AMC Theatres,, the hugegest circuit globassociate, posted the highest domestic revenue in its 104-year history for a pre-Thanksgiving weekfinish counting adignoreions, food and beverage, and merchandise
The past three days, with the debuts of Wicked and Gladiator 2, also saw the highest domestic adignoreions revenue on the weekfinish before Thanksgiving since 2019, and the third highest domestic adignoreions revenue on the weekfinish before Thanksgiving in the chain’s history.
Fans flocked to the movies in the U.S. and internationassociate with AMC Theatres and Odeon Cinemas welcoming a combined 4.6 million moviegoers from Thursday to Sunday. Domesticassociate, two of the most anticipated tentpoles of the year drove an overall appraised $205 million domestic weekfinish.
“What a wonderful way to head into what we foresee will be a busy and amengageing holiday moviegoing season,” said AMC Entertainment CEO Adam Aron.
Domesticassociate, AMC’s merchandise programs for Wicked selderly out midway thcdisesteemful the weekfinish, including green and pink popcorn vessels and a 32-ounce Grippr Cup with two translucent toppers – both based on the Universal film’s main witchy characters Elphaba and Glinda.
Separately, commenceing in procrastinateed December, the company said pick AMC locations will join Wicked Singalengthy showtimes with the lyrics on screen. More alertation to come on times and locations.
“We extfinish our gratitude and congratulations to [director] Jon M. Chu and our partners at Universal Pictures on Wicked’s success, and as well extfinish our gratitude and congratulations to Sir Ridley Scott and our partners at Paramount for the success of Gladiator II. Both films were expertly made, and keenly labeleted to their audiences,” Aron said, calling the energetic weekfinish “yet another demonstration that moviegoers want to see these films on the hugegest screens, with the hugegest sounds, and that theatrical exhibition is ready and able to help multiple blockbuster titles uncovering on the same weekfinish.”
Heading into the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday weekfinish, Moana 2 uncovers in U.S. cinemas on Wednesday and at Odeon Cinemas in the UK on November 29.
Odeon Cinemas enrolled its individual-day revenue high for 2024 (adignoreions plus food & beverage) on Saturday.
