
                                                                 Exhibit 99.10

                                                       Stock Agreement Escrow

                                ESCROW AGREEMENT

         This Escrow  Agreement is entered into on August 15, 1997, by and among
(i) AMC Entertainment  Inc., a Delaware  corporation  ("AMCE"),  (ii) Stanley H.
Durwood,  individually,  and as trustee of the 1992 Durwood,  Inc.  Voting Trust
dated  December 12, 1992 (the "1992  Trust") and as trustee of the Trust created
pursuant  to the  Stanley H.  Durwood  Trust  Agreement  dated  August 14,  1989
(the"1989  Trust"),  Carol D. Journagan,  Edward D. Durwood,  Thomas A. Durwood,
Elissa D.  Grodin,  Brian H.  Durwood  and Peter J.  Durwood  (all  persons  and
entities  listed in this  clause  (ii) are  referred  to herein as the  "Durwood
Parties") and (iii) Mercantile Bank of Kansas City, a state banking  corporation
chartered in Missouri (the "Escrow Agent").

         WHEREAS,  AMCE,  the Durwood  Parties  and Delta  Properties,  Inc.,  a
Missouri  corporation,  are parties to an Indemnification  Agreement dated as of
March 31, 1997 (the "Indemnification Agreement"); and

         WHEREAS,  Section 4(c) of the  Indemnification  Agreement provides that
certain  shares of AMCE  Common  Stock and AMCE  Class B Stock be  deposited  in
escrow for two years; and

         WHEREAS,  the Escrow Agent is willing to establish an escrow account on
the terms and subject to the conditions hereinafter set forth;

         NOW,  THEREFORE,  in consideration of the premises and mutual covenants
herein contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:

         1.  The  Escrow  Agent  hereby  acknowledges  receipt  of  certificates
representing the shares of AMCE Common Stock and Class B Stock listed on Exhibit
A hereto (the  "Shares")  from the Durwood Party whose name is set forth next to
such  Shares on Exhibit A, in escrow,  pursuant to this  Escrow  Agreement.  The
Durwood Party  placing  Shares in escrow is referred to herein as the "Owner" of
such Shares and of all  Additional  Shares (as defined  below) issued or paid as
dividends or other  distributions  thereon.  The Escrow Agent agrees to hold and
dispose of the Shares and any Additional Shares in accordance with the terms and
conditions of this Escrow Agreement.

         2. The  Escrow  Agent  shall  hold the Shares and all shares of capital
stock  of  AMCE or  other  securities  issued  or paid  as  dividends  or  other
distributions on the Shares  ("Additional  Shares") and release them only as set
forth in Section 3 below.

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         All dividends and other distributions (other than Additional Shares) on
Shares received by the Escrow Agent will be immediately distributed to the Owner
of such Shares by mailing the same to his or her respective address specified in
or in the manner provided in Section 9. Each Durwood Party  severally  agrees to
immediately  forward to the Escrow  Agent for  deposit in escrow all  Additional
Shares received by such Durwood Party while the relevant Shares remain in escrow
hereunder.

         The Escrow Agent shall  maintain a ledger  setting  forth the number of
Shares placed in escrow by each Durwood Party and all  Additional  Shares issued
in respect of such Shares and deposited in escrow.

     3. The Escrow Agent shall  distribute the Shares and  Additional  Shares as
follows:

         (a) Subject to paragraphs (b) and (c) below,  all Shares and Additional
Shares shall be released from escrow and  distributed  to the Durwood Party that
is the  Owner  thereof  by  mailing  the same to his or her  respective  address
specified  in or in the manner  provided  in Section 9  promptly  following  the
second anniversary of the date hereof.

         (b) Shares and  Additional  Shares shall be released  from  escrow,  in
whole or in part,  from time to time upon the Escrow Agent's  receipt of a joint
written  notice of AMCE and the  Durwood  Party that is the Owner of such Shares
and Additional Shares in accordance with such notice.

