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<html> <head> <title>AMC Entertainment</title> <meta name="googlebot" content="noodp"> <meta name="robots" content="noodp"> <link rel="apple-touch-icon-precomposed" href="/silly-nndb-icon.png" /><style type="text/css"> <!-- .fotmbar { color: #FFFFFF; text-decoration: none} .fotmbar:hover { color: #FFFFFF; text-decoration: underline} .newslink { color: #000000; text-decoration: none} .newslink:hover { color: #000000; text-decoration: none} .proflink { color: #000000; text-decoration: none} .proflink:hover { color: blue; text-decoration: underline} .b1f, .b2f, .b3f, .b4f {font-size:1px; overflow:hidden; display:block;} .b1f {height:1px; background:#e6e6e6; margin:0 5px;} .b2f {height:1px; background:#e6e6e6; margin:0 3px;} .b3f {height:1px; background:#e6e6e6; margin:0 2px;} .b4f {height:2px; background:#e6e6e6; margin:0 1px;} .contentf {background: #e6e6e6; padding: 2px; } .contentf div {margin-left: 5px;} --> </style><script type="text/javascript" src="/sortable.js"></script> </head> <body bgcolor=#ffffff> <center> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr><td valign=top><table width=550 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0> <tr><td bgcolor=white><table width="100%" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" background="/nndb.gif"> <tr> <td rowspan="2" align="left" valign="top"><a href="http://www.nndb.com/"><img src="/title.gif" width="260" height="50" border=0 alt="NNDB"></a></td> <td><table width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="6"> <tr align="center"> <td width="25%" nowrap><b><font size="-1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">This is a beta version of NNDB</font></b></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="right" valign="middle"><b><font size="-1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <form action="http://search.nndb.com/search/nndb.cgi" method="get"> <input type="hidden" name="nndb" value="1"></input> <nobr>Search: <select name="omenu"> <option value="unspecified" selected>All Names</option> <option value="living">Living people</option> <option value="dead">Dead people</option> <option value="bands">Band Names</option> <option value="books">Book Titles</option> <option value="movies">Movie Titles</option> <option value="fulltext">Full Text</option> </select> for <input name="query" value="" size=24 maxlength=96> <input type=submit value="Search"> </font></b></nobr></form></td> </tr> </table> <!-- COPYRIGHT (C) 2008 SOYLENT COMMUNICATIONS --> <!-- ALL RIGHTS RESERVED --> <!-- NO PART OF THIS WEBSITE MAY BE REPRODUCED WITHOUT WRITTEN PERMISSION --> <!-- OF SOYLENT COMMUNICATIONS (ON THE WEB, IN PRINT, OR OTHERWISE) --> <!-- --> <!-- SOYLENT COMMUNICATIONS --> <!-- PO BOX 4436, MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94040 USA --> </td></tr> <tr><td bgcolor=red height=2></td></tr> <tr bgcolor=F0F0F0><td bgcolor=F0F0F0 style="padding: 15px 15px 15px 15px;"><table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 width=100%><tr><td bgcolor=F0F0F0> <font size=+3 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b>AMC Entertainment</b></font><p> <font size=+1 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color=red><b>COMPANY</b></font><p> <p>Cinema chain founded 1920, when vaudeville performer Ed Durwood (1886-1960) and his brothers purchased the <b>Regent Theatre</b> in downtown Kansas City, MO. With the addition of more locations, the business was renamed <b>Durwood Theatres</b>; then <b>American Multi-Cinema Theatres</b>, and finally <b>AMC Entertainment</b>. Merged with <b>Loews Cineplex Entertainment</b> in 2006. Sold to <b>Dalian Wanda Group</b>, a Chinese conglomerate, for $2.6B in 2012. Owns and operates about 350 theaters, mostly in North America, with a total of 5,034 screens. <p> <b>Official Website:</b><br><a href="http://www.amctheatres.com/">http://www.amctheatres.com/</a><p> <b>Industry:</b><br><a href="/lists/619/000098325/">Media</a><p> <b>Ticker:</b><br>AMEX:AEN (defunct)<p> <b>Corporate headquarters:</b><br><a href="/geo/345/000144910/" class=proflink>Leawood, KS</a><p> <b>Sales:</b><br>$2.5B (2007)<p> <b>Employees:</b><br>23,000<p> <p><font size=+1 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b>EXECUTIVES</b></font><p> <table border=1 class="sortable" id="sort_company"> <tr><th><b>Name</b></th><th><b>Occupation</b></th><th><b>Birth</b></th><th>Death</b></th><th><b>Known for</b></th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/930/000172414/"><font size=-1>Peter C. Brown</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Business</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>c. 1959</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr> </nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>CEO of AMC Entertainment</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/672/000179135/"><font size=-1>Stanley H. Durwood</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Business</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>5-Aug-1920</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>15-Jul-1999</nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>Father of the multi-screen movie