{"id":2447639,"date":"2026-06-06T10:16:54","date_gmt":"2026-06-06T10:16:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2447639"},"modified":"2026-06-06T10:16:54","modified_gmt":"2026-06-06T10:16:54","slug":"amc-entertainment-ceo-adam-aron-welcomes-paramount-wbd-merger-citing-increased-theatrical-output","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/amc-entertainment-ceo-adam-aron-welcomes-paramount-wbd-merger-citing-increased-theatrical-output\/","title":{"rendered":"AMC Entertainment CEO Adam Aron Welcomes Paramount-WBD Merger, Citing Increased Theatrical Output"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"post-340272\">\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAMC Entertainment CEO Adam Aron\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t<!-- .entry-header --><\/p>\n<p class=\"author-name\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaplaynews.com\/author\/egruenwedel\/\" title=\"Posts by Erik Gruenwedel\" class=\"author url fn\" rel=\"author\">Erik Gruenwedel<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"article-date\">April 16, 2026<\/p>\n<p>\t<!-- --><\/p>\n<p>AMC Entertainment, the world\u2019s largest theater operator in the world, is coming out on the record in favor of Paramount\u2019s pending $110.9 billion equity merger with Warner Bros. Discovery, according to CEO Adam Aron.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s two days after the head of a cinema trade group criticized the pending merger for creating too much leverage in one media company at the expense of consumers and Hollywood.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe believe this transaction will be harmful to exhibition, \u200bconsumers and the entire entertainment ecosystem,\u201d Cinema United CEO Michael O\u2019Leary told attendees at \u200bthe CinemaCon convention in Las Vegas.<\/p>\n<p>Aron disagrees.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is time for AMC to make known our favorable view about Paramount\u2019s desire to acquire Warner,\u2019 Aron said in an April 16 media statement at CinemaCon. \u201cI greatly appreciate [Paramount CEO] David Ellison\u2019s track record of success and his passion to make movies that will dazzle audiences the world over. In just the short time he has owned Paramount Pictures, he already has begun to assemble a superb team around him and already has been increasing the number of movies being greenlit at Paramount.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Aron largely favors the merger because of Ellison\u2019s promise to release 30 theatrical titles per year, up from about 20 titles in 2025.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"T286Pc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\">Warner is coming a banner 2025 theatrical campaign that featured 11 releases, including <em class=\"eujQNb\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\">A Minecraft Movie<\/em>,\u00a0<em class=\"eujQNb\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\">Superman<\/em>, <em class=\"eujQNb\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\">F1: The Movie<\/em>, <em>Weapons<\/em>,\u00a0<em>Sinners<\/em> and <em>One Battle After Another<\/em>, among others.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"T286Pc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\">Paramount\u2019s 2025 slate included <em class=\"eujQNb\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\">Mission: Impossible \u2014 The Final Reckoning<\/em>,\u00a0<em class=\"eujQNb\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\">The Running Man<\/em> and <em class=\"eujQNb\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\">The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants<\/em>, among others.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Aron wants more movies because AMC screens saw 3.4 million fewer moviegoers in the last 90 days of 2025.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/eepurl.com\/dgLnU5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Subscribe HERE to the FREE\u00a0<em>Media Play News<\/em>\u00a0Daily Newsletter!<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"rp4wp-related-posts\">\n<h3>Related Posts<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div class=\"rp4wp-related-post-content\">\n<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaplaynews.com\/amc-theatres-ceo-adam-aron-lauds-besties-netflix-partnership\/\">AMC Theatres CEO Adam Aron Lauds Netflix Relationship<\/a><\/p>\n<p>State lawmakers, Hollywood guilds and noted directors may have reservations about Netflix&#8217;s $82.7 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. 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The pending consolidation will combine Showtime&#8217;s linear distribution with\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>\t<!-- .entry-footer -->\n<\/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.mediaplaynews.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AMC Entertainment CEO Adam Aron Erik Gruenwedel April 16, 2026 AMC Entertainment, the world\u2019s largest theater operator in the world, is coming out on the record in favor of Paramount\u2019s pending $110.9 billion equity merger with Warner Bros. Discovery, according to CEO Adam Aron. 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