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Batman, The Flash Deal Another Blow to AMC and Cinemark

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For Walt Disney&#39;s(<b>DIS</b>) &#34;Spider-Man: Now Way Home,&#34; the answer was no, but will that be true for films that consumers aren&#39;t quite as excited about?</p><p>The answer to that question may decide whether AMC Entertainment(<b>AMC</b>) and Cinemark(<b>CNK</b>) have viable businesses that can grow back to their pre-pandemic windows.</p><p><b>What Has Batman Done to AMC and Cinemark?</b></p><p>AT&amp;T&#39;s(<b>T</b>) Warner Bros. film studio controls the DC Comics extended universe (DCEU). 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