         (c) If the Escrow Agent is notified of a claim against or in respect of
Shares or  Additional  Shares or if a claim is made  against the Escrow Agent in
respect of Shares or Additional Shares,  such Shares and Additional Shares shall
continue to be held, and not released from escrow,  except pursuant to the final
unappealable order (or an order for which the time to appeal has expired without
an appeal having been made) of a court of competent jurisdiction.

     4. It is  understood  and agreed  that the  duties of the Escrow  Agent are
purely ministerial in nature. It is further agreed that:

         (a) the Escrow  Agent may  conclusively  rely and shall be protected in
acting or  refraining  from acting upon any document,  instrument,  certificate,
instruction  or signature  believed by it to be genuine and may assume and shall
be  protected  in  assuming  that any  person  purporting  to give any notice or
instructions in accordance with this Escrow  Agreement or in connection with any
transaction to which this Escrow  Agreement  relates has been duly authorized to
do so. The Escrow  Agent  shall not be  obligated  to make any inquiry as to the
authority,  capacity,  existence  or identity of any person  purporting  to have
executed  any such  document or  instrument  or have made any such  signature or
purporting to give any such notice or instructions;

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         (b) in the event that the Escrow  Agent  shall be  uncertain  as to its
duties or rights  hereunder or shall  receive  instructions  with respect to the
Shares and Additional  Shares which,  in its sole opinion,  are in conflict with
either  other  instructions  received  by it or  any  provision  of  the  Escrow
Agreement,  it shall,  without  liability  of any kind,  be entitled to hold the
Shares and Additional  Shares pending the resolution of such  uncertainty to the
Escrow  Agent's  sole  satisfaction,  by final  judgment of a court or courts of
competent jurisdiction or otherwise, or the Escrow Agent, at its option, may, in
final  satisfaction  of its duties  hereunder,  deposit the relevant  Shares and
Additional Shares with the clerk of any other court of competent jurisdiction;

         (c) the Escrow  Agent  undertakes  to perform  only such  duties as are
expressly  set forth  herein and shall not be bound in any way by any  agreement
between  AMCE and the  Durwood  Parties  (whether  or not the  Escrow  Agent has
knowledge thereof);

         (d) the Escrow  Agent shall not be liable for any action taken by it in
good faith and  believed by it to be  authorized  or within the rights or powers
conferred upon it by this Escrow Agreement (provided that the Escrow Agent shall
be liable for its gross negligence and willful misconduct), and may consult with
counsel of its own choice and shall  have full and  complete  authorization  and
protection for any action taken or suffered by it hereunder in good faith and in
accordance with the opinion of such counsel; and

     (e) the Escrow Agent shall not assume any  responsibility  or liability for
any transactions between AMCE and the Durwood Parties.

         5. AMCE agrees to indemnify the Escrow Agent, its directors,  officers,
agents and employees and any person who  "controls"  the Escrow Agent within the
meaning of Section 15 of the  Securities  Act of 1933, as amended  (collectively
the  "Indemnified  Parties")  against,  and hold them harmless from, any and all
loss, liability, cost, damage and expense, including,  without limitation, costs
of  investigation  and  reasonable  counsel fees and expenses,  which any of the
Indemnified  Parties  may  suffer  or incur by reason  of any  action,  claim or
proceeding  brought  against any of the Indemnified  Parties,  arising out of or
relating in any way to this Escrow  Agreement or any  transaction  to which this
Escrow  Agreement  relates,  other than any action,  claim or  proceeding to the
extent  resulting  from the  gross  negligence  or  willful  misconduct  of such
Indemnified   Party.   The  provisions  of  this  paragraph  shall  survive  the
termination of this Escrow Agreement.

