: AMC had its busiest weekend since 2019, boosted by ‘Barbie’ and ‘Oppenheimer’

AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc. AMC AMC has had its busiest weekend since 2019, boosted by the blockbuster openings of “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer,” the company said Monday. More than 7.8 million moviegoers in the U.S. and worldwide saw a movie at AMC between Thursday and Sunday, AMC said, in a statement. That marks AMC’s biggest and busiest weekend since 2019 based on global attendance and global admissions revenue. At its U.S. locations, the movie theater chain and meme stock darling also set a new post-reopening single-day attendance record Saturday. It was also AMC’s busiest day since July 2019, the company said. On Saturday, AMC also recorded its second-highest food and beverage day at its U.S. locations. “What a fabulous weekend for moviegoers at AMC’s movie theatres in the U.S. and abroad. AMC sends an enormous thank you and congratulations to Greta Gerwig, Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling, and the entire team at Warner Bros., and to Christopher Nolan and the team at Universal Pictures,” said AMC CEO Adam Aron, in a statement. “They’ve demonstrated that well-made, well-marketed films that captivate audiences can open on the same weekend and both enjoy great success.” Aron also highlighted the “on-going solid performances” of “Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part One” and “Sound of Freedom.” AMC’s stock skyrocketed 35.7% in premarket trades Monday after Friday’s surprise court setback for the company’s stock-conversion plan.

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