{"id":2470565,"date":"2026-06-22T14:26:55","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T14:26:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2470565"},"modified":"2026-06-22T14:26:55","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T14:26:55","slug":"amc-entertainment-says-4-8-million-people-visited-theaters-over-fathers-day-weekend-driven-by-toy-story-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/amc-entertainment-says-4-8-million-people-visited-theaters-over-fathers-day-weekend-driven-by-toy-story-5\/","title":{"rendered":"AMC Entertainment Says 4.8 Million People Visited Theaters Over Father&#8217;s Day Weekend Driven by &#8216;Toy Story 5&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"post-349324\">\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/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\">June 22, 2026<\/p>\n<p>\t<!-- --><\/p>\n<p>AMC Entertainment June 22 announced that it saw its busiest weekend of the year at its U.S. theatres, as Pixar\u2019s \u201cToy Story 5\u201d opened to $160 million domestic debut, the biggest opening weekend box office performance of the year.<\/p>\n<p>From June 18 through Father\u2019s Day, more than 4.8 million moviegoers attended AMC Theatres locations in the United States and Odeon Cinemas. The chain recorded its highest weekend admissions revenue, food &amp; beverage revenue, and attendance levels to date (2026) at its U.S. theatres. AMC\u2019s weekend U.S. food &amp; beverage revenue was its highest in more than a year.<\/p>\n<p>The box office results were also bolstered by strong ongoing audience demand for Focus Features\u2019 <em>Obsession<\/em>, A24\u2019s <em>Backrooms<\/em> and Steven Spielberg\u2019s <em>Disclosure Day <\/em>(Universal),\u00a0among several other films currently playing in theatres. The sustained strength of these films helped create one of the most robust overall theatrical lineups of the year and continued the strong momentum moviegoing has enjoyed throughout the summer season.<\/p>\n<p><em>Toy Story 5<\/em> is the seventh different movie in the past three months to have a domestic opening weekend gross greater than $75 million \u2014 joining Amazon MGM Studios\u2019 <em>Project Hail Mary<\/em>, Universal\u2019s <em>The Super Mario Galaxy Movie<\/em>, Lionsgate\u2019s <em>Michael<\/em>, 20th Century Studios\u2019 <em>The Devil Wears Prada 2<\/em>, Lucasfilm\u2019s <em>Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu<\/em>, and A24\u2019s <em>Backrooms<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe also want to highlight and salute Taylor Swift\u2019s No. 1 chart-topping song, \u2018I Knew It, I Knew You,\u2019 which she wrote and performed for <em>Toy Story 5<\/em>,\u201d said AMC CEO Adam Aron. \u201cWhat stands out in 2026 is that week after week \u2026 audiences are showing up for a wide range of titles, including films that have been in theatres for several weeks.\u201d<\/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-networks-acquires-majority-stake-in-rlj-entertainment\/\">AMC Networks Acquires Majority Stake in RLJ Entertainment<\/a><\/p>\n<p>AMC Networks is acquiring majority stake in RLJ Entertainment, in a deal that values Robert L. 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AMC said it will use the proceeds for &#8220;general\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"rp4wp-related-post-content\">\n<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaplaynews.com\/amc-theatres-sells-15-million-shares-to-raise-equity-level\/\">AMC Entertainment Sells 15 Million Shares to Raise Equity Level<\/a><\/p>\n<p>AMC Entertainment Holdings, which operates the world&#8217;s largest movie exhibitor, AMC Theatres, Sept. 24 disclosed it has authorized the sale of 15 million shares of Class A common stock in an effort to build equity levels during the ongoing coronavirus\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>Erik Gruenwedel June 22, 2026 AMC Entertainment June 22 announced that it saw its busiest weekend of the year at its U.S. theatres, as Pixar\u2019s \u201cToy Story 5\u201d opened to $160 million domestic debut, the biggest opening weekend box office performance of the year. 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