CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014
Revenues
Admissions	$ 533,382	$ 478,667	$ 952,076	$ 887,687
Food and beverage	250,516	211,597	451,040	393,361
Other theatre	37,181	36,309	71,087	68,283
Total revenues	821,079	726,573	1,474,203	1,349,331
Operating costs and expenses
Film exhibition costs	295,416	257,220	518,504	469,320
Food and beverage costs	35,807	30,341	64,315	55,464
Operating expense	205,414	189,283	392,672	368,976
Rent	115,022	113,861	232,943	228,805
General and administrative:
Merger, acquisition and transaction costs	261	572	1,839	934
Other	17,737	15,149	22,678	33,369
Depreciation and amortization	57,249	51,750	115,026	106,527
Operating costs and expenses	726,906	658,176	1,347,977	1,263,395
Operating income (loss)	94,173	68,397	126,226	85,936
Other expense (income)
Other expense (income)	9,273	(4,157)	9,273	(8,386)
Interest expense:
Corporate borrowings	24,717	27,989	50,796	57,647
Capital and financing lease obligations	2,331	2,486	4,704	5,011
Equity in earnings of non-consolidated entities	(9,362)	(9,597)	(10,686)	(4,213)
Investment expense (income)	(59)	172	(5,202)	(7,685)
Total other expense (income)	26,900	16,893	48,885	42,374
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes	67,273	51,504	77,341	43,562
Income tax provision	23,350	20,090	27,280	16,990
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations	43,923	31,414	50,061	26,572
Gain (loss) from discontinued operations, net of income taxes		(21)		313
Net earnings (loss)	$ 43,923	$ 31,393	$ 50,061	$ 26,885