READING INTERNATIONAL INC
For the period ended Mar 31, 2025. Filed May 15, 2025.
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Mar 31, 2025 · Filed May 15, 2025
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Item 2. – Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of OperationsCurrent report: 10-Q
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However, looking to the second quarter of 2025, A Minecraft Movie and Sinners have already exceeded industry expectations and have created momentum for the industry. Additionally, we are encouraged about the long-term prospects of the cinema industry for a variety of reasons, including
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(i) the current movie release schedule from 2025 to 2027, reflecting a notable increase in quality tentpole films, such as Superman (2025), Fantastic Four (2025), and Jurassic World: Rebirth (2025);
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(ii) the strong performance of selected highly anticipated and well-promoted films which we believe has demonstrated that audiences are eager to return to cinemas, with per-film attendance approaching levels seen during the pre-pandemic blockbuster era-recent examples include A Minecraft Movie, Sinners and Thunderbolts*;
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(iv) the growing volume of content focused on niche cinema audiences, such as faith-based movies like The King of Kings (2025) and I Can Only Imagine 2 (2026).
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We have also reduced our expenses by selling during the first quarter of last year our administrative office building in Culver City, California and moving to a remote working structure while we investigate our options for replacing office space. We have worked to renegotiate various supplier contracts and have reduced our future insurance costs by approximately $1.3 million on a going forward basis over the remainder of this year. Senior executive salaries have remained flat since 2023 and no cash bonuses have been issued in the last five years except 2022. In 2024 we substituted stock options for cash bonuses related to 2023 performance and did not issue long-term incentive grants. Our Compensation Committee has determined that it will likewise grant stock options in lieu of cash bonuses with respect to 2024 performance.
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The number of movies released by the major Hollywood studios and other distributors, while increasing from pandemic levels, have not yet returned to their higher pre-pandemic levels, impacted as well by the 2023 Hollywood Strikes;
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The duration of the exclusive theatrical release window is under continuing pressure from cable and streaming;
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Labor costs continue to increase due to inflation and labor shortages and government mandates;
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The first quarter of 2025 underperformed with movies such as Disney’s Snow White, Captain America: Brave New World, and Mickey 17 not meeting industry expectations compared to last year’s successful films such as Dune Part 2 and Kung Fu Panda 4. In the first quarter of 2025, we continued to see success from the Oscar winning film Anora, and new specialty films such as I’m Still Here and The Last Showgirl. Additionally, Q4 2024’s movies such as Moana 2, Sonic the Hedgehog 3, Mufasa: The Lion King, and A Complete Unknown continued to be appreciated by audiences during the first quarter of 2025. We believe that the continued success of these Q4 titles highlights strong audience loyalty and engagement, which shows that cinema audiences are still connecting with content and are continuing to have high levels of brand loyalty.
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The remaining 2025 film lineup looks powerful and promising with highly anticipated releases, which are expected to drive audiences to our big screens. These films include Lilo & Stitch, Mission Impossible – The Final Reckoning, Ballerina, Superman, Downton Abbey 3, F1, Wicked: For Good and Avatar: Fire and Ash.
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On January 31, 2025, we sold all of our Wellington, New Zealand properties for NZ$38.0 million, and entered into an agreement to lease for the cinema premises in Courtenay Central upon completion of seismic upgrades. As of March 31, 2025, all our tenants at our Australian and New Zealand properties were in occupancy on a full rent paying basis.
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While we have monetized several significant properties, we believe these two business segments continue to complement and support one another. Prior to COVID-19, we used cash flows generated by our cinema operations to fund the front-end cash demands of our real estate development business. As a result of COVID-19, we relied more upon income from our real estate assets, and tapped into the embedded value in those assets, to support our Company through the COVID-19 crisis. As the residual COVID-19 and the 2023 Hollywood Strikes impacts continue to subside, we believe that the quality of film product will continue to improve enticing patrons to return to our cinemas, reaffirming our belief that we will once again be able to rely on the cash flows generated by our cinema portfolio to enhance and add to our real estate portfolio. To meet anticipated liquidity needs, we have classified two assets (Newberry Yard and Cannon Park) as assets held for sale, but even after these dispositions we anticipate that we will continue to own properties in Pennsylvania, Manhattan, and in Australia and New Zealand that we believe will present, when capital resources are available to us, potential to build stockholder value.
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Key Performance Indicators(Unaudited; U.S. dollars in thousands, except per patron data)
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The key performance indicators used by management in our real estate segment vary according to jurisdiction. At the current time, in the United States, we assess our United States real estate division (excluding our Live Theaters), solely on a net operating income basis. In Australia and New Zealand, we assess our properties held for rent using net operating income, occupancy factor (the percentage of the net rentable area of our properties that are leased) and average lease duration. We believe our chosen indicators help us effectively assess the return on investment on our real estate assets.
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(3)Our Wellington leased count includes our Courtenay Central cinema, which, having been sold on January 31, 2025, is now under an Agreement to Lease and we anticipate reopening following the completion of certain third-party construction works.
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Cinema Pipeline
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On January 31, 2025, in connection with our sale of our Wellington Properties to Prime Property Group Limited (“Prime”) we entered into an agreement to lease with Prime to fit out and operate under a long-term lease our previously owned 10 screen cinema at the to be redeveloped Courtenay Central in Wellington, New Zealand (the “ATL”). Under the ATL, Prime is obligated to redevelop Courtenay Central and upgrade it to meet current earthquake standards. We intend to renovate the existing cinema to a “best-in-class” standard.
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44 Union Square Redevelopment (New York, N.Y.) –We continue our efforts to find a tenant for the remaining four floors of the building. On January 27, 2022, we entered a long-term lease with Petco for the lower level, ground floor, and second floor of the building. Petco is now open for business and in occupancy on a full rent paying basis.
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Minetta Lane Theatre (New York, N.Y.) –Audible has a license agreement with us through March 15, 2026, with an option to extend it for an additional year. Audible presents plays featuring a limited cast of one or two characters and special live performance engagements on the Audible streaming service. During 2024, Audible presented a number of shows, including Laura Benati: Nobody Cares, Dead Outlaw and Strategic Love Play. In 2025, Hugh Jackman produces and stars in Sexual Misconduct of the Middle Class and Liev Schreiber stars in Creditors.
