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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549


FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)    
ý   QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


For the quarterly period ended July 3, 2008
OR

o

 

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from                to               
Commission file number 1-33344


MARQUEE HOLDINGS INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware   77-0642885
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
  (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

920 Main
Kansas City, Missouri

 


64105
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

(816) 221-4000
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


        Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

Yes     ý                 No     o

        Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer," and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

Large accelerated filer o   Accelerated filer o   Non-accelerated filer ý
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
  Smaller reporting company  o

        Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

Yes     o                 No     ý

        Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.


Title of Each Class of Common Stock
 
  Number of Shares
Outstanding as of July 3, 2008
 
Common Stock, 1¢ par value   1



MARQUEE HOLDINGS INC. AND SUBSIDIARY

INDEX

 
   
  Page Number  
    PART I—FINANCIAL INFORMATION        

Item 1.

 

Financial Statements (unaudited)

 

 

3

 


 


 


Consolidated Statements of Operations


 


 


3


 

 

 

Consolidated Balance Sheets

 

 

4

 

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

 

 

5

 

 

 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

 

6

 

Item 2.

 

Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

 

 

26

 

Item 3.

 

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

 

 

37

 

Item 4T.

 

Controls and Procedures

 

 

38

 


PART II—OTHER INFORMATION


 


 


 


 

Item 1.

 

Legal Proceedings

 

 

39

 

Item 1A.

 

Risk Factors

 

 

39

 

Item 4.

 

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

 

 

39

 

Item 6.

 

Exhibits

 

 

40

 

 

 

Signatures

 

 

41

 

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PART I—FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.    Financial Statements. (Unaudited)

MARQUEE HOLDINGS INC. AND SUBSIDIARY

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(in thousands)

 
  Thirteen Weeks Ended  
 
  July 3, 2008   June 28, 2007  
 
  (unaudited)
 

Revenues

             
 

Admissions

  $ 439,214   $ 416,874  
 

Concessions

    185,858     184,227  
 

Other revenue

    22,950     21,391  
           
   

Total revenues

    648,022     622,492  
           

Costs and Expenses

             
 

Film exhibition costs

    237,560     221,847  
 

Concession costs

    21,948     22,187  
 

Operating expense

    160,511     156,525  
 

Rent

    117,461     112,708  
 

General and administrative:

             
   

Merger, acquisition and transaction costs

    17     4,172  
   

Management fee

    1,250     1,250  
   

Other

    8,812     13,088  
 

Preopening expense

    1,875     2,085  
 

Theatre and other closure income

    (14 )   (14,828 )
 

Depreciation and amortization

    58,017     63,689  
 

Disposition of assets and other gains

    19      
           
   

Total costs and expenses

    607,456     582,723  
           
 

Other expense (income)

             
   

Other

    (2,672 )   (3,397 )
   

Interest expense

             
     

Corporate borrowings

    39,174     43,271  
     

Capital and financing lease obligations

    1,676     1,492  
   

Equity in earnings of non-consolidated entities

    (4,385 )   (2,253 )
   

Investment income

    (721 )   (19,286 )
           
     

Total other expense

    33,072     19,827  
           

Earnings before income taxes

    7,494     19,942  

Income tax provision

    700     4,000  
           

Net earnings

  $ 6,794   $ 15,942  
           

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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MARQUEE HOLDINGS INC. AND SUBSIDIARY

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(in thousands, except share data)

 
  July 3,
2008
  April 3,
2008
 
 
  (unaudited)
 

ASSETS

             

Current assets:

             

Cash and equivalents

  $ 176,753   $ 108,717  

Receivables, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $1,313 as of July 3, 2008 and $1,597 as of April 3, 2008

    65,164     47,130  

Other current assets

    79,524     73,761  

Current assets held for sale

    2,300      
           
   

Total current assets

    323,741     229,608  

Property, net

    1,220,246     1,250,406  

Intangible assets, net

    201,628     206,674  

Goodwill

    2,077,233     2,070,858  

Other long-term assets

    121,024     119,161  

Noncurrent assets held for sale

        2,300  
           
   

Total assets

  $ 3,943,872   $ 3,879,007  
           

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDER'S EQUITY

             

Current liabilities:

             
 

Accounts payable

  $ 205,483   $ 177,354  
 

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

    161,237     122,417  
 

Deferred revenues and income

    129,909     134,560  
 

Current maturities of corporate borrowings and capital and financing lease obligations

    21,027     20,753  
           
   

Total current liabilities

    517,656     455,084  

Corporate borrowings

    1,840,911     1,839,329  

Capital and financing lease obligations

    65,699     66,368  

Deferred revenues—for exhibitor services agreement

    249,689     250,312  

Other long-term liabilities

    335,795     350,498  
           
   

Total liabilities

  $ 3,009,750   $ 2,961,591  
           

Stockholder's equity:

             
 

Common Stock, 1 share issued as of July 3, 2008 and April 3, 2008 with 1¢ par value

         
 

Additional paid-in capital

    1,048,194     1,047,430  
 

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

    5,562     (3,668 )
 

Accumulated deficit

    (119,634 )   (126,346 )
           
   

Total stockholder's equity

    934,122     917,416  
           
   

Total liabilities and stockholder's equity

  $ 3,943,872   $ 3,879,007  
           

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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MARQUEE HOLDINGS INC. AND SUBSIDIARY

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(in thousands)

 
  Thirteen Weeks Ended  
 
  July 3,
2008
  June 28,
2007
 
 
  (unaudited)
 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND EQUIVALENTS

             

Cash flows from operating activities:

             

Net earnings

  $ 6,794   $ 15,942  

Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by operating activities:

             
 

Depreciation and amortization

    58,017     63,689  
 

Amortization of note discount

        6,885  
 

Non-cash portion of stock-based compensation

    763     500  
 

Non-cash portion of pension and postretirement expense

    (6,021 )   356  
 

Deferred income taxes

    59      
 

Equity in (earnings) losses from investments, net of distributions

    221     (177 )
 

Disposition of assets and other gains

        (15,744 )
 

Change in assets and liabilities:

             
   

Receivables

    (9,328 )   8,319  
   

Other assets

    (7,691 )   (8,592 )
   

Accounts payable

    43,224     1,405  
   

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

    29,953     (1,929 )
 

Other, net

    711     2,084  
           
 

Net cash provided by operating activities

    116,702     72,738  
           

Cash flows from investing activities:

             
 

Capital expenditures

    (27,059 )   (33,894 )
 

Construction project costs reimbursable by landlord

    (8,734 )   (2,507 )
 

Net change in reimbursable construction advances

    2,231     (8,822 )
 

Partnership investments

        (3,885 )
 

Proceeds from disposition of Fandango

        17,744  
 

LCE Screen Integration

    (809 )    
 

Software licensing and development

    (2,839 )   (3,971 )
 

Other, net

    (546 )   (513 )
           
 

Net cash used in investing activities

    (37,756 )   (35,848 )
           

Cash flows from financing activities:

             
 

Proceeds from financing lease obligations

        9,308  
 

Repayment of Cinemex Credit Facility

        (7,640 )
 

Principal payments under mortgages and capital and financing lease obligations

    (942 )   (1,046 )
 

Principal payments under Term Loan B

    (1,625 )   (1,625 )
 

Change in construction payables

    (8,743 )   10,455  
 

Dividends paid to Parent

        (270,588 )
 

Deferred financing costs

        (4,360 )
           
 

Net cash used in financing activities

    (11,310 )   (265,496 )
 

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and equivalents

    400     (717 )
           

Net increase (decrease) in cash and equivalents

    68,036     (229,323 )

Cash and equivalents at beginning of period

    108,717     319,533  
           

Cash and equivalents at end of period

  $ 176,753   $ 90,210  
           

SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION

             

Cash paid during the period for:

             
   

Interest (including amounts capitalized of $321 and $386)

  $ 12,563   $ 16,567  
   

Income taxes paid

    2,860     9,895  
 

Schedule of non-cash investing and financing activities:

             
   

Assets capitalized under EITF 97-10

  $   $ 13,000  

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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MARQUEE HOLDINGS INC. AND SUBSIDIARY

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

July 3, 2008

(Unaudited)

NOTE 1—BASIS OF PRESENTATION

        Marquee Holdings Inc. ("Holdings") is an investment vehicle owned through AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. ("Parent") by J.P. Morgan Partners, LLC Apollo Management, L.P. and certain related investment funds and affiliates of Bain Capital Partners, The Carlyle Group and Spectrum Equity Investors. Holdings was formed for the purpose of acquiring AMC Entertainment Inc. ("AMCE") pursuant to a definitive merger agreement approved by AMCE's Board of Directors on July 22, 2004. Holdings is a holding company with no operations of its own and it has one direct subsidiary, AMCE.

        On June 11, 2007, Marquee Merger Sub Inc. ("merger sub"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent, merged with and into Holdings, with Holdings continuing as the surviving corporation (the "holdco merger"). As a result of the holdco merger, (i) Holdings became a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent, a newly formed entity controlled by J.P. Morgan Partners, LLC, Apollo Management, L.P. and certain related investment funds and affiliates of Bain Capital Partners, The Carlyle Group and Spectrum Equity Investors (collectively with J.P. Morgan Partners, LLC and Apollo Management, L.P., the "Sponsors"), (ii) each share of Holdings' common stock that was issued and outstanding immediately prior to the effective time of the holdco merger was automatically converted into a substantially identical share of common stock of Parent, and (iii) as further described in this report, each of Holdings' governance agreements was superseded by a substantially identical governance agreement entered into by and among Parent, the Sponsors and Holdings' other stockholders. The holdco merger was effected by the Sponsors to facilitate a previously announced debt financing by Parent and a related dividend to Holdings' stockholders.

        AMCE, through its direct and indirect subsidiaries, including American Multi-Cinema, Inc. ("AMC") and its subsidiaries' Grupo Cinemex, S.A. de C.V. ("Cinemex") and AMC Entertainment International, Inc. ("AMCEI") and its subsidiaries (collectively with Holdings and AMCE, unless the context otherwise requires, the "Company"), is principally involved in the theatrical exhibition business and owns, operates or has interests in theatres located in the United States and Canada ("U.S. and Canada") and in Mexico, China (Hong Kong), France and the United Kingdom. The Company's U.S. and Canada theatrical exhibition business is conducted through AMC and AMCEI. The Company's International theatrical exhibition business is conducted primarily through Cinemex and AMCEI.

        Holdings has no ability to service interest or principal on the Discount Notes due 2014 other than through any dividends it may receive from AMCE. AMCE is restricted, in certain circumstances, from paying dividends to Holdings by the terms of the indentures governing the Fixed Notes due 2012, the Floating Notes due 2010 and the Existing Subordinated Notes and the amended credit facility. AMCE has not guaranteed the indebtedness of Holdings nor pledged any of its assets as collateral.

        The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in response to the requirements of Form 10-Q and should be read in conjunction with the Company's annual report on Form 10-K for the year (53 weeks) ended April 3, 2008. In the opinion of management, these interim financial statements reflect all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) necessary for a fair statement of the Company's financial position and results of operations. Due to the seasonal nature of the Company's business, results for the thirteen weeks ended July 3, 2008 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the fiscal year (52 weeks) ending April 2, 2009.

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MARQUEE HOLDINGS INC. AND SUBSIDIARY

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

July 3, 2008

(Unaudited)

NOTE 1—BASIS OF PRESENTATION (Continued)

        The April 3, 2008 consolidated balance sheet data was derived from the audited balance sheet included in the Form 10-K, but does not include all disclosures required by generally accepted accounting principles.

        Certain amounts have been reclassified from prior period consolidated financial statements to conform to the current period presentation.

NOTE 2—COMPREHENSIVE EARNINGS

        The components of comprehensive earnings are as follows (in thousands):

 
  Thirteen Weeks Ended  
 
  July 3,
2008
  June 28,
2007
 

Net earnings

  $ 6,794   $ 15,942  

Foreign currency translation adjustment

    7,256     (637 )

Pension and other benefit adjustments

    199     (283 )

Change in fair value of cash flow hedges

    755     281  

Losses on interest rate swaps reclassified to interest expense corporate borrowings

    1,245     418  

Increase (decrease) in unrealized gain on marketable securities

    (225 )   197  
           

Total comprehensive earnings

  $ 16,024   $ 15,918  
           

NOTE 3—GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS

        Activity of goodwill by operating segment is presented below.

(In thousands)
  U.S. and
Canada
  International   Total  

Balance as of April 3, 2008

  $ 1,868,246   $ 202,612   $ 2,070,858  

Currency translation adjustment

        6,710     6,710  

Fair value deferred tax adjustments LCE(1)

    (335 )       (335 )
               

Balance as of July 3, 2008

  $ 1,867,911   $ 209,322   $ 2,077,233  
               

      (1)
      Adjustments to fair value relate to the release of valuation allowance initially recorded in purchase accounting for deferred tax assets related to net operating loss carryforwards that are expected to be utilized on the 2009 tax return.

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MARQUEE HOLDINGS INC. AND SUBSIDIARY

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

July 3, 2008

(Unaudited)

NOTE 3—GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Continued)

        Activity of other intangible assets is presented below.

