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AMC and Loews Merging

NEW YORK CITY-The combination of the two chains makes them closer to Regal Entertainment, the largest US theater operator.

By Ian Ritter | Updated on June 21, 2005

Ian Ritter is national online editor of GlobeSt.RETAIL.

NEW YORK CITY-AMC Entertainment Inc. and Loews Cineplex Entertainment Corp. are merging in a deal that will give the combined entity about 450 theaters in 30 states with 5,900 screens. The merged company, which will take AMC’s name, will be the country’s second-largest theater chain after Regal Entertainment Group, the operator of 558 cinemas housing 6,273 screens.

AMC Entertainment’s headquarters will remain in Kansas City, MO, where the 229-theater, 3,546-screen-company currently resides. Loews is a bit smaller than AMC, with 221 theaters and 2,218 screens.

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