It was a blockbuster weekend for AMC Leisure (AMC).

AMC had essentially the most profitable Memorial Day weekend in its historical past, setting information for admissions revenue, meals and beverage gross sales, and whole income at U.S. theaters, the movie show operator mentioned. AMC credited the releases of Lilo & Sew and Mission: Not possible — The Closing Reckoning with drawing crowds, bolstering shares of AMC together with the hits’ respective producers, The Walt Disney Firm (DIS) and Paramount World (PARA).

AMC hasn’t had as many individuals go to its home theaters over Memorial Day weekend since 2013, the corporate mentioned. People spent a complete of $326.7 million on tickets with numerous movie show operators over the vacation weekend, topping the $314.3 million report from 2013, The Wall Avenue Journal reported.

“Lastly it could seem that our business has turned a nook. Since early April, weekend after weekend, moviegoers have been demonstrating their desire for theatrical moviegoing,” AMC CEO Adam Aron mentioned in a press launch. «We firmly anticipate to be having fun with a strong theatrical field workplace as we glance forward.”

Shares of AMC had been not too long ago up 9%, however have fallen about 11% thus far this 12 months. 

Lilo & Sew, a live-action remake of a film a couple of Hawaiian household’s adoption of an alien, grossed $183 million in home ticket gross sales from Friday by way of Monday, in accordance with Comscore, a agency that measures media consumption and audiences. Shares of Disney, its producer, ticked up practically 2%.

Paramount’s Mission Not possible motion film bought $77.5 million in tickets over the four-day interval, in accordance with Comscore. Paramount inventory crept up lower than 1%.