compared to the three months ended June 30, 2025. Admissions revenues increased $100.5 million, or 13.2%, during the three months ended June 30, 2026, compared to the three months ended June 30, 2025, primarily due to an increase in attendance of 13.5% from 62.8 million patrons to 71.3 million patrons, partially offset by a 0.2% decrease in average ticket price. The decrease in average ticket price was primarily due to decreases in attendance for 3D and IMAX screens and increased frequency for our A-list subscription members, partially offset by increases in attendance for PLF and XL screens, increased ticket prices and increases in foreign currency translation rates. Attendance increased in U.S. and International markets due to the popularity of film product compared to the prior year.
Food and beverage revenues increased $76.5 million, or 15.3%, during the three months ended June 30, 2026, compared to the three months ended June 30, 2025, primarily due to the increase in attendance and increase in food and beverage per patron. Food and beverage per patron increased 1.6% from $7.95 to $8.08 primarily due to an increase in average prices and the percentage of guests making transactions and increases in foreign currency translation rates, partially offset by lower units per transaction by guests.
Total other theatre revenues increased $21.8 million, or 16.1%, during the three months ended June 30, 2026, compared to the three months ended June 30, 2025, primarily due to increases in income from ticket fees due to the increase in attendance, the number of guests paying ticket fees and increases in the price of ticket fees, increases in advertising income and increases in foreign currency translation rates.
Operating costs and expenses. Operating costs and expenses increased $53.3 million, or 4.1%, during the three months ended June 30, 2026, compared to the three months ended June 30, 2025. Film exhibition costs increased $48.2 million, or 12.3%, during the three months ended June 30, 2026, compared to the three months ended June 30, 2025, primarily due to the increase in admissions revenue due to the factors discussed above, partially offset by the decrease in film exhibition cost percentage. As a percentage of admissions revenues, film exhibition costs were 51.0% for the three months ended June 30, 2026, compared to 51.4% for the three months ended June 30, 2025.
Food and beverage costs increased $11.6 million, or 12.1%, during the three months ended June 30, 2026, compared to the three months ended June 30, 2025. The increase in food and beverage costs was primarily due to the increase in food and beverage revenues due to the factors discussed above, partially offset by the decrease in food and beverage cost percentage. As a percentage of food and beverage revenues, food and beverage costs were 18.7% for the three months ended June 30, 2026, compared to 19.2% for the three months ended June 30, 2025.
Operating expense was unchanged during the three months ended June 30, 2026, compared to the three months ended June 30, 2025. As a percentage of revenues, operating expense was 28.7% for the three months ended June 30, 2026, compared to 32.8% for the three months ended June 30, 2025. The decrease in operating expense as a percentage of revenues is primarily due to the operating leverage gained as attendance increases. Rent expense increased $1.2 million, or 0.5%, during the three months ended June 30, 2026, compared to the three months ended June 30, 2025, primarily due to increases in foreign currency translation rates, partially offset by a decrease in average screens of 1.6%.
Merger, acquisition, and other costs. Merger, acquisition, and other costs were $0.3 million during the three months ended June 30, 2026, compared to $0.1 million during the three months ended June 30, 2025.
Other. Other general and administrative expense decreased $6.2 million, or 10.7%, during the three months ended June 30, 2026, compared to the three months ended June 30, 2025 primarily due to decreases in legal expenses due to insurance recoveries and decreases in stock-based compensation expense, partially offset by the increase in foreign currency translation rates.
Depreciation and amortization. Depreciation and amortization decreased $1.7 million, or 2.2%, during the three months ended June 30, 2026, compared to the three months ended June 30, 2025, primarily due to theatre closures and lower depreciation expense on theatres impaired during the year ended December 31, 2025, partially offset by increases in foreign currency translation rates.
Other expense (income). Other expense of $109.6 million during the three months ended June 30, 2026 was primarily due to $41.3 million of expense related to the increase in fair value of the derivative liability for the embedded derivative features in the New Exchangeable Notes, $33.0 million loss on extinguishment of the New Exchangeable Notes, $30.1 million loss on extinguishment of the Odeon Notes due 2027 and $9.8 million of expense related to the increase in fair value of the derivative liability for the embedded derivative features in the Existing Exchangeable Notes, partially offset by $(0.5) million in governmental assistance, $(4.0) million in equity in earnings related to non-
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