         6. This Escrow  Agreement may be altered,  amended or  terminated  only
with the  written  consent of AMCE,  the Durwood  Parties and the Escrow  Agent.
Should AMCE and the Durwood Parties attempt to change this Escrow Agreement in a
manner which,  in the Escrow Agent's sole opinion,  is  undesirable,  the Escrow
Agent may resign as Escrow Agent upon two weeks'  written notice to AMCE and the
Durwood  Parties;  otherwise,   notwithstanding  any  provision  hereof  to  the
contrary, it may resign as Escrow

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Agent at any time upon 60 days' written notice to AMCE and the Durwood  Parties.
In the case of the Escrow  Agent's  resignation,  its only duty shall be to hold
and dispose of the Shares and Additional  Shares in accordance with the original
provisions  of this Escrow  Agreement  until a successor  escrow  agent shall be
appointed by AMCE and the Durwood Parties acting by majority vote (in which each
such party shall have one vote, with Stanley H. Durwood,  the 1989 Trust and the
1992 Trust  being  deemed a single  party) and a written  notice of the name and
address of such  successor  escrow  agent shall be given to the Escrow  Agent by
AMCE and the Durwood Parties, whereupon the Escrow Agent's only duty shall be to
turn over, in accordance  with the written  instructions of AMCE and the Durwood
Parties,  to the successor escrow agent the Shares and Additional Shares and any
documentation  related thereto. In the event that a successor escrow agent shall
not have been  appointed  and the Escrow Agent shall not have turned over to the
successor escrow agent the Shares and Additional  Shares within the time periods
specified  above, or the Escrow Agent's  written notice of  resignation,  as the
case may be, the Escrow Agent may deposit the Shares and Additional  Shares with
the clerk of any other court of competent jurisdiction, at which time the Escrow
Agent's duties hereunder shall terminate.

     7. The Escrow Agent shall be entitled to a $125  initiation  fee and a $750
annual escrow fee. The fees will be payable by AMCE.

     8. THIS ESCROW AGREEMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND GOVERNED
BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF MISSOURI  WITHOUT  APPLICATION  TO THE PRINCIPLES OF
CONFLICTS  OF LAWS.  This  Escrow  Agreement  shall be binding  upon the parties
hereto and their respective successors and assigns; provided,  however, that any
assignment  or transfer by any party of its rights  under this Escrow  Agreement
shall be void (as against the Escrow Agent or otherwise) unless:

     (a) written notice thereof shall be given to the Escrow Agent, AMCE and the
Durwood Parties; and

     (b) the Escrow Agent, AMCE and the Durwood Parties shall have consented, in
writing, to such assignment or transfer.

         9. All notices,  requests, demands and other communications to be given
in connection with this Escrow Agreement shall be in writing, shall be delivered
by hand,  overnight  delivery  service or by  facsimile  transmission,  shall be
deemed  given when  received  and shall be  addressed to the Escrow Agent at the
address  listed  below  or to AMCE and the  Durwood  Parties  at the  respective
addresses listed on the signature pages or to such other addresses as they shall
designate  from time to time in writing,  forwarded  in like  manner;  provided,
however,  that if any notice given by telecopy is received other than during the
regular  business hours of the recipient,  it shall be deemed to have been given
on the opening of business on the next business day of the recipient:

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                  If to the Escrow Agent:

                            Mercantile Bank of Kansas City
                            1101 Walnut, 2nd Floor
                            Kansas City, Missouri  64106
                            Attention:  Carolyn Hargis
                            Telecopier No.:  816-871-2279

         Information  copies of all notices  given a Durwood  Party  (other than
Stanley H. Durwood, the 1992 Trust or the 1989 Trust) shall be given to:

                           Robert C. Kopple, Esq.
                           Kopple & Klinger
                           2029 Century Park East
                           Suite 1040
                           Los Angeles, A 90067

                          Glenn Kurlander, Esq.
                          Schiff Hardin & Waite
                          150 East 52nd Street
                          Suite 2900
                          New York, New York 10022

         Information copies of all notices given to Stanley H. Durwood, the 1992
Trust or the 1989 Trust should be given to:

