Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
Revenues:
Admissions	$ 122,703	$ 111,356
Concessions and other	83,485	72,978
Total operating revenues	206,188	184,334
Operating costs and expenses:
Film exhibition costs	68,344	61,683
Concession costs	9,580	8,022
Salaries and benefits	24,760	23,713
Theatre occupancy costs	25,878	23,434
Other theatre operating costs	34,541	32,029
General and administrative expenses	12,322	10,027
Depreciation and amortization	15,157	13,087
Gain on sale of property and equipment	(282)	(1,031)
Impairment of long-lived assets	280	1,390
Total operating costs and expenses	190,580	172,354
Operating income	15,608	11,980
Interest expense	12,386	12,669
Income (loss) before income tax and income from unconsolidated affiliates	3,222	(689)
Income tax expense	1,411	268
Income from unconsolidated affiliates (Note 10)	414	1,348
Net income	$ 2,225	$ 391
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	24,552	24,483
Diluted (in shares)	24,985	24,949
Net (loss) income per common share (Basic and Diluted) (in dollars per share)	$ 0.09	$ 0.02