Talk:AMC Theatres/Archive 1

Cleanup
I've done quite a bit of cleanup on this article, although it could probably use a bit more. I suggest that we standardize on the CE spelling of "theatre" throughout this article, as it is the spelling used in the company's name. Also, I deleted the chunk with the bulleted stats for AMC and Loews, as it seemed to be floating in the middle of nowhere and not very useful to the rest of the article's content. This is my first large edit of any sort to a wiki article, so bear with me if I screwed something up. :) --Typobox43 July 7, 2005 06:39 (UTC)

Logo
Uhh...why is the Wal-mart logo used here? Zscout370 (Sound Off) 7 July 2005 07:13 (UTC)
 * Nvm. Zscout370 (Sound Off) 7 July 2005 07:14 (UTC)
 * Minor mistake on my part when I was making the infobox. Sorry about that. :) --Typobox43

Stock Symbol
According the AMC homepage, their AMEX symbol is AEN. I went to a few online quote places and typed in AEN. I got Australia Pacific Energy LTD. I don't know what the deal is, but it appears that AEN is not AMC Theatres. Kainaw 13:54, 21 May 2005 (UTC)
 * This is because AMC is now a privately-held company. The AEN symbol must have been reused or something. --Typobox43 July 7, 2005 06:42 (UTC)

Merge?
I hardly know anything about the movie theatre industry. I just want to inform you guys there is AMC Entertainment Incorporated (I think it is the new AMC/Loew's company) article that is lonely/stub and I think it needs to merge/redirect with the more development article of this. --Krystyn Dominik 7 July 2005 16:54 (UTC)
 * Tough one to call there. AEI is the new merged company - however, this deal hasn't gone through yet.  For now, it would probably be best to move that info into this article (most of it seems duplicated anyway), but be prepared for a move when the merger does go through. --Typobox43 July 7, 2005 22:04 (UTC)
 * The merger has taken place and the new company is called "AMC Entertainment Inc." according to information in this article. Perhaps this article should be moved to "AMC Entertainment" or "AMC Entertainment Incorporated" now? User:Ceyockey ( talk to me ) 00:26, 12 March 2006 (UTC)

Cellphone ads section
Is this section really necessary? It wouldn't be so bad if the article was larger, but as it stands right now, we have an article that's 80% general history and the rest is very specific details on one relatively insignificant point. I'm not going to remove it just yet, but I personally don't see a reason for its inclusion. Typobox43 15:38, 6 April 2006 (UTC)

Employment
As a new AMC associate, I have all of the employment brochures. I could write about the corporate philosophy and so forth. There is apparently a theater-wide training program called GuestFirst.

-T.H.R.


 * Interesting. That program wasn't around when I worked for AMC (before I went to law school).  Just be careful and make sure you don't put any confidential company information online, or they will be understandably pissed.  --Coolcaesar 23:30, 13 June 2006 (UTC)


 * I think writing about it on Wikipedia might violate policy. It's probably something just the employees of AMC should know about. I work there as well. Electricbassguy 20:28, 29 July 2006 (UTC)

Some suggestions
Coming across this article, there were some things that might be moved or pruned to tighten it up a bit.

1) Some of the info on multiplex working (staggered shifts, etc), might be moved to the movie theatre article (which should probably have the megaplex article merged into it).

2) The paragraph listing the "busiest and most popular" AMC theatres seems unnecessary - it is unsourced, and likely to change over time in any case.

3) Some of the wording could use some sourcing or tweaking - I'm rather fond of "disatrous flops" and "fishy smell", but too much of things like that and "stumbled", etc., tend to get readers looking for possible slanted writing even when perfectly innocent.

