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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 10-K

ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended December 30, 2010

Commission file number: 001-31315

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Regal Entertainment Group
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code: 865/922-1123

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         Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

         Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None

         Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes ý    No o

         Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes o    No ý

         Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days: Yes ý    No o

         Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes ý    No o

         Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K (§ 229.405 of this chapter) is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of the registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K:    o

         Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer" and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

         Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act): Yes o    No ý

         The aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates of the registrant on July 1, 2010, computed by reference to the price at which the registrant's Class A common stock was last sold on the New York Stock Exchange on such date was $1,711,529,346 (128,686,417 shares at a closing price per share of $13.30).

         Shares of Class A common stock outstanding—130,849,073 shares at February 22, 2011

         Shares of Class B common stock outstanding—23,708,639 shares at February 22, 2011

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

         Certain portions of the registrant's definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A to be used in connection with its 2011 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and to be filed within 120 days of December 30, 2010 are incorporated by reference into Part III, Items 10-14, of this report on Form 10-K.

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REGAL ENTERTAINMENT GROUP

PART I

        The information in this Annual Report on Form 10-K (this "Form 10-K") contains certain forward-looking statements, including statements related to trends in the Company's business. The Company's actual results may differ materially from the results discussed in the forward-looking statements. Factors that might cause such a difference include those discussed in "Business," "Risk Factors," and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" as well as those discussed elsewhere in this Form 10-K.

Item 1.    BUSINESS.

THE COMPANY

        Regal Entertainment Group, a Delaware corporation organized on March 6, 2002 ("we," "us," "our," the "Company" or "Regal"), is the parent company of Regal Entertainment Holdings, Inc. ("REH"), which is the parent company of Regal Cinemas Corporation ("Regal Cinemas") and its subsidiaries. Regal Cinemas' subsidiaries include Regal Cinemas, Inc. ("RCI") and its subsidiaries, which include Edwards Theatres, Inc. ("Edwards"), Regal CineMedia Corporation ("RCM"), Hoyts Cinemas Corporation ("Hoyts") and United Artists Theatre Company ("United Artists"). The terms Regal or the Company, REH, Regal Cinemas, RCI, Edwards, RCM, Hoyts and United Artists shall be deemed to include the respective subsidiaries of such entities when used in discussions included herein regarding the current operations or assets of such entities.

        Our Internet address is www.regmovies.com. Our annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and current reports on Form 8-K, and any amendments to these reports, are available free of charge on our Internet website under the heading "Investor Relations" as soon as reasonably practicable after we electronically file such material with, or furnish it to, the Securities and Exchange Commission ("the Commission").

        The Company manages its business under one reportable segment: theatre exhibition operations.

DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS

Overview

        We operate the largest and most geographically diverse theatre circuit in the United States, consisting of 6,698 screens in 539 theatres in 37 states and the District of Columbia as of December 30, 2010, with over 224 million attendees for the fiscal year ended December 30, 2010 ("fiscal 2010"). Our geographically diverse circuit includes theatres in 43 of the top 50 U.S. designated market areas. We operate multi-screen theatres and have an average of 12.4 screens per location, which is well above the North American motion picture exhibition industry 2009 average of 6.6 screens per location. We develop, acquire and operate multi-screen theatres primarily in mid-sized metropolitan markets and suburban growth areas of larger metropolitan markets throughout the U.S. with a national footprint representing approximately 16.9% of total U.S. screens as of December 30, 2010.

        The Company's fiscal year ends on the first Thursday after December 25, which in certain years (such as fiscal 2008) results in a 53-week fiscal year. For fiscal 2010, we reported total revenues, income from operations and net income attributable to controlling interest of $2,807.9 million, $215.8 million and $77.6 million, respectively. In addition, we generated $259.4 million of cash flows from operating activities during fiscal 2010.

        We maintain an investment in National CineMedia, LLC ("National CineMedia" or "NCM"). National CineMedia primarily concentrates on in-theatre advertising and creating complementary business lines that leverage the operating personnel, asset and customer bases of its theatrical

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exhibition partners, which includes us, AMC Entertainment, Inc. ("AMC") and Cinemark, Inc. ("Cinemark"). National CineMedia operates the largest digital in-theatre network in North America and utilizes its in-theatre digital content network to distribute pre-feature advertising, cinema and lobby advertising and entertainment programming content. See "National CineMedia Joint Venture" under Part I, Item I of this Form 10-K for further discussion of National CineMedia.

Business Strategy

        Key elements of our business strategy include:

        Maximizing Stockholder Value.    We believe that our cash dividends are an efficient means of distributing value to our stockholders. From our initial public offering ("IPO") in May 2002 through December 30, 2010, we have returned approximately $3.1 billion to our stockholders in the form of cash dividends.

        Pursuing Selective Growth Opportunities.    We intend to selectively pursue expansion opportunities through new theatre construction that meets our strategic and financial return criteria. We also intend to enhance our theatre operations by selectively expanding and upgrading existing properties in prime locations. In addition, we will continue to expand our loyalty program and create new strategic interactive marketing programs aimed at increasing attendance and to enhance our food and beverage offerings.

        Pursuing Premium Experience Opportunities.    We continue to embrace new technologies to deliver a premium movie-going experience for our customers on three complementary fronts:

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During fiscal 2010, the Company focused on an accelerated deployment of 3D compatible digital projection systems to a majority of its first run U.S. theatres and expects to continue the accelerated 3D deployment into the first half of 2011. As of December 30, 2010, we operated 2,202 screens outfitted with digital projection systems, 1,710 of which are digital 3D capable. We expect all of our screens to be outfitted with digital projection systems by late 2012 or early 2013, with approximately 40% of our total screens being digital 3D capable by mid-2011.



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Second, we renegotiated our agreement with IMAX® during fiscal 2010 to expand our IMAX® footprint by agreeing to install a total of up to 77 IMAX® digital projection systems by the end of 2012. We believe that expanding our IMAX® footprint, combined with a more favorable allocation of costs included in the new agreement, will continue to have a positive impact on our operating results.



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Finally, as of December 30, 2010, we had converted seven of our auditoriums to our proprietary large screen format known as "Regal Premium Experience" ("RPX^(SM)"). We have been encouraged by the initial results of RPX^(SM) and expect to expand our RPX^(SM) footprint by converting up to 12 additional auditoriums throughout 2011.

        We believe the installation of 3D digital projection systems and IMAX® theatres systems and the conversion of existing auditoriums to RPX^(SM) auditoriums allow us to offer our patrons premium 3D movie and large all-digital format experiences that we believe generate incremental revenue and cash flows for the Company. We remain optimistic regarding the benefits of digital cinema primarily as it relates to future growth potential associated with 3D film product and other 3D content and are pleased to see continued support of 3D and IMAX® film product by the major motion picture studios.

        Pursuing Strategic Acquisitions.    We believe that our acquisition experience and capital structure position us well to take advantage of future acquisition opportunities. We intend to selectively pursue accretive theatre acquisitions that enhance our asset base and improve our consolidated operating results.

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        We believe our business strategy should enable us to continue to produce the free cash flow necessary to maintain a prudent allocation of our capital among dividend payments, debt service and repayment and investment in our theatres assets, all to provide meaningful value to our stockholders.

Competitive Strengths

        We believe that the following competitive strengths position us to capitalize on future opportunities:

        Industry Leader.    We are the largest domestic motion picture exhibitor operating 6,698 screens in 539 theatres in 37 states and the District of Columbia. We believe that the quality and size of our theatre circuit is a significant competitive advantage for negotiating attractive national contracts and generating economies of scale. We believe that our market leadership allows us to capitalize on favorable attendance trends and attractive consolidation opportunities.

        Superior Management Drives Strong Operating Margins.    We have developed a proven operating philosophy focused on efficient operations and strict cost controls at both the corporate and theatre levels. At the corporate level, we are able to capitalize on our size and operational expertise to achieve economies of scale in purchasing and marketing functions. We have developed an efficient purchasing and distribution supply chain that generates favorable concession margins. At the theatre level, management devotes significant attention to cost controls through the use of detailed management reports and performance-based compensation programs to encourage theatre managers to control costs effectively and increase concession sales.

        Proven Acquisition and Integration Expertise.    We have significant experience identifying, completing and integrating acquisitions of theatre circuits. Since our 2002 initial public offering, we have demonstrated our ability to enhance revenues and realize operating efficiencies through the successful acquisition and integration of seven theatre circuits, consisting of 157 theatres and 1,808 screens. We have generally achieved immediate cost savings at acquired theatres and improved their profitability through the application of our consolidated operating functions and key supplier contracts.

        Quality Theatre Portfolio.    We believe that we operate one of the most modern theatre circuits among major motion picture exhibitors. As of December 30, 2010, approximately 81% of our screens were located in theatres featuring stadium seating and approximately 86% of our screens were located in theatres with 10 or more screens. Our theatres have an average of 12.4 screens per location, which is well above the North American motion picture exhibition industry 2009 average of 6.6 screens per location. We believe that our modern theatre portfolio coupled with our operating margins should allow us to generate significant cash flows from operations. We believe that our theatre circuit will be further enhanced with the installation of digital projection systems in our theatres.

        Investment in National CineMedia.    National CineMedia operates the largest digital in-theatre network in North America representing approximately 17,300 U.S. and Canadian theatres screens (of which 15,700 are part of National CineMedia's digital content network) as of September 30, 2010 and reaching over 640 million movie guests annually. National CineMedia utilizes its in-theatre digital content network to distribute pre-feature advertising, cinema and lobby advertising and entertainment programming content. We believe our investment in National CineMedia will generate incremental value for our stockholders. See "National CineMedia Joint Venture" under Part I, Item I of this Form 10-K for further discussion of National CineMedia.

Dividend Policy

        We believe that paying dividends on our shares of common stock is important to our stockholders. To that end, during fiscal 2010, we paid to our stockholders four quarterly cash dividends of $0.18 per share, on each outstanding share of our Class A and Class B common stock, or approximately

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$111.1 million in the aggregate. In addition, on December 30, 2010, Regal paid an extraordinary cash dividend of $1.40 per share on each outstanding share of its Class A and Class B common stock, or approximately $216.0 million. Further, on February 9, 2011, we declared a cash dividend of $0.21 per share on each outstanding share of Class A and Class B common stock. The dividend is payable on March 15, 2011 to our stockholders of record on March 3, 2011. This dividend reflects a $0.03 per share increase from the Company's last quarterly cash dividend of $0.18 per share declared on October 28, 2010. These dividends have been or will be funded through cash flow from operations and available cash on hand. We, at the discretion of our board of directors and subject to applicable law, anticipate paying regular quarterly dividends on our Class A and Class B common stock for the foreseeable future. The amount, if any, of the dividends to be paid in the future will depend upon our then available cash, anticipated cash needs, overall financial condition, loan agreement restrictions, future prospects for earnings and cash flows, as well as other relevant factors. Dividends are considered quarterly and may be paid only when, and in such amounts as, approved by our board of directors.

INDUSTRY OVERVIEW AND TRENDS

        The domestic motion picture exhibition industry is a mature business that has historically maintained steady long-term growth in revenues and attendance. Since 1965, total box office revenues have grown at a compound annual growth rate of approximately 5% with annual attendance of approximately 1.3 billion attendees in 2010. Against this background of steady long-term growth in revenues and attendance, the exhibition industry has experienced periodic short-term increases and decreases in attendance and, consequently, box office revenues. We expect the cyclical nature of the domestic motion picture exhibition industry to continue for the foreseeable future.

        More recently, the domestic motion picture exhibition industry has experienced increased competition from other methods of delivering films to consumers, including cable television, in-home video and DVD, satellite and pay-per-view services and downloads via the Internet. Traditionally, when motion picture distributors license their films to the domestic exhibition industry, they refrain from licensing their products to other delivery channels for a period of time, commonly called the theatrical release window. Over the past several years, the average period between a film's theatrical release and its in-home video or DVD release has remained relatively stable. However, we believe that a material contraction of the theatrical release window could significantly dilute the consumer appeal of the out-of-home motion picture offering. As a result, we continue to monitor the status of the theatrical release window during our film licensing decisions. Fundamentally, we believe that movie-going is a convenient, affordable and attractively priced form of out-of-home entertainment, which, on an average price per patron basis, continues to compare favorably to other out-of-home entertainment alternatives, such as concerts and sporting events.

        The domestic motion picture industry is in the process of converting from film-based media to electronic-based media, including the distribution of feature films in a digital format rather than a 35 mm film format. Virtually all entertainment content today can be exhibited digitally. Digital projection produces a consistent state-of-the-art presentation for patrons as there is no degradation of image over the exhibition period of the motion picture. We believe that operating a digital theatre circuit has enabled us to generate incremental revenue from differentiated motion picture formats such as digital 3D, IMAX® and RPX^(SM), generate additional revenue from exhibition of specialty content offerings and provide greater flexibility in scheduling our programming content, which we expect will enhance our capacity utilization. Given our market presence, the overall diversity of our patron base and our high average screen per theatre count, we believe the benefits associated with digital technologies will be significant for our theatre circuit and provide us with the opportunity for incremental revenue. We remain optimistic regarding the benefits of digital cinema primarily as it relates to future growth potential associated with 3D film product and other 3D content and are pleased to see growing support of 3D and IMAX® film product by the major motion picture studios. We have also experienced an

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increase in alternative content available to us. As directors and producers continue to embrace new technology in their productions, we expect new and innovative content generation to continue. To that end, on February 12, 2007, we, along with AMC and Cinemark, formed Digital Cinema Implementation Partners, LLC ("DCIP"), to create a financing model and execute agreements with major motion picture studios for the implementation of digital cinema. During fiscal 2010, DCIP executed definitive agreements and related financing transactions in connection with the conversion to digital projection. During fiscal 2010, the Company focused on an accelerated deployment of 3D compatible digital projection systems to a majority of its first run U.S. theatres and expects to continue the accelerated 3D deployment into the first half of 2011. As of December 30, 2010, we operated 2,202 screens outfitted with digital projection systems, 1,710 of which are digital 3D capable. See "Digital Cinema Implementation Partners Joint Venture" under Part I, Item I of this Form 10-K for further discussion of this joint venture arrangement.

        We believe a modern megaplex featuring stadium seating is preferred by patrons over a sloped-floor multiplex theatre, the predominant theatre-type built prior to 1996. We believe theatres larger than the current 10 to 18 screen megaplex are not able to generate attractive returns in most locations because of the substantial market suitability requirements to generate a level of profitability similar to the current megaplex format. We also believe that another evolution of theatre formats beyond the current megaplex is unlikely to occur in the foreseeable future.

THEATRE OPERATIONS

        We operate the largest theatre circuit in the United States with 6,698 screens in 539 theatres in 37 states and the District of Columbia as of December 30, 2010. We operate theatres in 43 of the top 50 U.S. designated market areas, which include locations in suburban growth areas. We target prime locations with excellent access to large, high patron-traffic areas. We operate our theatre circuit using our Regal Cinemas, United Artists and Edwards brands through our wholly owned subsidiaries.

