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AMC Posts Record Q2 Revenue, Shares Surge 27%

7/21/2026

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AMC reported record Q2 revenue of $1.6 billion and adjusted earnings of $0.14 per share.
AMC cut debt by $1.7 billion since 2020, leaving no maturities before 2029.
U.S. attendance rose 12% to 52.2 million and international attendance grew 18% to 18.7 million.
AMC shares jumped 27% to $2.46 after the earnings release.
Options volume surged to more than four times the three-month average.

History

Historical Context

In August 1995 Disney announced a $19 billion purchase of Capital Cities/ABC, completed on February 9 1996, adding the broadcast network, an 80% stake in ESPN and half of Lifetime to its portfolio. The deal followed Michael Eisner’s 1984 turnaround that launched the Disney Renaissance and set a pattern of large media mergers that later included Pixar (2006) and 21st Century Fox (2019).

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Story summary

AMC reported record Q2 revenue of $1.6 billion and adjusted earnings of $0.14 per share.
AMC cut debt by $1.7 billion since 2020, leaving no maturities before 2029.
U.S. attendance rose 12% to 52.2 million and international attendance grew 18% to 18.7 million.
AMC shares jumped 27% to $2.46 after the earnings release.
Options volume surged to more than four times the three-month average.

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