AMC Entertainment Will Lean Into Concert Films After ‘Eras Tour’ Success; “Our Phone Has Been Ringing Off The Hook,” Says CEO
deadline.comTheater chain AMC will make a handsome profit from distributing and from its box office grosses, which passed $232 million globally, said CEO Adam Aron.
He declined to give any numbers until year end since both Swift — and Renaissance: A Film By Beyoncé, which launches Dec. 1 — fall in the current fourth quarter.
But he assured Wall Streeters on a conference call after strong quarterly earnings that the company will definitely be leaning in to concert films for next year, in 2025 and beyond. “The phone has been ringing off the hook since we announced” The Eras Tour release, he said. “A significant number of the world’s best artists would like to explore doing things with AMC.” Eras opened Oct.
13 and only plays weekends, fout so far. “There will be a week 5, a week 6, a week 7, a week 8,” said Aron. “He doesn’t expect Renaissance will be quiet as big in theaters as Eras “but we do expect it to be significant and meaningful.
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