Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
Forward-Looking Statements
In addition to historical information, this Quarterly Report on Form 10–Q contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the “safe harbor” provisions of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements may be identified by the use of words such as “may,” “will,” “forecast,” “estimate,” “project,” “intend,” “plan,” “expect,” “should,” “believe” and other similar expressions that predict or indicate future events or trends or that are not statements of historical matters. These forward-looking statements are based only on our current beliefs, expectations and assumptions regarding the future of our business, future plans and strategies, projections, anticipated events and trends, the economy and other future conditions and speak only as of the date on which it is made. Examples of forward-looking statements include statements we make regarding future attendance levels, revenues and our liquidity. These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other factors, including those discussed in “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” which may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the following:
● the risks and uncertainties relating to the sufficiency of our existing cash and cash equivalents and available borrowing capacity to fund operations and satisfy obligations including cash outflows for planned capital expenditures currently and through the next twelve months. Based on our current cost structure, in order to achieve net positive cash flows from operating activities, revenues will need to increase from current levels to levels at least in line with pre-COVID-19 revenues. However, there remain
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significant risks that may negatively impact revenues, costs, and attendance levels, including changes to movie studios release schedules (including as a result of production delays and delays to the release of movies caused by labor stoppages) and direct to streaming or other changing movie studio practices. If we are unable to achieve increased levels of attendance and revenues, we will be required to obtain additional liquidity. If such additional liquidity is not obtained or is insufficient, we likely would seek an in-court or out-of-court restructuring of our liabilities, and in the event of such future liquidation or bankruptcy proceeding, holders of our Common Stock and other securities would likely suffer a total loss of their investment;
● the risks and uncertainties relating to the 2025 Refinancing Transactions and 2024 Refinancing Transactions (each defined herein), including, but not limited to, (i) the potential for additional future dilution of our Common Stock as a result of issuance of shares underlying our Existing Exchangeable Notes or our New Exchangeable Notes, (ii) the possibility that the extension of certain debt maturities will not provide enough time for attendance and revenues to increase to sufficient levels and generate net positive cash flows to overcome liquidity concerns, and (iii) the impact on the market price of our Common Stock and our capital structure of any litigation or claims of default that might arise in connection with the 2025 Refinancing Transactions or 2024 Refinancing Transactions;
● changing practices of distributors, which accelerated during the COVID-19 pandemic, including increased use of alternative film delivery methods including premium video on demand, streaming platforms, shrinking exclusive theatrical release windows or release of movies to theatrical exhibition and streaming platforms on the same date, the theatrical release of fewer movies due to industry consolidation or other reasons, or transitioning to other forms of entertainment;
● the impact of changing movie-going behavior of consumers;
● the risk that the North American and international box office in the near term will not recover sufficiently, resulting in continued cash burn and the need to seek additional financing, which may not be available at favorable terms, or at all;
● risks and uncertainties relating to our significant indebtedness, including our borrowings and our ability to meet our debt covenants;
● the dilution caused by recent and potential future sales of our Common Stock and future potential share issuances to repay, refinance, redeem or repurchase indebtedness (including expenses, accrued interest and premium, if any);
● risks relating to motion picture production, promotion, marketing, and performance, including labor stoppages affecting the production, supply and release schedule of theatrical motion picture content and the financial burden imposed by tariffs on motion picture production;
● the seasonality of our revenue and working capital, which are dependent upon the timing of motion picture releases by distributors, such releases being seasonal and resulting in higher attendance and revenues generally during the summer months and holiday seasons, and higher working capital requirements during the other periods such as the first quarter;
● intense competition in the geographic areas in which we operate among exhibitors, streaming platforms, or from other forms of entertainment;
● certain covenants in the agreements that govern our indebtedness that limit or restrict our ability to take advantage of certain business opportunities, pay dividends, incur additional debt, pre-pay debt, and also to refinance debt and to do so at favorable terms, and such covenants that impose additional administrative and operational burdens on our business;
● risks relating to impairment losses, including with respect to goodwill and other intangibles, and theatre and other closure charges;
● general and international economic, political, regulatory, social and financial market conditions, including
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potential economic recession, inflation, rising interest rates, the financial stability of the banking industry, and other risks that may negatively impact discretionary income and our revenues and attendance levels;
● our lack of control over distributors of films;
● limitations on the availability of capital or poor financial results may prevent us from deploying strategic initiatives;
● an issuance of preferred stock could dilute the voting power of the common stockholders and adversely affect the market value of our outstanding Common Stock;
● limitations on the authorized number of Common Stock shares could in the future prevent us from raising additional capital through sales of Common Stock;
● our ability to achieve expected synergies, benefits and performance from our strategic initiatives;
● our ability to refinance our indebtedness on terms favorable to us or at all;
● our ability to optimize our theatre circuit through new construction, the transformation of our existing theatres, and strategically closing underperforming theatres may be subject to delay and unanticipated costs;
● failures, unavailability or security breaches of our information systems, including due to cybersecurity incidents;
● our ability to utilize interest expense deductions will be limited annually due to Section 163(j) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, as amended by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act of 2025;
● our ability to recognize interest deduction carryforwards, net operating loss carryforwards and other tax attributes to reduce our future tax liability;
● our ability to recognize certain international deferred tax assets which currently do not have a valuation allowance recorded;
● review by antitrust authorities in connection with acquisition opportunities;
● risks relating to the incurrence of legal liability;
● dependence on key personnel for current and future performance and our ability to attract and retain senior executives and other key personnel, including in connection with any future acquisitions;
● increased costs in order to comply or resulting from a failure to comply with governmental regulation, including the General Data Protection Regulation and all other current and pending privacy and data regulations in the jurisdictions where we have operations;
● supply chain disruptions may negatively impact our operating results;
● the availability and/or cost of energy;
● the market price and trading volume of our shares of Common Stock has been and may continue to be volatile, and purchasers of our securities could incur substantial losses;
● future offerings of debt, which would be senior to our Common Stock for purposes of distributions or upon liquidation, could adversely affect the market price of our Common Stock;
● the potential for political, social, or economic unrest, terrorism, hostilities, cyber-attacks or war, including the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, military actions in and around Iran, and other international conflicts;
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● the potential impact of financial and economic sanctions on the regional and global economy, or widespread health emergencies, such as pandemics or epidemics, causing people to avoid our theatres or other public places where large crowds are in attendance;
● anti-takeover protections in our Fourth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and our amended and restated bylaws may discourage or prevent a takeover of our Company, even if an acquisition would be beneficial to our stockholders; and
● other risks and uncertainties referenced from time to time in filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).
This list of factors that may affect future performance and the accuracy of forward-looking statements is illustrative but not exhaustive. In addition, new risks and uncertainties may arise from time to time. Accordingly, all forward-looking statements should be evaluated with an understanding of their inherent uncertainty and we caution accordingly against relying on forward-looking statements.
Except as required by law, we assume no obligation to publicly update or revise these forward-looking statements for any reason. Actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements, even if new information becomes available in the future.
Readers are urged to consider these factors carefully in evaluating the forward-looking statements. For further information about these and other risks and uncertainties as well as strategic initiatives, see “Item 1A. Risk Factors” of this Form 10-Q, “Item 1. Business” in our Annual Report on Form 10–K for the year ended December 31, 2025, and our other public filings.
All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to us or persons acting on our behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by these cautionary statements. The forward-looking statements included herein are made only as of the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10–Q, and we do not undertake any obligation to release publicly any revisions to such forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.
Overview
AMC is the world’s largest theatrical exhibition company and an industry leader in innovation and operational excellence. As of March 31, 2026, we operated theatres in 11 countries, including the United States, and various countries throughout Europe.
Our theatrical exhibition revenues are generated primarily from box office admissions and food and beverage sales. The balance of our revenues is generated from ancillary sources, including online ticketing fees, on-screen advertising, income from gift card and exchange ticket sales, rental of theatre auditoriums, retail popcorn and merchandise sales, fees earned from our customer loyalty programs, and theatrical distribution. As of March 31, 2026, we owned, operated or had interests in 852 theatres and 9,607 screens.
Box Office Admissions and Film Content
Box office admissions are our largest source of revenue. We predominantly license theatrical films from distributors owned by major film production companies and from independent distributors on a film-by-film and theatre-by-theatre basis. Film exhibition costs are based on a share of admissions revenues and are accrued based on estimates of the final settlement pursuant to our film licenses. These licenses typically state that rental fees are based on the box office performance of each film, though in certain circumstances and less frequently, our rental fees are based on a mutually agreed settlement rate that is fixed. In some European territories, film rental fees are established on a weekly basis and some licenses use a per capita agreement instead of a revenue share, paying a flat amount per ticket.
