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour” and “Renaissance: A Film By Beyoncé.” It did this despite box office being down on the whole across the industry in the fourth quarter of the year.
“These two movies added greatly to movie theatre ticket sales across our entire industry, as just these two films represented fully one ninth of the complete fourth quarter domestic industry-wide box office,” Aron said in a statement. “This is a stunning result given that neither of these films were on anyone’s drawing board until mid-year, and that they were the first movies ever distributed by AMC in our entire 103-year history.
AMC Entertainment reported its Q4 earnings on Wednesday, February 28, with the theater chain seeing revenue growth of double digits in the quarter. Aron credited all of that growth — “literally, all of it,” Aron stressed — to AMC itself distributing both “Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour” and “Renaissance: A Film By Beyoncé.” It did this despite box office being down on the whole across the industry in the fourth quarter of the year.
“These two movies added greatly to movie theatre ticket sales across our entire industry, as just these two films represented fully one ninth of the complete fourth quarter domestic industry-wide box office,” Aron said in a statement. “This is a stunning result given that neither of these films were on anyone’s drawing board until mid-year, and that they were the first movies ever distributed by AMC in our entire 103-year history.
- 2/28/2024
- by Brian Welk
- Indiewire
AMC Entertainment posted strong fourth quarter numbers buoyed by Taylor Swift and Beyoncé Concert Films.
The giant theater chain saw revenue jump 11% to $1.1 billion, beating Wall Street’s forecasts. Ebitda triped to $45 millioun and net losses narrowed.
“What is particularly noteworthy is how much AMC benefited from our trailblazing industry leading efforts with our highly successful distribution of two concert movies Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour and Renaissance: A Film By Beyoncé,” said CEO Adam Aron.
Noting a diminished box office overall in the fourth quarter year on year, he said, “Literally, all of that increase in AMC’s Revenue and Ebitda is attributable to our having shown these two movies in our theatres in the U.S. and internationally.”
The films also enhanced movie theater ticket sales across the entire industry, he said, repping fully “one ninth” of fourth-quarter domestic industry-wide box office.
“This is a stunning result given...
The giant theater chain saw revenue jump 11% to $1.1 billion, beating Wall Street’s forecasts. Ebitda triped to $45 millioun and net losses narrowed.
“What is particularly noteworthy is how much AMC benefited from our trailblazing industry leading efforts with our highly successful distribution of two concert movies Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour and Renaissance: A Film By Beyoncé,” said CEO Adam Aron.
Noting a diminished box office overall in the fourth quarter year on year, he said, “Literally, all of that increase in AMC’s Revenue and Ebitda is attributable to our having shown these two movies in our theatres in the U.S. and internationally.”
The films also enhanced movie theater ticket sales across the entire industry, he said, repping fully “one ninth” of fourth-quarter domestic industry-wide box office.
“This is a stunning result given...
- 2/28/2024
- by Jill Goldsmith
- Deadline Film + TV
AMC Theatres beat Wall Street expectations, reporting fourth-quarter revenue of $1.10 billion, up from $990.9 million in 2022 and a net loss of $182 million, compared to a net loss of $287.7 million in 2022.
For the full year, the theater chain reported total revenue of $4.8 billion, up from $3.9 billion in 2022. Net loss improved to $396.6 million, up $577 million from a year earlier.
AMC Theater CEO Adam Aron said that “literally all” of the increase in revenue in the fourth quarter was driven by Taylor Swift and Beyoncé. Total attendance in the fourth-quarter grew to 51.9 million, up 4.7 percent from a year ago.
“What is particularly noteworthy is how much AMC benefited from our trailblazing industry leading efforts with our highly successful distribution of two concert movies Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour and Renaissance: A Film By Beyoncé,” Aron wrote in the press release. “Despite a diminished box office overall, in the fourth quarter compared to the same quarter a year ago,...
For the full year, the theater chain reported total revenue of $4.8 billion, up from $3.9 billion in 2022. Net loss improved to $396.6 million, up $577 million from a year earlier.
