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AMC movie theaters won’t force guests to wear face masks when they begin reopening next month to avoid “political controversy,” according to a report. The theater chain — which has over 600 locations nationwide — is slated to reopen 450 locations on July 15, and expects to be almost fully reopened by the end of …

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Regal Entertainment parent Cineworld Group said Tuesday it will reopen select theaters at the end of the month in some of its markets. All 787 of the company’s theaters are expected to be up and running by July 10. The move comes after cinemas worldwide have temporarily shut their doors due to the coronavirus pandemic, …

Two large movie theater owners issued dire warnings on Wednesday about their ability to bounce back from the coronavirus. AMC, the nation’s biggest cinema chain, said in a regulatory filing that there’s a “substantial doubt” about its ability to “continue as a going concern for a reasonable period of time.” Companies issue “going concern” warnings …

Cineworld, the owner of Regal cinemas in the US, expects to reopen its doors for business in July. The movie-theater giant said late Wednesday it anticipates that government restrictions related to cinemas will be lifted in each of its territories in the coming months and “anticipates the reopening of all of its cinemas in July.” …

Here’s one Charles and Diana scandal you’ve probably never heard about. The three-part series “Quiz,” premiering Sunday (10 p.m. on AMC), chronicles the real-life cheating incident that nearly destroyed Britain’s version of “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire” in 2001 — when Major Charles Ingram (Matthew Macfadyen, “Succession”) and his wife, Diana (Sian Clifford, “Fleabag”), …

Shares of AMC Entertainment soared more than 50 percent on Monday after a report claimed that Amazon had expressed interest in acquiring the beleaguered movie chain. Amazon, headed by billionaire Jeff Bezos, held prospective buyout talks with top brass at AMC, the nation’s largest movie theater chain, according to an unconfirmed report by The Daily …

AMC Networks warned on Tuesday that second-quarter US ad revenue will be down about 30 percent as the season 10 finale of “The Walking Dead” gets pushed back amid the coronavirus crisis. The broadcasting giant, which operates AMC, IFC, WE tv, BBC America and SundanceTV, likewise cited delays in the debut of its new spinoff …

A battle is brewing between movie theaters and Universal Pictures over its decision to release “Trolls World Tour” directly to home video-streaming services during the coronavirus lockdown. Both AMC Entertainment and Regal Cinemas, the nation’s top two theater owners, are threatening to boycott Universal Pictures’ films from its screens after Jeff Shell, chief executive of …

Struggling movie theater chain AMC Entertainment, whose movie houses got shuttered nationwide last month by the coronavirus, said late Thursday it will raise $500 million in debt to stay afloat. The largest cinema chain in the US has been the subject of bankruptcy rumors since it shuttered 630 theaters nationwide amid coronavirus restrictions in mid-March. …