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alp227

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56. Slightly.

Wed Jun 3, 2020, 01:25 PM

Jun 2020

The company is listed on the New York Stock Exchange; from 2012 to 2018, the Chinese conglomorate Wanda Group owned a majority stake in the company. Private equity firm Silver Lake Partners made a $600 million investment in AMC in September 2018, but the voting powers of AMC shares are structured in such a way that Wanda Group still controls the majority of AMC's board of directors.[4]

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AMC theaters doubts it can survive [View all] Demovictory9 Jun 2020 OP

Not a surprise Sherman A1 Jun 2020 #1

A survey i received from a large aouthern calif live theater venue made me realize Demovictory9 Jun 2020 #4

My employer thinks I can work 10 hours indoors in a mask. onecaliberal Jun 2020 #5

Masks make me feel like i could faint after 10 min Demovictory9 Jun 2020 #6

I'm terrified of bringing the virus home to my husband. onecaliberal Jun 2020 #8

I have well controlled asthma mnhtnbb Jun 2020 #19

my glasses fog up, my face gets hot. I try to complete my store trip in 10 minutes. Demovictory9 Jun 2020 #60

I feel same way, very thankful I am retired marlakay Jun 2020 #36

Easy. ZenDem Jun 2020 #23

There are no windows in my office either. onecaliberal Jun 2020 #28

Imagine working at Disney World. cwydro Jun 2020 #43

I was thinking about this the other day. Initech Jun 2020 #9

Live music has degenerated to light shows and dancing girls syncing with recorded pablum lagomorph777 Jun 2020 #15

That's a good way to dismiss something you don't care about RhodeIslandOne Jun 2020 #40

I used to care but I am spoiled - grew up when legends toured the Earth. lagomorph777 Jun 2020 #41

If the commercial venues won't survive, neither will the little ones RhodeIslandOne Jun 2020 #44

That's certainly not the case where I live (Nashville) or in many other Tanuki Jun 2020 #54

So much winning Botany Jun 2020 #2

+1. Sadistic racists - every goddamn one dalton99a Jun 2020 #10

what bdamomma Jun 2020 #25

And they still allow it. onecaliberal Jun 2020 #29

mostly because of home entertainment JI7 Jun 2020 #3

Theaters were still packed for the big movies Demovictory9 Jun 2020 #7

+1, Last two Avenger movies were waterfalls for theaters. If we had a federated quick test process uponit7771 Jun 2020 #12

They wouldn't be if you could watch at home obamanut2012 Jun 2020 #32

Also the NRA pandemic. lagomorph777 Jun 2020 #17

We were going rarely because frazzled Jun 2020 #27

That's a shame BannonsLiver Jun 2020 #33

It's precisely the reclining leather chairs that I hate frazzled Jun 2020 #49

That's Seems Like A Bad Environment. jayfish Jun 2020 #38

See above frazzled Jun 2020 #50

Mostly because of $15 tickets and $20 popcorn tinrobot Jun 2020 #51

Where the F**K is J Powell ?!!? He said he was backing debt so they can borrow all the money they uponit7771 Jun 2020 #11

Will Drive-Ins make a comback?.. i used Cha Jun 2020 #13

I would love this! pnwest Jun 2020 #16

I'm a baby boomer, and we all have happy memories of the drive-ins FakeNoose Jun 2020 #30

Yeah, now I just watch movies at home.. Cha Jun 2020 #31

I wish, they do need a lot of space, so smaller towns this will be ok,big cities more of a problem sunonmars Jun 2020 #57

I love, love, love going to see movies pnwest Jun 2020 #14

I agree 100%! Nt USALiberal Jun 2020 #39

Bummer! jayfish Jun 2020 #18

+10000 BannonsLiver Jun 2020 #34

A lot of people here hate anything they consider "mainstream" RhodeIslandOne Jun 2020 #42

Yeah, that is definitely a tradition BannonsLiver Jun 2020 #45

Lol wow. RhodeIslandOne Jun 2020 #46

I think we will also see the end of the $200M+ production budget movies exboyfil Jun 2020 #20

Outback is a fascist supporting enterprise. rzemanfl Jun 2020 #22

Family choice exboyfil Jun 2020 #26

Wow.. about Outback.. were you in the parking lot? Cha Jun 2020 #24

I doubt that BannonsLiver Jun 2020 #35

We'll also see the end of $20 million paychecks for movie stars. tinrobot Jun 2020 #52

I also don't think they will survive. nt Kahuna Jun 2020 #21

Meh BannonsLiver Jun 2020 #37

That's Not How 1st Run Theaters Work. jayfish Jun 2020 #47

I never mentioned any of that BannonsLiver Jun 2020 #48

Fair Enough -NT- jayfish Jun 2020 #53

Aren't they owned by a Chinese company? SoCalNative Jun 2020 #55

Slightly. alp227 Jun 2020 #56

They probably have a ton of debt TheFarseer Jun 2020 #59

Shoulda bought less avocado toast at fancy brunches, AMC greenjar_01 Jun 2020 #58