The Company and Basis of Presentation

9 Months Ended

Sep. 27, 2012

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

The Company and Basis of Presentation

The Company and Basis of Presentation

United Artists Theatre Company (the “Parent” or “United Artists”), a Delaware corporation, is the parent company of United Artists Theatre Circuit, Inc. (“we,” “us,” “our,” the “Company” or “UATC”) and United Artists Realty Company (“UAR”), which is the parent company of United Artists Properties I Corp. (“Prop I”). UATC leases certain theatres from Prop I. The terms UATC and the Company shall be deemed to include the respective subsidiaries of such entity when used in discussions included herein regarding the current operations or assets of such entity.

UATC operated 503 screens in 56 theatres in 17 states as of September 27, 2012. As of September 29, 2011, UATC operated 543 screens in 62 theatres in 18 states.  The Company formally operates on a 52-week fiscal year with each quarter generally consisting of 13 weeks, unless otherwise noted.  The Company’s fiscal year ends on the first Thursday after December 25, which in certain years results in a 53-week fiscal year.

The Company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Regal Cinemas, Inc. (“RCI”), which is an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Regal Entertainment Group (“REG” or “Regal”). REG is controlled by Anschutz Company (“Anschutz”). RCI manages all aspects of the theatre operations of UATC and its subsidiaries and make all business decisions on behalf of UATC pursuant to a management agreement.  In certain markets where UATC operates theatres, RCI also operates theatres.

For a discussion of the series of events leading to the formation of REG, REG’s acquisition of the Company and other significant transactions which have occurred through December 29, 2011, please refer to Notes 1 and 2 to the consolidated financial statements included in Part II, Item 8 of our annual report on Form 10-K, filed on March 19, 2012 with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) (File No. 33-49598) for the fiscal year ended December 29, 2011 (the “2011 Audited Consolidated Financial Statements”).  For a summary of our significant accounting policies, please refer to Note 3 to the 2011 Audited Consolidated Financial Statements.

The Company has prepared the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet as of September 27, 2012 and the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations and cash flows for the quarter and three quarters ended September 27, 2012 and September 29, 2011 in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial information and the rules and regulations of the Commission. Accordingly, certain information and footnote disclosures typically included in an annual report have been condensed or omitted for this quarterly report. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (which include only normal recurring adjustments) necessary to present fairly in all material respects the financial position, results of operations and cash flows for all periods presented have been made. The December 29, 2011 unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet information is derived from the 2011 Audited Consolidated Financial Statements. These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the 2011 Audited Consolidated Financial Statements and notes thereto. The results of operations for the quarter and three quarters ended September 27, 2012 are not necessarily indicative of the operating results that may be achieved for the full 2012 fiscal year.

Net income and total comprehensive income are the same for all periods presented.