        We operate multi-screen theatres. Our multi-screen theatre complexes typically contain 10 to 18 screens, each with auditoriums ranging from 100 to 500 seats. As a result, our theatres appeal to a diverse group of patrons because we offer a wide selection of films and convenient show times. In addition, many of our theatres feature state-of-the-art amenities such as immersive wall-to-wall and floor-to-ceiling screens, Sony Digital Cinema™ 4K projection systems, digital stereo surround-sound, closed-captioning, multi-station concessions stands, computerized ticketing systems, plush stadium seating with cup holders and retractable armrests, enhanced interiors and exteriors and video game areas adjacent to the theatre lobby.

        We believe that our theatre circuit will be further enhanced with the installation of digital projection systems. We believe that operating a digital theatre circuit will enable us to generate incremental revenue from differentiated motion picture formats such as digital 3D, IMAX® and RPX^SM, generate additional revenue from exhibition of specialty content offerings and provide greater flexibility in scheduling our programming content, which we expect will enhance our capacity utilization.

        Our modern, multi-screen theatres are designed to increase profitability by optimizing revenues per square foot and reducing the cost per square foot of operation. We vary auditorium seating capacities within the same theatre, allowing us to exhibit films on a more cost effective basis for a longer period of time by shifting films to smaller auditoriums to meet changing attendance levels. In addition, we realize significant operating efficiencies by having common box office, concessions, projection, lobby and restroom facilities, which enables us to spread some of our costs, such as payroll, advertising and rent, over a higher revenue base. We stagger movie show times to reduce staffing requirements and lobby congestion and to provide more desirable parking and traffic flow patterns. We also actively monitor ticket sales in order to quickly recognize demand surges, which enables us to add seating capacity quickly and efficiently. In addition, we offer various forms of convenient ticketing methods, including print-at-home technology, self-serve kiosks, self-reserved seating and themed gift cards and e-gift cards. We believe that operating a theatre circuit consisting primarily of modern theatres enhances our ability to attract patrons.

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        The following table details the number of locations and theatre screens in our theatre circuit ranked by the number of screens in each state and the District of Columbia as of December 30, 2010:

        We have implemented a best management practices program across all of our theatres, including daily, weekly and monthly management reports generated for each individual theatre and we maintain active communication between the theatres, divisional management and corporate management. We use these management reports and communications to closely monitor admissions and concessions revenues as well as accounting, payroll and workforce information necessary to manage our theatre operations effectively and efficiently.

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        We seek experienced theatre managers and require new theatre managers to complete a comprehensive training program within the theatres and at the "Regal Entertainment University," which is held at our corporate office. The program is designed to encompass all phases of theatre operations, including our operating philosophy, policies, procedures and standards. In addition, we have an incentive compensation program for theatre-level management that rewards theatre managers for controlling operating expenses while complying with our operating standards.

        In addition, we have implemented quality assurance programs in all of our theatres to maintain clean, comfortable and modern facilities. To maintain quality and consistency within our theatre circuit, district and regional managers regularly inspect each theatre. We also operate a "mystery shopper" program, which involves unannounced visits by unidentified customers who report on the quality of service, film presentation and cleanliness at individual theatres.

NATIONAL CINEMEDIA JOINT VENTURE

        In March 2005, Regal and AMC announced the combination of the operations of RCM and AMC's subsidiary, National Cinema Network, Inc. ("NCN"), into a joint venture company known as National CineMedia. In July 2005, Cinemark, through a wholly owned subsidiary, joined the National CineMedia joint venture. Since its inception, National CineMedia has primarily concentrated its efforts on in-theatre advertising, business meetings and non-feature film content distribution.

        As described further in Note 4 to the consolidated financial statements included in Part II, Item 8 of this Form 10-K, on February 13, 2007, National CineMedia, Inc. ("NCM, Inc."), a newly formed entity that serves as the sole manager of National CineMedia, completed an IPO of its common stock. In connection with the IPO of NCM, Inc., RCM, through its wholly owned subsidiary Regal CineMedia Holdings, LLC ("RCH"), AMC and Cinemark amended and restated the operating agreement of National CineMedia and other ancillary agreements. In connection with the series of transactions completed in connection with the IPO, Regal received gross cash proceeds totaling approximately $628.3 million and retained a 22.6% interest in NCM, Inc. After the payment of current taxes, net cash proceeds from these transactions totaled approximately $447.4 million.

        As described more fully in Note 4 to the consolidated financial statements included in Part II, Item 8 of this Form 10-K, on April 9, 2008, March 17, 2009 and March 17, 2010 we received from National CineMedia approximately 0.8 million, 0.5 million and 0.3 million, respectively, newly issued common units of National CineMedia in accordance with the annual adjustment provisions of the Common Unit Adjustment Agreement. In addition, on May 29, 2008, we received from National CineMedia approximately 2.9 million newly issued common units of National CineMedia in accordance with the adjustment provisions of the Common Unit Adjustment Agreement in connection with our acquisition of Consolidated Theatres. On August 18, 2010, we redeemed 4.2 million of our National CineMedia common units for a like number of shares of NCM, Inc. common stock, which we sold in an underwritten public offering for $16.00 per share, reducing our investment in National CineMedia by $13.7 million, the average carrying amount of the shares sold. We received approximately $64.5 million in proceeds after deducting related fees and expenses payable by us, resulting in a gain on sale of $50.8 million. In addition, on September 8, 2010, we redeemed an additional 0.1 million National CineMedia common units for a like number of shares of NCM, Inc. common stock and sold them to the underwriters to cover over-allotments at $16.00 per share, further reducing our investment in National CineMedia by $0.3 million, the average carrying amount of the shares sold. We received approximately $1.5 million of net proceeds from this sale, resulting in a gain on sale of $1.2 million. These transactions, together with National CineMedia's issuance of 6.5 million common units to AMC in the second quarter of 2010 as a result of an acquisition, had the effect of decreasing the Company's ownership share in National CineMedia. As a result, on a fully diluted basis, we own a 19.4% interest in NCM, Inc. as of December 30, 2010. See Note 4 to the consolidated financial statements included in Part II, Item 8 of this Form 10-K for further discussion of National CineMedia.

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DIGITAL CINEMA IMPLEMENTATION PARTNERS JOINT VENTURE

        On February 12, 2007, we, along with AMC and Cinemark, formed DCIP to create a financing model and establish agreements with major motion picture studios for the implementation of digital cinema in our theatres. On March 10, 2010, DCIP executed definitive agreements and related financing transactions in connection with the conversion to digital projection. Concurrent with closing, the Company entered into a master equipment lease agreement (the "Master Lease") and other related agreements (collectively, the "Digital Cinema Agreements") with Kasima, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of DCIP. Upon execution of the Digital Cinema Agreements, the Company made equity contributions to DCIP of approximately $41.7 million, consisting of $29.1 million in cash and 200 existing digital projection systems with a fair value of approximately $12.6 million (collectively, the "DCIP Contributions"). The Company recorded such DCIP Contributions as an increase in its investment in DCIP. In connection with the contribution of its 200 existing digital projection systems, the Company recorded a loss on the contribution of $2.0 million based on the excess of the carrying value of the digital projection systems contributed over the $12.6 million fair value (as determined by an independent appraisal) of such equipment. In addition, during May 2010, Regal sold an additional 337 digital projection systems to DCIP for aggregate proceeds of approximately $20.0 million. In connection with this sale, the Company recorded a loss on disposal of approximately $2.8 million. After giving effect to the DCIP Contributions, the Company holds a 46.7% economic interest in DCIP as of December 30, 2010, while continuing to maintain a one-third voting interest along with each of AMC and Cinemark. Since the Company determined that it is not the primary beneficiary of DCIP or any of its subsidiaries, it will continue to account for its investment in DCIP under the equity method of accounting.

        The costs of implementing digital projection in our theatres will be substantially funded by DCIP. We expect DCIP to fund the cost of conversion to digital projection principally through the collection of virtual print fees from motion picture studios and equipment lease payments from participating exhibitors, including us. We will bear operating and maintenance costs with respect to digital projection systems in our theatres, which we expect to be relatively comparable to what we currently spend on our conventional film projectors. In accordance with the Master Lease, the digital projection systems are leased from Kasima, LLC under a twelve-year term with ten one-year fair value renewal options. The Master Lease also contains a fair value purchase option. Under the Master Lease, the Company pays annual minimum rent of $1,000 per digital projection system for the first six and a half years from the effective date of the agreement and is, upon certain conditions, subject to minimum annual rent of $3,000 per digital projection system beginning at six and a half years from the effective date of the agreement through the end of the lease term. The Company is also subject to various types of other rent if such digital projection systems do not meet minimum performance requirements as outlined in the Master Lease. Certain of the other rent payments are subject to either a monthly or an annual maximum. The Company accounts for the Master Lease as an operating lease for accounting purposes.

        The initial financing is expected to cover the cost of conversion to digital projection for approximately 70% of our circuit's screens. We ultimately expect to outfit our entire circuit with digital projection systems by late 2012 or early 2013, with approximately 40% of our total screens being digital 3D capable by mid-2011. As of December 30, 2010, we operated 2,202 screens outfitted with digital projection systems, 1,710 of which are digital 3D capable.

FILM DISTRIBUTION

        Domestic movie theatres are the primary initial distribution channel for domestic film releases. The theatrical success of a film is often the most important factor in establishing its value in other film distribution channels. Motion pictures are generally made available through several alternative distribution methods after the theatrical release date, including in-home video and DVD, cable television, broadcast television and satellite, pay-per-view services and downloads via the Internet. A

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strong opening run at the theatre can help establish a film's success and substantiate the film's revenue potential. For example, the value of home video, DVD and pay cable distribution agreements frequently depends on the success of a film's theatrical release. As the primary distribution mechanism for the public's evaluation of films, we believe that domestic theatrical distribution remains the cornerstone of a film's overall financial success.

        The development of additional distribution channels has given motion picture producers the ability to generate a greater portion of a film's revenues through channels other than its theatrical release. Historically, this potential for increased revenue after a film's initial theatrical release has enabled major motion picture studios and some independent producers to increase the budgets for film production and advertising.

FILM EXHIBITION

        Evaluation of Film.    We license films on a film-by-film and theatre-by-theatre basis by negotiating directly with film distributors. Prior to negotiating for a film license, we evaluate the prospects for upcoming films. Criteria we consider for each film may include cast, producer, director, genre, budget, comparative film performances and various other market conditions. Successful licensing depends greatly upon the exhibitor's knowledge of trends and historical film preferences of the residents in markets served by each theatre, as well as the availability of commercially successful motion pictures.

        Access to Film Product.    Films are licensed from film distributors owned by major production companies and from independent film distributors that distribute films for smaller production companies. Film distributors typically establish geographic licensing zones and allocate each available film to one theatre within that zone.

        In licensing zones where we are the sole exhibitor, we obtain film licenses by selecting a film from among those films being offered and negotiating directly with the distributor. In zones where there is competition, a distributor will allocate films among the exhibitors in the zone. When films are licensed under the allocation process, a distributor will select an exhibitor for each film who then negotiates film rental terms directly with the distributor.

        Film Rental Fees.    Film licenses typically specify rental fees or formulas by which rental fees may be calculated. The primary formulas used are the "sliding scale" formula, a "firm term" formula and a "review or settlement." Under a sliding scale formula, the distributor receives a percentage of the box office receipts using a pre-determined and mutually agreed upon film rental template. This formula establishes film rental predicated on box office performance and is the predominant formula used by us to calculate film rental fees. Under the firm term formula, the exhibitor and distributor agree prior to the exhibition of the film on a specified percentage of the box office receipts to be remitted to the distributor. Lastly, under the review or settlement method, the exhibitor and distributor negotiate a percentage of the box office receipts to be remitted to the distributor upon completion of the theatrical engagement. These negotiations typically involve the use of historical settlements or past precedent.

        Duration of Film Licenses.    The duration of our film licenses are negotiated with our distributors on a case-by-case basis. The terms of our license agreements depend on performance of each film. Marketable movies that are expected to have high box office admission revenues will generally have longer license terms than movies with more uncertain performance and popularity.

        Relationship with Distributors.    Many distributors provide quality first-run movies to the motion picture exhibition industry. For fiscal 2010, ten major film distributors accounted for approximately 96% of our admissions revenues. Five of the ten major film distributors each accounted for more than 10% of fiscal 2010 admission revenues. No single film distributor accounted for more than 20% of fiscal 2010 admissions revenues. We license films from each of the major distributors and believe that our relationships with these distributors are good. From year to year, the revenues attributable to

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individual distributors will vary widely depending upon the number and popularity of films that each one distributes.

CONCESSIONS

        In addition to box office admissions revenues, we generated approximately 25.8% of our total revenues from concessions sales during fiscal 2010. We emphasize prominent and appealing concession stations designed for rapid and efficient service. We continually seek to increase concessions sales by optimizing product mix and through expansion of our concession offerings, introducing special promotions from time to time and offering employee training and incentive programs to up-sell and cross-sell products. We have favorable concession supply contracts and have developed an efficient concession purchasing and distribution supply chain. Our management negotiates directly with manufacturers for many of our concession items to obtain competitive prices and to ensure adequate supplies.

COMPETITION

        The motion picture exhibition industry is highly competitive. Motion picture exhibitors generally compete on the basis of the following competitive factors:

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ability and willingness to promote the films that are showing.

        We have several hundred competitors nationwide, which vary substantially in size, from small independent exhibitors to large national chains such as AMC and Cinemark. As a result, our theatres are subject to varying degrees of competition in the regions in which they operate. Our competitors, including newly established motion picture exhibitors, may build new theatres or screens in areas in which we operate, which may result in increased competition and excess capacity in those areas. If this occurs, it may have an adverse effect on our business and results of operations. As the largest motion picture exhibitor, however, we believe that we will be able to generate economies of scale and operating efficiencies that will give us a competitive advantage over many of our competitors.

        We also compete with other motion picture distribution channels, including home video and DVD, cable television, broadcast television and satellite, pay-per-view services and downloads via the Internet. Other technologies such as video on demand could also have an adverse effect on our business and results of operations. When motion picture distributors licensed their products to the domestic exhibition industry, they refrained from licensing their motion pictures to these other distribution channels for a period of time, commonly called the theatrical release window. The theatrical release window has been stable over the past five to six years. However, we believe that a material contraction of the theatrical release window could significantly dilute the consumer appeal of the out-of-home motion picture offering. As a result, we continue to monitor the status of the theatrical release window during our film licensing decisions.

        In addition, we compete for the public's leisure time and disposable income with other forms of entertainment, including sporting events, concerts, live theatre and restaurants.

MARKETING AND ADVERTISING

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grouping for all of our theatres located in a newspaper's circulation area. In many of our markets we employ special interactive marketing programs for specific films and concessions items.