Our revenues attributable to individual distributors may vary significantly from year to year depending upon the commercial success of each distributor’s films in any given year. Our results of operations may vary significantly from quarter to quarter and from year to year based on the timing and popularity of film releases.
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Movie Screens
The following table provides detail with respect to Premium Large Format (“PLF”) screens (IMAX®, Dolby Cinema TM , SCREENX, 4DX, in-house), XL screens, 3D enabled screens, premium seating, and our enhanced food and beverage offerings as deployed throughout our circuit as of March 31, 2026 and March 31, 2025:
U.S. Markets
International Markets
Consolidated
As of March 31,
As of March 31,
As of March 31,
Format
2026
2025
2026
2025
2026
2025
Number of theatres:
IMAX®
185
182
39
35
224
217
Dolby Cinema™ theatres
174
167
7
7
181
174
In-house PLF
74
59
80
79
154
138
Dine-in
28
48
3
3
31
51
Premium seating
367
364
90
85
457
449
XL screens
47
—
75
58
122
58
SCREENX
2
—
6
6
8
6
4DX
2
—
—
—
2
—
3D enabled
520
528
248
261
768
789
Number of screens:
IMAX®
186
183
39
35
225
218
Dolby Cinema™ theatres
174
167
7
7
181
174
In-house PLF
78
59
83
82
161
141
Dine-in
334
666
13
13
347
679
Premium seating
3,650
3,614
651
604
4,301
4,218
XL screens
76
—
92
65
168
65
SCREENX
2
—
6
6
8
6
4DX
2
—
—
—
2
—
3D enabled
2,770
2,828
916
1,038
3,686
3,866
Loyalty Programs and Other Marketing
As of March 31, 2026, we had a combined total of approximately 39.4 million member households enrolled in our AMC Stubs® A-List, AMC Stubs Premiere™, AMC Stubs Premiere GO! , and AMC Stubs Insider™ programs (collectively, “AMC Stubs”). During the three months ended March 31, 2026, our AMC Stubs members represented approximately 51.5% of AMC U.S. markets attendance.
We currently have approximately 20 million total members in our various international loyalty & subscription programs.
See “Item 1. Business” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025 for additional discussion and information of our screens, seating concepts, amenities, loyalty programs and other marketing initiatives.
Holders of Shares
As of March 31, 2026, there were 605,223,095 shares of our Common Stock outstanding. Of those outstanding shares, approximately 2.7 million shares (or 0.4%) were held by 13,934 registered holders with our transfer agent and approximately 602.5 million (or 99.6%) were held by Cede & Co on behalf of the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation, commonly referred to as held in “street name” for beneficial holders owning shares through bank or brokerage accounts.
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Critical Accounting Estimates
For a discussion of our critical accounting policies and the means by which we develop estimates therefore, see “Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025.
Significant Events—For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2026
Share Issuances. During the three months ended March 31, 2026, we issued shares through an “at-the-market offering.” The below table summarizes the activity of the “at-the-market” offering.
(In millions)
March 31, 2026
Shares issued through at-the-market offering
55.2
At-the-market offering gross proceeds
$
64.7
Sales agent fees paid
$
1.3
Other third-party issuance costs incurred
$
0.6
Other third-party issuance costs paid
$
—
See Note 6—Stockholders’ Deficit in the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in Part I, Item 1 of this Form 10-Q for further information on the share issuances.
Hycroft. On February 5, 2026, the Company exercised its remaining warrants to purchase 1,000,824 common shares of Hycroft on a cashless basis and received 765,440 common shares of Hycroft. During the three months ended March 31, 2026, we sold 700,000 common shares of Hycroft for $29.7 million. As of March 31, 2026, we held 129,478 remaining common shares of Hycroft. We recorded realized and unrealized gains related to our investments in Hycroft in investment income of $(18.0) million during the three months ended March 31, 2026.
Significant Events—For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2025
Share Issuances. During the three months ended March 31, 2025, we were paid $108.7 million as initial gross cash proceeds associated with the establishment of forward positions for 30.0 million shares of Common Stock. The valuation period related to the forward positions ended on March 17, 2025 with no additional payment owed to the Company.
Additionally, during the three months ended March 31, 2025, we issued shares through an “at-the-market offering.” The below table summarizes the activity of the “at-the-market” offering during the three months ended March 31, 2025:
(In millions)
March 31, 2025
Shares issued through at-the-market offering
17.1
At-the-market offering gross proceeds
$
63.0
Sales agent fees paid
$
0.6
Other third-party issuance costs incurred
$
0.3
Other third-party issuance costs paid
$
1.5
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Operating Results
The following table sets forth our consolidated revenues, operating costs and expenses:
Three Months Ended
(In millions)
March 31, 2026
March 31, 2025
% Change
Revenues
Admissions
$
578.4
$
473.5
22.2
%
Food and beverage
347.3
283.4
22.5
%
Other theatre
119.7
105.6
13.4
%
Total revenues
1,045.4
862.5
21.2
%
Operating Costs and Expenses
Film exhibition costs
255.6
204.8
24.8
%
Food and beverage costs
66.4
57.2
16.1
%
Operating expense, excluding depreciation and amortization below
407.3
393.2
3.6
%
Rent
224.1
218.1
2.8
%
General and administrative:
Merger, acquisition and other costs
1.1
3.0
(63.3)
%
Other, excluding depreciation and amortization below
60.9
56.0
8.8
%
Depreciation and amortization
75.7
76.1
(0.5)
%
Operating costs and expenses
1,091.1
1,008.4
8.2
%
Operating loss
(45.7)
(145.9)
(68.7)
%
Other expense, net:
Other income
(52.4)
(58.8)
(10.9)
%
Interest expense:
Corporate borrowings
119.9
109.0
10.0
%
Finance lease obligations
1.5
1.2
25.0
%
Non-cash NCM exhibitor service agreement
18.5
8.9
*
%
Investment income
(18.3)
(5.7)
*
%
Total other expense, net
69.2
54.6
26.7
%
Loss before income taxes
(114.9)
(200.5)
(42.7)
%
Income tax provision
2.2
1.6
37.5
%
Net loss
$
(117.1)
$
(202.1)
(42.1)
%
* Percentage change in excess of 100%
Three Months Ended
Operating Data:
March 31, 2026
March 31, 2025
Screen acquisitions
8
—
Screen dispositions
34
80
Screen construction openings (closures), net
(7)
7
Average screens (1)
9,310
9,430
Number of screens operated
9,607
9,725
Number of theatres operated
852
865
Screens per theatre
11.3
11.2
Attendance (in thousands) (1)
47,622
41,903
(1) Includes consolidated theatres only and excludes screens offline due to construction.