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Orpheum Theatre (New York, N.Y.) –STOMP closed (after 30 years at our theatre) on January 8, 2023. Under our termination agreement with the producers of STOMP, we have certain rights to provide the New York City venue for any future production of that show. Following STOMP’s historic run at the Orpheum, The Empire Strips Backran for approximately three months, followed by a limited holiday engagement of Death, Let Me Do My Show starring comedian Rachel Bloom. The Off-Broadway solo version of William Shakespeare’s Hamlet starring Eddie Izzard also played in 2024. The year finished with a run of The Big Gay Jamboree, produced by the creator of Barbie and Titanique. The Jonathon Larson Project closed in March 2025 and a new show, Ginger Twinsies, is scheduled to launch during the summer of 2025.
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While there has been interest from the City of Philadelphia and the City Center District in acquiring the Reading Viaduct for park purposes, no concrete steps have been taken to proceed with condemnation or transfer of the property other than a petition brought by the City before the Surface Transportation Board (“STB”) seek a determination that the Reading Viaduct is no longer railroad property subject to the jurisdiction of the STB. Under applicable law, railroad land subject to the jurisdiction of the STB is not subject to condemnation by state or local authorities.
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On January 31, 2025, we sold all of our properties in Wellington, New Zealand (including the Courtenay Central building) to Prime Property Group (“Prime”) for a purchase price of NZ$38.0 million. We understand that Prime intends to redevelop the properties, including a seismic upgrade of the existing Courtenay Central building. As a part of that sale transaction we have entered into an Agreement to Lease for the cinema component of that upgraded Courtenay Central building.
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First Quarter Net Results
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Our total segment operating loss for the quarter ended March 31, 2025, decreased by $0.4 million, from a loss of $3.3 million to a loss of $2.9 million, primarily due to savings in operating expenses in our cinema and real estate segments and a reduction in depreciation and amortization, partially offset by weakened cinema performance.
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First Quarter Results
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Operating expenses for the quarter ended March 31, 2025, decreased by $4.2 million, to $37.7 million, compared to the same quarter in the prior year. This decrease was due to lower operating expenses across the three countries.
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Depreciation, amortization, impairment, general and administrative expense
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Depreciation, amortization, impairment, and general and administrative expenses for the quarter ended March 31, 2025, showed a decrease of $0.3 million, to $3.2 million, compared to the same quarter in the prior year.
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First Quarter Results
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Real estate segment operating income for the quarter ended March 31, 2025 increased by $0.7 million to $1.6 million, compared to $0.9 million in the same period in the prior year. This change was primarily due to improved live theater performance, decreased occupancy expenses, and decreased depreciation, amortization and general administration expense.
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In order to further bolster our liquidity and capital resources, in the second quarter 2024, we classified our Cannon Park property in Townsville, Australia as an asset held for sale. Our Cannon Park property is currently under an unconditional contract of sales for AU$32.0 million, which we expect to close sometime in May 2025. Those assets have a book value of $17.5 million.
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Cash used in financing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2025, increased by $5.6 million, to $16.9 million compared to cash used in the same period of prior year due tohigher loan paydowns compared to the same period of 2024.
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competition from a newly restructured Regal, which may have lower occupancy costs than we do.
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impacts from the recent tariffs imposed on goods and services imported into the United States;
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Since March 2022, reserve banks in the U.S., Australia and New Zealand have materially increased interest rates causing our cost of borrowing to increase materially. We are encouraged by (i) the U.S. Federal Reserve reducing interest rates by 50 basis points in September 2024 and by 25 basis points in November 2024 and (ii) the New Zealand Reserve Bank in October 2024 reducing interest rates by 50 basis points, with an indication that the market expects a further 75 basis point cut by the New Zealand Reserve Bank in November;
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The third quarter of 2024 did have some impressive movie releases such as Deadpool & Wolverine, Despicable Me 4, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, Twisters, and It Ends with Us. The third quarter of 2024 was also helped by the steady success of Inside Out 2, which is now the highest grossing animated movie of all time worldwide. Deadpool & Wolverineled the way for the third quarter (global box office to date $1.3 billion), along with Despicable Me 4 (global box office to date of $969 million), Twisters(global box office to date of almost $371 million), and the recently released Beetlejuice Beetlejuice(global box office to date of $451 million). Surprisingly, the independent film, Longlegs, performed better than expected at the box office grossing $126 million worldwide. While these titles helped uplift the third quarter’s grosses, they were released late in the quarter and, as a result, were not enough to boost the third quarter of
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2024’s grosses to the same level or higher than that of the third quarter of 2023. In addition, our specialty cinemas in the U.S. did not perform as well in the third quarter 2024 compared to the same period in 2023 when movies like Past Lives, Bottoms, Theater Campand Asteroid City were in release, in addition to two key New York City engagements of Oppenheimer in 70mm projection.
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The 2024 remaining film lineup looks robust, and features some highly anticipated releases, which are expected to continue driving audiences to our big screens. These films include: Wicked, Moana 2, Gladiator 2, and Mufasa: The Lion King. On the specialty film side, while our specialty film slate is not as strong as it was in 2023, the releases for the remainder of 2024 are promising. Films such as Anora, Conclave, Nickel Boys, A Complete Unknown, September 5 and Nosferatu are either performing well right now or expect to be well received at the box office when they open later in 2024.
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Recent Box Office Improvements
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The box office performance of certain films released in the third quarter of 2024 has illustrated resilience for the industry as a whole. As previously noted, sequel movies, such as Deadpool & Wolverine and Inside Out 2, delivered stellar results. The Marvel sequel, Deadpool & Wolverine led the charge for released films this past quarter and quickly became the number one R rated movie of all time both domestically and worldwide. Inside Out 2 has soared to become the highest grossing animated movie of all time worldwide and continued its success into the third quarter. Another animated success that is continuing to generate revenue is Despicable Me 4, which by producing just under $1 billion worldwide, brings the franchise’s collective revenue to over $5.6 billion worldwide. Also, Beetlejuice Beetlejuicehas become Warner Bros highest grossing domestic movie of 2024 and the overall fourth highest grossing movie of 2024.