        We have a frequent moviegoer loyalty program, named the Regal Crown Club®, in all of our markets and it is the largest loyalty program in our industry. Regal Crown Club® members are eligible for specified awards, such as concession items, based on purchases made at our participating theatres. As of December 30, 2010, we had over six million active members in the Regal Crown Club®. In addition, we seek to develop patron loyalty through a number of other marketing programs such as summer children's film series, cross-promotional ticket redemptions and promotions within local communities. We offer these programs only in selected markets. We plan to use these programs in markets where we believe patron loyalty can be further enhanced, and we will continue to evaluate our markets on a case-by-case basis to determine the suitability of these programs in individual regions.

MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS

        We make extensive use of information technology ("IT") for the management of our business, our theatres, and other revenue generating operations. The revenue streams generated by attendance and concession sales are fully supported by information systems to monitor cash flow and to detect fraud and inventory shrinkage. We have implemented software and hardware solutions which provide for enhanced capabilities and efficiency within our theatre operations. These solutions have enabled us to sell gift cards at various major retailers, grocery stores and mass discounters and to redeem those gift cards at our theatre box offices and concession stands. We continue to expand our ability to sell tickets remotely by using our Internet ticketing partner, Fandango.com, and by deploying self-service customer activated terminals ("CATs") in appropriate theatres. The CATs can sell tickets for current and future shows and provide the capability to retrieve tickets purchased through Fandango.com. We continue to invest in IT to improve services to our patrons and provide information to our management, allowing them to operate our theatres efficiently.

        Our scheduling systems support the coordination needed to properly allocate our auditoriums between film showings and meetings and events of National CineMedia, while also ensuring that movie audiences view the intended advertising and that revenue is allocated to the appropriate business function. The scheduling systems also provide information electronically and automatically to the newspapers, which allows them to publish correct show starting times with approved advertising graphics. The sales and attendance information collected by the theatre systems is used directly for film booking and settlement as well as being the primary source of data for our financial systems.

SEASONALITY

        Our revenues are usually seasonal, coinciding with the timing of releases of motion pictures by the major distributors. Generally, motion picture studios release the most marketable motion pictures during the summer and the holiday season. The unexpected emergence of a hit film during other periods can alter the traditional trend. The timing of movie releases can have a significant effect on our results of operations, and the results of one fiscal quarter are not necessarily indicative of results for the next fiscal quarter or any other fiscal quarter. The seasonality of motion picture exhibition, however, has become less pronounced as motion picture studios are releasing motion pictures somewhat more evenly throughout the year.

EMPLOYEES

        As of February 3, 2011, we employed approximately 22,061 persons. Some of our facilities employ union projectionists. The Company's expansion into new markets may increase the number of employees represented by unions. The Company considers its employee relations to be good.

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REGULATION

        The distribution of motion pictures is in large part regulated by federal and state antitrust laws and has been the subject of numerous antitrust cases. Consent decrees effectively require major film distributors to offer and license films to exhibitors, including us, on a film-by-film and theatre-by-theatre basis. Consequently, exhibitors cannot assure themselves of a supply of films by entering into long-term arrangements with major distributors, but must negotiate for licenses on a film-by-film basis.

        Our theatres must comply with Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (the "ADA") to the extent that such properties are "public accommodations" and/or "commercial facilities" as defined by the ADA. Compliance with the ADA requires that public accommodations "reasonably accommodate" individuals with disabilities and that new construction or alterations made to "commercial facilities" conform to accessibility guidelines unless "structurally impracticable" for new construction or technically infeasible for alterations. Non-compliance with the ADA could result in the imposition of injunctive relief, fines, an award of damages to private litigants and additional capital expenditures to remedy such non-compliance.

        We believe that we are in substantial compliance with all current applicable regulations relating to accommodations for the disabled. We intend to comply with future regulations in this regard and except as set forth in Note 8 to the consolidated financial statements included in Part II, Item 8 of this Form 10-K, we do not currently anticipate that compliance will require us to expend substantial funds.

        Our theatre operations are also subject to federal, state and local laws governing such matters as wages, working conditions, citizenship and health and sanitation and environmental protection requirements. We believe that we are in substantial compliance with all relevant laws and regulations.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

        Some of the information in this Form 10-K includes "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"). All statements other than statements of historical facts included in this Form 10-K, including, without limitation, certain statements under "Business" and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" may constitute forward-looking statements. In some cases you can identify these forward-looking statements by words like "may," "will," "should," "expects," "plans," "anticipates," "believes," "estimates," "predicts," "potential" or "continue" or the negative of those words and other comparable words. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties. Our actual results could differ materially from those indicated in these statements as a result of certain risk factors as more fully discussed under "Risk Factors" below.

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Item 1A.    RISK FACTORS.

        Investing in our securities involves a significant degree of risk. In addition to the other information contained in this Form 10-K, you should consider the following factors before investing in our securities.

Our substantial lease and debt obligations could impair our financial condition.

        We have substantial lease and debt obligations. For fiscal 2010, our total rent expense and net interest expense were approximately $382.3 million and $148.1 million, respectively. As of December 30, 2010, we had total debt obligations of $2,073.0 million. As of December 30, 2010, we had total contractual cash obligations of approximately $6,381.1 million. For a detailed discussion of our contractual cash obligations and other commercial commitments over the next several years, refer to "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Contractual Cash Obligations and Commitments" provided in Part II, Item 7 of this Form 10-K.

        If we are unable to meet our lease and debt service obligations, we could be forced to restructure or refinance our obligations and seek additional equity financing or sell assets. We may be unable to restructure or refinance our obligations and obtain additional equity financing or sell assets on satisfactory terms or at all. As a result, inability to meet our lease and debt service obligations could cause us to default on those obligations. Many of our lease agreements and the agreements governing the terms of our debt obligations contain restrictive covenants that limit our ability to take specific actions (including paying dividends to our stockholders) or require us not to allow specific events to occur and prescribe minimum financial maintenance requirements that we must meet. If we violate those restrictive covenants or fail to meet the minimum financial requirements contained in a lease or debt instrument, we could be in default under that instrument, which could, in turn, result in defaults under other leases and debt instruments. Any such defaults could materially impair our financial condition and liquidity.

Our theatres operate in a competitive environment.

        The motion picture exhibition industry is fragmented and highly competitive with no significant barriers to entry. Theatres operated by national and regional circuits and by small independent exhibitors compete with our theatres, particularly with respect to film licensing, attracting patrons and developing new theatre sites. Moviegoers are generally not brand conscious and usually choose a theatre based on its location, the films showing there and its amenities.

        Generally, stadium seating found in modern megaplex theatres is preferred by patrons over slope-floored multiplex theatres, which were the predominant theatre-type built prior to 1996. Although, as of December 30, 2010, approximately 81% of our screens were located in theatres featuring stadium seating, we still serve many markets with sloped-floored multiplex theatres. These theatres may be more vulnerable to competition than our modern megaplex theatres, and should other theatre operators choose to build and operate modern megaplex theatres in these markets, the performance of our theatres in these markets may be significantly and negatively impacted. In addition, should other theatre operators return to the aggressive building strategies undertaken in the late 1990's, our attendance, revenue and income from operations per screen could decline substantially.

An increase in the use of alternative film delivery methods may drive down movie theatre attendance and reduce ticket prices.

        We also compete with other movie delivery vehicles, including cable television, downloads via the Internet, in-home video and DVD, satellite and pay-per-view services. When motion picture distributors license their products to the domestic exhibition industry, they refrain from licensing their motion pictures to these other delivery vehicles during the theatrical release window. The theatrical release window has been stable over the past five to six years. We believe that a material contraction of the

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current theatrical release window could significantly dilute the consumer appeal of the in-theatre motion picture offering, which could have a material adverse effect on our business and results of operations. We also compete for the public's leisure time and disposable income with other forms of entertainment, including sporting events, concerts, live theatre and restaurants.

We depend on motion picture production and performance.

        Our ability to operate successfully depends upon the availability, diversity and appeal of motion pictures, our ability to license motion pictures and the performance of such motion pictures in our markets. We license first-run motion pictures, the success of which has increasingly depended on the marketing efforts of the major motion picture studios. Poor performance of, or any disruption in the production of these motion pictures (including by reason of a strike or lack of adequate financing), or a reduction in the marketing efforts of the major motion picture studios, could hurt our business and results of operations. In addition, a change in the type and breadth of movies offered by motion picture studios may adversely affect the demographic base of moviegoers.

We depend on our relationships with film distributors.

        The film distribution business is highly concentrated, with ten major film distributors accounting for approximately 96% of our admissions revenues during fiscal 2010. Our business depends on maintaining good relations with these distributors. In addition, we are dependent on our ability to negotiate commercially favorable licensing terms for first-run films. A deterioration in our relationship with any of the ten major film distributors could affect our ability to negotiate film licenses on favorable terms or our ability to obtain commercially successful films and, therefore, could hurt our business and results of operations.

No assurance of a supply of motion pictures.

        The distribution of motion pictures is in large part regulated by federal and state antitrust laws and has been the subject of numerous antitrust cases. Consent decrees resulting from those cases effectively require major motion picture distributors to offer and license films to exhibitors, including us, on a film-by-film and theatre-by-theatre basis. Consequently, we cannot assure ourselves of a supply of motion pictures by entering into long-term arrangements with major distributors, but must compete for our licenses on a film-by-film and theatre-by-theatre basis.

We may not benefit from our acquisition strategy.

        We may have difficulty identifying suitable acquisition candidates. Even if we do identify such candidates, we anticipate significant competition from other motion picture exhibitors and financial buyers when trying to acquire these candidates, and there can be no assurances that we will be able to acquire such candidates at reasonable prices or on favorable terms. Moreover, some of these possible buyers may be stronger financially than we are. As a result of this competition for limited assets, we may not succeed in acquiring suitable candidates or may have to pay more than we would prefer to make an acquisition. If we cannot identify or successfully acquire suitable acquisition candidates, we may not be able to successfully expand our operations and the market price of our securities could be adversely affected.

        In any acquisition, we expect to benefit from cost savings through, for example, the reduction of overhead and theatre level costs, and from revenue enhancements resulting from the acquisition. There can be no assurance, however, that we will be able to generate sufficient cash flow from these acquisitions to service any indebtedness incurred to finance such acquisitions or realize any other anticipated benefits. Nor can there be any assurance that our profitability will be improved by any one or more acquisitions. If we cannot generate sufficient cash flow to service debt incurred to finance an

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acquisition, our results of operations and profitability would be adversely affected. Any acquisition may involve operating risks, such as:

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the possibility that any liabilities we may incur or assume may prove to be more burdensome than anticipated;



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the possibility that the Antitrust Division of the United States Department of Justice may require us to dispose of existing or acquired theatres in order to complete acquisition opportunities.

Our investment in and revenues from National CineMedia may be negatively impacted by the competitive environment in which National CineMedia operates.

        As of December 30, 2010, we owned approximately 19.4% of National CineMedia. In addition, we receive theatre access fees and mandatory distributions of excess cash from National CineMedia. National CineMedia's in-theatre advertising operations compete with other cinema advertising companies and other advertising mediums including, most notably, television, newspaper, radio and the Internet. There can be no guarantee that in-theatre advertising will continue to attract major advertisers or that National CineMedia's in-theatre advertising format will be able to generate expected sales of advertising. Although we have representation on the board of directors of National CineMedia, we do not control this business. Should National CineMedia fail to maintain the level of profitability it hopes to achieve, its results of operations may be adversely affected and our investment in and earnings and cash flows from National CineMedia may be adversely impacted.

We depend on our senior management.

        Our success depends upon the retention of our senior management, including Michael Campbell, our Executive Chairman and Amy Miles, our Chief Executive Officer. We cannot assure you that we would be able to find qualified replacements for the individuals who make up our senior management if their services were no longer available. The loss of services of one or more members of our senior management team could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. The loss of any member of senior management could adversely affect our ability to effectively pursue our business strategy.

The interests of our controlling stockholder may conflict with your interests.

        Anschutz Company owns all of our outstanding Class B common stock. Our Class A common stock has one vote per share while our Class B common stock has ten votes per share on all matters to be voted on by stockholders. As a result, as of December 30, 2010, Anschutz Company controlled approximately 78% of the voting power of all of our outstanding common stock. For as long as

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Anschutz Company continues to own shares of common stock representing more than 50% of the voting power of our common stock, it will be able to elect all of the members of our board of directors and determine the outcome of all matters submitted to a vote of our stockholders, including matters involving mergers or other business combinations, the acquisition or disposition of assets, the incurrence of indebtedness, the issuance of any additional shares of common stock or other equity securities and the payment of dividends on our common stock. Anschutz Company will also have the power to prevent or cause a change in control, and could take other actions that might be desirable to Anschutz Company but not to other stockholders. In addition, Anschutz Company and its affiliates have controlling interests in companies in related and unrelated industries, including interests in the sports, motion picture production and music entertainment industries. In the future, it may combine our company with one or more of its other holdings.

A prolonged economic downturn could materially affect our business by reducing consumer spending on movie attendance or could have an impact on our business and financial condition in ways that we currently cannot predict.

        We depend on consumers voluntarily spending discretionary funds on leisure activities. Motion picture theatre attendance may be affected by prolonged negative trends in the general economy that adversely affect consumer spending, including those resulting from terrorist attacks on, or wars or threatened wars involving, the United States. A prolonged reduction in consumer confidence or disposable income in general may affect the demand for motion pictures or severely impact the motion picture production industry, which, in turn, could adversely affect our operations. If economic conditions become weak or deteriorate, or if financial markets experience significant disruption, it could materially adversely affect our results of operations, financial position and/or liquidity. For example, deteriorating conditions in the global credit markets could negatively impact our business partners which may impact film production, the development of new theatres or the enhancement of existing theatres, including delaying the deployment of new projection and other technologies to our theatres.

        In addition, our ability to access capital markets may be restricted at times when the implementation of our business strategy may require us to do so, which could have an impact on our flexibility to react to changing economic and business conditions. For example, our future ability to borrow on our revolving credit facility (the "Revolving Facility") or the effectiveness of our remaining and future interest rate hedging arrangements could be negatively impacted if one or more counterparties files for bankruptcy protection or otherwise fails to perform their obligations thereunder. All of these factors could adversely affect our credit ratings, the market price of our Class A common stock and our financial condition and results of operations.

Substantial sales of our Class A common stock could cause the market price for our Class A common stock to decline.

        We cannot predict the effect, if any, that market sales of shares of our Class A common stock or the availability of shares of our Class A common stock for sale will have on the market price of our Class A common stock prevailing from time to time. Sales of substantial amounts of shares of our Class A common stock in the public market, or the perception that those sales will occur, could cause the market price of our Class A common stock to decline.

        As of February 22, 2011, we had outstanding 23,708,639 shares of Class B common stock that may convert into Class A common stock on a one-for-one basis, all of which shares of common stock constitute "restricted securities" under the Securities Act. Provided the holders comply with the applicable volume limits and other conditions prescribed in Rule 144 under the Securities Act, all of these restricted securities are currently freely tradable.

