AMCTheaters.com is a website focused on movie entertainment. On the website, you can locate an AMC movie theater, find movie times, view movie trailers, read movie reviews, purchase tickets online, and purchase AMC gift cards. AMC Theaters was started by three brothers: Maurice, Edward, and Barney Dubinsky in 1920. The company began when they bought what was then known as the Regent Theater in Kansas City, Missouri.http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/AMC-Entertainment-Inc-Company-History.html
All visits to AMCTheatres.com are autoforwarded to AMCEntertainment.com. The AMCtheatres.com URL is still relevant though as this is still advertised by AMC.http://www.amcentertainment.com/AMCInfo/About/
AMCTheaters.com offers an accessible template for users. A main feature of the site is a detailed synopsis and critical review of all the latest movies. This gives every potential AMC visitor the maximum opportunity to make sure they visit the best film for them.http://www.amcentertainment.com/AMCInfo/About/
The Movie Watchers Network area of the website allows AMC visitors to share and exchange views as a community in a forum style concept. It allows viewers to see ratings of movies from the general public, rather than rely merely on movie critic reviews to determine what movies to watch.http://www.amcentertainment.com/network/
AMC Entertainment History
After buying the Regent Theater, the Dubinsky brothers changed their name to Durwood and their business was known as Durwood Theaters. They eventually would expand to own more than a dozen drive in theaters and movie houses in the area.http://www.amcentertainment.com/AMCInfo/About/
Edward's son, Stanley, came up with the idea for the first multi-screen theatre in the 1950s. They cut several large theaters in the Kansas City area down into smaller, more intimate settings, showing several films in the same house. Then, in 1963, the first actually designed multiplex, known as the Parkway Twin, was built in south Kansas City.http://www.amcentertainment.com/AMCInfo/About/
In 1968, the Durwood idea of multiplex theaters had grown nationwide and was incorporated as American Multi-Cinema, or AMC. AMC has also been at the forefront of online ticketing and in 2006, they purchased the Loews Cinema chain as well to add to their portfolio.http://www.amcentertainment.com/AMCInfo/About/
AMC Entertainment Navigation areas of Website
The main areas of navigation of the AMC Entertainment website include:
- Movies and Events - Information about all the movies currently playing at AMC Theatreshttp://www.amcentertainment.com/movies/
- Movie watcher network - An opportunity to share and engage as a community of movie watchers.https://www.amcentertainment.com/network/
- Movie watcher rewards - A range of incentives/rewards for movie watchers.https://www.amcentertainment.com/rewards/
- Gift cards and merchandise - An opportunity to buy a range of giftcards and merchandise for AMC Theatreshttp://www.amcentertainment.com/giftcards/
- Programs and offers - Deals, discounts and promotionshttp://www.amcentertainment.com/programs_and_offers/overview/
- AMC Help and FAQ - A variety of help and FAQ (frequently asked questions)http://www.amcentertainment.com/contact_us/faq/faq/