 
   
  July 3, 2008   April 3, 2008  
(In thousands)
  Remaining
Useful Life
  Gross Carrying
Amount
  Accumulated
Amortization
  Gross Carrying
Amount
  Accumulated
Amortization
 

Acquired Intangible Assets:

                             
 

Amortizable Intangible Assets:

                             
 

Favorable leases

  1 to 13 years   $ 112,258   $ (32,365 ) $ 115,419   $ (33,233 )
 

Loyalty program

  3 years     46,000     (31,188 )   46,000     (29,946 )
 

LCE trade name

  3 years     2,300     (1,115 )   2,300     (1,000 )
 

LCE/Cinemex advertising and management contracts

  1 to 23 years     52,685     (29,485 )   52,147     (27,610 )
 

Other intangible assets

  1 to 14 years     13,654     (12,548 )   19,088     (17,685 )
                       
 

Total, amortizable

      $ 226,897   $ (106,701 ) $ 234,954   $ (109,474 )
                       
 

Unamortized Intangible Assets:

                             
 

AMC trademark

      $ 74,000         $ 74,000        
 

Cinemex trademark

        7,432           7,194        
                           
 

Total, unamortized

      $ 81,432         $ 81,194        
                           

        Amortization expense associated with the intangible assets noted above is as follows:

 
  Thirteen Weeks Ended  
 
  July 3,
2008
  June 28,
2007
 

Recorded amortization

  $ 5,794   $ 8,269  

        Estimated amortization expense for the next five fiscal years for intangible assets owned as of July 3, 2008 is projected below:

(In thousands)
  2009   2010   2011   2012   2013  

Projected amortization expense

  $ 22,287   $ 16,581   $ 14,627   $ 13,504   $ 12,634  

NOTE 4—STOCKHOLDER'S EQUITY

        Holdings has one share of Common Stock issued as of July 3, 2008 which is owned by Parent.

Stock-Based Compensation

        The Company has no stock-based compensation arrangements of its own, but Parent has adopted a stock-based compensation plan that permits grants of up to 49,107.44681 options on Parent's stock and has granted options on 600.00000 and 38,876.72873 of its shares to certain employees during the periods ended March 30, 2006 and March 31, 2005, respectively. As of July 3, 2008, there was

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MARQUEE HOLDINGS INC. AND SUBSIDIARY

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

July 3, 2008

(Unaudited)

NOTE 4—STOCKHOLDER'S EQUITY (Continued)


$4,572,000 of total estimated unrecognized compensation cost related to nonvested stock-based compensation arrangements under the Parent's plan expected to be recognized over 1.5 years.

        As the employees to whom the options were granted are employed by the Company, the Company is required to reflect the stock-based compensation expense associated with the options within its consolidated statements of operations. The options have a ten year term. The options granted during fiscal 2005 step-vest in equal amounts over five years with the final vesting occurring on December 23, 2009. The options granted during fiscal 2006 step vest in equal amounts over three years with final vesting occurring on December 23, 2008. Vesting may accelerate for certain participants if there is a change of control (as defined in the plan). The Company has recorded $763,000 and $500,000 of stock-based compensation expense related to these options within general and administrative: other during each of the periods ended July 3, 2008, and June 28, 2007, respectively. Holding's financial statements reflect an increase to additional paid-in capital related to stock-based compensation for all outstanding options of $763,000 during fiscal 2009. One of the Parent's stock options has a put right deemed to be within the holder's control associated with the option. A liability of $3,911,000 is recorded within current liabilities on the consolidated balance sheet as of July 3, 2008 for options containing written put rights. In May 2008, Holdings was notified of one holder's intention to exercise the put option and Holdings will make cash payments to settle its related accrued liability over the next six months. The Company accounts for stock options using the fair value method of accounting as prescribed by SFAS No. 123(R), Shared-Based Payment (Revised), ("SFAS 123 (R)") and Staff Accounting Bulletins No. 107 and 110, Share Based Payments .

        The Company's Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer, Peter C. Brown has an amended and restated employment agreement that generally will revert to his prior agreement in the event an initial public offering of Parent does not occur on or before December 31, 2008. In the event of an initial public offering on or before December 31, 2008, within 15 days after such initial public offering, Mr. Brown shall receive a grant of restricted stock or restricted stock units having a value of $2,567,000 on the date of grant based on the initial public offering price. This grant was an inducement for Mr. Brown to enter into his amended and restated employment agreement, whereby the term of his employment would be shorter than in his prior employment agreement and he would be subject to certain restrictive covenants that did not exist in his current employment agreement. Such grant shall vest in three equal annual installments on the first three anniversaries of the grant date.

NOTE 5—INVESTMENTS

        Investments in non-consolidated affiliates and certain other investments accounted for under the equity method generally include all entities in which the Company or its subsidiaries have significant influence, but not more than 50% voting control. Investments in non-consolidated affiliates as of July 3, 2008, include an 18.5% interest in National CineMedia, LLC ("NCM"), a 50% interest in three U.S. motion picture theatres, a 26% equity interest in Movietickets.com, a 50% percent interest in Midland Empire Partners, LLC and a 33.3% interest in Digital Cinema Implementation Partners, LLC. Investments as of June 28, 2007 included a 50% interest in Hoyt's General Cinema South America, which was disposed of in July 2007.

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MARQUEE HOLDINGS INC. AND SUBSIDIARY

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

July 3, 2008

(Unaudited)

NOTE 5—INVESTMENTS (Continued)

        Condensed financial information of our non-consolidated equity method investments is shown below. Amounts are presented under U.S. GAAP for the periods of ownership by the Company.

Operating Results(1):

For the thirteen weeks ended July 3, 2008
(In thousands)
  NCM   Other   Total  

Revenues

  $ 86,736   $ 9,412   $ 96,148  

Operating costs and expenses

    60,066     10,037     70,103  
               

Net earnings (loss)

  $ 26,670   $ (625 ) $ 26,045  
               

The Company's recorded equity in (earnings) loss

  $ (4,655 ) $ 270   $ (4,385 )

 

For the thirteen weeks ended June 28, 2007
(In thousands)
  NCM   Other   Total  

Revenues

  $ 83,748   $ 23,219   $ 106,967  

Operating costs and expenses

    53,376     21,636     75,012  
               

Net earnings

  $ 30,372   $ 1,583   $ 31,955  
               

The Company's recorded equity in (earnings)

  $ (1,810 ) $ (443 ) $ (2,253 )

      (1)
      Certain differences in the Company's recorded investment over its proportional ownership share are amortized to equity in earnings or losses over the estimated useful life of the underlying assets or liabilities. The recorded equity in earnings of NCM on common membership units owned immediately following the IPO of NCM, Inc. does not include undistributed equity in earnings for the company's original common membership units. The Company considered the excess distribution received following NCM, Inc.'s IPO as an advance on NCM's future earnings. As a result, the Company will not recognize any undistributed equity in earnings of NCM on the original common membership units until NCM's future net earnings equal the amount of the excess distribution.

        In May 2007 the Company disposed of its investment in Fandango, accounted for using the cost method, for total expected proceeds of approximately $20,000,000, of which $17,744,000 was received in May 2007. For the thirteen weeks ended June 28, 2007 the Company had recorded a gain on the sale included in investment income of approximately $15,744,000.

        As of July 3, 2008, the Company owns 18,414,743 units or an 18.5% interest in NCM accounted for using the equity method of accounting. The fair market value of the shares in National CineMedia, LLC was approximately $207,902,000 based on a price for shares of National CineMedia, Inc. on July 3, 2008 of $11.29 per share. Because the Company has little tax basis in these units and because the sale of these units would require it to report taxable income of $319,630,000 including distributions received from NCM that were previously deferred, the Company estimates that the amount of current tax that it would be required to pay as a result of realizing the fair value of these shares would be $131,048,000 that could be payable within 15 to 150 days of the sale.

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MARQUEE HOLDINGS INC. AND SUBSIDIARY

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

July 3, 2008

(Unaudited)

NOTE 5—INVESTMENTS (Continued)

        The Company recorded the following changes in the carrying amount of its investment in NCM and equity in (earnings) losses of NCM during the thirteen weeks ended July 3, 2008:

(in thousands)
  Investment
in NCM(1)
  Deferred
Revenue(2)
  Due to
NCM(3)
  Cash
Received
(Paid)
  Equity in
(Earnings)
Losses
  Advertising
(Revenue)
 

Beginning balance April 3, 2008

  $ 21,598   $ (250,312 ) $ (4,649 ) $   $   $  

Distribution from Tax Receivable Agreement

                3,463     (3,463 )    

Receipt of excess cash distribution

    (55 )           1,077     (1,022 )    

Payment on Loews Screen Integration Agreement

   
   
   
809
   
(809

)
 
   
 

Change in Interest Loss(4)

   
(83

)
 
   
   
   
83
   
 

Amortization of Deferred Revenue

        623                 (623 )

Equity in Earnings

   
253
   
   
   
   
(253

)
 
 
                           

Ending balance July 3, 2008

  $ 21,713   $ (249,689 ) $ (3,840 ) $ 3,731   $ (4,655 ) $ (623 )
                           

(1)
Represents the Company's investment in 939,853 common membership units received under the 2007 Common Unit Adjustment Agreement (Tranche 2 Investment) originally valued at March 27, 2008. The Company's investment in 17,474,890 common membership units (Tranche 1 Investment) is carried at zero cost.

(2)
Represents the unamortized portion of the Exhibitors Services Agreement (ESA) modifications payment received from NCM.

(3)
Represents the estimated payable due to NCM under the Loews Screen Integration Agreement.

(4)
The Company's ownership share decreased from 19.1% to 18.5% effective May 29, 2008 due to NCM's issuance of 2,913,754 common membership units to another founding member due to an acquisition.

NOTE 6 DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS

        The Company enters into interest rate swap agreements with major banks and institutional lenders as part of its interest rate risk management strategy. The objective for holding these derivative instruments is to reduce the exposure to variability in cash flows relating to interest payments on certain outstanding debt. All financial instruments are used solely for hedging purposes and are not issued or held for speculative reasons.

        The interest rate swaps have been designated as cash flow hedges and have qualified for hedge accounting in accordance with SFAS No. 133, Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities, (SFAS 133). The related mark-to-market gain or loss on qualifying hedges is deferred as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), to the extent the cash flow hedges are

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effective, and is reclassified into interest expense: corporate borrowings in the period during which the hedged transaction affects earnings. Any ineffective portion of the hedges is recognized currently in the consolidated statements of operations in other income.

        In October 2007 AMCE executed an interest rate swap agreement, scheduled to mature in April 2009, to hedge $200,000,000 of its variable rate debt obligation. Under the terms of the agreement, the Company pays interest at a fixed rate of 4.707% and receives interest at a variable rate based on 1-month U.S. Dollar LIBOR-BBA.

        In August 2005 Grupo Cinemex entered into an interest rate swap with notional amounts ranging between 283,932,000 and 907,146,000 Mexican pesos ($26,151,000 and $83,894,000) to hedge its variable rate debt obligation. Under the terms of the agreement, the Company pays interest at a fixed rate of 9.89% and receives interest at a variable rate based on 1-month MXN TIIE. In November 2007 the Company redesignated the interest rate swap prospectively in a new cash flow hedging relationship. In addition, at the date of redesignation, the interest rate swap had an unrealized gain of approximately $1,091,000 recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) that will be reclassified against interest expense: corporate borrowings over the remaining term of the hedged period, through August 2009. The effective portion of the changes in fair value of the interest rate swap under the new hedging relationship will be deferred in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) and will be reclassified into interest expense: corporate borrowings when the hedged forecasted transactions affect earnings.

        The aggregate fair value of the interest rate swaps was a liability of approximately $3,628,000 as of July 3, 2008, which was recorded as a component of other long-term liabilities. The estimated fair value for the interest rate swap agreements was based on prevailing market data that represents the theoretical exit cost the Company would have to pay to transfer the obligation to a market participant with similar credit risk. At July 3, 2008, the Company had a net unrealized loss of approximately $1,950,000 recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) with offsetting entries to other long-term liabilities. During the next 12 months the Company expects to reclassify approximately $2,041,000 of net unrealized loss from accumulated other comprehensive income against interest expense: corporate borrowings. During the first quarter of fiscal 2009 the Company recorded a gain of $469,000 in other income resulting from hedge ineffectiveness.

        The Company is exposed to credit losses in the event of nonperformance by counterparties on interest rate swap agreements.

NOTE 7—FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

        The Company adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, Fair Value Measurements , ("SFAS 157") as of the beginning of the first quarter of fiscal 2009 for financial assets and liabilities recognized or disclosed at fair value on a recurring basis. The adoption of this Statement did not have a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial position and results of operations. Under the standard, fair value refers to the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants in the market in which the reporting entity transacts. In February 2008, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position FAS 157-2, which delays the effective date for nonfinancial assets and liabilities, except for items that are recognized or

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disclosed at fair value in the financial statements on a recurring basis (at least annually). Due to the deferral, the Company has delayed the implementation of SFAS 157 provisions on the fair value of goodwill, intangible assets with indefinite lives, and nonfinancial long-lived assets until the beginning of fiscal 2010. SFAS 157 enables the reader of the financial statements to assess the inputs used to develop those measurements by establishing a hierarchy for ranking the quality and reliability of the information used to determine fair values. SFAS 157 requires that assets and liabilities carried at fair value be classified and disclosed in one of the following categories:

        Level 1: Quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

        Level 2: Observable market based inputs or unobservable inputs that are corroborated by market data.