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        Anschutz Company is able to sell their shares pursuant to the registration rights that we have granted. We cannot predict whether substantial amounts of our Class A common stock will be sold in the open market in anticipation of, or following, any divestiture by Anschutz Company or our directors or executive officers of their shares of our common stock.

Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and our amended and restated bylaws contain anti-takeover protections, which may discourage or prevent a takeover of our company, even if an acquisition would be beneficial to our stockholders.

        Provisions contained in our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws, as amended, as well as provisions of the Delaware General Corporation Law, could delay or make it more difficult to remove incumbent directors or for a third party to acquire us, even if a takeover would benefit our stockholders.

Our issuance of shares of preferred stock could delay or prevent a change of control of our company.

        Our board of directors has the authority to cause us to issue, without any further vote or action by the stockholders, up to 50,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share, in one or more series, to designate the number of shares constituting any series, and to fix the rights, preferences, privileges and restrictions thereof, including dividend rights, voting rights, rights and terms of redemption, redemption price or prices and liquidation preferences of such series. The issuance of shares of preferred stock may have the effect of delaying, deferring or preventing a change in control of our company without further action by the stockholders, even where stockholders are offered a premium for their shares.

Our issuance of preferred stock could dilute the voting power of the common stockholders.

        The issuance of shares of preferred stock with voting rights may adversely affect the voting power of the holders of our other classes of voting stock either by diluting the voting power of our other classes of voting stock if they vote together as a single class, or by giving the holders of any such preferred stock the right to block an action on which they have a separate class vote even if the action were approved by the holders of our other classes of voting stock.

Our issuance of preferred stock could adversely affect the market value of our common stock.

        The issuance of shares of preferred stock with dividend or conversion rights, liquidation preferences or other economic terms favorable to the holders of preferred stock could adversely affect the market price for our common stock by making an investment in the common stock less attractive. For example, investors in the common stock may not wish to purchase common stock at a price above the conversion price of a series of convertible preferred stock because the holders of the preferred stock would effectively be entitled to purchase common stock at the lower conversion price causing economic dilution to the holders of common stock.

We are a holding company dependent on our subsidiaries for our ability to service our debt and pay our dividends.

        Regal is a holding company with no operations of our own. Consequently, our ability to service our and our subsidiaries' debt and pay dividends on our common stock is dependent upon the earnings from the businesses conducted by our subsidiaries. Our subsidiaries are separate and distinct legal entities and have no obligation to provide us with funds for our payment obligations, whether by dividends, distributions, loans or other payments. Any distribution of earnings to us from our subsidiaries, or advances or other distributions of funds by these subsidiaries to us, all of which are subject to statutory or contractual restrictions, are contingent upon the subsidiaries' earnings and are

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subject to various business considerations. Our right to receive any assets of any of our subsidiaries upon their liquidation or reorganization, and therefore the right of the holders of our 9¹/8% Senior Notes due 2018 (the "9¹/8% Senior Notes") and 6¹/4% Convertible Senior Notes due March 15, 2011 (the "6¹/4% Convertible Senior Notes") and our common stock to participate in those assets, will be structurally subordinated to the claims of that subsidiary's creditors. In addition, even if we were a creditor of any of our subsidiaries, our rights as a creditor would be subordinate to any security interest in the assets of our subsidiaries and any indebtedness of our subsidiaries senior to that held by us.

Hedging transactions and other transactions.

        We have entered into convertible note hedge and warrant transactions with respect to our Class A common stock, the exposure for which was held by Credit Suisse International ("Credit Suisse") at the time the 6¹/4% Convertible Senior Notes were issued. The convertible note hedge and warrant transactions are expected to reduce the potential dilution from conversion of the 6¹/4% Convertible Senior Notes. In connection with these hedging arrangements, Credit Suisse has taken positions in our Class A common stock in secondary market transactions and/or entered into various derivative transactions after the pricing of the 6¹/4% Convertible Senior Notes. Such hedging arrangements could affect the price of our Class A common stock. Credit Suisse may modify its hedge positions from time to time prior to the March 15, 2011 maturity of the 6¹/4% Convertible Senior Notes by purchasing and selling shares of our Class A common stock, other securities of Regal or other instruments we may wish to use in connection with such hedging. We cannot assure you that such activity will not affect the market price of our Class A common stock. For further description of the convertible note hedge and warrant transactions, see Note 5 to the consolidated financial statements included in Part II, Item 8 of this Form 10-K.

Item 1B.    UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS.

        As of December 30, 2010, there are no unresolved comments from the Commission regarding any of our periodic or current reports filed under the Exchange Act.

Item 2.    PROPERTIES.

        As of December 30, 2010, we operated 476 theatre locations pursuant to lease agreements and owned the land and buildings in fee for 63 theatre locations. For a list of the states in which we operated theatres and the number of theatres and screens operated in each such state as of December 30, 2010, please see the chart under Part I, Item 1 of this Form 10-K under the caption "Business—Theatre Operations", which is incorporated herein by reference.

        The majority of our leased theatres are subject to lease agreements with original terms of 15 to 20 years or more and, in most cases, renewal options for up to an additional 10 years. These leases provide for minimum annual rentals and the renewal options generally provide for rent increases. Some leases require, under specified conditions, further rental payments based on a percentage of revenues above specified amounts. A significant majority of the leases are net leases, which require us to pay the cost of insurance, taxes and a portion of the lessor's operating costs. Our corporate office is located in Knoxville, Tennessee. We believe that these facilities are adequate for our operations.

Item 3.    LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.

        Pursuant to General Instruction G(2) to Form 10-K and Rule 12b-23 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the information required to be furnished by us under this Part I, Item 3 (Legal Proceedings) is incorporated by reference to the information contained in Note 8 to the consolidated financial statements included in Part II, Item 8 of this Form 10-K.

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EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT

        Shown below are the names, ages as of December 30, 2010, and current positions of our executive officers. There are no family relationships between any of the persons listed below, or between any of such persons and any of the directors of the Company or any persons nominated or chosen by the Company to become a director or executive officer of the Company.

        Michael L. Campbell is our Executive Chairman of the Board and has served in this capacity since June 2009. Mr. Campbell has served as a director since March 2002 and is a member of our Executive Committee. From March 2002 to May 2005, Mr. Campbell served as our Co-Chairman of the Board and Co-Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Campbell became our Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board in May 2005 and served in that capacity through June 2009. Mr. Campbell founded Regal Cinemas, Inc. in November 1989, and served as Chief Executive Officer of Regal Cinemas, Inc. through June 2009. Prior thereto, Mr. Campbell was the Chief Executive Officer of Premiere Cinemas Corporation, which he co-founded in 1982, and served in such capacity until Premiere was sold in October 1989. Mr. Campbell is a director of NCM, Inc.

        Amy E. Miles is our Chief Executive Officer and has served in this capacity since June 2009. Prior thereto, Ms. Miles served as our Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer from March 2002 to June 2009. Additionally, Ms. Miles has served as the Chief Executive Officer of Regal Cinemas, Inc. since June 2009. Ms. Miles formerly served as the Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Regal Cinemas, Inc. from January 2000 to June 2009. Prior thereto, Ms. Miles served as Senior Vice President of Finance from April 1999, when she joined Regal Cinemas, Inc. Prior to joining the Company, Ms. Miles was a Senior Manager with Deloitte & Touche LLP from 1998 to 1999. From 1989 to 1998, she was with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.

        Gregory W. Dunn is our President and Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Dunn has served as an Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Regal since March 2002 and became President of Regal in May 2005. Mr. Dunn served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Regal Cinemas, Inc. from 1995 to March 2002. Prior thereto, Mr. Dunn served as Vice President of Marketing and Concessions of Regal Cinemas, Inc. from 1991 to 1995.

        Peter B. Brandow is our Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary and has served as such since March 2002. Mr. Brandow has served as the Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of Regal Cinemas, Inc. since July 2001, and prior to that time he served as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of Regal Cinemas, Inc. since February 2000. Prior thereto, Mr. Brandow served as Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary from February 1999 when he joined Regal Cinemas, Inc. From September 1989 to January 1999, Mr. Brandow was an associate with the law firm Simpson Thatcher & Bartlett LLP.

        David H. Ownby is our Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer and has served in this capacity since June 2009. Mr. Ownby served as our Senior Vice President of Finance from March 2002 to June 2009. Mr. Ownby also served as our Chief Accounting Officer from May 2006 to June 2009. Prior thereto, Mr. Ownby served as the Company's Vice President Finance and Director of Financial Projects from October 1999 to March 2002. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Ownby served with Ernst & Young LLP from September 1992 to October 1999.

Item 4.    RESERVED.

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PART II

Item 5.    MARKET FOR THE REGISTRANT'S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES.

        Our common equity consists of Class A and Class B common stock. Our Class A common stock has traded on the New York Stock Exchange since May 9, 2002 under the symbol "RGC." There is no established public trading market for our Class B common stock.

        The following table sets forth the historical high and low sales prices per share of our Class A common stock as reported by the New York Stock Exchange for the fiscal periods indicated.

 

        On February 22, 2011, there were approximately 271 stockholders of record of our Class A common stock and one stockholder of record of our Class B common stock.

        Additionally, as of February 22, 2011, approximately 525,638 shares of our Class A common stock are issuable upon exercise of stock options that vest and are exercisable at various dates through June 23, 2014, with exercise prices ranging from $2.2090 to $14.6414. All such options were exercisable as of February 22, 2011. Finally, as of February 22, 2011 our officers, directors and key employees hold, or in the case of performance shares are eligible to receive, approximately 2,496,428 restricted shares of our Class A common stock, for which the restrictions lapse or the performance criteria and vesting may be satisfied, at various dates through January 12, 2015. All shares underlying outstanding options and all shares of restricted stock are registered and will be freely tradable when the option is exercised, in the case of restricted stock when the restrictions lapse, or, in the case of performance shares when the performance criteria and vesting are satisfied, unless such shares are acquired by an affiliate of Regal, in which case the affiliate may only sell the shares subject to the volume limitations imposed by Rule 144 of the Securities Act.

Dividend Policy

        During fiscal 2010, we paid to our stockholders four quarterly cash dividends of $0.18 per share, on each outstanding share of our Class A and Class B common stock, or approximately $111.1 million in the aggregate. In addition, on December 30, 2010, Regal paid an extraordinary cash dividend of $1.40 per share on each outstanding share of its Class A and Class B common stock, or approximately $216.0 million. During fiscal 2009, we paid to our stockholders four quarterly cash dividends of $0.18 per share, on each outstanding share of our Class A and Class B common stock, or approximately $110.8 million in the aggregate. On February 9, 2011, we declared a cash dividend of $0.21 per share on each outstanding share of Class A and Class B common stock. The dividend is payable on March 15, 2011 to our stockholders of record on March 3, 2011. This dividend reflects a $0.03 per share increase from the Company's last quarterly cash dividend of $0.18 per share declared on

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October 28, 2010. These dividends have been or will be funded through cash flow from operations and available cash on hand. We, at the discretion of our board of directors and subject to applicable law, anticipate paying regular quarterly dividends on our Class A and Class B common stock for the foreseeable future. The amount, if any, of the dividends to be paid in the future will depend upon our then available cash, anticipated cash needs, overall financial condition, loan agreement restrictions, future prospects for earnings and cash flows, as well as other relevant factors. For a description of the loan agreement restrictions on the payment of dividends, see "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Liquidity and Capital Resources" included in Part II, Item 7 of this Form 10-K and Note 5 to the consolidated financial statements included in Part II, Item 8 of this Form 10-K.

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

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Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

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Item 6.    SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA.

        We present below selected historical consolidated financial data for Regal based on historical data, for periods subsequent to the respective acquisition dates, (i) the fiscal year ended December 28, 2006, considering the results of United Artists, Regal Cinemas, Edwards, Hoyts, the results of operations of seven theatres acquired during the fiscal quarter ended July 1, 2004 and the 28 theatres acquired from Signature Theatres on September 30, 2004 (the "fiscal 2004 acquisitions") and the results of operations of seven theatres acquired from R/C Theatres on April 28, 2005 and 21 theatres acquired from Eastern Federal Corporation on July 21, 2005 (the "fiscal 2005 acquisitions") from December 30, 2005 and the results of operations of four theatres acquired from AMC on September 15, 2006 for the period subsequent to the acquisition date, (ii) the fiscal year ended December 27, 2007, considering the results of United Artists, Regal Cinemas, Edwards, Hoyts, the fiscal 2004 acquisitions, the fiscal 2005 acquisitions and the results of operations of four theatres acquired from AMC on September 15, 2006 from December 29, 2006, (iii) the fiscal year ended January 1, 2009, considering the results of United Artists, Regal Cinemas, Edwards, Hoyts, the fiscal 2004 acquisitions, the fiscal 2005 acquisitions, the four theatres acquired from AMC from December 28, 2007 and the results of operations of the 28 theatres acquired from Consolidated Theatres on April 30, 2008 for the period subsequent to the acquisition date, (iv) the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009, considering the results of United Artists, Regal Cinemas, Edwards, Hoyts, the fiscal 2004 acquisitions, the fiscal 2005 acquisitions, the four theatres acquired from AMC and the 28 theatres acquired from Consolidated Theatres from January 2, 2009 and (v) the fiscal year ended December 30, 2010, considering the results of United Artists, Regal Cinemas, Edwards, Hoyts, the fiscal 2004 acquisitions, the fiscal 2005 acquisitions, the four theatres acquired from AMC, the 28 theatres acquired from Consolidated Theatres from January 1, 2010 and the eight theatres acquired from AMC on May 24, 2010 and June 24, 2010 for periods subsequent to their acquisition dates. The fiscal year ended January 1, 2009 consisted of 53 weeks of operations. The selected historical consolidated financial data as of and for the fiscal years ended December 30, 2010, December 31, 2009, January 1, 2009, December 27, 2007 and December 28, 2006 were derived from the audited consolidated financial statements of Regal and the notes thereto. The selected historical financial data do not necessarily indicate the operating results or financial position that would have resulted from our operations on a combined basis during the periods presented, nor is the historical data necessarily indicative of any future operating results or financial position of Regal. In addition to

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Item 7.    MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS.

        This discussion summarizes the significant factors affecting the consolidated operating results, financial condition, liquidity and cash flows of Regal Entertainment Group for the fiscal years ended December 30, 2010, December 31, 2009 and January 1, 2009. The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements of Regal and the notes thereto included elsewhere in this Form 10-K.

Overview and Basis of Presentation

        We conduct our operations through our wholly owned subsidiaries. We operate the largest and most geographically diverse theatre circuit in the United States, consisting of 6,698 screens in 539 theatres in 37 states and the District of Columbia as of December 30, 2010. We believe the size, reach and quality of our theatre circuit provide an exceptional platform to realize economies of scale from our theatre operations. We also maintain an investment in National CineMedia, which concentrates on in-theatre advertising and creating complementary business lines that leverage the operating personnel, asset and customer bases of its theatrical exhibition partners, which include us, AMC and Cinemark. The Company manages its business under one reportable segment: theatre exhibition operations.

