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Stranger Things’ Finale Draws Sellouts in Two-Day Theatrical-Streaming Run

AMC reports packed houses, with concession vouchers replacing tickets because guild clearances were not secured.

Overview

  • Series creators said roughly 1.1 million seats were reserved across more than 620 theaters two days before the finale.
  • The limited theatrical window runs from Dec. 31 at 5 p.m. PT through Jan. 1, concurrent with the Netflix release.
  • AMC’s Adam Aron cited many sellouts and said the chain will reveal its own sales tally sometime between Friday and Monday.
  • With no guild clearances, exhibitors charged concession vouchers tied to reserved seats—about $20 at AMC—with theaters keeping the revenue.
  • Netflix does not report box-office totals or collect revenue from these promotional screenings, making exhibitor disclosures the main measure of performance.