RDI 10-K & 10-Q changes, risk factors and insider trading
Reading International Inc. (also RDIB) · Nasdaq · Services-Motion Picture Theaters · CIK 716634 · All filings on SEC.gov
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What changed in the latest 10-K
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Insee in full comparison2024,2025, global growth weakened, trade tensions heightened, and several emerging markets experienced significant downturns as macroeconomic and geopolitical developments weighed on market sentiments. Governmental policies of developed economies, such as the U.S., have a substantial effect on emerging markets, and the consequences of a trade war between two developed countries, like that of the U.S. and China, could further contribute to the adverse economic and political conditions of emerging and other developed economies. Additionally, North Korea’s nuclear weapons capabilities, Chinese activities relative to the South China Sea, Taiwan, and Hong Kong, and the Russian invasion of Ukraine continue to be an ongoing securityconcernconcern.and worseningWorsening relations between the U.S. and North Korea, Russia andChinaChina, as well as the recent conflicts in the Middle East continue to create a global security issue that may adversely affect international business and economic conditions. While it is difficult for us to predict the effect of such trade wars and heightened geopolitical and economic instability on our business, they could lead to currency devaluation, economic and political turmoil, market volatility, and a loss of consumer confidence in the broader U.S. economy.
see in full comparisonWhileUnder legislation signed into law in 2025, controlling stockholdersmayof Nevada corporations owecertainonly a limited duty to refrain from using undue influence to induce a director breach of fiduciary dutiestoforourpersonalCompany and/or minority stockholders, these duties are limited.gain. No assurances can be given that Margaret Cotter, alone or in conjunction with Ellen Cotter, will not take action that, while beneficial to her and members of her family (including Ellen Cotter) and legally enforceable, would not necessarily be in the best interests of our Company and/or our stockholders generally. Margaret Cotter holds her beneficial ownership of 409,552 shares of our Class B Stock ultimately as the trustee of the DMC Trust, under which she owes fiduciary duties to her children which may conflict with her obligations as a controlling stockholder of our Company.
“ Development of real properties may uncover environmental issues. Long held real property assets may contain environmental contamination that is unknown until development efforts commence. See “We may be subject to liability under environmental laws and regulations,” below.”see in full comparison
Our real estate business suffered effects from the coronavirus outbreak from which it has not fully recovered. The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in the closure or reduced capacity of certain of our retail tenants. All of our ETCs are anchored by our cinemas, which suffered temporary closures and/or reductions in seating capacities during the COVID-19 Pandemic, thereby reducing foot traffic to our ETCs.see in full comparisonInDuringsomethecases,COVID-19 pandemic period, wehave beenwere compelled to provideourcertain tenants with rent abatements ordeferrals and some tenants continue to be impacted.deferrals.
We are dependent upon third parties to supply the entertainment product we need for our cinemas and live theatres to attract customers. We do not produce the films we show at our cinemas and, generally speaking, we do not produce the plays that are performed at our live theatres. Film distributors have no obligation to supply us with film and producers have no obligation to make use of our live theatres. Any disruption in the production of these films (including by reason of a strike) could hurt our business and results of operations. The Hollywood strikes in 2023 halted production of films for severalsee in full comparisonmonths,monthsdidand,delaydelayed or otherwiseaffectaffected the supply of certain films. The disruption in film production may also cause delays for currently scheduled film release dates. It is difficult to anticipate the scope and timing of suchdelays.delaysIt is difficult to predictor the full extent of the adverse impact of the strikes, and potential future strikes on our business and results of operations in future reporting periods.
In recent periods, our debt levels in Australia are higher than they would have been if funds had not been repatriated. On a company wide basis, this means that a reduction in the relative strength of the U.S. dollar versus the Australian Dollar and/or the New Zealand dollar would effectively raise the overall cost of our borrowing and capital and make it more expensive to return funds from the United States to Australia and New Zealand. As the impacts of COVID on our business operations in Australia and New Zealand have been less severe than on our operations in the U.S., plus the impact of Hollywood strikes on US operations, we have been looking to our operations in Australia and New Zealand to fund our overall corporate general and administrative expense (most of which is resident in the U.S.).see in full comparisonTheWhilecurrentthe Australian and New Zealand Dollars have strengthened against the U.S. dollar in recent months, the strength of the U.S.Dollardollar over the past three years has diminished the value to our Company of our Australia and New Zealand cash flow.
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We are dependent upon third parties to supply the entertainment product we need for our cinemas and live theatres to attract customers. We do not produce the films we show at our cinemas and, generally speaking, we do not produce the plays that are performed at our live theatres. Film distributors have no obligation to supply us with film and producers have no obligation to make use of our live theatres. Any disruption in the production of these films (including by reason of a strike) could hurt our business and results of operations. The Hollywood strikes in 2023 halted production of films for several months,months didand, delaydelayed or otherwise affectaffected the supply of certain films. The disruption in film production may also cause delays for currently scheduled film release dates. It is difficult to anticipate the scope and timing of such delays.delays It is difficult to predictor the full extent of the adverse impact of the strikes, and potential future strikes on our business and results of operations in future reporting periods.
We operate in a highly competitive environment with many competitors who are significantly larger and may have significantly better access to films and to funds than we do. We are a comparatively small cinema operator and face competition from much larger exhibitors who are able to offer distributors more screens in more markets – including markets where they may be the exclusive exhibitor – than can we. This may adversely impact our access to films,content, which may adversely affect our revenue and profitability. These larger competitors may also enjoy (i) greater cash flow, which can be used to develop additional cinemas, including cinemas that may be competitive with our existing cinemas, (ii) better access to equity capital and debt, (iii) better visibility to landlords and real estate developers, (iv) for the sake of building volume, to operate cinemas with margins below our threshold for cinema acquisitions and/or development, and (v) better economies of scale. Access to reasonably priced funding is increasingly important as cinema operators need to upgrade their presentation and food and beverage in order to compete with in-home entertainment options.
We face competition from competitors offering food and beverage and luxury seating as an integral part of their cinema offerings. The number of our competitors offering expanded food and beverage menus (including the sale of alcoholic beverages) and luxury seating, has continued to grow in recent periods. In addition, more competitors such as AMC are converting existing cinemas to provide such expanded menu offerings and in-theater dining options. The existence of such cinemas may alter traditional cinema selection practices of moviegoers, as they seek out cinemas with such expanded offerings as a preferred alternative to traditional cinemas. In order to compete with these new cinemas, the Company has been required to materially increase its capital expenditures to add such features to many of our cinemas and to take on additional and more highly trained (and, consequently, compensated) staff. Also, the conversion to luxury seating typically requires a material reduction in the number of seats that an auditorium can accommodate which may translate into fewer movie tickets being sold and the shutdown (or limitation of activities) during the time required to complete such modifications.
We are subject to a variety of litigation risks. The legal landscape in which we do business is subject to rapid change due to legislative enactments at the federal, state and local levels. Often these requirements are not stated in a uniform manner, and may vary, in intent or as the result of judicial determination, from jurisdiction to jurisdiction. Many have material periodic penalties for non-compliance and allow (or have been interpreted to allow) private litigants to challenge whether such laws have been violated. As a consequence, we find that our vulnerability to forced settlements, litigation exposure and cost of liability insurance generally are substantially higher in the United States (and in particular in states such as California) than in Australia and New Zealand. The defense of such suits, even if successful, can be very costly due ,to, among other things, to the cost of electronic discovery.
Our real estate business suffered effects from the coronavirus outbreak from which it has not fully recovered. The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in the closure or reduced capacity of certain of our retail tenants. All of our ETCs are anchored by our cinemas, which suffered temporary closures and/or reductions in seating capacities during the COVID-19 Pandemic, thereby reducing foot traffic to our ETCs. InDuring somethe cases,COVID-19 pandemic period, we have beenwere compelled to provide ourcertain tenants with rent abatements or deferrals and some tenants continue to be impacted.deferrals.
