AMC CEO Adam Aron Extols Return Of Bob Iger To Disney: “Let Me Shout This From The Mountain Top”

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Among those quite happy with the re-installment of Bob Iger as Disney’s CEO was exhibition giant, AMC’s Adam Aron, who took to Twitter in the wake of the news exclaiming, “Based on box office grosses, Disney is the biggest film maker of any movie studio.

Bob Iger coming back to again lead Disney as its CEO is a big deal. Let me shout this from the mountain top. I have the absolute highest respect for Bob Iger.” Former Disney boss Bob Chapek was known for eventizing the studio’s streaming service Disney+ to the point where he went theatrical day-and-date on several tentpole releases (at a premium purchase price per title) in 2021 as exhibition was scraping its way back from being closed during the pandemic, i.e.

titles such as Cruella, Jungle Cruise and Black Widow to name a few, the latter creating a public legal ire from that Marvel Studios pic star Scarlett Johansson which was ultimately settled.

While Aron, during the pandemic, took his feud public with Universal over their theatrical day-and-date/window collapsing, cooler heads ultimately prevailed with deals reached on shorter widows tied to lower box office earners.