        Level 3: Unobservable inputs that are not corroborated by market data.

        The following table summarizes the fair value hierarchy of the Company's financial assets and liabilities carried at fair value on a recurring basis:

 
   
  Fair Value Measurements at July 3, 2008 Using  
(In thousands)
  Total Carrying
Value at
July 3, 2008
  Quoted prices in
active market
(Level 1)
  Significant other
observable inputs
(Level 2)
  Significant
unobservable inputs
(Level 3)
 

Assets:

                         
 

Money market mutual funds

  $ 101,460   $ 101,460   $   $  
 

Deferred compensation plan assets

    5,143     5,143          
 

Non-qualified defined benefit plan assets

    130     130          
                   

Total assets at fair value

  $ 106,733   $ 106,733   $   $  
                   

Liabilities:

                         
 

Interest rate swap agreements

  $ 3,628   $   $ 3,628   $  
                   

Total liabilities at fair value

  $ 3,628   $   $ 3,628   $  
                   

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         Valuation Techniques.     The Company's money market mutual funds are invested in funds that seek to preserve principal, are highly liquid, and therefore are recorded on the balance sheet at the principal amounts deposited, which equals fair value. The money market mutual funds are classified within Level 1 of the valuation hierarchy. The deferred compensation plan and non-qualified defined benefit plan assets are measured at fair value using quoted market prices and are classified within Level 1 of the valuation hierarchy. Interest rate swap agreements are measured at fair value using either LIBOR or Mexican TIIE market indices and incorporate credit data that measure nonperformance risk. The interest rate swap agreements are classified within Level 2 of the valuation hierarchy.

NOTE 8—THEATRE AND OTHER CLOSURE AND DISPOSITION OF ASSETS

        A roll forward of reserves for theatre and other closure is as follows (in thousands):

 
  Thirteen Weeks Ended
July 3, 2008
  Thirteen Weeks Ended
June 28, 2007
 
 
  Theatre and Other   Merger
Exit costs
  Total   Theatre and Other   Merger
Exit costs
  Total  

Beginning balance

  $ 10,844   $   $ 10,844   $ 17,621   $ 1,274   $ 18,895  
 

Theatre and other closure income(1)

    (14 )       (14 )   (14,491 )   (337 )   (14,828 )
 

Transfer of deferred rent and capital lease obligations(1)

    296         296     5,101         5,101  
 

Cash (payments) receipts(1)

    (587 )       (587 )   8,413     (471 )   7,942  
                           

Ending balance

  $ 10,539   $   $ 10,539   $ 16,644   $ 466   $ 17,110  
                           

(1)
During the thirteen weeks ended July 3, 2008, the Company recognized ($14,000) of theatre and other closure income due primarily to the write-off of a deferred rent balance on a theatre that was closed on favorable terms.


During the thirteen weeks ended June 28, 2007, the Company recognized ($14,828,000) of theatre and other closure income due primarily to lease terminations negotiated on favorable terms at two of its theatres that were closed during the thirteen weeks ended June 28, 2007. The Company received cash payments of $10,000,000 in connection with these terminations.


Theatre and other closure reserves for leases that have not been terminated are recorded at the present value of the future contractual commitments for the base rents, taxes and maintenance.

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        Theatre closure reserves at July 3, 2008 by operating segment are as follows (in thousands):

 
  July 3, 2008  

U.S. and Canada Theatrical Exhibition

  $ 9,861  

International Theatrical Exhibition

    630  

Other

    48  
       
 

Total segment reserves

  $ 10,539  
       

NOTE 9—ASSET HELD FOR SALE

        The Company has classified certain long-lived assets as held for sale in the consolidated balance sheets in accordance with the guidance in SFAS 144, Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets . In the first quarter of fiscal 2009 one theatre located in the United States that is no longer used and is valued at approximately $2,300,000, has been identified and reclassified to current assets held for sale. The property is expected to be sold within the next 12 months.

NOTE 10—INCOME TAXES

Effective income tax rate

        The difference between the effective tax rate on earnings before income taxes and the U.S. federal income tax statutory rate is as follows:

 
  Thirteen Weeks Ended  
 
  July 3, 2008   June 28, 2007  

Federal statutory rate

    35.0 %   35.0 %

Change in foreign tax reserve

    (14.0 )    

Foreign rate differential

    (21.6 )   (1.4 )

Valuation allowance

    2.2     (25.4 )

State income taxes, net of federal tax benefit

    1.8     9.0  

Permanent items

    5.6     2.6  

Other, net

    0.3     0.2  
           

Effective tax rate

    9.3 %   20.0 %
           

        The Company accounts for income taxes in accordance with SFAS No. 109, Statement of Financial Accounting Standards ("SFAS No. 109"), Accounting for Income Taxes, which requires that deferred tax assets and liabilities be recognized, using enacted tax rates, for the tax effect of temporary differences between the financial reporting and tax bases of recorded assets and liabilities. SFAS 109 also requires that deferred tax assets be reduced by a valuation allowance if it is more likely than not that some or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized.

        Based upon the consideration of all available evidence, the Company has provided a valuation allowance on its net deferred tax assets. The Company continues to record a valuation allowance

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NOTE 10—INCOME TAXES (Continued)


against its net deferred tax assets due to the uncertainty regarding the ultimate realization of those assets in all taxing jurisdictions. Net deferred tax assets in excess of valuation allowance were not material.

        The Company determines income tax expense for interim periods by applying SFAS No. 109 and APB Opinion No. 28, Interim Financial Reporting , which prescribes the use of the full year's estimated effective tax rate in financial statements for interim periods. As such, permanent differences such as state income taxes and changes in valuation allowance impact the Company's effective tax rate. During the current period, income tax expense differed from the expected tax expense using the U.S. federal statutory tax rate of 35% primarily due to foreign tax rate differential and the release of a previously reserved foreign tax due to updated interpretation by authorities.

Uncertain tax positions

        The Company or one of its subsidiaries files income tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction, and various state and foreign jurisdictions. The IRS examination of the tax years February 28, 2002 through December 31, 2003 for the former Loews Entertainment Corporation and subsidiaries was concluded during fiscal 2007. An IRS examination for the tax year ended March 31, 2005 began during 2007. Generally tax years beginning after March 28, 2002 are still open to examination by various taxing authorities. Additionally the company has NOL carryforwards for tax years ended October 31, 2000 through March 28, 2002 in the U.S. and various state jurisdictions which have carryforwards of varying lengths of time. These NOL's are subject to adjustment based on the statute of limitations of the return in which they are utilized, not the year in which they are generated. Various state, local and foreign income tax returns are also under examination by taxing authorities. The Company does not believe that the outcome of any examination will have a material impact on its financial statements. There are currently unrecognized tax benefits which the Company estimates will be resolved in the next twelve months; however, the Company is unable at this time to estimate what the impact on its unrecognized tax benefits will be.

NOTE 11—EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS

        The Company sponsors frozen non-contributory qualified and non-qualified defined benefit pension plans generally covering all employees who, prior to the freeze, were age 21 or older and had completed at least 1,000 hours of service in their first twelve months of employment, or in a calendar year ending thereafter, and who were not covered by a collective bargaining agreement. The Company also offers eligible retirees the opportunity to participate in a health plan (medical and dental) and a life insurance plan. Certain employees are eligible for subsidized postretirement medical benefits. The eligibility for these benefits is based upon a participant's age and service as of January 1, 2009. The Company also sponsors a postretirement deferred compensation plan.

        Effective March 29, 2007, the Company adopted SFAS 158, Employers' Accounting for Defined Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement Plans—an amendment of FASB Statements No. 87, 88, 106, and 132 (R), ("SFAS 158"). SFAS 158 requires that, effective for fiscal years ending after December 15, 2008, the assumptions used to measure annual pension and retiree medical expense be determined as

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of the balance sheet date, and all plan assets and liabilities be reported as of that date. Accordingly, as of the beginning of fiscal 2009, the Company changed the measurement date for the annual pension and postretirement medical expense and all plan assets and liabilities from January 1 to the Company's year-end balance sheet date. As a result of this change in measurement date, the Company recorded an $82,000 decrease to fiscal 2009 opening accumulated deficit, as follows:

(in thousands)
  Before
Application of
SFAS No. 158
  Adjustments   After
Application of
SFAS No. 158
 

Long-term assets

  $ 121,016   $ 8   $ 121,024  

Total assets

    3,943,864     8     3,943,872  

Other long-term liabilities

    335,294     501     335,795  

Total liabilities

    3,009,249     501     3,009,750  

Accumulated other comprehensive income

    5,973     (411 )   5,562  

Accumulated deficit

    (119,552 )   (82 )   (119,634 )

Total stockholder's equity

    934,615     (493 )   934,122  

Total liabilities and stockholder's equity

    3,943,864     8     3,943,872  

        On May 2, 2008, the Company's Board of Directors approved revisions to the Company's Post-Retirement Medical and Life Insurance Plan effective January 1, 2009 and on July 3, 2008 the changes were communicated to the plan participants. As a result of these revisions and restating this plan to implement the changes, the Company recognized a curtailment gain during the thirteen weeks ended July 3, 2008 of $5,969,000 recorded in general and administrative: other. The measurement date used to determine the postretirement curtailment is July 3, 2008.

        Net periodic benefit cost recognized for the plans during the thirteen weeks ended July 3, 2008 and June 28, 2007 consists of the following:

 
  Pension Benefits   Other Benefits  
(In thousands)
  July 3, 2008   June 28, 2007   July 3, 2008   June 28, 2007  

Components of net periodic benefit cost:

                         
 

Service cost

  $ 113   $ 91   $ 226   $ 208  
 

Interest cost

    1,102     1,100     174     381  
 

Expected return on plan assets

    (1,274 )   (1,151 )        
 

Amortization of gain

    (403 )   (283 )        
 

Amortization of transition obligation

    10     10          
 

Curtailment gain

            (5,969 )    
                   
 

Net periodic benefit cost (income)

  $ (452 ) $ (233 ) $ (5,569 ) $ 589  
                   

        The Company expects to contribute $1,952,000 to the pension plans and $1,390,000 to the post-retirement deferred compensation plan during fiscal 2009.

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NOTE 12—OPERATING SEGMENTS

        Information about the Company's operations by operating segment is as follows (in thousands):

 
  Thirteen Weeks Ended  
 
  July 3, 2008   June 28, 2007  

Revenues

             

U.S. and Canada theatrical exhibition

  $ 596,971   $ 570,573  

International theatrical exhibition

    51,051     51,919  
           

Total revenues

  $ 648,022   $ 622,492  
           

Segment Adjusted EBITDA

             

U.S. and Canada theatrical exhibition

  $ 97,852   $ 95,885  

International theatrical exhibition

    14,893     15,647  

Other

        (156 )
           

Segment Adjusted EBITDA

  $ 112,745   $ 111,376  
           

        A reconciliation of earnings from continuing operations before income taxes to Segment Adjusted EBITDA is as follows (in thousands):

 
  Thirteen Weeks Ended  
 
  July 3, 2008   June 28, 2007  

Earnings before income taxes

  $ 7,494   $ 19,942  

Plus:

             
 

Interest expense

    40,850     44,763  
 

Depreciation and amortization

    58,017     63,689  
 

Preopening expense

    1,875     2,085  
 

Theatre and other closure income

    (14 )   (14,828 )
 

Disposition of assets and other losses

    19      
 

Equity in earnings of non-consolidated entities

    (4,385 )   (2,253 )
 

Investment income

    (721 )   (19,286 )
 

Other income(1)

    (469 )   (1,246 )
 

General and administrative expense—unallocated:

             
   

Merger and acquisition costs

    17     4,172  
   

Management fee

    1,250     1,250  
   

Other(2)

    8,812     13,088  
           

Segment Adjusted EBITDA

  $ 112,745   $ 111,376  
           

      (1)
      Other income is comprised of gains from interest rate swap ineffectiveness for the thirteen weeks ended July 3, 2008 and recoveries for property losses related to Hurricane Katrina for the thirteen weeks ended June 28, 2007.

      (2)
      Includes stock-based compensation expense of $763,000 and $500,000 for the thirteen weeks ended July 3, 2008 and June 28, 2007, respectively.

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NOTE 13—COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

        The Company, in the normal course of business, is party to various legal actions. Except as described below, management believes that the potential exposure, if any, from such matters would not have a material adverse effect on the financial condition, cash flows or results of operations of the Company.

