Better Hollywood box office led AMC Entertainment Holdings to higher theater attendance and revenue in the first quarter of 2026. U.S. markets attendance was up 14 percent to 30.7 million filmgoers, against a year-earlier 27 million, while international attendance rose 12.6 percent at 16.8 million ticket buyers, against a year-ago 15 million patrons, as AMC sees a continuing roller coaster ride for Hollywood box office into 2026. During the latest quarter, AMC Theatres played on its screens tentpoles like Project Hail Mary, compared to the year-earlier period when it relied on Disney’s  Snow White  and Christmas holdovers like  Moana 2  and  Wicked  to drive box office. That allowed the debt-laden parent of AMC Theatres in the first quarter to report overall revenues at $1.04 billion, up from a year-earlier $862.5 million.…