AMC Loews Rio Cinemas 18

AMC Loews Rio Cinemas 18 is a movie theatre located in Gaithersburg, Maryland, United States. It operates as part of the AMC Theatres circuit, the largest movie theatre chain in the world, and carries the 'Loews' name that AMC used for many years on locations inherited from the Loews Cineplex Entertainment merger. The venue is an 18-screen multiplex, as indicated by the number in its name, and is listed by AMC under its Washington, D.C. area movie theatres, with a current web address that also reflects the 'AMC Dine-In Rio Cinemas 18' branding used for locations offering in-theatre dining. Like other AMC locations, it shows first-run Hollywood and specialty films, sells concessions, and participates in AMC programmes such as AMC Stubs and discount Tuesdays. The theatre serves the Gaithersburg and larger Montgomery County, Maryland market within the Washington metropolitan area. Its ownership sits with AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc., the publicly traded parent company listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker AMC. The 'Rio' element of the name refers to its location at the Rio Washingtonian Center, a mixed-use development in Gaithersburg. Because the venue is a single-site brand rather than a standalone company, its identity is tied closely to the AMC Theatres corporate brand and to the history of the Loews name in American exhibition.

AMC Loews Rio Cinemas 18 is a movie theatre in Gaithersburg, Maryland, United States. It forms part of the AMC Theatres circuit, the exhibition chain built by the Durwood family in Kansas City and expanded nationally through decades of new construction and acquisitions. The 'Loews' element in the name traces to Loews Cineplex Entertainment, which AMC acquired in 2006; for years afterwards AMC retained the Loews name on many former Loews and Sony/Loews sites, producing combined banners such as 'AMC Loews'. The 'Rio' element refers to the theatre's location at the Rio Washingtonian Center, a mixed-use lakefront development in Gaithersburg, and the '18' denotes the number of auditoriums in the multiplex. The venue has been listed by AMC among its Washington, D.C. area theatres, and its current web address uses the 'AMC Dine-In Rio Cinemas 18' form, reflecting the dine-in format in which guests can order food and drinks to their seats. As a single-site venue rather than an independent company, the theatre has no separate corporate history of its own; its story is bound up with AMC's growth in the Mid-Atlantic market and with the evolution of the multiplex and dine-in cinema formats in the United States. Ownership rests with AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc., the publicly traded parent whose shares trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker AMC.

A suburban multiplex within the AMC Theatres circuit, serving the Gaithersburg and Washington, D.C. metropolitan market.

• First-run film screenings

• AMC Dine-In service

• Concessions

• AMC Stubs loyalty programme

1. 1AMC Loews Rio Cinemas 18 — Wikidatawikidata.org
2. 2AMC Dine-In Rio Cinemas 18 — AMC Theatresamctheatres.com