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Segment Operating Results
The following table sets forth our revenues, operating costs and expenses by reportable segment:
U.S. Markets
International Markets
Consolidated
Three Months Ended
Three Months Ended
Three Months Ended
March 31,
March 31,
March 31,
(In millions)
2026
2025
2026
2025
2026
2025
Revenues
Admissions
$
396.6
$
331.1
$
181.8
$
142.4
$
578.4
$
473.5
Food and beverage
259.0
217.2
88.3
66.2
347.3
283.4
Other theatre
85.2
68.7
34.5
36.9
119.7
105.6
Total revenues
740.8
617.0
304.6
245.5
1,045.4
862.5
Operating Costs and Expenses
Film exhibition costs
186.6
151.2
69.0
53.6
255.6
204.8
Food and beverage costs
44.3
41.0
22.1
16.2
66.4
57.2
Operating expense, excluding depreciation and amortization below
292.1
288.4
115.2
104.8
407.3
393.2
Rent
162.4
162.6
61.7
55.5
224.1
218.1
General and administrative expense:
Merger, acquisition and other costs
0.9
3.0
0.2
—
1.1
3.0
Other, excluding depreciation and amortization below
38.9
37.7
22.0
18.3
60.9
56.0
Depreciation and amortization
57.1
58.8
18.6
17.3
75.7
76.1
Operating costs and expenses
782.3
742.7
308.8
265.7
1,091.1
1,008.4
Operating loss
(41.5)
(125.7)
(4.2)
(20.2)
(45.7)
(145.9)
Other expense, net:
Other expense (income)
(61.5)
(45.4)
9.1
(13.4)
(52.4)
(58.8)
Interest expense:
Corporate borrowings
104.4
93.8
15.5
15.2
119.9
109.0
Finance lease obligations
—
—
1.5
1.2
1.5
1.2
Non-cash NCM exhibitor service agreement
18.5
8.9
—
—
18.5
8.9
Investment income
(18.2)
(5.5)
(0.1)
(0.2)
(18.3)
(5.7)
Total other expense, net
43.2
51.8
26.0
2.8
69.2
54.6
Loss before income taxes
(84.7)
(177.5)
(30.2)
(23.0)
(114.9)
(200.5)
Income tax provision
0.5
0.9
1.7
0.7
2.2
1.6
Net loss
$
(85.2)
$
(178.4)
$
(31.9)
$
(23.7)
$
(117.1)
$
(202.1)
U.S. Markets
International Markets
Consolidated
Three Months Ended
Three Months Ended
Three Months Ended
March 31,
March 31,
March 31,
Segment Operating Data:
2026
2025
2026
2025
2026
2025
Screen acquisitions
—
—
8
—
8
—
Screen dispositions
26
45
8
35
34
80
Screen construction openings (closures), net
(20)
(5)
13
12
(7)
7
Average screens (1)
6,992
7,103
2,318
2,327
9,310
9,430
Number of screens operated
7,026
7,135
2,581
2,590
9,607
9,725
Number of theatres operated
530
540
322
325
852
865
Screens per theatre
13.3
13.2
8.0
8.0
11.3
11.2
Attendance (in thousands) (1)
30,733
26,907
16,889
14,996
47,622
41,903
(1) Includes consolidated theatres only and excludes screens offline due to construction.
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Segment Information
Our historical results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and March 31, 2025, reflect the results of operations for our two theatrical exhibition reportable segments, U.S. markets and International markets.
Results of Operations—For the Three Months ended March 31, 2026, Compared to the Three Months ended March 31, 2025
Condensed Consolidated Results of Operations
Revenues. Total revenues increased $182.9 million, or 21.2%, during the three months ended March 31, 2026, compared to the three months ended March 31, 2025. Admissions revenues increased $104.9 million, or 22.2%, during the three months ended March 31, 2026, compared to the three months ended March 31, 2025, primarily due to an increase in attendance of 13.6% from 41.9 million patrons to 47.6 million patrons and a 7.5% increase in average ticket price. The increase in average ticket price was primarily due to increased ticket prices for all formats, increases in attendance for 3D, IMAX and other PLF screens and increases in foreign currency translation rates. Attendance increased in U.S. and International markets due to the popularity of film product compared to the prior year.
Food and beverage revenues increased $63.9 million, or 22.5%, during the three months ended March 31, 2026, compared to the three months ended March 31, 2025, primarily due to the increase in attendance and increase in food and beverage per patron. Food and beverage per patron increased 7.8% from $6.76 to $7.29 primarily due to an increase in average prices and the percentage of guests making transactions and increases in foreign currency translation rates, partially offset by lower units per transaction by guests.
Total other theatre revenues increased $14.1 million, or 13.4%, during the three months ended March 31, 2026, compared to the three months ended March 31, 2025, primarily due to increases in income from ticket fees due to the increase in the number of guests paying ticket fees and increases in the price of ticket fees, increases in advertising income and increases in foreign currency translation rates, partially offset by decreases in income from expirations of package tickets and gift cards in our International markets. As a result of our Amended ESA, advertising income increased from the prior year by $5.2 million due to an increase in discount rates related to the significant financing component of the Amended ESA, partially offset by lower amortization of deferred revenues due to an increase in the term of the Amended ESA. See Note 3—Revenue Recognition in the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements under Part I, Item 1 of this Form 10-Q for additional information about the Amended ESA.
Operating costs and expenses. Operating costs and expenses increased $82.7 million, or 8.2%, during the three months ended March 31, 2026, compared to the three months ended March 31, 2025. Film exhibition costs increased $50.8 million, or 24.8%, during the three months ended March 31, 2026, compared to the three months ended March 31, 2025, primarily due to the increase in admissions revenue due to the factors discussed above and film rental terms. As a percentage of admissions revenues, film exhibition costs were 44.2% for the three months ended March 31, 2026, compared to 43.3% for the three months ended March 31, 2025. The increase in film exhibition cost percentage is primarily due to increased box office revenues in U.S. and International markets from higher grossing films in the current year, which typically results in higher film exhibition costs.
Food and beverage costs increased $9.2 million, or 16.1%, during the three months ended March 31, 2026, compared to the three months ended March 31, 2025. The increase in food and beverage costs was primarily due to the increase in food and beverage revenues due to the factors discussed above, partially offset by the decrease in food and beverage cost percentage. As a percentage of food and beverage revenues, food and beverage costs were 19.1% for the three months ended March 31, 2026, compared to 20.2% for the three months ended March 31, 2025.
Operating expense increased by $14.1 million, or 3.6%, during the three months ended March 31, 2026, compared to the three months ended March 31, 2025. The increase in operating expense was primarily due to the increase in attendance and foreign currency translation rates. As a percentage of revenues, operating expense was 39.0% for the three months ended March 31, 2026, compared to 45.6% for the three months ended March 31, 2025. The decrease in operating expense as a percentage of revenues is primarily due to the operating leverage gained as attendance increases. Rent expense increased $6.0 million, or 2.8%, during the three months ended March 31, 2026, compared to the three months ended March 31, 2025, primarily due to increases in foreign currency translation rates, partially offset by a decrease in average screens of 1.3%.
Merger, acquisition, and other costs. Merger, acquisition, and other costs were $1.1 million during the three
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months ended March 31, 2026, compared to $3.0 million during the three months ended March 31, 2025. The prior year expense relates to severance costs in U.S. markets.
Other. Other general and administrative expense increased $4.9 million, or 8.8%, during the three months ended March 31, 2026, compared to the three months ended March 31, 2025 primarily due to increases in foreign currency translation rates and increases in stock-based compensation expense.
Depreciation and amortization. Depreciation and amortization decreased $0.4 million, or 0.5%, during the three months ended March 31, 2026, compared to the three months ended March 31, 2025, primarily due to theatre closures and lower depreciation expense on theatres impaired during the year ended December 31, 2025, partially offset by increases in foreign currency translation rates.
Other income. Other income of $(52.4) million during the three months ended March 31, 2026 was primarily due to $(52.4) million of income related to the decrease in fair value of the derivative liability for the embedded derivative features in the New Exchangeable Notes, $(7.1) million of income related to the decrease in fair value of the derivative liability for the embedded derivative features in the Existing Exchangeable Notes and $(2.7) million in equity in earnings related to non-consolidated entities, partially offset by $9.0 million in foreign currency transaction losses. Other income of $(58.8) million during the three months ended March 31, 2025 was primarily due to $(45.1) million of income related to the decrease in fair value of the derivative liability for the embedded conversion feature in the Existing Exchangeable Notes, $(13.0) million in foreign currency transaction gains and $(0.8) million in equity in earnings related to non-consolidated entities. See Note 1—Basis of Presentation in the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements under Part I, Item 1 of this Form 10-Q for additional information about the components of other income.
Interest expense. Interest expense increased $20.8 million to $139.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026 compared to $119.1 million during the three months ended March 31, 2025 primarily due to increased interest expense of $30.9 million on the New 2029 Notes issued on July 24, 2025, $9.6 million related to higher discount rates on the significant financing component of the Amended ESA and $3.6 million on the New Exchangeable Notes issued on July 1, 2025, partially offset by declines in interest expense of $11.4 million on the Existing 7.5% Notes due to redemptions of $590.0 million aggregate principal amount on July 24, 2025, $7.7 million on the Existing Exchangeable Notes issued on July 22, 2024 due to redemptions of $337.4 million aggregate principal amount on July 24, 2025, $2.2 million on the New Term Loans due to lower interest rates, $1.5 million on the Second Lien Notes due to redemptions of the remaining principal balances, $0.7 million on the Senior Subordinated Notes due 2026 due to redemptions of the remaining principal balances, and $0.6 million on the Senior Subordinated Notes due 2025 due to redemptions of the remaining principal balances. See Note 3—Revenue Recognition in the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements under Part I, Item 1 of this Form 10-Q for additional information about the Amended ESA and Note 5—Corporate Borrowings and Finance Lease Liabilities in the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements under Part I, Item 1 of this Form 10-Q for additional information about our indebtedness.
