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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549


FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)  

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QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended December 27, 2007

OR

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TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from                             to                              

Commission file number 1-8747


AMC ENTERTAINMENT INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
  43-1304369
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

920 Main
Kansas City, Missouri
(Address of principal executive offices)

 


64105
(Zip Code)

(816) 221-4000
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

        Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

Yes ý                No o

        Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of "accelerated filer and large accelerated filer" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

Large accelerated filer o                Accelerated filer o                Non-accelerated filer ý

        Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

Yes o                No ý

        Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

Title of Each Class of Common Stock
  Number of Shares Outstanding
as of December 27, 2007

Common Stock, 1¢ par value   1




AMC ENTERTAINMENT INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
INDEX

 
   
  Page
Number

PART I—FINANCIAL INFORMATION    

Item 1.

 

Financial Statements (unaudited)

 

3
        Consolidated Statements of Operations   3
        Consolidated Balance Sheets   4
        Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows   5
        Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements   6
Item 2.   Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations
  34
Item 3.   Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk   50
Item 4T.   Controls and Procedures   51

PART II—OTHER INFORMATION

 

 

Item 1.

 

Legal Proceedings

 

52
Item 1A.   Risk Factors   52
Item 4.   Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders   52
Item 6.   Exhibits   53
    Signatures   55

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PART I—FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.    Financial Statements. (Unaudited)


AMC ENTERTAINMENT INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(in thousands)

 
  Thirteen Weeks Ended
  Thirty-nine Weeks Ended
 
 
  December 27,
2007

  December 28,
2006

  December 27,
2007

  December 28,
2006

 
 
  (unaudited)

  (unaudited)

 
Revenues                          
  Admissions   $ 378,406   $ 399,773   $ 1,273,653   $ 1,257,986  
  Concessions     153,576     162,675     534,006     520,464  
  Other revenue     26,998     33,908     75,217     95,291  
   
 
 
 
 
    Total revenues     558,980     596,356     1,882,876     1,873,741  
   
 
 
 
 
Costs and Expenses                          
  Film exhibition costs     191,568     204,031     665,193     651,202  
  Concession costs     17,554     18,079     62,727     60,871  
  Operating expense     157,121     151,537     483,262     469,977  
  Rent     112,847     110,344     341,136     334,416  
  General and administrative:                          
    Merger, acquisition and transaction costs     720     2,826     3,521     8,547  
    Management fee     1,250     1,250     3,750     3,750  
    Other     11,818     5,955     37,607     35,996  
  Preopening expense     2,705     3,698     5,046     6,827  
  Theatre and other closure (income) expense     1,064     611     (15,382 )   8,321  
  Depreciation and amortization     62,324     64,157     187,762     192,687  
  Disposition of assets and other (gains) expense     85     (5,334 )   (1,613 )   (11,184 )
   
 
 
 
 
    Total costs and expenses     559,056     557,154     1,773,009     1,761,410  
   
 
 
 
 
  Other expense (income)                          
    Other     (2,094 )   (1,967 )   (11,119 )   (9,401 )
    Interest expense                          
      Corporate borrowings     34,377     50,893     106,774     151,184  
      Capital and financing lease obligations     2,025     1,784     5,316     4,302  
    Equity in (earnings) losses of non-consolidated entities     (7,507 )   1,226     (34,932 )   3,681  
    Investment income     (2,100 )   (4,174 )   (23,422 )   (10,135 )
   
 
 
 
 
      Total other expense     24,701     47,762     42,617     139,631  
   
 
 
 
 
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes     (24,777 )   (8,560 )   67,250     (27,300 )
Income tax provision (benefit)     (13,600 )   (2,100 )   19,400     500  
   
 
 
 
 
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations     (11,177 )   (6,460 )   47,850     (27,800 )
Earnings (loss) from discontinued operations, net of income tax provision         (41 )       2,399  
   
 
 
 
 
Net earnings (loss)   $ (11,177 ) $ (6,501 ) $ 47,850   $ (25,401 )
   
 
 
 
 

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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AMC ENTERTAINMENT INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(in thousands, except share data)

 
  December 27,
2007

  March 29,
2007

 
 
  (unaudited)

 
ASSETS              
Current assets:              
  Cash and equivalents   $ 185,889   $ 317,163  
  Receivables, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $1,314 as of December 27, 2007 and $1,221 as of March 29, 2007     89,957     65,532  
  Other current assets     32,945     30,402  
   
 
 
    Total current assets     308,791     413,097  
Property, net     1,256,078     1,298,823  
Intangible assets, net     212,286     234,176  
Goodwill     2,048,540     2,056,053  
Other long-term assets     82,996     94,811  
Noncurrent assets held for sale     2,300     7,300  
   
 
 
    Total assets   $ 3,910,991   $ 4,104,260  
   
 
 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDER'S EQUITY              
Current liabilities:              
  Accounts payable   $ 194,238   $ 162,686  
  Accrued expenses and other liabilities     135,517     137,112  
  Deferred revenues and income     150,844     127,334  
  Current maturities of corporate borrowings and capital and financing lease obligations     10,493     24,271  
   
 
 
    Total current liabilities     491,092     451,403  
Corporate borrowings     1,609,777     1,613,454  
Capital and financing lease obligations     66,697     49,665  
Deferred revenues—for exhibitor services agreement     229,328     231,045  
Other long-term liabilities     363,496     366,813  
   
 
 
    Total liabilities     2,760,390     2,712,380  
   
 
 
Stockholder's equity:              
  Common Stock, 1 share issued as of December 27, 2007 and March 29, 2007 with 1¢ par value          
  Additional paid-in capital     1,213,229     1,487,274  
  Accumulated other comprehensive loss     (13,545 )   (3,834 )
  Accumulated deficit     (49,083 )   (91,560 )
   
 
 
    Total stockholder's equity     1,150,601     1,391,880  
   
 
 
    Total liabilities and stockholder's equity   $ 3,910,991   $ 4,104,260  
   
 
 

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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AMC ENTERTAINMENT INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(in thousands)

 
  Thirty-nine Weeks Ended
 
 
  December 27,
2007

  December 28,
2006

 
 
  (unaudited)

 
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND EQUIVALENTS              
Cash flows from operating activities:              
Net earnings (loss)   $ 47,850   $ (25,401 )
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:              
  Depreciation and amortization     187,762     193,232  
  Stock-based compensation     955     6,216  
  Non-cash portion of pension and postretirement expense     1,243     (6,155 )
  Deferred income taxes     2,850     (865 )
  Release of valuation allowance recorded in purchase accounting for deferred income taxes     8,372      
  Equity in (earnings) losses from investments, net of distributions     (18,705 )   3,681  
  Disposition of assets and other gains     (16,152 )   (663 )
  Change in assets and liabilities:              
    Receivables     (20,784 )   (25,778 )
    Other assets     (2,543 )   (6,550 )
    Accounts payable     31,582     24,388  
    Accrued expenses and other liabilities     8,009     44,247  
  Other, net     (3,027 )   (1,145 )
   
 
 
  Net cash provided by operating activities     227,412     205,207  
   
 
 
Cash flows from investing activities:              
  Capital expenditures     (99,395 )   (100,836 )
  Construction project costs reimbursable by landlord     (3,388 )    
  Net change in reimbursable construction advances     (3,420 )   289  
  Partnership investments     (4,248 )    
  Proceeds from disposition of Fandango     17,977      
  Proceeds from disposition of HGCSA     28,682      
  Proceeds from restricted cash     1,513      
  LCE screen integration payments     (7,481 )    
  Proceeds on disposition of long-term assets     175     116,439  
  Proceeds from disposal-discontinued operations         35,446  
  Purchase of software and other computer equipment     (10,162 )   788  
  Other, net     (817 )   (1,714 )
   
 
 
  Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities     (80,564 )   50,412  
   
 
 
Cash flows from financing activities:              
  Construction project costs reimbursed by landlord     16,872      
  Repayment of Cinemex Credit Facility     (12,100 )   (841 )
  Principal payments under capital and financing lease obligations     (3,025 )   (2,800 )
  Principal payments under mortgage     (2,187 )   (83 )
  Principal payments on Term Loan B     (4,875 )   (4,875 )
  Change in construction payables     3,643     (3,325 )
  Dividends paid to Marquee Holdings Inc.     (275,000 )    
  Deferred financing costs         (2,171 )
   
 
 
  Net cash used in financing activities     (276,672 )   (14,095 )
   
 
 
  Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and equivalents     (1,450 )   (3,586 )
   
 
 
Net increase (decrease) in cash and equivalents     (131,274 )   237,938  
Cash and equivalents at beginning of period     317,163     230,115  
   
 
 
Cash and equivalents at end of period   $ 185,889   $ 468,053  
   
 
 
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION              
Cash paid during the period for:              
    Interest (including amounts capitalized of $1,018 and $1,405)   $ 82,729   $ 121,667  
    Income taxes paid     15,375     687  
  Schedule of non-cash investing and financing activities:              
    Assets capitalized under EITF 97-10   $ 4,600   $ 7,060  

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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AMC ENTERTAINMENT INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December 27, 2007
(Unaudited)


NOTE 1—BASIS OF PRESENTATION

        AMC Entertainment Inc. ("AMCE" or the "Company") is an intermediate holding company, which, through its direct and indirect subsidiaries, including American Multi-Cinema, Inc. ("AMC") and its subsidiaries Grupo Cinemex, S.A. de C.V. ("Cinemex") and AMC Entertainment International, Inc. ("AMCEI") and its subsidiaries (collectively with AMCE, unless the context otherwise requires, the "Company"), is principally involved in the theatrical exhibition business and owns, operates or has interests in theatres located in the United States and Canada ("U.S. and Canada") and in Mexico, China (Hong Kong), France and the United Kingdom. The Company's U.S. and Canada theatrical exhibition business is conducted through AMC and AMCEI. The Company's International theatrical exhibition business is conducted primarily through Cinemex and AMCEI. See Note 2 for a discussion of the merger with Loews on January 26, 2006.

        All of AMCE's capital stock is currently owned directly by Marquee Holdings Inc. ("Holdings"). On June 11, 2007, Marquee Merger Sub Inc. ("merger sub"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. ("Parent"), merged with and into Holdings, with Holdings continuing as the surviving corporation (the "holdco merger"). Parent was formed on June 6, 2007. As a result of the holdco merger, (i) Holdings became a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent, a newly formed entity controlled by J.P. Morgan Partners, LLC, Apollo Management, L.P. and certain related investment funds and affiliates of Bain Capital Partners, The Carlyle Group and Spectrum Equity Investors (collectively with J.P. Morgan Partners, LLC and Apollo Management, L.P., the "Sponsors"), (ii) each share of Holdings' common stock that was issued and outstanding immediately prior to the effective time of the holdco merger was automatically converted into a substantially identical share of common stock of Parent, and (iii) as further described in this report, each of Holdings' governance agreements was superseded by a substantially identical governance agreement entered into by and among Parent, the Sponsors and Holdings' other stockholders. The holdco merger was effected by the Sponsors to facilitate a previously announced debt financing by Parent and a related dividend to Parent.

        The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in response to the requirements of Form 10-Q and should be read in conjunction with the Company's annual report on Form 10-K for the year (52 weeks) ended March 29, 2007. In the opinion of management, these interim financial statements reflect all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) necessary for a fair statement of the Company's financial position and results of operations. Due to the seasonal nature of the Company's business, results for the thirty-nine weeks ended December 27, 2007 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the fiscal year (53 weeks) ending April 3, 2008.

        The March 29, 2007 consolidated balance sheet data was derived from the audited balance sheet included in the Form 10-K, but does not include all disclosures required by generally accepted accounting principles.

        Certain amounts have been reclassified from prior period consolidated financial statements to conform with the current period presentation.

        Revenues:    The Company defers 100% of the revenue associated with the sales of discounted theatre tickets until such time as the items are redeemed or management believes future redemption to be remote. During the thirteen weeks ended September 27, 2007, management changed its estimate of when it believes future redemption to be remote for discounted theatre tickets from 24 months from the date of sale to 18 months from the date of sale. Management believes the 18 month estimate is supported by its

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continued development of redemption history and that it is reflective of management's current best estimate. This change in estimate had the effect of increasing other revenues by approximately $2,100,000 and $6,300,000 during the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks ended December 27, 2007.


NOTE 2—ACQUISITIONS

        On June 20, 2005, Holdings, then the parent company of AMCE, entered into a merger agreement with LCE Holdings, Inc. ("LCE Holdings"), the parent of Loews Cineplex Entertainment Corporation ("Loews"), pursuant to which LCE Holdings merged with and into Holdings, with Holdings continuing as the holding company for the merged businesses, and Loews merged with and into AMCE, with AMCE continuing after the merger (the "Merger" and collectively, the "Mergers"). The transaction closed on January 26, 2006. Upon completion of the Mergers, the stockholders of Holdings immediately prior to the Mergers, including affiliates of J.P. Morgan Partners, LLC and Apollo Management, L.P., held approximately 60% of the outstanding capital stock of Holdings, and the stockholders of LCE Holdings immediately prior to the Merger, including affiliates of Bain Capital Partners, LLC, The Carlyle Group and Spectrum Equity Investors, held approximately 40% of the outstanding capital stock of Holdings.

        The Company has accounted for the Merger as a purchase in accordance with SFAS No. 141, "Business Combinations", for an estimated purchase price of $537,171,000. Results of operations of Loews are included in the Company's Consolidated Statements of Operations from January 26, 2006. The acquisition included 112 theatres with 1,308 screens in the United States, 40 theatres with 443 screens in Mexico (Cinemex), 4 managed/joint venture theatres with 55 screens in the United States and a 50% interest in Yelmo Cineplex, S.L. ("Yelmo"), which operated 27 theatres with 311 screens in Spain that was accounted for using the equity method until December 2006 when the Company disposed of its investment in Yelmo. The Merger did not constitute a change in control.


NOTE 3—DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

        On May 11, 2006, the Company sold two of its wholly owned subsidiaries, AMC Entertainment España S.A. and Actividades Multi Cinemeas E Espectáculos, LDA (collectively "Iberia"), which owned and operated 4 theatres with 86 screens in Spain and 1 theatre with 20 screens in Portugal, for a cash sales price of $35,446,000. At the date of the sale these operations did not meet the criteria for discontinued operations because of continuing involvement in the region through an equity method investment in Yelmo. In December 2006, the Company disposed of its investment in Yelmo, which owned and operated 27 theatres with 310 screens in Spain, for proceeds of $52,137,000. There was no gain or loss recorded on the sale of Yelmo. The Company no longer has continuing involvement in the region as a result of the sale of Yelmo and the results of the operations in Iberia have been classified as discontinued operations as the Company no longer has operations or significant cash flows from the Iberia component.

        Information presented for all periods reflects the discontinued operations classification. All affected amounts within the consolidated financial statements have been adjusted accordingly. The results of operations of the Iberia theatres were previously reported in the Company's International theatrical exhibition operating segment. The Company has recorded a gain on sale of Iberia of approximately $2,609,000 for the thirty-nine weeks ended December 28, 2006 which is included in discontinued operations. Goodwill of $11,712,000 was allocated to the Iberia theatres in connection with the sale.

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        Components of amounts reflected as earnings (loss) from discontinued operations for Iberia in the Company's Consolidated Statements of Operations are presented in the following table:

Statements of operations data (in thousands):

 
  Thirteen Weeks
Ended

  Thirty-nine Weeks
Ended

 
 
  December 28,
2006

  December 28,
2006

 
Revenues              
  Admissions   $   $ 3,892  
  Concessions         1,292  
  Other revenue         172  
   
 
 
    Total revenues         5,356  
   
 
 
Costs and Expenses              
  Film exhibition costs         1,901  
  Concession costs         255  
  Operating expense         1,189  
  Rent         1,410  
  General and administrative—other         50  
  Depreciation and amortization         545  
  Disposition of assets and other gains     41     (2,609 )
   
 
 
    Total costs and expenses     41     2,741  
   
 
 
Interest expense         220  
Investment income         (4 )
   
 
 
    Total other expense         216  
   
 
 
Earnings (loss) before income taxes     (41 )   2,399  
Income tax provision          
   
 
 
Earnings (loss) from discontinued operations   $ (41 ) $ 2,399  
   
 
 


NOTE 4—COMPREHENSIVE EARNINGS (LOSS)

        The components of comprehensive earnings (loss) are as follows (in thousands):

 
  Thirteen Weeks Ended
  Thirty-nine Weeks Ended
 
 
  December 27,
2007

  December 28,
2006

  December 27,
2007

  December 28,
2006

 
Net earnings (loss)   $ (11,177 ) $ (6,501 ) $ 47,850   $ (25,401 )
Foreign currency translation adjustment     455     3,923     (7,836 )   (1,203 )
Pension liability adjustments     (220 )   (674 )   (785 )   (674 )
Change in fair value of cash flow hedges     (2,281 )   (1,058 )   (2,060 )   (2,476 )
Losses (gains) on interest rate swaps reclassified to interest expense corporate borrowings     (99 )   483     738     1,362  
(Decrease) increase in unrealized gain on marketable equity securities     (62 )   100     232     196  
   
 
 
 
 
Total comprehensive earnings (loss)   $ (13,384 ) $ (3,727 ) $ 38,139   $ (28,196 )
   
 
 
 
 

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NOTE 5—GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS

        Activity of goodwill by operating segment is presented below.

(In thousands)

  U.S. and Canada
  International
  Total
 
Balance as of March 29, 2007   $ 1,860,198   $ 195,855   $ 2,056,053  
Currency translation adjustment         2,600     2,600  
Fair value deferred tax asset adjustments LCE(1)     (14,592 )       (14,592 )
Fair value change in fiscal 2007 APB 23 assertion(2)     6,220         6,220  
Other fair value adjustments LCE(3)     (933 )   (808 )   (1,741 )
   
 
 
 
Balance as of December 27, 2007   $ 1,850,893   $ 197,647   $ 2,048,540  
   
 
 
 

(1)
Adjustments to fair value relate to the release of valuation allowance initially recorded in purchase accounting for deferred tax assets related to net operating loss carryforwards that are expected to be utilized on the 2008 tax return.

(2)
Adjustment to valuation allowance initially recorded in purchase accounting for acquired deferred tax assets related to a change in APB 23 assertion based on basis calculations determined as part of the 2007 income tax return.

(3)
Adjustments to fair value relate to the favorable settlement of accrued liabilities for retail transfer taxes and rent. Based on the results of the settlement process, the Company determined that these favorable settlements were not the result of events or additional information arising subsequent to the Merger.

        Activity of other intangible assets is presented below.