AMC Theater CEO Adam Aron said that “literally all” of the increase in revenue in the fourth quarter was driven by Taylor Swift and Beyoncé. Total attendance in the fourth-quarter grew to 51.9 million, up 4.7 percent from a year ago.
“What is particularly noteworthy is how much AMC benefited from our trailblazing industry leading efforts with our highly successful distribution of two concert movies Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour and Renaissance: A Film By Beyoncé,” Aron wrote in the press release. “Despite a diminished box office overall, in the fourth quarter compared to the same quarter a year ago,...
- 2/28/2024
- by Caitlin Huston
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
After seeing a movie in a theater, most of us will dump our cardboard popcorn bucket — greased with butter, some leftovers rattling around the bottom — in a trash bin. But over the last few years, some moviegoers have developed a passion for limited-edition plastic or tin buckets commemorating the film they’re seeing, objects they’re meant to take home and keep forever.
The most recent (and extremely viral) example is the sandworm bucket tie-in for the sci-fi epic Dune: Part Two, which has inspired a raft of jokes and...
The most recent (and extremely viral) example is the sandworm bucket tie-in for the sci-fi epic Dune: Part Two, which has inspired a raft of jokes and...
- 2/27/2024
- by Miles Klee
- Rollingstone.com
Minutes after the first trailer for his superhero pic Deadpool & Wolverine dropped during the Super Bowl, Ryan Reynolds tweeted about popcorn, of all things. “Wait til you see the Deadpool popcorn bucket,” he wrote. An eternal jester, he no doubt was responding to the social media frenzy over a new Dune in-theater sandworm popcorn container that’s being riffed for looking like a sex toy (it even was the subject of a Saturday Night Live skit).
But Reynolds also sees dollar signs for struggling theater owners. With little fanfare, elaborate popcorn containers — known as “vessels” in industry speak — have become a lucrative side business for cinemas, third-party vendors and Hollywood studios, the latter of which receives licensing fees.
Sandworms apparently have an appetite for popcorn, judging by the vessel ($24.99 from AMC) that caused a spicy social media response and is supporting both the current reissue of Dune (2021) and the sequel’s March 1 release.
But Reynolds also sees dollar signs for struggling theater owners. With little fanfare, elaborate popcorn containers — known as “vessels” in industry speak — have become a lucrative side business for cinemas, third-party vendors and Hollywood studios, the latter of which receives licensing fees.
Sandworms apparently have an appetite for popcorn, judging by the vessel ($24.99 from AMC) that caused a spicy social media response and is supporting both the current reissue of Dune (2021) and the sequel’s March 1 release.
- 2/13/2024
- by Pamela McClintock and Ryan Gajewski
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
You win some and you lose some — even if you are Taylor Swift.
Just as the pop superstar singer was arriving on the red carpet at Sunday’s Golden Globes ceremony in Beverly Hills, AMC Theatres announced that her concert film The Eras Tour passed up Michael Jackson’s 2009 posthumous This Is It at the global box office to become the top-grossing concert and documentary film of all time, not adjusted for inflation.
Swift was at the Globes in support of her Eras Tour, which was among the movies nominated for the first-ever award for best cinematic and box office achievement. The rules of the category require that a film can only be eligible if has earned at least $150 million at the worldwide box office, including $100 million or more in North America. Greta Gerwig’s Barbie — likewise a female-fueled film — was the inaugural winner.
According to AMC, The Eras Tour...
Just as the pop superstar singer was arriving on the red carpet at Sunday’s Golden Globes ceremony in Beverly Hills, AMC Theatres announced that her concert film The Eras Tour passed up Michael Jackson’s 2009 posthumous This Is It at the global box office to become the top-grossing concert and documentary film of all time, not adjusted for inflation.
Swift was at the Globes in support of her Eras Tour, which was among the movies nominated for the first-ever award for best cinematic and box office achievement. The rules of the category require that a film can only be eligible if has earned at least $150 million at the worldwide box office, including $100 million or more in North America. Greta Gerwig’s Barbie — likewise a female-fueled film — was the inaugural winner.
According to AMC, The Eras Tour...
- 1/8/2024
- by Pamela McClintock
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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