Competition from the Digital Economy may adversely impact our ability to lease and obtain reasonable rents for our properties. An increasing amount of shopping is being done online, a trend that haswas been given momentumsupported by the stay-at-home admonitions and restrictions associated with our previous battle against the COVID virus. This has adversely impacted retail tenants (particularly those dealing in consumer goods), which may impact our ability to attract such retailers and to obtain rents at historic levels. This is a particular risk to us, given our high percentage of retail tenants. Also, initially motivated by the need to work from home during the COVID-19 pandemic, employers are rethinking the scope and extent of the need for their office space. Some markets may have become overbuilt, which may complicate our ability to lease our properties, to obtain reasonable rents, and to finance future development.
Many of our Properties are located in areas prone to natural disasters. Many of our properties are located in areas subject to a risk of fires such as California and Australia; of hurricanes, tropical storms and/or flooding, such as Australia, California, Hawaii and New York, New Jersey; or earthquakes in New Zealand, Hawaii and California. The availability of insurance for natural disasters (particularly in the event of an earthquake) may be limited.
Risk of Reliance on Appraisals. In our business planning and forecastsforecasts, we rely on independent third-party appraisals as to the value of our real estate holdings. Such appraisals are inherently subjective, and a reasonable appraiser can reach significantly different views as to fair market value of a given parcel of real property. Valuations of historic railroad properties can be impacted by uncertainties as to title and property line boundaries. Accordingly, no assurances can be given that the fair market value assigned to a parcel of real property can be achieved in the open market. Further, USPAP methodology is inherently backwards looking and, as a result, can overstate value in times of declining real estate values and understate value in raising markets.
The construction of the project on time and on budget. Construction risks include the availability and cost of financing; the availability and costs of material and labor; the costs of dealing with unknown site conditions (including addressing pollution or environmental wastes deposited upon the property by prior owners); inclement weather conditions; and the ever-present potential for labor-related disruptions.disruptions or disputes.
Development of real properties may uncover environmental issues. Long held real property assets may contain environmental contamination that is unknown until development efforts commence. See “We may be subject to liability under environmental laws and regulations,” below.
The ownership of properties involves risk. The ownership of properties involves risks, such as: (i) ongoing leasing and re-leasing risks, (ii) ongoing financing and re-financing risks, (iii) market risks as to the multiples offered by buyers of investment properties, (iv) risks related to the ongoing compliance with changing governmental regulation (including, without limitation, laws and regulations related to access, energy conservation and environmental matters), (v) relative illiquidity compared to some other types of assets, and (vi) susceptibility of assets to uninsurable risks, such as biological, chemical or nuclear terrorism, or risks that are subject to caps tied to the concentration of such assets in certain geographic areas, such as earthquakes. Furthermore, as our properties are typically developed around an entertainment use, the attractiveness of these properties to tenants, sources of finance and real estate investors will be influenced by market perceptions of the benefits and detriments of such entertainment-type properties.
Changes in interest rates may increase our interest expense. Because most of our debt bears interest at variable rates, increases in interest rates could materially increase our interest expense. Approximately $174.8$114.1 million of our current debt will mature over the next twenty-four months and will require refinancing. Based on our debt outstanding as of December 31, 2024,2025, if interest rates were to increase by 1%, the corresponding increase in interest expense on our variable rate debt would decrease future earnings and cash flows by approximately $2.0$1.6 million per year. Potential future increases in interest rates may therefore negatively affect our financial condition and results of operations and reduce our access to the debt or equity capital markets.
In recent periods, our debt levels in Australia are higher than they would have been if funds had not been repatriated. On a company wide basis, this means that a reduction in the relative strength of the U.S. dollar versus the Australian Dollar and/or the New Zealand dollar would effectively raise the overall cost of our borrowing and capital and make it more expensive to return funds from the United States to Australia and New Zealand. As the impacts of COVID on our business operations in Australia and New Zealand have been less severe than on our operations in the U.S., plus the impact of Hollywood strikes on US operations, we have been looking to our operations in Australia and New Zealand to fund our overall corporate general and administrative expense (most of which is resident in the U.S.). TheWhile currentthe Australian and New Zealand Dollars have strengthened against the U.S. dollar in recent months, the strength of the U.S. Dollardollar over the past three years has diminished the value to our Company of our Australia and New Zealand cash flow.
In 2024,2025, global growth weakened, trade tensions heightened, and several emerging markets experienced significant downturns as macroeconomic and geopolitical developments weighed on market sentiments. Governmental policies of developed economies, such as the U.S., have a substantial effect on emerging markets, and the consequences of a trade war between two developed countries, like that of the U.S. and China, could further contribute to the adverse economic and political conditions of emerging and other developed economies. Additionally, North Korea’s nuclear weapons capabilities, Chinese activities relative to the South China Sea, Taiwan, and Hong Kong, and the Russian invasion of Ukraine continue to be an ongoing security concernconcern. and worseningWorsening relations between the U.S. and North Korea, Russia and ChinaChina, as well as the recent conflicts in the Middle East continue to create a global security issue that may adversely affect international business and economic conditions. While it is difficult for us to predict the effect of such trade wars and heightened geopolitical and economic instability on our business, they could lead to currency devaluation, economic and political turmoil, market volatility, and a loss of consumer confidence in the broader U.S. economy.
Typically, we have negative working capital. As we invest our cash in new acquisitions and the development of our existing properties, we have negative working capital. This negative working capital is typical in the cinema exhibition industry because our short-term liabilities are in part financing our long-term assets instead of long-term liabilities financing short-term assets, as is the case in other industries such as manufacturing and distribution. Our short-term liabilities also include significant obligations related to our cinema leases. See Part II, Item 8 – Financial Statements and Supplementary Data—Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements-- Note 3 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies – Operating Leases.
We have substantial lease liabilities. Most of our cinemas operate in leased facilities. These leases typically have “cost of living” or other rent adjustment features and require that we operate the properties as cinemas. The COVID-19 pandemic, increased competition from the internet, streaming and cable-based entertainment, and changes in film distribution have adversely affectaffected the ability of our cinema operating subsidiaries to meet these rental obligations. Even if our cinema exhibition business returns to pre-Pandemic levels and thereafter remains relatively constant, cinema level cash flow will likely be adversely affected unless we can increase our revenue sufficiently to offset increases in our rental liabilities.
If our company suffers cybersecurity attacks, data security challenges or privacy incidents that result in security breaches, we could suffer a loss of sales, additional liability, reputational harm or other adverse consequences. The effective operation of our international businesses depends on our network infrastructure, computer systems, physical, virtual and/or cloud based, and software. Our information technology systems collect and process information provided by customers, employees and vendors. In addition, third-party vendors’ systems process ticketing for our theaters. These various information technology systems and the data stored within them are subject to penetration by cyber attackers. We utilize industry accepted security protocols to securely maintain and protect proprietary and confidential information. However, despite our best efforts, our information systems may fail to operate for a variety of technological or human reasons. An interruption or failure of our information technology systems and of those maintained by our third-party providers could adversely affect our business, liquidity or results of operations and result in increases in reputational risk, litigation or penalties. Furthermore, any such occurrence, if significant could require us to expend resources to remediate and upgrade information technology systems. Since 2015, we have annually procured cybersecurity insurance to protect against cybersecurity risks; however, we cannot provide any assurance regarding the adequacy of such insurance coverage.coverage or the ability to obtain such coverage in the future.
Our stock is thinly traded. Our stock is thinly traded, with an average daily volume in 20242025 of only approximately 30,231 shares of Class A Stock. Our Class B Stock is very thinly traded with even less volume. This can result in significant volatility, as demand byof buyers and sellers can easily get out of balance.
For as long as Margaret Cotter continues to have voting power over more than 2/3rds of the Class B Stock, Margaret will have the power to sell the control of our Company to a purchaser or purchasers of her choosing without any approval of our Company’s Board or any other stockholder. To the extent that the Margaret Cotter controls more than two-thirds of our outstanding Class B Stock, she will have the power under Nevada law at any time, with or without cause, to remove any one or more Directors (up to and including the entire Board of Directors) by written consent taken without a meeting of the stockholders.
