EXHIBIT 12.1

 

AMC ENTERTAINMENT INC. AND SUBSIDIARES

RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES

(Dollars in thousands)

 

RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pro Forma

 

Pro Forma

 

Pro Forma

 

Actual

 

Actual

 

Actual

 

Actual

 

Actual

 

Actual

 

Actual

 

 

 

52 Weeks

 

26 Weeks

 

52 Weeks

 

26 Weeks

 

26 Weeks

 

52 Weeks

 

52 Weeks

 

53 Weeks

 

52 Weeks

 

52 Weeks

 

 

 

Ended

 

Ended

 

Ended

 

Ended

 

Ended

 

Ended

 

Ended

 

Ended

 

Ended

 

Ended

 

 

 

September 30, 2010

 

September 30, 2010

 

April 1, 2010

 

September 30, 2010

 

October 1, 2009

 

April 1, 2010

 

April 2, 2009

 

April 3, 2008

 

March 29, 2007

 

March 30, 2006

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EARNINGS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes or equity in (earnings) losses of non-consolidated entities

 

$

58,232

 

$

62,990

 

$

(9,911

)

$

71,949

 

$

(10,466

)

$

(21,776

)

$

(109,923

)

$

11,244

 

$

(59,833

)

$

(83,575

)

Add:Fixed charges (below)

 

296,766

 

149,140

 

291,987

 

147,459

 

137,667

 

279,012

 

284,622

 

303,346

 

357,743

 

239,398

 

Amortization of capitalized interest

 

1,493

 

688

 

1,522

 

688

 

717

 

1,522

 

1,623

 

1,493

 

2,395

 

1,253

 

Distributed income of equity investees

 

30,210

 

10,175

 

34,463

 

10,175

 

14,428

 

34,463

 

29,978

 

43,553

 

236,260

 

5

 

Less:Interest capitalized (below)

 

(37

)

(23

)

(14

)

(23

)

 

(14

)

(415

)

(1,114

)

(1,760

)

(2,239

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings for ratio

 

386,664

 

222,970

 

318,047

 

230,248

 

142,346

 

293,207

 

205,885

 

358,522

 

534,805

 

154,842

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIXED CHARGES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest on borrowings

 

130,928

 

65,750

 

126,458

 

65,750

 

61,280

 

126,458

 

115,757

 

131,157

 

188,809

 

114,030

 

Interest on capital and financing lease obligations

 

5,618

 

3,224

 

5,652

 

3,008

 

2,826

 

5,652

 

5,990

 

6,505

 

4,669

 

3,937

 

Interest-discontinued operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,881

 

11,927

 

13,394

 

4,119

 

Interest capitalized

 

37

 

23

 

14

 

23

 

 

14

 

415

 

1,114

 

1,760

 

2,239

 

Estimated interest portion of rental expense (1)

 

160,183

 

80,143

 

159,863

 

78,678

 

73,561

 

146,888

 

149,601

 

146,463

 

142,681

 

108,876

 

Estimated interest portion of rental expense (1)-discontinued operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,978

 

6,180

 

6,430

 

6,197

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fixed Charges

 

296,766

 

149,140

 

291,987

 

147,459

 

137,667

 

279,012

 

284,622

 

303,346

 

357,743

 

239,398

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIXED CHARGES IN EXCESS OF EARNINGS

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

78,737

 

$

 

$

 

$

84,556

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES

 

1.3

 

1.5

 

1.1

 

1.6

 

1.0

 

1.1

 

 

 

1.2

 

1.5