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Yahoo
13-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
AMC cutting ticket prices by 50% on Wednesdays for members
(NewsNation) — Members of AMC Theatres' loyalty program will soon see their movie ticket costs cut in half on Wednesdays, the movie theater chain announced Monday. Those enrolled in the AMC Stubs program — which also offers a free tier, AMC Insider — will get 50% off tickets on Wednesdays starting on July 9. AMC Chairman and CEO Adam Aron points to booming box office earnings for the new deal. 'Realistically, we could not afford to have made this change to our ticket pricing strategy until the box office showed true signs of sustained recovery,' Aron said in a statement. 'But in April and now in May, the box office has been booming, and the remainder of 2025 appears poised to continue that upward box office trend.' Bindi Irwin recovering in hospital after surgery: 'Time to heal now' 'A Minecraft Movie,' 'Sinners' and 'Thunderbolts' brought the year-to-date box office takings up around 16% from last year, according to Comscore data. The initiative is in addition to deals offered on 'Discount Tuesdays,' which Aron called a massive success for the company — one they hope to replicate. 'With the introduction by AMC of 50% off Wednesdays, we're looking to turn Wednesday into a similarly strong-attendance day for moviegoers at our theatres,' Aron said. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
See - Sada Elbalad
06-02-2025
- Entertainment
- See - Sada Elbalad
Ben Affleck to Replace Matt Damon in Netflix's "Animals," Gillian Anderson Joins Cast
Yara Sameh Ben Affleck is set to star in his upcoming Netflix thriller 'Animals,' which he's also directing. His longtime friend and collaborator Matt Damon was originally slated to lead the movie but had to depart due to scheduling conflicts with Christopher Nolan's upcoming epic 'The Odyssey.' 'Animals' aims to begin production in Los Angeles this April, while 'The Odyssey' is expected to shoot in various global locations later in February. Billy Ray, the Oscar-winning screenwriter of 'Captain Phillips,' 'The Hunger Games' and AMC Theatres' iconic Nicole Kidman ad, is penning the screenplay with Connor McIntyre. The crime thriller reportedly follows a mayoral candidate whose child is kidnapped. Though Damon won't appear in 'Animals,' he's remaining on the project as a producer with Affleck through their company Artists Equity, along with executive Dani Bernfeld. Additional producers are Brad Weston and Collin Creighton of MakeReady, who developed the project in partnership with Fifth Season. Artists Equity's Michael Joe, Kevin Halloran, and Lucy Damon will serve as executive producers. Affleck is the Oscar-winning filmmaker of the political thriller 'Argo,' crime drama 'The Town' and the sports comedy 'Air,' all of which he's pulled off double duty as an actor and director. Anderson, best known for starring in 'The X-Files' as FBI agent Dana Scully, has recently worked with Netflix on 'The Crown,' in which she portrayed Margaret Thatcher and 'Sex Education.' Additional casting for 'Animals' will be announced in the coming weeks, though it's probably safe to assume that Damon's 'Odyssey' co-stars won't be on the call sheet, either.
