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  1. BatuuBrat

    The problem with AMC, is they have too many MEGA multiplex (more than 10 screens) locations.
    My local AMC has 20 screens, to include an IMAX, Dolby, and two large main screens, and the remaining 16 are split on both sides of the complex.
    It also has a MacGuffins bar, and three concession stands, the two smaller ones of which are NEVER open.
    Sure it was great to have this many screens back when it opened in 97, but now? No way, especially when the mall it’s located in is sucking wind, has only one major anchor store, and half of the mall is devoid of tenants.
    The prices they charge are absolutely ridiculous, and it’s even worse at their dine-in theater locations. Plus, their food offerings aren’t that great, either.
    They should’ve also looked at locations where they were building new theaters, and realized that they made a mistake, because another local mall is undergoing a remodel, but has never had true heavy foot traffic, even on the weekends, because of the neighborhood.

  2. jamesbond

    the s @p need to STFU….the only thing that is costing people anything out there is food from the grocery store and a little gas there’s no reason why they should be in debt with anyone….cause amc is better than Cinemark besides they came out with the ORIGINAL reclining seats, all other theatres copied them and they’re seats don’t even recline as far as amcs and they have the cocoa cola freestyle machine others don’t and it’s a classic theatre I saw Titanic in with my parents when I was 9 years old EVERYONE SHOULD DONATE 1 TO 5 $….AS MANY PEOPLE THERE ARE IN AMERICA THAT SHOULD BE ENOUGH TO GET THEM UP AND RUNNING AGAIN or if it’s not already being done franchise each location out to a buyer that has to follow amcs directions

  3. jamesbond

    You must live in Tulsa as well

  4. strix1

    If AMC closes, it will be no loss to me. Every time I go, the theater is empty, why waste the energy. Movie theaters are going the way of Video rental stores as well as VHS and now DVD’s. Bye AMC! Mop the floor before you close please.

  5. EricJ

    While the chain cineplexes are facing trouble, the local downtown-city independent/art theaters are starting a “rescue” mission with theater fans online, and it appears to be working.
    That is, fifth-decimal-place, EXACTLY what happened in the war between digital movies and “dying” Blu-ray disks, and why disks ultimately won: Small third-party Blu companies fostered loyal and sentimental cults online, while digital, like the cineplexes, thought it would “always” be around because it believed it was the mainstream choice, only to find the public either hated them or didn’t much care.
    The 10’s cineplex industry was dangerously overbuilt even before the shutdown, and was a 90’s boom on the verge of busting, and this disaster may be just exactly the pin that the balloon needed to trigger the bust.

  6. lefty

    I have invested alot of money in gift cards to AMC movie theaters. I enjoy going to see movies on the big screen. I hope the cards will not be wasted. I am talking hundreds of $s worth!!

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