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amc . A WANDA GROUP COMPANY FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE INVESTOR RELATIONS : John Merriwether , 866-248-3872 Investor Relations@amctheatres.com MEDIA CONTACTS : Ryan Noonan , ( 913 ) 213-2183 rnoonan@amctheatres.com AMC Entertainment Holdings , Inc. Reports First Quarter 2021 Results First Quarter Summary Results LEAWOOD , KANSAS - ( May 6 , 2021 ) -- AMC Entertainment Holdings , Inc. ( NYSE : AMC ) ( " AMC " or " the Company " ) , today reported results for the first quarter ended March 31 , 2021 . As of March 31 , 2021 , AMC was operating at 585 domestic theatres with limited seating capacities of between 15 % and 60 % , representing approximately 99 % of domestic theatres . As of March 31 , 2021 , AMC was operating at 97 international leased and partnership theatres , with limited seating capacities , representing approximately 27 % of international theatres . Adam Aron , CEO and President of AMC commented , " We started 2021 with the same conviction , drive and commitment that saw AMC successfully navigate the most challenging 12 - month period in AMC's century - long history . We finally can now say that we are looking at an increasingly favorable environment for movie - going and for AMC as a company over the coming few months . This is the result of a successful and steadily growing vaccination program in the U.S. , Europe and the Middle East , especially so across the United States ; the proactive implementation of our comprehensive and effective AMC Safe & Clean protocols ; the arrival of long awaited new movie title releases ; movie - lovers who are eager to once again experience AMC's innovative array of loyalty programs and guest amenities as exciting movie titles are released theatrically to the big screen ; and a vocal , enthusiastic and avid new shareholder base comprised mostly of some 3 million individual stockholders . " Aron continued , " During the first quarter , approximately 7 million U.S. and international patrons confidently returned to an AMC theatre . The comprehensive and vigorous steps we have taken through our AMC Safe & Clean protocols , designed in consultation with Clorox and current and former faculty of Harvard University's acclaimed School of Public Health , tangibly have demonstrated to our guests and associates that we have reopened responsibly and also have provided reassurance of our continued focus on their health and safe In the U.S. , for mple , we continue to receive record - high guest satisfaction scores for the cleanliness of our theatres , and we are especially grateful to our theatre managements and theatre crews all around our network globally for their continued dedication to our overcoming this horrid pandemic and rebuilding our business . " Aron added , " Strengthening AMC's liquidity position and balance sheet remains very high priorities , and we have been active across the board . Over the past five months , AMC has raised right around $ 2 billion dollars in fresh equity and debt capital , including the conversion of $ 600 million of convertible notes into equity at a price of $ 13.51 per share . Over the past thirteen months , AMC has raised approximately $ 2.9 billion of gross cash proceeds from new debt and equity capital , secured around $ 1.2 billion of concessions from lenders and landlords , obtained more than $ 150 million