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Cinema Civil War: Why the Paramount-Warner Bros. Sale Is Dividing Movie Theater Owners

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Cinema Civil War: Why the Paramount-Warner Bros. Sale Is Dividing Movie Theater Owners
Aug 11, 2026 1:08pm PT Cinema Civil War: Why the Paramount-Warner Bros. Sale Is Dividing Movie Theater Owners

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Rebecca Rubin

Senior Film and Media Reporter

rebeccaarubin See All LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - APRIL 10: Adam Aron, Chairman & CEO, AMC Entertainment, speaks onstage during An Industry Think Tank during CinemaCon, the official convention of the National Association of Theatre Owners, at Caesars Palace on April 10, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jerod Harris/Getty Images for CinemaCon) Getty Images for CinemaCon

Movie theater owners have become embroiled in the kind of drama they usually sell on the big screen, thanks to the ongoing saga of Paramount’s proposed takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery.

Cinema United, the exhibition industry’s main lobbying group, for months has been publicly opposed to any potential sale of Warner Bros. The trade organization’s president, Michael O’Leary, is concerned a merger will lead to fewer films and potential theater closures. He now has another problem: The group’s two most powerful members, AMC Theatres and Regal Cinemas, are contradicting that message.

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