AMC Entertainment beats revenue estimates as box office recovers

February 23, 2026 9:31 AM EST

An AMC logo is displayed at a theatre in Manhattan in New York City, U.S., February 25, 2025. REUTERS/Jeenah Moon

Feb 23 (Reuters) - ‌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% 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% in the ⁠quarter, slipping to 39.7 million from 43 million a year ago.

It reported a ⁠1.4% fall in revenue to $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)



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