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The success of these films has reinforced our confidence in the resilience of the global cinema industry, demonstrating its ability to withstand adversity, including rising operating costs, labor shortages, and shifting release schedules. Additionally, several standout releases from the third quarter of 2024 achieved significant milestones with Twisters having the highest domestic opening weekend ever for a natural disaster film, while It Ends With Us became the highest-grossing romantic drama since the 2018 hit, A Star is Born. As mentioned above, another Michael Keaton, reborn cult classic, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice became the highest-grossing domestic film of the year for Warner Bros., surpassing Dune: Part Two for the top spot. As we enter the fourth quarter of 2024, we are ready to build on this momentum continuing another exciting movie lineup. We look forward to the diverse lineup of releases planned for the rest of 2024, including (i)Wicked, Moana 2, Gladiator 2, Mufasa: Lion Kingand Sonic the Hedgehog 3 and (ii) critically acclaimed films from specialty distributors, such as director John Crowley’s We Live in Time, director RaMell Ross’ Nickel Boys, director James Mangold’s A Complete Unknownand director Robert Eggers’Nosferatu.
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Regarding our 44 Union Square property in New York City, we enlisted George Comfort & Sons (www.gcomfort.com) as our new leasing broker in the first quarter of 2024 to lead efforts in securing tenants for the remaining space. While the space was initially intended for office use, we are exploring a variety of alternative options beyond traditional office tenants. This shift is driven by the property's prime location in Union Square, the resurgence of foot traffic in the area, and the building’s strong branding potential, including short-term and special purpose uses. We believe that the Manhattan real estate market is improving. Compared to earlier periods in 2024, inquiries about rates and availability have increased over the last two months.
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As of September 30, 2024, all of our tenants at our Australian and New Zealand properties were operational. While most of the retail spaces at our Courtenay Central location in New Zealand remain closed due to seismic concerns, one tenant is still open and conducting business. Additionally, one tenant is trading at our Wakefield property. Our open land areas in Wellington are also generating parking revenue.
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It is evident that these two business segments complement and support each other. In the post-pandemic environment, we have increasingly depended on income from our real estate assets and leveraged the inherent value of those assets to navigate current industry and economic challenges. As the impact of ongoing macroeconomic challenges begins to settle and the movie release schedule improves in both quality and volume, attracting more moviegoers to our cinemas, we expect to once again rely on the cash flows generated by our cinema portfolio.
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While we remain confident in the long-term viability of the cinema industry, we acknowledge our upcoming liquidity needs arising from debt maturities and other factors. As a result, we have identified specific real estate assets for monetization and will consider additional properties if necessary to meet our liquidity requirements. We are confident that our two-pronged, diversified international business strategy will support the Company through these challenging times as we navigate the uncertainties and difficulties posed by recent macroeconomic conditions. Please refer to Note 3 –Liquidity and Impairment Assessment for more details.
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Key Performance Indicators
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The key performance indicators used by management in our real estate segment with respect to our properties held for rent (other than our Live Theatres) are net operating income, occupancy factor (the percentage of the net rentable area of our properties that is leased) and average lease duration. Set forth in the table below is a comparison of these indicators for thethird quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2024 compared to the corresponding periods in 2023. As a matter of clarification, we have not included in our calculation of net rentable area available for lease any space that is closed for renovation or redevelopment (such as our Courtenay Central property).
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Cinema Additions and Pipeline
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The latest additions to our cinema portfolio as of September 30, 2024, were as follows:
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Armadale, Western Australia, Australia: On January 13, 2023, we took over an existing six-screen cinema in Armadale, Australia, a suburb of Perth in Western Australia.
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South City Square, Brisbane, Australia: On August 24, 2023, we launched our first-ever Angelika Cinemas outside of the United States at South City Square in Woolloongabba, Brisbane. The location operates as an eight-screen complex, featuring elevated F&B offerings (including alcoholic beverages), and recliner seating. Three of the auditoriums, known as Soho Lounge cinemas, offer table service.
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Busselton, Western Australia, Australia: On September 22, 2023, we opened a five-screen complex in the newly expanded Busselton Central Shopping Centre precinct of Busselton, Western Australia. The state-of-the-art complex features a TITAN LUXE screen, elevated F&B offerings, and recliner seating.
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Recent Enhancements
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Renovation Work: As of September 30, 2024, we have converted 110 of our 193 U.S. auditoriums to luxury recliner seating. As of the date of this Report, we are continuing to engage in discussions with certain landlords in the U.S. about tenant allowances to upgrade certain U.S. cinemas.
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Australia and New Zealand
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Other Cinema Upgrades: In addition, during the three-year period of 2021 to 2023, we improved our Reading Cinemas in Epping (VIC), Sunbury (VIC) and the State Cinema (TAS) in Australia.
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During the remainder of 2024, we will continue to focus on the enhancement of our proprietary online ticketing and Food & Beverage capabilities, together with improving and expanding our social media platforms and interfaces and the development of a paid subscription plan, plus the relaunching of our loyalty program in Australia and New Zealand. These are intended to enhance the convenience of our offerings and to promote guest affinity with the experiences and products we offer.
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Cinema Closures
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On May 7, 2023, The Hutt Pop-Up in New Zealand was permanently closed due to the expiration of our lease for that location. We chose not to continue the cinema as it was only brought online as a “pop up” to address a temporary opening in the market. Since the fourth quarter of 2022, we have closed five cinema locations, all of which were loss makers: three in Hawaii, one in Northern California and one in Texas.
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own and operate another ETC known as Cannon Park in Townsville, Australia, which is currently held for sale;
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own property assets in Wellington, New Zealand (including Courtenay Central , historically operated as an ETC), which are all currently held for sale;
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Real Estate Held for Development
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(i)The land underlying our cinema in Rotorua, New Zealand;
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In the case of Rotorua, Courtenay Central and Cannon Park, if the potential buyer elects to have a cinema use on the property, we intend to lease back our existing Reading Cinema or a potentially new cinema, in the event the potential buyer elects to build a new cinema. Our remaining assets held for development include the Cinemas 1,2,3 in Manhattan, and our various historic railroad properties, the principal of these being our holding in downtown Philadelphia, which is discussed in greater detail below.
