Movie theater giant AMC Entertainment Holdings (NYSE:AMC) reported first-quarter financial results Tuesday after market close.

Here are the key highlights.

AMC Q1 Financials

AMC reported first-quarter revenue of $1.05 billion, up 21.2% year-over-year. The revenue total beat a Street consensus estimate of $968.5 million according to data from Benzinga Pro.

The company reported a loss of 36 cents per share, in line with the Street estimate.

"I am so very pleased to report that AMC achieved our best adjusted EBITDA first quarter result since 2019 pre-pandemic," AMC CEO Adam Aron said.

Aron said the improvement came from strong domestic and international results and cost improvements.  

The company reported attendance of 47.6 million patrons in the quarter, up 13.6% year-over-year. U.S. attendance of 30.7 million patrons in the quarter was up 14.2% year-over-year.

AMC saw food and beverage revenue per patron rise in the U.S. and international markets. Overall food and beverage per patron was $7.29 globally versus $6.76 ...