Investment income. Investment income was $(18.3) million for the three months ended March 31, 2026, compared to investment income of $(5.7) million for the three months ended March 31, 2025. Investment income in the current year includes $(18.0) million of realized and unrealized gains on our investments in common shares in Hycroft, and interest income of $(0.3) million. Investment income in the prior year includes interest income of $(2.9) million and $(2.8) million of unrealized gains on our investments in common shares and warrants to purchase common shares in Hycroft. See Note 1—Basis of Presentation in the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements under Part I, Item 1 of this Form 10-Q for additional information about our investments in Hycroft.
Income tax provision. The income tax provision was $2.2 million and $1.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and March 31, 2025, respectively. See Note 7 — Income Taxes in the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements under Part I, Item 1 of this Form 10-Q for further information.
Net loss. Net loss was $117.1 million and $202.1 million during the three months ended March 31, 2026, and March 31, 2025, respectively. Net loss during the three months ended March 31, 2026 compared to net loss for the three months ended March 31, 2025 was positively impacted by the increase in attendance as a result of the popularity of new film releases compared to the prior year, decreases in depreciation and amortization and increases in investment income, partially offset by increases in rent, general and administrative expenses, decreases in other income, increases in interest expense, increases in income tax provision and increases in foreign currency translation rates.
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Theatrical Exhibition–U.S. Markets
Revenues. Total revenues increased $123.8 million, or 20.1%, during the three months ended March 31, 2026, compared to the three months ended March 31, 2025. Admissions revenues increased $65.5 million, or 19.8%, during the three months ended March 31, 2026, compared to the three months ended March 31, 2025, primarily due to an increase in attendance of 14.2% from 26.9 million patrons to 30.7 million patrons and a 4.8% increase in average ticket price. The increase in average ticket price was primarily due to increased ticket prices for all formats, increases in attendance for 3D, IMAX and other PLF screens. Attendance increased in U.S. markets due to the popularity of film product compared to the prior year.
Food and beverage revenues increased $41.8 million, or 19.2%, during the three months ended March 31, 2026, compared to the three months ended March 31, 2025, primarily due to the increase in attendance and increase in food and beverage per patron. Food and beverage per patron increased 4.5% from $8.07 to $8.43 primarily due to an increase in average prices and the percentage of guests making transactions, partially offset by lower units per transaction by guests.
Total other theatre revenues increased $16.5 million, or 24.0%, during the three months ended March 31, 2026, compared to the three months ended March 31, 2025, primarily due to increases in income from ticket fees due to the increase in the number of guests paying ticket fees and increases in the price of ticket fees and increases in advertising income. As a result of our Amended ESA, advertising income increased from the prior year by $5.2 million due to an increase in discount rates related to the significant financing component of the Amended ESA, partially offset by lower amortization of deferred revenues due to an increase in the term of the Amended ESA. See Note 3—Revenue Recognition in the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements under Part I, Item 1 of this Form 10-Q for additional information about the Amended ESA.
Operating costs and expenses. Operating costs and expenses increased $39.6 million, or 5.3%, during the three months ended March 31, 2026, compared to the three months ended March 31, 2025. Film exhibition costs increased $35.4 million, or 23.4%, during the three months ended March 31, 2026, compared to the three months ended March 31, 2025, primarily due to the increase in admissions revenue due to the factors discussed above and film rental terms. As a percentage of admissions revenues, film exhibition costs were 47.0% for the three months ended March 31, 2026, compared to 45.7% for the three months ended March 31, 2025. The increase in film exhibition cost percentage is primarily due to increased box office revenues in U.S. markets from higher grossing films in the current year, which typically results in higher film exhibition costs.
Food and beverage costs increased $3.3 million, or 8.0%, during the three months ended March 31, 2026, compared to the three months ended March 31, 2025. The increase in food and beverage costs was primarily due to the increase in food and beverage revenues due to the factors discussed above, partially offset by a decrease in food and beverage cost as a percentage of food and beverage revenues. As a percentage of food and beverage revenues, food and beverage costs were 17.1% for the three months ended March 31, 2026, compared to 18.9% for the three months ended March 31, 2025.
Operating expense increased by $3.7 million, or 1.3%, during the three months ended March 31, 2026, compared to the three months ended March 31, 2025. The increase in operating expense was primarily due to the increase in attendance. As a percentage of revenues, operating expense was 39.4% for the three months ended March 31, 2026, compared to 46.7% for the three months ended March 31, 2025. The decrease in operating expense as a percentage of revenues is primarily due to the operating leverage gained as attendance increases. Rent expense decreased $0.2 million, or 0.1%, during the three months ended March 31, 2026, compared to the three months ended March 31, 2025, primarily due to a decrease in average screens of 1.6%.
Merger, acquisition, and other costs. Merger, acquisition, and other costs were $0.9 million during the three months ended March 31, 2026, compared to $3.0 million during the three months ended March 31, 2025. The prior year expense relates to severance costs in U.S. markets.
Other. Other general and administrative expense increased $1.2 million, or 3.2%, during the three months ended March 31, 2026, compared to the three months ended March 31, 2025, primarily due to increases in stock-based compensation expense.
Depreciation and amortization. Depreciation and amortization decreased $1.7 million, or 2.9%, during the three months ended March 31, 2026, compared to the three months ended March 31, 2025, primarily due to theatre
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closures and lower depreciation expense on theatres impaired during the year ended December 31, 2025.
Other income. Other income of $(61.5) million during the three months ended March 31, 2026 was primarily due to $(52.4) million of income related to the decrease in fair value of the derivative liability for the embedded derivative features in the New Exchangeable Notes, $(7.1) million of income related to the decrease in fair value of the derivative liability for the embedded derivative features in the Existing Exchangeable Notes and $(2.6) million in equity in earnings related to non-consolidated entities. Other income of $(45.4) million during the three months ended March 31, 2025 was primarily due to $(45.1) million of income related to the decrease in fair value of the derivative liability for the embedded conversion feature in the Existing Exchangeable Notes and $(0.7) million in equity in earnings related to non-consolidated entities. See Note 1—Basis of Presentation in the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements under Part I, Item 1 of this Form 10-Q for additional information about the components of other income.
Interest expense. Interest expense increased $20.2 million to $122.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026 compared to $102.7 million during the three months ended March 31, 2025 primarily due to increased interest expense of $30.9 million on the New 2029 Notes issued on July 24, 2025, $9.6 million related to higher discount rates on the significant financing component of the Amended ESA and $3.6 million on the New Exchangeable Notes issued on July 1, 2025, partially offset by declines in interest expense of $11.4 million on the Existing 7.5% Notes due to redemptions of $590.0 million aggregate principal amount on July 24, 2025, $7.7 million on the Existing Exchangeable Notes issued on July 22, 2024 due to redemptions of $337.4 million aggregate principal amount on July 24, 2025, $2.2 million on the New Term Loans due to lower interest rates, $1.5 million on the Second Lien Notes due to redemptions of the remaining principal balances, $0.7 million on the Senior Subordinated Notes due 2026 due to redemptions of the remaining principal balances, and $0.6 million on the Senior Subordinated Notes due 2025 due to redemptions of the remaining principal balances. See Note 3—Revenue Recognition in the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements under Part I, Item 1 of this Form 10-Q for additional information about the Amended ESA and Note 5—Corporate Borrowings and Finance Lease Liabilities in the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements under Part I, Item 1 of this Form 10-Q for additional information about our indebtedness.
Investment income. Investment income was $(18.2) million for the three months ended March 31, 2026, compared to investment income of $(5.5) million for the three months ended March 31, 2025. Investment income in the current year includes $(18.0) million of realized and unrealized gains on our investments in common shares in Hycroft, and interest income of $(0.2) million. Investment income in the prior year includes interest income of $(2.7) million and $(2.8) million of unrealized gains on our investments in common shares and warrants to purchase common shares in Hycroft. See Note 1—Basis of Presentation in the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements under Part I, Item 1 of this Form 10-Q for additional information about our investments in Hycroft.
Income tax provision. The income tax provision was $0.5 million and $0.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and March 31, 2025, respectively. See Note 7 — Income Taxes in the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements under Part I, Item 1 of this Form 10-Q for further information.