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United States:
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44 Union Square Redevelopment (New York, N.Y.) –On January 27, 2022, we finalized a long-term lease agreement with Petco, securing occupancy of the cellar, ground floor, and second floor of the building, amounting to 42% of the leasable area. Petco commenced full-rent, cash-paying occupancy and officially opened its doors to the public on June 1, 2023. During mid-March 2024, we engaged George Comfort & Sons as our exclusive leasing broker for the remaining space. Originally designated for office use, the property's striking presence in Union Square, coupled with the resurgence of foot traffic in the area, and its exceptional branding potential, prompt us to explore a spectrum of uses beyond traditional office tenants. This includes consideration for short-term and special-purpose arrangements. Also, we are advised by our broker that in the last two months there have been an increase in the number of inquiries regarding rates and availability compared to earlier periods in 2024.
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Minetta Lane Theatre (New York, N.Y.) –Prior to the pandemic, our theater hosted Audible productions featuring a limited cast and special live performances streamed on the Audible platform. Public performances resumed on October 8, 2021, after an approximate 1.5-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, during which we provided certain abatements. Audible has since resumed full operations and extended its license agreement with us through March 15, 2026, with an option to extend for an additional year.
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Orpheum Theatre (New York, N.Y.) –Before COVID-19, our Orpheum Theatre was home to STOMP. While shows ceased from April 2020 to June 2021 due to the pandemic, performances afterward were intermittent. During this time, we provided certain abatements. STOMP concluded its 30-year run at our theater on January 8, 2023. Under our termination agreement, we retain the rights to host any future productions of the show. Following STOMP's departure, new productions such as The Empire Strips Back and Comedian Rachel Bloom's Death, Let Me Do My Show brought fresh excitement to audiences during 2023. During the first quarter of 2024, the Orpheum hosted Eddie Izzard’s Hamlet which had a four-week run through April 14, 2024. And, on September 14, 2024 performances of The Big Gay Jamboree began at the Orpheum. This new show from a book by Marla Mindelle, the co-author and original star of the Off Broadway hit musical-comedy Titaniqueis being produced by (i)LuckyChap, the producing team, which includes Margot Robbie, behind Barbie and Saltburn and (ii) multiple-Tony-winning Broadway producing veterans Sue Wagner and John Johnson (Stereophonic, Lempicka).
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Wellington, New Zealand, including Courtenay Central. – Our Wellington properties include five contiguous parcels representing approximately 161,082 square feet of land located in the entertainment core of Wellington and within walking distance and offering direct views of Wellington Harbor. Assembled over a period of years, we believe our properties represent the largest commercial assemblage available anywhere in Wellington. After recently encountering certain challenges with our development plans, we engaged JLL as our exclusive sales agent to market these key property assets that represent a once-in-a-lifetime development opportunity for a well-capitalized buyer. The June 2023 opening of Takina, Wellington’s first and state-of-the-art Convention and Exhibition Center (wcec.co.nz) directly across the street from our properties, the loosening of certain height and density restrictions, and the lack of comparable building sites, are among the characteristics that we believe make this development site a generational opportunity.
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It is our intention to structure any monetization transaction to preserve for us the right to lease or operate any cinema that is built or operated on the assemblage, in the future.
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Third Quarter Net Results
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Revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, decreased by $25.5 million, to $152.0 million, when compared to the same period in the prior year. This decrease is attributable to lower cinema performances in all countries, as a result of a decline in attendance, lower U.S. live theatre revenue and reduced rental income in the U.S. and New Zealand.
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Our total segment operating income for the quarter ended September 30, 2024, decreased by $1.6 million, from a gain of $5.3 million to a gain of $3.7 million, primarily due to weaker attendance, and lower global rent revenue.
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Our total segment operating income for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, decreased by $7.4 million, from an income of $7.5 million to an income of $0.1 million, primarily due to (i) weakened cinema performance, as attendance declined year-over-year, and (ii) a loss in third party rental revenue in the U.S. and New Zealand.
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While our performance this quarter was not as strong as we had anticipated, especially in comparison to the third quarter of 2023, we remain optimistic about the direction of our cinema business and the cinema industry as a whole. Presales to date for Wicked and Moana 2, which open in November 2024 are strong and we have high expectations for Gladiator II, Mufasa: The Lion King and Sonic the Hedgehog 3, each of which open in December 2024. As we think about the future of the cinema industry, we are encouraged about the long term prospects of the cinema industry for a variety of reasons, including (i) the current movie release schedule from 2025 to 2027 reflects an increase in quality tentpole movies, (ii) more content is being released catering to niche cinema audiences, such as faith-based movies and concert films, (iii) major studios and distributors, including streaming platforms like Amazon, Apple TV, and Netflix, are adding a cinema exhibition leg to their overall distribution plan as they recognize the economic value of the theatrical release window, not only for driving box office revenues, but also for promoting and distinguishing their films from other content available on their platforms, and (iv) the success of certain highly anticipated and well-marketed films has shown that audiences are willing to return to cinemas, with attendance levels on a per film basis rivaling those of pre-pandemic blockbusters.
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While our performance this quarter was not as strong as we had originally anticipated, especially in comparison to the first quarter of 2024, we remain optimistic about the direction of our cinema business and the cinema industry as a whole. Performances for the first quarter of 2025 from films such as Captain America: Brave New World and Disney’s Snow White did not meet industry expectations.
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We have reduced our operating costs by neither renewing nor extending our leases at five (5) underperforming locations (three in Hawaii, one in California and one in Texas). The reduction in our cinema count has, however, negatively impacted our gross revenues. We have been working to re-negotiate leases at our continuing U.S. cinemas to either reduce occupancy or to convert fixed rent to percentage rent, thus better aligning our landlord's interests with our own.