                          Raymond F. Beagle, Jr., Esq.
                          Lathrop & Gage L.C.
                          2345 Grand Boulevard, 24th Floor
                          Kansas City, Missouri 64108-2684

         Information copies of all notices given to AMCE shall be given to:

                         Charles J. Egan, Jr., Esq.
                         Hallmark Cards, Incorporated
                         2501 McGee Trafficway
                         Kansas City, MO 64141-6126

                         The Honorable Paul E. Vardeman
                         Polsinelli, White, Vardeman & Shalton
                         Suite 1000, Plaza Steppes
                         700 West 47th Street

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                         Kansas City, MO 64112-1802

         10.  If any  provision  of this  Escrow  Agreement  or the  application
thereof  to any  person or  circumstance  shall be  determined  to be invalid or
unenforceable,  the  remaining  provisions  of  this  Escrow  Agreement  or  the
application  of such provision to persons or  circumstances  other than those to
which it is held  invalid or  unenforceable  shard not be  affected  thereby and
shall be valid and enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law.

         11. This Escrow Agreement may be executed in several counterparts or by
separate  instruments,  and  all  of  such  counterparts  or  instruments  shall
constitute one agreement, binding on all the parties hereto.

     12. All pronouns and any variations thereof shall be deemed to refer to the
masculine, feminine, neuter, singular or plural as the context may require.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Escrow Agreement
as of the day and year first above written.

                                     MERCANTILE BANK OF KANSAS CITY

                                     By:/s/Ted L. Randall
                                        ----------------------
                                        Name: Ted L. Randall
                                        Title: Vice President

Suite 1700
Power & Light Building                      AMC ENTERTAINMENT INC.
106 West 14th Street
P.O. Box 419615                             By:/s/Stanley H. Durwood
                                               -----------------------
Kansas City, Missouri 64141-6615            Chairman and CEO

Suite 1700
Power & Light Building
106 West 14th Street
P.O. Box 419615                             /s/Stanley H. Durwood
                                            --------------------------
Kansas City, Missouri 64141-6615            Stanley H. Durwood


1323 Granite Creek Drive                    /s/Carol D. Journagan
                                            --------------------------
Blue Springs, MO 64015                      Carol D. Journagan


3001 West 68th Street                       /s/Edward D. Durwood
                                            --------------------------
Shawnee Mission, KS 66208                   Edward D. Durwood


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P.O. Box 7208                               /s/Thomas A. Durwood
                                            --------------------------
Rancho Santa Fe. CA 92067                   Thomas A. Durwood


187 Chestnut Hill Road                      /s/Elissa D. Grodin
                                            -------------------------
Wilton, CT 06897                            Elissa D. Grodin


655 N.W. Altishan Place                     /s/Brian H. Durwood
                                            -------------------------
Beaverton, OR 97006                         Brian H. Durwood


666 West End Avenue                         /s/Peter J. Durwood
                                            -------------------------
New York, NY 10025                          Peter J. Durwood

Suite 1700
Power & Light Building
106 West 14th Street                       /s/Stanley H. Durwood
                                           ---------------------
P.O. Box 419615                           Stanley H. Durwood, as trustee of
Kansas City, Missouri 64141-6615          the 1992 Trust


Suite 1700
Power & Light Building
106 West 14th Street                    /s/Stanley H. Durwood
                                        ---------------------------
P.O. Box 419615                         Stanley H. Durwood, as trustee of
Kansas City, Missouri 64141-6615        the 1989 Trust


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                                  EXHIBIT A TO
                             STOCK AGREEMENT ESCROW




1992 Durwood, Inc. Voting Trust              2,590,017 shares of AMCE Class B
                                             Stock



Carol D. Journagan                           730,602 shares of AMCE Common
Edward D. Durwood                            Stock each
Thomas A. Durwood
Elissa D. Grodin
Brian H. Durwood
Peter J. Durwood

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