theater</td> </tr> </table> <p><font size=+1 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b>CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS</b></font><p> <table border=1 class="sortable" id="sort_company"> <tr><th><b>Name</b></th><th><b>Occupation</b></th><th><b>Birth</b></th><th>Death</b></th><th><b>Known for</b></th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/209/000159729/"><font size=-1>Leon Black</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Business</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>c. 1951</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr> </nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>Billionaire, Apollo Management</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/930/000172414/"><font size=-1>Peter C. Brown</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Business</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>c. 1959</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr> </nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>CEO of AMC Entertainment</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/148/000170635/"><font size=-1>Marc J. Rowan</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Business</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>c. 1961</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr> </nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>Billionaire, Apollo Management</td> </tr> </table> <p><font size=+1 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b>BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS</b></font><p> <table border=1 class="sortable" id="sort_company"> <tr><th><b>Name</b></th><th><b>Occupation</b></th><th><b>Birth</b></th><th>Death</b></th><th><b>Known for</b></th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/875/000168371/"><font size=-1>Laurence M. Berg</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Business</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>c. 1967</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr> </nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>Senior Partner, Apollo Advisors LP</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/187/000169677/"><font size=-1>John Connaughton</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Business</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>c. 1967</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr> </nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>Bain Capital</td> </tr> </table> <p><font size=+1 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b>PAST BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS</b></font><p> <table border=1 class="sortable" id="sort_company"> <tr><th><b>Name</b></th><th><b>Occupation</b></th><th><b>Birth</b></th><th>Death</b></th><th><b>Known for</b></th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/672/000179135/"><font size=-1>Stanley H. Durwood</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Business</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>5-Aug-1920</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>15-Jul-1999</nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>Father of the multi-screen movie theater</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/438/000128054/"><font size=-1>John P. Mascotte</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Business</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>c. 1940</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr> </nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>CEO of The Continental Corporation, 1983-95</td> </tr> </table> <br><br><p> <font size=-1>Do you know something we don't?</font><br> <font size=-1><a href="http://commentary.nndb.com/submit/feedback/?id=124120" rel="nofollow">Submit a correction or make a comment about this profile</a></font><br> <p> <br><br><p><font size=-1>Copyright ©2015 Soylent Communications</font><p> </td></tr></table> </td></tr> </table> </td> <td width=180 align="center" valign="top" style="padding: 0px 0px 8px 25px;"><b class="b1f"></b><b class="b2f"></b><b class="b3f"></b><b class="b4f"></b><div class="contentf"><center><a href="http://mapper.nndb.com/" class="fotmlink" style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; color: #dd0000;">NNDB MAPPER</a><br><br><a style="color: #0000ff" href="http://mapper.nndb.com/maps/187/000003178/"><img src="http://mapper.nndb.com/t/187/3178/s3178.jpg" width=128><br><font size="-1" face="trebuchet ms">Harley Davidson Connections slim</font></a><br><br><font face="Trebuchet MS, arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2">Requires Flash 7+ and Javascript.</font></center></div><b class="b4f"></b><b class="b3f"></b><b class="b2f"></b><b class="b1f"></b><br clear=left><b class="b1f"></b><b class="b2f"></b><b class="b3f"></b><b class="b4f"></b><div class="contentf"><center><b class="fotmlink" style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; color: #dd0000;">Bibliographies</b><p>NNDB has added thousands of bibliographies for people, organizations, schools, and general topics, listing more than 50,000 books and 120,000 other kinds of references. 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