In a quarter when revenue in the movie industry was down 3.7% year-over-year and down 2.5% in attendance, AMC Theatres today reported second quarter revenues which were up 4.4%, net earnings up 122.5% for the same period, and an all-time attendance record with 97 million tickets sold during the quarter. The Kansas City-based circuit showed revenues during the quarter of $1.506 billion and net earnings of $49.4 million. AMC Theatres owns, operates, or has interest in 639 movie theaters in the U.
Discussing the results, AMC Theatres CEO Adam Aron said, “AMC delivered strong results for the second quarter of 2019, achieving 4.4% year-over-year total revenue growth to $1.506 billion, driven by record attendance in both our U.S. and international markets. Importantly, total Adjusted EBITDA grew 7.
A company who has been one of the leaders in the cinema dine-in concept, AMC generated record U.S. food and beverage per patron of $5.58 and total food and beverage per patron of $5.08, representing growth of 5.5% and 3.9%, respectively. Aron stated, “We continue to drive this performance by leveraging the power of the AMC platform, from experiential initiatives and enhancements at our theatres to a frictionless use of technology to communicate, engage and sell to our guests.
Indeed, the circuit's A-List program has been a financial win for the company and was announced at a time when its previous main competitor, MoviePass, was reeling from a plethora of issues that resulted in subscriber loss and their other national competitor, Sinemia, ending its subscription program altogether. MovePass announced at the beginning of July it would shut the service down"for several weeks" but has yet to come back on board.
During the quarter the company added premium recliner seating to 15 of their locations, nine in the U.S. and six internationally, and eight new Dolby screens, one new IMAX location, and one addition AMC Dolby Prime screen. Pursuing a commitment to reserved seating, the company converted 878 of their screens to reserved seating and currently have 97% of its branded screens and 98% of its dine-in locations available for reserved seating ticketing.
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