AMC Entertainment Inc.

Kansas City, MO United States

  (Unannounced: AMC)

Company Description

AMC Entertainment shines when the lights go down. As the #2 movie theater chain in the US (behind Regal Entertainment), the company owns, partially owns, or operates about 360 theaters with 5,200 screens, most of which are in megaplexes (units with more than 14 screens and stadium seating). Nearly all of its theaters can be found throughout the US and Canada, though it does have about a dozen theaters in China (Hong Kong), France, and the UK. The firm also owns about 25% of MovieTickets.com. The company bought rival Loews Cineplex in 2006, significantly boosting its holdings. In 2010 AMC filed an IPO, its third attempt at a public offering since the mid-2000s.