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The theatrical industry is in flux — and one stock is rising above the rest.

saw its shares jump more than 44% in 2025, even before the company announced that it had generated a record $1.28 billion at the global box office for the year. Those ticket sales marked a more than 40% increase over 2024 and were 13% higher than its previous record set in 2019.

Meanwhile, shares of fellow theatrical stocks AMC

, Cinemark