 
   
  December 27, 2007
  March 29, 2007
 
(In thousands)

  Remaining
Useful Life

  Gross
Carrying
Amount

  Accumulated
Amortization

  Gross
Carrying
Amount

  Accumulated
Amortization

 
Acquired Intangible Assets:                              
  Amortizable Intangible Assets:                              
  Favorable leases   1 to 12 years   $ 115,291   $ (30,775 ) $ 117,607   $ (25,448 )
  Loyalty program   3 years     46,000     (28,324 )   46,000     (23,460 )
  LCE trade name   3 years     2,300     (886 )   2,300     (540 )
  LCE/Cinemex advertising and management contracts   2 to 23 years     51,870     (25,907 )   51,692     (17,510 )
  Other intangible assets   1 to 15 years     19,088     (17,389 )   23,526     (20,935 )
       
 
 
 
 
  Total, amortizable       $ 234,549   $ (103,281 ) $ 241,125   $ (87,893 )
       
 
 
 
 
  Unamortized Intangible Assets:                              
  AMC trademark       $ 74,000         $ 74,000        
  Cinemex trademark         7,018           6,944        
       
       
       
  Total, unamortized       $ 81,018         $ 80,944        
       
       
       

        Amortization expense associated with the intangible assets noted above is as follows:

 
  Thirteen Weeks Ended
  Thirty-nine Weeks Ended
 
  December 27, 2007
  December 28, 2006
  December 27, 2007
  December 28, 2006
Recorded Amortization   $ 6,354   $ 8,938   $ 22,202   $ 28,243

        Estimated amortization expense for the next five fiscal years for intangible assets owned as of December 27, 2007 is projected below:

(In thousands)

  2008
  2009
  2010
  2011
  2012
Projected amortization expense   $ 28,406   $ 22,195   $ 16,494   $ 14,540   $ 13,416

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NOTE 6—STOCKHOLDER'S EQUITY

        On June 11, 2007, merger sub, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent, merged with and into Holdings, with Holdings continuing as the surviving corporation. As a result of the holdco merger, (i) Holdings became a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent, a newly formed entity controlled by the Sponsors, (ii) each share of Holdings' common stock that was issued and outstanding immediately prior to the effective time of the holdco merger was automatically converted into a substantially identical share of common stock of Parent, and (iii) as further described in this report, each of Holdings' governance agreements was superseded by a substantially identical governance agreement entered into by and among Parent, the Sponsors and Holdings' other stockholders. The holdco merger was effected by the Sponsors to facilitate a previously announced debt financing by Parent and a related dividend to Parent. AMCE used cash on hand to pay a dividend to Holdings of $275,000,000 and Holdings used a portion of the dividend to pay a dividend to Parent of $270,588,000. The payment of the $275,000,000 dividend from AMCE to Holdings reduced additional paid-in capital during the thirty-nine weeks ended December 27, 2007.

        The Company accounts for stock options using the fair value method of accounting as prescribed by SFAS 123(R) and SAB 107 and 110 and has valued the options using the Black-Scholes formula. The Company has recorded $(65,000) and $4,160,000 of stock-based compensation expense (income) related to these options within General and Administrative: Other, during the thirteen weeks ended December 27, 2007 and December 28, 2006, respectively, and has recognized an income tax benefit of $0 in its Consolidated Statements of Operations during the thirteen weeks ended December 27, 2007 and December 28, 2006. The Company has recorded $955,000 and $6,216,000 of stock-based compensation expense related to these options within General and administrative: Other, during the thirty-nine weeks ended December 27, 2007 and December 28, 2006, respectively, and has recognized an income tax benefit of $0 in its Consolidated Statements of Operations during the thirty-nine weeks ended December 27, 2007 and December 28, 2006, respectively. One of the holders of stock options has put rights associated with his options deemed to be within his control whereby he can require Holdings to repurchase his options, and as a result, the expense for these options is remeasured each reporting period as liability based options at Holdings and the related compensation expense is included in AMCE's financial statements. However, since the put option that causes liability classification is a put to AMCE's parent Holdings rather than AMCE, AMCE's financial statements reflect an increase to additional paid-in capital related to stock-based compensation of $955,000 during the thirty-nine weeks ended December 27, 2007. The Company accounts for stock options using the fair value method of accounting as prescribed by SFAS 123(R) and SAB 107 and 110 and has valued the options using the Black-Scholes formula including a contemporaneous valuation by an unrelated specialist as of December 27, 2007 which indicated a fair value price per share of the underlying shares of $1,200 per share. On June 12, 2007, the holder of the liability classified options exercised options on 500 shares at an exercise price of $1,000 per share, which was paid to Parent.

        In connection with the holdco merger, on June 11, 2007, Parent adopted an amended and restated 2004 stock option plan (f/k/a the 2004 Stock Option Plan of Marquee Holdings Inc.), originally adopted by Holdings on December 22, 2004 and previously amended by Holdings on November 7, 2006. Because the employees to whom the options were granted are employed by AMCE, AMCE continues to reflect the stock-based compensation expense associated with the options within its consolidated statement of operations. The option exercise price per share of $1,000 was adjusted to $491 per share pursuant to the antidilution provisions of the 2004 Stock Option Plan to give effect to the payment of a one time non-recurring dividend paid by Parent on June 15, 2007 of $652,800,000 to the holders of its 1,282,750 shares of common stock. The Company applied the guidance in SFAS 123(R) and determined that there was no incremental value transferred as a result of the modification and as a result no additional compensation cost to recognize.

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        The Company's Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer, Peter C. Brown, has an amended and restated employment agreement that generally will revert to his prior agreement in the event an initial public offering of Parent does not occur on or before December 31, 2008. In the event of an initial public offering on or before December 31, 2008, within 15 days after such initial public offering, Mr. Brown shall receive a grant of restricted stock or restricted stock units having a value of $2,567,000 on the date of grant based on the initial public offering price. This grant was an inducement for Mr. Brown to enter into his amended and restated employment agreement, whereby the term of his employment would be shorter than in his prior employment agreement and he would be subject to certain restrictive covenants that did not exist in his current employment agreement. Such grant shall vest in three equal annual installments on the first three anniversaries of the grant date.

        On November 14, 2007, we entered into an agreement with Richard T. Walsh (formerly executive vice president, AMC Entertainment Inc., and chairman, AMC film programming), which extended the exercise period applicable to his outstanding vested stock options from 90 days following his departure on August 17, 2007 until 60 days after an initial public offering of the common stock of AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc., or in the event no initial public offering has occurred by June 16, 2008, until January 2, 2009. We have accounted for the extension of the exercise term for vested options for Mr. Walsh as a modification under SFAS No. 123(R), Share Based Payment. We measured the compensation cost for the modified award by comparing the fair value of the modified award and the fair value of the original award immediately before it was modified, and we recognized a charge to expense and an offsetting increase to additional paid-in capital for the incremental fair value of the vested awards, which was determined to be $32,326 as calculated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model, during the thirteen weeks ended December 27, 2007. Because Mr. Walsh held no unvested awards and no unvested awards were modified, there is no additional compensation cost to recognize in the future related to his awards.

        As discussed in Note 11—Income Taxes, the Company adopted the provisions of FIN 48. The cumulative effect of the change on adoption charged to accumulated deficit was $5,373,000.


NOTE 7—INVESTMENTS

        Investments in non-consolidated affiliates and certain other investments accounted for under the equity method generally include all entities in which the Company or its subsidiaries have significant influence, but not more than 50% voting control. Investments in non-consolidated affiliates as of December 27, 2007, include an 18.6% interest in National CineMedia, LLC, a 50% interest in three domestic motion picture theatres, a 26% equity interest in Movietickets.com, Inc. and a 33.3% interest in Digital Cinema Implementation Partners, LLC. Investments as of December 28, 2006 include a 50% interest in Hoyts General Cinemas South America, Inc. ("HGCSA"), an entity that operated 17 theatres in South America, which was disposed of in July 2007. Financial results for the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks ended December 28, 2006 include a 50% equity interest in Yelmo, which was disposed of in December 2006.

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        Condensed financial information of our significant non-consolidated equity method investments is shown below. Amounts are presented under U.S. GAAP for the periods of ownership by the Company.

Operating Results:

 
  Thirteen Weeks Ended
  Thirty-nine Weeks Ended
(In thousands)

  December 27,
2007

  December 28,
2006

  December 27,
2007

  December 28,
2006

Revenues   $ 100,468   $ 121,120   $ 313,983   $ 337,134
Operating costs & expenses     64,397     128,245     205,226     323,710
   
 
 
 
Net earnings (loss)   $ 36,071   $ (7,125 ) $ 108,757   $ 13,424
   
 
 
 
The Company's recorded equity in (earnings) loss(1)   $ (7,507 ) $ 1,226   $ (34,932 ) $ 3,681

(1)
Certain differences in the Company's recorded investment over its proportional ownership share are amortized to equity in earnings or losses over the estimated useful life of the underlying assets or liabilities. The recorded equity in earnings of NCM following the IPO of NCM, Inc. do not include undistributed equity in earnings. The Company considered the excess distribution received following NCM, Inc.'s IPO as an advance on NCM's future earnings. As a result, the Company will not recognize any undistributed equity in earnings of NCM until NCM's future net earnings equal the amount of the excess distribution. Distributed earnings from NCM included in equity in earnings were $7,638,000 during the thirteen weeks ended December 27, 2007, and $15,287,000 during the thirty-nine weeks ended December 27, 2007.

        In May 2007 the Company disposed of its investment in Fandango, accounted for using the cost method, for total expected proceeds of approximately $20,000,000, of which $18,000,000 was received in May and September 2007, and has recorded a gain on the sale included in investment income of approximately $16,000,000. In July 2007 the Company disposed of its investment in HGCSA for total proceeds of approximately $30,000,000 and has recorded a gain on the sale included in equity in earnings of non-consolidated entities of approximately $18,800,000.

        As of December 27, 2007 and March 29, 2007, the Company has recorded $1,000,000 and $900,000, respectively, of amounts due from National CineMedia, LLC related to on-screen advertising revenue. As of December 27, 2007 and March 29, 2007, the Company has recorded $9,800,000 and $17,200,000, respectively, of amounts due to National CineMedia, LLC related to the Exhibitor Services Agreement and the Loews Screen Integration Agreement. The Company recorded revenues for advertising from National CineMedia, LLC of $10,800,000 and $32,000,000 during the thirty-nine weeks ended December 27, 2007 and December 28, 2006, respectively.


NOTE 8—CORPORATE BORROWINGS AND CAPITAL AND FINANCING LEASE OBLIGATION

        Capital and Financing Lease Obligations:    Occasionally, the Company is responsible for the construction of leased theatres and for paying project costs that are in excess of an agreed upon amount to be reimbursed from the developer. Emerging Issues Task Force (EITF) Issue No. 97-10 The Effect of Lessee Involvement in Asset Construction requires the Company to be considered the owner (for accounting purposes) of these types of projects during the construction period, and therefore the Company is required to assess these projects upon completion of construction for sale and leaseback accounting under SFAS No. 98 Accounting for Leases. The Company recorded additions to its financing lease obligations of $21,841,000 during the thirty-nine weeks ended December 27, 2007 for one theatre that opened during this period.

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        Derivative Instruments:    The Company enters into interest rate swap agreements with major banks and institutional lenders as part of its interest rate risk management strategy. The objective for holding these derivative instruments is to reduce the exposure to variability in cash flows relating to interest payments on certain outstanding debt. All financial instruments are used solely for hedging purposes and are not issued or held for speculative reasons.

        The interest rate swaps have been designated and have qualified for cash flow hedge accounting in accordance with SFAS No. 133, Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities, (SFAS 133). The related mark-to-market gain or loss on qualifying hedges is deferred as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), to the extent the cash flow hedges are effective, and is reclassified into interest expense corporate borrowings in the period during which the hedged transaction affects earnings. Any ineffective portion of the hedges is recognized currently in the consolidated statements of operations in investment income.

        In October 2007, AMCE executed an interest rate swap agreement, scheduled to mature in April 2009, to hedge $200,000,000 of its variable rate debt obligation. Under the terms of the agreement, the Company pays interest at a fixed rate of 4.707% and receives interest at a variable rate based on 1-month U.S. Dollar LIBOR-BBA.

        In August 2005, Grupo Cinemex entered into an interest rate swap with a notional amount ranging between 283,932,000 and 907,146,000 Mexican pesos ($26,151,000 and $83,894,000) to hedge its variable rate debt obligation. Under the terms of the agreement, the Company pays interest at a fixed rate of 9.89% and receives interest at a variable rate based on 1-month MXN TIIE. In November 2007, the Company redesignated the interest rate swap prospectively in a new cash flow hedging relationship. In addition, at the date of redesignation, the interest rate swap had an unrealized gain of approximately $1,091,000 recorded in accumulated other comprehensive loss that will be reclassified against interest expense corporate borrowings over the remaining term of the hedged period, through August 2009. The effective portion of the changes in fair value of the interest rate swap under the hedging relationship will be deferred in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) and will be reclassified into interest expense corporate borrowings when the hedged forecasted transactions affect earnings.

        At December 27, 2007, the aggregate fair value of the interest rate swaps was a liability of approximately $3,628,000, which was recorded as a component of other long-term liabilities. The estimated fair value for the interest rate swap agreements was based on prevailing market data that represents the theoretical cost the Company would have to pay to terminate the transactions. At December 27, 2007, the Company had an unrealized loss of approximately $1,124,000 recorded in accumulated other comprehensive loss with offsetting entries to other long-term liabilities. During the next 12 months the Company expects to reclassify approximately $918,000 of the unrealized loss in accumulated other comprehensive loss against interest expense corporate borrowings. The ineffective portion of the cash flow hedge, which is not material for any reporting period presented, is immediately recognized in investment income.

        The Company is exposed to credit losses in the event of nonperformance by counterparties on interest rate swap agreements.

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NOTE 9—THEATRE AND OTHER CLOSURE AND DISPOSITION OF ASSETS

        A rollforward of reserves for theatre and other closure is as follows (in thousands):

 
  Thirty-nine Weeks Ended
December 27, 2007

  Thirty-nine Weeks Ended
December 28, 2006

 
 
  Theatre
and Other

  Merger
Exit costs

  Total
  Theatre
and Other

  Merger
Exit costs

  Total
 
Beginning balance   $ 17,621   $ 1,274   $ 18,895   $ 21,716   $ 4,618   $ 26,334  
  Theatre and other closure (income) expense(1)     (15,034 )   (348 )   (15,382 )   8,097     224     8,321  
  Transfer of deferred rent and capital lease obligations(1)     6,474         6,474              
  Purchase price adjustment                 (195 )   (718 )   (913 )
  Cash (payments) receipts(1)     718     (923 )   (205 )   (11,212 )   (2,104 )   (13,316 )
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ending balance   $ 9,779   $ 3   $ 9,782   $ 18,406   $ 2,020   $ 20,426  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 

(1)
During the thirty-nine weeks ended December 27, 2007, the Company recognized $15,382,000 of theatre and other closure income due primarily to lease terminations negotiated on favorable terms at four of its theatres that were closed during the thirty-nine weeks ended December 27, 2007 or where the lease terms were settled favorably during this period. The Company received net cash payments of $6,400,000 in connection with these four lease terminations. The majority of the theatre closure income was recorded during the thirteen weeks ended June 28, 2007.

        The Company recorded a $4,845,000 liability related to the closure of Loews' duplicate administrative facilities in connection with the Mergers as part of purchase accounting. The remaining unpaid balance is included above as a component of Merger Exit costs.

        Theatre and other closure reserves for leases that have not been terminated are recorded at the present value of the future contractual commitments for the base rents, taxes and maintenance.

        Theatre closure reserves at December 27, 2007 by operating segment are as follows (in thousands):

 
  December 27, 2007
U.S. and Canada Theatrical Exhibition   $ 9,125
International Theatrical Exhibition     571
Other     56
   
  Total segment reserves     9,752
Corporate     30
   
    $ 9,782
   

NOTE 10—RESTRUCTURING

        The Company recognizes restructuring charges based upon the nature of the costs incurred. Costs resulting from one-time termination benefits where employees are not required to render future service to receive the benefits are recognized and a liability is recorded when management (i) commits to a plan of termination which identifies the number of employees to be terminated, their job classifications, locations, expected termination dates and when the plan is communicated to the employees and (ii) establishes the detailed terms of the benefits to be received by employees.

        If employees are required to render service until they are terminated in order to receive the termination benefits, the benefits are measured at the fair value of the costs and related liabilities at the communication date and are recognized ratably over the future service period from the communication date.

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        The Company recorded a liability of $25,846,000 related to one-time termination benefits and other costs for the displacement of approximately 230 associates in connection with the Mergers as part of purchase accounting.

        A summary of restructuring activity is set forth below (in thousands):

 
  Thirty-nine Weeks Ended
December 27, 2007

 
(In thousands)

  Merger Severance
Benefits

 
Beginning balance   $ 369  
  Payments     (369 )
   
 
Ending balance   $  
   
 

        As of March 29, 2007, all restructuring reserves were included in our corporate operating segment. Payments related to the restructuring reserves were complete as of December 27, 2007.

NOTE 11—INCOME TAXES

Effective income tax rate

        The difference between the effective tax rate on earnings before income taxes and the U.S. federal income tax statutory rate is as follows:

 
  Thirty-nine Weeks Ended
 
 
  December 27, 2007
  December 28, 2006
 
Federal statutory rate   35.0 % 35.0 %
Foreign rate differential   (0.9 ) 10.6  
Fiscal 2007 change in APB 23 assertion   (9.3 )  
Change in FIN 48 reserve   (8.0 )  
Valuation allowance   (0.3 ) (37.0 )
State income taxes, net of federal tax benefit   6.8   (9.5 )
Change in Mexico tax law   2.5    
Other, net   3.0   (1.1 )
   
 
 
Effective tax rate   28.8 % (2.0 )%
   
 
 

        The Company accounts for income taxes in accordance with SFAS No. 109, Statement of Financial Accounting Standards ("SFAS 109"), "Accounting for Income Taxes", which requires that deferred tax assets and liabilities be recognized, using enacted tax rates, for the tax effect of temporary differences between the financial reporting and tax bases of recorded assets and liabilities. SFAS 109 also requires that deferred tax assets be reduced by a valuation allowance if it is more likely than not that some or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized.

        Based upon the consideration of all available evidence, the Company has provided a valuation allowance on its net deferred tax assets. The Company continues to record a full valuation allowance against its net deferred tax assets due to the uncertainty regarding the ultimate realization of those assets in all taxing jurisdictions.

        The Company determines income tax expense for interim periods by applying SFAS No. 109 and APB Opinion No. 28, "Interim Financial Reporting" in the U.S. federal jurisdiction, which prescribes the use of the full year's estimated effective tax rate in financial statements for interim periods. As such, permanent differences such as state income taxes and changes in valuation allowance impact the Company's effective tax rate. The Company anticipates an ordinary loss for fiscal year 2008 in its Mexico tax jurisdiction and is unable to recognize the tax benefit; and as a result the Company estimates the effective annual effective tax rate for Mexico separately. The Company has recognized income tax provision related to the Mexico

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tax jurisdiction in the period in which income or loss is reported. The Company does not believe it can reliably estimate an effective annual tax rate in the Mexico tax jurisdiction, as small changes in estimated loss would produce a large change in the estimated annual effective tax rate.

        During the thirteen weeks ended December 27, 2007, a new Mexican flat tax was signed into law. The tax is effective beginning January 1, 2008 and will replace Mexico's asset tax. The tax is calculated differently than the prior asset tax, and has different deduction rules, which can effect the amount of deferred taxes the Company records. The Company recorded a deferred tax liability and deferred income tax provision of $1,700,000 as a discrete item during the thirteen weeks ended December 27, 2007, primarily due to book and flat tax basis differences in property.

        During the current period, income tax expense differed from the expected tax expense using the U.S. federal statutory tax rate of 35% primarily due to state income taxes, the change in Mexico tax law, the FIN 48 liability write-off discussed below and a provision to accrual adjustment recorded relating to the estimated effect of the fiscal 2007 change in APB 23 assertion. During the thirteen weeks ended December 27, 2007, the Company reached resolution on a pre-filing agreement with a taxing authority which resulted in additional basis which was deducted on the 2007 tax return. The deduction was for worthless stock as a result of a 2007 change in APB 23 assertion. As a result of the additional basis, the Company did not have to utilize certain net operating loss carryforwards.