        We generate revenues primarily from admissions and concession sales. Additional revenues are generated by our vendor marketing programs, our gift card and discount ticket programs and various other activities in our theatres. In addition, National CineMedia provides us with a theatre access fee associated with revenues generated from its sale of on-screen advertising, rental of theatres for meetings and concerts and other events. Film rental costs depend on a variety of factors, including the prospects of a film, the popularity and box office revenues of a film, and such film rental costs generally increase as the admissions revenues generated by a film increase. Because we purchase certain concession items, such as fountain drinks and popcorn, in bulk and not pre-packaged for individual servings, we are able to improve our margins by negotiating volume discounts. Other operating expenses consist primarily of theatre labor and occupancy costs.

        The Company's revenues are usually seasonal, coinciding with the timing of releases of motion pictures by the major distributors. Generally, motion picture studios release the most marketable motion pictures during the summer and holiday seasons. The unexpected emergence or continuance of a "hit" film during other periods can alter the traditional pattern. The timing of movie releases can have a significant effect on the Company's results of operations, and the results of one fiscal quarter are not necessarily indicative of the results for the next or any other fiscal quarter. The seasonality of motion picture exhibition, however, has become less pronounced as motion picture studios are releasing motion pictures somewhat more evenly throughout the year. The Company does not believe that inflation has had a material impact on its financial position or results of operations.

        For a summary of other industry trends as well as other risks and uncertainties relevant to the Company, see "Business—Industry Overview and Trends" and "Risk Factors."

Critical Accounting Estimates

        Our consolidated financial statements are prepared in conformity with U.S generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP"), which require management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of the assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of the balance sheet as well as the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. We routinely make estimates and judgments about the carrying value of our assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. We evaluate and modify on an ongoing basis such estimates and assumptions, which include those related to film costs, property and equipment, goodwill, income taxes and purchase accounting as well as others discussed in Note 2

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to the consolidated financial statements included in Part II, Item 8 of this Form 10-K. Estimates and assumptions are based on historical and other factors believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. The results of these estimates may form the basis of the carrying value of certain assets and liabilities. Actual results, under conditions and circumstances different from those assumed, may differ materially from estimates. The impact and any associated risks related to estimates, assumptions, and accounting policies are discussed within "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations", as well as in the notes to the consolidated financial statements, if applicable, where such estimates, assumptions, and accounting policies affect our reported and expected results. Management has discussed the development and selection of its critical accounting estimates with the audit committee of our board of directors and the audit committee has reviewed our related disclosures herein.

        We believe the following accounting policies are critical to our business operations and the understanding of our results of operations and affect the more significant judgments and estimates used in the preparation of our consolidated financial statements:

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We have applied the principles of purchase accounting when recording theatre acquisitions. Under current purchase accounting principles, we are required to use the acquisition method of accounting to estimate the fair value of all assets and liabilities, including: (i) the acquired tangible and intangible assets, including property and equipment, (ii) the liabilities assumed at the date of acquisition (including contingencies), and (iii) the related deferred tax assets and liabilities. Because the estimates we make in purchase accounting can materially impact our future results of operations, for significant acquisitions, we have obtained assistance from third party valuation specialists in order to assist in our determination of fair value. The Company provides the assumptions to the third party valuation firms based on information available to us at the acquisition date, including both quantitative and qualitative information about the specified assets or liabilities. The Company primarily utilizes the third parties to accumulate comparative data from multiple sources and assemble a report that summarizes the information obtained. The Company then uses the information to determine fair value. The third party valuation firms are supervised by Company personnel who are knowledgeable about valuations and fair value. The Company evaluates the appropriateness of the valuation methodology utilized by the third party valuation firm. The estimation of the fair value of the assets and liabilities involves a number of judgments and estimates that could differ materially from the actual amounts. Historically, the estimates made have not experienced significant changes and, as a result, we have not disclosed such changes.



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FASB Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") Subtopic 350-20, Intangibles—Goodwill and Other—Goodwill specifies that goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets will be subject to an annual impairment assessment. Based on our annual impairment assessment conducted during fiscal 2010, fiscal 2009 and fiscal 2008, we were not required to record a charge for goodwill impairment. In assessing the recoverability of the goodwill, we must make various assumptions regarding estimated future cash flows and other factors in determining the fair values of the respective assets. If these estimates or their related assumptions change in the future, we may be required to record impairment charges for these assets in future periods.



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We estimate our film cost expense and related film cost payable based on management's best estimate of the expected box office revenue of each film over the length of its run in our theatres and the ultimate settlement of such film costs with the distributors. Generally, less than one-third of our quarterly film expense is estimated at period-end. The length of time until these costs are known with certainty depends on the ultimate duration of the film play, but is typically "settled" within two to three months of a particular film's opening release. Upon settlement with our film distributors, film cost expense and the related film cost payable are adjusted to the final film settlement. The ultimate revenues of a film can be estimated reasonably accurately within a

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few weeks after the film is released based on the film's initial box office performance, which is determined by a film's initial box office receipts. As a result, there are typically insignificant variances between our estimates of film cost expense and the final film cost payable, because we make such estimates based on each film's box office receipts through the end of the reporting period. For the fiscal years ended December 30, 2010, December 31, 2009 and January 1, 2009, there were no significant changes in our film cost estimation and settlement procedures.

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We depreciate and amortize the components of our property and equipment relating to both owned and leased theatres on a straight-line basis over the shorter of the lease term or the estimated useful lives of the assets. Each owned theatre consists of a building structure, structural improvements, seating and concession and film display equipment. While we have assigned an estimated useful life of less than 30 years to certain acquired facilities, we estimate that our newly constructed buildings generally have an average economic useful life of 30 years. Certain of our buildings have been in existence for more than 40 years. With respect to equipment (e.g., concession stand, point-of-sale equipment, etc.), a substantial portion is depreciated over seven years or less, which has been our historical replacement period. Seats and digital projection equipment generally have a longer useful economic life, and their depreciable lives (12-17.5 years) are based on our experience and replacement practices. The estimates of the assets' useful lives require our judgment and our knowledge of the assets being depreciated and amortized. Further, we review the economic useful lives of such assets annually and make adjustments thereto as necessary. To the extent we determine that certain of our assets have become obsolescent, we accelerate depreciation over the remaining useful lives of the assets. For example, currently the Company is focusing on an accelerated deployment of 3D compatible digital projection systems to a majority of its first run U.S. theatres. With respect to the Company's existing 35mm film projection equipment that is scheduled to be replaced with digital projection systems, the Company has begun to accelerate depreciation on such 35 mm film projection equipment over the expected deployment schedule since the Company plans to dispose of such equipment prior to the end of their useful lives. To that end, during the fiscal year ended December 30, 2010, the Company recorded approximately $18.9 million of accelerated depreciation related to such 35mm film projection equipment, as described further in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements included in Part II, Item 8 of this Form 10-K. Actual economic lives may differ materially from these estimates.

The majority of our properties have been appraised. Such appraisals supported the estimated lives being used for depreciation and amortization purposes. Furthermore, our analysis of our historical capital replacement program is consistent with our depreciation policies. Finally, we review long-lived assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amounts of the assets may not be fully recoverable. Such analysis generally evaluates assets for impairment on an individual theatre basis. When the estimated future undiscounted cash flows of the operations to which the assets relate do not exceed the carrying value of the assets, such assets are written down to fair value. Our experience indicates that theatre properties become impaired primarily due to market or competitive factors rather than physical (wear and tear) or functional (inadequacy or obsolescence) factors. In this regard, we do not believe the frequency or volume of facilities impaired due to these market factors are significant enough to impact the useful lives used for depreciation periods.

For the fiscal years ended December 30, 2010, December 31, 2009 and January 1, 2009, no significant changes have been made to the depreciation and amortization rates applied to operating assets, the underlying assumptions related to estimates of depreciation and amortization, or the methodology applied. For the fiscal year ended December 30, 2010, consolidated depreciation and amortization expense was $213.4 million, representing 7.6% of consolidated total revenues. If the estimated lives of all assets being depreciated were increased

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by one year, the consolidated depreciation and amortization expense would have decreased by approximately $14.3 million, or 6.7%. If the estimated lives of all assets being depreciated were decreased by one year, the consolidated depreciation and amortization expense would have increased by approximately $16.6 million, or 7.8%.

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Income taxes are accounted for under the asset and liability method. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases as well as operating loss and tax credit carryforwards. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date. We record a valuation allowance if it is deemed more likely than not that our deferred income tax assets will not be realized. We reassess the need for such valuation allowance on an ongoing basis. An increase in the valuation allowance generally results in an increase in the provision for income taxes recorded in such period. A decrease in the valuation allowance generally results in a decrease to the provision for income taxes recorded in such period.

Additionally, income tax rules and regulations are subject to interpretation, require judgment by us and may be challenged by the taxing authorities. As described further in Note 7 to the consolidated financial statements included in Part II, Item 8 of this Form 10-K, effective December 29, 2006, the Company adopted the provisions of ASC Subtopic 740-10, Income Taxes—Overview. Although we believe that our tax return positions are fully supportable, in accordance with ASC Subtopic 740-10, we recognize a tax benefit only for tax positions that we determine will more likely than not be sustained based on the technical merits of the tax position. With respect to such tax positions for which recognition of a benefit is appropriate, the benefit is measured at the largest amount of benefit that is greater than 50 percent likely of being realized upon ultimate settlement. Tax positions are evaluated on an ongoing basis as part of our process for determining our provision for income taxes. Among other items deemed relevant by us, the evaluations are based on new legislation, other new technical guidance, judicial proceedings, and our specific circumstances, including the progress of tax audits. Any change in the determination of the amount of tax benefit recognized relative to an uncertain tax position impacts the provision for income taxes in the period that such determination is made.

For fiscal 2010, our provision for income taxes was $48.7 million. Changes in management's estimates and assumptions regarding the probability that certain tax return positions will be sustained, the enacted tax rate applied to deferred tax assets and liabilities, the ability to realize the value of deferred tax assets, or the timing of the reversal of tax basis differences could impact the provision for income taxes and change the effective tax rate. A one percentage point change in the effective tax rate from 38.7% to 39.7% would have increased the current year income tax provision by approximately $1.3 million.

Significant Events and Fiscal 2011 Outlook

        During the fiscal years ended December 30, 2010 ("Fiscal 2010 Period"), December 31, 2009 ("Fiscal 2009 Period") and January 1, 2009 ("Fiscal 2008 Period"), the Company entered into various financing transactions which are more fully described under "Liquidity and Capital Resources—Financing Activities" below and in Note 5 to the consolidated financial statements included in Part II, Item 8 of this Form 10-K.

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of $445.0 million in senior bank debt, $135.0 million in additional junior capital and approximately $80.0 million in equity contributions (consisting of cash and existing digital projection systems) from us, AMC and Cinemark. As discussed further under "Liquidity and Capital Resources—Investing Activities" below and in Note 4 to the consolidated financial statements included in Part II, Item 8 of this Form 10-K, concurrent with closing, the Company entered into the Digital Cinema Agreements with Kasima, LLC, and made the DCIP Contributions. After giving effect to the DCIP Contributions, the Company holds a 46.7% economic interest in DCIP as of December 30, 2010, while continuing to maintain a one-third voting interest along with each of AMC and Cinemark.

        As discussed further under "Liquidity and Capital Resources—Investing Activities" below and in Note 4 to the consolidated financial statements included in Part II, Item 8 of this Form 10-K, during the Fiscal 2010 Period, the Fiscal 2009 Period and the Fiscal 2008 Period, the Company received an additional 4.5 million newly issued common units of National CineMedia. In addition, during the Fiscal 2010 Period, we redeemed approximately 4.3 million of our National CineMedia common units for a like number of shares of NCM, Inc. common stock, which we sold in an underwritten public offering for $16.00 per share, reducing our investment in National CineMedia by $14.0 million, the average carrying amount of the shares sold. We received approximately $66.0 million in proceeds after deducting related fees and expenses payable by us, resulting in an aggregate gain on sale of $52.0 million. These transactions, together with National CineMedia's issuance of 6.5 million common units to AMC in the second quarter of 2010 as a result of an acquisition, had the effect of decreasing the Company's ownership share in National CineMedia. As a result, on a fully diluted basis, we own a 19.4% interest in NCM, Inc. as of December 30, 2010.

        On May 24, 2010 and June 24, 2010, the Company acquired eight theatres with 106 screens located in Illinois, Indiana and Colorado from an affiliate of AMC. Regal purchased five of these AMC theatres representing 63 screens for approximately $55.0 million in cash, subject to post-closing adjustments, and acquired the other three AMC theatres representing 43 screens in exchange for two Regal theatres consisting of 26 screens. The results of operations of the eight acquired theatres have been included in the Company's consolidated financial statements for periods subsequent to the respective acquisition dates. See "Liquidity and Capital Resources—Investing Activities" below and Note 3 to the consolidated financial statements included in Part II, Item 8 of this Form 10-K for further discussion of this acquisition.

        During the Fiscal 2010 Period, we continued to make progress with respect to the following strategic initiatives:

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We demonstrated our commitment to providing incremental value to our stockholders. Total cash dividends distributed to our stockholders during the Fiscal 2010 Period totaled approximately $327.1 million, including an extraordinary cash dividend of $1.40 per share on each outstanding share of its Class A and Class B common stock.



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In addition to the eight theatres representing 106 screens acquired from an affiliate of AMC, we opened two new theatres with 24 screens and closed 19 theatres with 200 screens (including the two theatres exchanged with AMC), ending the Fiscal 2010 Period with 539 theatres and 6,698 screens.



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We continued to embrace new technologies to deliver a premium movie-going experience for our customers on three complementary fronts:

During the Fiscal 2010 Period, the Company focused on an accelerated deployment of 3D compatible digital projection systems to a majority of its first run U.S. theatres and expects to continue the accelerated 3D deployment into the first half of 2011. As of December 30, 2010, we operated 2,202 screens outfitted with digital projection systems, 1,710 of which are digital 3D

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capable. We expect all of our screens to be outfitted with digital projection systems by late 2012 or early 2013, with approximately 40% of our total screens being digital 3D capable by mid-2011.

Second, we renegotiated our agreement with IMAX® during the Fiscal 2010 Period to expand our IMAX® footprint by agreeing to install a total of up to 77 IMAX® digital projection systems by the end of 2012. As of December 30, 2010, we operated a total of 50 IMAX® screens. We believe that expanding our IMAX® footprint, combined with a more favorable allocation of costs included in the new agreement, will continue to have a positive impact on our operating results.

Finally, as of December 30, 2010, we had converted seven of our auditoriums to our proprietary large screen format known as RPX^SM. We have been encouraged by the initial results of RPX^SM and expect to expand our RPX^SM footprint by converting up to 12 additional auditoriums throughout 2011.

We believe the installation of 3D digital projection systems and IMAX® theatres systems and the conversion of existing auditoriums to RPX^SM auditoriums allow us to offer our patrons premium 3D movie and large all-digital format experiences that we believe generate incremental revenue and cash flows for the Company. We remain optimistic regarding the benefits of digital cinema primarily as it relates to future growth potential associated with 3D film product and other 3D content and are pleased to see continued support of 3D and IMAX® film product by the major motion picture studios.

