More Than 25 Million Moviegoers Attend AMC Theatres and ODEON Cinemas in the month of May 2026, the highest May attendance since 2019
More Than 4 Million Moviegoers Attend AMC Theatres and ODEON Cinemas this weekend, Thursday Through Sunday May 28 to 31
BACKROOMS Becomes the Sixth Film in the Past 10 Weeks to Open to More Than $75 Million Domestically
LEAWOOD, Kan., June 01, 2026–(BUSINESS WIRE)–AMC Entertainment (NYSE: AMC), the largest theatrical exhibitor in the United States and the world, welcomed more than 4.2 million moviegoers to its U.S. AMC Theatres and internationally at its ODEON Cinemas this past weekend, from Thursday through Sunday. After yet another strong weekend at the box office in May, both domestically and globally AMC Entertainment received 25.5 million guests at our theatres, recording the highest-attended month of May since 2019.
The most recent weekend attendance continues a trend seen throughout much of 2026, with domestic box office results consistently meeting, and repeatedly exceeding, expectations. This weekend, BACKROOMS opened to a media-reported $81 million domestically, becoming the sixth film in the past ten weeks to debut above $75 million domestically in their opening weekends. Other films since March 20 that opened to more than $75 million domestically in 2026 include: THE MANDALORIAN AND GROGU, THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA 2, MICHAEL, THE SUPER MARIO GALAXY MOVIE, and PROJECT HAIL MARY.
Also contributing to the weekend’s strong results, OBSESSION actually increased its domestic box office gross from the previous weekend, as it also did the weekend before, an extremely rare accomplishment for a wide theatrical release.
AMC Chairman and CEO Adam Aron commented: “Week after week in 2026, it’s been clear that as Hollywood has been releasing well-made and well-marketed movies, moviegoers have been pouring out in droves to enjoy the incomparable magic of the big screen experience that we offer in our theatres. The results that AMC saw in May were particularly encouraging. With our welcoming 25.5 million guests to our theatres in May of 2026, we posted our most highly attended May since 2019, both domestically and globally. These immensely satisfying results reflect the strength of a diverse film slate, one that was driven both by established blockbusters with their well-known characters along with entirely new IP. This current measure of success, combined with the many compelling movies coming to our screens in the weeks and months ahead, gives us great confidence as we look to the rest of 2026.”
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