AMC reports second-quarter results after the market closes next Monday.
The theater chain is still down more than 99% from its 2021 high, but it can take baby steps in the right direction with a strong performance.
Analyst revenue expectations seem low, given that box office receipts were sharply higher for the second quarter. Don’t sleep on the potential surprise of an actual profit during the seasonally potent period.
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It won’t be just Nicole Kidman walking into an otherwise empty movie theater when AMC Entertainment (NYSE: AMC) reports fresh financials next week. A lot of investors and more than a few skeptics will be watching what the country’s largest multiplex operator is screening when it announced second-quarter results after the market closes Monday.
There are a lot of stocks with some pretty ugly four-year charts, but it’s hard to top AMC. It has plummeted more than 99% since the split-adjusted high it established four summers ago.
Even the shorter chart is problematic. AMC has lost the initial momentum it was projecting during the general market’s springtime rally. The shares are down 29% so far in 2025, off a brutal 43% over the past year.
There’s still time to turn things around before the end credits roll. AMC has a lot riding on next week’s financial update. Let’s take a closer look.
Revenue growth should be positive after clocking in with top-line declines in four of the last five quarters. After a rough slate of theatrical releases through the first three months of this year, studios finally connected with audiences in the second quarter.
The sloppy first quarter for exhibitors ended with domestic box office receipts sliding 12% from last year’s haul and 17% below where they were two years ago. The quarter that AMC will be discussing next week was far more bullish. Industry ticket sales in the U.S. soared 37%, according to Box Office Mojo — fueled by the success of A Minecraft Movie, the Lilo & Stich live-action reboot, and Sinners. It was in line with…
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