Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Revenues:
Admissions	$ 490,001	$ 427,212	$ 398,610
Concessions and other	314,367	262,717	236,225
Total operating revenues	804,368	689,929	634,835
Operating costs and expenses:
Film exhibition costs	276,654	235,457	220,260
Concession costs	36,173	30,310	29,052
Salaries and benefits	101,203	91,954	82,985
Theatre occupancy costs	96,710	86,876	66,651
Other theatre operating costs	133,537	121,025	100,800
General and administrative expenses	34,028	32,268	25,838
Lease termination charges	0	0	3,063
Severance agreement charges	0	0	253
Depreciation and amortization	56,380	49,234	42,378
(Gain) loss on sale of property and equipment	(3,234)	(1,451)	275
Impairment of long-lived assets	7,529	3,212	3,726
Total operating costs and expenses	738,980	648,885	575,281
Operating income	65,388	41,044	59,554
Interest expense	49,958	51,707	49,546
Loss on extinguishment of debt	17,550	0	0
(Loss) income before income tax and income from unconsolidated affiliates	(2,120)	(10,663)	10,008
Income tax expense (benefit)	3,456	(1,407)	6,104
Income from unconsolidated affiliates	5,128	366	1,643
(Loss) income from continuing operations	(448)	(8,890)	5,547
(Loss) income from discontinued operations (Note 15)	0	(52)	206
Net (loss) income	$ (448)	$ (8,942)	$ 5,753
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	24,595	23,392	19,540
Diluted (in shares)	24,595	23,392	20,051
(Loss) income per common share (Basic and Diluted):
(Loss) income from continuing operations (in dollars per share)	$ (0.02)	$ (0.38)	$ 0.28
(Loss) income from discontinued operations (in dollars per share)	0.00	0.00	0.01
Net (loss) income (in dollars per share)	$ (0.02)	$ (0.38)	$ 0.29