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AMC scraps plans to charge more for better seats

Headline from WHAS Louisville, on the newest of 2 developments

AMC said it's now going to focus on testing more spacious seating for the front row with seats that recline all the way back.

WHAS Louisville's own description from its feed. We collect headlines and these descriptions, not full articles; read the original reporting below.

Developments in this update

2 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. AMC Theaters scraps plans to charge more for good seats

    Headline from ABC 7 New York ·

  2. Newest

    AMC scraps plans to charge more for better seats

    Headline from WHAS Louisville ·

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64 articles, oldest first.

  1. CNN

    AMC Theaters scraps plans to charge more for good seats (opens CNN)

    Published

    CNN's feed description

    AMC Theaters said Thursday it is ending its “Sightline” tiered seat-pricing pilot, which it began earlier this year, in which moviegoers who sat up by the front of the theater directly next to the screen paid less for a ticket compared to those who chose more desirable seats in the middle of the the…

  2. The Hollywood Reporter

    AMC Theatres Drops Variable Pricing Plan That Charged More for Better Seats (opens The Hollywood Reporter)

    Published

    The Hollywood Reporter's feed description

    The company says it will roll out a new front-row seating option later this year.

  3. Fortune

    AMC cancels plans to charge more for best cinema seats after a test with moviegoers turned out to be a box office bomb (opens Fortune)

    Published

    Fortune's feed description

    The trial suggested that, unlike concert or sporting events, movie fans aren’t willing to pay up for the best view or take less desirable seats for less.

  4. Avclub

    Never mind, AMC isn't going to charge more based on seat location (opens Avclub)

    Published

    Avclub's feed description

    Sightline at AMC has been discontinued after the theater chain realized people really don't want to sit in the front row

  5. Variety

    AMC Theatres Drops Controversial Plan to Charge More Money Based on Seat Location (opens Variety)

    Published

    Variety's feed description

    AMC Theatres is scrapping its plan to charge moviegoers more money for a better view of the screen. The company announced it is no longer moving forward with “Sightline at AMC,” a ticke…

  6. Wall Street Journal

    AMC Drops Plan to Charge More for Better Seats (opens Wall Street Journal)

    Published

    Wall Street Journal's feed description

    AMC Entertainment is ending a plan that adjusted ticket prices based on where viewers sat after a lackluster response from moviegoers.

  7. Deadline

    AMC Entertainment Drops Controversial Variable Seat Pricing After Pilot Test (opens Deadline)

    Published

    Deadline's feed description

    AMC Entertainment is dropping Sightline, a controversial variable pricing program for seating it announced earlier this year. The giant theater chain said today that after a pilot in three location…

  8. Sioux City Journal

    AMC's plan to charge more for good seats, less for the front row, falls flat (opens Sioux City Journal)

    Published

    Sioux City Journal's feed description

    Movie theater operator AMC has ditched plans to charge more seats for seats with better sightlines after rival chains did not follow along.

  9. WHAS Louisville

    AMC scraps plans to charge more for better seats (opens WHAS Louisville)

    Published

    WHAS Louisville's feed description

    AMC said it's now going to focus on testing more spacious seating for the front row with seats that recline all the way back.

  10. FOX 61 Hartford

    A movie theater chain's plan to charge more for good seats, less for the front row, falls flat (opens FOX 61 Hartford)

    Published

    FOX 61 Hartford's feed description

    AMC said it's now going to focus on testing more spacious seating for the front row with seats that recline all the way back.

  11. CBS News

    AMC ditching plan to charge more for best movie theater seats (opens CBS News)

    Published

    CBS News's feed description

    AMC, the largest movie theater chain in the U.S., launched a pricing initiative pilot at three theaters several months ago and had planned to expand it nationwide.

  12. Insider

    You won't have to pay extra for a good seat for Barbenheimer. AMC is ditching its controversial plan to charge more for movie theater seats with the best view. (opens Insider)

    Published

    Insider's feed description

    The biggest theater chain in the country won't go ahead with its plan to make moviegoers pay extra for the best seats in the house.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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