WhileUnder legislation signed into law in 2025, controlling stockholders mayof Nevada corporations owe certainonly a limited duty to refrain from using undue influence to induce a director breach of fiduciary duties tofor ourpersonal Company and/or minority stockholders, these duties are limited.gain. No assurances can be given that Margaret Cotter, alone or in conjunction with Ellen Cotter, will not take action that, while beneficial to her and members of her family (including Ellen Cotter) and legally enforceable, would not necessarily be in the best interests of our Company and/or our stockholders generally. Margaret Cotter holds her beneficial ownership of 409,552 shares of our Class B Stock ultimately as the trustee of the DMC Trust, under which she owes fiduciary duties to her children which may conflict with her obligations as a controlling stockholder of our Company.
Reference is made to the Cotter Schedule 13D for more detaildetailed information of the scope and extent of the holdings of Margaret Cotter and Ellen Cotter. Our Class A Stock is non-voting and accordingly our Class B Stock represents all of the voting power of our Company.
Management's Discussion & Analysis (MD&A)
Removed heading “Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic”
Removed heading “Challenges from the 2023 Hollywood strikes”
Removed heading “Supplementary Data—Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements-- Note 3 – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies – Accounting Changes.”
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“Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, our business has faced significant challenges. However, the performance of certain 2024 blockbuster movie releases, including Inside Out 2, Deadpool & Wolverine, Wicked, Moana 2, Despicable Me 4, and Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, have reaffirmed the interest of audiences in the theatrical experience. …”see in full comparison
“Net Loss attributed to Reading International, Inc. was $35.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2024, an increase of $4.6 million from a Net Loss of $30.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2023. …”see in full comparison
“Supplementary Data—Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements-- Note 3 – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies – Accounting Changes.”see in full comparison
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We have discussed in some detail under the heading “Business Description” in Part I of this Report our views as to the historic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2023 Hollywood strikes, spiking and then sustained increases in interest rates and certain labor laws on our business and, while not repeating that disclosure here, we incorporate that more detailed discussion by reference to provide context and background. Our discussion below is intended to be more summary in nature.
Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic
Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, our business has faced significant challenges. However, the performance of certain 2024 blockbuster movie releases, including Inside Out 2, Deadpool & Wolverine, Wicked, Moana 2, Despicable Me 4, and Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, have reaffirmed the interest of audiences in the theatrical experience. While 2024 cinema revenues were behind 2023, due principally to the weaker overall movie slate in the first few months of 2024 – a legacy of the 2023 Hollywood strikes --, with a strong slate of films anticipated through the end of 2025 and a renewed commitment from the motion picture industry to prioritize theatrical releases, we remain optimistic about the future of the cinema business. Accordingly, we continue to use our resources (including the sale of non-cinema real estate assets) to support our investment in beyond-the-home entertainment, maintaining key cinemas and live theatres, enhancing amenities, while protecting those of our real estate assets which we believe offer the most significant potential for long term value accretion.
Challenges from the 2023 Hollywood strikes
The Writers Guild of America (WGA) and Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) strikes, which occurred from May 2, 2023, to September 27, 2023, and July 14, 2023 to November 9, 2023, respectively marked the first time in 63 years both unions struck simultaneously and halted film productions. This action delayed film releases and significantly impacted marketing and promotion efforts. Consequently, films released during the strike period, such as Blue Beetle and Expendables 4, underperformed at the box office, while many films were rescheduled causing disruption to the 2024 box office release calendar.
With production now resumed, the cinema industry in 2024 navigated the ripple effects of the strikes, including postponed releases, which was evident during the first half of 2024.
Between March 2022 and July 2023, the Federal Reserve raised the Federal Funds interest rates from 0.25% to 5.5%, the fastest hike in U.S. modern history. This significantly increased our interest expenses, further straining our liquidity. Although subsequent rate cuts infrom late 2024 through end of 2025 provided some relief, the higher interest rates continue to impact our business. Our average cost of borrowing has increased from 4.0% in 2019 to 7.8% in 2025.
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1.Asset Monetization: Between 2021 and 2024,2025, we sold sevennine real estate assets, generating $156.1$197.5 million in net proceeds. These proceeds helped pay down $82.2$99.9 million in debt, and fund $35.0$32.4 million capital improvements, while also helping us to sustain our operations. In addition, on January 31, 2025, we monetized our real estate holdings in Wellington, New Zealand, for NZ$38.0 million, part of which has been used to pay off New Zealand debt and repatriate to US.
While no assurances can be given, we have entered into a call option agreement with respect to our real property in Townsville, Queensland, Australia, providing for a purchase price of A$32.0 million. Due to Queensland tax issues, sales of commercial real estate in this province which have a due diligence component are structured as option agreements. The option holder has posted A$1.6 million in earnest money. The option agreement contemplates closing in mid-April, if following due diligence the option holder elects to proceed with the transaction. Maintaining our cinema focus, in the case of our Wellington properties, we have entered into an agreement for lease with respect to the cinema existing at Courtenay Central. In the case of our Townsville property, we intend to be leased back our existing cinema under a long-term lease.
2.Cinema Closures and Lease Adjustments: We have closed underperforming cinemas, where possible, including one in the U.S. in 2022, four in 2023 (three in the U.S. and one in New Zealand), and one in the U.S. in 2024.2024 and two in 2025 (one in the U.S. and one in New Zealand). Additionally, we have renegotiated leases to reduce occupancy costs, receivereceived deferrals or abatements, or shift to percentage-based rent agreements.
3.Administrative Cost-Saving Measures: We streamlined operations by selling our administrative office in Culver City, California, freeing up $1.3 million in cash and saving an estimated $2 million in operating costs for year 2025. We anticipatehave returningreduced our non-segment administrative expense from $15.5 million in 2024 to an$14.4 office environmentmillion in California later this year.2025.
4.Food & Beverage Innovations: In 2024, our global cinema divisions achieved record-high F&B sales per capita. BeerIn 2025, beer and wine are available in all U.S. locations, with liquor licenses secured at most locations in Australia and New Zealand. The introduction of mobile ticketing and F&B apps has assisted in generating additional revenue while reducing staffing needs.
5.Deferrals of Capital Improvements: We have generally constrained capital investment in the refurbishment of our cinemas,cinemas and have only built out 5 cinemas over the past 5 years. This has, however, likely adversely impacted revenues at some of our cinemas to the extent that they are in competition with more recently updated or renovated offerings.
6.Ongoing Liquidity Management: We continue to evaluate our assets to evaluatefor any future monetization that may be needed, focusing on non-core real estate assets that dowould notnot, without material capital commitments, in our view offer long-term growth opportunities for our stockholders, and we will continue to close underperforming cinemas at the end of their lease terms.terms or by negotiation. While the exact proceeds from future asset dispositions and the extent that they will ultimately be needed are uncertain, we remain confident in our ability to meet liquidity needs for 20252026 and 2026.2027.
Since the beginning of the pandemic, we have monetized many of our Australia and New Zealand real estate assets using the net proceeds principally to paydown debt and to support our operations and materially reduced our real estate activities. As of the end of 2025, we had two ETCs (Newmarket Village and The Belmont Common) and two office buildings in Australia. These properties are, in essence, fully leased. While one of our properties in New Zealand has a third-party tenant occupying a portion of the property (the remainder being occupied by a Reading Cinema), the remaining two properties have Reading Cinemas as their sole tenants. With regard to the United States, the first floor, second floor and cellar of our architectural award winning 44 Union Square redevelopment project in New York City, are leased on a long term basis to Petco Health and Wellness Company (“Petco”). We believe that the commercial leasing market in the Midtown South sub-market has improved, and we have retained Newmark Retail LLC, as our exclusive leasing broker for that property. Our other improved NYC fee properties are tenanted by us.
Historically we have held our Cinemas 1,2,3 property for long term redevelopment. However, in light of market conditions and our need to pay down debt and enhance our liquidity, in Q1 2026, we have retained Newmark & Company Real Estate, Inc. to monetize that property. In the fourth quarter of 2025, we acquired as a part of a larger transaction the 25% interest in that property that we did not previously own. We have also listed for sale our Newbury Yard rail yard property in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. We are not currently involved in any real estate development activity other than the lease up of those portions of our 44 Union Square property not leased by Petco and our work with respect to the Reading Viaduct and associated properties.
