Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014
Revenues:
Admissions	$ 111,356	$ 97,572
Concessions and other	72,978	61,352
Total operating revenues	184,334	158,924
Operating costs and expenses:
Film exhibition costs	61,683	52,889
Concession costs	8,022	7,119
Salaries and benefits	23,713	21,534
Theatre occupancy costs	23,434	20,361
Other theatre operating costs	32,029	29,382
General and administrative expenses	10,027	7,498
Depreciation and amortization	13,087	11,771
Gain on sale of property and equipment	(1,031)	(67)
Impairment of long-lived assets	1,390	358
Total operating costs and expenses	172,354	150,845
Operating income	11,980	8,079
Interest expense	12,669	13,116
(Loss) income before income tax and income from unconsolidated affiliates	(689)	(5,037)
Income tax expense (benefit)	268	(2,010)
Income (loss) from unconsolidated affiliates (Note 11)	1,348	(85)
Income (loss) from continuing operations	391	(3,112)
Loss from discontinued operations (Note 7)		(52)
Net income (loss)	$ 391	$ (3,164)
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic	24,483	22,821
Diluted	24,949	22,821
Net income (loss) per common share (Basic):
Income (loss) from continuing operations	$ 0.02	$ (0.14)
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax	$ 0	$ 0
Net income (loss)	$ 0.02	$ (0.14)
Net income (loss) per common share (Diluted):
Income (loss) from continuing operations	$ 0.02	$ (0.14)
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax	$ 0	$ 0
Net income (loss)	$ 0.02	$ (0.14)