{"id":2345958,"date":"2026-03-26T06:11:42","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T06:11:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2345958"},"modified":"2026-03-26T06:11:42","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T06:11:42","slug":"fathom-entertainment-ceo-ray-nutt-to-retire-in-late-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/fathom-entertainment-ceo-ray-nutt-to-retire-in-late-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Fathom Entertainment CEO Ray Nutt to Retire in Late 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div><iframe class=\"trinity-player trinity-iframe\" src=\"https:\/\/trinitymedia.ai\/player\/trinity-i\/2900023920\/?pageURL=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thewrap.com%2Findustry-news%2Fbusiness%2Ffathom-entertainment-ceo-ray-nutt-to-retire%2F&amp;readContentType=URL\" style=\"border: 0; display: block; width: 100% !important; height: 80px !important\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Fathom Entertainment CEO Ray Nutt will retire in late 2026, ending a nine-year run as the head of the specialty theatrical distributor.<\/p>\n<p>Nutt will assist Fathom\u2019s board of directors in the search for his successor and will be involved in the transition process. Nutt joined Fathom in 2017 from Regal Entertainment Group (now Regal Cineworld), where he served as SVP of Business Relations. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cServing as Fathom Entertainment\u2019s Chief Executive Officer for these past nine years of transformational growth at the company has been an honor, a privilege, and the professional opportunity of a lifetime after my near four-decade career in the theatrical movie business,\u201d Nutt said. \u201cI wish to thank the unparalleled leadership team at Fathom, our talented and hard-working employees at Fathom for their unwavering commitment and dedication, and the Board for the opportunity and support.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Under Nutt\u2019s leadership, Fathom has grown from its origins as a theatrical broadcast of live sports and arts events \u2014 most notably performances of the Metropolitan Opera \u2014 into a theatrical distributor that has provided cinemas with a way to fill in gaps left behind by major studios in the release slate. <\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-the-wrap-read-more\">\n<div class=\"the-wrap-read-more__container\">\n\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"the-wrap-read-more__image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thewrap.com\/creative-content\/movies\/wildwood-release-date-laika-fathom\/\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Fathom\u2019s non-event releases that have been successful at the box office include faith-based titles like \u201cThe Blind,\u201d which grossed $17 million, and \u201cThe Chosen: Last Supper,\u201d the independent streaming series about the Gospel that has grossed $140 million worldwide and cracked the top 5 at the domestic box office.<\/p>\n<p>Fathom has also become a major player in the repertory market with its annual re-releases of Studio Ghibli films and anniversary screenings of titles like \u201cThe Lord of the Rings\u201d and \u201cCoraline.\u201d The latter became Fathom\u2019s highest-grossing re-release when it earned $33.6 million in 2024 for Laika\u2019s 15th anniversary, helping drive the company\u2019s overall box office grosses that year to $145 million.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNow is the right time for me to begin the process of stepping down from<br \/>a full-time executive role and transition to retirement, while also an opportune inflection point in the history of Fathom Entertainment to find its next leader,\u201d Nutt said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-the-wrap-read-more\">\n<div class=\"the-wrap-read-more__container\">\n\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"the-wrap-read-more__image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thewrap.com\/fathom-events-rebrands-fathom-entertainment\/\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thewrap.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/fathom-entertainment.jpg?fit=300%2C169&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"fathom-entertainment\" 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data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cFathom stands at the precipice of a terrific new chapter in its growth and evolution as a leader in the theatrical distribution business; illustrated by its recent selection by Laika to take the brilliant, upcoming new feature film, \u2018Wildwood,\u2019 <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thewrap.com\/creative-content\/movies\/wildwood-release-date-laika-fathom\/\">to theatres nationwide this October,\u201d<\/a> he continued.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRay Nutt\u2019s longtime leadership of Fathom Entertainment has delivered meaningful benefits to AMC, the broader theatrical exhibition industry, and, most importantly, moviegoers nationwide,\u201d AMC CEO Adam Aron said. \u201cUnder his direction, Fathom has further strengthened its position as the leading force in alternative theatrical experiences, broadening the scope of content available to AMC guests. I am grateful for his partnership and confident that Fathom will continue to deliver compelling programming that resonates with our audience.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRay Nutt has been an exceptional leader for Fathom, and it\u2019s been a privilege to work alongside him over the years. Under his guidance, the company has evolved into a real innovator in theatrical distribution that has expanding audience expectations of the big screen,\u201d Regal Cineworld CEO Eduardo Acuna added. \u201cWe\u2019re grateful for Ray\u2019s leadership, his partnership, and the lasting impact he has made on the industry. I\u2019m confident the business is well positioned for continued growth and success, and we look forward to supporting the team in its next exciting chapter.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThroughout his career, Ray Nutt has been a well-respected advocate for theatrical exhibition, and his work at Fathom Entertainment has played an important role in bringing a wide range of non-traditional stories and events to movie theaters,\u201d Cinemark president and CEO Sean Gamble said.\u00a0\u201cHis leadership at Fathom helped steer a valuable part of the industry ecosystem, expanding opportunities to experience alternative programming on the big screen and connecting theaters with new and diverse audiences. \u00a0We greatly appreciate Ray\u2019s contributions, wish him well on his next chapter, and look forward to our strong continued partnership with Fathom for years to come.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-the-wrap-read-more\">\n<div class=\"the-wrap-read-more__container\">\n\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"the-wrap-read-more__image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thewrap.com\/industry-news\/tech\/social-media-verdict-legal-reckoning\/\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thewrap.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/032526-Zuckerberg-v6.gif?fit=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"TheWrap\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.thewrap.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fathom Entertainment CEO Ray Nutt will retire in late 2026, ending a nine-year run as the head of the specialty theatrical distributor. Nutt will assist Fathom\u2019s board of directors in the search for his successor and will be involved in the transition process. Nutt joined Fathom in 2017 from Regal Entertainment Group (now Regal Cineworld), [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2345959,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25172],"tags":[350547,441481],"class_list":["post-2345958","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-fathom-entertainment","tag-ray-nutt"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Fathom-Entertainment-CEO-Ray-Nutt-to-Retire-in-Late-2026.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2345958","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2345958"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2345958\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2345960,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2345958\/revisions\/2345960"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2345959"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2345958"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2345958"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2345958"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}