         United States of America v. AMC Entertainment Inc. and American Multi Cinema, Inc. (No. 99 01034 FMC (SHx), filed in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California). On January 29, 1999, the Department of Justice (the "Department") filed suit alleging that AMCE's stadium style theatres violate the ADA and related regulations. The Department alleged that AMCE had failed to provide persons in wheelchairs seating arrangements with lines of sight comparable to the general public. The Department alleged various non-line of sight violations as well. The Department sought declaratory and injunctive relief regarding existing and future theatres with stadium-style seating, compensatory damages in the approximate amount of $75,000 and a civil penalty of $110,000.

        On November 20, 2002, the trial court entered summary judgment in favor of the Justice Department on the line of sight aspects of this case and on January 10, 2006, the trial court ruled in favor of the Department regarding the appropriate remedy. In its decision, the court issued a comprehensive order regarding line of sight and other related remedies. AMCE estimates that the cost of the betterments related to the remedies for line of sight violations of the ADA will be $22,000,000, which is expected to be incurred over a 4-5 year term. Through July 3, 2008 AMCE has not incurred any of these costs. Additionally, the order calls for payments of $300,000 to the United States and individual complainants. AMCE has appealed these decisions and argued its case to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals on November 8, 2007. We anticipate a decision soon.

        As a result of the January 10, 2006 order, AMCE estimates the range of the loss to be between $349,000 and $444,000. Accordingly, AMCE has recorded the related liability of approximately $349,000.

        On January 21, 2003, the trial court entered summary judgment in favor of the Department on non-line of sight aspects of the case, which involve such matters as parking areas, signage, ramps, location of toilets, counter heights, ramp slopes, companion seating and the location and size of handrails. On December 5, 2003, the trial court entered a consent order and final judgment on non-line of sight issues under which AMCE agreed to remedy certain violations at its stadium-style theatres and at certain theatres it may open in the future. Currently AMCE estimates that these betterments will be required at approximately 140 stadium-style theatres. AMC estimates that the total cost of these betterments will be $53,300,000, and through July 3, 2008 AMCE has incurred approximately $17,018,000 of these costs. The estimate is based on actual costs incurred on remediation work completed to date. The actual costs of betterments may vary based on the results of surveys of the remaining theatres.

         Michael Bateman v. American Multi-Cinema, Inc. (No. CV07-00171). In January 2007, a class action complaint was filed against the Company in the Central District of the United States District Court of California (the "District Court") alleging violations of the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act ("FACTA"). FACTA provides in part that neither expiration dates nor more than the last 5 numbers of a credit or debit card may be printed on receipts given to customers. FACTA imposes significant penalties upon violators where the violation is deemed to have been willful. Otherwise damages are

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limited to actual losses incurred by the card holder. On October 31, 2007, the District Court denied plaintiff's motion for class certification without prejudice pending the Ninth Circuit's decision in an appeal from a denial of certification in a similar FACTA case. The parties have requested the District Court to stay all proceedings in the case pending the outcome of the Ninth Circuit case. On June 3, 2008, the President of the United States of America signed the FACTA reform bill. The bill specifies that if a company printed the expiration date on credit card receipts, but otherwise complied with FACTA, it did not willfully violate the law. The legislation does not specifically address the situation where more than five digits of the credit card are printed on a receipt. The Company believes the plaintiff's allegations, particularly those asserting AMC's willfulness, are without merit.

        The Company is a party to various other legal proceedings in the ordinary course of business, none of which is expected to have a material adverse effect on us.

NOTE 14—NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

        In April 2008, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position Financial Accounting Standard 142-3, Determination of the Useful Life of Intangible Assets , ("FSP FAS 142-3"). FSP FAS 142-3 amends the factors that should be considered in developing renewal or extension assumptions used to determine the useful life of a recognized intangible asset under SFAS No. 142, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets , ("SFAS 142"). In developing assumptions about renewal or extension, FSP FAS 142-3 requires an entity to consider its own historical experience (or, if no experience, market participant assumptions) adjusted for the entity-specific factors in paragraph 11 of SFAS 142. FSP FAS 142-3 expands the disclosure requirements of SFAS 142 and is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008, and is effective for the Company at the beginning of fiscal 2010. Early adoption is prohibited. The guidance for determining the useful life of a recognized intangible asset shall be applied prospectively to intangible assets acquired after the effective date. The Company has not determined the effect that the application of FSP FAS 142-3 will have on its consolidated financial position.

        In March 2008, the FASB released SFAS No. 161, Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities, an amendment of FASB Statement No. 133 , ("SFAS 161"), which expands the disclosure requirements about an entity's derivative and hedging activities. SFAS 161 requires entities to provide enhanced disclosures about (1) how and why an entity uses derivative instruments, (2) how derivative instruments and related hedged items are accounted for under Statement 133 and its related interpretations, and (3) how derivative instruments and related hedged items affect an entity's financial position, financial performance, and cash flows. SFAS 161 is effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2008, and is effective for the Company in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2009. Early application is encouraged. The Company is currently evaluating the enhanced disclosure requirements of this pronouncement.

        In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 160, Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements—an amendment of ARB No. 51, ("SFAS 160"). SFAS 160 establishes accounting and reporting standards that require noncontrolling interest in a subsidiary to be reported as a component of equity, changes in a parent's ownership interest while the parent retains its controlling interest to be accounted for as equity transactions, and any retained noncontrolling equity investment

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NOTE 14—NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS (Continued)


upon the deconsolidation of a subsidiary to be initially measured at fair value. The Statement also establishes reporting requirements that clearly identify and distinguish between the interests of the parent and the interests of the non-controlling owners. SFAS 160 is effective as of the beginning of the first fiscal year beginning on or after December 15, 2008, and is effective for the Company at the beginning of fiscal 2010. Earlier adoption is prohibited. The Company has not determined the effect that the application of SFAS 160 will have on its consolidated financial position.

        In December 2007, the FASB issued Statement No. 141 (revised 2007), Business Combinations, ("SFAS 141(R)"). SFAS 141(R) establishes the principles and requirements for how an acquirer: 1) recognizes and measures in its financial statements the identifiable assets acquired, the liabilities assumed, and any noncontrolling interest in the acquiree; 2) in a business combination achieved in stages, sometimes referred to as a step acquisition, recognize the identifiable assets and liabilities, as well as the noncontrolling interest in the acquiree, at the full amounts of their fair values; 3) recognizes and measures the goodwill acquired in the business combination or a gain from a bargain purchase. SFAS 141(R) establishes disclosure requirements to enable users of the financial statements to evaluate the nature and financial effects of the business combination. This Statement is to be applied prospectively to business combinations for which the acquisition date is on or after the beginning of the first annual reporting period on or after December 15, 2008, and is effective for the Company at the beginning of fiscal 2010. Earlier adoption is prohibited. The Company is in the process of evaluating the impact SFAS 141(R) will have on its financial statements.

        In December 2007, the Securities and Exchange Commission issued Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 110 ("SAB 110"). SAB 110 extends the opportunity to use the "simplified" method beyond December 31, 2007, as was allowed by Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 107 ("SAB 107"). Under SAB 110 and 107, a company is able to use the "simplified" method in developing an estimate of expected term based on the date of exercise of "plain vanilla" share options. SAB 110 allows companies which do not have sufficient historical experience to provide a reasonable estimate to continue use of the "simplified" method for estimating the expected term of "plain vanilla" share option grants after December 31, 2007. The Company will continue to use the "simplified" method until there is sufficient historical experience to provide a reasonable estimate of expected term in accordance with SAB 110. SAB 110 is effective for the Company on January 1, 2008.

        In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities, including an amendment of FASB Statement No. 115 , ("SFAS 159"). SFAS 159 permits entities to choose to measure many financial instruments and certain other items at fair value that are not currently required to be measured at fair value. Unrealized gains and losses on items for which the fair value option has been elected are reported in earnings. SFAS 159 does not affect any existing accounting literature that requires certain assets and liabilities to be carried at fair value. This Statement was effective for the Company in the first quarter of fiscal 2009. The Company did not elect to measure eligible items under the fair value option; therefore, the Statement did not have an impact on the consolidated financial statements.

        In September 2006, the FASB released SFAS No. 157, Fair Value Measurements, ("SFAS 157") which provides enhanced guidance for using fair value to measure assets and liabilities. Under the standard, fair value refers to the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a

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liability in an orderly transaction between market participants in the market in which the reporting entity transacts. It clarifies the principle that fair value should be based on the assumptions market participants would use when pricing the asset or liability. In February 2008, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position FAS 157-2, which delays the effective date for nonfinancial assets and liabilities, except for items that are recognized or disclosed at fair value in the financial statements on a recurring basis. The Statement was effective at the beginning of the first quarter of fiscal 2009 for financial assets and liabilities recognized or disclosed at fair value on a recurring basis. The partial adoption of this Statement did not have a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial position and results of operations. Please refer to Note 7—Fair Value of Financial Instruments for additional information. Due to the deferral, the Company has delayed the implementation of SFAS 157 provisions on the fair value of goodwill, intangible assets with indefinite lives, and nonfinancial long-lived assets until the beginning of fiscal 2010. The Company is in the process of evaluating the impact related to the Company's nonfinancial assets and liabilities not valued on a recurring basis (at least annually).

NOTE 15—RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

Governance Agreements

        In connection with the Mergers, Holdings, the Sponsors and the other pre-existing stockholders of Holdings, as applicable, entered into various agreements defining the rights of Holdings' stockholders with respect to voting, governance and ownership and transfer of the stock of Holdings, including a Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Holdings, a Second Amended and Restated Stockholders Agreement, a Voting Agreement among Holdings and the pre-existing stockholders of Holdings, a Voting Agreement among Holdings and the former stockholders of LCE Holdings and an Amended and Restated Management Stockholders Agreement among Holdings and certain members of management of Holdings who are stockholders of Holdings. These agreements terminated on June 11, 2007, the date of the holdco merger, and were superseded by substantially identical agreements entered into by AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc., the Sponsors and Holdings' other stockholders (collectively, the "Governance Agreements").

        The Governance Agreements provide that the Board of Directors for Parent consist of up to nine directors, two of whom are designated by JPMP, two of whom are designated by Apollo, one of whom is the Chief Executive Officer of Parent, one of whom is designated by Carlyle, one of whom is designated by Bain, one of whom is designated by Spectrum and one of whom is designated by Bain, Carlyle and Spectrum, voting together, so long as such designee was consented to by each of Bain and Carlyle. Each of the directors respectively designated by JPMP, Apollo, Carlyle, Bain and Spectrum have three votes on all matters placed before the Board of Directors of Holdings and AMCE and the Chief Executive Officer of Parent and the director designated by Carlyle, Bain and Spectrum voting together have one vote each. The number of directors respectively designated by the Sponsors are to be reduced upon a decrease in such Sponsors' ownership in Parent below certain thresholds.

        The Voting Agreement among Parent and the pre-existing stockholders of Holdings provided that, until the fifth anniversary of the Mergers (the "Blockout Period"), the former continuing stockholders of Holdings (other than Apollo and JPMP) would generally vote their voting shares of capital stock of Parent in favor of any matter in proportion to the shares of capital stock of Apollo and JPMP voted in

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favor of such matter, except in certain specified instances. The Voting Agreement among Parent and the former stockholders of LCE Holdings further provided that during the Blockout Period, the former LCE Holdings stockholders would generally vote their voting shares of capital stock of Parent on any matter as directed by any two of Carlyle, Bain and Spectrum, except in certain specified instances. In addition, certain actions of Parent, including, but not limited to, change in control transactions, acquisition or disposition transactions with a value in excess of $10,000,000, the settlement of claims or litigation in excess of $2,500,000, an initial public offering of Parent, hiring or firing a chief executive officer, chief financial officer or chief operating officer, incurring or refinancing indebtedness in excess of $5,000,000 or engaging in new lines of business, require the approval of either (i) any three of JPMP, Apollo, Carlyle or Bain or (ii) Spectrum and (a) either JPMP or Apollo and (b) either Carlyle or Bain (the "Requisite Stockholder Majority") if at such time the Sponsors collectively held at least a majority of Parent's voting shares.

        Prior to the earlier of the end of the Blockout Period and the completion of an initial public offering of the capital stock of Parent, Holdings or AMCE, the Governance Agreements prohibited the Sponsors and the other pre-existing stockholders of Holdings from transferring any of their interests in Parent, other than (i) certain permitted transfers to affiliates or to persons approved of by the Sponsors and (ii) transfers after the Blockout Period subject to the rights described below.

        The Governance Agreements set forth additional transfer provisions for the Sponsors and the other pre-existing stockholders of Holdings with respect to the interests in Parent, including the following:

         Right of first offer.     After the Blockout Date and prior to an initial public offering, Parent and, in the event Parent did not exercise its right of first offer, each of the Sponsors and the other preexisting stockholders of Holdings, have a right of first offer to purchase (on a pro rata basis in the case of the stockholders) all or any portion of the shares of Parent that a Sponsor or other former continuing stockholder of Holdings was proposing to sell to a third party at the price and on the terms and conditions offered by such third party.