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Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic through the first quarter of 2025, we have reduced our operating costs by closing or surrendering seven (7) underperforming locations (three in Hawaii, one in California, one in Texas, two in New Zealand). The reduction in our cinema count has impacted our gross revenues but has, we believe, helped our bottom line. None of these past locations are currently operating as a cinema. We have been working to re-negotiate leases at our continuing U.S. cinemas to either reduce occupancy costs or to convert fixed rent to percentage rent, thus better aligning our landlord's interests with our own. Additionally, on April 15, 2025 we closed one more U.S. cinema, our Reading Cinemas Town Square in San Diego, CA, upon the expiration of that lease.
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With respect to our real estate segment, our Australian real estate operations continue to perform well, when measured in local currency. However, while the exchange rates for the Australian dollar have improved marginally in the third quarter 2024 as reflected above, the contribution of the Australian real estate operations to our financial performance for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2024 has been adversely impacted by the generally downward trend in exchange rates. And, recognizing our reduced need for administrative space, in 2024, we streamlined operations by selling our administrative building in Culver City, California, generating $1.2 million in cash after settling mortgages, brokerage fees, and transactional costs. Further, we anticipate that this sale will save us around $1.5 million in operating and holding costs through the end of 2025. Currently, we are managing our California operations remotely while we search for a more affordable, appropriately sized space for relocation.
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With respect to our real estate segment, our Australian real estate revenues continue to have steady, strong performance, and especially when measured in local currency. However, the Australian real estate operations for the three-month period ended March 31, 2025 have been adversely impacted by the generally downward trend in exchange rates.
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The current macroeconomic situations such as inflation, interest rates, labor cost increases and the relatively low exchange value of the Australian and New Zealand dollars have continued to be obstacles that our cinema operations and the entire cinema industry continues to navigate, and have adversely impacted our global cinema segment:
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The current macroeconomic conditions such as inflation, interest rates, labor cost increases, and the relatively low exchange value of the Australian and New Zealand dollars have continued to be obstacles that our cinema operations and the entire cinema industry must navigate, and have adversely impacted our global cinema segment:
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Cinema patronage levels have not yet returned to pre-pandemic levels;
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Cinema attendance levels have not yet returned to pre-pandemic levels;
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Inflationary pressures, ongoing supply chain issues, mandatory minimum wage increases and increases in benefits, increased operating expenses all arising post-pandemic continue to push up our variable costs while we encounter consumer resistance to higher ticket prices;
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Inflationary pressures, ongoing supply chain issues and increased operating expenses arising post-pandemic continue to push up our variable costs while we encounter consumer resistance to higher ticket prices;
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Increased fixed costs for third party cinema rents, some of which are increasing due to fixed rent escalations, some of which are fixed and some of which are adjusted by reference to changes in the cost-of-living index, which are exacerbated by having to also pay COVID-19 related rent deferrals for the periods of time when our operations were closed or restricted;
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Increased fixed costs for third party cinema rents, some of which are increasing due to fixed rent escalations, some of which are fixed and some of which are adjusted by reference to changes in the cost of living index, which are exacerbated by having to also pay our COVID-19 related rent deferrals for the periods of time when our operations were closed or restricted;
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Also, while exchange rates for the Australian and New Zealand dollar have improved somewhat over the quarter ended September 30, 2024, exchange rates for the Australian and New Zealand currencies have generally decreased when compared to the U.S. Dollar, on a year-to-date basis; and
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Declines in exchange rates for the Australian and New Zealand currencies when compared to the U.S. Dollar; and
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The film exhibition industry has seen some notable movie titles initially slated for 2024 being postponed to 2025, including Captain America: Brave New World, Thunderbolts, Disney’s Snow White, Elio, Mission: Impossible 8, SpongeBob SquarePants, and James Cameron’s eagerly awaited Avatar sequel, which, while negatively impacting our current year, we anticipate will make for a positive effect on the 2025 movie slate.
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The film exhibition industry for 2025 is expected to see some notable movie titles, which were initially slated for 2024 being postponed to this current year. This will help bring positive momentum with movies such as Thunderbolts*, Elio, Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, SpongeBob SquarePants, and James Cameron’s eagerly awaited Avatar sequel.
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We are actively working with our landlords to manage our occupancy costs, which remain high relative to our current revenue levels. Recognizing the oversupply of cinemas in the U.S., we have been evaluating our U.S. holdings and plan to close underperforming locations where reasonable agreements with landlords cannot be reached. Since the start of fourth quarter 2022, we have chosen not to renew leases at three locations in Hawaii, one location in Texas, and one location in Northern California (all of which experienced negative cash flow at the theater level). While some of our U.S. landlords have initiated legal proceedings incident to these negotiations, we believe that we have tentatively reached revised lease agreements in each pending case, which are now being documented. While in the short term, cinema closures will have an impact on our gross revenue levels year-over-year, we anticipate that they will improve our longer term operating results and remain confident that such closures are in the best interests of our Company and our stockholders and that in the coming years, our cinema revenue will once again support our real estate development initiatives. Currently, we have one eight-screen cinema project in the pipeline in Australia.
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We are actively working with our landlords to manage our occupancy costs, which remain high relative to our current revenue levels. Recognizing the oversupply of cinemas in the U.S., we continue to evaluate our U.S. holdings and plan to close underperforming locations where reasonable agreements with landlords cannot be reached. Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic through the first quarter of 2025, we have closed or surrendered leases at three locations in Hawaii, one location in Texas, one location in Northern California, and two locations in New Zealand (all of which experienced negative cash flow at the theater level). We closed a further California cinema in April, 2025. In some cases the applicable cinema lease effectively came to their end by the landlord exercising termination rights (for example, in the case of month-to-month tenancies in order to convert to another use or in the last month of the term). In other cases we have elected not to exercise renewal options. None of these locations have been returned to a cinema use. While in the short term, cinema closures will have an impact on our gross revenue levels year-over-year, we anticipate that they will improve our long-term operating results. We continue to remain confident that such closures are in the best interests of our Company and our stockholders and that in the coming years, our cinema revenue will once again support our real estate development initiatives. Currently, we have one six-screen cinema project in the pipeline in Australia.
