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AMC Theatres apologizes for kicking out a civil rights leader for using his own chair

Bishop William J. Barber II speaks during the Clinton Global Initiative September 2023 meeting at New York Hilton Midtown on Sept. 19. Noam Galai/Getty Images for Clinton Global hide caption

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AMC Theatres apologizes for kicking out a civil rights leader for using his own chair

December 28, 2023 • Bishop William J. Barber II, who suffers from a chronic and painful form of arthritis, was escorted out of an AMC movie theater after he tried to use his own chair in the accessible section.

AMC Theaters reverses its decision to price tickets based on where customers sit

The AMC 34th Street theater in New York reopens after COVID-19 closures, on March 5, 2021. AMC has ditched plans to charge more seats with better sightlines after competitors did not follow along. Evan Agostini/Invision/AP hide caption

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Business

AMC Theaters reverses its decision to price tickets based on where customers sit

July 21, 2023 • The company said the new pricing structure made the cost of their tickets less competitive in the market.

The world's largest movie theater chain is adding open captions at 240 U.S. locations

AMC is adding onscreen captioning to 240 locations across the U.S. to make moviegoing more accessible. Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP hide caption

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The world's largest movie theater chain is adding open captions at 240 U.S. locations

October 21, 2021 • The world's largest movie theater chain is adding onscreen captioning to 240 locations across the U.S. in an effort to make moviegoing more accessible.

With Big Summer Films Delayed, AMC Theatres Puts Off U.S. Reopening

Later feature film releases have pushed AMC Theatres to delay its phased reopening until July 30. Amy Sussman/Getty Images hide caption

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Coronavirus Updates

With Big Summer Films Delayed, AMC Theatres Puts Off U.S. Reopening

June 29, 2020 • The largest U.S. movie chain is resuming operations at approximately 450 U.S. locations on July 30, two weeks later than previously announced. It's matching delays by movie producers.

AMC Theatres Will Now Require Guests To Wear Masks When It Reopens

The nation's largest movie theater operator, AMC Theatres, changed its position on mask-wearing less than a day after it became a target on social media for saying it would defer to local governments on the issue. Evan Agostini/Invision/AP hide caption

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Coronavirus Updates

AMC Theatres Will Now Require Guests To Wear Masks When It Reopens

June 19, 2020 • After an outcry, the multiplex chain said it will require face coverings for guests in all of its theaters reopening in July. Earlier plans mandated masks only for staff and where laws required them.