


AMC Theaters chair-CEO Adam Aron said: “It is disappointing to us, but Jeff’s comments as to Universal’s unilateral actions and intentions have left us with no choice.Shell’s comments to The Wall Street Journal came after “Trolls World Tour” - which was released on demand since it was pulled from theaters due to the COVID-19 outbreak - earned about $100 million.On Tuesday, AMC Theaters said it would no longer play Universal films once the global pandemic is over after NBCUniversal CEO Jeff Shell told The Wall Street Journal the company would look into releasing films in theaters and on demand upon release, as I wrote about for the Deseret News.The National Association of Theatre Owners has weighed in on the ongoing war of words between AMC Theaters and Universal Pictures, siding with the movie theater chain.
