AMC Theatres
US-based movie theater chain in the US and Europe / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
AMC Theatres (referred to as simply AMC is a multi-nation owned movie theater chain based in Leawood, Kansas.[1] It was founded on December 2, 1920. It has the largest share of American theater market, ahead of the Cineworld and Cinemark theater chains.
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AMC Theatres | |
Formerly | Dubinsky Bros. (1920–1931, 1932–1939) Publix-Dubinsky Bros. (1931–1932) Durwood-Dubinsky Bros. (1939–1947) Durwood Theatres (1947–1968) American Royal Cinemas (1968–1969) American Multi Cinema (1969–1980) |
Company type | Public |
Industry | Entertainment |
Predecessor | Template:Unbulled list |
Founded | December 2, 1920; 103 years ago (1920-12-02) (as Dubinsky Bros.) Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. |
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Headquarters | , U.S. |
Number of locations | 946 theatres and 10,562 screens |
Key people | Template:Unbulled list |
Revenue | Template:US$I-0.93 billion (2021) |
Template:US$I-09.3 billion (2021) | |
Template:US$I10.82 billion (2021) | |
Total assets | Template:US$I-1.79 billion (2021) |
Total equity | Template:US$I-1.79 billion (2021) |
Number of employees | 31,198 (December 2021) |
Parent | Entertainment One |
Divisions | Odeon Cinemas Group |
Subsidiaries | Template:Unbulled list |
Website | amctheatres |
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AMC took over Odeon Cinemas, Carmike Cinemas and UCI Cinemas in 2016. At that point, it became the largest movie theater chain in the world and the United States.[2] It has over 2,200 screens and 244 theatres in Europe. It owns over 8,200 screens and 661 theatres in the United States.