If there aren't any horrible objections I'll try and revise some of this when I get a chance this week. David Oberst 08:59, 8 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Sounds good. tregoweth 20:24, 8 May 2006 (UTC)

I'd recommend sorting the theaters by state and then by region. As it is, it's fairly difficult to find what you're looking for in that long list. JPG-GR 18:31, 10 September 2006 (UTC)

Just caught vandalism
On 15 September someone at 24.85.209.252 made several subtle alterations in the page, such as changing every instance of "American Multi-Cinema" to "American Multi Cinemas," which is blatantly incorrect. Also, the company rarely uses American Multi-Cinema except in historical discussions and prefers to be called AMC Theatres, which is what most people call it anyway. I fixed as much of the damage as I could but I'm not sure I caught all of it. We need to be more proactive in catching such vandals and blocking them if necessary. --Coolcaesar 01:44, 20 September 2006 (UTC)

Pending IPO
The correct company name is AMC Entertainment Inc, which owns the UK AMC Cinemas, AMC Theatres, Loews, and other theatres. I suggest merging any separate articles into just one with the correct company name. An IPO for AMC Entertainment is pending as of this writing, which should lead to an update eventually. Regarding spelling, note that the cinema exhibition industry generally spells "theatre" with the ending "re." --Karagosian 20:24, 18 March 2007 (UTC)

Accuracy
I've always heard that Canadian Nat Taylor is generally credited with the invention of the multiplex, and he seems to have a better claim than Durwood. Taylor's Elgin Theatre was doubled in 1957 and he also built the world's first triple, quadruple, and quintuple theaters. In 1979 his 18 screen cinema is often considered the first megaplex. . You can also see a short film about Taylor at. - SimonP 20:19, 30 October 2005 (UTC)

AMC did not invent the idea of multi-screen theatres. The Bexley Theatre in Bexley, Ohio opened with two screens way back in 1935.


 * In fact, most sources I've seen give the date of Nat Taylor's conversion of the Elgin to a twin as 1948, not 1957. This brief obituary is an example. Other examples are easily found. His twin cinema undoubtedly preceded Durwood's. The Bexley was probably the first two-auditorium movie house ever built, and its auditoriums were identical twins at that, both showing the same movie at the same time, the projector beam being split to reach both screens. However, the very first twin theatre to run different movies from different projection rooms was most likely James Edwards's Alhambra Theatre in Alhambra, California, which was given a second auditorium in 1940. Durwood's claim of having opened the first twin theatre in the U.S. is thus false&mdash;twice over. Whyaduck 06:23, 6 May 2007 (UTC)


 * Even if that's right, Durwood was still the first to come up with and properly implement the idea of multiple screens coupled with staggered start times to maximize efficient utilization of human resources. The development of contemporary megaplexes could not have occurred without that insight.  --Coolcaesar 06:57, 7 May 2007 (UTC)


 * There's no "even if" about it. His claim of having opened the first multi-screen movie theatre in the U.S. is demonstrably false. His accomplishments don't alter that fact. Whyaduck 05:45, 8 May 2007 (UTC)


 * But your position is original research (a new and unpublished synthesis of facts which violates official policy No original research). You have to show that someone has published the assertion that Durwood's claim is incorrect somewhere else, before you can add that to Wikipedia.  Durwood's own obituary (and I'll note that if you trace the history, I added the cite to Variety to the article) states that he is the inventor of the multiplex.  Please look at User:Ericsaindon2 to see what happened to the last user I encountered who would not conform his edits to the No original research policy.  --Coolcaesar 20:30, 8 May 2007 (UTC)


 * I'd be willing to continue this discussion, but not while I feel you are threatening me. Whyaduck 23:25, 8 May 2007 (UTC)
 * I seem to remember a lot of theaters having 10+ or even 16+ screens well before the "AMC pioneered the first North American megaplex when it opened the AMC Grand 24 in Dallas, Texas in 1995" —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.184.241.144 (talk) 04:17, 2 January 2008 (UTC)

