AMC Theatres,, the largest circuit globally, posted the best home income in its 104-year historical past for a pre-Thanksgiving weekend counting admissions, meals and beverage, and merchandise
The previous three days, with the debuts of Depraved and Gladiator 2, additionally noticed the best home admissions income on the weekend earlier than Thanksgiving since 2019, and the third highest home admissions income on the weekend earlier than Thanksgiving within the chain’s historical past.
Followers flocked to the films within the U.S. and internationally with AMC Theatres and Odeon Cinemas welcoming a mixed 4.6 million moviegoers from Thursday to Sunday. Domestically, two of probably the most anticipated tentpoles of the yr drove an total estimated $205 million home weekend.
“What a beautiful approach to head into what we count on will likely be a busy and entertaining vacation moviegoing season,” mentioned AMC Leisure CEO Adam Aron.
Domestically, AMC’s merchandise packages for Depraved bought out halfway by way of the weekend, together with inexperienced and pink popcorn vessels and a 32-ounce Grippr Cup with two translucent toppers – each primarily based on the Common movie’s principal witchy characters Elphaba and Glinda.
Individually, beginning in late December, the corporate mentioned choose AMC places will play Depraved Singalong showtimes with the lyrics on display screen. Extra data to come back on occasions and places.
“We prolong our gratitude and congratulations to [director] Jon M. Chu and our companions at Common Footage on Depraved’s success, and as properly prolong our gratitude and congratulations to Sir Ridley Scott and our companions at Paramount for the success of Gladiator II. Each movies had been expertly made, and brilliantly marketed to their audiences,” Aron mentioned, calling the energetic weekend “one more demonstration that moviegoers wish to see these movies on the largest screens, with the largest sounds, and that theatrical exhibition is prepared and capable of help a number of blockbuster titles opening on the identical weekend.”
Heading into the U.S. Thanksgiving vacation weekend, Moana 2 opens in U.S. cinemas on Wednesday and at Odeon Cinemas within the UK on November 29.
Odeon Cinemas recorded its single-day income excessive for 2024 (admissions plus meals & beverage) on Saturday.