Net loss. Net loss was $85.2 million and $178.4 million during the three months ended March 31, 2026, and March 31, 2025, respectively. Net loss during the three months ended March 31, 2026 compared to net loss for the three months ended March 31, 2025 was positively impacted by the increase in attendance as a result of the popularity of new film releases compared to the prior year, decreases in rent, decreases in depreciation and amortization, increases in other income, increases in investment income and decreases in income tax provision, partially offset by increases in interest expense.
Theatrical Exhibition–International Markets
Revenues. Total revenues increased $59.1 million, or 24.1%, during the three months ended March 31, 2026, compared to the three months ended March 31, 2025. Admissions revenues increased $39.4 million, or 27.7%, during the three months ended March 31, 2026, compared to the three months ended March 31, 2025, primarily due to an increase in attendance of 12.6% from 15.0 million patrons to 16.9 million patrons and a 13.3% increase in average ticket price. The increase in average ticket price was primarily due to increased ticket prices and increases in foreign currency translation rates. Attendance increased in International markets due to the popularity of film product compared to the prior year.
Food and beverage revenues increased $22.1 million, or 33.4%, during the three months ended March 31, 2026, compared to the three months ended March 31, 2025, primarily due to the increase in attendance and increase in
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food and beverage per patron. Food and beverage per patron increased 18.6% from $4.41 to $5.23 primarily due to an increase in average prices, the percentage of guests making transactions, and increases in foreign currency translation rates, partially offset by lower units per transaction by guests.
Total other theatre revenues decreased $2.4 million, or 6.5%, during the three months ended March 31, 2026, compared to the three months ended March 31, 2025, primarily due to decreases in income from expirations of package tickets and gift cards in our International markets, partially offset by increases in income from ticket fees due to the increase in the number of guests paying ticket fees, increases in advertising income and increases in foreign currency translation rates.
Operating costs and expenses. Operating costs and expenses increased $43.1 million, or 16.2%, during the three months ended March 31, 2026, compared to the three months ended March 31, 2025. Film exhibition costs increased $15.4 million, or 28.7%, during the three months ended March 31, 2026, compared to the three months ended March 31, 2025, primarily due to the increase in admissions revenues due to the factors discussed above and film rental terms. As a percentage of admissions revenues, film exhibition costs were 38.0% for the three months ended March 31, 2026, compared to 37.6% for the three months ended March 31, 2025. The increase in film exhibition cost percentage is primarily due to increased box office revenues in International markets from higher grossing films in the current year, which typically results in higher film exhibition costs.
Food and beverage costs increased $5.9 million, or 36.4%, during the three months ended March 31, 2026, compared to the three months ended March 31, 2025. The increase in food and beverage costs was primarily due to the increase in food and beverage revenues due to the factors discussed above. As a percentage of food and beverage revenues, food and beverage costs were 25.0% for the three months ended March 31, 2026, compared to 24.5% for the three months ended March 31, 2025.
Operating expense increased by $10.4 million, or 9.9%, during the three months ended March 31, 2026, compared to the three months ended March 31, 2025. The increase in operating expense was primarily due to the increase in foreign currency translation rates and the increase in attendance. As a percentage of revenues, operating expense was 37.8% for the three months ended March 31, 2026, compared to 42.7% for the three months ended March 31, 2025. The decrease in operating expense as a percentage of revenues is primarily due to the operating leverage gained as attendance increases. Rent expense increased $6.2 million, or 11.2%, during the three months ended March 31, 2026, compared to the three months ended March 31, 2025, primarily due to increases in foreign currency translation rates, partially offset by a decrease in average screens of 0.4%.
Merger, acquisition, and other costs. Merger, acquisition, and other costs were $0.2 million during the three months ended March 31, 2026, compared to $0 million during the three months ended March 31, 2025.
Other. Other general and administrative expense increased $3.7 million, or 20.2%, during the three months ended March 31, 2026, compared to the three months ended March 31, 2025 primarily due to increases in foreign currency translation rates and increases in incentive bonus expense.
Depreciation and amortization. Depreciation and amortization increased $1.3 million, or 7.5%, during the three months ended March 31, 2026, compared to the three months ended March 31, 2025, primarily due to increases in foreign currency translation rates, partially offset by theatre closures and lower depreciation expense on theatres impaired during the year ended December 31, 2025.
Other expense (income). Other expense of $9.1 million during the three months ended March 31, 2026 was primarily due to $9.0 million in foreign currency transaction losses. Other income of $(13.4) million during the three months ended March 31, 2025 was primarily due to $(13.0) million in foreign currency transaction gains. See Note 1—Basis of Presentation in the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements under Part I, Item 1 of this Form 10-Q for additional information about the components of other expense (income).
Interest expense. Interest expense increased $0.6 million to $17.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026 compared to $16.4 million during the three months ended March 31, 2025. See Note 5—Corporate Borrowings and Finance Lease Liabilities in the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements under Part I, Item 1 of this Form 10-Q for additional information about our indebtedness.
Investment income. Investment income was $(0.1) million for the three months ended March 31, 2026, compared to investment income of $(0.2) million for the three months ended March 31, 2025. Investment income is
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comprised of interest income in the current and prior periods.
Income tax provision. The income tax provision was $1.7 million and $0.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and March 31, 2025, respectively. See Note 7 — Income Taxes in the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements under Part I, Item 1 of this Form 10-Q for further information.
Net loss. Net loss was $31.9 million and $23.7 million during the three months ended March 31, 2026, and March 31, 2025, respectively. Net loss during the three months ended March 31, 2026 compared to net loss for the three months ended March 31, 2025 was negatively impacted by the decrease in other income, increase in rent, increase in general and administrative expense, increase in depreciation and amortization, increase in interest expense, decrease in investment income, increase in income tax provision and increase in foreign currency translation rates, partially offset by the increase in attendance as a result of the popularity of new film releases compared to the prior year.
Adjusted EBITDA
We present Adjusted EBITDA as a supplemental measure of our performance. We define Adjusted EBITDA as net earnings (loss) plus (i) income tax provision (benefit), (ii) interest expense and (iii) depreciation and amortization, as further adjusted to eliminate the impact of certain items that we do not consider indicative of our ongoing operating performance and to include attributable EBITDA from equity investments in theatre operations in International markets. These further adjustments are itemized below. You are encouraged to evaluate these adjustments and the reasons we consider them appropriate for supplemental analysis. In evaluating Adjusted EBITDA, you should be aware that in the future we may incur expenses that are the same as or similar to some of the adjustments in this presentation. Our presentation of Adjusted EBITDA should not be construed as an inference that our future results will be unaffected by unusual or non-recurring items. Our definition of Adjusted EBITDA and adjustments made to net earnings (loss) to calculate it are broadly consistent with how Adjusted EBITDA is defined and calculated in our debt agreements.
During the first quarter of 2026, we changed our definition of Adjusted EBITDA to adjust for net periodic pension cost. Net periodic pension cost is a recurring expense that includes several components such as service cost, interest cost, expected return on plan assets, amortization of prior service cost, and amortization of actuarial gains/losses. Additionally, we also include infrequent gains and losses from benefit curtailments and settlements of pension obligations in net periodic pension cost. We no longer believe that net periodic pension cost should be included in Adjusted EBITDA as the pension plans are frozen, service cost is zero, and the remaining components are not indicative of ongoing operating performance as they are not driven by current operating decisions and largely depend on actuarial assumptions. While not the basis for this change, the revised definition further aligns our definition of Adjusted EBITDA with the definition used in our debt agreements. The adjustment for net periodic pension cost is included in the caption titled “other income” in the condensed consolidated statement of operations and in the reconciliation of net loss to Adjusted EBITDA further below. See the components of other income table in Note 1—Basis of Presentation for net periodic pension cost recorded in each period presented. All comparative period information for Adjusted EBITDA has been re-cast to conform with the current definition. The impact of this change on previously reported negative Adjusted EBITDA for the three months ended March 31, 2025 was an improvement of $0.3 million.