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Regarding our United States real estate, during the first quarter of 2024, we sold our underutilized administrative office building in Culver City, California for $10.0 million.
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Regarding our United States real estate, during the first quarter of 2024, we sold our underutilized administrative office building in Culver City, California for $10.0 million. We continue to work to lease up the remainder of our 44 Union Square building. The existing tenant, Petco, occupies the cellar, ground and first floors on a full rent paying basis. We believe that demand for space in the Union Square submarket is improving.
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Given our liquidity requirements, we have largely paused our real estate development projects. Our restricted capital expenditures in 2023 and through the majority of 2024 have primarily targeted improvements to our existing cinemas. To bolster our liquidity, the Company has listed for sale various assets, being our Newberry Yard property in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, as well as locations in (i) Townsville, Queensland, Australia, (ii) Wellington, New Zealand, and (iii) Rotorua, New Zealand. In each case where we are selling a cinema property, we intend to take back a lease of the cinema component.
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Given our liquidity requirements, we have largely paused our real estate development projects. Our restricted capital expenditures in 2023 and 2024 have primarily targeted improvements to our existing cinemas. To bolster our liquidity, the Company has listed for sale various assets, being our Newberry Yard property in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, and our Cannon Park property in Townsville, Queensland, Australia.
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Cinema exhibition, through our 60 cinemas as of September 30, 2024.
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Cinema exhibition, through our 59 cinemas as of March 31, 2025.
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A key performance indicator utilized by management in our cinema segment is F&B Spend Per Patron (“SPP”). This metric is calculatedby dividing ourpost-tax F&B Revenuesby the number of cinema attendees during a specific period.
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A key performance indicator utilized by management in our cinema segment is Food and Beverage (“F&B”) Spend Per Patron (“SPP”), which is calculated based on ourtotal Food & Beverage Revenueson a post-tax basis divided by our attendance during a specific period.
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One of our strategic priorities has been to continue upgrading the F&B menu at several of our global cinemas. As of September 30, 2024, we have a total of 38 theater locations with elevated F&B menus (i.e. menus that are beyond traditional popcorn, soda, and candy). We use SPP to assess our F&B performance compared to our competitors. While various factors like labor and cost of goods affect our F&B profitability, SPP indicates our ability to maintain strong top-line performance. It also reflects our success in generating additional revenue by promoting and selling supplementary products to our customers during their visits. Furthermore, this metric helps us evaluate how well we differentiate our F&B offerings from competitors. Management uses F&B SPP to adjust pricing strategies, measure the effectiveness of marketing initiatives, optimize menu offerings, and ensure that prices remain accessible to our customers.
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One of our strategic priorities has been to continue upgrading the food and beverage menu at several of our global cinemas. As of March 31, 2025, we have a total of 38 theater locations with elevated food and beverage menus (i.e. menus that are beyond traditional popcorn, soda, and candy). We use F&B SPP as a measure of our food and beverage operational performance as compared to that of our competitors. Although the profitability of our food and beverage operations is influenced by numerous factors, including labor and cost of goods, F&B SPP serves as an indicator of our ability to achieve consistent strong top-line performance. In addition, F&B SPP highlights our ability to optimize revenue by effectively promoting and selling supplementary products to our customers during each visit. Moreover, this metric assists in evaluating how well we can differentiate our F&B offerings from our competitors. Management in turn uses F&B SPP to adjust food and beverage pricing strategies at our individual theaters, measure the effectiveness of promotional marketing initiatives, optimize menu offerings, and to ensure price barriers are not created for our attendance.
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Another key performance indicator used by management in our cinema segment is Average Ticket Price (“ATP”) per Patron, which is calculated based on our total Box Office Revenues on a post-tax basis divided by our cinema attendance during a specific period. ATP measures our operational cinema performance when compared to that of our competitors. ATP is a useful metric for evaluating our ability to achieve a strong top-line performance, gauging the effectiveness of our cinemas’ pricing strategies and our ability to entice customers back to our theaters. Management uses ATP to adjust and inform ticket pricing schemes for our individual theaters, measures the effectiveness of our content programming, and ensures that price barriers are not created for our guests.
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An additional key performance indicator utilized by management in our cinema segment is Average Ticket Price (“ATP”) Per Patron, which is calculated based on our total Box Office Revenues on a post-tax basis divided by our attendance during a specific period. ATP serves to measure our operational cinema performance when compared to that of our competitors. ATP is a useful metric for evaluating our ability to achieve a strong top line performance, gauging the effectiveness of our cinemas’ pricing strategies and our ability to draw audiences back to our theaters. Management uses ATP to adjust and inform ticket pricing schemes for our individual theaters, measure the effectiveness of our content programming, and ensure that price barriers are not created for core guests.
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In the case of our Live Theatres, with respect to key performance indicators, we primarily look to the live theater rental revenue and ancillary income from the theatres. This key performance indicator represents box office revenues less amounts paid to producers for license fee settlements, plus ancillary income earned by us from certain theater operations. Our live theater rental revenue and ancillary income for thethird quarter of 2024 and 2023 are reflected in the chart below..
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In the case of our Live Theatres, with respect to key performance indicators, we primarily look to the live theater rental revenue and ancillary income from the theatres. This key performance indicator represents box office revenues less amounts paid to producers for license fee settlements, plus ancillary income earned by us from certain theater operations. Our live theater rental revenue and ancillary income for the first quarter 2025 was $543.0 thousand compared to $413.0 thousand for the first quarter 2024.
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in the U.S., under the Reading Cinemas, Consolidated Theatres and Angelika Film Center brands.
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in the U.S., under the Reading Cinemas, Angelika Film Centers, and Consolidated Theatres brands.
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in Australia, under the Reading Cinemas, Angelika, and, for our one unconsolidated joint venture theatre, Event Cinemas brands.
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in Australia, under the Reading Cinemas, Angelika Cinemas, the State Cinema by Angelika, and for our one unconsolidated joint venture theatre, Event Cinemas brands.
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in New Zealand, under the Reading Cinemas and our two unconsolidated joint venture theatres, Rialto Cinemas brands.