        We are optimistic regarding the breadth of the 2011 film slate, including the timing of the release schedule and the number of films scheduled for release in premium-priced formats. Evidenced by the motion picture studios' continued efforts to promote and market upcoming film releases, 2011 appears to be another year of high-profile releases such as Rango, Thor, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, The Hangover Part II, Kung Fu Panda 2, Cars 2, X-Men: First Class, Super 8, Green Lantern, Transformers: Dark of the Moon, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, Captain America: The First Avenger, Cowboys & Aliens, Happy Feet 2, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn—Part One, Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chip-Wrecked and Sherlock Holmes 2.

        We intend to grow our theatre circuit through selective expansion and through accretive acquisitions. With respect to capital expenditures, subject to the timing of certain construction projects, we expect capital expenditures (net of proceeds from asset sales) to be in the range of $85.0 million to $100.0 million for fiscal 2011, consisting of new theatre development, expansion of existing theatre facilities, upgrades and replacements.

        Overall for the fiscal 2011 year, we expect to benefit from modest increases in ticket prices and average concessions per patron and a continued increase in 3D screens and the number of films scheduled for release in premium-priced formats. In addition, we expect fiscal 2011 admissions and concessions revenues to be supported by our continued focus on efficient theatre operations and through opportunities to expand our concession offerings. We will continue to maintain a business strategy focused on the evaluation of accretive acquisition opportunities, selective upgrades and premium experience opportunities and providing incremental returns to our stockholders. For an understanding of the significant factors that influenced our performance during the past three fiscal years, the preceding and following discussion should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto presented in Part II, Item 8 of this Form 10-K.

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Recent Developments

        As discussed further in Note 14 to the consolidated financial statements included in Part II, Item 8 of this Form 10-K, on January 4, 2011, Regal issued and sold $150.0 million in aggregate principal amount of the Company's 9¹/8% Senior Notes at a price equal to 104.5% of their face value. The notes were issued under an existing Indenture entered into by and between the Company and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee (the "Trustee"), dated August 16, 2010, as supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture, dated January 7, 2011. The net proceeds from the offering, after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions by the Company, were approximately $154.7 million. The Company used substantially all of the net proceeds from the offering ($152.5 million) to repay a portion of the Amended Senior Credit Facility.

        On February 9, 2011, the Company declared a cash dividend of $0.21 per share on each share of the Company's Class A and Class B common stock. This dividend reflects a $0.03 per share increase from the Company's last quarterly cash dividend of $0.18 per share declared on October 28, 2010. The dividend is payable on March 15, 2011 to stockholders of record on March 3, 2011.

        On February 10, 2011, the issued and sold $100.0 million in aggregate principal amount of the Company's 9¹/8% Senior Notes due 2018 at a price equal to 104.5% of their face value. The notes were issued on February 15, 2011 under an existing Indenture entered into by and between the Company and the Trustee, dated August 16, 2010, as supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture, dated January 7, 2011 and the Second Supplemental Indenture, dated February 15, 2011. The net proceeds from the offering, after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions by the Company, were approximately $103.1 million. The Company used a portion the net proceeds from the offering ($82.1 million) to repay a portion of the Amended Senior Credit Facility. See Note 14 to the consolidated financial statements included in Part II, Item 8 of this Form 10-K for further discussion of this transaction.

        As described further under "Liquidity and Capital Resources—Financing Activities" below and in Note 5 to the consolidated financial statements included in Part II, Item 8 of this Form 10-K, on May 19, 2010, Regal Cinemas entered into a sixth amended and restated credit agreement (the "Amended Senior Credit Facility"), with Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch, as Administrative Agent ("Credit Suisse") and the lenders party thereto (the "Lenders"), which consists of a term loan facility (the "Term Facility") with a final maturity date in November 2016.

        On February 23, 2011 Regal Cinemas entered into a permitted secured refinancing agreement (the "Refinancing Agreement") with REH, Regal, the Guarantors, Credit Suisse, and the Lenders, which amends and refinances the Term Facility under the Amended Senior Credit Facility. Pursuant to the Refinancing Agreement, Regal Cinemas consummated a permitted secured refinancing of the Term Facility in the amount of $1,006.0 million, and in accordance therewith, the Lenders advanced term loans in an aggregate principal amount of $1,006.0 million with a final maturity date in August 2017 (the "New Term Loans"). Together with other amounts provided by Regal Cinemas, proceeds of the New Term Loans were applied to repay all of the outstanding principal and accrued and unpaid interest on the Term Facility under the Amended Senior Credit Facility in effect immediately prior to the making of the New Term Loans.

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        In addition to extending the maturity date of the New Term Loans, the Refinancing Agreement also amends the Amended Senior Credit Facility by reducing the interest rate on the New Term Loans, by providing, at Regal Cinemas' option, either a base rate or an adjusted LIBOR rate plus, in each case, an applicable margin that is determined according to the consolidated leverage ratio of Regal Cinemas and its subsidiaries. Such applicable margin will be either 2.00% or 2.25% in the case of base rate loans and either 3.00% or 3.25% in the case of LIBOR rate loans. The Refinancing Agreement also amends the Second Amended and Restated Guaranty and Collateral Agreement, dated May 19, 2010, to exclude Margin Stock from the grant of the security interest in the Collateral used to secure the obligations under the Amended Senior Credit Facility.

Results of Operations

        Based on our review of industry sources, national box office revenues for the time period that corresponds to Regal's fiscal year of 2010 were estimated to have decreased by less than one percent in comparison to the fiscal year of 2009. The industry's box office results were negatively impacted by difficult comparisons generated by the breadth of films released during the fiscal year of 2009, partially offset by ticket price increases and an increase in the percentage of attendance generated by premium-priced 3D and IMAX® films, including the strong performance of Avatar, Toy Story 3, Alice in Wonderland, Iron Man 2, and Inception.

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Fiscal 2010 Period Compared to Fiscal 2009 Period

Admissions

        During the Fiscal 2010 Period, total admissions revenues decreased $35.3 million, or 1.8%, to $1,956.3 million, from $1,991.6 million in the Fiscal 2009 Period. An 8.3% decline in attendance, partially offset by a 7.0% increase in average ticket prices, led to the decrease in the Fiscal 2010 Period admissions revenues. We believe that our attendance is primarily dependent upon the commercial appeal of content released by the major motion picture studios. The Fiscal 2010 Period decline in attendance was primarily attributable to the overall lack of appeal to our patrons of the films exhibited in our theatres during the Fiscal 2010 Period as compared to the films exhibited during the Fiscal 2009 Period. An increase in the percentage of our admissions revenues generated by premium-priced 3D and IMAX® films exhibited during the Fiscal 2010 Period along with price increases identified during our ongoing periodic pricing reviews (which include analysis of various factors such as general inflationary trends and local market conditions) were the primary drivers of the increase in our Fiscal 2010 Period average ticket prices. Based on our review of certain industry sources, the decrease in our admissions revenues on a per screen basis was slightly greater than the industry's results for the Fiscal 2010 Period as compared to the Fiscal 2009 Period. We believe the greater than industry decrease in admissions revenues on a per screen basis in the Fiscal 2010 Period was attributable to geographical differences in film product performance.

Concessions

        Total concessions revenues decreased $51.3 million, or 6.6%, to $724.3 million in the Fiscal 2010 Period, from $775.6 million in the Fiscal 2009 Period. Average concessions revenues per patron during the Fiscal 2010 Period increased 1.9%, to $3.23, from $3.17 for the Fiscal 2009 Period. The increase in average concessions revenues per patron for the Fiscal 2010 Period was primarily a result of selective price increases.

Other Operating Revenues

        During the Fiscal 2010 Period, other operating revenues increased $0.6 million, or 0.5%, to $127.3 million, from $126.7 million in the Fiscal 2009 Period. Included in other operating revenues are the theatre access fees paid by National CineMedia (net of payments for onscreen advertising time provided to our beverage concessionaire), revenues from our vendor marketing programs and other theatre revenues, including revenue related to our gift card and discount ticket programs. The slight increase in other operating revenues during the Fiscal 2010 Period was primarily driven by increases in revenues related to our gift card and discount ticket programs and other theatre revenues, partially offset by a decrease in revenues from our vendor marketing programs.

Film Rental and Advertising Costs

        Film rental and advertising costs as a percentage of admissions revenues of 52.5% during the Fiscal 2010 Period were consistent with that of the Fiscal 2009 Period. Film rental and advertising costs as a percentage of admissions revenues during the Fiscal 2010 Period was primarily impacted by higher film costs associated with the success of Avatar, offset by a reduction in newspaper advertising costs.

Cost of Concessions

        For the Fiscal 2010 Period, cost of concessions as a percentage of concession revenues was approximately 14.0%, compared to 14.3% for the Fiscal 2009 Period. The decrease in cost of concessions as a percentage of concessions revenues during the Fiscal 2010 Period was primarily related to selective price increases effected subsequent to the end of the Fiscal 2009 period, slightly lower raw material costs for certain items and a shift in the mix and sizes of products sold at the concession

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stand. In addition, we also experienced an increase in the amount of vendor marketing revenue recorded as a reduction of cost of concessions during the Fiscal 2010 Period.

Rent Expense

        Rent expense increased by $3.5 million, or 0.9%, to $382.3 million in the Fiscal 2010 Period, from $378.8 million in the Fiscal 2009 Period. The increase in rent expense during the Fiscal 2010 Period was primarily attributable to incremental rent associated with the 106 screens acquired from an affiliate of AMC, partially offset by a reduction in rent associated with the closure of 200 screens subsequent to the end of the Fiscal 2009 Period.

Other Operating Expenses

        During the Fiscal 2010 Period, other operating expenses increased $5.5 million, or 0.7%, to $784.0 million, from $778.5 million in the Fiscal 2009 Period. The increase in other operating expenses during the Fiscal 2010 Period was attributable to increased costs associated with higher 3D and IMAX® film revenues and incremental DCIP related expenses, partially offset by savings in theatre-level payroll and non-rent occupancy costs.

General and Administrative Expenses

        General and administrative expenses increased $2.5 million, or 3.9%, to $66.7 million during the Fiscal 2010 Period, from $64.2 million in the Fiscal 2009 Period. As a percentage of total revenues, general and administrative expenses increased to 2.4% during the Fiscal 2010 Period, from 2.2% in the Fiscal 2009 Period. The increase in general and administrative expenses during the Fiscal 2010 Period was primarily attributable to increases in stock-based compensation expense and corporate payroll costs during the period.

Depreciation and Amortization

        During the Fiscal 2010 Period, depreciation and amortization expense increased $11.5 million, or 5.7%, to $213.4 million, from $201.9 million in the Fiscal 2009 Period. The increase in depreciation and amortization expense during the Fiscal 2010 Period as compared to the Fiscal 2009 Period was primarily due to accelerated depreciation of $18.9 million related to the replacement of 35mm film projectors in connection with our conversion to digital projection systems, partially offset by slightly lower capital expenditures during the Fiscal 2010 Period.

Income from Operations

        Income from operations decreased $63.6 million, or 22.8%, to $215.8 million during the Fiscal 2010 Period, from $279.4 million in the Fiscal 2009 Period. The net decrease in income from operations during the Fiscal 2010 Period as compared to the Fiscal 2009 Period was primarily attributable to the overall decrease in total revenues and the fixed cost nature of certain operating expense line items including rent expense and other operating expenses, partially offset by a lower loss on disposal and impairment of operating assets ($17.9 million and $34.0 million, respectively, for the Fiscal 2010 Period and Fiscal 2009 Period).

Interest Expense, net

        During the Fiscal 2010 Period, net interest expense declined $2.9 million, or 1.9%, to $148.1 million, from $151.0 million in the Fiscal 2009 Period. The decrease in net interest expense during the Fiscal 2010 Period was principally due to a lower average effective interest rate on our Term Facility as a result of a change in our interest rate swap portfolio during the Fiscal 2009 Period, a reduction in interest expense resulting from the repurchases of our 6¹/4% Convertible Senior Notes and

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incremental interest income during the Fiscal 2010 Period, partially offset by incremental interest expense associated with the issuance of the $400.0 million Regal Cinemas 8⁵/8% Senior Notes due 2019 (the "8⁵/8% Senior Notes") in July 2009 and the issuance of the 9¹/8% Senior Notes in August 2010.

Earnings Recognized from NCM

        The Company received $43.0 million and $39.6 million, respectively, in cash distributions from National CineMedia (including payments received under the tax receivable agreement described in Note 4 to the consolidated financial statements included in Part II, Item 8 of this Form 10-K) during the Fiscal 2010 Period and Fiscal 2009 Period. Approximately $7.4 million and $6.2 million, respectively, of these cash distributions received during the Fiscal 2010 Period and the Fiscal 2009 Period were recognized as a reduction in our investment in National CineMedia. The remaining amounts were recognized in equity earnings during each of these periods and have been included as a component of "Earnings recognized from NCM" in the accompanying consolidated financial statements. The increase in earnings recognized from National CineMedia during the Fiscal 2010 Period as compared to the Fiscal 2009 Period was primarily attributable to slightly higher earnings of National CineMedia and the timing of their contractual cash distributions to the Company.

Income Taxes

        The provision for income taxes of $48.7 million and $61.9 million for the Fiscal 2010 Period and the Fiscal 2009 Period, respectively, reflect effective tax rates of approximately 38.7% and 39.4%, respectively. The decrease in the effective tax rate for the Fiscal 2010 Period is primarily attributable to a decrease in the effective tax rates in certain states and the lapse of statute of limitations on uncertain tax positions with state taxing authorities during the Fiscal 2010 Period. The effective tax rates for such periods also reflect the impact of certain non-deductible expenses and income tax credits.

Net Income Attributable to Controlling Interest

        Net income attributable to controlling interest for the Fiscal 2010 Period was $77.6 million, which represents a decrease of $17.9 million, from net income attributable to controlling interest of $95.5 million during the Fiscal 2009 Period. The decrease in net income attributable to controlling interest for the Fiscal 2010 Period was primarily attributable to a reduction in operating income, the Fiscal 2010 Period loss on debt extinguishment associated with the Amended Senior Credit Facility and certain repurchases of the 6¹/4% Convertible Senior Notes, incremental losses from the Company's equity investment in DCIP, partially offset by the impact of the $52.0 million ($31.4 million after related tax effects) gain on sale of NCM, Inc. common stock.

