“It’s not a reality yet and so there’s no real need to speculate too much,” said AMC Entertainment CEO Adam Aron . But, as suitors circle Warner Bros. Discovery, he insisted the nation’s largest chain is laser focused on one thing — whether a deal will mean more movies in theaters or not.

On a call with analysts after quarterly earnings , Aron said he’s “beyond thrilled” that Paramount, under its new owner David Ellison, has committed to boosting theatrical releases going forward. The studio “was down to seven movies a year. We think that Paramount is on record as saying they want to more than double that movie count as quickly as they can.

“Similarly, Warner Bros. [was] … down to I think 11 movies in 2025, and they also would like to be and are committed to increasing the releas

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