AMC gains as 'Barbenheimer' hype drives theater chain's 'best week ever'

comScore

31/07/2023 18:49

(Updates)
    ** Shares of AMC  AMC.N  up 5.5% at $4.90
    ** The movie theater chain said it achieved its highest
single-week admissions revenue in the company's 103-year history
    ** AMC's single-week admissions revenue record was driven
primarily by the opening performances of Barbie and Oppenheimer
    ** Warner Bros Discovery's  WBD.O  Barbie was set to haul in
$93 million in ticket sales Friday through Sunday, according to
media analytics firm Comscore
    ** Oppenheimer, distributed by Comcast's  CMCSA.O  Universal
Pictures, made an estimated $46.2 million Friday through Sunday
- Comscore
    ** Up to Friday's close, stock had risen 20% YTD

 (Reporting by Zaheer Kachwala in Bengaluru)
 ((Zaheer.Kachwala@thomsonreuters.com))