         Drag-along rights.     If, prior to an initial public offering, Sponsors constituting a Requisite Stockholder Majority propose to transfer shares of Parent to an independent third party in a bona fide arm's-length transaction or series of transactions that resulted in a sale of all or substantially all of Parent, such Sponsors may have elected to require each of the other stockholders of Holdings to transfer to such third party all of its shares at the purchase price and upon the other terms and subject to the conditions of the sale.

         Tag-along rights.     Subject to the right of first offer described above, if any Sponsor or other former continuing stockholder of Holdings proposes to transfer shares of Parent held by it, then such stockholder would have given notice to each other stockholder, who would each have had the right to participate on a pro rata basis in the proposed transfer on the terms and conditions offered by the proposed purchaser.

         Participant rights.     On or prior to an initial public offering, the Sponsors and the other pre-existing stockholders of Holdings have the pro rata right to subscribe to any issuance by Parent or any

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NOTE 15—RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS (Continued)


subsidiary of shares of its capital stock or any securities exercisable, convertible or exchangeable for shares of its capital stock, subject to certain exceptions.

        The Governance Agreements also provide for certain registration rights in the event of an initial public offering of Parent, including the following:

         Demand rights.     Subject to the consent of at least two of any of JPMP, Apollo, Carlyle and Bain during the first two years following an initial public offering, each Sponsor has the right at any time following an initial public offering to make a written request to Parent for registration under the Securities Act of part or all of the registrable equity interests held by such stockholders at Parent's expense, subject to certain limitations. Subject to the same consent requirement, the other pre-existing stockholders of Holdings as a group have the right at any time following an initial public offering to make one written request to Parent for registration under the Securities Act of part or all of the registrable equity interests held by such stockholders with an aggregate offering price to the public of at least $200,000,000.

         Piggyback rights.     If Parent at any time proposes to register under the Securities Act any equity interests on a form and in a manner which would permit registration of the registrable equity interests held by stockholders of Parent for sale to the public under the Securities Act, Parent must give written notice of the proposed registration to each stockholder, who then have the right to request that any part of its registrable equity interests be included in such registration, subject to certain limitations.

         Holdback agreements.     Each stockholder agrees that it would not offer for public sale any equity interests during a period not to exceed 90 days (180 days in the case of an initial public offering) after the effective date of any registration statement filed by Parent in connection with an underwritten public offering (except as part of such underwritten registration or as otherwise permitted by such underwriters), subject to certain limitations.

Amended and Restated Fee Agreement

        In connection with the Mergers, Holdings, AMCE and the Sponsors entered into an Amended and Restated Fee Agreement, which provided for an annual management fee of $5,000,000, payable quarterly and in advance to each Sponsor, on a pro rata basis, until the earliest of (i) the twelfth anniversary from December 23, 2004; (ii) such time as the sponsors own less than 20% in the aggregate of Parent; and (iii) such earlier time as Holdings, AMCE and the Requisite Shareholder Majority agree. In addition, the fee agreement provided for reimbursements by AMCE to the Sponsors for their out-of-pocket expenses and to Holdings of up to $3,500,000 for fees payable by Holdings in any single fiscal year in order to maintain AMCE's and its corporate existence, corporate overhead expenses and salaries or other compensation of certain employees. The Amended and Restated Fee Agreement terminated on June 11, 2007, the date of the holdco merger, and was superseded by a substantially identical agreement entered into by AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc., Holdings, AMCE, the Sponsors and Holdings' other stockholders.

        Upon the consummation of a change in control transaction or an initial public offering, each of the Sponsors will receive, in lieu of quarterly payments of the annual management fee, a fee equal to the net present value of the aggregate annual management fee that would have been payable to the

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NOTE 15—RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS (Continued)


Sponsors during the remainder of the term of the fee agreement (assuming a twelve year term from the date of the original fee agreement), calculated using the treasury rate having a final maturity date that is closest to the twelfth anniversary of the date of the original fee agreement date.

        The fee agreement also provides that AMCE will indemnify the Sponsors against all losses, claims, damages and liabilities arising in connection with the management services provided by the Sponsors under the fee agreement.

        Parent is owned by the Sponsors, other co-investors and by certain members of management as follows: JPMP (20.776%); Apollo (20.776%); Bain Capital Partners (15.084%); The Carlyle Group (15.084%); Spectrum Equity Investors (9.76%); Weston Presidio Capital IV, L.P. and WPC Entrepreneur Fund II, L.P. (3.898%); Co-Investment Partners, L.P. (3.898%); Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (3.118%); AlpInvest Partners CS Investments 2003 C.V., AlpInvest Partners Later Stage Co-Investments Custodian II B.V. and AlpInvest Partners Later Stage Co-Investments Custodian IIA B.V. (2.728%); SSB Capital Partners (Master Fund) I, L.P. (1.949%); CSFB Strategic Partners Holdings II, L.P., CSFB Strategic Partners Parallel Holdings II, L.P., and GSO Credit Opportunities Fund (Helios), L.P. (1.559%); Credit Suisse Anlagestiftung, Pearl Holding Limited, Vega Invest (Guernsey) Limited and Partners Group Private Equity Performance Holding Limited (0.779%); Screen Investors 2004, LLC (0.152%); and members of management (0.439%)(1).


(1)
All percentage ownerships are approximate.

Control Arrangement

        The Sponsors have the ability to control the Company's affairs and policies and the election of directors and appointment of management.

Market Making Transactions

        On August 18, 2004, Holdings sold $304,000,000 in aggregate principal amount at maturity of its 12% Senior Discount Notes due 2014 (the "Holdco Notes"). On the same date, Marquee sold $250,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of its 8 5 / 8 % Senior Notes due 2012 and $205,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of its Senior Floating Notes due 2010 (Collectively, the "Senior Notes"). J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., an affiliate of JPMP which owns approximately 20.8% of Holdings, was an initial purchaser of both the Holdco Notes and the Senior Notes.

        On January 26, 2006, AMCE sold $325,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of its 11% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2016. JP Morgan Securities Inc., an affiliate of JPMP which owns approximately 20.8% of Holdings, was an initial purchaser of these notes. Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, whose affiliates own approximately 1.6% of Holdings, was also an initial purchaser of these notes.

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Item 2.    Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

Forward Looking Statements

        In addition to historical information, this Report on Form 10-Q contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Act, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act. The words "forecast," "estimate," "project," "intend," "expect," "should," "believe" and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other factors, including those discussed in "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations of Marquee Holdings Inc.," which may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the following:

    national, regional and local economic conditions that may affect the markets in which we or our joint venture investees operate;

    the levels of expenditures on entertainment in general and movie theatres in particular;

    increased competition within movie exhibition or other competitive entertainment mediums;

    technological changes and innovations, including alternative methods for delivering movies to consumers;

    the popularity of theatre attendance and major motion picture releases;

    shifts in population and other demographics;

    our ability to renew expiring contracts at favorable rates, or to replace them with new contracts that are comparably favorable to us;

    our need for, and ability to obtain, additional funding for acquisitions and operations;

    risks and uncertainties relating to our significant indebtedness;

    fluctuations in operating costs;

    capital expenditure requirements;

    changes in interest rates; and

    changes in accounting principles, policies or guidelines.

        This list of factors that may affect future performance and the accuracy of forward-looking statements is illustrative but not exhaustive. In addition, new risks and uncertainties may arise from time to time. Accordingly, all forward-looking statements should be evaluated with an understanding of their inherent uncertainty.

        Readers are urged to consider these factors carefully in evaluating the forward-looking statements. For further information about these and other risks and uncertainties, see Item 1A. "Risk Factors" in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended April 3, 2008 and in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

        All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to us or persons acting on our behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by these cautionary statements. The forward-looking statements included herein are made only as of the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, and we do not undertake any obligation to release publicly any revisions to such forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

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Overview

        We are one of the world's leading theatrical exhibition companies. During the first quarter of fiscal 2009, we opened three new theatres with 38 screens in the U.S., closed two theatres with 14 screens in the U.S, and closed one theatre with six screens for remodeling in the U.S. During the first quarter of fiscal 2009 we expanded one theatre in Mexico by adding 5 additional screens. As of July 3, 2008, we owned, operated or had interests in 353 theatres and 5,117 screens, with 89% or 4,569 of our screens in the U.S. and Canada and 11%, or 548 of our screens in Mexico, China (Hong Kong), France and the United Kingdom.

        Our principal direct and indirect owned subsidiaries are American Multi-Cinema, Inc. ("AMC"), Grupo Cinemex, S.A. de C.V. ("Cinemex") and AMC Entertainment International, Inc. ("AMCEI"). We conduct our U.S. and Canada theatrical exhibition business through AMC and its subsidiaries and AMCEI and its subsidiaries. We are operating theatres outside the United States primarily through Cinemex and AMCEI and its subsidiaries.

        On May 2, 2008, the Company's Board of Directors approved revisions to our Post-Retirement Medical and Life Insurance Plan effective January 1, 2009 and on July 3, 2008 the changes were communicated to the plan participants. As a result of these revisions and restating this plan to implement the changes, we recognized a curtailment gain during the thirteen weeks ended July 3, 2008 of $5,969,000. The measurement date used to determine the postretirement curtailment is July 3, 2008.

        In May 2007, we disposed of our investment in Fandango for total expected proceeds of approximately $20,000,000, of which $17,744,000 was received in May 2007. We recorded a gain on the sale, included in investment income for that period, of approximately $15,744,000.

        For financial reporting purposes we have three segments, (1) U.S. and Canada theatrical exhibition, (2) International theatrical exhibition and (3) Other, with the most significant activity in "Other" related to on-screen advertising.

        Our U.S. and Canada and International theatrical exhibition revenues are generated primarily from box office admissions and theatre concession sales. The balance of our revenues are generated from ancillary sources, including on-screen advertising, rental of theatre auditoriums, fees and other revenues generated from the sale of gift certificates and theatre tickets and arcade games located in theatre lobbies.

        Box office admissions are our largest source of revenue. We predominantly license "first-run" motion pictures from distributors owned by major film production companies and from independent distributors. We license films on a film-by-film and theatre-by-theatre basis. Film exhibition costs are accrued based on the applicable admissions revenues and estimates of the final settlement pursuant to our film licenses. Licenses that we enter into typically state that rental fees are based on either aggregate terms established prior to the opening of the picture or on a mutually agreed settlement upon the conclusion of the picture run. Under an aggregate terms formula, we pay the distributor a specified percentage of box office gross or pay based on a scale of percentages tied to different amounts of box office gross. The settlement process allows for negotiation based upon how a film actually performs.

        Concessions sales are our second largest source of revenue after box office admissions. Concessions items include popcorn, soft drinks, candy, hot dogs and other products. We negotiate prices for our concessions products and supplies directly with concessions vendors on a national or regional basis to obtain high volume discounts or bulk rates and marketing incentives.

        Our revenues are dependent upon the timing and popularity of motion picture releases by distributors. The most marketable motion pictures are usually released during the summer and the year-end holiday seasons. Therefore, our business can be seasonal, with higher attendance and revenues generally occurring during the summer months and holiday seasons. Our results of operations may vary significantly from quarter to quarter.

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        During fiscal 2008, films licensed from our six largest distributors based on revenues accounted for approximately 85% of our U.S. and Canada admissions revenues. Our revenues attributable to individual distributors may vary significantly from year to year depending upon the commercial success of each distributor's motion pictures in any given year.

        During the period from 1990 to 2007, the annual number of first-run motion pictures released by distributors in the United States ranged from a low of 370 in 1995 to a high of 599 in 2006, according to Motion Picture Association 2007 MPA Market Statistics.

        We continually upgrade the quality of our theatre circuit by adding new screens through new builds (including expansions) and acquisitions and by disposing of older screens through closures and sales. We are an industry leader in the development and operation of megaplex theatres, typically defined as a theatre having 14 or more screens and offering amenities to enhance the movie-going experience, such as stadium seating providing unobstructed viewing, digital sound and enhanced seat design. We believe our introduction of the megaplex concept to North America in 1995 has led to the current industry replacement cycle, which has accelerated the obsolescence of older, smaller theatres by setting new standards for moviegoers. From 1995 through July 3, 2008, AMC Entertainment and Loews added 211 theatres with 3,776 new screens, acquired 431 theatres with 3,007 screens and disposed of 699 theatres with 4,309 screens. As of July 3, 2008, approximately 75% of our screens in the U.S. and Canada were located in megaplex theatres.

Stock-Based Compensation

        We account for stock-based employee compensation arrangements in accordance with the provisions of SFAS No. 123(R), Shared-Based Payment (Revised), ("SFAS 123 (R)") and Staff Accounting Bulletins No. 107 and 110, Share Based Payments . Under SFAS 123(R), compensation cost is calculated on the date of the grant and then amortized over the vesting period. The fair value of each stock option was estimated on the grant date using the Black-Scholes option pricing model using the following assumptions: common stock value on the grant date, risk-free interest rate, expected term, expected volatility, and dividend yield.

        We granted 38,876.72873 options on December 23, 2004 and 600 options on January 26, 2006 to employees to acquire our common stock. The fair value of these options on their respective grant dates was $22,373,000 and $138,000. All of these options are equity classified except for 7,684.57447 unexercised options which are classified as a liability. The holder of the liability-classified options exercised the written put option in May 2008 and accordingly, Holdings will make cash payments to settle the liability over the next six months.