The following tables set forth our Adjusted EBITDA by reportable operating segment and our reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA:
Three Months Ended
Adjusted EBITDA (In millions)
March 31, 2026
March 31, 2025
U.S. markets
$
21.9
$
(57.1)
International markets
16.4
(0.6)
Total Adjusted EBITDA
$
38.3
$
(57.7)
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Three Months Ended
(In millions)
March 31, 2026
March 31, 2025
Net loss
$
(117.1)
$
(202.1)
Plus:
Income tax provision (1)
2.2
1.6
Interest expense
139.9
119.1
Depreciation and amortization
75.7
76.1
Certain operating expense (income) (2)
(0.3)
2.8
Equity in earnings of non-consolidated entities (3)
(2.7)
(0.8)
Attributable EBITDA (4)
0.2
0.4
Investment income (5)
(18.3)
(5.7)
Other income (6)
(49.7)
(57.8)
Merger, acquisition and other costs (7)
1.1
3.0
Stock-based compensation expense (8)
7.3
5.7
Adjusted EBITDA
$
38.3
$
(57.7)
(1) For information regarding the income tax provision, see Note 7—Income Taxes in the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements under Part I, Item 1 of this Form 10-Q.
(2) Amounts represent preopening expense related to temporarily closed screens under renovation, theatre and other closure expense for the permanent closure of screens, disposition of assets, and other non-operating gains or losses included in operating expenses. We have excluded these items as they are non-cash in nature or related to theatres that are not open.
(3) Equity in earnings of non-consolidated entities during the three months ended March 31, 2026 primarily consisted of equity in earnings from AC JV of $(2.4) million. Equity in earnings of non-consolidated entities during the three months ended March 31, 2025 primarily consisted of equity in earnings from AC JV of $(0.8) million.
(4) Attributable EBITDA includes the EBITDA from equity investments in theatre operators in certain International markets. See below for a reconciliation of our equity in (earnings) of non-consolidated entities to attributable EBITDA. Because these equity investments are in theatre operators in regions where we hold a significant market share, we believe attributable EBITDA is more indicative of the performance of these equity investments and management uses this measure to monitor and evaluate these equity investments.
Three Months Ended
(In millions)
March 31, 2026
March 31, 2025
Equity in (earnings) of non-consolidated entities
$
(2.7)
$
(0.8)
Less:
Equity in (earnings) of non-consolidated entities excluding International theatre joint ventures
(2.7)
(0.8)
Equity in earnings of International theatre joint ventures
—
—
Depreciation and amortization
0.2
0.4
Attributable EBITDA
$
0.2
$
0.4
(5) Investment income during the three months ended March 31, 2026 includes realized and unrealized gains on our investments in Hycroft of $(18.0) million and interest income of $(0.3) million. Investment income during the three months ended March 31, 2025 included interest income of $(2.9) million and unrealized gains on our investments in Hycroft of $(2.8) million.
(6) Other income during the three months ended March 31, 2026 includes a decrease in the fair value of the bifurcated embedded derivative in the New Exchangeable Notes of $(52.4) million and a decrease in the fair value of the bifurcated embedded derivative in the Existing Exchangeable Notes of $(7.1) million, partially offset by foreign currency transaction losses of $9.0 million, net periodic pension cost of $0.5 million, and debt modification third party fees of $0.3 million. Other income during the three months ended March 31, 2025, included a decrease in the fair value of the bifurcated embedded derivative in the Existing Exchangeable Notes of $(45.1) million and foreign currency transaction gains of $(13.0) million, partially offset by $0.3 million of net periodic pension cost.
(7) Merger, acquisition and other costs are excluded as they are non-operating in nature.
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(8) Non-cash expense included in general and administrative: other.
Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure commonly used in our industry and should not be construed as an alternative to net earnings (loss) as an indicator of operating performance (as determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP). Adjusted EBITDA may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies. We have included Adjusted EBITDA because we believe it provides management and investors with additional information to measure our performance and estimate our value.
Adjusted EBITDA has important limitations as an analytical tool, and you should not consider it in isolation, or as a substitute for analysis of our results as reported under U.S. GAAP. For example, Adjusted EBITDA:
● does not reflect our capital expenditures, future requirements for capital expenditures or contractual commitments;
● does not reflect changes in, or cash requirements for, our working capital needs;
● does not reflect the significant interest expenses, or the cash requirements necessary to service interest or principal payments on our debt;
● excludes income tax payments that represent a reduction in cash available to us; and
● does not reflect any cash requirements for the assets being depreciated and amortized that may have to be replaced in the future.
During the three months ended March 31, 2026, Adjusted EBITDA in the U.S. markets was $21.9 million compared to $(57.1) million during the three months ended March 31, 2025. The year-over-year increase was primarily driven by an increase in attendance due to the popularity of film releases compared to the prior year, an increase in average ticket price, an increase in food and beverage per patron, and an increase in advertising income in other revenues related to an increase in discount rates for the significant financing component of the Amended ESA, partially offset by lower amortization of deferred revenues due to an increase in the term of the Amended ESA. During the three months ended March 31, 2026, Adjusted EBITDA in the International markets was $16.4 million compared to $(0.6) million during the three months ended March 31, 2025. The year-over-year increase was primarily driven by an increase in attendance due to the popularity of film releases compared to the prior year, an increase in average ticket price, an increase in food and beverage per patron and the increase in foreign currency translation rates, partially offset by decreases in income from expirations of package tickets and gift cards. During the three months ended March 31, 2026, Adjusted EBITDA in the U.S. markets and International markets was $38.3 million compared to $(57.7) million during the three months ended March 31, 2025, driven by the aforementioned factors impacting Adjusted EBITDA.
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
Our consolidated revenues are primarily collected in cash, principally through admissions and food and beverage sales. We have an operating “float” which partially finances our operations and which generally permits us to maintain a smaller amount of working capital capacity. This float exists because admissions revenues are received in cash, while exhibition costs (primarily film rentals) are ordinarily paid to distributors from 20 to 45 days following receipt of admissions revenues. Film distributors generally release the films which they anticipate will be the most successful during the summer and year-end holiday seasons. Consequently, we typically generate higher revenues during such periods and experience higher working capital requirements following such periods.
We had working capital deficit (excluding restricted cash) as of March 31, 2026, and December 31, 2025 of $(1,124.4) million and $(1,090.6) million, respectively. As of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, working capital included operating lease liabilities of $560.6 million and $560.0 million, respectively, and deferred revenues of $446.9 million and $465.5 million, respectively.
As of March 31, 2026, we had cash and cash equivalents of $339.2 million.
During the three months ended March 31, 2026, we enhanced liquidity through equity issuances. See Note 6—Stockholders’ Deficit and Note 11—Subsequent Events in the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements under Part I, Item 1 of this Form 10-Q for further information.
We expect, from time to time, to continue to seek to retire or purchase our outstanding debt through cash purchases and/or exchanges for equity or debt, in open-market purchases, privately negotiated transactions or otherwise.
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We continuously monitor the capital markets and our capital structure, and may, from time to time, seek to refinance, amend or otherwise restructure our outstanding debt on an opportunistic basis. Such repurchases, refinancings, amendments, restructurings or exchanges, if any, will be upon such terms and at such prices as we may determine, and will depend on prevailing market conditions, our liquidity requirements, the availability of authorized share capital, contractual restrictions and other factors. The amounts involved may be material and, to the extent equity is used, dilutive. See Note 11—Subsequent Events in the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements under Part I, Item 1 of this Form 10-Q for further information about debt exchanges occurring after March 31, 2026.
Odeon Credit Agreement
On April 17, 2026, Odeon Finco, a wholly-owned direct subsidiary of OCGL and an indirect subsidiary of Holdings, entered into the Odeon Credit Agreement, by and among Odeon Finco, as borrower, OCGL, as the company, the lenders party thereto and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as administrative agent and security agent, pursuant to which Odeon Finco borrowed $425,000,000 of Odeon Term Loans due 2031. The proceeds from the Odeon Term Loans due 2031 and approximately $38.2 million of cash from the balance sheet were used to fund the Odeon Notes Redemption of Odeon Finco’s outstanding Odeon Notes due 2027 and to pay related fees, costs, premiums and expenses, including approximately $23.5 million of interest due on the Odeon Notes due 2027. In connection with the Odeon Notes Redemption, the Odeon Notes due 2027 have been delisted from the Official List of The International Stock Exchange. See Note 11—Subsequent Events in the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements under Part I, Item 1 of this Form 10-Q for further information.
Liquidity Requirements
We believe our existing cash and cash equivalents, together with cash generated from operations, will be sufficient to fund our operations and satisfy our obligations currently and through the next twelve months. Our current cash burn rates are not sustainable long-term. Based on our current cost structure, in order to achieve sustainable net positive cash flows from operating activities, we believe that revenues will need to increase from current levels to levels at least in line with pre-COVID-19 revenues. Until such time as we are able to achieve sustainable net positive cash flows from operating activities, it is difficult to estimate our future cash burn rates and liquidity requirements. Depending on our assumptions regarding the timing and ability to achieve levels of revenue, the estimates of the required liquidity vary significantly.