        The prior year disposition of Portugal and Spain operations did not have a material impact on the income tax provision, as the tax benefit derived from the sale was fully offset by an increase in the valuation allowance.

Uncertain tax positions

        Effective March 30, 2007, the Company adopted FASB Interpretation No. 48, "Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes—an interpretation of FASB No. 109" ("FIN 48"). This interpretation clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in an entity's financial statements. FIN 48 indicates that the impact from adoption should be reflected as a cumulative effect adjustment from a change in accounting principle to the beginning retained earnings amount reported for that fiscal year, unless the amount related to a previous business combination, in which case the impact would be recorded as an adjustment to the purchase price allocation for the previous business combination. The adjustment to the purchase price would first reduce remaining goodwill and identified intangibles related to the business combination and the residual would be reflected as a cumulative effect adjustment to beginning retained earnings.

        Prior to the adoption of FIN 48, the Company's financial statements did not include any tax contingencies, after consideration of the full valuation allowance recorded against net deferred tax assets. As a result of the adoption of FIN 48, the Company recorded a $5,373,000 increase in current deferred tax assets, a $5,373,000 reduction of goodwill, a $5,373,000 current FIN 48 liability and a $5,373,000 charge to the beginning accumulated deficit that is reported as a cumulative effect adjustment for a change in accounting principle to the opening balance sheet position of stockholder's accumulated deficit at March 30, 2007.

        During December 2007, the IRS informed the Company of its acceptance of certain tax conclusions the Company had taken on a transaction the Company entered into during fiscal year ended March 27, 2007 that were presented to the IRS in a Request for a Pre-Filing Agreement. As a result of the IRS accepting the Company's tax conclusions, the $5,373,000 reserve established with the adoption of FIN 48 was resolved and the tax benefit was recorded during the quarter ended December 27, 2007.

        The amount of gross unrecognized tax benefits as of March 30, 2007 was $39,800,000. The amount of gross unrecognized tax benefits related to uncertainties that are estimated to take more than 12 months to resolve is $35,600,000. During the thirteen weeks ended December 27, 2007 the total amount of unrecognized tax benefits decreased by $4,200,000. The increase of $1,173,000 relates to tax positions that

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the Company anticipates taking on future tax returns relative to activity occurring during this period. The decrease of $5,373,000 was due to the resolution of an uncertain tax position.

        The Company recognizes income tax-related interest expense and penalties as income tax expense and selling, general, and administrative expense, respectively. As of March 30, 2007 the company did not have any interest or penalties accrued associated with unrecognized tax benefits. The liabilities for interest and penalties did not change as of December 27, 2007.

        There are currently unrecognized tax benefits which we anticipate will be resolved in the next 12 months; however, the Company is unable at this time to estimate what the impact on its unrecognized tax benefits will be.

        The Company or one of its subsidiaries files income tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction, and various state and foreign jurisdictions. An IRS examination of the tax years February 28, 2002 through December 31, 2003 of the former Loews Cineplex Entertainment Corporation and subsidiaries was concluded during fiscal 2007. An IRS examination for the tax year ended March 31, 2005 began during 2007. As of December 27, 2007, the IRS has not proposed any adjustments. Generally, tax years beginning after March 28, 2002 are still open to examination by various taxing authorities. Additionally, the company has net operating loss ("NOL") carryforwards for tax years ended October 31, 2000 through March 28, 2002 in the U.S. and various state jurisdictions which have carryforwards of varying lengths of time. These NOLs are subject to adjustment based on the statute of limitations of the return in which they are utilized, not the year in which they are generated. Various state, local and foreign income tax returns are also under examination by taxing authorities. The Company does not believe that the outcome of any examination will have a material impact on its financial statements.

NOTE 12—EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS

        The Company sponsors a frozen non-contributory qualified defined benefit pension plan generally covering all employees age 21 or older who have completed at least 1,000 hours of service in their first twelve months of employment, or in a calendar year ending thereafter, and who are not covered by a collective bargaining agreement. The Company also offers eligible retirees the opportunity to participate in a health plan (medical and dental) and a life insurance plan. An employee may become eligible for these benefits at retirement provided the employee is at least age 55 and has at least 15 years of credited service after age 40. The Company also sponsors a postretirement deferred compensation plan.

        The Company made a pension contribution of $4,437,000 during the thirty-nine weeks ended December 27, 2007.

        The measurement date used to determine pension and other postretirement benefits is January 1 of the fiscal year for which measurements are made.

        Net periodic benefit cost recognized for the plans during the thirteen weeks ended December 27, 2007 and December 28, 2006 consists of the following:

 
  Pension Benefits
  Other Benefits
(In thousands)

  December 27,
2007

  December 28,
2006

  December 27,
2007

  December 28,
2006

Components of net periodic benefit cost:                        
  Service cost   $ 183   $ 795   $ 208   $ 228
  Interest cost     1,100     1,314     381     387
  Expected return on plan assets     (1,151 )   (1,116 )      
  Curtailment gain         (10,983 )      
  Amortization of gain     (215 )          
  Amortization of transition obligation     10            
   
 
 
 
Net periodic benefit cost (income)   $ (73 ) $ (9,990 ) $ 589   $ 615
   
 
 
 

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        Net periodic benefit cost recognized for the plans during the thirty-nine weeks ended December 27, 2007 and December 28, 2006 consists of the following:

 
  Pension Benefits
  Other Benefits
(In thousands)

  December 27,
2007

  December 28,
2006

  December 27,
2007

  December 28,
2006

Components of net periodic benefit cost:                        
  Service cost   $ 379   $ 2,387   $ 624   $ 684
  Interest cost     3,300     3,943     1,143     1,162
  Expected return on plan assets     (3,453 )   (3,348 )      
  Curtailment gain         (10,983 )      
  Amortization of gain     (780 )          
  Amortization of transition obligation     30            
   
 
 
 
Net periodic benefit cost (income)   $ (524 ) $ (8,001 ) $ 1,767   $ 1,846
   
 
 
 

        Certain theatre employees are covered by union-sponsored pension and health and welfare plans. Company contributions into these plans are determined in accordance with provisions of negotiated labor contracts. The Company estimates potential complete withdrawal liabilities for certain of these plans of approximately $7,600,000. As of December 27, 2007 other than a payment of $423,000 in connection with the termination of one of the plans, no demand has been received by the Company related to these plans asserting either a complete or partial withdrawal liability.

NOTE 13—OPERATING SEGMENTS

        Information about the Company's operations by operating segment is as follows (in thousands):

 
  Thirteen Weeks Ended
  Thirty-nine Weeks Ended
 
 
  December 27,
2007

  December 28,
2006

  December 27,
2007

  December 28,
2006

 
Revenues                          
U.S. and Canada theatrical exhibition   $ 516,029   $ 554,491   $ 1,736,349   $ 1,737,480  
International theatrical exhibition     42,951     41,849     146,527     136,209  
Other         16         52  
   
 
 
 
 
Total revenues   $ 558,980   $ 596,356   $ 1,882,876   $ 1,873,741  
   
 
 
 
 
Segment Adjusted EBITDA                          
U.S. and Canada theatrical exhibition   $ 70,292   $ 103,242   $ 297,451   $ 328,720  
International theatrical exhibition     11,839     11,311     43,206     39,087  
Other     (147 )   (221 )   (226 )   (1,131 )
   
 
 
 
 
Segment Adjusted EBITDA   $ 81,984   $ 114,332   $ 340,431   $ 366,676  
   
 
 
 
 

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        A reconciliation of earnings (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes to Segment Adjusted EBITDA is as follows (in thousands):

 
  Thirteen Weeks Ended
  Thirty-nine Weeks Ended
 
 
  December 27,
2007

  December 28,
2006

  December 27,
2007

  December 28,
2006

 
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes   $ (24,777 ) $ (8,560 ) $ 67,250   $ (27,300 )
Plus:                          
  Interest expense     36,402     52,677     112,090     155,486  
  Depreciation and amortization     62,324     64,157     187,762     192,687  
  Preopening expense     2,705     3,698     5,046     6,827  
  Theatre and other closure (income) expense     1,064     611     (15,382 )   8,321  
  Disposition of assets and other gains     85     (5,334 )   (1,613 )   (11,184 )
  Equity in (earnings) losses of non-consolidated entities     (7,507 )   1,226     (34,932 )   3,681  
  Investment income     (2,100 )   (4,174 )   (23,422 )   (10,135 )
  Other income(1)             (1,246 )    
  General and administrative expense—unallocated:                          
    Merger and acquisition costs     720     2,826     3,521     8,547  
    Management fee     1,250     1,250     3,750     3,750  
    Other(2)     11,818     5,955     37,607     35,996  
   
 
 
 
 
Segment Adjusted EBITDA   $ 81,984   $ 114,332   $ 340,431   $ 366,676  
   
 
 
 
 

(1)
Other income is comprised of recoveries for property loss related to Hurricane Katrina.

(2)
Includes stock-based compensation expense (income) of $(65,000) and $4,160,000 for the thirteen weeks ended December 27, 2007 and December 28, 2006, respectively, and $955,000 and $6,216,000 for the thirty-nine weeks ended December 27, 2007 and December 28, 2006, respectively.

NOTE 14—CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING FINANCIAL INFORMATION

        The accompanying condensed consolidating financial information has been prepared and presented pursuant to SEC Regulation S-X Rule 3-10 "Financial statements of guarantors and issuers of guaranteed securities registered or being registered." Each of the subsidiary guarantors are 100% owned by AMCE. The subsidiary guarantees of the Company's debt are full and unconditional and joint and several. The Company and its subsidiary guarantor's investments in its Consolidated Subsidiaries are presented under the equity method of accounting.

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Thirteen weeks ended December 27, 2007 (in thousands):

(In thousands)

  AMCE parent Obligor
  Subsidiary Guarantors
  Subsidiary Non-Guarantors
  Consolidating Adjustments
  Consolidated AMC Entertainment Inc.
 
Revenues                                
  Admissions   $   $ 353,297   $ 25,109   $   $ 378,406  
  Concessions         138,821     14,755         153,576  
  Other revenue         17,636     9,362         26,998  
   
 
 
 
 
 
    Total revenues         509,754     49,226         558,980  
   
 
 
 
 
 
Costs and Expenses                                
  Film exhibition costs         180,605     10,963         191,568  
  Concession costs         14,346     3,208         17,554  
  Operating expense         141,818     15,303         157,121  
  Rent         105,301     7,546         112,847  
  General and administrative:                                
    Merger, acquisition and transaction costs     89     615     16         720  
    Management fee         1,250             1,250  
    Other     39     9,088     2,691         11,818  
Preopening expense         2,705             2,705  
Theatre and other closure income         1,054     10         1,064  
Depreciation and amortization         53,492     8,832         62,324  
Disposition of assets and other gains         85             85  
   
 
 
 
 
 
Total costs and expenses     128     510,359     48,569         559,056  
   
 
 
 
 
 
Other expense (income)                                
  Equity in net earnings of subsidiaries     13,735     1,215         (14,950 )    
  Other income         (2,094 )           (2,094 )
  Interest expense                                
    Corporate borrowings     32,339     35,994     2,606     (36,562 )   34,377  
    Capital and financing lease obligations         2,327     (302 )       2,025  
  Equity in (earnings) losses of non-consolidated entities     (88 )   (8,042 )   623         (7,507 )
  Investment income     (36,537 )   (1,070 )   (1,055 )   36,562     (2,100 )
   
 
 
 
 
 
Total other expense (income)     9,449     28,330     1,872     (14,950 )   24,701  
   
 
 
 
 
 
Earnings from continuing operations before income taxes     (9,577 )   (28,935 )   (1,215 )   14,950     (24,777 )
Income tax provision (benefit)     1,600     (15,200 )           (13,600 )
   
 
 
 
 
 
Earnings from continuing operations     (11,177 )   (13,735 )   (1,215 )   14,950     (11,177 )
Earnings from discontinued operations, net of income taxes                      
   
 
 
 
 
 
Net earnings   $ (11,177 ) $ (13,735 ) $ (1,215 ) $ 14,950   $ (11,177 )
   
 
 
 
 
 

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Thirty-nine weeks ended December 27, 2007 (in thousands):

(In thousands)

  AMCE parent Obligor
  Subsidiary Guarantors
  Subsidiary Non-Guarantors
  Consolidating Adjustments
  Consolidated AMC Entertainment Inc.
 
Revenues                                
  Admissions   $   $ 1,185,390   $ 88,263   $   $ 1,273,653  
  Concessions         479,024     54,982         534,006  
  Other revenue         52,967     22,250         75,217  
   
 
 
 
 
 
    Total revenues         1,717,381     165,495         1,882,876  
   
 
 
 
 
 
Costs and Expenses                                
  Film exhibition costs         625,797     39,396         665,193  
  Concession costs         50,737     11,990         62,727  
  Operating expense         437,868     45,394         483,262  
  Rent         315,854     25,282         341,136  
  General and administrative:                                
    Merger, acquisition and transaction costs     162     3,291     68         3,521  
    Management fee         3,750             3,750  
    Other     117     29,173     8,317         37,607  
Preopening expense         5,046             5,046  
Theatre and other closure income         (10,417 )   (4,965 )       (15,382 )
Depreciation and amortization         164,074     23,688         187,762  
Disposition of assets and other gains         (1,613 )           (1,613 )
   
 
 
 
 
 
Total costs and expenses     279     1,623,560     149,170         1,773,009  
   
 
 
 
 
 
Other expense (income)                                
  Equity in net earnings of subsidiaries     (39,866 )   (19,228 )       59,094      
  Other income         (11,119 )           (11,119 )
  Interest expense                                
    Corporate borrowings     98,881     110,739     8,772     (111,618 )   106,774  
    Capital and financing lease obligations         4,308     1,008         5,316  
  Equity in (earnings) losses of non-consolidated entities     (851 )   (16,578 )   (17,503 )       (34,932 )
  Investment income     (111,593 )   (20,767 )   (2,680 )   111,618     (23,422 )
   
 
 
 
 
 
Total other expense (income)     (53,429 )   47,355     (10,403 )   59,094     42,617  
   
 
 
 
 
 
Earnings from continuing operations before income taxes     53,150     46,466     26,728     (59,094 )   67,250  
Income tax provision (benefit)     5,300     6,600     7,500         19,400  
   
 
 
 
 
 
Earnings from continuing operations     47,850     39,866     19,228     (59,094 )   47,850  
Earnings from discontinued operations, net of income taxes                      
   
 
 
 
 
 
Net earnings   $ 47,850   $ 39,866   $ 19,228   $ (59,094 ) $ 47,850  
   
 
 
 
 
 

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Thirteen weeks ended December 28, 2006:

(In thousands)

  AMCE parent Obligor
  Subsidiary Guarantors
  Subsidiary Non-Guarantors
  Consolidating Adjustments
  Consolidated AMC Entertainment Inc.
 
Revenues                                
  Admissions   $   $ 374,733   $ 25,040   $   $ 399,773  
  Concessions         148,258     14,417         162,675  
  Other revenue         25,671     8,237         33,908  
   
 
 
 
 
 
    Total revenues         548,662     47,694         596,356  
   
 
 
 
 
 
Costs and Expenses                                
  Film exhibition costs         193,188     10,843         204,031  
  Concession costs         14,884     3,195         18,079  
  Operating expense         137,832     13,705         151,537  
  Rent         101,837     8,507         110,344  
  General and administrative:                                
    Merger and acquisition costs         2,819     7         2,826  
    Management fee         1,250             1,250  
    Other     48     3,757     2,150         5,955  
Preopening expense         2,931     767         3,698  
Theatre and other closure expense         595     16         611  
Depreciation and amortization         56,108     8,049         64,157  
Disposition of assets and other losses         (5,334 )           (5,334 )
   
 
 
 
 
 
Total costs and expenses     48     509,867     47,239         557,154  
   
 
 
 
 
 
Other expense (income)                                
  Equity in net earnings of subsidiaries     1,023     6,399         (7,422 )    
  Other income         (1,967 )           (1,967 )
  Interest expense                                
    Corporate borrowings     48,069     45,778     4,160     (47,114 )   50,893  
    Capital and financing lease obligations         958     826         1,784  
  Equity in (earnings) losses on non-consolidated entities         1,226             1,226  
  Investment income     (42,639 )   (10,428 )   1,779     47,114     (4,174 )
   
 
 
 
 
 
Total other expense (income)     6,453     41,966     6,765     (7,422 )   47,762  
   
 
 
 
 
 
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes     (6,501 )   (3,171 )   (6,310 )   7,422     (8,560 )
Income tax provision (benefit)         (2,148 )   48         (2,100 )
   
 
 
 
 
 
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations     (6,501 )   (1,023 )   (6,358 )   7,422     (6,460 )
Loss from discontinued operations, net of income             (41 )       (41 )
   
 
 
 
 
 
Net earnings (loss)   $ (6,501 ) $ (1,023 ) $ (6,399 ) $ 7,422   $ (6,501 )
   
 
 
 
 
 

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Thirty-nine weeks ended December 28, 2006:

(In thousands)

  AMCE parent Obligor
  Subsidiary Guarantors
  Subsidiary Non-Guarantors
  Consolidating Adjustments
  Consolidated AMC Entertainment Inc.
 