In those cases where we have sold real estate in Australia and New Zealand that is improved (in whole or in part) with a cinema, we have retained a lease of that cinema, the terms of which have varied from site to site. Those cinemas all continue to operate profitably.
Despite challenges in our cinema business, our real estate segment has remained resilient. Most of our Australian tenants have met rental obligations, providing a stable revenue stream. With regard to our architectural award winning 44 Union Square redevelopment project in New York City, in January 2022 we secured a long-term lease with Petco Health and Wellness Company (“Petco”), which opened in June 2023, and is paying rent on a full cash basis. Through 2024, our current broker, George Comfort & Sons, explored deals with tenants of varying uses, including wellness and entertainment.
In Australia and New Zealand, our third party (or non-cinema) rental space is 96% leased on a full rent paying basis, demonstrating the strength of these real estate holdings.
We anticipate continued improvements in cinema operations as audience levels continue to rebound. Looking ahead, anticipated releases such as The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, Michael, The Devil Wears Prada 2, Toy Story 5, Supergirl, Minions 3, Moana, The Odyssey, Spider Man: Brand New Day, The Cat in the Hat, Avengers: Doomsday, and Dune: Part Three, which are expected to contribute to overall increased theatrical activity.
At the same time, we remain focused on adjusting our operating approach in response to changing market conditions. This includes disciplined capital allocation, ongoing cost management efforts, and initiatives designed to strengthen audience engagement. Together, these actions are intended to support our Company’s ability to operate effectively within an evolving entertainment landscape over the longer term.
Additional details regarding expectations and initiatives for 2026 and subsequent periods are provided below.
We anticipate continued improvements in cinema operations as audience levels rebound. The successes of films such as Inside Out 2, Deadpool & Wolverine, and Despicable Me 4 reaffirm the enduring appeal of the theatrical experience. Looking ahead, anticipated releases such as Mission Impossible 8, Lilo & Stitch, Superman, Jurassic World: Rebirth, Wicked: Part Two and Avatar: Fire and Ash strengthen our confidence in the cinema industry's future.
While challenges remain, we are committed to adapting and evolving. Through strategic investments, cost-saving measures, and a focus on audience engagement, we believe our Company is well positioned to navigate the evolving entertainment landscape and achieve sustainable growth in the coming years.
Our anticipated plans for 2025 and beyond are discussed in greater detail below.
One of our strategic priorities has been to continue upgrading the food and beverage menu at several of our global cinemas. As of December 31, 2024,2025, we have a total of 3837 theater locations with an upgraded food and beverage menus (i.e. menus that are beyond traditional popcorn, soda, and candy).
During the fourth quarter of 2024, the F&B SPP of our U.S. Cinemas, $8.28, exceeded the F&B SPP of any publicly traded exhibitors.
The additions to our cinema portfolio during the 2021-20242023-2025 were as follows:
In addition, in the fourth quarter of 2025, we wound up our long term relationship with Sutton Hill Associates pursuant to a transaction whereby we purchased the 25% non-controlling minority interest in our Cinemas 1,2,3, property that we did not already own and the ground-lessee’s interest in the land and improvements constituting our Village East property, in consideration of our assumption of certain long term (10 years) fixed rate (4.75% per annum) debt owed by Sutton Hill Associates to a third party. That debt has been fair valued by our independent valuation consultant at $7.7 million. This transaction is sometimes referred to in this Report as the “SHA Windup Transaction.”
Our Board has also authorized management to proceed with the negotiation of a lease for a new state-of-the-art cinema, located in Noosa, Queensland, Australia.
On February 9, 2025, we closed one under-performing cinema located in Queenstown, New Zealand upon expiration of that lease.
On April 15, 2025, we closed our underperforming cinema located in San Diego, California, upon termination of that lease.
(5)Liquor Licenses: Licenses are applicable at each cinema location, rather than each cinema auditorium. As of December 31, 2024,2025, we had (i) three licenses pending related to the sale of spirits and liquor in the U.S. (i.e. supplementing existing beer and wine licenses) and (ii) one license pending in Australia, which has subsequently been approved in January 2025. As of the date of this filing, 75%76% of our AU/NZ cinemas are licensed to sell alcoholalcohol, no liquor licenses pending in Australia and alltwo liquor licenses pending in New Zealand. All U.S. Cinemas are licensed to sell beer and wine and all, but three, can sell spirits/liquor.
44 Union Square Redevelopment (New York, N.Y.) – We have made significant progress in the development of our 44 Union Square property in Manhattan. On January 27, 2022, we entered a long-term lease with Petco for the lowercellar, level, ground floor,ground, and second floorfloors of the building, who is on a full rent cash paying basis. We continue our efforts to find a tenant for the remaining four floors of the building.
Minetta Lane Theatre (New York, N.Y.) – Audible hasholds its license agreement with us through March 15, 2026,2027 withhaving anexercised optionits toa extendone-year itrenewal foroption. anUnder additionalthe year.agreement, Audible presents plays featuring a limited cast of one or two characters and special live performance engagements on the Audible streaming service. During 2024,2025, we saw a great deal of shows such asincluding “LauraThe Benati:Energy NobodyCurfew CaresMusic Hour with Chris Thile & Punch Brother”, “DeadSexual Out-lawMisconduct of the Middle Classes”, “Creditors”, “Pansy Craze”, “Patton Oswalt: Black Coffee and Ice Water”, “Devon Franklin: Be True”, and “StrategicMexodus”. LoveThe Play”,wide alongrange withof manyproductions others.exemplify the diversity of programming and ongoing demand for live, high quality theatrical content.
Orpheum Theatre (New York, N.Y.) – STOMP closed (after 30 years at our theatre) on January 8, 2023. Under our termination agreement with the producers of STOMP, we have certain rights to provide the New York City venue for any future production of that show. Following STOMP’s historic run at the Orpheum, 2025 saw plays such as “The Jonathan Larson Project” and “Ginger Twinsies”.
Following STOMP’s historic run at the Orpheum, The Empire Strips Back ran for approximately three months, followed by a limited holiday engagement of Death, Let Me Do My Show starring comedian Rachel Bloom. The Off-Broadway solo version of William Shakespeare’s Hamlet starring Eddie Izzard also played in 2024. The year finished with a run of “The Big Gay Jamboree”, produced by the creator of “Barbie” and “Titanique”.
Cinemas 1,2,3 Redevelopment (New York, N.Y.) – Currently operated as the Cinemas 123, we have historically treated this property as an asset held for long term development. However, in light of a variety of factors, such as market conditions in Manhattan for real estate assets, cost of capital and demands on our liquidity, subsequent to balance sheet date, we have begunretained Newmark & Company Real Estate, Inc. to exploresell alternativesthat forproperty. We now own 100% of this property.asset, as we acquired in the fourth quarter of 2025, as a part of the SHA Windup Transaction, the 25% interest that we did not own.
Newmarket Village ETC, (Brisbane, Australia) – We continue to improve our Newmarket Village ETC by adding new tenancies and focused marketing effortsTheefforts. The site includes a 23,218 square foot parcel adjacent to the center, improved with an office building. Over the next few years, we will be evaluating development options for this space. The combined center and office building is currently 96%98% leased.
Cannon Park ETC, (Queensland, Australia) – We acquired two adjoining properties in Townsville, Queensland, Australia comprising of approximately 9.4-acres in 2015. The total gross leasable area of the Cannon Park City Center and the Cannon Park Discount Center is 126,368 square feet. Our multiplex cinema is the anchor tenant at the Cannon Park City Center. This site is currently 94% leased. As discussed in greater detail above, the sites are currently held for sale and subject to a call option agreement entered into March 2025.
New Zealand:
Wellington NZ Property Assets (Wellington, New Zealand) – In June 2024, we classified our property assets in Wellington New Zealand, including Courtenay Central ETC as held for sale. On January 31, 2025, we sold these assets.
