AMC shares spike again, this time on months-old deal speculation Molly Schuetz, Bloomberg News Pedestrians wearing protective masks pass in front of an AMC movie theater at night in the Times Square neighborhood of New York, U.S., on Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2020 , Bloomberg AMC Entertainment Inc., whose shares are a favorite of Reddit-inspired day traders, jumped on Thursday after the publication of a French translation of a months-old report speculating Amazon.com Inc. would buy the worldâs biggest chain of movie theaters. The article in Forbes France is dated today, but notes at the bottom itâs a translation of a Forbes US piece. The American version was published last May. Both versions note the Amazon acquisition idea is âpure speculation,â but cite reasons it would make sense, including the financial struggles of AMC and Amazonâs successful content arm Prime Video. Amazon and AMC didnât immediately respond to a request for comment.