Revenues                                
  Admissions   $   $ 1,173,076   $ 84,910   $   $ 1,257,986  
  Concessions         469,852     50,612         520,464  
  Other revenue         75,009     20,282         95,291  
   
 
 
 
 
 
    Total revenues         1,717,937     155,804         1,873,741  
   
 
 
 
 
 
Costs and Expenses                                
  Film exhibition costs         613,755     37,447         651,202  
  Concession costs         49,361     11,510         60,871  
  Operating expense         427,887     42,090         469,977  
  Rent         309,305     25,111         334,416  
  General and administrative:                                
    Merger and acquisition costs         8,540     7         8,547  
    Management Fee         3,750             3,750  
    Other     146     28,435     7,415         35,996  
Preopening expense         5,121     1,706         6,827  
Theatre and other closure expense         8,285     36         8,321  
Depreciation and amortization         169,411     23,276         192,687  
Disposition of assets and other losses         (11,184 )           (11,184 )
   
 
 
 
 
 
Total costs and expenses     146     1,612,666     148,598         1,761,410  
   
 
 
 
 
 
Other expense (income)                                
  Equity in net earnings of subsidiaries     (14,445 )   4,909         9,536      
  Other income         (9,401 )           (9,401 )
  Interest expense                                
    Corporate borrowings     142,972     112,306     11,573     (115,667 )   151,184  
    Capital and financing lease obligations         3,016     1,286         4,302  
  Equity in (earnings) losses on non-consolidated entities         3,681             3,681  
  Investment income     (103,272 )   (23,179 )   649     115,667     (10,135 )
   
 
 
 
 
 
Total other expense (income)     25,255     91,332     13,508     9,536     139,631  
   
 
 
 
 
 
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes     (25,401 )   13,939     (6,302 )   (9,536 )   (27,300 )
Income tax provision (benefit)         (506 )   1,006         500  
   
 
 
 
 
 
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations     (25,401 )   14,445     (7,308 )   (9,536 )   (27,800 )
Loss from discontinued operations, net of income             2,399         2,399  
   
 
 
 
 
 
Net earnings (loss)   $ (25,401 ) $ 14,445   $ (4,909 ) $ (9,536 ) $ (25,401 )
   
 
 
 
 
 

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As of December 27, 2007 (in thousands):

(In thousands)

  AMCE parent Obligor
  Subsidiary Guarantors
  Subsidiary Non-Guarantors
  Consolidating Adjustments
  Consolidated AMC Entertainment Inc.
Assets                              
Current assets:                              
Cash and equivalents   $   $ 110,660   $ 75,229   $   $ 185,889
Receivables, net     7,211     67,052     15,694         89,957
Other current assets         22,534     10,411         32,945
   
 
 
 
 
Total current assets     7,211     200,246     101,334         308,791
Investment in equity of subsidiaries     (88,424 )   332,813         (244,389 )  
Property, net         1,124,071     132,007         1,256,078
Intangible assets, net         188,682     23,604         212,286
Intercompany advances     2,742,885     (2,820,960 )   78,075        
Goodwill         1,850,892     197,648         2,048,540
Other long-term assets     31,485     37,878     13,633         82,996
Noncurrent assets held for sale         2,300             2,300
   
 
 
 
 
  Total assets   $ 2,693,157   $ 915,922   $ 546,301   $ (244,389 ) $ 3,910,991
   
 
 
 
 
Liabilities and Stockholder's Equity                              
Current liabilities                              
Accounts payable   $   $ 176,755   $ 17,483   $   $ 194,238
Accrued expenses and other liabilities     27,884     95,996     11,637         135,517
Deferred revenues and income         143,636     7,208         150,844
Current maturities of corporate borrowings and capital and financing lease obligations     6,500     3,265     728         10,493
   
 
 
 
 
Total current liabilities     34,384     419,652     37,056         491,092
Corporate borrowings     1,506,002         103,775         1,609,777
Capital and financing lease obligations         54,548     12,149         66,697
Deferred revenues—for exhibitor services agreement         229,328             229,328
Other long-term liabilities     2,170     300,818     60,508         363,496
   
 
 
 
 
  Total liabilities     1,542,556     1,004,346     213,488         2,760,390
  Stockholder's equity     1,150,601     (88,424 )   332,813     (244,389 )   1,150,601
   
 
 
 
 
  Total liabilities and stockholder's equity   $ 2,693,157   $ 915,922   $ 546,301   $ (244,389 ) $ 3,910,991
   
 
 
 
 

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As of March 29, 2007 (in thousands):

 
  AMCE parent Obligor
  Subsidiary Guarantors
  Subsidiary Non-Guarantors
  Consolidating Adjustments
  Consolidated AMC Entertainment Inc.
Assets                              
Current assets:                              
Cash and equivalents   $   $ 287,422   $ 29,741   $   $ 317,163
Receivables, net     3,289     36,526     25,717         65,532
Other current assets         23,310     7,092         30,402
   
 
 
 
 
  Total current assets     3,289     347,258     62,550         413,097
Investment in equity of subsidiaries     199,721     227,960         (427,681 )  
Property, net         1,154,258     144,565         1,298,823
Intangible assets, net         208,326     25,850         234,176
Intercompany advances     2,685,922     (2,693,427 )   7,505        
Goodwill         1,860,198     195,855         2,056,053
Other long-term assets     34,060     35,980     24,771         94,811
Non-current assets held for sale         7,300             7,300
   
 
 
 
 
  Total assets   $ 2,922,992   $ 1,147,853   $ 461,096   $ (427,681 ) $ 4,104,260
   
 
 
 
 
Liabilities and Stockholder's Equity                              
Current liabilities:                              
Accounts payable   $   $ 147,364   $ 15,322   $   $ 162,686
Accrued expenses and other liabilities     13,837     111,239     12,036         137,112
Deferred revenues and income         119,704     7,630         127,334
Current maturities of corporate borrowings and capital and financing lease obligations     6,500     4,972     12,799         24,271
   
 
 
 
 
  Total current liabilities     20,337     383,279     47,787         451,403
Corporate borrowings     1,510,775         102,679         1,613,454
Capital and financing lease obligations         37,052     12,613         49,665
Deferred revenues for exhibitor services agreement         231,045             231,045
Other long-term liabilities         296,756     70,057         366,813
   
 
 
 
 
  Total liabilities     1,531,112     948,132     233,136         2,712,380
Stockholder's equity     1,391,880     199,721     227,960     (427,681 )   1,391,880
   
 
 
 
 
  Total liabilities and stockholder's equity   $ 2,922,992   $ 1,147,853   $ 461,096   $ (427,681 ) $ 4,104,260
   
 
 
 
 

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Thirty-nine weeks ended December 27, 2007 (in thousands):

(In thousands)

  AMCE parent Obligor
  Subsidiary Guarantors
  Subsidiary Non-Guarantors
  Consolidating Adjustments
  Consolidated AMC
Entertainment Inc.

 
Cash flows from operating activities:                                
Net cash provided by operating activities   $ 10,076   $ 185,910   $ 31,426   $   $ 227,412  
   
 
 
 
 
 
Cash flows from investing activities:                                
Capital expenditures         (94,326 )   (5,069 )       (99,395 )
Construction project costs reimbursable         (3,388 )           (3,388 )
Net change in reimbursable construction advances         (3,420 )           (3,420 )
Partnership (investments) distributions, net             (4,248 )       (4,248 )
Proceeds from disposal of Fandango         17,977             17,977  
Proceeds from disposal of HGCSA             28,682         28,682  
Proceeds from restricted cash             1,513         1,513  
LCE screen integration payment         (7,481 )           (7,481 )
Proceeds on disposal of long-term assets         175             175  
Purchase of software and other computer equipment         (9,667 )   (495 )       (10,162 )
Other, net         (1,327 )   510         (817 )
   
 
 
 
 
 
Net cash (used in) investing activities         (101,457 )   20,893         (80,564 )
   
 
 
 
 
 
Cash flows from financing activities:                                
Construction project costs reimbursed by landlord         16,872             16,872  
Repayment of Cinemex Credit Facility             (12,100 )       (12,100 )
Principal payments under Capital and Financing lease obligation         (2,568 )   (457 )       (3,025 )
Principal payments under mortgage         (2,187 )           (2,187 )
Principal payments on Term Loan B     (4,875 )               (4,875 )
Change in construction payables         3,643             3,643  
Dividends paid Marquee Holdings Inc.     (275,000 )               (275,000 )
Change in intercompany advances     269,799     (276,975 )   7,176          
   
 
 
 
 
 
Net cash used in financing activities     (10,076 )   (261,215 )   (5,381 )       (276,672 )
   
 
 
 
 
 
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and equivalents             (1,450 )       (1,450 )
   
 
 
 
 
 
Net increase (decrease) in cash and equivalents         (176,762 )   45,488         (131,274 )
Cash and equivalents at beginning of period         287,422     29,741         317,163  
   
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and equivalents at end of period   $   $ 110,660   $ 75,229   $   $ 185,889  
   
 
 
 
 
 

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Thirty-nine weeks ended December 28, 2006 (in thousands):

(In thousands)

  AMCE parent Obligor
  Subsidiary Guarantors
  Subsidiary Non-Guarantors
  Consolidating Adjustments
  Consolidated AMC Entertainment Inc.
 
Net cash provided by operating activities   $ (17,332 ) $ 195,427   $ 27,112   $   $ 205,207  
   
 
 
 
 
 
Cash flows from investing activities:                                
Capital expenditures         (82,106 )   (18,730 )       (100,836 )
Net change in reimbursable construction advances         289             289  
Proceeds on disposition of long-term assets         116,439             116,439  
Proceeds from disposal—discontinued operations             35,446         35,446  
Other, net     2,749     (8,002 )   4,327         (926 )
   
 
 
 
 
 
Net cash provided by investing activities     2,749     26,620     21,043         50,412  
   
 
 
 
 
 
Cash flows from financing activities:                                
Repayment of Cinemex Credit Facility             (841 )       (841 )
Principal payments under capital and financing lease obligations         (2,254 )   (546 )       (2,800 )
Principal payments under mortgage         (83 )           (83 )
Payment on Term Loan B     (4,875 )               (4,875 )
Change in construction payables         (3,325 )           (3,325 )
Change in intercompany advances     21,520     16,033     (37,553 )        
Deferred financing costs     (2,062 )       (109 )       (2,171 )
   
 
 
 
 
 
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities     14,583     10,371     (39,049 )       (14,095 )
   
 
 
 
 
 
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and equivalents             (3,586 )       (3,586 )
   
 
 
 
 
 
Net increase (decrease) in cash and equivalents         232,418     5,520         237,938  
Cash and equivalents at beginning of period         196,445     33,670         230,115  
   
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and equivalents at end of period   $   $ 428,863   $ 39,190   $   $ 468,053  
   
 
 
 
 
 

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NOTE 15—COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

        The Company, in the normal course of business, is party to various legal actions. Except as described below, management believes that the potential exposure, if any, from such matters would not have a material adverse effect on the financial condition, cash flows or results of operations of the Company.

        United States of America v. AMC Entertainment Inc. and American Multi Cinema, Inc. (No. 99 01034 FMC (SHx), filed in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California). On January 29, 1999, the Department of Justice (the "Department") filed suit alleging that AMCE's stadium style theatres violate the ADA and related regulations. The Department alleged that AMCE had failed to provide persons in wheelchairs seating arrangements with lines of sight comparable to the general public. The Department alleged various non-line of sight violations as well. The Department sought declaratory and injunctive relief regarding existing and future theatres with stadium style seating, compensatory damages in the approximate amount of $75,000 and a civil penalty of $110,000.

        On November 20, 2002 the trial court entered summary judgment in favor of the Justice Department on the line of sight aspects of this case and on January 10, 2006, the trial court ruled in favor of the Department regarding the appropriate remedy. In its decision, the court issued a comprehensive order regarding line of sight and other related remedies. AMCE estimates that the cost of the betterments related to the remedies for line of sight violations of the ADA will be $21 million, which is expected to be incurred over a 4-5 year term. Through December 27, 2007 AMCE has not incurred any of these costs. Additionally, the order calls for payments of $300,000 to the United States and individual complainants. AMCE argued its case to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals on November 8, 2007 and anticipates a decision soon.

        As a result of the January 10, 2006 order, AMCE estimates the range of the loss to be between $349,000 and $444,000. Accordingly, AMCE has recorded the related liability of approximately $349,000.

        On January 21, 2003, the trial court entered summary judgment in favor of the Department on non-line of sight aspects of the case, which involve such matters as parking areas, signage, ramps, location of toilets, counter heights, ramp slopes, companion seating and the location and size of handrails. On December 5, 2003, the trial court entered a consent order and final judgment on non-line of sight issues under which AMCE agreed to remedy certain violations at its stadium-style theatres and at certain theatres it may open in the future. Currently AMCE estimates that these betterments will be required at approximately 140 stadium-style theatres. AMC estimates that the total cost of these betterments will be $47,500,000, which is to be incurred over the remaining term of the consent order of fifteen months and is expected to be extended by agreement between the parties prior to the end of the remaining term of the consent order. Through December 27, 2007 AMCE has incurred approximately $15,476,000 of these costs. The estimate is based on actual costs incurred on remediation work completed to date. The actual costs of betterments may vary based on the results of surveys of the remaining theatres.

        The Company is a party to various other legal proceedings in the ordinary course of business, none of which is expected to have a material adverse effect on us.

NOTE 16—NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

        In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 160, Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements—an amendment of ARB No. 51, (SFAS 160). SFAS 160 establishes accounting and reporting standards that require noncontrolling interests in a subsidiary to be reported as a component of equity, changes in a parent's ownership interest while the parent retains its controlling interest to be accounted for as equity transactions, and any retained noncontrolling equity investment upon the deconsolidation of a subsidiary to be initially measured at fair value. The Statement also establishes reporting requirements that clearly identify and distinguish between the interests of the parent and the interests of the non-controlling owners. SFAS 160 is effective as of the beginning of the first fiscal year beginning on or after December 15,

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2008, and is effective for the Company at the beginning of fiscal 2010. Earlier adoption is prohibited. The Company has not determined the effect that the application of SFAS 160 will have on its consolidated financial position.

        In December 2007, the FASB issued Statement No. 141 (revised 2007), Business Combinations (SFAS 141R). SFAS 141R establishes the principles and requirements for how an acquirer: 1) recognizes and measures in its financial statements the identifiable assets acquired, the liabilities assumed, and any noncontrolling interest in the acquiree; 2) in a business combination achieved in stages, sometimes referred to as a step acquisition, recognize the identifiable assets and liabilities, as well as the noncontrolling interest in the acquiree, at the full amounts of their fair values; 3) recognizes and measures the goodwill acquired in the business combination or a gain from a bargain purchase. SFAS 141R establishes disclosure requirements to enable users of the financial statements to evaluate the nature and financial effects of the business combination. This Statement is to be applied prospectively to business combinations for which the acquisition date is on or after the beginning of the first annual reporting period on or after December 15, 2008, and is effective for the Company at the beginning of fiscal 2010. Earlier adoption is prohibited. The Company is in the process of evaluating the impact SFAS 141R will have on its financial statements.

        In December 2007, the Securities and Exchange Commission issued Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 110 (SAB 110). SAB 110 extends the opportunity to use the "simplified" method beyond December 31, 2007, as was allowed by Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 107 (SAB 107). Under SAB 110 and 107, a company is able to use the "simplified" method in developing an estimate of expected term based on the date of exercise of "plain vanilla" share options. SAB 110 allows companies which do not have sufficient historical experience to provide a reasonable estimate to continue use of the "simplified" method for estimating the expected term of "plain vanilla" share option grants after December 31, 2007. We will continue to use the "simplified" method until there is sufficient historical experience to provide a reasonable estimate of expected term in accordance with SAB 110. SAB 110 is effective for the Company on January 1, 2008.

        In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities, including an amendment of FASB Statement No. 115 (SFAS 159). SFAS 159 permits entities to choose to measure many financial instruments and certain other items at fair value that are not currently required to be measured at fair value. Unrealized gains and losses on items for which the fair value option has been elected are reported in earnings. SFAS 159 does not affect any existing accounting literature that requires certain assets and liabilities to be carried at fair value. The Company will be required to adopt this standard in the first quarter of fiscal 2009. Management is currently evaluating the requirements of SFAS 159 and has not yet determined the impact on the consolidated financial statements.

        In September 2006, the FASB released SFAS No. 157, Fair Value Measurements which provides enhanced guidance for using fair value to measure assets and liabilities. The standard applies whenever other standards require (or permit) assets or liabilities to be measured at fair value. It does not expand the use of fair value to any new circumstances. Under the standard, fair value refers to the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants in the market in which the reporting entity transacts business. It clarifies the principle that fair value should be based on the assumptions market participants would use when pricing the asset or liability. SFAS No. 157 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007, and interim periods within those fiscal years, or the first quarter of fiscal 2009 for the Company. Early adoption is permitted. The Company does not anticipate this standard having a material effect on its consolidated financial statements.

        In July 2006, the FASB released FASB Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes—an Interpretation of FASB Statement 109 ("FIN 48" or the "Interpretation"), which clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in companies' financial statements in accordance with FASB Statement No. 109, "Accounting for Income Taxes." FIN 48 prescribes a recognition threshold

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and measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. The evaluation of a tax position in accordance with FIN 48 is a two-step process. The first step is recognition whereby companies must determine whether it is more likely than not that a tax position will be sustained upon examination. The second step is measurement whereby a tax position that meets the more-likely-than-not recognition threshold is measured to determine the amount of benefit to recognize in the financial statements. The interpretation also provides guidance on derecognition of recognized tax benefits, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure and transition. FIN 48 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006. The Company adopted the new requirements in the first quarter of fiscal 2008. As a result of the adoption of FIN 48, the Company recorded a $5,373,000 increase in current deferred tax assets, a $5,373,000 reduction of goodwill, a $5,373,000 current FIN 48 liability and a $5,373,000 charge to the beginning accumulated deficit that is reported as a cumulative effect adjustment for a change in accounting principle to the opening balance sheet position of stockholder's accumulated deficit at March 30, 2007. See Note 11—Income Taxes.

NOTE 17—RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

Governance Agreements

        In connection with the Mergers, Holdings, the Sponsors and the other pre-existing stockholders of Holdings, as applicable, entered into various agreements defining the rights of Holdings' stockholders with respect to voting, governance and ownership and transfer of the stock of Holdings, including a Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Holdings, a Second Amended and Restated Stockholders Agreement, a Voting Agreement among Holdings and the pre-existing stockholders of Holdings, a Voting Agreement among Holdings and the former stockholders of LCE Holdings and an Amended and Restated Management Stockholders Agreement among Holdings and certain members of management of Holdings who are stockholders of Holdings. These agreements terminated on June 11, 2007, the date of the holdco merger, and were superseded by substantially identical agreements entered into by the Parent, the Sponsors and our other stockholders (collectively, the "Governance Agreements").

        The Governance Agreements provide that the Board of Directors for the Parent will consist of up to nine directors, two of whom are designated by JPMP, two of whom are designated by Apollo, one of whom is the Chief Executive Officer of the Parent, one of whom is designated by Carlyle, one of whom is designated by Bain, one of whom is designated by Spectrum and one of whom is designated by Bain, Carlyle and Spectrum, voting together, so long as such designee is consented to by each of Bain and Carlyle. Each of the directors respectively designated by JPMP, Apollo, Bain, Carlyle and Spectrum have three votes on all matters placed before the Board of Directors of the Parent, Holdings and AMCE and the Chief Executive Officer of the Parent and the director designated by Bain, Carlyle, and Spectrum voting together will have one vote each. The number of directors respectively designated by the Sponsors will be reduced upon a decrease in such Sponsors' ownership in the Parent below certain thresholds.

        The Voting Agreement among the Parent and the pre-existing stockholders of the Parent provides that, until the fifth anniversary of the Mergers (the "Blockout Period"), the former continuing stockholders of the Parent (other than Apollo and JPMP) will generally vote their voting shares of capital stock of the Parent in favor of any matter in proportion to the shares of capital stock of Apollo and JPMP voted in favor of such matter, except in certain specified instances. The Voting Agreement among the Parent and the former stockholders of LCE further provides that during the Blockout Period, the former LCE stockholders will generally vote their voting shares of capital stock of the Parent on any matter as directed by any two of Bain, Carlyle and Spectrum, except in certain specified instances. In addition, certain actions of the Parent, including, but not limited to, change in control transactions, acquisition or disposition transactions with a value in excess of $10,000,000, the settlement of claims or litigation in excess of $2,500,000, an initial public offering of the Parent, hiring or firing a chief executive officer, chief financial officer or chief operating officer, incurring or refinancing indebtedness in excess of $5,000,000 or

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engaging in new lines of business, require the approval of either (i) any three of JPMP, Apollo, Carlyle or Bain or (ii) Spectrum and (a) either JPMP or Apollo and (b) either Bain or Carlyle (the "Requisite Stockholder Majority") if at such time the Sponsors collectively held at least a majority of the Parent's voting shares.

        Prior to the earlier of the end of the Blockout Period and the completion of an initial public offering of the capital stock of the Parent or AMCE, the Governance Agreements prohibit the Sponsors and the other pre-existing stockholders of the Parent from transferring any of their interests in the Parent, other than (i) certain permitted transfers to affiliates or to persons approved of by the Sponsors and (ii) transfers after the Blockout Period but prior to an initial public offering subject to the rights described below.