Net Loss attributed to Reading International, Inc. was $14.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2025, an improvement of $21.2 million from a Net Loss of $35.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2024. This improvement was primarily due to (i) an increase in cinema segment operating income and real estate segment operating income (ii) a $3.2 million decrease in interest expense partly due to principal pay down, (iii) a $2.7 million gain on acquisition of noncontrolling interest of Sutton Hills Properties LLC (iv) $8.4 million gain on the sale of assets from the monetization of the Courtenay Central and Cannon Park properties, compared to a loss of $(1.1) million on sale of our Culver City office in the same period prior year and (v) a $1.1 million reduction in G&A expenses, partially offset by $3.7 million increase in other expense.
Net Loss attributed to Reading International, Inc. was $35.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2024, an increase of $4.6 million from a Net Loss of $30.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2023. This increase in loss was primarily due to (i) a decrease in cinema segment revenue due to a weaker movie slate as a result of the lingering impacts from the 2023 Hollywood strikes in the early part of 2024, (ii) a $1.7 million increase in interest expenses due to (i) interest expense related to the (a) NZ$5 million Bridge Facility borrowed in late 2024, which has now been repaid following the sale of our Wellington property assets on January 31, 2025, and (b) $A20 million Bridge Facility bound in 2024 and (ii) increased interest rate on select debt facilities, and (iii) $1.40 million loss on the sale of assets primarily from the sale of the Culver City office, partially offset by (a) decreased operating expense, (b) decreased depreciation and amortization, and (c) a $1.7 million increase in other income.
Cinema exhibition segment operating income decreasedimproved by $2.9$6.4 million,million to a loss of $2.8$3.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2024,2025, compared to the same period in December 31, 2023,2024, primarily driven by aan decreaseimprovement in cinema performance due to alower weakeroperating movieexpense slateglobally, resultinglower depreciation, amortization, general and administrative expense in the U.S. and Australia, offset by lower box office revenue in all three countries,countries due to an overall weaker movie slate in 2025, lower concession revenues in the U.S.Australia and New Zealand, and lower advertising revenues in the U.S. It was partially offset by (i) a decrease in depreciation, amortization, general and administrative expense in all three countries, and (ii) lower operating expense in the U.S. and New Zealand.countries.
Cinema exhibition segment operating income for the fourth quarter of 20242025 was $3.8$0.9 million, ana increasedecrease of $7.9$2.9 million from an operating lossincome of $4.1$3.8 million in the same time period of 20232024 primarily attributable to a stronger holidayweaker movie releases.releases in all three countries.
Cinema revenue decreased by $12.5$6.5 million, to $195.1$188.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2024,2025, compared to 20232024 primarily due to a weaker movie slate asand acinema resultclosures ofin theUS lingeringand impactsNew of the 2023 Hollywood strikes.Zealand.
In Australia, cinema revenues increaseddecreased by $2.0$4.3 million, to $82.0$77.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2024,2025, compared to 2023.2024.
For the quarter ended December 31, 2024,2025, Cinema segment revenue increaseddecreased by $12.7$7.7 million against the fourth quarter of 2023,2024, to $54.6$46.9 million, which was primarily attributable to a strongerweaker fourth quarter holiday blockbuster film slate in 20242025 vs 20232024 with the releases of Wicked,Wicked: MoanaFor Good, Zootopia 2, GladiatorAvatar: II,Fire and SonicAsh, Theand Hedgehog 3Frankenstein compared to Q4 2023,2024 whichand wascinema heavilyclosures impactedin byUS theand 2023New strikes.Zealand.
Operating expense for the full year 20242025 decreased by $8.2$11.6 million, to $184.0$172.4 million when compared to 20232024 due to lower film rent in theall U.S.three and New Zealand associated with decreased ticket sales,countries, lower F&B costs in theAustralia U.S.,and New Zealand, along with decreased occupancy expenses in theUS U.S.and New Zealand.
For the quarter ended December 31, 2024,2025, operating expenses increaseddecreased by $5.3$4.5 million, to $47.6$43.1 million when compared to the fourth quarter of 20232024 dueprimarily todriven increasedby filmcinema rentclosures asin athe result of a strong film slateU.S. and increasedNew concession cost.Zealand.
Depreciation, amortization, general and administrative expense for the year-ended December 31, 20242025 decreased by $1.4$1.3 million, to $13.9$12.6 million compared to 20232024 primarily driven by cinema closures in the U.S.,U.S. saleand ofNew our Culver City office building,Zealand, and delay in CAPEX spending.
Real estate segment operating income was $5.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2025, which was an increase of $1.2 million from an operating income of $4.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2024, which was an increase of $0.9 million from an operating income of $3.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2023, primarily as a result of (i) increased revenue for the LiveUS Theatresproperties including live theatres, (ii) lower operating expense in Australia and AustralianNew PropertyZealand divisionsfrom sale of Courtenay Central and Cannon Park properties, and (iiiii) lower depreciation and amortization expense in all three countries. Partially offset by the decrease of revenue from Australia and New Zealand from sale of Courtenay Central and Cannon Park properties.
Real estate revenues for the year ended December 31, 2025, decreased by $1.6 million, to $18.4 million compared to 2024. This decrease is attributable to lower property rental income in Australia and New Zealand due to sale of Courtenay Central and Cannon Park properties, partially offset by higher US property revenue and Live Theater rental and ancillary income in the U.S.
Real estate revenues for the year ended December 31, 2024, increased by $0.1 million, to $20.0 million compared to 2023. This increase is attributable to higher Live Theater rental and ancillary income in the U.S. and higher property rental income in Australia, partially offset by lower US property income from the third party and intercompany rent income loss from our Culver City office building due to the abandonment by that tenant of their premises at the building in July 2023 (we subsequently sold the property in February 2024) and lower NZ property rental income.
On July 4, 2025, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (“OBBBA”) was enacted in the United States. The OBBBA includes significant tax law changes, including the permanent extension of certain provisions from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, modifications to the international tax framework, and the reinstatement of favorable business tax provisions. These include 100% bonus depreciation, immediate expensing of Section 174 domestic research and experimental expenditures, and revised limitations under Section 163(j) on the deductibility of business interest expense. The legislation has multiple effective dates, with certain provisions effective beginning in 2025, and others implemented through 2027. The OBBBA does not have a material effect on the Company's consolidated financial statements for the year ending December 31, 2025.
Income tax expense decreasedincreased by $0.1$0.4 million, to $0.5$0.9 million in 2024,2025, when compared to 2023,2024, primarily due to aan decreaseincrease in adjustmentsincome fortax valuationexpense allowancefrom Australia in 2024.2025.
In 2024,2025, due primarily to the negative operating conditions caused by the 2023 Hollywood strikes and increased interest rates, as well as the lingering impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic, we (i) conserved our cash and chose to defer non-essential capital expenditures (such as cinema upgrades and refurbishments), (ii) refinanced our existing debt to provide longer maturity dates and eased financial covenants and/or obtained waivers of financial ratio teststests, and (iii) monetized one non-cinematwo real estate assetassets and identified certain other assets as candidates for potential monetization to raise additional liquidity. In FebruaryJanuary 2024,2025, we sold anour underutilizedCourtenay administrativeCentral office buildingproperties in CulverNew City,Zealand California for $10 million and have, for the time being, implementedat a remotegross worksale structureprice forof our$21.5 California.million. ProceedsThe proceeds were used to pay off the Westpac mortgage ofon $8.4the million,property, with $1.3 million remaining for working capital purposes. It is estimated that movingand to areduce 100%our remoteBank workof modelAmerica resulteddebt. In May 2025, we sold our Cannon Park ETC in costAustralia savingsat witha respectgross sale price of $20.7 million. The proceeds were used principally to thepay yearoff our NAB bridging facility, and to reduce our Bank of approximatelyAmerica $2.0 million.debt.
