AMC Theatres Strongly Commits to “Social Distancing” & Is Proactively Reducing Maximum Capacity by at Least 50 Percent in...
March 13 2020 - 2:57PM
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AMC capping ticket availability for each and
every showtime to 50% of seat capacity
No AMC auditorium to offer a capacity of more
than 250 seats in any case
AMC actively complying with all federal, state
or local government’s gathering directives
AMC Theatres (NYSE:AMC, "AMC" or the "Company"), the largest
theatrical exhibitor in the United States, today announced full
support of and compliance with CDC guidelines on social distancing.
As the industry leader, AMC is taking aggressive, nationwide steps
to provide additional space between guests within all its U.S.
theatres, to keep its theatres clean and to discourage those with
health concerns from coming to its theatres.
LIMITING SEAT CAPACITY
Beginning tomorrow Saturday, March 14 and continuing until April
30, 2020, AMC will cut in half the seating capacity of every one of
its theatre’s auditoriums. It will do so by capping ticket sales
for each showtime in each of its theatre’s auditoriums to an amount
equal to 50% of the normal seating capacity. In those auditoriums
with more than 500 seats, AMC will further cap ticket sales to a
maximum of 250 in any case.
AMC is also actively complying with all local authorities’
directives on social gathering and is further reducing the
availability of tickets to comply with any current or future
federal, state or local governmental order.
ENHANCED THEATRE CLEANING
AMC theatre teams are following AMC’s stringent health and
safety cleaning protocols, which have been enhanced to ensure that
at least once per hour within an AMC building, the theatre team is
cleaning high-touch point areas, including kiosks, counter tops,
restroom areas, glass, handrails and doorknobs. In addition, AMC
cleans every auditorium between every showtime.
GUIDANCE FOR GUESTS AND THEATRE STAFF
AMC has mandated that any theatre associate who feels ill is
excused from work and should not come to the theatre.
Additionally, AMC urges all its potential guests to stay at home
and seek medical assistance if they are not feeling well.
AMC COMMENT
Adam Aron, CEO and President, AMC Theatres, said: “The health
and safety of our guests and theatre teams are of the utmost
importance to AMC. Therefore, AMC is proactively taking action to
cut in half the number of tickets that we will make available at
all our U.S. theatres. With this action, we are facilitating the
‘social distance’ between guests who still want to see movies on a
big screen.”
Aron continued: “These are uncharted times in the United States.
We are very closely monitoring the guidance of the CDC. We are
complying with all directives from federal, state and local health
and government authorities, and with our unilateral move to reduce
capacity and increase social distancing we are going beyond what
governments are requiring of us. Founded in 1920, AMC Theatres has
a proud history that spans 100 years. As we enter our second
century, AMC remains firmly committed to offering a clean, healthy,
entertaining environment every time our guests come to movies at
our theatres.”
About AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc.
AMC is the largest movie exhibition company in the United
States, the largest in Europe and the largest throughout the world
with approximately 1,000 theatres and 11,000 screens across the
globe. AMC has propelled innovation in the exhibition industry by:
deploying its Signature power-recliner seats; delivering enhanced
food and beverage choices; generating greater guest engagement
through its loyalty and subscription programs, web site and mobile
apps; offering premium large format experiences and playing a wide
variety of content including the latest Hollywood releases and
independent programming. AMC operates among the most productive
theatres in the United States' top markets, having the #1 or #2
market share positions in 21 of the 25 largest metropolitan areas
of the United States. AMC is also #1 or #2 in market share in 12 of
the 15 countries it serves in North America, Europe and the Middle
East. For more information, visit www.amctheatres.com.
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