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Adam Aron - CEO, AMC Theatres

Primed for Recovery: AMC Theatres CEO Adam Aron on Reclaiming Momentum for Theatrical Exhibition

Adam Aron’s tenure as chief executive officer of AMC Theatres has been eventful from the start. Stepping into the role in 2016, Aron helped transform the circuit into the world’s largest cinema chain while spearheading AMC’s investments in digital ticketing, premium large format (PLF), and expanded…

Billie Eilish Hit Me Hard and Soft Listening Event

AMC Theatres Gets Serious About Music with New Hire and Listening Events for Billie Eilish Album

AMC Theatres is set to host exclusive listening events for Billie Eilish’s highly anticipated third studio album, “Hit Me Hard and Soft,” across roughly 130 locations in the United States. The events, scheduled for 16 and 17 May will offer fans to be among the first to hear the Eil…

Exhibitor Earnings Reports - 2024 First Quarter

Cinema Industry Shows Mixed Results in Early 2024 Amid Strike Fallout and Strong Premium Offerings

In case you haven’t been listening to motion picture exhibition senior executives and industry pundits for the past six months, the first quarter of 2024 was forecast to be a complete wash. With the 2023 Hollywood writers and actors strikes resulting in a dearth of blockbusters in a thin relea…

AMC & Cinemark Report First Quarter 2023 Earnings

AMC and Cinemark Reflect Industry-Wide Post-Pandemic Financial Recovery With Strong First Quarter Earnings

Just one week after CinemaCon 2023 gave the exhibition business a much needed jolt of optimism, the good news keeps on rolling in for the industry thanks to a number of corporate earnings reports. As cinema operators returned from the annual conference in Las Vegas, premium large format (PLF) leader…

Adam Aron - CEO, AMC Theatres

The CJ & Boxoffice Interview: AMC Theatres CEO Adam Aron

Few of the C-suite executives running movie theaters these days have been as omnipresent as Adam Aron, the CEO of AMC Theatres. While navigating the world’s largest cinema chain through the Covid pandemic, Aron’s public profile only managed to grow, even at a time when most of his company’s theater…

The Naked Truth About What's Happening at AMC

The Naked Truth About What’s Going on With AMC Theatres

There was no rest for the public relations department at AMC Theatres this holiday season. With most motion picture executives around the globe having already left the office for at least the two weeks surrounding Christmas and New Years, the senior management of the largest exhibitor in the world w…

AMC Theatres - 2022 Rose Parade Float

AMC Theatres Floats Into 2022 Rose Parade

There are any number of New Years traditions practiced around the world. Some have to do with round foods, as in Spain, where 12 grapes are eaten at the strike of midnight, or in the Philippines where 12 round fruits are consumed. Many Japanese will prepare toshikoshi soba noodles for New Years. Oth…

AMC Leans Into The Meme

AMC Leans Into The Meme – Part 3

This post is part of a three part series detailing how Wall Street exploits and social media activism helped AMC, the world’s largest cinema chain, survive the economic upheaval caused by the COVID pandemic. Part 1 of the series can be found here and Part 2 can be found here. Life was very dif…

The Naked Truth About AMC's Share Price

The Naked Truth About AMC’s Share Price – Part 2

This post is part of a three part series detailing how Wall Street exploits and social media activism helped AMC, the world’s largest cinema chain, survive the economic upheaval caused by the COVID pandemic. Part 1 of the series can be found here and Part 3 can be found here. AMC spent most of…

AMC In The Year of the Pandemic – Part 1

This post is part of a three part series detailing how Wall Street shenanigans and social media activism helped AMC, the world’s largest cinema chain, survive the economic upheaval caused by the COVID pandemic. Part 2 can be found here and Part 3 can be found here. When AMC Entertainment Holdi…