In May 2025, we extended the maturity of our loan on 44 Union Square to November 6, 2026, with an option to extend further to May 6, 2027. In July 2025, we extended the maturity of our Bank of America/Bank of Hawaii loan to May 18, 2026. We further extended the maturity of our Bank of America/Bank of Hawaii loan to September 18, 2026, in December 2025. In July 2025, we extended the maturity of our loan on our Live Theatre assets in NYC to June 1, 2026. In November 2025, we extended the maturity of our National Australia Bank (“NAB”) loan to July 31, 2030, and modified the principal repayment schedule and extended the maturity of our Valley National Bank Loan to October 1, 2026. In December 2025, we completed the purchase of Sutton Hill Associates, a California general partnership. As a result of that transaction, we acquired the 25% minority interest in our Cinemas 1,2,3 that we did not already own and the ground lessee’s interest in the land and improvements constituting our Village East Theatre, subject to certain indebtedness owed by Sutton Hill Associates to a third party. That indebtedness, at December 30, 2025, had a face amount of $13.6 million, interest payable quarterly at 4.75% per annum with all principals due and payable in a bullet on September 30, 2035. Due to the extended term of the debt and the below market interest rates, at December 30, 2025, we carried that debt at its fair value of $7.7 million. As a result of the transaction, approximately $7.1 million in short term obligations were eliminated in consolidation.
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Risk Factors
There have been no material changes to the risk factors we previously disclosed in Item 1A of our 2025 Form 10-K.
We encourage investors to review the risks and uncertainties relating to our business disclosed under the heading Risk Factors or otherwise in the 2025 Form 10-K, as well as those contained in Part I – Forward-Looking Statements thereof, as revised or supplemented by our Quarterly Reports filed with the SEC since the filing of the 2025 Form 10-K.
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“While our Company believes that global cinema business is recovering, we still face macroeconomic pressures such as high interest rates, inflation, supply chain issues and increased film rent (particularly on popular releases), labor, and operating costs, many of which are beyond our control. …”see in full comparison
“We believe that cinema cash flow for 2026 will be stronger than in recent periods, but we continue to face significant macroeconomic challenges. While we are taking a variety of steps, as discussed above, to address these challenges, we may be required to adopt one or more alternatives to raise further liquidity if our Company is unable to generate sufficient cash flow in the upcoming months. …”see in full comparison
“The COVID-19 pandemic, the 2023 Hollywood Strikes and periods of weak theatrical releases, augmented by changing consumer habits due to each of the foregoing, and continuing macroeconomic headwinds such as high interest rates, inflation, supply chain issues and increased film rent (particularly on popular releases), labor, and operating costs, have necessitated a change in strategy while the global cinema business recovers. …”see in full comparison
“In Australia, our NAB financing requires that our Company comply with certain covenants. Furthermore, our Company’s use of loan funds from NAB is limited due to restrictions on the expatriation of funds from Australia to the United States. We have recently extended this facility by five years on November 12, 2025, to a current maturity date of July 31, 2030, and obtained temporary reductions to our minimum liquidity requirement for a defined period in 2026. …”see in full comparison
see in full comparisonOurAsNABoffinancingJunerequires30,that2026, we have debt of $108.0 million (being ourCompanycurrentcomplydebt and our current subordinated debt) coming due in the next 12 months. Although central banks in the three countries in which we operate have reduced interest rates from recent highs, rates remain elevated compared withcertainpre-pandemiccovenants.levelsFurthermore,(that being said, ourCompany’sNewuseZealandofoperationsloanarefundsunencumberedfrombyNABdebt).isWelimited duecontinue torestrictionsmonitorondebtthematuritiesexpatriationand,ofwherefundsappropriate,fromseekAustraliaextensionstoortheotherUnited States.modifications. We believe that our bank lenders understand that the continuing effects of the factors discussed in the preceding paragraph, and various economic factors, are not of our own making, that we are taking aggressive steps to manage these industry headwinds, and that, generally speaking, our relationships with our lenders are positive.
“As discussed elsewhere in this Report, we believe that cinema cash flow for 2026 will be stronger than in recent periods. However, if our Company is unable to generate sufficient cash flow in the upcoming months, we will be required to adopt one or more alternatives, such as reducing, delaying or eliminating planned capital expenditures, monetizing additional assets, restructuring our debt and/or our lease obligations or finding additional sources of liquidity. …”see in full comparison
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We are encouraged by the improved performance of our cinema business in the firstsecond quarter of 2026, which reinforces our confidence in the continued recovery of our operations and the global cinema industry.2026 While macroeconomic challenges remain, our firstsecond quarter 2026 results reflect improving global cinema industry momentum and support our confidence in the continued growth of our cinema business. Q1Q2 2026 benefited from theatrical successes including The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, The Devil Wears Prada 2, Michael, Backrooms, Obsession, and Toy Story 5. These releases continued the momentum that was set in Q1 2026 by releases such as Project Hail Mary, Wuthering Heights, GOAT, and Hoppers. Additionally, this quarter also saw the continued momentum of blockbuster hits from last quarter including Avatar: Fire and Ash, Zootopia 2, Wicked: For Good, Marty Supreme, and The Housemaid.
The number of movies released by the major Hollywood studios and other distributors, while increasing from pandemic levels, have not yet returned to their higher pre-pandemic levels;
The traditional exclusive theatrical release window remains shorter than historic periods, however, the major studios are indicating their intent to return to longer exclusivity periods;
Inflationary pressures, ongoing supply chain issuesissues, increases in labor costs, fuel costs, and increased operating expenses in general continue to push up our variable costs while we encounter consumer resistance to higher ticket prices;
Higher fixed third-party cinema rent, including base rent escalations and cost-of-living adjustments, together with deferred rent obligations; and General market and economic conditions.
Labor costs continue to rise due to mandated minimum wage increases;
Significant and ongoing rises in fuel costs, which impact the cost of utilities;
Increased fixed costs for third party cinema rents, some of which are increasing due to base rent escalations, some of which are fixed and some of which are adjusted by reference to changes in the cost of living index, which are exacerbated by our obligation to also pay deferrals of past rent. We have been able to mitigate this somewhat by negotiating for rent abatements and revised rental terms and through the closure of certain underperforming venues; and General market and economic conditions.
We believe that our ongoing focus on operational efficiency and strategic initiatives has improved our operationsoperational results.results, Overand we continue to respond to the pastprevailing quarter,macroeconomic we have worked to optimize the efficiency of our locations,challenges by:
Driving guest attendance and engagement levels through:
Renegotiating our cinema leases and aligning our occupancy costs more effectively with attendance levels that, in general, remain behind pre-pandemic levels.
Prioritizing the elevation of the guest experience through ouroOur expanded Food and Beverage program. Beer and wine, and liquor service is available at nearly every one of our U.S. cinema locations. These enhancementsWe are mirroredworking towards mirroring these enhancements in our Australian and New Zealand markets, ensuring a consistent and premium experience for audiences across all regions. This strong focus on Food and Beverage contributed in revenue increases in all countries for the quarter compared to same period in the prior year.
We are expandingoExpanding our loyalty and membership ecosystem to strengthen guest engagement.ecosystem. In late 2024, we transitionedreplaced fromour former loyalty program, Reel Club towith Reading Rewards and Angelika Rewards in Australia and New Zealand. Members can also upgrade to Reading and Angelika Rewards BoostZealand, with a fee.paid Boost tier available for each. In the United States, we transitionedreplaced fromour former loyalty program, Cinema Extras in our U.S.at Consolidated Theatres to a new free to join Consolidated rewards program and paid subscription premium membership at the end of 2025 with both a free to join and inmembership. ourIn U.S.early Reading2026 Cinemaswe tolaunched a new free-to-join Reading rewards programfree and paid subscription premium membership inloyalty earlyprogram 2026.at Reading Cinemas. Our existingAngelika AngelikaU.S. free membership program in the U.S. continues to grow, with membership increasing meaningfully compared to the prior year and we plan to addlaunch an Angelikaa paid subscription premium membershiptier in Q2Q3 2026.
