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China firm buys AMC [theaters] to form world's largest cinema chain
CNN.com ^
| 21 May 2012
| Kevin Voigt
Posted on 05/21/2012 3:04:15 PM PDT by seanmerc
China's Dalian Wanda Group and AMC Entertainment announced Monday a $2.6 billion deal to take over the U.S. theater group, forming the world's largest cinema chain, according to a new release on the deal.
The move is the latest in a raft of deals between U.S. entertainment companies and Chinese firms, linking the world's largest theater market with the world's fastest growing.
"This acquisition will help make Wanda a truly global cinema owner, with theatres and technology that enhance the movie-going experience for audiences in the world's two largest movie markets," said Wang Jianlin, chairman and president of Wanda.
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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; Extended News; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: amc; baincapital; bigbrother; bigmedia; boycotthollywood; chicoms; china; communismkills; corporateamerica; globalism; hollywood; infiltration
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To: seanmerc
AMC bans guns, so they’re already on my do-not-frequent list.
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posted on
05/21/2012 3:40:46 PM PDT
by
jdege
To: seanmerc
No more NY Rangers anymore, just ping pong!
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posted on
05/21/2012 3:43:02 PM PDT
by
EEGator
To: EEGator
And the popcorn will use motor oil - tainted motor oil
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posted on
05/21/2012 3:44:54 PM PDT
by
funfan
To: seanmerc
This acquisition will help make Wanda a truly global cinema owner
All I can picture is a chinaman singing, "Herrp me Wanda, herrrp me get her out of my heart..."
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posted on
05/21/2012 3:49:39 PM PDT
by
arderkrag
(ABOs are Romneybot trolls. LOOKING FOR ROLEPLAYERS. Check Profile.)
To: a fool in paradise
PUT ON THE GLASSES!!!! F YOU I AINT WEARING NO GLASSES and then they kick each others ass lol. That was a great movie for just a wrestling flick. I gotta watch that again and compare it to liberals.
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posted on
05/21/2012 3:52:36 PM PDT
by
GrandJediMasterYoda
(Some day our schools will teach the difference between "lose" and "loose")
To: a fool in paradise; EEGator; GrandJediMasterYoda
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posted on
05/21/2012 3:59:15 PM PDT
by
BipolarBob
(Bystander "What are you protesting"? OWS "Whaddya got"?)
To: seanmerc
I guess AMC won’t be showing the remake of Red Dawn.
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posted on
05/21/2012 4:01:24 PM PDT
by
TexasRepublic
(Socialism is the gospel of envy and the religion of thieves)
To: seanmerc
Another good reason to not go to the movies.
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posted on
05/21/2012 4:27:02 PM PDT
by
wetgundog
(" Extremism in the Defense of Liberty is no Vice")
To: seanmerc
Is there anyone who DOESN’T think the ChiComs will try to use this to influence our national discourse even more?
.... Hollywood is full of leftists, I’m thinking the Chicoms might be more conservative.
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posted on
05/21/2012 4:47:05 PM PDT
by
Recon Dad
(Gas & Petroleum Junkie)
To: seanmerc
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posted on
05/21/2012 4:53:11 PM PDT
by
GreenLanternCorps
("Barack Obama" is Swahili for "Jimmy Carter".)
To: seanmerc
Our government lets the Chicoms in. And yet we keep voting for the same people. One day we will owe the Chinese on all that debt we have rung up. And the only thing left will be to sell all federally owned land to them.
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posted on
05/21/2012 4:55:14 PM PDT
by
ColdSteelTalon
(Light is fading to shadow, and casting its shroud over all we have known...)
To: seanmerc
Who cares if the Commies take over the movie theaters - movie theaters are part of the legacy media - dinosaurs in the 21st century.
Who goes to movies anymore? Who wants to pay up the wazoo for the overpriced tickets and $10 for popcorn and $5 for a small drink.
The future is streaming over the internet.
In my opinion the Chinese got suckered.
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posted on
05/21/2012 5:15:28 PM PDT
by
bkopto
(Obama and Biden merely symptoms of a more profound, systemic disease in American body politic.)
To: ColdSteelTalon
And the only thing left will be to sell all federally owned land to them.
And lets just suppose for a moment that all that federally owned land has been put up as collateral against the money we are borrowing from them? Just saying ya know.
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posted on
05/21/2012 5:28:46 PM PDT
by
Captain7seas
(FIRE JANE LUBCHENCO FROM NOAA)
To: seanmerc
Progressives shouldn’t be so afraid. I’m sure the Chinese company will allow our social pathologies in entertainment to go on for a time.
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posted on
05/21/2012 5:29:11 PM PDT
by
familyop
("Wanna cigarette? You're never too young to start." --Deacon, "Waterworld")
To: Recon Dad
".... Hollywood is full of leftists, Im thinking the Chicoms might be more conservative."
Yes, way more, contrary to the fantasies of social lefties.
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posted on
05/21/2012 5:32:30 PM PDT
by
familyop
("Wanna cigarette? You're never too young to start." --Deacon, "Waterworld")
To: Captain7seas
Well I wonder if it is and we just dont know about it.
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posted on
05/21/2012 5:40:08 PM PDT
by
ColdSteelTalon
(Light is fading to shadow, and casting its shroud over all we have known...)
To: seanmerc
Oh Lord.....what babies. Japan purchased a bunch of our stuff in the 80’s and you were probably scared to death then. Don’t worry about it. Life goes on and while you are at it, go see a movie.
To: BipolarBob
Sweet! Thanks for the link.
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05/21/2012 6:05:30 PM PDT
by
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To: seanmerc
I’ve never tried to eat popcorn with chopsticks.
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posted on
05/21/2012 6:10:58 PM PDT
by
moovova
(OBAMA: The first US President to come out of the closet.)
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