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in New Zealand, under the Reading Cinemas and for our two unconsolidated joint venture theatres, Rialto Cinemas brands.
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As of September 30, 2024, the upgrades to our cinema circuits’ film exhibition technology and amenities over the years are as summarized in the following table:
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The upgrades to our cinema circuits’ film exhibition technology and amenities over the years are as summarized in the following table as of March 31, 2025,:
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(5)Liquor Licenses: Licenses are applicable at each cinema location, rather than each cinema auditorium. As of today, we (i) have licenses in 100% of our cinemas operating in the U.S. to sell beer and wine and (ii) we are working to add liquor to our licenses in our three New York City cinemas. In Australia, 83% of our cinemas are licensed and we have one liquor license pending. In New Zealand, 45% of our cinemas are licensed and we have no liquor licenses pending.
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(5)Liquor Licenses: Licenses are applicable at each cinema location, rather than each cinema auditorium. As of today, we have liquor licenses in 100% of our cinemas operating in the U.S. In Australia, 86% of our cinemas are licensed and we have no liquor licenses pending. In New Zealand, 38% of our cinemas are licensed and we have two liquor licenses pending.
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Through our various subsidiaries, we engage in the real estate business through the development, ownership, rental or licensing to third parties of retail, commercial, and live theatre assets. Our real estate business is intended to create long-term value for our stockholders through the continuous improvement and development of our investment and operating properties, including our ETCs, and has, in recent times and will over the next 12 months, assist our liquidity needs through various asset monetizations. In addition to owning the fee interests in nine of our cinemas (as presented in the table under Cinema Exhibition Overview), as of September 30, 2024, we:
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Through our various subsidiaries, we engage in the real estate business through the development, ownership, rental or licensing to third parties of retail, commercial, and live theatre assets. Our real estate business creates long-term value for our stockholders through the continuous improvement and development of our investment and operating properties, including our ETCs. In addition to owning the fee interests in eight of our cinemas (as presented in the table under Cinema Exhibition Overview), as of March 31, 2025, we:
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own and operate two ETCs known as Newmarket Village (in a suburb of Brisbane) and the Belmont Common (in a suburb of Perth)in Australia;
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own and operate three ETCs known as Newmarket Village (in a suburb of Brisbane), The Belmont Common (in a suburb of Perth), and Cannon Park (in Townsville) in Australia (Currently being held for sale);
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own an approximately 26.6-acre property in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, which is currently being held for sale; and
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own an approximately 23.9-acre property in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, which is currently being held for sale; and
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The combination of the COVID-19 pandemic, the lack of any material U.S. public pandemic financial assistance due to our public company status, the 2023 Hollywood Strike, increased interest rates, inflation, increased labor costs, and decreases in the value of the Australian Dollar and New Zealand Dollar vise a vise the U.S. Dollar, have significantly impacted our cinema operations and necessitated capital conservation to sustain our cinema operations and service our debt. This has required us to rethink our real estate business plan and to monetize a number of properties that had pre-COVID been slated for long-term development.
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The combination of the COVID-19 pandemic, the lack of any material U.S. public pandemic financial assistance due to our public company status, the 2023 Hollywood Strike, increased interest rates, inflation, increased labor costs, and decreases in the value of the Australian Dollar and New Zealand Dollar vis-a-vis the U.S. Dollar, have significantly impacted our cinema operations and necessitated capital conservation to sustain our cinema operations and service our debt. This has required us to rethink our real estate business plan and to monetize a number of properties that had pre-COVID been slated for long-term development.
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(v)Our non-competitive four-screen strata title cinema in Maitland, Australia; and
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(v)Our non-competitive four-screen cinema in Maitland, Australia;
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(vi)Our administrative office building in Culver City, California.
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(vi)Our administrative office building in Culver City, California; and
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(ii)Our approximately 3.7 acre five-parcel assemblage in the entertainment center of Wellington, New Zealand, which includes the Courtenay Central building;
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(vii) Most recently, on January 31, 2025, our approximately 3.7 acre five-parcel assemblage in the entertainment center of Wellington, New Zealand, which includes the Courtenay Central building.
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These properties were identified for sale and sold in significant part because of (i) our need for liquidity due to the circumstances referred to above, (ii) the amount of capital required to materially increase their value in the immediate to mid-term, (iii) they were either non-income producing or provided immaterial cash flow and (iv) in the case of our Culver City office building, the property was not required for our operations because it exceeded our office size requirements.
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These properties were identified for sale and sold in significant part because of (i) our need for liquidity due to the circumstances referred to above, (ii) the amount of capital required to materially increase their value in the immediate to mid-term, (iii) they were either non-income producing or provided immaterial cash flow and (iv) in the case of our Culver City office building, the property was not required for our operations because it exceeded our office size requirements. Our Courtenay Central deal includes a long-term lease back to us of the cinema component of that property, after the completion of seismic upgrades.
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(iii)Our ETC properties in Townsville (QLD) in Australia known as Cannon Park; and
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(i)Our ETC properties in Townsville (QLD) in Australia known as Cannon Park; and
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(iv)Our approximately 24 acre Newberry Yard in Williamsport, Pennsylvania (also currently non-income producing).
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(ii)Our approximately 23.9-acre Newberry Yard in Williamsport, Pennsylvania (also currently non-income producing).
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Cinemas 1,2,3 (New York, N.Y.) –Currently operated as the Cinemas 123 by Angelika, we have historically treated this property as an asset held for long term development. However, in light of a variety of factors, such as market conditions in Manhattan for real estate assets, cost of capital and demands on our liquidity, we have begun to explore alternatives for this property. These alternatives may include, again by way of example, the bringing in of a capital partner, the entering into a long-term ground lease (which could serve as the basis for medium to long term finance), and/or the sale (in whole or in part) of our interest in the property.
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Cinemas 1,2,3 (New York, N.Y.) –Currently operated as the Cinemas 123, we have historically treated this property as an asset held for long term development. However, in light of a variety of factors, such as market conditions in Manhattan for real estate assets, cost of capital and demands on our liquidity, we have begun to explore alternatives for this property.