        The Governance Agreements set forth additional transfer provisions for the Sponsors and the other pre-existing stockholders of the Parent with respect to the interests in the Parent, including the following:

        Right of first offer.    After the Blockout Date and prior to an initial public offering, the Parent and, in the event the Parent does not exercise its right of first offer, each of the Sponsors and the other preexisting stockholders of the Parent, have a right of first offer to purchase (on a pro rata basis in the case of the stockholders) all or any portion of the shares of the Parent that a Sponsor or other former continuing stockholder of the Parent is proposing to sell to a third party at the price and on the terms and conditions offered by such third party.

        Drag-along rights.    If, prior to an initial public offering, Sponsors constituting a Requisite Stockholder Majority propose to transfer shares of the Parent to an independent third party in a bona fide arm's-length transaction or series of transactions that results in a sale of all or substantially all of the Parent, such Sponsors may elect to require each of the other stockholders of the Parent to transfer to such third party all of its shares at the purchase price and upon the other terms and subject to the conditions of the sale.

        Tag-along rights.    Subject to the right of first offer described above, if any Sponsor or other former continuing stockholder of the Parent proposes to transfer shares of the Parent held by it, then such stockholder must give notice to each other stockholder, who will have the right to participate on a pro rata basis in the proposed transfer on the terms and conditions offered by the proposed purchaser.

        Participant rights.    On or prior to an initial public offering, the Sponsors and the other pre-existing stockholders of the Parent have the pro rata right to subscribe to any issuance by the Parent or any subsidiary of shares of its capital stock or any securities exercisable, convertible or exchangeable for shares of its capital stock, subject to certain exceptions.

        The Governance Agreements also provide for certain registration rights in the event of an initial public offering of the Parent, including the following:

        Demand rights.    Subject to the consent of at least two of any of JPMP, Apollo, Carlyle and Bain during the first two years following an initial public offering, each Sponsor has the right at any time following an initial public offering to make a written request to the Parent for registration under the Securities Act of part or all of the registrable equity interests held by such stockholders at the Parent's expense, subject to certain limitations. Subject to the same consent requirement, the other pre-existing stockholders of the Parent as a group have the right at any time following an initial public offering to make one written request to the Parent for registration under the Securities Act of part or all of the registrable equity interests held by such stockholders with an aggregate offering price to the public of at least $200,000,000.

        Piggyback rights.    If the Parent at any time proposes to register under the Securities Act any equity interests on a form and in a manner which would permit registration of the registrable equity interests held by stockholders of the Parent for sale to the public under the Securities Act, the Parent must give written

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notice of the proposed registration to each stockholder, who will have the right to request that any part of its registrable equity interests be included in such registration, subject to certain limitations.

        Holdback agreements.    Each stockholder has agreed that it will not offer for public sale any equity interests during a period not to exceed 90 days (180 days in the case of an initial public offering) after the effective date of any registration statement filed by the Parent in connection with an underwritten public offering (except as part of such underwritten registration or as otherwise permitted by such underwriters), subject to certain limitations.

Amended and Restated Fee Agreement

        In connection with the Mergers, Holdings, AMCE and the Sponsors entered into an Amended and Restated Fee Agreement, which provided for an annual management fee of $5,000,000, payable quarterly and in advance to each Sponsor, on a pro rata basis, for the twelve year duration of the agreement, as well as reimbursements for each Sponsor's respective out-of-pocket expenses in connection with the management services provided under the agreement. In addition, the fee agreement provided for reimbursements by AMCE to the Sponsors for their out-of-pocket expenses and to Holdings of up to $3,500,000 for fees payable by Holdings in any single fiscal year in order to maintain AMCE's and its corporate existence, corporate overhead expenses and salaries or other compensation of certain employees. The Amended and Restated Fee Agreement terminated on June 11, 2007, the date of the holdco merger, and was superseded by a substantially identical agreement entered into by AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc., Holdings, AMCE, the Sponsors and other stockholders.

        Upon the consummation of a change in control transaction or an initial public offering, each of the Sponsors will receive, in lieu of quarterly payments of the annual management fee, a fee equal to the net present value of the aggregate annual management fee that would have been payable to the Sponsors during the remainder of the term of the fee agreement (assuming a twelve year term from the date of the original fee agreement), calculated using the treasury rate having a final maturity date that is closest to the twelfth anniversary of the date of the original fee agreement date.

        The fee agreement also provides that AMCE will indemnify the Sponsors against all losses, claims, damages and liabilities arising in connection with the management services provided by the Sponsors under the fee agreement.

        Holdings is owned indirectly by the Sponsors, other co-investors and by certain members of management through their interests in the Parent as follows: JPMP (20.784%); Apollo (20.784%); Bain Capital Partners (15.090%); The Carlyle Group (15.090%); Spectrum Equity Investors (9.764%); Weston Presidio Capital IV, L.P. and WPC Entrepreneur Fund II, L.P. (3.899%); Co-Investment Partners, L.P. (3.899%); Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (3.120%); AlpInvest Partners CS Investments 2003 C.V., AlpInvest Partners Later Stage Co-Investments Custodian II B.V. and AlpInvest Partners Later Stage Co-Investments Custodian IIA B.V. (2.730%); SSB Capital Partners (Master Fund) I, L.P. (1.950%); CSFB Strategic Partners Holdings II, L.P., CSFB Strategic Partners Parallel Holdings II, L.P., CSFB Credit Opportunities Fund (Employee), L.P. and CSFB Credit Opportunities Fund (Helios), L.P. (1.560%); Credit Suisse Anlagestiftung, Pearl Holding Limited, Vega Invest (Guernsey) Limited and Partners Group Private Equity Performance Holding Limited (0.780%); Screen Investors 2004, LLC (0.152%); and members of management (0.400%).

Control Arrangement

        The Sponsors have the ability to control the Company's affairs and policies and the election of directors and appointment of management.

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Continuing Service Agreement

        In connection with the termination of an employment agreement with Loews, the Company paid Mr. Travis Reid severance of $87,500 per month for 18 months following the closing of the Mergers, paid him a lump sum payment of $1,575,000, and provided outplacement assistance and automobile benefits through December 31, 2006. In addition, in order to facilitate integration following the Mergers, the Company entered into an agreement with Mr. Reid, whereby Mr. Reid provided certain transitional consulting services to the Company and reported to Mr. Peter C. Brown, the Company's Chief Executive Officer. Pursuant to the continuing service agreement, the Company paid Mr. Reid a consulting fee for each month of service at the following rate: $50,000 for each of the first four months, $33,333 for each of the next four months and $16,667 for the final five months. The continuing services agreement terminated in February 2007 and the final severance payment to Mr. Reid was made during the thirteen weeks ended September 27, 2007.

Option Grant to Travis Reid

        Pursuant to his Continuing Service Agreement, effective as of January 26, 2006, Holdings has granted Mr. Reid an option under the Holdings 2004 Stock Option Plan to acquire Class N Common Stock at an exercise price not less than the fair market value (as determined by the Board of Directors of Holdings) on the date of grant. The option is subject to other terms and conditions substantially similar to the terms of Holdings options currently held by employees and is also subject to the Management Stockholders Agreement. The option vests in three installments on December 23, 2006, 2007 and 2008, and vests in full upon a change of control of Holdings or AMCE.

Cinemex

        Cinemex from time to time purchases services or enters into arrangements with parties related to its employees. For example, Miguel Angel Dávila, Chief Executive Officer and President of Cinemex and on the board of Cinemex, and Adolfo Fastlicht Kurián, a Director of Cinemex, are minority investors in the construction of the new shopping center where one of Cinemex's new theatres opened in December 2004. Mr. Kurián's father is the general manager of three construction companies that provide theatre construction services to Cinemex and Mr. Kurián is an investor in these companies. In addition, Cinemex signed a waiver to allow a McDonald's restaurant owned by Mr. Kurián's wife to open in a shopping center where, under the lease, the landlord was prohibited from leasing space to a business that would compete with the theatre's concessions. A relative of Mr. Dávila is the manager of Consultores en Información Electrónica, S.A. de C.V., the company which renders web hosting, electronic marketing, e-mail and software services to one of Cinemex's subsidiaries. This arrangement may be terminated by Cinemex upon 30-days notice.

Market Making Transactions

        On August 18, 2004, Holdings sold $304,000,000 in aggregate principal amount at maturity of its Senior Discount Notes due 2014. On the same date, Marquee sold $250,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of its 85/8% Senior Notes due 2012 and $205,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of its Senior Floating Notes due 2010 (collectively, the "Senior Notes"). J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., an affiliate of JPMP which owned approximately 20.8% of Holdings, was an initial purchaser of both the Holdco Notes and the Senior Notes.

        On January 26, 2006 AMCE sold $325,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of its 11% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2016. JP Morgan Securities Inc., an affiliate of JPMP which owned approximately 20.8% of Holdings, was an initial purchaser of these notes. Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, whose affiliates owned approximately 1.6% of Holdings, was also an initial purchaser of these notes.

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Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

Forward Looking Statements

        In addition to historical information, this Report on Form 10-Q contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Act, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act. The words "forecast," "estimate," "project," "intend," "expect," "should," "believe" and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other factors, including those discussed in "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations of AMC Entertainment Inc.," which may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the following:

    national, regional and local economic conditions that may affect the markets in which we operate;

    the levels of expenditures on entertainment in general and movie theatres in particular;

    increased competition within movie exhibition or other competitive entertainment mediums;

    technological changes and innovations, including alternative methods for delivering movies to consumers;

    the popularity of theatre attendance and major motion picture releases;

    shifts in population and other demographics;

    our ability to renew expiring contracts at favorable rates, or to replace them with new contracts that are comparably favorable to us;

    our need for, and ability to obtain, additional funding for acquisitions and operations;

    risks and uncertainties relating to our significant indebtedness;

    fluctuations in operating costs;

    capital expenditure requirements;

    changes in interest rates; and

    changes in accounting principles, policies or guidelines.

        This list of factors that may affect future performance and the accuracy of forward-looking statements is illustrative but not exhaustive. In addition, new risks and uncertainties may arise from time to time. Accordingly, all forward-looking statements should be evaluated with an understanding of their inherent uncertainty.

        Readers are urged to consider these factors carefully in evaluating the forward-looking statements. For further information about these and other risks and uncertainties, see Item 1A. "Risk Factors" in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 29, 2007 and in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

        All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to us or persons acting on our behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by these cautionary statements. The forward-looking statements included herein are made only as of the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, and we do not undertake any obligation to release publicly any revisions to such forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

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Overview

        We are one of the world's leading theatrical exhibition companies. During the thirty-nine weeks ended December 27, 2007, we opened eight new theatres with 112 screens in the U.S., closed 11 theatres with 128 screens in the U.S., and sold 17 theatres with 160 screens in connection with our disposition of Hoyts General Cinemas South America ("HGCSA") in Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Uruguay. As of December 27, 2007, we owned, operated or had interests in 359 theatres and 5,138 screens with 89%, or 4,595, of our screens in the U.S. and Canada, and 11%, or 543, of our screens in Mexico, China (Hong Kong), France and the United Kingdom.

        Our principal direct and indirect owned subsidiaries are American Multi-Cinema, Inc. ("AMC"), Grupo Cinemex, S.A. de C.V. ("Cinemex") and AMC Entertainment International, Inc. ("AMCEI"). We conduct our U.S. and Canada theatrical exhibition business through AMC and its subsidiaries and AMCEI and its subsidiaries. We are operating theatres outside the United States primarily through Cinemex and AMCEI and its subsidiaries.

        On March 29, 2005, AMC Entertainment, along with Regal Entertainment Group ("Regal"), combined our respective cinema screen advertising businesses into a new joint venture company called National CineMedia, LLC ("NCM"). The new company engages in the marketing and sale of cinema advertising and promotions products; business communications and training services; and the distribution of digital alternative content. We record our share of on-screen advertising revenues generated by NCM in other theatre revenues. We contributed fixed assets and exhibitor agreements of our cinema screen advertising subsidiary National Cinema Network, Inc. ("NCN") to NCM. We also included goodwill (recorded in connection with the merger with Marquee) in the cost assigned to our investment in NCM. Additionally, we paid termination benefits related to the displacement of certain NCN associates. In consideration of the NCN contributions described above, NCM issued a 37% interest in its Class A units to NCN. Since that date, our interest in NCM has declined to 18.6% due to the entry of new investors. On February 13, 2007, NCM, Inc., a newly-formed entity that serves as the sole manager of NCM, announced the pricing of its initial public offering of 42,000,000 shares of common stock at a price of $21.00 per share. Subsequent to the NCM, Inc. IPO, we hold a 18.6% interest in NCM. AMCE received net proceeds upon completion of the NCM initial public offering of $517.1 million. We used the net proceeds from the NCM initial public offering, along with cash on hand, to redeem certain of our notes; on March 19, 2007 we redeemed $212,811,000 aggregate principal amount of our 91/2% senior subordinated notes due 2011 at 100% of principal value; on March 23, 2007 we redeemed $205,000,000 aggregate principal amount of our senior floating rate notes due 2010 at 103% of principal value; and on March 23, 2007, we redeemed $175,000,000 aggregate principal amount of our 97/8% senior subordinated notes due 2012 at 104.938% of principal value. Our loss on redemption of these notes including call premiums and the write off of unamortized deferred charges and premiums was $3,488,000.

        In connection with the completion of NCM, Inc.'s IPO, we also entered into an Exhibitor Services Agreement ("ESA") with NCM whereby in exchange for $231,308,000, we agreed to modify NCM's payment obligations under the prior Exhibitor Services Agreement. We have recorded the payment received for modification of the ESA as deferred revenues in our consolidated financial statements. The ESA provides a term of 30 years for advertising and approximately five year terms (with automatic renewal provisions) for meeting event and digital programming services, and provides NCM with a five year right of first refusal for the services beginning one year prior to the end of the term. The ESA also changed the basis upon which we are paid by NCM from a percentage of revenues associated with advertising contracts entered into by NCM to a monthly theatre access fee. The theatre access fee is now composed of a fixed payment per patron and a fixed payment per digital screen, which increases by 8% every five years starting at the end of fiscal 2011 for payments per patron and by 5% annually starting at the end of fiscal 2007 for payments per digital screen. The theatre access fee paid in the aggregate to us, Regal and Cinemark will not be less than 12% of NCM's aggregate advertising revenue, or it will be adjusted upward to meet this minimum payment.

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        In May 2006, AMCEI and its subsidiary AMC Entertainment International Limited sold their interests in AMC Entertainment España S.A., which owned and operated 4 theatres with 86 screens in Spain, and Actividades Multi-Cinemas E Espectáculos, LDA, which owned and operated 1 theatre with 20 screens in Portugal. These operations have been classified as discontinued operations as a result of our disposition of Yelmo Cineplex, S.L., or Yelmo, in December 2006 as we no longer have continuing involvement in the region.

        In December 2006 we disposed of our equity method investment in Yelmo, which owned and operated 27 theaters with 310 screens in Spain on the date of sale, for sales proceeds of approximately $52,137,000.

        During the thirty-nine weeks ended December 28, 2006, we sold six theatres with 68 screens, exchanged two theatres with 32 screens and closed one theatre with eight screens in the U.S. as required by and in connection with the approval of the Mergers for an aggregate sales price of $64,302,000.

        On November 7, 2006, our Board of Directors approved an amendment to freeze our Defined Benefit Retirement Income Plan, Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan and Retirement Enhancement Plan (the "Plans") as of December 31, 2006. On December 20, 2006 we amended and restated the Plans to implement the freeze as of December 31, 2006. As a result of the freeze there will be no further benefits accrued after December 31, 2006, but there will be continued vesting for associates with less than five years of vesting service. We will continue to fund existing benefit obligations and there will be no new participants in the future. As a result of amending and restating the Plans to implement the freeze, we recognized a curtailment gain of $10,983,000 in our consolidated financial statements which reduced our pension expense for fiscal 2007.

        In May 2007 we disposed of our investment in Fandango for total expected proceeds of approximately $20,000,000, of which $17,977,000 was received in May and September 2007, and have recorded a gain on the sale, included in investment income, of $15,977,000.

        In July 2007 we disposed of our investment in HGCSA, an entity that operated 17 theatres in South America, for sales proceeds of $28,682,000 and have recorded a gain on the sale included in equity in earnings of non-consolidated entities of $18,743,000.

        For financial reporting purposes we have three segments, (1) U.S. and Canada theatrical exhibition, (2) International theatrical exhibition and (3) Other, with the most significant activity in "Other" related to on-screen advertising.

        Our U.S. and Canada and International theatrical exhibition revenues are generated primarily from box office admissions and theatre concession sales. The balance of our revenues are generated from ancillary sources, including on-screen advertising, rental of theatre auditoriums, fees and other revenues generated from the sale of gift certificates and theatre tickets and arcade games located in theatre lobbies.

        Box office admissions are our largest source of revenue. We predominantly license "first-run" motion pictures from distributors owned by major film production companies and from independent distributors. We license films on a film-by-film and theatre-by-theatre basis. Film exhibition costs are accrued based on the applicable admissions revenues and estimates of the final settlement pursuant to our film licenses. Licenses that we enter into typically state that rental fees are based on either aggregate terms established prior to the opening of the picture or on a mutually agreed settlement upon the conclusion of the picture run. Under an aggregate terms formula, we pay the distributor a specified percentage of box office receipts. The settlement process allows for negotiation based upon how a film actually performs.

        Concessions sales are our second largest source of revenue after box office admissions. Concessions items include popcorn, soft drinks, candy, hot dogs and other products. We negotiate prices for our concessions products and supplies directly with concessions vendors on a national or regional basis to obtain high volume discounts or bulk rates and marketing incentives.

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year-end holiday seasons. Therefore, our business can be seasonal, with higher attendance and revenues generally occurring during the summer months and holiday seasons. Our results of operations may vary significantly from quarter to quarter.

        See Note 1—Basis of Presentation for discussion of the change in estimate for other revenues recorded during the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks ended December 27, 2007.

        During fiscal 2007, films licensed from our eleven largest distributors based on revenues accounted for approximately 95% of our U.S. and Canada admissions revenues. Our revenues attributable to individual distributors may vary significantly from year to year depending upon the commercial success of each distributor's motion pictures in any given year.

        During the period from 1990 to 2006, the annual number of first-run motion pictures released by distributors in the United States ranged from a low of 370 in 1995 to a high of 599 in 2006, according to Motion Picture Association 2006 MPA Market Statistics.

        We continually upgrade the quality of our theatre circuit by adding new screens through new builds (including expansions) and acquisitions and by disposing of older screens through closures and sales. We are an industry leader in the development and operation of megaplex theatres, typically defined as a theatre having 14 or more screens and offering amenities to enhance the movie-going experience, such as stadium seating providing unobstructed viewing, digital sound and enhanced seat design. We believe our introduction of the megaplex concept to North America in 1995 has led to the current industry replacement cycle, which has accelerated the obsolescence of older, smaller theatres by setting new standards for moviegoers. From 1995 through December 27, 2007, AMC Entertainment and Loews added 207 theatres with 3,709 new screens, acquired 431 theatres with 3,007 screens and disposed of 690 theatres with 4,227 screens. As of December 27, 2007, approximately 74% of our screens in the U.S. and Canada were located in megaplex theatres.