Applying a laser focus to cost control, with particular emphasis on cinema labor and utilities; and Renegotiating our cinema leases and aligning our occupancy costs more effectively with current attendance levels, through abatements, revised lease terms, and where necessary, the closure of certain underperforming venues.
Looking ahead, we believe that the rest of the 2026 film slate presents a major opportunity to continue the positive momentum that we are seeing. As of today, Q3 2026 titles such as Super Mario Galaxy Movie and Michael have generated strong box office results, reinforcing continued audience appetite for compelling, broadly appealing theatrical releases. We will continue to have highly anticipated major releases throughout the remainder of the year including The Devil Wears Prada 2, Toy Story 5, Supergirl,Odyssey, Minions 3,& Moana,Monsters, The Odyssey,and Spider Man: Brand New Day, Theand Catother compelling releases later in 2026, including The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Hat,Reaping, Avengers: Doomsday, and Dune: Part Three.Three and Jumanji 3. These 2026 future releases are positioned to appeal to a wide variety of audiences,audiences. which should allow for a strong carry-through for the rest of the year. These titlesThey cover a wide range of genres, from family animation to science fiction, and each withhave the potential to produce significant box office results. Supported by our strategic operational initiatives and continued audience engagement efforts, we believe that this diverse slate positions us well for a robust second half of the year.
In the United States, we now own 100% of our Cinemas 1,2,3 property and as of February 2026 we have classified this property as held for sale. AtOur oursales 44efforts Unionare Squareprogressing, propertyand inwe New York, Petco continuesexpect to occupycomplete the cellar,sale ground,by andthe secondend floorsof under2026. aWe long-termcontinue lease on a full rent-paying basis, while weto work to secure tenant(s) for the remaining space.space Weat our 44 Union Square property in New York, and we believe that demand for space in the Union Square submarket is improving. Additionally, we continue to hold our Newberry Yard property in Williamsport, Pennsylvania for sale.
InOur monetization of our property in Napier, New Zealand, which we signed a purchase and sale agreement for on March 4, 20262026, is on hold while we work with the buyer to monetizeresolve ourcertain Napierunforeseen property.issues Thewith transactionthe isowner currentlyof inthe itscar duepark, diligencewhich period.the cinema leases.
InDespite the post-pandemic period, we havehaving monetized nine property assets,assets butsince the pandemic, we believe our cinema and real estate segments remain complementary and central to our long-term growth strategy. Prior to the pandemic, cinema generated cash flows supported the capital requirements of our real estate development activities. During this period, we relied more heavily on income from our real estate assets and selectively monetized assets with embedded value to support the Company. With the effects of COVID-19 and the 2023 Hollywood strikes now largely behind us, we expect improved film quality and consistency to drive increased attendance and restore cinema generated cash flows as a key source of capital to expand and enhance our existing cinema and real estate portfolios. ToCurrently, to address anticipated liquidity needs, Newberry Yard and Cinemas 1,2,3 are held for sale. FollowingDespite these planned dispositions, we expect to retain assets in Pennsylvania, Manhattan, and Australia that we believe offer meaningful long term value creation opportunities as capital resources permit.
One of our key strategic priorities is the continued enhancement of F&B offerings across several of our global cinema locations and is particularly important because F&B revenue is not shared with film distributors. We have a total of 37 theater locations globally that offer elevated food and beverage menus with options beyond traditional concessions like popcorn, soda, and candy. We use F&B SPP to assess top-line performance, benchmark against competitors, and evaluate pricing, promotions, and menu strategies at both global and individual location levels. While cinema profitability depends on factors such as labor and cost of goods, F&B SPP helps management optimize revenue.
One of our key strategic priorities has been the continued enhancement of food and beverage offerings across several of our global cinema locations. We have a total of 38 theater locations that offer elevated food and beverage menus (i.e. menus that are beyond traditional popcorn, soda, and candy). We use F&B SPP as a measure of our food and beverage operational performance as compared to that of our competitors. Although the profitability of our food and beverage operations is influenced by numerous factors, including labor and cost of goods, F&B SPP serves as an indicator of our ability to achieve consistent strong top-line performance. In addition, F&B SPP highlights our ability to optimize revenue by effectively promoting and selling supplementary products to our customers during each visit. Moreover, this metric assists in evaluating how well we can differentiate our F&B offerings from our competitors. Management uses F&B SPP to adjust food and beverage pricing strategies at our individual theaters, measure the effectiveness of promotional marketing initiatives, optimize menu offerings, and ensure price barriers are not created for our customers. F&B revenue is particularly important to cinema operators, as film distributors do not share in this revenue stream.
Our F&B SPP in functional currency for the threequarter and six months ended MarchJune 31,30, 2026, and MarchJune 31,30, 2025, are as follows:
AnAverage additionalTicket Price (“ATP”) Per Patron is an important key performance indicator utilized by management in our cinema exhibition segmentsegment. is Average Ticket Price (“ATP”) Per Patron, whichIt is calculated based on our total Box Office Revenues on a post-tax basis divided by our attendance during a specific period. ATP serves to measure our operational cinema performance when compared to that of our competitors. ATP is a useful metric for evaluating our ability to achieve a strong top line performance, gauging the effectiveness of our cinemas’ pricing strategies and our ability to draw audiences back to our theaters. Management uses ATP to adjust and inform ticket pricing schemes for our individual theaters, measure the effectiveness of our content programming, and ensure that price barriers are not created for core guests.
Our ATP in functional currency for the threequarter and six months ended MarchJune 31,30, 2026, and MarchJune 31,30, 2025, are as follows:
Our real estate key performance indicator results for the threequarter and six months ended MarchJune 31,30, 2026, and MarchJune 31,30, 2025, measured in functional currencies, are as follows:
In the case of our Live Theatres, with respect to key performance indicators, we primarily look to the Live Theatre rental revenue and ancillary income from the theatres. This key performance indicator represents box office revenues less amounts paid to producers for license fee settlements, plus ancillary income earned by us from certain theatre operations. Our Live Theatre rental revenue and ancillary income for the first quarter of 2026 improved to $0.7 million compared to $0.5 million for the first quarter of 2025.
in Australia, under the Reading Cinemas, Angelika Cinemas, and the State Cinema by Angelika,Angelika brands, and for our one unconsolidated joint venture theatre, Event Cinemas brands.Cinemas.
in New Zealand, under the Reading Cinemas brand and for our two unconsolidated joint venture theatres, Rialto Cinemas brands.Cinemas.
Shown in the following table are the number of locations and screens in our cinema circuit in each country, by state/territory/region, our cinema brands, and our interest in the underlying assets as of MarchJune 31,30, 2026.
Our cinema revenues consistare primarily ofgenerated cinemafrom ticket sales,sales F&Band rentals, food and beverage sales, screen advertising, gift card sales, cinema rentals,cards and online convenience fee revenue generated by the sale of our cinema tickets through our websitescertificates, and mobilebooking apps.fees from certain online and app purchases. Cinema operating expenses consist of the costs directly attributable to the operation of the cinemas, including (i) film rent expense, (ii) cost of goods sold, (iii) operating costs, such as labor costs and utilities, and (iv) occupancy costs. Cinema revenues and certain expenses fluctuate with the availability of quality content and the number of weeks such content stays on screen. For a breakdown of our current cinema assets that we own and/or manage, please refer to Part I, Item 1 – Our Business of our 2025 Form 10-K.
For a breakdown of our current cinema assets that we own and/or manage, please refer to Part I, Item 1 – Our Business of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K as of and for the year ended December 31, 2025 (the “2025 Form 10-K”).
We continue to actively evaluate multiple cinema opportunities, where we believe that they will provide an appropriate commercial return.
On April 15, 2025, we closed our underperforming cinema located in San Diego, California, and a second underperforming cinema in La Mesa, California, on May 31, 2026.
On January 31, 2025, in connection with our sale of our Wellington Properties to Prime Property Group Limited (“Prime”), we entered into an Agreement to Lease with Prime to fit out and operate under a long-term lease our previously owned 10 screen cinema at the to be redeveloped Courtenay Central in Wellington, New Zealand (the “ATL”). Under the ATL, Prime is obligated to redevelop Courtenay Central and upgrade it to meet current earthquake standards. We intend to renovate the existing cinema to a “best-in-class” standard.
