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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C.  20549   FORM  8-K   CURRENT REPORT Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934   Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 16, 2026   AMC ENTERTAINMENT HOLDINGS, INC. (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)   Delaware   001-33892   26-0303916 (State or Other Jurisdiction of   (Commission File Number)   (I.R.S. Employer Identification Incorporation)       Number)   One AMC Way 11500 Ash Street , Leawood , KS 66211 (Address of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code)   ( 913 ) 213-2000 (Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code)   Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:   ¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)   ¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)   ¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))   ¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))   Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:   Title of each class   Trading Symbol   Name of each exchange on which registered Class A common stock   AMC   New York Stock Exchange   Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).   Emerging growth company  ¨   If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.   ¨             Item 8.01 Other Events.   On March 16, 2026, AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (the “Company,” or “AMC”) filed a prospectus supplement (the “Prospectus Supplement”) to the Company’s existing effective shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-293291) registering the resale by the selling stockholders named therein of up to 17,739,549 shares (the “Shares”) of the Company’s Class A common stock, $0.01 par value per share, under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The Company will not receive any proceeds from the sale of the Shares by the selling stockholders.   A copy of the opinion regarding the validity of the Shares is filed with this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 5.1.   Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.   (d)  Exhibits   Exhibit No.   Description of Exhibit 5.1   Opinion of Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP. 23.1   Consent of Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1). 104   Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).   2     SIGNATURES   Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.     AMC ENTERTAINMENT HOLDINGS, INC.         Date: March 16, 2026 By: /s/ Edwin F. Gladbach     Name: Edwin F. Gladbach     Title: Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary   3