AMC is closing more theaters: List of doomed cinema locations will grow in 2026 as meme stock craze sputters

"AMC Entertainment Holdings reported its fourth-quarter 2025 financial results as well as its full-year 2025 results. It's fair to say the company did not have a blockbuster quarter or year. For the company's Q4 2025, which ended on December 31, AMC reported total revenue of $1.28 billion. That's a drop of 1.4% from the $1.3 billion the company reported for the same quarter a year earlier."

"For Q4 2025, AMC's total attendance equalled 56.3 million. That's a drop of nearly 10% from the 62 million during the same period a year earlier. U.S. attendance was down less (about 7.5%) for the quarter than international attendance (down about 15%)."

"AMC, the world's largest movie theater chain and a one-time darling of meme stock traders, said this week that it expects to continue closing more movie theaters than it opens going forward. While the move is sure to disappoint cinephiles, AMC believes that shuttering certain cinemas will ultimately be better for the company's bottom line."

AMC Entertainment Holdings, the world's largest movie theater chain, reported declining financial performance in Q4 2025 with total revenue of $1.28 billion, down 1.4% year-over-year. Global attendance dropped significantly, with total attendance reaching 56.3 million, a nearly 10% decline from 62 million in the same quarter the previous year. U.S. attendance fell approximately 7.5% while international attendance declined about 15%. In response to these challenges, AMC announced it will continue closing more theaters than it opens going forward, believing this strategy will improve the company's financial performance despite disappointing cinema enthusiasts.

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