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The Philadelphia Viaduct and Adjacent Properties (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) –The Reading Viaduct is an 0.7-mile-long raised rail bed and bridge system that spans the Callowhill and Poplar neighborhoods and extends to Vine Street in the heart of the city's Central Business District, near the proposed new home of the Philadelphia 76ers. Comprising approximately 6.5 acres of land, along with various connecting bridges over public streets and sidewalks, the Reading Viaduct represents a significant contiguous land holding unobstructed by public thoroughfares.
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The Philadelphia Viaduct and Adjacent Properties (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) –This continues to be an area of focus in 2025 as we continue our efforts to develop and maximize the potential of our real estate holdings in Philadelphia. Since 2023, we have resumed work on this project, particularly concentrating on the Reading Viaduct—an 0.7-mile-long raised rail bed and bridge system spanning the Callowhill and Poplar neighborhoods, extending to Vine Street in the heart of the city's Central Business District. Comprising approximately 6.5 acres of land, along with various connecting bridges over public streets and sidewalks, the Reading Viaduct represents a significant contiguous land holding unobstructed by public thoroughfares.
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While we believe there continues to be interest from the City of Philadelphia and the City Center District in acquiring the Reading Viaduct for park purposes and while the City did pass an ordinance last year to facilitate an acquisition through condemnation, no concrete steps have been taken to proceed with condemnation or transfer of the property. Recent developments in the area include the announcement of a $158 million federal grant for the Chinatown Stitch project in mid-March 2024, which further highlight the potential of the Reading Viaduct. The Chinatown Stitch project aims to reconnect the Chinatown community and surrounding neighborhoods by capping the Vine Street Expressway I-676, which directly intersects with the Reading Viaduct at Vine Street. We believe that capping the expressway at our property would significantly enhance the attractiveness and viability of the Reading Viaduct for future development.
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Recent developments in the area, such as the announcement of a $158 million federal grant for the Chinatown Stitch project in mid-March 2024, further highlight the potential of the Reading Viaduct. This project aims to reconnect the Chinatown community and surrounding neighborhoods by capping the Vine Street Expressway I-676, which directly intersects with the Reading Viaduct at Vine Street. We believe that capping the expressway at our property would significantly enhance the attractiveness and viability of the Reading Viaduct for future development.
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Newmarket Village ETC (Brisbane, Australia) –Through 2024 and into 2025 we plan to continue operating our Newmarket Village ETC, which includes Reading Cinemas as an anchor tenant. Our site includes a 23,218 square foot parcel adjacent to the center, improved with an office building. Over the next few years, we will be evaluating different development options for this space. As of the date of this Report, the combined center and office building is 99% leased.
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Newmarket Village ETC (Brisbane, Australia) –We will continue to operate our Newmarket Village ETC, which includes Reading Cinemas as an anchor tenant Our site includes a 23,218 square foot parcel adjacent to the center, improved with an office building. Over the next few years, we will be evaluating different development options for this space. As of the date of this report, the combined center and office building is 96% leased.
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Cannon Park Center ETC (Queensland, Australia) – We own two adjoining properties in Townsville, Queensland, Australia, (Cannon Park City Center and Cannon Park Discount Center) comprising approximately 9.4-acres which we operate as our Cannon Park Center ETC. The total gross leasable area of the two properties is 126,368 square feet. Our six-screen Reading Cinema is an anchor tenant. These properties are currently 94% leased. This property is currently being marketed for sale.
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Cannon Park Center ETC, (Queensland, Australia) –We acquired two adjoining properties in Townsville, Queensland, Australia comprising of approximately 9.4-acres in 2015. The total gross leasable area of the Cannon Park City Center and the Cannon Park Discount Center is 126,368 square feet. Our multiplex cinema is the anchor tenant at the Cannon Park City Center. This site is currently 94% leased. As discussed in greater detail above, our Cannon Park property is currently under an unconditional contract of sales for AU$32.0 million, which we expect to close sometime in May 2025.
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The Belmont Common (Belmont, Perth, Australia) – The total gross leasable area of the Belmont Common is 60,116 square feet. Our ten-screen Reading Cinema is the anchor tenant with six third-party tenants. The site is currently 100% leased.
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The Belmont Common, (Belmont, Perth, Australia) – The total gross leasable area of the Belmont Common is 60,117 square feet of net rentable land. Our multiplex cinema is the anchor tenant with six third-party tenants. The site is currently 100% leased.
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The table below summarizes the results of operations for each of our principal business segments along with the non-segment information for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2024, and September 30, 2023, respectively:
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The table below summarizes the results of operations for each of our principal business segments along with the non-segment information for the quarter ended March 31, 2025, and March 31, 2024, respectively:
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Revenue for the quarter ended September 30, 2024, decreased by $6.5 million, to $60.1 million, compared to the same period in the prior year, primarily due to(i) lower attendance in all three countries as a result of closing cinemas in the U.S. along with lower performing titles for our theaters in the third quarter of 2024 compared to 2023, (ii) slight decreases in property rent revenue in all three countries, and (iii) lower U.S. live theatre revenue. The decrease in revenue was offset by the appreciation of the AU/NZ foreign exchange rates against US dollar.
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Revenue for the quarter ended March 31, 2025, decreased by $4.9 million, to $40.2 million, compared to the same period in the prior year, primarily due to(i) lower attendance in all three countries as a result of underperforming movies from Hollywood studios in the first quarter of 2025 compared to the same period in 2024, in addition to the closure of certain cinemas in the U.S. and NZ, (ii) slight decreases in property rent revenue in all three countries, and (iii)the weakening of the AU/NZ foreign exchange rates against US dollar, offset by an increase in Live Theatres’ revenue.
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(iii) the fact that major studios and distributors, including streaming platforms like MGM Amazon and Apple TV, are adding a cinema exhibition run to their overall distribution plan as they recognize the economic value of the theatrical release window, not only for driving box office revenues, but also for promoting and distinguishing their films from other content available on their platforms—for example, MGM Amazon’s The Accountant II (2025), had a successful theatrical release; and
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periods, as most currently experienced due to the implications of the 2023 Hollywood Strikes;