More Accuracy...
I live in Vancouver, B.C., and wanted to let you know that Cinemark Theatres operates a theatre here. Since I am not an American, I am not intimately familiar with the relationships of these companies (i.e.: who is a subsidiary of whom), but the claim in the introduction that only Regal Entertainment and AMC Theatres operate in Canada and the U.S. appears false. What was the source for this assertion? Should it perhaps be changed or removed? Cap&#39;n Crust (talk) 18:16, 2 December 2008 (UTC)

Lawsuits
Shouldn't the justice department lawsuits be included in AMC's page like they are on Cinemark's page? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.208.9.199 (talk) 07:49, 21 February 2009 (UTC)

Relevance
What is the encyclopedical relevance of this article? Doesn´t it look a lot like plain advertising? Why do we care about the movie watcher program and pop-corn sales? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 201.7.113.135 (talk • contribs)
 * I agree. However, you should've seen it before... &mdash; RevRagnarok  Talk Contrib 17:32, 6 February 2007 (UTC)

The relevance of a major theater chain should be obvious. I would extend this as far as to say that the legacy of General Cinema deserves better than a tiny mention on this page as an acquisition of AMC.75.64.190.193 (talk) 23:29, 29 October 2009 (UTC)

Theatre Locations
I've added all known theatre locations. If there are more please add them. Dave2005x

I added two in Canada (one current; one under construction) but there are others listed on the corporate site, as well. I also gave NA Locations its own section. Shawn in Montreal 18:31, 1 November 2006 (UTC)

I took them out, the long cumbersome list took up over half of the entire article. I suggest something more in line with the other theater chains pages such as listing how many screens total they have in how many locations in how many states/countries. A numerical list as such can be done in the confines of a single sentence, if anyone one needs more specifics they can just use the locator on AMC's website. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.160.209.194 (talk) 21:14, 14 February 2010 (UTC)
 * I concur.--Coolcaesar (talk) 07:06, 15 February 2010 (UTC)

Theater Listings
I want to go to the AMC website and see a list of theaters. It is not there though. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.26.169.20 (talk) 23:34, 17 February 2010 (UTC)

Is this necessary? No other theater chain's article has this. REG, Cinemark, nor Landmark have a listing of every single theater they operate, much less their location, and it seems superfluous and unnecessary advertising. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.160.209.194 (talk) 09:08, 13 February 2010 (UTC)

Clip
Clip is no longer the AMC mascot. I know that because I work at AMC, but I cannot find a credible source to confirm it. TylerRDavis (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 19:09, 24 August 2011 (UTC).

Earnings
The earnings figures are 3 years old. -- Beland (talk) 19:44, 26 November 2010 (UTC) These are the most recent figures http://www.investor.amctheatres.com/secfiling.cfm?filingID=1047469-11-7352 TylerRDavis (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 19:15, 30 October 2011 (UTC).

AMC Deciding not to show the movie The Interview due to threats
Perhaps I am just too quick for this but why is there not an addition made to this page about AMC deciding not to show the Rogan/Franco movie "The Interview" citing a need for customers to “plan their holiday moviegoing with certainty and confidence”. (http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/18/business/sony-the-interview-threats.html). I noticed that there were edit made and then quickly reverted. I do not feel that I have the skill set to put together such an article and will be the first to admit that I am not much of a wikipedia editor and that the article would be better served by having almost anyone else on the planet add such a section. 162.72.158.89 (talk) 02:03, 18 December 2014 (UTC)Hrg2

Converting from List to Prose
I've made edits to change the History section from List to Prose. Actionjackson09 (talk) 13:13, 23 October 2015 (UTC)

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Reopening after COVID-19
The 4th paragraph said "all theaters will reopen on July 15, 2020." This is false. It is not supported by the linked sources, and it contradicts the last paragraph of this article, which says "most of their theaters would reopen in mid-July 2020." I am correcting the 4th paragraph to say "most theaters are planned to reopen on July 15, 2020." Clydesan (talk) 01:18, 20 June 2020 (UTC)