AMC gains after highest May cinema attendance since 2019

AMC Entertainment Holdings

01/06/2026 14:18

** Theater chain AMC Entertainment's AMC.N shares rise 2.6% to $1.77 premarket
** Co reports 25.5 million guests at domestic and global movie theaters, highest May attendance since 2019
** Horror film "Backrooms" opened over the last weekend of May to a media-reported $81 million in the U.S.
** Other films contributing to high attendance include "Obsession", "The Mandalorian and Grogu", "The Devil Wears Prada 2", "Michael", and "Project Hail Mary"
** Up to last close, stock had risen 10.9% YTD

 (Reporting by Anhata Rooprai in Bengaluru)
 ((Anhata.Rooprai@thomsonreuters.com))