Stock-Based Compensation

        We account for stock-based employee compensation arrangements in accordance with the provisions of SFAS No. 123(R), "Shared-Based Payment (Revised)" and Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 107 and No. 110 "Share Based Payments". Under SFAS 123(R), compensation cost is calculated on the date of the grant and then amortized over the vesting period. The fair value of each stock option was estimated on the grant date using the Black-Scholes option pricing model using the following assumptions: common stock value on the grant date, risk-free interest rate, expected term, expected volatility, and dividend yield. Option awards which require classification as a liability under SFAS 123(R) are revalued at each subsequent reporting date using the Black-Scholes model.

        We granted 38,876.72873 options on December 23, 2004 and 600 options on January 26, 2006 to employees to acquire our common stock. The fair value of these options on their respective grant dates was $22,373,000 and $138,000. All of these options are equity classified for AMCE. One of the holders of stock options has put rights associated with his options deemed to be within his control whereby he can require Holdings to repurchase his options and, as a result, the expense for these options is remeasured each reporting period as liability based options at the Holdings level and the related compensation expense is included in AMCE's financial statements. However, since the put option that causes liability classification is a put to AMCE's parent Holdings rather than AMCE, AMCE's financial statements reflect an increase to additional paid-in capital related to stock-based compensation.

        One holder of options which are classified as a liability by Holdings exercised options on 500 shares during the thirty-nine weeks ended December 27, 2007.

        The common stock value used to estimate the fair value of each option on the December 23, 2004 grant date was based upon a contemporaneous third party arms-length transaction on December 23, 2004 in which we sold 769,350 shares of our common stock for $1,000 per share to unrelated parties. Accordingly, because we had contemporaneous objective evidence of the fair value of our common stock

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on December 23, 2004, we did not obtain a contemporaneous valuation by an unrelated valuation specialist.

        For the 7,684.57447 option awards classified as liabilities by Holdings, the Company revalued the options at each period end following the grant date using the Black-Scholes model. In valuing this liability, Holdings used a fair value of common stock of $1,200 per share, which was based on a contemporaneous valuation by an unrelated valuation specialist as of December 27, 2007.

        On June 11, 2007, Marquee Merger Sub Inc. ("merger sub"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. ("Parent"), merged with and into Holdings, with Holdings continuing as the surviving corporation (the "holdco merger"). In connection with this, Parent adopted an amended and restated 2004 stock option plan (formerly known as the 2004 Stock Option Plan of Marquee Holdings Inc.). The option exercise price per share of $1,000 was adjusted to $491 pursuant to the antidilution provisions of the 2004 Stock Option Plan to give effect to the payment of a one time non-recurring dividend paid by Parent on June 15, 2007 of $652,800,000 to the holders of its 1,282,750 shares of common stock. The Company applied the guidance in SFAS 123(R) and determined that there was no incremental value transferred as a result of the modification and as a result, no additional compensation cost to recognize.

        Our Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer, Peter C. Brown, has an amended and restated employment agreement that generally will revert to his prior agreement if an initial public offering of Parent does not occur on or before December 31, 2008. In the event of an initial public offering on or before December 31, 2008, within 15 days after such initial public offering, Mr. Brown shall receive a grant of restricted stock or restricted stock units having a value of $2,567,000 on the date of grant, based on the initial public offering price. This grant was an inducement for Mr. Brown to enter into his amended and restated employment agreement, whereby the term of his employment would be shorter than in his current employment agreement and he would be subject to certain restrictive covenants that did not exist in his prior employment agreement. Such grant shall vest in three equal annual installments on the first three anniversaries of the grant date. We expect that we would incur annual stock-based compensation expense of $856,000 related to these awards for three years from the date of grant in the event of an initial public offering on or before December 31, 2008.

        On November 14, 2007, we entered into an agreement with Richard T. Walsh (formerly executive vice president, AMC Entertainment Inc., and chairman, AMC film programming), which extended the exercise period applicable to his outstanding vested stock options from 90 days following his departure on August 17, 2007 until 60 days after an initial public offering of the common stock of AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc., or in the event no initial public offering has occurred by June 16, 2008, until January 2, 2009. We have accounted for the extension of the exercise term for vested options for Mr. Walsh as a modification under SFAS No. 123(R), Share Based Payment. We measured the compensation cost for the modified award by comparing the fair value of the modified award and the fair value of the original award immediately before it was modified, and we recognized a charge to expense and an offsetting increase to additional paid-in capital for the incremental fair value of the vested awards, which was determined to be $32,326 as calculated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model, during the thirteen weeks ended December 27, 2007. Because Mr. Walsh held no unvested awards and no unvested awards were modified, there is no additional compensation cost to recognize in the future related to his awards.

Income Taxes

        We continually monitor the performance of our U.S. and Canada theatres and our projections of future operating results to evaluate the likelihood of our ability to utilize deferred tax assets for which we have recorded a full valuation allowance. Improvement in our historical core earnings from continuing operations before income taxes in the U.S. as well as improvement in our expected future core earnings from continuing operations before income taxes in the U.S. could result in the removal of some or all of the valuation allowance recorded for the U.S. which could result in future reductions to our income tax provision and increases in net earnings.

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Operating Results

        Set forth in the table below is a summary of revenues, costs and expenses attributable to the Company's U.S. and Canada and International theatrical exhibition operations and Other businesses. Reference is made to Note 13 to the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information about our operations by operating segment.

 
  Thirteen Weeks Ended
  Thirty-nine Weeks Ended
 
 
  December 27,
2007

  December 28,
2006

  % Change
  December 27,
2007

  December 28,
2006

  % Change
 
 
  (thousands of dollars,
except operating data)

  (Dollars in thousands)

 
Revenues                                  
U.S. and Canada theatrical exhibition                                  
  Admissions   $ 357,548   $ 378,625   (5.6 )% $ 1,198,095   $ 1,186,054   1.0 %
  Concessions     140,161     149,991   (6.6 )%   484,225     475,740   1.8 %
  Other theatre     18,320     25,875   (29.2 )%   54,029     75,686   (28.6 )%
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
      516,029     554,491   (6.9 )%   1,736,349     1,737,480   (0.1 )%
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
International theatrical exhibition                                  
  Admissions     20,858     21,148   (1.4 )%   75,558     71,932   5.0 %
  Concessions     13,415     12,684   5.8 %   49,781     44,724   11.3 %
  Other theatre     8,678     8,017   8.2 %   21,188     19,553   8.4 %
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
      42,951     41,849   2.6 %   146,527     136,209   7.6 %
Other         16   *         52   *  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Total revenues   $ 558,980   $ 596,356   (6.3 )% $ 1,882,876   $ 1,873,741   0.5 %
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cost of Operations                                  
U.S. and Canada theatrical exhibition                                  
  Film exhibition costs   $ 182,595   $ 195,110   (6.4 )% $ 632,052   $ 620,137   1.9 %
  Concession costs     14,596     15,037   (2.9 )%   51,511     50,091   2.8 %
  Theatre operating expense     143,719     139,250   3.2 %   445,111     433,550   2.7 %
  Rent     106,921     103,819   3.0 %   320,097     314,383   1.8 %
  Preopening expense     2,705     2,931   (7.7 )%   5,046     5,121   (1.5 )%
  Theatre and other closure (income) expense     1,053     595   77.0 %   (15,413 )   8,285   *  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
      451,589     456,742   (1.1 )%   1,438,404     1,431,567   0.5 %
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
International theatrical exhibition                                  
  Film exhibition costs     8,973     8,921   0.6 %   33,141     31,065   6.7 %
  Concession costs     2,958     3,042   (2.8 )%   11,216     10,780   4.0 %
  Theatre operating expense     13,255     12,050   10.0 %   37,925     35,244   7.6 %
  Rent     5,926     6,525   (9.2 )%   21,039     20,033   5.0 %
  Preopening expense         767   *         1,706   *  
  Theatre and other closure (income) expense     11     16   (31.3 )%   31     36   (13.9 )%
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
      31,123     31,321   (0.6 )%   103,352     98,864   4.5 %
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other     147     237   (38.0 )%   226     1,183   (80.9 )%
General and administrative expense:                                  
  Merger and Acquisition costs     720     2,826   (74.5 )%   3,521     8,547   (58.8 )%
  Management Fee     1,250     1,250   %   3,750     3,750   %
  Other     11,818     5,955   *     37,607     35,996   4.5 %
Depreciation and amortization     62,324     64,157   (2.9 )%   187,762     192,687   (2.6 )%
Disposition of assets and other gains     85     (5,334 ) *     (1,613 )   (11,184 ) (85.6 )%
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Total costs and expenses   $ 559,056   $ 557,154   0.3 % $ 1,773,009   $ 1,761,410   0.7 %
   
 
 
 
 
 
 

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  Thirteen Weeks Ended
  Thirty-nine Weeks Ended
 
  December 27, 2007
  December 28, 2006
  December 27, 2007
  December 28, 2006
Operating Data (at period end):                
  Screen additions   54   80   112   128
  Screen acquisitions         32
  Screen dispositions   44   371   288   649
  Average screens—
continuing operations(1)
  5,038   5,092   5,058   5,111
  Number of screens operated           5,138   5,340
  Number of theatres operated           359   382
  Screens per theatre           14.3   14.0
  Attendance—
continuing operations(1)
(in thousands)
  51,187   56,888   177,911   184,207

(1)
Includes consolidated theatres only.

*
Percentage change in excess of 100%

Thirteen weeks Ended December 27, 2007 and December 28, 2006

        Revenues.    Total revenues decreased 6.3%, or $37,376,000, during the thirteen weeks ended December 27, 2007 compared to the thirteen weeks ended December 28, 2006.

        U.S. and Canada theatrical exhibition revenues decreased 6.9%, or $38,462,000, during the thirteen weeks ended December 27, 2007 compared to the thirteen weeks ended December 28, 2006. Admissions revenues decreased 5.6%, or $21,077,000, during the thirteen weeks ended December 27, 2007 compared to the thirteen weeks ended December 28, 2006 due to a 10.7% decrease in attendance partially offset by a 5.7% increase in average ticket prices. Admissions revenues at comparable theatres (theatres opened on or before the second quarter of fiscal 2007) decreased 7.1%, or $26,375,000, during the thirteen weeks ended December 27, 2007 from the comparable period last year. Based upon available industry sources, box office revenues of our comparable theatres performed in line with the overall performance of industry comparable theatres in the markets where we operate. The increase in average ticket price was primarily due to our practice of periodically reviewing ticket prices and the discounts we offer and making selective adjustments based upon such factors as general inflationary trends and conditions in local markets. Concessions revenues decreased 6.6%, or $9,830,000, during the thirteen weeks ended December 27, 2007 compared to the thirteen weeks ended December 28, 2006, due to the decrease in attendance partially offset by a 4.7% increase in average concessions per patron related primarily to price increases. Other theatre revenues decreased 29.2%, or $7,555,000, during the thirteen weeks ended December 27, 2007 compared to the thirteen weeks ended December 28, 2006. Included in other theatre revenues is our share of on-screen advertising revenues generated by NCM. The decrease in other theatre revenues was primarily due to decreases in on-screen advertising revenues as a result of the new Exhibitor Services Agreement with NCM. See Note 1—Basis of Presentation for discussion of the change in estimate for revenues recorded during the thirteen weeks ended December 27, 2007.

        International theatrical exhibition revenues increased 2.6%, or $1,102,000, during the thirteen weeks ended December 27, 2007 compared to the thirteen weeks ended December 28, 2006. Admissions revenues decreased by 1.4%, or $290,000, due to a 4.8% decrease in attendance partially offset by a 3.6% increase in average ticket price. Concessions revenues increased 5.8%, or $731,000, due to an 11.1% increase in concessions per patron partially offset by the decrease in attendance. Concessions per patron increased in Mexico due primarily to price increases and promotions designed to increase the average transaction size and incidence of purchase. International revenues were positively impacted by a weaker

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U.S. dollar, although this did not contribute materially to our consolidated loss from continuing operations.

        Costs and expenses.    Total costs and expenses increased 0.3%, or $1,902,000, during the thirteen weeks ended December 27, 2007 compared to the thirteen weeks ended December 28, 2006.

        U.S. and Canada theatrical exhibition costs and expenses decreased 1.1%, or $5,153,000, during the thirteen weeks ended December 27, 2007 compared to the thirteen weeks ended December 28, 2006. Film exhibition costs decreased 6.4%, or $12,515,000, during the thirteen weeks ended December 27, 2007 compared to the thirteen weeks ended December 28, 2006 due to the decrease in admissions revenues and to a decrease in the percentage of admissions paid to film distributors. As a percentage of admissions revenues, film exhibition costs were 51.1% in the current period as compared with 51.5% in the prior period. Concession costs decreased 2.9%, or $441,000, during the thirteen weeks ended December 27, 2007 compared to the thirteen weeks ended December 28, 2006 due to the decrease in concessions revenues partially offset by the increase in concession costs as a percentage of concessions revenue. As a percentage of concessions revenues, concession costs were 10.4% in the current period compared with 10.0% in the prior period. As a percentage of revenues, theatre operating expense was 27.9% in the current period as compared to 25.1% in the prior period due to a decline in operating leverage we achieve when admissions revenues increase. Preopening expense decreased $226,000 during the thirteen weeks ended December 27, 2007 due primarily to the decrease in screen additions during the period. Rent expense increased 3.0%, or $3,102,000, during the thirteen weeks ended December 27, 2007 compared to the thirteen weeks ended December 28, 2006 due primarily to the opening of new theatres. During the thirteen weeks ended December 27, 2007, we recognized $1,053,000 of theatre and other closure expense due primarily to a lease termination negotiated for one of our theatres where the lease was terminated during the thirteen weeks ended December 27, 2007. During the thirteen weeks ended December 28, 2006, we recognized $595,000 of theatre and other closure expense due primarily to accretion of the closure liability related to theatres closed during prior periods.

        International theatrical exhibition costs and expenses decreased 0.3%, or $99,000, during the thirteen weeks ended December 27, 2007 compared to the thirteen weeks ended December 28, 2006. Film exhibition costs increased 0.6%, or $52,000, during the thirteen weeks ended December 27, 2007 compared to the thirteen weeks ended December 28, 2006 due to an increase in the percentage of admissions paid to film distributors partially offset by the decrease in admissions revenues. Concession costs decreased 2.8%, or $84,000, from the prior year. As a percentage of concessions revenues, concession costs were 22.0% in the current period compared with 24.0% in the prior period. The decrease in our concession costs as a percentage of concession revenues was due primarily to sales of higher margin products during the current period compared to the prior period and better inventory control programs to reduce inventory shrinkage. As a percentage of revenues, theatre operating expense was 30.9% in the current period compared to 28.8% in the prior period. Preopening expense decreased $767,000 during the thirteen weeks ended December 27, 2007 due to the decrease in screen additions during the period. We did not open any theatres in Mexico during fiscal 2008 and opened two theatres with 21 screens during fiscal 2007. Rent expense decreased 9.2%, or $599,000, during the thirteen weeks ended December 27, 2007 compared to the thirteen weeks ended December 28, 2006 primarily due to favorable modifications to certain lease agreements in Mexico. International costs and expenses were negatively impacted by a weaker U.S. dollar, although this did not contribute materially to our consolidated loss from continuing operations. We continually monitor the performance of our international theatres, and factors such as changing consumer preferences for filmed entertainment in international markets and our inability to sublease vacant retail space could negatively impact operating results and result in future closures, sales, dispositions and theatre closure charges prior to expiration of underlying lease agreements.

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    General and Administrative Expense:

        Merger, acquisition and transaction costs.    Merger, acquisition and transaction costs decreased $2,106,000 from $2,826,000 to $720,000 during the thirteen weeks ended December 27, 2007 compared to the thirteen weeks ended December 28, 2006. Current period costs are primarily comprised of preacquisition expenses for payments for a union—sponsored pension plan related to the Merger with Loews.

        Management fees.    Management fees were unchanged during the thirteen weeks ended December 27, 2007. Management fees of $1,250,000 are paid quarterly, in advance, to our Sponsors in exchange for consulting and other services.

        Other.    Other general and administrative expense increased $5,863,000, during the thirteen weeks ended December 27, 2007 compared to the thirteen weeks ended December 28, 2006. The increase in other general and administrative expenses is primarily due to a decrease in pension income of $9,917,000 related to an amendment to freeze our Plans as of December 31, 2006 which resulted in a curtailment gain of $10,983,000 during the thirteen weeks ended December 28, 2006 offset by a decrease in incentive compensation of $738,000 related to declines in expected annual operating performance as a percentage of the annual target underlying our annual incentive plan. Additionally, stock compensation expense decreased $4,225,000 during the thirteen weeks ended December 27, 2007 compared to the thirteen weeks ended December 28, 2006 due primarily to the accelerated vesting of certain options as a result of entry into a separation and general release agreement with the holder of these options during the thirteen weeks ended March 29, 2007. As a result of the accelerated vesting during the prior year, there is no expense related to these options during the thirteen weeks ended December 27, 2007.

        Depreciation and Amortization.    Depreciation and amortization decreased 2.9%, or $1,833,000, compared to the prior period.

        Disposition of Assets and Other Gains.    Disposition of assets and other (gains) losses were $85,000 in the current period compared to ($5,334,000) in the prior period. The prior period includes $5,250,000 of settlements received related to fireproofing litigation recoveries at various theatres.

        Other Income.    Other income includes $2,094,000 and $1,967,000 of income related to the derecognition of stored value card liabilities, as to which we believe future redemption to be remote, during the thirteen weeks ended December 27, 2007 and December 28, 2006, respectively.

        Interest Expense.    Interest expense decreased 30.9%, or $16,275,000, primarily due to decreased borrowings.

        AMC received net proceeds upon completion of the NCM initial public offering and debt financing of $517,122,000. We used the net proceeds from the NCM initial public offering and debt financing, along with cash on hand, to redeem our 91/2% senior subordinated notes due 2011 (the "Notes due 2011"), our senior floating rate notes due 2010 (the "Floating Notes due 2010") and our 97/8% senior subordinated notes due 2012 (the "Notes due 2012"). On March 19, 2007 we redeemed $212,811,000 aggregate principal amount of our Notes due 2011 at 100% of principal value; on March 23, 2007, we redeemed $205,000,000 aggregate principal amount of our Floating Notes due 2010 at 103% of principal value; and on March 23, 2007 we redeemed $175,000,000 aggregate principal amount of our Notes due 2012 at 104.938% of principal value.

        Equity in (Earnings) Losses of Non-Consolidated Entities.    Equity in earnings of non-consolidated entities were ($7,507,000) in the current period compared to losses of $1,226,000 in the prior period. Equity in (earnings) losses related to our investment in National CineMedia, LLC were ($7,637,000) and $444,000 for the thirteen weeks ended December 27, 2007 and December 28, 2006, respectively. The thirteen weeks ended December 28, 2006 includes equity losses of $2,031,000 related to HGCSA.

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        Investment Income.    Investment income was $2,100,000 for the thirteen weeks ended December 27, 2007 compared to $4,174,000 for the thirteen weeks ended December 28, 2006. Interest income decreased $1,829,000 from the prior period due primarily to lower overall cash and equivalents available for investment.

        Income Tax Benefit.    The benefit for income taxes from continuing operations was $13,600,000 for the thirteen weeks ended December 27, 2007 and $2,100,000 for the thirteen weeks ended December 28, 2006 due primarily to the increase in loss from continuing operations before income taxes. See Note 11—Income Taxes.

