AMC Theaters, the world’s largest racetrack posted the highest domestic revenue in its 104-year history for a pre-Thanksgiving weekend of attendance, food and beverage and merchandise.

The past three days, with the debuts of Bad And Gladiator 2the track also saw the highest domestic admission revenue over the weekend before Thanksgiving since 2019, and the third highest domestic admission revenue over the weekend before Thanksgiving in the chain’s history.

Fans flocked to the films in the US and internationally, with AMC Theaters and Odeon Cinemas welcoming a combined 4.6 million moviegoers from Thursday to Sunday. Domestically, two of the most anticipated tentpoles of the year rode overalls estimated $205 million domestic weekend.

“What a wonderful way to start what we expect to be a busy and entertaining movie season,” said Adam Aron, CEO of AMC Entertainment.

Domestically, AMC’s merchandise programs are for Bad sold out mid-weekend, including green and pink popcorn barrels and a 32-ounce Grippr Cup with two clear toppers – both based on the Universal film’s witch characters, Elphaba and Glinda.

Additionally, the company said select AMC locations will play starting in late December Bad Sing-along times with the lyrics on the screen. More information will follow about times and locations.

“We extend our gratitude and congratulations to (director) Jon M. Chu and our partners at Universal Pictures Bad‘s success, and also express our gratitude and congratulations to Sir Ridley Scott and our partners at Paramount for the success of Gladiator II. Both films are expertly crafted and brilliantly marketed to their audiences,” Aron said, calling the lively weekend “yet more proof that moviegoers want to see these films on the biggest screens, with the biggest sounds, and that there a theater exhibition is ready and able. to support multiple blockbuster titles opening on the same weekend.”

Heading into the US Thanksgiving holiday weekend, Moana 2 opens in US cinemas on Wednesday and at Odeon Cinemas in the UK on November 29.

Odeon Cinemas recorded its highest single-day turnover for 2024 on Saturday (admission plus food and drinks).