There can be no assurance that the revenues, costs, attendance levels and other assumptions used to estimate our liquidity requirements and future cash burn rates will be correct, and our ability to be predictive is uncertain due to our limited ability to predict studio film release dates, the overall production and theatrical release levels and success of individual titles. Further, there can be no assurances that we will be successful in generating the additional liquidity necessary to meet our obligations beyond twelve months from the issuance of this Quarterly Report on terms acceptable to us or at all.
The following is a summary of our net cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and March 31, 2025:
(in millions)
March 31, 2026
March 31, 2025
Operating activities
$
(128.5)
$
(370.0)
Investing activities
(15.5)
(46.9)
Financing activities
49.3
158.0
Cash Flows from Operating Activities
Net cash used in operating activities decreased by $241.5 million primarily due to a decrease in cash used for working capital, increases in attendance, increases in average ticket price, increases in food and beverage per patron, and a decrease in cash paid for interest. The decrease in cash used for working capital was primarily driven by the timing of incentive bonus payments and lower film rental payments. Incentive bonus payments were made during the three months ended March 31, 2025 in the prior year, compared to the three months ended June 30, 2026 in the current year. Film rental payments declined in the current year due to weaker fourth-quarter 2025 box office performance compared to the fourth quarter of 2024.
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Cash Flows from Investing Activities
Net cash used in investing activities decreased by $31.4 million primarily due to proceeds from the sale of part of our investment in Hycroft and increases in proceeds from sales of long-term assets.
We fund the costs of constructing, maintaining and remodeling our theatres through existing cash balances, cash generated from operations, lease incentives, or capital raised, as necessary. We generally lease our theatres pursuant to long-term, non-cancelable operating leases, which may require the developer who owns the property, to help fund our construction costs by offering lease incentives. We estimate that our capital expenditures, net of lease incentives, will be approximately $175.0 million to $225.0 million for the year ending December 31, 2026 to maintain and enhance operations.
Cash Flows from Financing Activities
Net cash provided by financing activities decreased $108.7 million primarily due to decreased proceeds from equity issuances and an increase in cash used to pay deferred financing costs, partially offset by less cash used to repurchase debt.
Covenant Compliance
As of March 31, 2026, we believe that we were in full compliance with all agreements, including related covenants, governing our outstanding debt.
Formation of Unrestricted Subsidiaries
On July 22, 2024, Multi-Cinema, a Missouri corporation and a direct subsidiary of Holdings, assigned or transferred the net assets (“Theatre Net Assets”) of 175 theatres and transferred a 100% interest in certain intellectual property assets to its direct subsidiary Centertainment Development, LLC (“Centertainment”), and the Theatre Net Assets were in turn transferred to Centertainment’s direct wholly-owned subsidiary Muvico. Theatre Net Assets include lease contracts and theatre property, including furniture, fixtures, plant and equipment, and other working capital items associated directly with the theatre locations. At the same time, Muvico licensed the intellectual property back to Multi-Cinema for its continued use in the operation of its retained theatres and entered into a management agreement for Multi-Cinema to operate the theatres transferred to Muvico. Muvico and Centertainment (collectively, the “Muvico Group”) are unrestricted subsidiaries under the indenture governing Holdings’ 7.5% First Lien Senior Secured Notes (the “Existing 7.5% Notes”).
Unrestricted Subsidiaries’ Financial Information and Operating Metrics
Pursuant to the indenture governing Holdings’ Existing 7.5% Notes, the indenture governing Muvico’s New Exchangeable Notes, and the Muvico Credit Agreement governing Holdings’ and Muvico’s new term loans maturing in 2029 (the “New Term Loans”), we are presenting the following financial information and operating metrics for the Muvico Group separately from Holdings and its restricted subsidiaries (the “Restricted Subsidiaries” and collectively with Holdings, the “AMC Group”). AMC Theatres of UK Limited, which is an unrestricted subsidiary under the indenture governing Holdings’ Existing 7.5% Notes, has been included with the Restricted Subsidiaries for the purposes of the following presentation of financial information and operating metrics (this subsidiary is individually immaterial). The financial information presented for AMC Group and Muvico Group is presented on a standalone basis with discrete identification of the assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses associated with the Theatre Net Assets that were transferred to Muvico. Intercompany transactions between entities within the AMC Group or within the Muvico Group have been eliminated. Certain entities within the AMC Group and within the Muvico Group are parties to intercompany management, licensing, and debt agreements with each other. These transactions are reflected discretely within the columnar presentation below and are properly eliminated upon consolidation. The financial information is also prepared using the historical cost carrying values of Holdings, the top parent entity.
Holdings and Muvico are co-borrowers and joint and severally liable for the New Term Loans. Pursuant to ASC 405-40, we have allocated fifty percent (50%) of the liabilities, interest expense and cash flows each to Muvico and Holdings, respectively. The basis of this allocation is the amount we expect each party to pay.
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Three Months Ended March 31, 2026
AMCEH &
Restricted
Muvico Group
Subsidiaries/AMC
Unrestricted
Group (1)
Subsidiaries
Eliminations
Consolidated
(In millions)
(unaudited)
(unaudited)
(unaudited)
(unaudited)
Revenues
Admissions
$
423.4
$
155.0
$
—
$
578.4
Food and beverage
269.1
78.2
—
347.3
Other theatre (3)
105.1
19.3
(4.7)
119.7
Total revenues
797.6
252.5
(4.7)
1,045.4
Operating costs and expenses
Film exhibition costs
183.8
71.8
—
255.6
Food and beverage costs
53.4
13.0
—
66.4
Operating expense, excluding depreciation and amortization below
313.3
94.0
—
407.3
Rent
168.8
55.3
—
224.1
General and administrative:
Merger, acquisition and other costs
1.1
—
—
1.1
Other, excluding depreciation and amortization below (3)
63.3
2.3
(4.7)
60.9
Depreciation and amortization
57.6
18.1
—
75.7
Operating costs and expenses
841.3
254.5
(4.7)
1,091.1
Operating loss
(43.7)
(2.0)
—
(45.7)
Other expense, net:
Other expense (income)
6.8
(59.2)
—
(52.4)
Interest expense:
Corporate borrowings
53.5
66.4
—
119.9
Finance lease obligations
1.5
—
—
1.5
Intercompany interest expense
1.7
—
(1.7)
—
Non-cash NCM exhibitor services agreement
18.5
—
—
18.5
Intercompany interest income
—
(1.7)
1.7
—
Investment income
(18.2)
(0.1)
—
(18.3)
Total other expense, net
63.8
5.4
—
69.2
Loss before income taxes
(107.5)
(7.4)
—
(114.9)
Income tax provision (2)
2.2
—
—
2.2
Net loss
$
(109.7)
$
(7.4)
$
—
$
(117.1)
Three Months Ended March 31, 2026
AMCEH &
Restricted
Muvico Group
Subsidiaries/AMC
Unrestricted
Group (1)
Subsidiaries
Consolidated
(In millions)
(unaudited)
(unaudited)
(unaudited)
Net loss
$
(109.7)
$
(7.4)
$
(117.1)
Other comprehensive loss:
Unrealized foreign currency translation adjustments
(15.5)
—
(15.5)
Other comprehensive loss
(15.5)
—
(15.5)
Total comprehensive loss
$
(125.2)
$
(7.4)
$
(132.6)
(1) This column provides the information required to be presented for (i) Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries under the indentures governing the New Exchangeable Notes and Existing 7.5% Notes and (ii) AMC Group under the Muvico Credit Agreement. Transactions between Holdings and its restricted subsidiaries have been eliminated.
(2) Muvico is a disregarded entity for federal and state income tax purposes with all tax expense and deferred taxes recorded at the AMC Group level.
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(3) Includes intercompany management fee revenues of $2.3 million recorded by AMCEH & Restricted Subsidiaries/AMC Group and intercompany license fee revenues of $2.4 million recorded by Muvico Group Unrestricted Subsidiaries. Corresponding amounts of expense are included in general and administrative: other for Muvico Group Unrestricted Subsidiaries and AMCEH & Restricted Subsidiaries/AMC Group.