        Loss from Discontinued Operations, Net.    On May 11, 2006, we sold our operations in Iberia, including 4 theatres with 86 screens in Spain and 1 theatre with 20 screens in Portugal. At the date of the sale these operations did not meet the criteria for discontinued operations because of continuing involvement in the region through an equity method investment in Yelmo. In December 2006, we disposed of our investment in Yelmo, including 27 theatres with 310 screens in Spain, and the results of the operations in Iberia have now been classified as discontinued operations. See Note 3—Discontinued Operations for the components of the earnings from discontinued operations.

        Net Loss.    Net losses were $11,177,000 and $6,501,000 for the thirteen weeks ended December 27, 2007 and December 28, 2006, respectively.

Thirty-nine weeks Ended December 27, 2007 and December 28, 2006

        Revenues.    Total revenues increased 0.5%, or $9,135,000, during the thirty-nine weeks ended December 27, 2007 compared to the thirty-nine weeks ended December 28, 2006.

        U.S. and Canada theatrical exhibition revenues decreased 0.1%, or $1,131,000, during the thirty-nine weeks ended December 27, 2007 compared to the thirty-nine weeks ended December 28, 2006. Admissions revenues increased 1.0%, or $12,041,000, during the thirty-nine weeks ended December 27, 2007 compared to the thirty-nine weeks ended December 28, 2006, due to a 5.1% increase in average ticket prices, partially offset by a 3.9% decrease in attendance. Admissions revenues at comparable theatres (theatres opened on or before the first quarter of fiscal 2007,) during the thirty-nine weeks ended December 27, 2007, were essentially unchanged from the comparable period last year. Based upon available industry sources, box office revenues of our comparable theatres performed in line with the overall performance of industry comparable theatres in the markets where we operate. The increase in average ticket price was primarily due to our practice of periodically reviewing ticket prices and the discounts we offer and making selective adjustments based upon such factors as general inflationary trends and conditions in local markets. Concessions revenues increased 1.8%, or $8,485,000, during the thirty-nine weeks ended December 27, 2007 compared to the thirty-nine weeks ended December 28, 2006 due to a 5.9% increase in average concessions per patron due primarily to price increases partially offset by the decrease in attendance. Other theatre revenues decreased 28.6%, or $21,657,000, during the thirty-nine weeks ended December 27, 2007 compared to the thirty-nine weeks ended December 28, 2006. Included in other theatre revenues is our share of on-screen advertising revenues generated by NCM. The decrease in other theatre revenues was primarily due to decreases in on-screen advertising revenues as a result of the new Exhibitor Services Agreement with NCM. See Note 1—Basis of Presentation for discussion of the change in estimate for revenues recorded during the thirty-nine weeks ended December 27, 2007.

        International theatrical exhibition revenues increased 7.6%, or $10,318,000, during the thirty-nine weeks ended December 27, 2007 compared to the thirty-nine weeks ended December 28, 2006. Admissions revenues increased by 5.0%, or $3,626,000, due to a 5.3% increase in average ticket price partially offset by a 0.3% decrease in attendance. Concessions revenues increased 11.3%, or $5,057,000, due to an 11.6% increase in concessions per patron partially offset by the decrease in attendance. Concessions per patron increased in Mexico due primarily to price increases and promotions designed to increase transaction size

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and incidence of purchase. International revenues were positively impacted by a weaker U.S. dollar, although this did not contribute materially to our consolidated earnings from continuing operations.

        Costs and expenses.    Total costs and expenses increased 0.7%, or $11,599,000, during the thirty-nine weeks ended December 27, 2007 compared to the thirty-nine weeks ended December 28, 2006.

        U.S. and Canada theatrical exhibition costs and expenses increased 0.5%, or $6,837,000, during the thirty-nine weeks ended December 27, 2007 compared to the thirty-nine weeks ended December 28, 2006. Film exhibition costs increased 1.9%, or $11,915,000, during the thirty-nine weeks ended December 27, 2007 compared to the thirty-nine weeks ended December 28, 2006 due to the increase in admissions revenues and to an increase in the percentage of admissions paid to film distributors. As a percentage of admissions revenues, film exhibition costs were 52.8% in the current period as compared with 52.3% in the prior period. Concession costs increased 2.8%, or $1,420,000, during the thirty-nine weeks ended December 27, 2007 compared to the thirty-nine weeks ended December 28, 2006 due to the increase in concessions revenues and an increase in concession costs as a percentage of concession revenues. As a percentage of concessions revenues, concession costs were 10.6% in the current period compared with 10.5% in the prior period. As a percentage of revenues, theatre operating expense was 25.6% in the current period as compared to 25.0% in the prior period. Preopening expense decreased $75,000 during the thirty-nine weeks ended December 27, 2007. Rent expense increased 1.8%, or $5,714,000, during the thirty-nine weeks ended December 27, 2007 compared to the thirty-nine weeks ended December 28, 2006. During the thirty-nine weeks ended December 27, 2007, we recognized $15,413,000 of theatre and other closure income due primarily to lease terminations negotiated on favorable terms for four of our theatres that were closed during the thirty-nine weeks ended December 27, 2007 or where the lease was terminated during this period. During the thirty-nine weeks ended December 28, 2006, we recognized $8,285,000 of theatre and other closure expense related primarily to the closure of 23 theatres with 227 screens and to accretion of the closure liability related to theatres closed during prior periods.

        International theatrical exhibition costs and expenses increased 4.6%, or $4,587,000, during the thirty-nine weeks ended December 27, 2007 compared to the thirty-nine weeks ended December 28, 2006. Film exhibition costs increased 6.7%, or $2,076,000, during the thirty-nine weeks ended December 27, 2007 compared to the thirty-nine weeks ended December 28, 2006 due to the increase in admissions revenues and an increase in the percentage of admissions paid to film distributors. Concession costs increased $436,000 during the thirty-nine weeks ended December 27, 2007 compared to the thirty-nine weeks ended December 28, 2006 due to the increase in concession revenues partially offset by a decrease in concession costs as a percentage of concession revenues. As a percentage of concessions revenues, concession costs were 22.5% in the current period compared with 24.1% in the prior period. The decrease in our concession costs as a percentage of concessions revenues was due primarily to sales of higher margin products during the current period compared to the prior period and better inventory control programs to reduce shrinkage. As a percentage of revenues, theatre operating expense was 25.9% in the current period and in the prior period. Preopening expense decreased $1,706,000 during the thirty-nine weeks ended December 27, 2007 due to the decrease in screen additions during the period. We did not open any theatres in Mexico during fiscal 2008 and opened two theatres with 21 screens during fiscal 2007. Rent expense increased 5.0%, or $1,006,000, during the thirty-nine weeks ended December 27, 2007 compared to the thirty-nine weeks ended December 28, 2006 primarily due to the addition of two theatres with 21 screens in Mexico during the prior year. International costs and expenses were negatively impacted by a weaker U.S. dollar, although this did not contribute materially to our consolidated earnings from continuing operations. We continually monitor the performance of our international theatres, and factors such as changing consumer preferences for filmed entertainment in international markets and our inability to sublease vacant retail space could negatively impact operating results and result in future closures, sales, dispositions and theatre closure charges prior to expiration of underlying lease agreements.

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    General and Administrative Expense:

        Merger, acquisition and transaction costs.    Merger, acquisition and transaction costs decreased $5,026,000 from $8,547,000 to $3,521,000 during the thirty-nine weeks ended December 27, 2007 compared to the thirty-nine weeks ended December 28, 2006. Current period costs are primarily comprised of preacquisition expenses for casualty insurance losses and payments for a union—sponsored pension plan related to the Merger with Loews.

        Management fees.    Management fees were unchanged during the thirty-nine weeks ended December 27, 2007. Management fees of $1,250,000 are paid quarterly, in advance, to our Sponsors in exchange for consulting and other services.

        Other.    Other general and administrative expense increased 4.5%, or $1,611,000, during the thirty-nine weeks ended December 27, 2007 compared to the thirty-nine weeks ended December 28, 2006. The increase in other general and administrative expenses is primarily due to a decrease in pension income of $7,477,000 related to an amendment to freeze our Plans as of December 31, 2006 which resulted in the recording of a curtailment gain of $10,983,000 during the thirteen weeks ended December 28, 2006 offset by a decrease in incentive compensation of $1,785,000 related to declines in expected annual operating performance as a percentage of the annual target underlying our annual incentive plan. Additionally, stock compensation expense decreased $5,261,000 during the thirty-nine weeks ended December 27, 2007 compared to the thirty-nine weeks ended December 28, 2006 due primarily to the accelerated vesting of certain options as a result of entry into a separation and general release agreement with the holder of these options during the thirty-nine weeks ended March 29, 2007 and forfeitures during the thirteen weeks ended September 27, 2007. As a result of the accelerated vesting during the prior year and forfeitures during the current year, there is no expense related to these options during the current year.

        Depreciation and Amortization.    Depreciation and amortization decreased 2.5%, or $4,925,000, compared to the prior period. The prior year includes a cumulative adjustment to depreciation expense of approximately $2,200,000 related to adjustments to fair value for the Merger.

        Disposition of Assets and Other Gains.    Disposition of assets and other gains were $1,613,000 in the current period compared to $11,184,000 in the prior period. The current and prior periods include $1,980,000 and $13,130,000 respectively, of settlements received related to fireproofing litigation recoveries at various theatres. The current year also includes contingent legal expense related to the litigation recoveries of $457,000. The prior year includes a loss on the dispositions of theatres in the United States as required by and in connection with the Mergers of $1,946,000.

        Other Income.    Other income includes $9,476,000 and $9,401,000 of income related to the derecognition of stored value card liabilities as to which we believe future redemption to be remote, during the thirty-nine weeks ended December 27, 2007 and December 28, 2006, respectively. Other income includes insurance recoveries related to Hurricane Katrina of $1,246,000 for property losses in excess of property carrying cost and $397,000 for business interruption during the thirty-nine weeks ended December 27, 2007.

        Interest Expense.    Interest expense decreased 27.9% or $43,396,000, primarily due to decreased borrowings.

        AMC received net proceeds upon completion of the NCM initial public offering and debt financing of $517,122,000. We used the net proceeds from the NCM initial public offering, along with cash on hand, to redeem our 91/2% senior subordinated notes due 2011 (the "Notes due 2011"), our senior floating rate notes due 2010 (the "Floating Notes due 2010") and 97/8% senior subordinated notes due 2012 (the "Notes due 2012"). On March 19, 2007 we redeemed $212,811,000 aggregate principal amount of our Notes due 2011 at 100% of principal value, on March 23, 2007 we redeemed $205,000,000 aggregate principal amount of our Floating Notes due 2010 at 103% of principal value and on March 23, 2007 we redeemed $175,000,000 aggregate principal amount of our Notes due 2012 at 104.938% of principal value.

        Equity in (Earnings) Losses of Non-Consolidated Entities.    Equity in earnings of non-consolidated entities were ($34,932,000) in the current period compared to losses of $3,681,000 in the prior period. Equity in earnings of HGCSA were ($18,743,000) during the thirty-nine weeks ended December 27, 2007 and include the gain related to its disposition in July 2007 of $18,751,000. Equity in (earnings) losses related to our investment in National CineMedia, LLC was ($15,286,000) and $2,976,000 for the thirty-nine weeks ended December 27, 2007 and December 28, 2006, respectively.

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        Investment Income.    Investment income was $23,422,000 for the thirty-nine weeks ended December 27, 2007 compared to $10,135,000 for the thirty-nine weeks ended December 28, 2006. The thirty-nine weeks ended December 27, 2007 includes a gain on the sale of our investment in Fandango of $15,977,000. Interest income decreased $2,889,000 from the prior period due primarily to lower rates of interest earned combined with lower overall cash and equivalents available for investment.

        Income Tax Provision.    The provision for income taxes from continuing operations was $19,400,000 for the thirty-nine weeks ended December 27, 2007 and $500,000 for the thirty-nine weeks ended December 28, 2006 and increased due primarily to the increase in earnings from continuing operations before income taxes. See Note 11—Income Taxes. We continually monitor the performance of our U.S. and Canada theatres and our projections of future operating results to evaluate the likelihood of our ability to utilize deferred tax assets for which we have recorded a full valuation allowance. Improvement in our historical core earnings from continuing operations before income taxes in the U.S. as well as improvement in our expected future core earnings from continuing operations before income taxes in the U.S. could result in the removal of some or all of the valuation allowance recorded for the U.S. which could result in future reductions to our income tax provision and increases in net earnings.

        Earnings from Discontinued Operations, Net.    On May 11, 2006, we sold our operations in Iberia, including 4 theatres with 86 screens in Spain and 1 theatre with 20 screens in Portugal. At the date of the sale these operations did not meet the criteria for discontinued operations because of continuing involvement in the region through an equity method investment in Yelmo. In December 2006, we disposed of our investment in Yelmo, including 27 theatres with 310 screens in Spain, and the results of the operations in Iberia have now been classified as discontinued operations. See Note 3—Discontinued Operations for the components of the earnings from discontinued operations.

        Net Earnings (Loss).    Net earnings were $47,850,000 and a loss of $(25,401,000) for the thirty-nine weeks ended December 27, 2007 and December 28, 2006, respectively.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

        Our consolidated revenues are primarily collected in cash, principally through box office admissions and theatre concessions sales. We have an operating "float" which partially finances our operations and which generally permits us to maintain a smaller amount of working capital capacity. This float exists because admissions revenues are received in cash, while exhibition costs (primarily film rentals) are ordinarily paid to distributors from 20 to 45 days following receipt of box office admissions revenues. Film distributors generally release the films which they anticipate will be the most successful during the summer and holiday seasons. Consequently, we typically generate higher revenues during such periods.

Cash Flows from Operating Activities

        Cash flows provided by operating activities, as reflected in the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, were $227,412,000 and $205,207,000 during the thirty-nine weeks ended December 27, 2007 and December 28, 2006, respectively. The increase in operating cash flows during the thirty-nine weeks ended December 27, 2007 is primarily due to the increase in net earnings. We had working capital deficits as of December 27, 2007 and March 29, 2007 of $182,301,000 and $38,306,000, respectively. We have the ability to borrow against our credit facility to meet obligations as they come due (subject to limitations on the incurrence of indebtedness in our various debt instruments) and had approximately $182,496,000 and $177,500,000 available on our credit facility to meet these obligations for the periods ended December 27, 2007 and March 29, 2007, respectively.

Cash Flows from Investing Activities

        Cash provided by (used in) investing activities, as reflected in the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows were ($80,564,000) and $50,412,000, during the thirty-nine weeks ended December 27, 2007 and December 28, 2006, respectively. As of December 27, 2007, we had construction in progress of $14,952,000.

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We had one theatre in Canada with 24 screens under construction on December 27, 2007 that we expect to open in fiscal 2008. Cash outflows from investing activities include capital expenditures of $99,395,000 and $100,836,000 during the thirty-nine weeks ended December 27, 2007 and December 28, 2006, respectively. We expect that our gross capital expenditures in fiscal 2008 will be between $150,000,000 and $160,000,000.

        In March 2007, the board of directors of Fandango, Inc. ("Fandango"), an online movie ticketing company in which we owned approximately 8.4% of the outstanding common stock on an as converted basis as of March 29, 2007, approved an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Fandango Merger Agreement"), which was adopted and approved by its stockholders. Pursuant to the Fandango Merger Agreement, we and the other existing stockholders sold our interests in Fandango to Comcast Corporation. The transaction closed in May of 2007. In connection with the transaction, we received an equity earn up which raised our interest in Fandango to approximately 10.4% of the outstanding common stock on an as converted basis immediately prior to the sale of our shares. Pursuant to the terms of the Fandango Merger Agreement and subject to certain closing adjustments, we estimate that we will receive a total of approximately $20,000,000 in cash consideration in connection with the sale of our interest in Fandango of which $17,977,000 was received during the thirty-nine weeks ended December 27, 2007.

        On July 5, 2007 we disposed of our investment in HGCSA, a partnership that operated 17 theatres in South America, for sales proceeds of $28,682,000.

        In May 2006, AMCEI and its subsidiary AMC Entertainment International Limited sold its interests in AMC Entertainment España S.A., which owned and operated 4 theatres with 86 screens in Spain, and Actividades Multi-Cinemas E Espectáculos, LDA, which owned and operated 1 theatre with 20 screens in Portugal for a net sales price of approximately $35,446,000.

        In December 2006, we disposed of our investment in Yelmo which owned and operated 27 theatres with 310 screen in Spain as of the date sold for proceeds of $52,137,000.

        During the thirty-nine weeks ended December 28, 2006, we sold six theatres with 68 screens, exchanged two theatres with 32 screens and closed one theatre with eight screens in the U.S. as required by and in connection with the approval of the Mergers for an aggregate sales price of $64,302,000.

        We fund the costs of constructing new theatres using existing cash balances, cash generated from operations or borrowed funds, as necessary. We generally lease our theatres pursuant to long-term non-cancelable operating leases which may require the developer, who owns the property, to reimburse us for a portion of the construction costs. However, we may decide to own the real estate assets of new theatres and, following construction, sell and leaseback the real estate assets pursuant to long-term non-cancelable operating leases. We may also decide to sell certain real estate assets that we currently own where the value of the real estate may be greater than the value generated by our theatre operations.

        Historically, we have either paid for or leased the equipment used in a theatre.

Cash Flows from Financing Activities

        Cash flows used in financing activities, as reflected in the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows, were $276,672,000 and $14,095,000 during the thirty-nine weeks ended December 27, 2007 and December 28, 2006, respectively.

        During the thirty-nine weeks ended December 27, 2007 we paid a dividend of $275,000,000 to our stockholder Marquee Holdings Inc.

        Reference is made to Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Liquidity and Capital Resources in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 29, 2007 for certain information about our New Credit Facility, the Cinemex Credit Facility, our 8% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2014 (the "Notes due 2014"), 11% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2016 (the "Notes due 2016") and 85/8% Senior Notes due 2012 (the "Fixed Notes due 2012").

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        The New Credit Facility is with a syndicate of banks and other financial institutions and provides financing of up to $850,000,000, consisting of a $650,000,000 term loan facility with a maturity of seven years and a $200,000,000 revolving credit facility with a maturity of six years. The revolving credit facility includes borrowing capacity available for Mexican peso-denominated revolving loans, for letters of credit and for swingline borrowings on same-day notice. As of December 27, 2007, we had no borrowings under the revolving credit facility and $638,625,000 was outstanding under the term loan facility at an interest rate of 6.615%.

        Borrowings under the New Credit Facility bear interest at a rate equal to an applicable margin plus, at our option, either a base rate or LIBOR. On March 13, 2007, we amended the Senior Secured Credit Facility to, among other things, lower the interest rates related to our term loan, reduce our unused commitment fee and amend the change of control definition so that an initial public offering and related transactions would not constitute a change of control. The current applicable margin for borrowings under the revolving credit facility is 0.75% with respect to base rate borrowings and 1.75% with respect to LIBOR borrowings, and the current applicable margin for borrowings under the term loan facility is 0.75% with respect to base rate borrowings and 1.75% with respect to LIBOR borrowings. The applicable margin for such borrowings may be reduced, subject to AMC Entertainment attaining certain leverage ratios. In addition to paying interest on outstanding principal under the Senior Secured Credit Facility, AMC Entertainment is required to pay a commitment fee to the lenders under the revolving credit facility in respect of the unutilized commitments thereunder at a rate equal to 0.25%. It will also pay customary letter of credit fees. AMC Entertainment may voluntarily repay outstanding loans under the New Credit Facility at any time without premium or penalty, other than customary "breakage" costs with respect to LIBOR loans. AMC Entertainment is required to repay $1,625,000 of the term loan quarterly, beginning March 30, 2006 through September 30, 2012, with any remaining balance due on January 26, 2013.

