AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. is an American movie theater chain headquartered in Leawood, Kansas. AMC is the largest movie exhibition company in the United States, the largest in Europe and the largest throughout the world with approximately 860 theatres and 9,600 screens across the globe. It was founded in Kansas City, Missouri, on Thursday, December 20, 1920. The company expanded quickly across Missouri and with significant expansion into its current home state of Kansas. AMC Theatres quickly dominated the landscape of multiplex theatres solidifying itself as a leader in the film exhibition industry in the 20th century. After acquiring Odeon Cinemas, UCI Cinemas, and Carmike Cinemas in 2016, it became the largest movie theater chain in the world. It has 2,807 screens in 353 European theaters and 7,755 screens in 593 American theaters.
