AMC Entertainment beat Wall Street expectations for fourth-quarter revenue on Monday, offering a sign of confidence in the slow recovery of cinema traffic from pandemic-era lows.
The largest theater chain in the U.S. said that the industry-wide box office collection in North America was about 16 per cent higher in January than a year ago.
AMC is banking on a blockbuster-heavy slate for the remainder of the year, including new installments of Spider-Man, Avengers and Dune, to pack seats.
However, the company’s U.S. market attendance declined 7.5 per cent in the quarter, slipping to 39.7 million from 43 million a year ago.
It reported a 1.4 per cent fall in revenue to US$1.29 billion, compared with analysts’ average estimate of $1.27 billion, according to data compiled by LSEG.
In January, AMC announced an agreement with some of its creditors to refinance debt, a step aimed at cutting interest expenses and extending maturities.
(Reporting by Kritika Lamba and Anhata Rooprai in Bengaluru; Editing by Sahal Muhammed)