Fiscal 2009 Period Compared to Fiscal 2008 Period

Admissions

        Total admissions revenues increased $108.5 million during the Fiscal 2009 Period, or 5.8%, to $1,991.6 million, from $1,883.1 million in the Fiscal 2008 Period primarily due to a 6.1% increase in average ticket prices, partially offset by a 0.3% decrease in attendance. We believe the overall decrease in attendance during the Fiscal 2009 Period was primarily a result of the timing of the Fiscal 2008 Period calendar, which consisted of fifty-three weeks compared to fifty-two weeks during the Fiscal 2009 Period. The overall decrease in Fiscal 2009 Period attendance was mitigated by the full benefit (twelve months in the Fiscal 2009 Period as compared to eight months in the Fiscal 2008 Period) of the inclusion of 400 screens acquired from Consolidated Theatres during the Fiscal 2008 Period. Price increases identified during our ongoing periodic pricing reviews (which include analysis of various factors such as general inflationary trends and local market conditions) along with an increase in the percentage of our admissions revenues generated by premium priced IMAX® and 3D films exhibited

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during the Fiscal 2009 Period were the primary drivers of the increase in our Fiscal 2009 Period average ticket prices. Based on our review of certain industry sources, the increase in our admissions revenues on a per screen basis was approximately 200 basis points less than the industry's results for the Fiscal 2009 Period as compared to Fiscal 2008 Period. We believe our less than industry increase in admissions revenues on a per screen basis was largely attributable to geographical differences in film product performance and to a lesser extent, the impact of incremental competitor screens.

Concessions

        During the Fiscal 2009 Period, total concessions revenues increased $17.6 million, or 2.3%, to $775.6 million, from $758.0 million for the Fiscal 2008 Period. Average concessions revenues per patron during the Fiscal 2009 Period increased 2.6%, to $3.17, from $3.09 for the Fiscal 2008 Period. The increase in total concessions revenues during the Fiscal 2009 Period was attributable to an increase in average concessions revenues per patron, partially offset by a slight decrease in attendance during the period. The increase in average concessions revenues per patron for the Fiscal 2009 Period were primarily a result of price increases and also benefitted from the concession friendly mix of film product exhibited during such periods.

Other Operating Revenue

        Other operating revenue decreased $4.1 million, or 3.1%, to $126.7 million for the Fiscal 2009 Period, from $130.8 million for the Fiscal 2008 Period. Included in other operating revenue are the theatre access fees paid by National CineMedia (net of payments for onscreen advertising time provided to our beverage concessionaire), marketing revenues from our vendor marketing programs and other theatre revenues, including revenue related to our gift card and discount ticket programs. The decrease in other operating revenue during the Fiscal 2009 Period was primarily driven by decreases in revenues related to our gift card and discount ticket programs and other theatre revenues, partially offset by a slight increase in marketing revenues from our vendor marketing programs.

Film Rental and Advertising Costs

        Film rental and advertising costs as a percentage of admissions revenues declined slightly to 52.5% during the Fiscal 2009 Period from 52.6% in the Fiscal 2008 Period. The decrease in film rental and advertising costs as a percentage of box office revenues during the Fiscal 2009 Period was primarily the result of a reduction in newspaper advertising costs during such period.

Cost of Concessions

        During the Fiscal 2009 Period, cost of concessions increased $4.0 million, or 3.8% as compared to the Fiscal 2008 Period. Cost of concessions as a percentage of concessions revenues for the Fiscal 2009 Period was approximately 14.3% compared to 14.1% for the Fiscal 2008 Period. The increase in cost of concessions as a percentage of concessions revenues during the Fiscal 2009 Period was primarily related to a greater percentage of our concession sales being generated from higher cost items and a decrease in the amount of vendor marketing revenue recorded as a reduction of cost of concessions.

Rent Expense

        Rent expense increased by $15.5 million, or 4.3%, to $378.8 million in the Fiscal 2009 Period, from $363.3 million in the Fiscal 2008 Period. The increase in rent expense during the Fiscal 2009 Period was primarily due to the full impact of Consolidated Theatres during the Fiscal 2009 Period and to a lesser extent, incremental rent from 78 new screens added during the Fiscal 2009 Period and modest increases in contingent rent, partially offset by a reduction in rent associated with the closure of 111 screens during the Fiscal 2009 Period.

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Other Operating Expenses

        Other operating expenses increased $38.6 million, or 5.2%, to $778.5 million in the Fiscal 2009 Period, from $739.9 million in the Fiscal 2008 Period. The increase in other operating expenses during the Fiscal 2009 Period as compared to the Fiscal 2008 Period was attributable to the full impact of Consolidated Theatres during the Fiscal 2009 Period, increased costs associated with higher IMAX® and 3D film revenues, increased gift card transaction fees and general inflationary increases.

General and Administrative Expenses

        For the Fiscal 2009 Period, general and administrative expenses increased $2.1 million, or 3.4%, to $64.2 million as compared to $62.1 million in the Fiscal 2008 Period. As a percentage of total revenues, general and administrative expenses remained consistent, at 2.2%, during the Fiscal 2009 Period and the Fiscal 2008 Period. The slight increase in general and administrative expenses during the Fiscal 2009 Period was primarily attributable to increases in corporate payroll costs and legal and professional fees during such period.

Depreciation and Amortization

        Depreciation and amortization expense decreased $0.4 million, or 0.2%, to $201.9 million for the Fiscal 2009 Period, from $202.3 million in the Fiscal 2008 Period. The decrease in depreciation and amortization expense during the Fiscal 2009 Period as compared to the Fiscal 2008 Period was primarily due to lower capital expenditures during the Fiscal 2009 Period and a slightly greater number of fully depreciated fixed assets during the Fiscal 2009 Period as compared to the Fiscal 2008 Period.

Income from Operations

        During the Fiscal 2009 Period, income from operations decreased $5.0 million, or 1.8%, to $279.4 million, from $284.4 million in the Fiscal 2008 Period. The overall decrease in income from operations during the Fiscal 2009 Period as compared to the Fiscal 2008 Period was driven by increases in various operating expense line items, including cost of concessions, rent expense, other operating expenses, general and administrative expenses and net loss on disposal and impairment of operating assets ($34.0 million and $22.4 million, respectively, for the Fiscal 2009 Period and Fiscal 2008 Period).

Interest Expense, net

        Net interest expense totaled $151.0 million for the Fiscal 2009 Period, which represents an increase of $22.6 million, or 17.6%, from that of the Fiscal 2008 Period. The increase in net interest expense during the Fiscal 2009 Period was principally due to a higher effective interest rate on our term facility under the Amended Senior Credit Facility (the "Term Facility") as a result of a change in our interest rate swap portfolio during the Fiscal 2009 Period, incremental interest expense related to the Fiscal 2009 Period issuance of the 8⁵/8% Senior Notes, the impact of a full year of interest expense on the $200.0 million 6¹/4% Convertible Senior Notes and less interest income ($1.8 million and $6.3 million, respectively, for the Fiscal 2009 Period and the Fiscal 2008 Period) during such period.

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Earnings Recognized from NCM

        The Company recorded $39.6 million and $33.1 million, respectively, in cash distributions from National CineMedia during the Fiscal 2009 Period and Fiscal 2008 Period. Approximately $6.2 million and $2.8 million, respectively, of these cash distributions received during the Fiscal 2009 Period and the Fiscal 2008 Period were recognized as a reduction in our investment in National CineMedia. In addition, during the Fiscal 2009 Period and the Fiscal 2008 Period, the Company recorded an additional $5.2 million and $2.6 million, respectively, of equity earnings with respect to newly issued common units received from National CineMedia during such periods. As a result, during the Fiscal 2009 Period and the Fiscal 2008 Period, the Company recognized $38.6 million and $32.9 million, respectively, of earnings from National CineMedia. Such amounts are presented as "Earnings recognized from NCM" in the consolidated financial statements. The increase in earnings recognized from National CineMedia during the Fiscal 2009 Period was primarily attributable to incremental earnings of National CineMedia and a corresponding increase in their contractually committed cash distributions to the Company.

Income Taxes

        The provision for income taxes of $61.9 million and $74.4 million for the Fiscal 2009 Period and the Fiscal 2008 Period, respectively, reflect effective tax rates of approximately 39.4% and 39.9%, respectively. The decrease in the effective tax rate for the Fiscal 2009 Period was primarily attributable to the lapse of statute of limitations on uncertain tax positions with state taxing authorities during the Fiscal 2009 Period. The effective tax rates for the Fiscal 2009 Period and the Fiscal 2008 Period also reflect the impact of certain non-deductible expenses.

Net Income Attributable to Controlling Interest

        During the Fiscal 2009 Period, net income attributable to controlling interest totaled $95.5 million, which represents a decrease of $16.7 million, from net income attributable to controlling interest of $112.2 million in the Fiscal 2008 Period. The decrease in net income attributable to controlling interest for the Fiscal 2009 Period was primarily attributable to a decrease in operating income coupled with incremental interest expense and loss on debt extinguishment, partially offset by incremental earnings recognized from National CineMedia described above.

Quarterly Results

        The Company's consolidated financial statements for the Fiscal 2010 Period include the results of operations of the eight theatres acquired from an affiliate of AMC during May and June 2010 for periods subsequent to the respective date of acquisition. The acquisition of such theatres is further described in Note 3 to the consolidated financial statements included in Part II, Item 8 of this Form 10-K. The comparability of our results between quarters is impacted by the inclusion from such date of the results of operations of the acquisitions and to a lesser extent, seasonality.

        The following tables set forth selected unaudited quarterly results for the eight quarters ended December 30, 2010. The quarterly financial data as of each period presented below have been derived from Regal's unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for those periods. Results for these periods are not necessarily indicative of results for the full year. The quarterly financial data should be

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read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements of Regal and notes thereto included in Part II, Item 8 of this Form 10-K.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

        On a consolidated basis, we expect our primary uses of cash to be for operating expenses, capital expenditures, investments, general corporate purposes related to corporate operations, debt service and the Company's quarterly dividend payments. The principal sources of liquidity are cash generated from operations, cash on hand and borrowings under the Amended Senior Credit Facility described below. Under the terms of the Amended Senior Credit Facility and the 8⁵/8% Senior Notes issued during fiscal 2009, Regal Cinemas is restricted as to how much it can advance or distribute to Regal, its indirect parent. Since Regal is a holding company with no significant assets other than the stock of its subsidiaries, this restriction could impact Regal's ability to effect future debt or dividend payments, pay corporate expenses or redeem or convert for cash its 9¹/8% Senior Notes and 6¹/4% Convertible Senior Notes. In addition, as described further below, the Indenture under the 9¹/8% Senior Notes limits the Company's (and its restricted subsidiaries') ability to, among other things, incur additional indebtedness, pay dividends on or make other distributions in respect of its capital stock, purchase or redeem capital stock, make loans or advances to its subsidiaries (or the Company), or purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire or retire certain subordinated obligations.

Operating Activities

        Our revenues are generated principally through admissions and concessions sales with proceeds received in cash or via credit cards at the point of sale. Our operating expenses are primarily related to film and advertising costs, rent and occupancy, and payroll. Film costs are ordinarily paid to distributors within 30 days following receipt of admissions revenues and the cost of the Company's concessions are generally paid to vendors approximately 30 to 35 days from purchase. Our current liabilities generally include items that will become due within 12 months. In addition, from time to time, we use cash from operations and borrowings to fund dividends in excess of net income attributable to controlling interest and cash flows from operating activities less cash flows from investing and other financing activities. As a result, at any given time, our balance sheet may reflect a working capital deficit.

        Net cash flows provided by operating activities totaled approximately $259.4 million, $410.8 million and $270.9 million for the Fiscal 2010 Period, the Fiscal 2009 Period and the Fiscal 2008 Period, respectively. The decrease in net cash flows generated from operating activities for the Fiscal 2010 Period as compared to the Fiscal 2009 Period was primarily attributable to a reduction in operating income, coupled with the timing of certain Fiscal 2010 Period vendor and income tax payments. The increase in net cash flows generated from operating activities for the Fiscal 2009 Period as compared to

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the Fiscal 2008 Period was primarily attributable to an increase in working capital, primarily the timing of certain Fiscal 2009 Period vendor payments.

Investing Activities

        Our capital requirements have historically arisen principally in connection with acquisitions of theatres, new theatre construction, adding new screens to existing theatres, upgrading the Company's theatre facilities (including digital 3D and IMAX® screens) and replacing equipment. We fund the cost of capital expenditures through internally generated cash flows, cash on hand, proceeds from disposition of assets and financing activities.

        We intend to continue to grow our theatre circuit through selective expansion and acquisition opportunities. The Company has a formal and intensive review procedure for the authorization of capital projects, with the most important financial measure of acceptability for a discretionary non-maintenance capital project being whether its projected discounted cash flow return on investment meets or exceeds the Company's internal rate of return targets. The credit crisis of late 2008 and early 2009 negatively impacted real estate development and has caused a temporary slowdown in our building program. As a result, we currently expect capital expenditures (net of proceeds from asset sales) for theatre development, replacement, expansion, upgrading and replacements to be below our historical levels and in the range of approximately $85.0 million to $100.0 million in fiscal year 2011, exclusive of acquisitions. Such capital expenditures are expected to be partially funded through asset dispositions conducted during the normal course of our business.

        On March 10, 2010, DCIP executed definitive agreements and related financing transactions in connection with the conversion to digital projection. DCIP's financing raised $660.0 million, consisting of $445.0 million in senior bank debt, $135.0 million in additional junior capital and approximately $80.0 million in equity contributions (consisting of cash and existing digital projection systems) from us, AMC and Cinemark. Concurrent with closing, the Company entered into the Digital Cinema Agreements with Kasima, LLC, and made the DCIP Contributions. The Company recorded such DCIP Contributions as an increase in its investment in DCIP, which included the fair value of the 200 existing digital projection systems, as determined by an independent appraisal. In connection with the contribution of its 200 existing digital projection systems, the Company recorded a loss on the contribution of $2.0 million based on the excess of the carrying value of the digital projection systems contributed over the $12.6 million fair value (as determined by an independent appraisal) of such equipment. In addition, during May 2010, Regal sold an additional 337 digital projection systems to DCIP for aggregate proceeds of approximately $20.0 million. In connection with this sale, the Company recorded a loss on disposal of approximately $2.8 million. Such losses have been presented as a component of "Net (gain) loss on disposal and impairment of operating assets" in the consolidated statement of income for the Fiscal 2010 Period. After giving effect to the DCIP Contributions, the Company holds a 46.7% economic interest in DCIP as of December 30, 2010, while continuing to maintain a one-third voting interest along with each of AMC and Cinemark. Since the Company determined that it is not the primary beneficiary of DCIP or any of its subsidiaries, it will continue to account for its investment in DCIP under the equity method of accounting.