Three Months Ended March 31, 2026
AMCEH &
Restricted
Muvico Group
Subsidiaries/AMC
Unrestricted
Group (3)
Subsidiaries
Consolidated
Key operating metrics:
(unaudited)
(unaudited)
(unaudited)
Average ticket price
$
11.72
$
13.47
$
12.15
Attendance (in thousands) (1)
36,117
11,505
47,622
Number of screens operated (2)
7,390
2,217
9,607
Number of theatres operated (2)
680
172
852
Adjusted EBITDA (4)
$
22.1
$
16.2
$
38.3
(1) Includes consolidated theatres only and excludes screens offline due to construction.
(2) The screens and theatres of the Muvico Group are operated by Multi-Cinema pursuant to the management agreement.
(3) This column provides the information required to be presented for (i) Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries under the indentures governing the New Exchangeable Notes and Existing 7.5% Notes and (ii) AMC Group under the Muvico Credit Agreement.
(4) Below is a reconciliation of net loss to Adjusted EBITDA for AMCEH & Restricted Subsidiaries/AMC Group and Muvico Group. The reconciling items below have the same definitions and are of the same nature as the reconciling items presented previously in Management’s Discussion and Analysis section of this Form 10-Q.
Three Months Ended March 31, 2026
AMCEH &
Restricted
Muvico Group
Subsidiaries/AMC
Unrestricted
Group (1)
Subsidiaries
Eliminations
Consolidated
(In millions)
(unaudited)
(unaudited)
(unaudited)
(unaudited)
Net loss
$
(109.7)
$
(7.4)
$
—
$
(117.1)
Plus:
Income tax provision
2.2
—
—
2.2
Interest expense
75.2
66.4
(1.7)
139.9
Depreciation and amortization
57.6
18.1
—
75.7
Certain operating expense (income)
(0.4)
0.1
—
(0.3)
Equity in earnings of non-consolidated entities
(2.7)
—
—
(2.7)
Attributable EBITDA
0.2
—
—
0.2
Investment income
(18.2)
(1.8)
1.7
(18.3)
Other expense (income)
9.5
(59.2)
—
(49.7)
Merger, acquisition and other costs
1.1
—
—
1.1
Stock-based compensation expense
7.3
—
—
7.3
Adjusted EBITDA
$
22.1
$
16.2
$
—
$
38.3
(1) This column provides the information required to be presented for (i) Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries under the indentures governing the New Exchangeable Notes and Existing 7.5% Notes and (ii) AMC Group under the Muvico Credit Agreement.
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As of March 31, 2026
AMCEH &
Restricted
Muvico Group
Subsidiaries/AMC
Unrestricted
Group (3)
Subsidiaries
Eliminations
Consolidated
(In millions, except share data)
(unaudited)
(unaudited)
(unaudited)
(unaudited)
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents (1)
$
157.9
$
181.3
$
—
$
339.2
Restricted cash
41.7
—
—
41.7
Receivables, net
100.1
3.2
—
103.3
Other current assets
80.4
18.1
—
98.5
Total current assets
380.1
202.6
—
582.7
Property, net
994.4
330.4
—
1,324.8
Operating lease right-of-use assets, net
2,310.4
730.1
—
3,040.5
Intangible assets, net
42.0
104.4
—
146.4
Goodwill
2,391.9
—
—
2,391.9
Other long-term assets
197.9
0.6
—
198.5
Intercompany receivables (2)
—
2,126.2
(2,126.2)
—
Investment in subsidiary
445.8
—
(445.8)
—
Total assets
$
6,762.5
$
3,494.3
$
(2,572.0)
$
7,684.8
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable
$
239.8
$
33.7
$
—
$
273.5
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
306.5
52.2
—
358.7
Deferred revenues and income
438.4
8.5
—
446.9
Current maturities of corporate borrowings
9.9
9.9
—
19.8
Current maturities of finance lease liabilities
5.8
—
—
5.8
Current maturities of operating lease liabilities
412.3
148.3
—
560.6
Total current liabilities
1,412.7
252.6
—
1,665.3
Corporate borrowings
1,823.6
2,120.5
—
3,944.1
Finance lease liabilities
44.2
—
—
44.2
Operating lease liabilities
2,681.4
673.4
—
3,354.8
Exhibitor services agreement
457.5
—
—
457.5
Deferred tax liability, net (4)
36.1
—
—
36.1
Intercompany payables (2)
2,126.2
—
(2,126.2)
—
Other long-term liabilities
107.3
2.0
—
109.3
Total liabilities
8,689.0
3,048.5
(2,126.2)
9,611.3
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders’ or member's equity (deficit):
Preferred stock
—
—
—
—
Class A common stock
6.1
—
—
6.1
Additional paid-in capital
7,221.4
592.8
(592.8)
7,221.4
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
(57.7)
—
—
(57.7)
Accumulated deficit
(9,096.3)
(147.0)
147.0
(9,096.3)
Total stockholders' or member's equity (deficit)
(1,926.5)
445.8
(445.8)
(1,926.5)
Total liabilities and stockholders’ or member's equity (deficit)
$
6,762.5
$
3,494.3
$
(2,572.0)
$
7,684.8
(1) The cash held in bank accounts differs from the book balance due to deposits in transit, payments in transit, and certain cash equivalents.
(2) Intercompany receivables (payables) includes intercompany loans, fees receivable/payable pursuant to the management agreement and intellectual property license agreement, the intercompany receivable/payable created by allocating the New Term Loans borrowings between Holdings and Muvico, and other intercompany balances created as a result of the 2025 Refinancing Transactions and 2024 Refinancing Transactions.
(3) This column provides the information required to be presented for (i) Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries under the indentures governing the New Exchangeable Notes and Existing 7.5% Notes and (ii) AMC Group under the Muvico Credit Agreement.
(4) Muvico is a disregarded entity for federal and state income tax purposes with all tax expense and deferred taxes recorded at the AMC Group level.
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Three Months Ended March 31, 2026
AMCEH &
Restricted
Muvico Group
Subsidiaries/AMC
Unrestricted
Group (1)
Subsidiaries
Consolidated
(In millions)
(unaudited)
(unaudited)
(unaudited)
Net loss
$
(109.7)
$
(7.4)
$
(117.1)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization
57.6
18.1
75.7
Gain on derivatives
—
(59.5)
(59.5)
Deferred income taxes
0.3
—
0.3
Gain on investments in Hycroft
(18.0)
—
(18.0)
Amortization of net discount on corporate borrowings to interest expense
3.0
1.1
4.1
Amortization of deferred financing costs to interest expense
2.0
3.0
5.0
PIK interest expense
—
15.4
15.4
Non-cash portion of stock-based compensation
7.3
—
7.3
Equity in earnings from non-consolidated entities, net of distributions
(0.7)
—
(0.7)
Lease incentives
17.8
—
17.8
Non-cash rent benefit
(25.4)
(3.9)
(29.3)
Net periodic pension cost
0.5
—
0.5
Change in assets and liabilities:
Receivables
52.6
2.6
55.2
Other assets
(19.9)
18.2
(1.7)
Accounts payable
(85.4)
(6.6)
(92.0)
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
(19.0)
20.4
1.4
Intercompany receivables and payables
(8.8)
8.8
—
Other, net
7.1
—
7.1
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
(138.7)
10.2
(128.5)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures
(36.3)
(9.9)
(46.2)
Proceeds from disposition of long-term assets
1.0
—
1.0
Proceeds from sale of Hycroft
29.7
—
29.7
Net cash used in investing activities
(5.6)
(9.9)
(15.5)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Net proceeds from equity issuances
63.4
—
63.4
Scheduled principal payments under term loan borrowings
(2.5)
(2.5)
(5.0)
Principal payments under finance lease obligations
(1.2)
—
(1.2)
Cash used to pay deferred financing costs
—
(4.2)
(4.2)
Taxes paid for restricted unit withholdings
(3.7)
—
(3.7)
Proceeds (payments) of intercompany loans
(9.0)
9.0
—
Net cash provided by financing activities
47.0
2.3
49.3
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash
(1.7)
—
(1.7)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash
(99.0)
2.6
(96.4)
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period
298.6
178.7
477.3
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period
$
199.6
$
181.3
$
380.9
(1) This column provides the information required to be presented for (i) Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries under the indentures governing the New Exchangeable Notes and Existing 7.5% Notes and (ii) AMC Group under the Muvico Credit Agreement.