Top Cinema Circuit AMC entertainment plans to add 40 new Dolby Cinema auditorium at its American footprint by 2027.
The new sites are the expected result of an extension of partnership announced on Monday while Cinemacon begins in Las Vegas. The expansion follows the news earlier this month AMC plans to add screen and 4DX theaters to its American wallet for the first time. Dolby cinema Combines the immersive sound of Dolby Atmos with an ultra-premium image quality.
The new constructions will bring the total number of Dolby of AMC to 200 screens, the 40 new ones representing an increase of 25% compared to the current levels.
Exhibitors and their partners are investing more and more in specialized and large format forms, which have too induced at the box office. IMAX, a long -standing partner of the AMC, had a 2024 banner, even at a time when theatrical brushes overall slipped due to the 2023 strikes, competition from streaming, liberation window changes and other factors. Dolby Cinema, similarly, recorded her best brushes last year, breaking the previous brand taking place in 2023.
“The premium film defines the modern box office,” said Kevin Yeaman, president and chief executive officer of Dolby Laboratories. “By expanding our long -standing partnership with AMC, we are impatient to provide even more audiences to access to the most immersive cinematographic experiences you can only get Dolby Cinema.”
“For a decade, AMC and Dolby offer moviegoers incredible superior experiences – which makes the biggest blockbusters even larger, brighter, stronger and more immersive,” said Adam Aron, president and chief executive officer of AMC Entertainment. “The expansion of this partnership is a powerful demonstration of AMC’s continuous commitment to offer this premium experience – sought after by filmmakers, studio partners and our guests – even more of our AMC theaters and filmmakers in the United States.”