        The common stock value used to estimate the fair value of each option on the December 23, 2004 grant date was based upon a contemporaneous third party arms-length transaction on December 23, 2004 in which we sold 769,350 shares of our common stock for $1,000 per share to unrelated parties. Accordingly, because we had contemporaneous objective evidence of the fair value of our common stock on December 23, 2004, we did not obtain a contemporaneous valuation by an unrelated valuation specialist.

        Our Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer, Peter C. Brown has an amended and restated employment agreement that generally will revert to his prior agreement if an initial public offering of Parent does not occur on or before December 31, 2008. In the event of an initial public offering on or before December 31, 2008, within 15 days after such initial public offering, Mr. Brown shall receive a grant of restricted stock or restricted stock units having a value of $2,567,000 on the date of grant, based on the initial public offering price. This grant was an inducement for Mr. Brown to enter into his amended and restated employment agreement, whereby the term of his employment would be shorter than in his current employment agreement and he would be subject to certain restrictive covenants that did not exist in his prior employment agreement. Such grant shall vest in three equal annual installments on the first three anniversaries of the grant date. We expect that we would incur annual stock-based compensation expense of $856,000 related to these awards for three years from the date of grant in the event of an initial public offering on or before December 31, 2008.

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Operating Results

        The following table sets forth our revenues, costs and expenses attributable to our United States and Canada and International theatrical exhibition operations and Other. Reference is made to Note 12—Operating Segments to our consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Form 10-Q for additional information about our operations by operating segment.

 
  Thirteen Weeks Ended  
 
  July 3, 2008   June 28, 2007   % Change  
 
  (thousands of dollars,
except operating data)

 

Revenues

                   

U.S. and Canada theatrical exhibition

                   
 

Admissions

  $ 413,511   $ 388,685     6.4 %
 

Concessions

    168,427     165,348     1.9 %
 

Other theatre

    15,033     16,540     -9.1 %
               

    596,971     570,573     4.6 %
               

International theatrical exhibition

                   
 

Admissions

    25,703     28,189     -8.8 %
 

Concessions

    17,431     18,879     -7.7 %
 

Other theatre

    7,917     4,851     63.2 %
               

    51,051     51,919     -1.7 %
               
 

Total revenues

  $ 648,022   $ 622,492     4.1 %
               

Cost of Operations

                   

U.S. and Canada theatrical exhibition

                   
 

Film exhibition costs

  $ 226,069   $ 209,479     7.9 %
 

Concession costs

    18,132     17,725     2.3 %
 

Theatre operating expense

    147,095     144,228     2.0 %
 

Rent

    110,026     105,407     4.4 %
 

Preopening expense

    1,875     1,965     -4.6 %
 

Theatre and other closure (income) expense

    (26 )   (14,838 )   -99.8 %
               

    503,171     463,966     8.4 %
               

International theatrical exhibition

                   
 

Film exhibition costs

    11,491     12,368     -7.1 %
 

Concession costs

    3,816     4,462     -14.5 %
 

Theatre operating expense

    13,416     12,141     10.5 %
 

Rent

    7,435     7,301     1.8 %
 

Preopening expense

        120     -100.0 %
 

Theatre closure

    12     10     20.0 %
               

    36,170     36,402     -0.6 %
               

Other

        156     -100.0 %

General and administrative expense:

                   
 

Merger, acquisition and transaction costs

    17     4,172     -99.6 %
 

Management Fee

    1,250     1,250     %
 

Other

    8,812     13,088     -32.7 %

Depreciation and amortization

    58,017     63,689     -8.9 %

Disposition of assets and other losses

    19         *  
               
 

Total costs and expenses

  $ 607,456   $ 582,723     4.2 %
               

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  Thirteen Weeks
Ended July 3,
2008
  Thirteen Weeks
Ended June 28,
2007
 

Operating Data (at period end):

             
 

Screen additions

    43     46  
 

Screen dispositions(1)

    20     60  
 

Average screens—continuing operations(2)

    5,028     5,075  
 

Number of screens operated

    5,117     5,300  
 

Number of theatres operated

    353     377  
 

Screens per theatre

    14.5     14.1  
 

Attendance—continuing operations(2) (in thousands)

    59,393     59,970  

(1)
Includes 1 theatre with 6 screens temporarily closed for renovation at July 3, 2008.

(2)
Includes consolidated theatres only.

*
Percentage change in excess of 100%

Thirteen weeks Ended July 3, 2008 and June 28, 2007

         Revenues.     Total revenues increased 4.1%, or $25,530,000, during the thirteen weeks ended July 3, 2008 compared to the thirteen weeks ended June 28, 2007.

        U.S. and Canada theatrical exhibition revenues increased 4.6%, or $26,398,000, during the thirteen weeks ended July 3, 2008 compared to the thirteen weeks ended June 28, 2007. Admissions revenues increased 6.4%, or $24,826,000, during the thirteen weeks ended July 3, 2008 compared to the thirteen weeks ended June 28, 2007, due to a 4.6% increase in average ticket prices and a 1.7% increase in attendance. Admissions revenues at comparable theatres (theatres opened on or before the first quarter of fiscal 2008) increased 3.9%, or $14,799,000, during the thirteen weeks ended July 3, 2008 from the comparable period last year. The increase in average ticket price was primarily due to our practice of periodically reviewing ticket prices and the discounts we offer and making selective adjustments based upon such factors as general inflationary trends and conditions in local markets. Attendance was favorably impacted by the Fourth of July holiday week during the thirteen weeks ended July 3, 2008. Based upon available industry sources, box office revenues of our theatres outperformed overall performance of industry theatres. Concessions revenues increased 1.9%, or $3,079,000, during the thirteen weeks ended July 3, 2008 compared to the thirteen weeks ended June 28, 2007 due to the increase in attendance and a 0.2% increase in average concessions per patron. Other theatre revenues decreased 9.1%, or $1,507,000, during the thirteen weeks ended July 3, 2008 compared to the thirteen weeks ended June 28, 2007, primarily due to decreases in theatre rentals.

        International theatrical exhibition revenues decreased 1.7%, or $868,000, during the thirteen weeks ended July 3, 2008 compared to the thirteen weeks ended June 28, 2007. Admissions revenues decreased by 8.8%, or $2,486,000, due to a 16.3% decrease in attendance partially offset by an 8.9% increase in average ticket prices. The decrease in attendance was primarily due to the popularity of film product during the thirteen weeks ended July 3, 2008 compared to the thirteen weeks ended June 28, 2007. Concessions revenues decreased 7.7%, or $1,448,000, due to the decrease in attendance partially offset by a 10.3% increase in concession per patron. Concessions per patron increased in Mexico due primarily to price increases and increased promotions designed to increase transaction size and incidence of purchase. Other theatre revenues increased by 63.2% or $3,066,000 due to increased on-screen campaigns by advertisers which shifted fiscal 2009 revenues into the first fiscal quarter. International revenues were positively impacted by a weaker U.S. dollar, although this did not materially contribute to our consolidated earnings.

         Costs and expenses.     Total costs and expenses increased 4.2%, or $24,733,000, during the thirteen weeks ended July 3, 2008 compared to the thirteen weeks ended June 28, 2007.

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        U.S. and Canada theatrical exhibition costs and expenses increased 8.4%, or $39,205,000, during the thirteen weeks ended July 3, 2008 compared to the thirteen weeks ended June 28, 2007. Film exhibition costs increased 7.9%, or $16,590,000, during the thirteen weeks ended July 3, 2008 compared to the thirteen weeks ended June 28, 2007 due to the increase in admissions revenues and an increase in film exhibition costs as a percentage of admission revenues. As a percentage of admissions revenues, film exhibition costs were 54.7% in the current period as compared with 53.9% in the prior period. Concession costs increased 2.3%, or $407,000, during the thirteen weeks ended July 3, 2008 compared to the thirteen weeks ended June 28, 2007 due to the increase in concession revenues and an increase in concession costs as a percentage of concessions revenues. As a percentage of concessions revenues, concession costs were 10.8% in the current period compared with 10.7% in the prior period. As a percentage of revenues, theatre operating expense was 24.6% in the current period as compared to 25.3% in the prior period. Rent expense increased 4.4%, or $4,619,000, during the thirteen weeks ended July 3, 2008 compared to the thirteen weeks ended June 28, 2007 due primarily to the opening of new theatres. Preopening expense decreased $90,000 during the thirteen weeks ended July 3, 2008. During the thirteen weeks ended June 28, 2007, we recognized $14,838,000 of theatre and other closure income due primarily to lease terminations negotiated on favorable terms for two of our theatres that were closed during the thirteen weeks ended June 28, 2007.

        International theatrical exhibition costs and expenses decreased 0.6%, or $232,000, during the thirteen weeks ended July 3, 2008 compared to the thirteen weeks ended June 28, 2007. Film exhibition costs decreased 7.1%, or $877,000, during the thirteen weeks ended July 3, 2008 compared to the thirteen weeks ended June 28, 2007 due primarily to the decrease in admissions revenues. Concession costs decreased 14.5%, or $646,000, during the thirteen weeks ended July 3, 2008 compared to the thirteen weeks ended June 28, 2007 due to the decrease in concession revenues and a decrease in concession costs as a percentage of concessions revenues. As a percentage of concessions revenues, concession costs were 21.9% in the current period compared with 23.6% in the prior period. As a percentage of revenues, theatre operating expense was 26.3% in the current period compared to 23.4% in the prior period due primarily to increases in utilities expense. Rent expense increased 1.8%, or $134,000, during the thirteen weeks ended July 3, 2008 compared to the thirteen weeks ended June 28, 2007. International costs and expenses were negatively impacted by a weaker U.S. dollar, although this did not contribute materially to our consolidated earnings. We continually monitor the performance of our international theatres, and factors such as changing consumer preferences for filmed entertainment in international markets and our inability to sublease vacant retail space could negatively impact operating results and result in future closures, sales, dispositions and theatre closure charges prior to expiration of underlying lease agreements.

General and Administrative Expense:

         Merger, acquisition and transaction costs.     Merger, acquisition and transaction costs decreased $4,155,000, during the thirteen weeks ended July 3, 2008 compared to the thirteen weeks ended June 28, 2007. Prior period costs are primarily comprised of expenses related to the Merger with Loews.

         Management fees.     Management fees were unchanged during the thirteen weeks ended July 3, 2008. Management fees of $1,250,000 are paid quarterly, in advance, to our Sponsors in exchange for consulting and other services.

         Other.     Other general and administrative expense decreased 32.7%, or $4,276,000, during the thirteen weeks ended July 3, 2008 compared to the thirteen weeks ended June 28, 2007. The decrease in other general and administrative expenses is primarily due to a decrease in postretirement expense of $6,158,000 related to an amendment to our Postretirement Plan which resulted in a curtailment gain of $5,969,000 during the thirteen weeks ended July 3, 2008.

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         Depreciation and Amortization.     Depreciation and amortization decreased 8.9%, or $5,672,000, compared to the prior period due primarily to the closing of theatres.

         Other Income.     Other income includes $2,203,000 and $1,754,000 of income related to the derecognition of stored value card liabilities as to which we believe future redemption to be remote, during the thirteen weeks ended July 3, 2008 and June 28, 2007, respectively. Other income includes insurance recoveries related to Hurricane Katrina of $1,246,000 for property losses in excess of property carrying cost and $397,000 for business interruption during the thirteen weeks ended June 28, 2007. Other income includes $469,000 of income related to ineffectiveness of interest rate swaps during the thirteen weeks ended July 3, 2008.

         Interest Expense.     Interest expense decreased 8.7%, or $3,913,000, primarily due to decreased interest rates on the Senior Secured Credit Facility.

         Equity in Earnings of Non-Consolidated Entities.     Equity in earnings of non-consolidated entities were $4,385,000 in the current period compared to $2,253,000 in the prior period. Equity in earnings related to our investment in National CineMedia, LLC were $4,655,000 and $1,810,000 for the thirteen weeks ended July 3, 2008 and June 28, 2007, respectively.

         Investment Income.     Investment income was $721,000 for the thirteen weeks ended July 3, 2008 compared to $19,286,000 for the thirteen weeks ended June 28, 2007. The thirteen weeks ended June 28, 2007 includes a gain on the sale of our investment in Fandango of $15,744,000. Interest income decreased $2,697,000 from the prior period primarily due to decreases in temporary investments and decreases in rates of interest earned on temporary investments.

         Income Tax Provision.     The provision for income taxes from continuing operations was $700,000 for the thirteen weeks ended July 3, 2008 and $4,000,000 for the thirteen weeks ended June 28, 2007 with the reduction due primarily to the decrease in earnings before income taxes, foreign rate differential and a release of previously reserved foreign tax due to updated interpretation by authorities. See Note 10—Income Taxes.

