CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Revenues
Admissions	$ 441,262	$ 417,448	$ 1,393,338	$ 1,305,135
Food and beverage	216,764	189,065	667,804	582,426
Other theatre	30,814	27,391	101,901	95,674
Total revenues	688,840	633,904	2,163,043	1,983,235
Operating costs and expenses
Film exhibition costs	233,390	220,608	751,894	689,928
Food and beverage costs	31,080	27,209	95,395	82,673
Operating expense	195,505	177,949	588,177	546,925
Rent	115,861	112,258	348,804	341,063
General and administrative:
Merger, acquisition and transaction costs	751	78	2,590	1,012
Other	18,706	12,961	41,384	46,330
Depreciation and amortization	58,008	54,327	173,034	160,854
Operating costs and expenses	653,301	605,390	2,001,278	1,868,785
Operating income	35,539	28,514	161,765	114,450
Other expense (income)
Other expense (income)		(11)	9,273	(8,397)
Interest expense:
Corporate borrowings	22,682	26,897	73,478	84,544
Capital and financing lease obligations	2,286	2,448	6,990	7,459
Equity in earnings of non-consolidated entities	(10,850)	(13,087)	(21,536)	(17,300)
Investment expense (income)	163	181	(5,039)	(7,504)
Total other expense	14,281	16,428	63,166	58,802
Earnings from continuing operations before income taxes	21,258	12,086	98,599	55,648
Income tax provision	9,080	4,710	36,360	21,700
Earnings from continuing operations	12,178	7,376	62,239	33,948
Gain from discontinued operations, net of income taxes				313
Net earnings	$ 12,178	$ 7,376	$ 62,239	$ 34,261