Our Board has also authorized management to proceed with the negotiation of a lease for a new state-of-the-art cinema, located in Noosa, Queensland, Australia.
Our Board has authorized management to proceed with the negotiation of a lease for a new state-of-the-art cinema, located in Noosa, Queensland, Australia.
On January 31, 2025, we sold our Wellington, New Zealand properties, including the Courtenay Central building, to Prime Property Group Limited (“Prime”) for $21.5 million (NZ$38.0 million). In connection with the sale, we entered into an Agreement to Lease with Prime for the cinema component of the to-be-redeveloped Courtenay Central building, under which Prime is obligated to redevelop the property and complete seismic upgrades to meet current earthquake standards. We intend to fit out and operate the existing 10-screen cinema under a long-term lease and renovate it to a “best-in-class” standard.
On April 15, 2025, we closed our underperforming cinema located in San Diego, California.
The upgrades to our cinema circuit’s film exhibition technology and amenities over the years are as summarized in the following table as of MarchJune 31,30, 2026:
(2)Premium Service: This is our "Business Class Dine-in Service" in our Australian and New Zealand cinemas, which typically includes upgraded F&B menu (some with alcoholic beverages) and may include luxury recliner seating features (less intimate 80-seat cinemas),features, but no waiter service.
Through our various subsidiaries, we engage in the real estate business through the development, ownership, rental or licensing to third parties of retail, commercial, and Live Theatre assets. Our real estate business creates long-term value for our stockholders through the continuous improvement and development of our investment and operating properties, including our ETCs.Entertainment Themed Centers (“ETCs”). In addition to owning the fee interests in 7 of our cinemas (as presented in the table under Cinema Exhibition Overview), as of MarchJune 31,30, 2026, we:
own our 44 Union Square property in Manhattan comprised of retail and office space, which is currently in the lease-up phase. The cellar, ground floor, and second floor of the building are now fullypartially leased to Petco, which is in occupancy of its premises on a full rent paying basisPetco;
own a 100% interest in Sutton Hill Properties LLC, a limited liability company, which in turn owns the fee interest in and improvements constituting our Cinemas 1,2,3 located in Manhattan. In addition, in the fourth quarter of 2025, we wound up our long termlong-term relationship with Sutton Hill Associates pursuant to a transaction whereby we purchased the 25% non-controlling minority interest in our Cinemas 1,2,3, property (also identified above as an “owned” cinema property) that we did not already own and the ground-lessee’s interest in the land and improvements constituting our Village East property. In February 2026, we classified our Cinemas 1,2,3 property as held for sale;
own the approximately 23.9-acre Newberry Yard property in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, which is currently being held for sale; and own approximately 201-acres principally in Pennsylvania from our legacy railroad business, including the Reading Viaduct in downtown Philadelphia;Philadelphia.
The combination of the COVID-19 pandemic, the lack of any material U.S. public pandemic financial assistance due to our public company status, the 2023 Hollywood Strikes, increased interest rates, inflation, increased labor costs, and decreases in the value of the Australian Dollar and New Zealand Dollar vis-a-vis the U.S. Dollar over the past five years, have significantly impacted our cinema operations and necessitated capital conservation to sustain our cinema operations and service our debt. This has required us to rethink our real estate business plan and to monetize a number of properties that had pre-COVID been slated for long-term development.
(i)Our non-income producing land holdingsholding in Coachella, California (March 5, 2021) and Manukau, New Zealand (March 4, 2021);
(ii)Our Redyard ETC in Auburn, Australia (June 9, 2021);
(iii)Our Royal George Live Theatre complex in Chicago (June 30, 2021, slated for redevelopment, and now being redeveloped for residential purposes by the new owner);
(iv)The land underlying our cinema in Invercargill, New Zealand (August 30, 2021);
(v)Our non-competitive four-screen cinema in Maitland, Australia (October 25, 2023);
(viii)Our administrativenon-income officeproducing buildingland holding in Culver City,Coachella, California (FebruaryMarch 23,5, 20242021);
(iii)Our Redyard ETC in Auburn, Australia (June 9, 2021);
(iv)Our Royal George Live Theatre complex in Chicago (June 30, 2021, slated for redevelopment, and now being redeveloped for residential purposes by the new owner);
(v)The land underlying our cinema in Invercargill, New Zealand (August 30, 2021);
(vi)Our non-competitive four-screen cinema in Maitland, Australia (October 25, 2023);
(vii)Our administrative office building in Culver City, California (February 23, 2024);
(viiviii) On January 31, 2025, our approximatelyWellington 3.7 acre five-parcel assemblage in the entertainment center of Wellington, New Zealand,properties, which includesincluded the Courtenay Central building; and (viiiix) Most recently, on May 21, 2025, our Cannon Park property in Townsville, Queensland, Australia.
These properties were identified for sale and sold for various reasons, including:
These properties were identified for sale and sold for various reasons, such reasons have included without limitation (i)ourpreviously need fordiscussed liquidity due to the circumstances referred to above,needs, (ii)the amount of capital required to materially increase their value in the immediate to mid-term, (iii)with respect to certain assets, their immaterial or non-income producing nature, or (iv)inwith therespect case ofto our Culver City office building, remote working making the property wassurplus not required for our operations because it exceeded our office sizeto requirements. Since the sale of this office building, we have been working remotely in Southern California.
As of the date of this Report, we continue to own our approximately 23.9-acre Newberry Yard in Williamsport, Pennsylvania (also currently non-income producing), which is being held for sale.
44 Union Square Redevelopment (New York, N.Y.) – On January 27, 2022, we entered a long-term lease with Petco for the lower level, ground floor, and second floor of the building. Petco continues to be open for business and in occupancy on a full rent paying basis. We continue to explore a variety of possible office and non-office types of uses for the remainder of the building.
RDI insider buying and selling (Form 4)
Since 2026-04-11, insiders reported open-market purchases in 0 Form 4 filings and open-market sales in 0 filings. Totals add up every open-market (code P and S) line in those filings, using the prices reported in the filings. Awards, option exercises, tax withholding and gifts are listed below but not counted.
| Trade date | Insider | Transaction | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-21 | Cotter Ellen M |
Option exercise | 70,196 | — | — |
| 2026-04-21 | Cotter Margaret |
Option exercise | 24,704 | — | — |
| 2026-04-18 | Cotter Ellen M |
Option exercise | 11,990 | — | — |
| 2026-04-18 | Cotter Margaret |
Option exercise | 8,768 | — | — |
| 2026-04-18 | Tompkins Sidney Craig |
Option exercise | 8,768 | — | — |
| 2026-04-18 | Tompkins Sidney Craig |
Shares withheld for tax | 4,160 | — | — |
| 2026-04-18 | Avanes Gilbert |
Option exercise | 8,768 | — | — |
| 2026-04-18 | Smerling Robert F |
Option exercise | 8,768 | — | — |
| 2026-04-18 | Lucas Steven John |
Option exercise | 3,685 | — | — |
| 2026-04-11 | Lucas Steven John |
Shares withheld for tax | 9,445 | — | — |
| 2026-04-11 | Smerling Robert F |
Shares withheld for tax | 24,400 | — | — |
| 2026-04-11 | Avanes Gilbert |
Shares withheld for tax | 24,400 | — | — |
| 2026-04-11 | Tompkins Sidney Craig |
Shares withheld for tax | 24,400 | — | — |
Well-known investors holding RDI (13F)
| Investor | Quarter | Shares | Reported value | % of their 13F | Change vs prior quarter |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Renaissance Technologies | 2026-06-30 | 502,390 | $643.1K | 0.0% | Reduced 2% |
| Yacktman Asset Management | 2026-06-30 | 265,000 | $339.2K | 0.0% | No change |
| Citadel Advisors (Ken Griffin) | 2026-06-30 | 23,556 | $30.2K | 0.0% | Reduced 66% |