         Net Earnings     Net earnings were $6,794,000 and $15,942,000 for the thirteen weeks ended July 3, 2008 and June 28, 2007, respectively.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

        Our consolidated revenues are primarily collected in cash, principally through box office admissions and theatre concessions sales. We have an operating "float" which partially finances our operations and which generally permits us to maintain a smaller amount of working capital capacity. This float exists because admissions revenues are received in cash, while exhibition costs (primarily film rentals) are ordinarily paid to distributors from 20 to 45 days following receipt of box office admissions revenues. Film distributors generally release the films which they anticipate will be the most successful during the summer and holiday seasons. Consequently, we typically generate higher revenues during such periods.

Holding Company Status

        Holdings is a holding company with no operations of its own and has no ability to service interest or principal on its indebtedness or pay dividends other than through any dividends it may receive from its subsidiaries. Under certain circumstances, AMC Entertainment is restricted from paying dividends to Holdings by the terms of the indentures relating to its notes and its Senior Secured Credit Facility. AMC Entertainment's Senior Secured Credit Facility and note indentures contain provisions which limit the amount of dividends and advances which it may pay or make to Holdings. Under the most restrictive of these provisions, set forth in the note indenture for the 8 5 / 8 % Senior Fixed Rate notes due 2012, (the "Fixed Notes due 2012") the amount of loans and dividends which AMC Entertainment

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could make to Holdings may not exceed $291,060,000 in the aggregate as of July 3, 2008. Under the note indentures, a loan to Holdings would have to be on terms no less favorable to AMC Entertainment than could be obtained in a comparable transaction on an arm's length basis with an unaffiliated third party and be in the best interest of AMC Entertainment. Provided no event of default has occurred or would result, the Senior Secured Credit Facility also permits AMC Entertainment to pay cash dividends to Holdings for specified purposes, including indemnification claims, taxes, up to $4,000,000 annually for operating expenses, repurchases of equity awards to satisfy tax withholding obligations, specified management fees, fees and expenses of permitted equity and debt offerings and to pay for the repurchase of stock from employees, directors and consultants under benefit plans up to specified amounts. Depending on the net senior secured leverage ratio, as defined in the senior secured credit facility, AMC Entertainment may also pay Holdings a portion of net cash proceeds from specified assets sales.

Cash Flows provided by Operating Activities

        Cash flows provided by operating activities, as reflected in the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, were $116,702,000 and $72,738,000, during the thirteen weeks ended July 3, 2008 and June 28, 2007, respectively. The increase in operating cash flows during the thirteen weeks ended July 3, 2008 is primarily due to increases in accounts payable and accrued expenses and other liabilities related primarily to the timing of certain payments. We had working capital deficits as of July 3, 2008 and April 3, 2008 of $(193,915,000) and $(225,476,000), respectively. Working capital includes $129,909,000 and $134,560,000 of deferred revenues as of July 3, 2008 and April 3, 2008, respectively. We have the ability to borrow against our credit facility to meet obligations as they come due (subject to limitations on the incurrence of indebtedness in our various debt instruments) and could incur indebtedness of $164,994,000 and $185,947,000 on our credit facility to meet these obligations for each of the periods ended July 3, 2008 and April 3, 2008, respectively.

Cash Flows used in Investing Activities

        Cash flows used in investing activities, as reflected in the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, were $37,756,000 and $35,848,000, during the thirteen weeks ended July 3, 2008 and June 28, 2007, respectively. As of July 3, 2008, we had construction in progress of $8,357,000. We had 2 U.S. theatres with a total of 28 screens under construction on July 3, 2008 that we expect to open in fiscal 2009 and one U.S. theatre with 6 screens under construction for remodeling that will open in fiscal 2009. Cash outflows from investing activities include capital expenditures of $27,059,000 and $33,894,000 during the thirteen weeks ended July 3, 2008 and June 28, 2007, respectively. We expect that our gross capital expenditures in fiscal 2009 will be approximately $145,000,000 to $150,000,000.

        In March 2007, the board of directors of Fandango, Inc. ("Fandango"), an online movie ticketing company in which we owned approximately 8.4% of the outstanding common stock on an as converted basis as of March 29, 2007, approved an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Fandango Merger Agreement"), which was adopted and approved by its stockholders. Pursuant to the Fandango Merger Agreement, we and the other existing stockholders sold our interests in Fandango to Comcast Corporation. The transaction closed in May of 2007. In connection with the transaction, we received an equity earn up which raised our interest in Fandango to approximately 10.4% of the outstanding common stock on an as converted basis immediately prior to the sale of our shares. Pursuant to the terms of the Fandango Merger Agreement and subject to certain closing adjustments, we estimate that we will receive a total of approximately $20,000,000 in cash consideration in connection with the sale of our interest in Fandango of which $17,744,000 was received during the thirteen weeks ended June 28, 2007.

        We fund the costs of constructing new theatres using existing cash balances, cash generated from operations or borrowed funds, as necessary. We generally lease our theatres pursuant to long-term non-cancelable operating leases which may require the developer, who owns the property, to reimburse

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us for a portion of the construction costs. However, we may decide to own the real estate assets of new theatres and, following construction, sell and leaseback the real estate assets pursuant to long-term non-cancelable operating leases. We may also decide to sell certain real estate assets that we currently own where the value of the real estate may be greater than the value generated by our theatre operations.

Cash Flows used in Financing Activities

        Cash flows used in financing activities, as reflected in the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows, were $11,310,000 and $265,496,000 during the thirteen weeks ended July 3, 2008 and June 28, 2007, respectively.

        During the thirteen weeks ended June 28, 2007 we paid a dividend of $270,588,000 to our stockholder AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. and paid $4,360,000 in deferred financing costs related to a consent solicitation from holders of our Discount Notes due 2014. Reference is made to Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Liquidity and Capital Resources in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended April 3, 2008 for certain information about our Senior Secured Credit Facility, the Cinemex Credit Facility, our 8% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2014 (the "Notes due 2014"), 11% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2016 (the "Notes due 2016"), 8 5 / 8 % Senior Notes due 2012 (the "Fixed Notes due 2012") and 12% Senior Discount Notes due 2014 (the "Discount Notes due 2014").

        Our Senior Secured Credit Facility is with a syndicate of banks and other financial institutions and provides financing of up to $850,000,000, consisting of a $650,000,000 term loan facility with a maturity of seven years and a $200,000,000 revolving credit facility with a maturity of six years. The revolving credit facility includes borrowing capacity available for Mexican peso-denominated revolving loans, for letters of credit and for swingline borrowings on same-day notice. As of July 3, 2008, we had no borrowings under the revolving credit facility and $633,750,000 was outstanding under the term loan facility at an interest rate of 4.23%.

        Borrowings under the Senior Secured Credit Facility bear interest at a rate equal to an applicable margin plus, at our option, either a base rate or LIBOR. On March 13, 2007, we amended the Senior Secured Credit Facility to, among other things, lower the interest rates related to our term loan, reduce our unused commitment fee and amend the change of control definition so that an initial public offering and related transactions would not constitute a change of control. The current applicable margin for borrowings under the revolving credit facility is 0.75% with respect to base rate borrowings and 1.75% with respect to LIBOR borrowings, and the current applicable margin for borrowings under the term loan facility is 0.75% with respect to base rate borrowings and 1.75% with respect to LIBOR borrowings. The applicable margin for such borrowings may be reduced, subject to AMC Entertainment attaining certain leverage ratios. In addition to paying interest on outstanding principal under the Senior Secured Credit Facility, AMC Entertainment is required to pay a commitment fee to the lenders under the revolving credit facility in respect of the unutilized commitments thereunder at a rate equal to 0.25%. It will also pay customary letter of credit fees. AMC Entertainment may voluntarily repay outstanding loans under the Senior Secured Credit Facility at any time without premium or penalty, other than customary "breakage" costs with respect to LIBOR loans. AMC Entertainment is required to repay $1,625,000 of the term loan quarterly, beginning March 30, 2006 through September 30, 2012, with any remaining balance due on January 26, 2013.

        The indentures relating to our notes allow us to incur all permitted indebtedness (as defined therein) without restriction, which includes all amounts borrowed under our credit facility. The indentures also allow us to incur any amount of additional debt as long as we can satisfy the coverage ratio of each indenture, after giving effect to the event on a pro forma basis (under the indentures for the Fixed Notes due 2012, Notes due 2014 and Notes due 2016). Under the terms of the Parent Term Loan Facility which is more restrictive than the AMCE and Holdings indentures and as a practical matter limits our ability to incur indebtedness, we could borrow approximately $247,300,000 as of

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July 3, 2008 in addition to permitted indebtedness (assuming an interest rate of 11% on the additional senior subordinated borrowings). If we cannot satisfy the coverage ratios of the indentures, generally we can incur, in addition to amounts borrowed under the credit facility, no more than $100,000,000 of new "permitted indebtedness" under the terms of the indentures relating to the Notes due 2014 and Notes due 2016.

        The indentures relating to the above-described notes also contain covenants limiting dividends, purchases or redemptions of stock, transactions with affiliates, and mergers and sales of assets, and require us to make an offer to purchase the notes upon the occurrence of a change in control, as defined in the indentures. Upon a change of control (as defined in the indentures), we would be required to make an offer to repurchase all of the outstanding Notes due 2016, Notes due 2014, Fixed Notes due 2012, and the Discount Notes due 2014, at a price equal to 101% of the principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest to the date of repurchase.

        As of July 3, 2008, we were in compliance with all financial covenants relating to the Senior Secured Credit Facility, the Cinemex Credit Facility, the Notes due 2016, the Notes due 2014, the Fixed Notes due 2012 and the Discount Notes due 2014.

        We believe that cash generated from operations and existing cash and equivalents will be sufficient to fund operations and planned capital expenditures and potential acquisitions for at least the next twelve months and enable us to maintain compliance with covenants related to the Senior Secured Credit Facility and the notes.

Investment in NCM

        We hold an investment in 18.5% of NCM accounted for following the equity method. The fair market value of these shares is approximately $207,902,000 as of July 3, 2008. Because we have little tax basis in these units and because the sale of all these units would require us to report taxable income of $319,630,000 including distributions received from NCM that were previously deferred, we expect that any sales of these units would be made ratably over a period of time to most efficiently manage any related tax liability. We have available net operating loss carryforwards which could reduce any related tax liability.

Commitments and Contingencies

        The Company has commitments and contingencies for capital and financing leases, corporate borrowings, operating leases, capital related betterments and pension funding that were summarized in a table in the Company's Form 10-K for the year ended April 3, 2008. Since April 3, 2008 there have been no material changes to the commitments and contingencies of the Company outside the ordinary course of business.

NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

        In April 2008, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position Financial Accounting Standard 142-3, Determination of the Useful Life of Intangible Assets , ("FSP FAS 142-3"). FSP FAS 142-3 amends the factors that should be considered in developing renewal or extension assumptions used to determine the useful life of a recognized intangible asset under SFAS No. 142, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets , ("SFAS 142"). In developing assumptions about renewal or extension, FSP FAS 142-3 requires an entity to consider its own historical experience (or, if no experience, market participant assumptions) adjusted for the entity-specific factors in paragraph 11 of SFAS 142. FSP FAS 142-3 expands the disclosure requirements of SFAS 142 and is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008, and is effective for us at the beginning of fiscal 2010. Early adoption is prohibited. The guidance for determining the useful life of a recognized intangible asset shall be applied prospectively to intangible assets acquired after the effective date. We have not

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determined the effect that the application of FSP FAS 142-3 will have on our consolidated financial position.

        In March 2008, the FASB released SFAS No. 161, Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities, an amendment of FASB Statement No. 133, ("SFAS 161"), which expands the disclosure requirements about an entity's derivative and hedging activities. SFAS 161 requires entities to provide enhanced disclosures about (1) how and why an entity uses derivative instruments, (2) how derivative instruments and related hedged items are accounted for under Statement 133 and its related interpretations, and (3) how derivative instruments and related hedged items affect an entity's financial position, financial performance, and cash flows. SFAS 161 is effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2008, and is effective for us in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2009. Early application is encouraged. We are currently evaluating the enhanced disclosure requirements of this pronouncement.

        In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 160, Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements—an amendment of ARB No. 51, ("SFAS 160"). SFAS 160 establishes accounting and reporting standards that require noncontrolling interest in a subsidiary to be reported as a component of equity, changes in a parent's ownership interest while the parent retains its controlling interest to be accounted for as equity transactions, and any retained noncontrolling equity investment upon the deconsolidation of a subsidiary to be initially measured at fair value. The Statement also establishes reporting requirements that clearly identify and distinguish between the interests of the parent and the interests of the non-controlling owners. SFAS 160 is effective as of the beginning of the first fiscal year beginning on or after December 15, 2008, and is effective for us at the beginning of fiscal 2010. Earlier adoption is prohibited. We have not determined the effect that the application of SFAS 160 will have on our consolidated financial position.

