AMC’s Adam Aron now shares an optimistic company outlook for 2026 following a recovery trend of the movie theater industry.
The company recently announced a historic Memorial Day holiday weekend, setting all-time records for admissions revenue, food and beverage sales, and total revenue at its domestic locations.
The unprecedented performance, driven by blockbuster films and a resurgence in moviegoing, propelled AMC’s stock price to a near 20-week high of $4.04, reflecting a 22%+ surge in trading following the news.
This milestone marks AMC’s strongest revenue weekend of 2025, signaling a robust recovery for the cinema industry.
While the stock has since then fallen back down to $3.44, AMC CEO Adam Aron remains optimistic about the company’s outlook for 2026 stating:
“As we look at the balance of 2025, this is how we feel right about now. And in the it’s so good department, we believe that the film slate for 2026 will gross even more than that of 2025.”
In a round of x posts, Aron shared his excitement of upcoming films.
“And, oh my oh my, look at just some of the incredible movies still to be released in the next couple of months:”
- June 6 John Wick Ballerina & The Phoenician Scheme
- June 13 How to Train Your Dragon
- June 20 Pixar’s Elio & 28 Years Later
- June 27 F1 & M3Gan 2.0
- July 2 Jurassic World Rebirth
- July 11 Superman
- July 18 Smurfs & I Know What You Did Last Summer
- July 25 Marvel’s The Fantastic 4
“And in our view, we believe that the year should end so strong:,” he stated.
- October: The Smashing Machine, Avatar 2 Re-release, After the Hunt, Tron: Ares, The Black Phone 2, Good Fortune, Mortal Kombat 2
- November: The Running Man, Sisu 2, Now You See Me: Now You Don’t, Wicked: For Good, Zootopia 2
- December: Five Nights at Freddy’s 2, The SpongeBob Movie, Anaconda, Avatar: Fire and Ash
Investors React
AMC Entertainment has a broad shareholder base, with many loyalists even turned to customers.
Aron’s optimistic sentiment echo’s throughout the majority of AMC shareholders, though it is clear there is division amongst retail investors who fault Aron for the company’s declining share price.
Dilution continue to be a massive controversy amongst AMC Entertainment shareholders.
Loyalists support any and every move Aron and the company make, even if it destroys shareholder value.
Critics on the other hand argue their investments may be completely lost forever, given the fact that the company’s share price will need to rise several hundreds of dollars at this point just to break even.
Despite the criticism, one thing is clear, and that is AMC Entertainment continues to keep pushing forward.
But I’m curious to know what you think — leave your thoughts below.
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