        The indentures relating to our outstanding notes allow us to incur all permitted indebtedness (as defined therein) without restriction, which includes all amounts borrowed under the New Credit Facility. The indentures also allow us to incur any amount of additional debt as long as we can satisfy the coverage ratio of each indenture, after giving effect to the event on a pro forma basis (under the indentures for the Fixed Notes due 2012, Notes due 2014 and Notes due 2016). Under the indenture relating to Marquee Holdings Inc. 12% Senior Discount Notes due 2014 which is more restrictive than the AMCE indentures and as a practical matter limits our ability to incur indebtedness, we could borrow approximately $1,333,300,000 as of December 27, 2007 in addition to permitted indebtedness (assuming an interest rate of 11% on the additional borrowings). If we cannot satisfy the coverage ratios of the indentures, generally we can incur, in addition to amounts borrowed under the credit facility, no more than $100,000,000 of new "permitted indebtedness" under the terms of the indentures relating to the Fixed Notes due 2012, Notes due 2014 and Notes due 2016.

        The indentures relating to the above-described notes also contain covenants limiting dividends, purchases or redemptions of stock, transactions with affiliates, and mergers and sales of assets, and require us to make an offer to purchase the notes upon the occurrence of a change in control, as defined in the indentures. Upon a change of control (as defined in the indentures), we would be required to make an offer to repurchase all of the outstanding Notes due 2016, Notes due 2014 and Fixed Notes due 2012, at a price equal to 101% of the principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest to the date of repurchase.

        As of December 27, 2007, we were in compliance with all financial covenants relating to the New Credit Facility, the Cinemex Credit Facility, the Notes due 2016, Notes due 2014 and the Fixed Notes due 2012.

        We believe that cash generated from operations and existing cash and equivalents will be sufficient to fund operations and planned capital expenditures and potential acquisitions for at least the next twelve months and enable us to maintain compliance with covenants related to the New Credit Facility and the notes.

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Commitments and Contingencies

        The Company has commitments and contingencies for capital and financing leases, corporate borrowings, operating leases, capital related betterments and pension funding that were summarized in a table in the Company's Form 10-K for the year ended March 29, 2007. Since March 29, 2007 there have been no material changes to the commitments and contingencies of the Company outside the ordinary course of business, except as discussed in the following paragraph.

        As discussed in Note 11—Income Taxes, the Company adopted FASB Interpretation No. 48, "Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes—an interpretation of FASB No. 109." At March 29, 2007, the Company had a liability for unrecognized benefits for $39,800,000. There are currently unrecognized tax benefits which we anticipate will be resolved in the next 12 months; however, we are unable at this time to estimate what the impact on our unrecognized tax benefits will be.

NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

        In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 160, Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements—an amendment of ARB No.51 (SFAS 160). SFAS 160 establishes accounting and reporting standards that require noncontrolling interests in a subsidiary to be reported as a component of equity, changes in a parent's ownership interest while the parent retains its controlling interest to be accounted for as equity transactions, and any retained noncontrolling equity investment upon the deconsolidation of a subsidiary to be initially measured at fair value. The Statement also establishes reporting requirements that clearly identify and distinguish between the interests of the parent and the interests of the non-controlling owners. SFAS 160 is effective as of the beginning of the first fiscal year beginning on or after December 15, 2008, and is effective for the Company at the beginning of fiscal 2010. Earlier adoption is prohibited. The Company has not determined the effect that the application of SFAS 160 will have on its consolidated financial position.

        In December 2007, the FASB issued Statement No. 141 (revised 2007), Business Combinations (SFAS 141R). SFAS 141R establishes the principles and requirements for how an acquirer: 1) recognizes and measures in its financial statements the identifiable assets acquired, the liabilities assumed, and any noncontrolling interest in the acquiree; 2) in a business combination achieved in stages, sometimes referred to as a step acquisition, recognize the identifiable assets and liabilities, as well as the noncontrolling interest in the acquiree, at the full amounts of their fair values; 3) recognizes and measures the goodwill acquired in the business combination or a gain from a bargain purchase. SFAS 141R establishes disclosure requirements to enable users of the financial statements to evaluate the nature and financial effects of the business combination. This Statement is to be applied prospectively to business combinations for which the acquisition date is on or after the beginning of the first annual reporting period on or after December 15, 2008, and is effective for the Company at the beginning of fiscal 2010. Earlier adoption is prohibited. The Company is in the process of evaluating the impact SFAS 141R will have on its financial statements.

        In December 2007, the Securities and Exchange Commission issued Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 110 (SAB 110). SAB 110 extends the opportunity to use the "simplified" method beyond December 31, 2007, as was allowed by Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 107 (SAB 107). Under SAB 110 and 107, a company is able to use the "simplified" method in developing an estimate of expected term based on the date of exercise of "plain vanilla" share options. SAB 110 allows companies which do not have sufficient historical experience to provide a reasonable estimate to continue use of the "simplified" method for estimating the expected term of "plain vanilla" share option grants after December 31, 2007. We will continue to use the "simplified" method until there is sufficient historical experience to provide a reasonable estimate of expected term in accordance with SAB 110. SAB 110 is effective for the Company on January 1, 2008.

        In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities, including an amendment of FASB Statement No. 115 (SFAS 159). SFAS 159 permits entities to choose to measure many financial instruments and certain other items at fair value that are not currently required to be measured at fair value. Unrealized gains and losses on items for which the fair

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value option has been elected are reported in earnings. SFAS 159 does not affect any existing accounting literature that requires certain assets and liabilities to be carried at fair value. We will be required to adopt this standard in the first quarter of fiscal 2009. Management is currently evaluating the requirements of SFAS 159 and has not yet determined the impact on the consolidated financial statements.

        In September 2006, the FASB released SFAS No. 157, Fair Value Measurements which provides enhanced guidance for using fair value to measure assets and liabilities. The standard applies whenever other standards require (or permit) assets or liabilities to be measured at fair value. It does not expand the use of fair value in any new circumstances. Under the standard, fair value refers to the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants in the market in which the reporting entity transacts. It clarifies the principle that fair value should be based on the assumptions market participants would use when pricing the asset or liability. SFAS No. 157 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007, and interim periods within those fiscal years, or the first quarter of fiscal 2009 for AMCE. Early adoption is permitted. We do not anticipate this standard having a material effect on our consolidated financial statements.

        In July 2006, the FASB released FASB Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes—an Interpretation of FASB Statement 109 ("FIN 48" or the "Interpretation"), which clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in companies' financial statements in accordance with FASB Statement No. 109, "Accounting for Income Taxes." FIN 48 prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. The evaluation of a tax position in accordance with FIN 48 is a two-step process. The first step is recognition whereby companies must determine whether it is more likely than not that a tax position will be sustained upon examination. The second step is measurement whereby a tax position that meets the more-likely-than-not recognition threshold is measured to determine the amount of benefit to recognize in the financial statements. The interpretation also provides guidance on derecognition of recognized tax benefits, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure and transition. FIN 48 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006. We adopted the new requirements in the first quarter of fiscal 2008. As a result of the adoption of FIN 48, we recorded a $5,373,000 increase in current deferred tax assets, a $5,373,000 reduction of goodwill, a $5,373,000 current FIN 48 liability and a $5,373,000 charge to the beginning accumulated deficit that is reported as a cumulative effect adjustment for a change in accounting principle to the opening balance sheet position of stockholder's accumulated deficit at March 30, 2007. See Note 11—Income Taxes.


Item 3.    Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

        We are exposed to various market risks including interest rate risk and foreign currency exchange rate risk. All financial instruments are used solely for hedging purposes and are not issued or held for speculative reasons.

        Interest Rate Swaps.    We periodically enter into interest rate swap agreements to manage the interest rate risk associated with variable rate debt instruments. In October 2007, AMCE executed an interest rate swap agreement, scheduled to mature in April 2009, to hedge $200,000,000 of our variable rate debt obligation. Under the terms of the agreement, we pay interest at a fixed rate of 4.707% and receive interest at a variable rate based on 1-month U.S. Dollar LIBOR-BBA. In addition, Grupo Cinemex is party to an interest rate swap with notional amounts ranging between 283,932,000 and 907,146,000 Mexican pesos ($26,151,000 and $83,894,000). Under the terms of the agreement, we pay interest at a fixed rate of 9.89% and receive interest at a variable rate based on 1-month MXN TIIE. The interest rate swap is scheduled to mature in August 2009. Based upon a sensitivity analysis performed as of December 27, 2007, a decrease in the underlying interest rates of 100 basis points would increase the fair value of the interest rate swap liability by $3,176,000 and a 100 basis point increase in the underlying interest rates would decrease the fair value of the interest rate swap liability by $3,052,000.

        Market risk on variable-rate financial instruments.    We maintain an $850,000,000 senior secured credit facility, comprised of a $200,000,000 revolving credit facility and a $650,000,000 term loan facility,

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which permits borrowings at a rate equal to an applicable margin plus, at our option, either a base rate or LIBOR. Increases in market interest rates would cause interest expense to increase and earnings before income taxes to decrease. The change in interest expense and earnings before income taxes would be dependent upon the weighted average outstanding borrowings during the reporting period following an increase in market interest rates. We had no borrowings on our new revolving credit facility as of December 27, 2007 and had $638,625,000 outstanding under the term loan facility on December 27, 2007. Therefore, a 100 basis point increase in market interest rates would have increased or decreased interest expense on the new credit facility by $4,446,000 during the thirty-nine weeks ended December 27, 2007.

        Market risk on fixed-rate financial instruments.    Included in long-term debt are $325,000,000 of our Notes due 2016, $300,000,000 of our Notes due 2014 and $250,000,000 of our Fixed Notes due 2012. Increases in market interest rates would generally cause a decrease in the fair value of the Notes due 2016, Notes due 2014 and Fixed Notes due 2012 and a decrease in market interest rates would generally cause an increase in fair value of the Notes due 2016, Notes due 2014 and Fixed Notes due 2012.

        Foreign currency exchange rates.    We currently operate theatres in Canada, Mexico, France and the United Kingdom. As a result of these operations, we have assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses denominated in foreign currencies. The strengthening of the U.S. dollar against the respective currencies causes a decrease in the carrying values of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses denominated in such foreign currencies and the weakening of the U.S. dollar against the respective currencies causes an increase in the carrying values of these items. The increases and decreases in assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses are included in accumulated other comprehensive income. Changes in foreign currency exchange rates also impact the comparability of earnings in these countries on a year-to-year basis. As the U.S. dollar strengthens, comparative translated earnings decrease, and as the U.S. dollar weakens comparative translated earnings from foreign operations increase. Although we do not currently hedge against foreign currency exchange rate risk, we do not intend to repatriate funds from the operations of our international theatres but instead intend to use them to fund current and future operations. A 10% fluctuation in the value of the U.S. dollar against all foreign currencies of countries where we currently operate theatres would either increase or decrease earnings before income taxes and accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) by approximately $303,000 and $37,171,000, respectively, as of December 27, 2007.


Item 4T.    Controls and Procedures.

    (a)
    Evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures.

        The Company maintains a set of disclosure controls and procedures designed to ensure that material information required to be disclosed in its filings under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission's rules and forms and that material information is accumulated and communicated to the Company's management, including its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. The Company's Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have evaluated these disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and have determined that such disclosure controls and procedures were effective.

    (b)
    Changes in internal controls.

        There has been no change in our internal control over financial reporting during our most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II—OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.    Legal Proceedings

        Reference is made to Part I. Item 3. Legal Proceedings in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 29, 2007 for information on certain litigation to which we are a party.

        One of the cases referred to in our Annual Report on Form 10-K is American Multi Cinema, Inc. v. Midwest Drywall Company, Inc. (No. CV07-00171). We received settlements of $1,980,000 related to this matter during the thirty-nine weeks ended December 27, 2007.

        We are a party to various other legal proceedings in the ordinary course of business, none of which is expected to have a material adverse effect on us.


Item 1A.    Risk Factors

        Reference is made to Part I Item 1A. Risk Factors in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 29, 2007.

We depend on motion picture production and performances.

        Our ability to operate successfully depends upon the availability, diversity and appeal of motion pictures, our ability to license motion pictures and the performance of such motion pictures in our markets. We mostly license first-run motion pictures, the success of which have increasingly depended on the marketing efforts of the major studios. Poor performance of, or any disruption in the production of (including by reason of a strike) these motion pictures, or a reduction in the marketing efforts of the major studios, could hurt our business and results of operations. In addition, a change in the type and breadth of movies offered by studios may adversely affect the demographic base of moviegoers.

        The master contract between film producers and two major writers' unions expired on October 31, 2007, and no agreement has yet been reached to extend or replace the contract. A strike by union members continues and a disruption in the production of motion pictures could result.

        In addition, the master contracts between film producers and the directors' and screen actors' unions are each scheduled to expire in July 2008. The film producers recently reached a tentative agreement with the directors' union in advance of the contract expiration date. No agreements have yet been reached to extend or replace the screen actors' contract. If union members choose to strike or film producers choose to lock out the union members, a disruption in the production of motion pictures could result.


Item 4.    Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

        In December 2007, the Requisite Stockholder majority of Marquee Holdings Inc. unanimously approved a seven-year agreement with IMAX to install the IMAX digital system in 100 AMC locations over a 27 month period, and also approved an amended employment agreement for Peter C. Brown, Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, and President of the Company.

        In December 2007, the Requisite Class L Stockholders of Marquee Holdings Inc. unanimously approved the appointment of Eliot Merrill to the Board of Directors, to fill the vacancy created by Michael Connelly's death.

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Item 6.    Exhibits.

EXHIBIT INDEX

EXHIBIT NUMBER

  DESCRIPTION

  2.1   Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated June 20, 2005, by and among Marquee Holdings Inc. and LCE Holdings, Inc. (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 2.1 to the Company's Form 8-K filed on June 24, 2005).

 

2.2

 

Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of July 22, 2004 by and among Marquee Holdings Inc., Marquee Inc. and AMC Entertainment Inc. (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 2.1 to Form 8-K filed June 23, 2004).

 

3.1

 

Restated and Amended Certificate of Incorporation of AMC Entertainment Inc. (as amended on December 2, 1997 and September 18, 2001 and December 23, 2004) (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.1 to the Company's Form 8-K (File No. 1-8747) filed December 27, 2004).

 

3.2

 

Amended and Restated Bylaws of AMC Entertainment Inc. (incorporated by Reference from Exhibit 3.2 to the Company's Form 10-Q (File No. 1-8747) filed December 27, 2004. Certificates of Incorporation or corresponding instrument, with amendments, of the follow additional registrants:

 

3.3.1

 

Loews Citywalk Theatre Corporation (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.3.1 to the Company's Form S-4(File No. 333-133574) filed April 27, 2006).

 

3.3.2

 

S&J Theatres, Inc. (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.3.2 to the Company's Form S-4(File No. 333-133574) filed April 27, 2006).

 

3.3.3

 

LCE Mexican Holdings, Inc. (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.3.9 to the Company's Form S-4(File No. 333-133574) filed April 27, 2006).

 

3.3.4

 

Loews Cineplex U.S. Callco, LLC (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.3.17 to the Company's Form S-4(File No. 333-133574) filed April 27, 2006).

 

3.3.5

 

Loews Theatre Management Corp. (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.3.22 to the Company's Form S-4(File No. 333-133574) filed April 27, 2006).

 

3.3.6

 

RKO Century Warner Theatres, Inc. (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.3.33 to the Company's Form S-4(File No. 333-133574) filed April 27, 2006).

 

3.3.7

 

Loews Meadowland Cinemas 8, Inc. (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.3.60 to the Company's Form S-4(File No. 333-133574) filed April 27, 2006).

 

3.3.8

 

AMC Card Processing Services, Inc. (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.3.93 to the Company's Form S-4(File No. 333-133574) filed April 27, 2006).

 

3.3.9

 

AMC Entertainment International, Inc. (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.3.94 to the Company's Form S-4(File No. 333-133574) filed April 27, 2006).

 

*3.3.10

 

American Multi-Cinema, Inc.

 

3.3.11

 

Centertainment, Inc. (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.3.96 to the Company's Form S-4(File No. 333-133574) filed April 27, 2006).

 

3.3.12

 

Club Cinema of Mazza, Inc. (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.3.97 to the Company's Form S-4(File No. 333-133574) filed April 27, 2006).

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3.3.13

 

Premium Theater of Framingham, Inc. (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.3.100 to the Company's Form S-4(File No. 333-133574) filed April 27, 2006).

 

3.4

 

By-laws of the following Additional Registrants: (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.4 to the Company's Form S-4(File No. 333-133574) filed April 27, 2006:

 

 

 

Loews Citywalk Theatre Corporation

 

 

 

Loews Meadowland Cinemas 8, Inc.

 

 

 

Loews Theatre Management Corp.

 

 

 

RKO Century Warner Theatres, Inc.

 

 

 

S&J Theatres Inc.

 

3.5

 

By-laws of LCE Mexican Holdings, Inc. (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.5 to the Company's Form S-4(File No. 333-133574) filed April 27, 2006).

 

3.6

 

Limited Liability Company Agreement of Loews Cineplex U.S. Callco, LLC. (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.7 to the Company's Form S-4(File No. 333-133574) filed April 27, 2006).

 

3.7

 

By-laws of AMC Card Processing Services, Inc. (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.20 to the Company's Form S-4(File No. 333-133574) filed April 27, 2006).

 

3.8

 

By-laws of AMC Entertainment International, Inc. (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.21 to the Company's Form S-4(File No. 333-133574) filed April 27, 2006).

 

*3.9

 

Amended and Restated By-laws of American Multi-Cinema, Inc.

 

3.10

 

By-laws of Centertainment, Inc. (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.23 to the Company's Form S-4(File No. 333-133574) filed April 27, 2006).

 

3.11

 

By-laws of Club Cinema of Mazza, Inc. (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.24 to the Company's Form S-4(File No. 333-133574) filed April 27, 2006).

 

3.12

 

By-laws of Premium Theater of Framingham, Inc. (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.26 to the Company's Form S-4(File No. 333-133574) filed April 27, 2006).

 

*10.1

 

Agreement with Richard T. Walsh.

 

10.2

 

Amended and Restated Employment Agreement for Peter C. Brown (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 9.01 to the Company's Form 8-K (File No. 001-08747) filed December 20, 2007).

 

*31.1

 

Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Acts of 2002.

 

*31.2

 

Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Acts of 2002.

 

*32.1

 

Section 906 Certifications of Peter C. Brown (Chief Executive Officer) and Craig R. Ramsey (Chief Financial Officer) furnished in accordance with Securities Act Release 33-8212.

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Filed herewith

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SIGNATURES

        Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.


 

 

AMC ENTERTAINMENT INC.

Date: February 8, 2008

 

/s/  
PETER C. BROWN      
Peter C. Brown
Chairman of the Board,
Chief Executive Officer and President

Date: February 8, 2008

 

/s/  
CRAIG R. RAMSEY      
Craig R. Ramsey
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer

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