        In December 2007, the FASB issued Statement No. 141 (revised 2007), Business Combinations, ("SFAS 141(R)"). SFAS 141(R) establishes the principles and requirements for how an acquirer: 1) recognizes and measures in its financial statements the identifiable assets acquired, the liabilities assumed, and any noncontrolling interest in the acquiree; 2) in a business combination achieved in stages, sometimes referred to as a step acquisition, recognize the identifiable assets and liabilities, as well as the noncontrolling interest in the acquiree, at the full amounts of their fair values; 3) recognizes and measures the goodwill acquired in the business combination or a gain from a bargain purchase. SFAS 141(R) establishes disclosure requirements to enable users of the financial statements to evaluate the nature and financial effects of the business combination. This Statement is to be applied prospectively to business combinations for which the acquisition date is on or after the beginning of the first annual reporting period on or after December 15, 2008, and is effective for us at the beginning of fiscal 2010. Earlier adoption is prohibited. We are in the process of evaluating the impact SFAS 141(R) will have on our financial statements.

        In December 2007, the Securities and Exchange Commission issued Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 110 ("SAB 110"). SAB 110 extends the opportunity to use the "simplified" method beyond December 31, 2007, as was allowed by Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 107 ("SAB 107"). Under SAB 110 and 107, a company is able to use the "simplified" method in developing an estimate of expected term based on the date of exercise of "plain vanilla" share options. SAB 110 allows companies which do not have sufficient historical experience to provide a reasonable estimate to continue use of the "simplified" method for estimating the expected term of "plain vanilla" share option grants after December 31, 2007. We will continue to use the "simplified" method until there is sufficient historical experience to provide a reasonable estimate of expected term in accordance with SAB 110. SAB 110 was effective for us on January 1, 2008.

        In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities, including an amendment of FASB Statement No. 115 , ("SFAS 159"). SFAS 159 permits entities to choose to measure many financial instruments and certain other items at fair value

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that are not currently required to be measured at fair value. Unrealized gains and losses on items for which the fair value option has been elected are reported in earnings. SFAS 159 does not affect any existing accounting literature that requires certain assets and liabilities to be carried at fair value. This Statement was effective for us in the first quarter of fiscal 2009. We elected not to measure eligible items under the fair value option; therefore, the Statement did not have an impact on our consolidated financial statements.

        In September 2006, the FASB released SFAS No. 157, Fair Value Measurements, ("SFAS 157") which provides enhanced guidance for using fair value to measure assets and liabilities. Under the standard, fair value refers to the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants in the market in which the reporting entity transacts. It clarifies the principle that fair value should be based on the assumptions market participants would use when pricing the asset or liability. In February 2008, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position FAS 157-2, Partial Deferral of the Effective Date of SFAS 157 ("FSP 157-2"), which delays the effective date for nonfinancial assets and liabilities, except for items that are recognized or disclosed at fair value in the financial statements on a recurring basis. The Statement was effective at the beginning of the first quarter of fiscal 2009 for financial assets and liabilities recognized or disclosed at fair value on a recurring basis. The partial adoption of this Statement did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial position and results of operations. Please refer to Note 7—Fair Value of Financial Instruments for additional information. Due to the deferral, we have delayed the implementation of SFAS 157 provisions on the fair value of goodwill, intangible assets with indefinite lives, and nonfinancial long-lived assets until the beginning of fiscal 2010. We are in the process of evaluating the impact related to our nonfinancial assets and liabilities not valued on a recurring basis (at least annually).

Item 3.    Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

        We are exposed to various market risks including interest rate risk and foreign currency exchange rate risk. All financial instruments are used solely for hedging purposes and are not issued or held for speculative reasons.

         Interest Rate Swaps.     We periodically enter into interest rate swap agreements to manage the interest rate risk associated with variable rate debt instruments. In October 2007, AMCE executed an interest rate swap agreement, scheduled to mature in April 2009, to hedge $200,000,000 of our variable rate debt obligation. Under the terms of the agreement, we pay interest at a fixed rate of 4.707% and receive interest at a variable rate based on 1-month U.S. Dollar LIBOR-BBA. In addition, Grupo Cinemex is party to an interest rate swap with notional amounts ranging between 283,932,000 and 907,146,000 Mexican pesos ($26,151,000 and $83,894,000). Under the terms of the agreement, we pay interest at a fixed rate of 9.89% and receive interest at a variable rate based on 1-month MXN TIIE. The interest rate swap is scheduled to mature in August 2009. Based upon a sensitivity analysis performed as of July 3, 2008, a decrease in the underlying interest rates of 100 basis points would increase the fair value of the interest rate swap liabilities by $1,951,000 and a 100 basis point increase in the underlying interest rates would decrease the fair value of the interest rate swap liabilities by $1,928,000.

         Market risk on variable-rate financial instruments.     We maintain an $850,000,000 Senior Secured Credit Facility, comprised of a $200,000,000 revolving credit facility and a $650,000,000 term loan facility, which permits borrowings at a rate equal to an applicable margin plus, at our option, either a base rate or LIBOR. Increases in market interest rates would cause interest expense to increase and earnings before income taxes to decrease. The change in interest expense and earnings before income taxes would be dependent upon the weighted average outstanding borrowings during the reporting period following an increase in market interest rates. We had no borrowings on our revolving credit facility as of July 3, 2008 and had $633,750,000 outstanding under the term loan facility on July 3, 2008. Therefore, a 100 basis point increase in market interest rates would have increased or decreased

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interest expense on the Senior Secured Credit Facility by $1,088,000 during the thirteen weeks ended July 3, 2008.

         Market risk on fixed-rate financial instruments.     Included in long-term debt are $325,000,000 of our Notes due 2016, $300,000,000 of our Notes due 2014, $250,000,000 of our Fixed Notes due 2012 and $240,795,000 of our Discount Notes due 2014. Increases in market interest rates would generally cause a decrease in the fair value of the Notes due 2016, Notes due 2014 and Fixed Notes due 2012 and a decrease in market interest rates would generally cause an increase in fair value of the Notes due 2016, Notes due 2014, Fixed Notes due 2012 and Discount Notes due 2014.

         Foreign currency exchange rates.     We currently operate theatres in Canada, Mexico, France and the United Kingdom. As a result of these operations, we have assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses denominated in foreign currencies. The strengthening of the U.S. dollar against the respective currencies causes a decrease in the carrying values of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses denominated in such foreign currencies and the weakening of the U.S. dollar against the respective currencies causes an increase in the carrying values of these items. The increases and decreases in assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses are included in accumulated other comprehensive income. Changes in foreign currency exchange rates also impact the comparability of earnings in these countries on a year-to-year basis. As the U.S. dollar strengthens, comparative translated earnings decrease, and as the U.S. dollar weakens comparative translated earnings from foreign operations increase. Although we do not currently hedge against foreign currency exchange rate risk, we do not intend to repatriate funds from the operations of our international theatres but instead intend to use them to fund current and future operations. A 10% fluctuation in the value of the U.S. dollar against all foreign currencies of countries where we currently operate theatres would either increase or decrease earnings before income taxes and accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) by approximately $103,000 and $39,477,000, respectively, as of July 3, 2008.

Item 4T.    Controls and Procedures.

    (a)
    Evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures.

        The Company maintains a set of disclosure controls and procedures designed to ensure that material information required to be disclosed in its filings under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission's rules and forms and that material information is accumulated and communicated to the Company's management, including its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. The Company's Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have evaluated these disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and have determined that such disclosure controls and procedures were effective.

    (b)
    Changes in internal controls.

        There has been no change in our internal control over financial reporting during our most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II—OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.    Legal Proceedings

        Reference is made to Part I. Item 3. Legal Proceedings in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended April 3, 2008 for information on certain litigation to which we are a party.

        We are a party to various other legal proceedings in the ordinary course of business, none of which is expected to have a material adverse effect on us.

Item 1A.    Risk Factors

        Reference is made to Part 1 Item 1A. Risk Factors in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended April 3, 2008.

We depend on motion picture production and performances.

        Our ability to operate successfully depends upon the availability, diversity and appeal of motion pictures, our ability to license motion pictures and the performance of such motion pictures in our markets. We mostly license first-run motion pictures, the success of which have increasingly depended on the marketing efforts of the major studios. Poor performance of, or any disruption in the production of (including by reason of a strike) these motion pictures, or a reduction in the marketing efforts of the major studios, could hurt our business and results of operations. In addition, a change in the type and breadth of movies offered by studios may adversely affect the demographic base of moviegoers.

        The master contract between film producers and the Screen Actors Guild ("SAG") expired at the beginning of July 2008. A strike has not been initiated, but the parties have been unable to reach agreement on a new contract. The American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, the smaller of the two actors' unions, had previously reached a new three year agreement with producers prior to its contract expiration. If SAG union members choose to strike or film producers choose to lock out the union members, a disruption in production of motion pictures could result.

We will not be fully subject to the requirement of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 until the end of our fiscal year 2010.

        We are required to document and test our internal control procedures in order to satisfy the requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, which requires annual management assessments and reports by an issuer's independent registered public accounting firm on the effectiveness of internal controls over financial reporting. We have completed our Section 404 annual management report and included the report in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for fiscal 2008, which ended in April 2008. Our independent registered public accounting firm did not, however, need to include its attestation report in our annual report for fiscal 2008. Under current rules, the attestation of our independent registered public accounting firm will be required beginning in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for our fiscal 2010, which ends in April 2010.

Item 4.    Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

        In April 2008, the Requisite Stockholder majority of AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. unanimously approved the election of Mr. Kevin Maroni to serve on the Board of Directors. In June 2008, the Requisite Stockholder majority of AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. unanimously approved the Fiscal 2009 Annual Budget.

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Item 6.    Exhibits.


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EXHIBIT
NUMBER
  DESCRIPTION


2.1


 


Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated June 20, 2005, by and among Marquee Holdings Inc. and LCE Holdings, Inc. (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 2.1 to the Company's Form 8-K filed on June 24, 2005).

2.2

 

Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of July 22, 2004 by and among Marquee Holdings Inc., Marquee Inc. and AMC Entertainment Inc. (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 2.1 to Form 8-K filed June 23, 2004).

2.3

 

Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated June 11, 2007, by and among AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc., Marquee Holdings Inc., and Marquee Merger Sub Inc. (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 2.1 to the Company's Form 8-K filed on June 13, 2007)

3.1

 

Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Marquee Holdings Inc. (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.1 to the Company's Form 8-K filed on June 13, 2007)

3.2

 

Third Amended and Restated Bylaws of Marquee Holdings Inc. (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.2 to the Company's Form 8-K filed on June 13, 2007)

*31.1

 

Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Acts of 2002.

*31.2

 

Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Acts of 2002.

*32.1

 

Section 906 Certifications of Peter C. Brown (Chief Executive Officer) and Craig R. Ramsey (Chief Financial Officer) furnished in accordance with Securities Act
Release 33-8212.

*
Filed herewith

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SIGNATURES

        Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

            MARQUEE HOLDINGS INC.

Date: August 13, 2008

 

 

 

/s/ 
PETER C. BROWN

Peter C. Brown
Chairman of the Board,
Chief Executive Officer and President

Date: August 13, 2008

 

 

 

/s/ 
CRAIG R. RAMSEY

Craig R. Ramsey
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer

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MARQUEE HOLDINGS INC. AND SUBSIDIARY INDEX
PART I—FINANCIAL INFORMATION
MARQUEE HOLDINGS INC. AND SUBSIDIARY CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (in thousands)
MARQUEE HOLDINGS INC. AND SUBSIDIARY CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (in thousands, except share data)
MARQUEE HOLDINGS INC. AND SUBSIDIARY CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (in thousands)
MARQUEE HOLDINGS INC. AND SUBSIDIARY NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS July 3, 2008 (Unaudited)
PART II—OTHER INFORMATION
EXHIBIT INDEX
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EXHIBIT 31.1

CERTIFICATIONS

I, Peter C. Brown, certify that:

    1.
    I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Marquee Holdings Inc.;

    2.
    Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

    3.
    Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

    4.
    The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

    a)
    Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

    b)
    Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

    c)
    Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

    d)
    Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonable likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and

    5.
    The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

    a)
    All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

    b)
    Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

Date: August 13, 2008       /s/  PETER C. BROWN

Peter C. Brown
Chairman of the Board,
Chief Executive Officer, Director and President

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EXHIBIT 31.2

CERTIFICATIONS

I, Craig R. Ramsey, certify that:

    1.
    I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Marquee Holdings Inc.;

    2.
    Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

    3.
    Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

    4.
    The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

    a)
    Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

    b)
    Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

    c)
    Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

    d)
    Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonable likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and

    5.
    The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

    a)
    All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

    b)
    Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

Date: August 13, 2008       /s/  CRAIG R. RAMSEY

Craig R. Ramsey
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer

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EXHIBIT 32.1

CERTIFICATION OF PERIODIC REPORT

        The undersigned Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and President and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Marquee Holdings Inc. (the "Company"), each hereby certifies, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, that:

    (1)
    the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Company for the quarter ended July 3, 2008 (the "Report") fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m or 78o(d)); and

    (2)
    the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

 
   
Dated: August 13, 2008    

/s/ 
PETER C. BROWN

Peter C. Brown
Chairman of the Board,
Chief Executive Officer, Director and President

 

 

/s/ 
CRAIG R. RAMSEY

Craig R. Ramsey
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer

 

 

        [A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to Marquee Holdings Inc. and will be retained by Marquee Holdings Inc. and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.]

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