        The costs of implementing digital projection in our theatres will be substantially funded by DCIP. We expect DCIP to fund the cost of conversion to digital projection principally through the collection of virtual print fees from motion picture studios and equipment lease payments from participating exhibitors, including us. We will bear operating and maintenance costs with respect to digital projection systems in our theatres, which we expect to be relatively comparable to what we currently spend on our conventional film projectors. In accordance with the Master Lease, the digital projection systems are leased from Kasima, LLC under a twelve-year term with ten one-year fair value renewal options. The Master Lease also contains a fair value purchase option. Under the Master Lease, the Company pays annual minimum rent of $1,000 per digital projection system for the first six and a half years from the

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effective date of the agreement and is, upon certain conditions, subject to minimum annual rent of $3,000 per digital projection system beginning at six and a half years from the effective date of the agreement through the end of the lease term. The Company is also subject to various types of other rent if such digital projection systems do not meet minimum performance requirements as outlined in the Master Lease. Certain of the other rent payments are subject to either a monthly or an annual maximum. The Company accounts for the Master Lease as an operating lease for accounting purposes. The initial financing is expected to cover the cost of conversion to digital projection for approximately 70% of our circuit's screens. We ultimately expect to outfit all of our screens with digital projection systems, with approximately 40% of our total screens being digital 3D capable and intend to complete the conversion of our entire circuit in approximately three to four years. As of December 30, 2010, we operated 2,202 screens outfitted with digital projection systems, 1,710 of which are digital 3D capable.

        During the early stage of deployment, the Company is focusing on an accelerated deployment of 3D compatible digital projection systems to a majority of its first run U.S. theatres. We believe the installation of digital 3D projection systems and IMAX® theatre systems and the conversion of existing auditoriums to RPX(SM) auditoriums will allow us to offer our patrons premium 3D and large format movie experiences, which we believe will generate incremental revenue and cash flows for the Company. We remain optimistic about the benefits of digital cinema primarily as it relates to future growth potential associated with 3D film product and other 3D content and are pleased to see continued support of 3D and IMAX® film product by the major motion picture studios.

        As described more fully in Note 4 to the consolidated financial statements included in Part II, Item 8 of this Form 10-K, on April 9, 2008, March 17, 2009 and March 17, 2010 we received from National CineMedia approximately 0.8 million, 0.5 million and 0.3 million, respectively, newly issued common units of National CineMedia in accordance with the annual adjustment provisions of the Common Unit Adjustment Agreement. In addition, on May 29, 2008, we received from National CineMedia approximately 2.9 million newly issued common units of National CineMedia in accordance with the adjustment provisions of the Common Unit Adjustment Agreement in connection with our acquisition of Consolidated Theatres. On August 18, 2010, we redeemed 4.2 million of our National CineMedia common units for a like number of shares of NCM, Inc. common stock, which we sold in an underwritten public offering for $16.00 per share, reducing our investment in National CineMedia by $13.7 million, the average carrying amount of the shares sold. We received approximately $64.5 million in proceeds after deducting related fees and expenses payable by us, resulting in a gain on sale of $50.8 million. In addition, on September 8, 2010, we redeemed an additional 0.1 million National CineMedia common units for a like number of shares of NCM, Inc. common stock and sold them to the underwriters to cover over-allotments at $16.00 per share, further reducing our investment in National CineMedia by $0.3 million, the average carrying amount of the shares sold. We received approximately $1.5 million of net proceeds from this sale, resulting in a gain on sale of $1.2 million. These transactions, together with National CineMedia's issuance of 6.5 million common units to AMC in the second quarter of 2010 as a result of an acquisition, had the effect of decreasing the Company's ownership share in National CineMedia. As a result, on a fully diluted basis, we own a 19.4% interest in NCM, Inc. as of December 30, 2010. See Note 4 to the consolidated financial statements included in Part II, Item 8 of this Form 10-K for further discussion of National CineMedia.

        On May 24, 2010 and June 24, 2010, the Company acquired eight theatres with 106 screens located in Illinois, Indiana and Colorado from an affiliate of AMC. Regal purchased five of these AMC theatres representing 63 screens for approximately $55.0 million in cash, subject to post-closing adjustments, and acquired the other three AMC theatres representing 43 screens in exchange for two Regal theatres consisting of 26 screens. The results of operations of the eight acquired theatres have been included in the Company's consolidated financial statements for periods subsequent to the respective acquisition dates. In addition, during the Fiscal 2008 Period, the Company acquired Consolidated Theatres, which held a total of 28 theatres with 400 screens in Georgia, Maryland, North

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Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia. The total net cash purchase price for the acquisition was approximately $209.3 million. See Note 3 to the consolidated financial statements included in Part II, Item 8 of this Form 10-K for further discussion of these acquisitions.

        Net cash flows used in investing activities totaled approximately $82.7 million, $110.5 million and $338.5 million for the Fiscal 2010 Period, the Fiscal 2009 Period and the Fiscal 2008 Period, respectively. Contributing to the $27.8 million decrease in cash flows used in investing activities during the Fiscal 2010 Period, as compared to the Fiscal 2009 Period, was the impact of net proceeds totaling approximately $66.0 million resulting from the sale of NCM, Inc. common stock, coupled with lower capital expenditures and higher proceeds from the disposition of assets during the Fiscal 2010 Period, partially offset by the $55.0 million acquisition of eight AMC theatres and approximately $29.9 million of cash contributions to DCIP during the Fiscal 2010 Period. The $228.0 million decrease in cash flows used in investing activities during the Fiscal 2009 Period as compared to the Fiscal 2008 Period was primarily attributable to the impact of the $209.3 million acquisition of Consolidated Theatres during the Fiscal 2008 Period coupled with capital expenditures that were approximately $22.9 million lower during the Fiscal 2009 Period, partially offset by less proceeds from the disposition of assets of approximately $2.8 million during the Fiscal 2009 Period.

Financing Activities

        On May 19, 2010, Regal Cinemas entered into the Amended Senior Credit Facility with Credit Suisse and the Lenders that amends, restates and refinances the fifth amended and restated credit agreement ("the Prior Senior Credit Facility") among Regal Cinemas, Credit Suisse, Cayman Islands Branch, and the lenders party thereto. The Amended Senior Credit Facility consists of a Term Facility in an aggregate principal amount of $1,250.0 million with a final maturity date in November 2016 and a revolving credit facility (the "Revolving Facility") in an aggregate principal amount of $85.0 million with a final maturity date in May 2015. The Term Facility amortizes in equal quarterly installments in an aggregate annual amount equal to 1.0% of the original principal amount of the Term Facility, with the balance payable on the Term Facility maturity date.

        Net proceeds of the Term Facility (approximately $1,237.5 million) were applied to refinance the term loan under the Prior Senior Credit Facility, which had an aggregate principal balance of approximately $1,262.1 million. Upon the execution of the Amended Senior Credit Facility, Regal recognized a loss on debt extinguishment of approximately $18.4 million. No amounts have been drawn on the Revolving Facility. The Amended Senior Credit Facility also permits Regal Cinemas to borrow additional term loans thereunder, subject to lenders providing additional commitments of up to $200.0 million and satisfaction of other conditions, as well as other term loans for acquisitions and certain capital expenditures subject to lenders providing additional commitments and satisfaction of other conditions. The Amended Senior Credit Facility is secured by substantially all assets of Regal Cinemas and certain of its subsidiaries.

        The Amended Senior Credit Facility includes several financial covenants including:

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maximum ratio of (i) the sum of funded debt (net of unencumbered cash) plus the product of eight (8) times lease expense to (ii) consolidated EBITDAR (as defined in the Amended Senior Credit Facility) of 6.00 to 1.0 throughout the term of the Amended Senior Credit Facility;



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maximum ratio of funded debt (net of unencumbered cash) to consolidated EBITDA of 4.00 to 1.0 throughout the term of the Amended Senior Credit Facility;



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minimum ratio of (i) consolidated EBITDAR to (ii) the sum of interest expense plus lease expense of 1.50 to 1.0 throughout the term of the Amended Senior Credit Facility; and



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        The Amended Senior Credit Facility requires that Regal Cinemas and its subsidiaries comply with certain customary covenants, including with respect to incurring indebtedness and liens, making investments and acquisitions, effecting mergers and asset sales, prepaying indebtedness, and paying dividends. Among other things, such limitations will restrict the ability of Regal Cinemas to fund the operations of Regal or any subsidiary of Regal that is not a subsidiary of Regal Cinemas, which guaranties the Amended Senior Credit Facility.

        The Amended Senior Credit Facility includes events of default relating to customary matters, including, among other things, nonpayment of principal, interest or other amounts; violation of covenants; any material inaccuracy of representations and warranties; cross default and cross acceleration with respect to indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount of $25.0 million or more; bankruptcy; judgments involving liability of $25.0 million or more that are not paid; ERISA events; actual or asserted invalidity of guarantees or security documents; and change of control. For a detailed summary of other material terms of the Amended Senior Credit Facility, please refer to the information provided under Note 5 to the consolidated financial statements included in Part II, Item 8 of this Form 10-K.

        Please refer to Note 14 to the consolidated financial statements included in Part II, Item 8 of this Form 10-K for a discussion of an amendment to our Amended Senior Credit Facility and other financing transactions effected subsequent to the year ended December 30, 2010.

        On August 10, 2010, Regal entered into an Underwriting Agreement with Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Barclays Capital Inc., Banc of America Securities LLC and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., as the representatives of the underwriters, with respect to the 9¹/8% Senior Notes. On August 16, 2010, the Company issued the 9¹/8% Senior Notes under the Indenture with Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee. The net proceeds from the offering, after deducting offering expenses paid by the Company, were approximately $269.5 million. The net proceeds were used to repay outstanding indebtedness under the 6¹/4% Convertible Senior Notes, the Regal Cinemas 9³/8% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2012 (the "Senior Subordinated Notes") and for general corporate purposes. During the year ended December 30, 2010, the Company used a portion of the net proceeds from the offering to repurchase a portion of the 6¹/4% Convertible Senior Notes as described below.

        The 9¹/8% Senior Notes bear interest at a rate of 9.125% per year, payable semiannually in arrears in cash on February 15 and August 15 of each year. The 9¹/8% Senior Notes mature on August 15, 2018. The 9¹/8% Senior Notes are the Company's senior unsecured obligations. They rank on parity with all of the Company's existing and future senior unsecured indebtedness and prior to all of the Company's subordinated indebtedness. The 9¹/8% Senior Notes are effectively subordinated to all of the Company's future secured indebtedness to the extent of the assets securing that indebtedness and to any indebtedness and other liabilities of the Company's subsidiaries. None of the Company's subsidiaries initially guarantee any of the Company's obligations with respect to the 9¹/8% Senior Notes.

        Prior to August 15, 2014, the Company may redeem all or any part of the 9¹/8% Senior Notes at its option at 100% of the principal amount plus a make-whole premium. The Company may redeem the 9¹/8% Senior Notes in whole or in part at any time on or after August 15, 2014 at the redemption prices specified in the Indenture. In addition, prior to August 15, 2013, the Company may redeem up to 35% of the original aggregate principal amount of the 9¹/8% Senior Notes from the net proceeds of certain equity offerings at the redemption price specified in the Indenture.

        If the Company undergoes a change of control (as defined in the Indenture), holders may require the Company to repurchase all or a portion of their 9¹/8% Senior Notes at a price equal to 101% of the principal amount of the 9¹/8% Senior Notes being repurchased, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the repurchase date.

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        The Indenture contains covenants that limit the Company's (and its restricted subsidiaries') ability to, among other things: (i) incur additional indebtedness; (ii) pay dividends on or make other distributions in respect of its capital stock, purchase or redeem capital stock, or purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire or retire certain subordinated obligations; (iii) enter into certain transactions with affiliates; (iv) permit, directly or indirectly, it to create, incur, or suffer to exist any lien, except in certain circumstances; (v) create or permit encumbrances or restrictions on its ability to pay dividends or make distributions on its capital stock, make loans or advances to its subsidiaries (or the Company), or transfer any properties or assets to its subsidiaries (or the Company); and (vi) merge or consolidate with other companies or transfer all or substantially all of its assets. These covenants are, however, subject to a number of important limitations and exceptions. The Indenture contains other customary terms, including, but not limited to, events of default, which, if any of them occurs, would permit or require the principal, premium, if any, interest and any other monetary obligations on all the then outstanding 9¹/8% Senior Notes to be due and payable immediately.

        As of December 30, 2010, we are in full compliance with all agreements, including all related covenants, governing our outstanding debt obligations.

        Subsequent to the issuance of the 9¹/8% Senior Notes, during August and September 2010, we used a portion of the net proceeds from the offering to repurchase a total of approximately $125.3 million principal amount of the 6¹/4% Convertible Senior Notes, in a series of privately negotiated transactions. As a result of the repurchases, the Company recorded a $5.2 million loss on debt extinguishment during the Fiscal 2010 Period. In addition, on November 1, 2010, we redeemed the remaining outstanding $51.5 million principal amount of the Senior Subordinated Notes at a redemption price of 100.0% of their principal amount, plus accrued interest.

        As of December 30, 2010, we had approximately $1,232.5 million aggregate principal amount outstanding (net of debt discount) under the Term Facility, $275.0 million aggregate principal amount outstanding under the 9¹/8% Senior Notes, $391.7 million aggregate principal amount outstanding (net of debt discount) under the 8⁵/8% Senior Notes and $74.4 million aggregate principal amount outstanding (net of debt discount) under the 6¹/4% Convertible Senior Notes. As of December 30, 2010, we had approximately $2.7 million outstanding in letters of credit, leaving approximately $82.3 million available for drawing under the Revolving Facility.

        During the Fiscal 2010 Period, Regal paid four quarterly cash dividends of $0.18 per share on each outstanding share of the Company's Class A and Class B common stock, or approximately $111.1 million in the aggregate. In addition, on December 30, 2010, Regal paid declared an extraordinary cash dividend of $1.40 per share on each outstanding share of its Class A and Class B common stock, or approximately $216.0 million. On February 9, 2011, the Company declared a cash dividend of $0.21 per share on each share of the Company's Class A and Class B common stock (including outstanding restricted stock), payable on March 15, 2011, to stockholders of record on March 3, 2011. This dividend reflects a $0.03 per share increase from our last quarterly cash dividend of $0.18 per share declared on October 28, 2010. These dividends have been or will be funded through cash flow from operations and available cash on hand. We, at the discretion of the board of directors and subject to applicable law, anticipate paying regular quarterly dividends on our Class A and Class B common stock for the foreseeable future. The amount, if any, of the dividends to be paid in the future will depend upon our then available cash, anticipated cash needs, overall financial condition, loan agreement restrictions, future prospects for earnings and cash flows, as well as other relevant factors.

        Net cash flows used in financing activities were approximately $299.5 million, $142.4 million and $197.4 million for the Fiscal 2010 Period, the Fiscal 2009 Period and the Fiscal 2008 Period, respectively. The net increase in cash flows used in financing activities during the Fiscal 2010 Period as compared to the Fiscal 2009 Period of $157.1 million was primarily attributable to a $216.3 million increase in dividends paid to shareholders during the Fiscal 2010 Period as compared to the Fiscal 2009

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Period, $128.6 million used to repurchase a portion of the 6¹/4% Convertible Senior Notes during the Fiscal 2010 Period, $51.5 million used to redeem the Senior Subordinated Notes, incremental payments (including a $12.5 million debt discount) related to the Amended Senior Credit Facility and incremental debt acquisition costs and related to the Amended Senior Credit Facility and the 9¹/8% Senior Notes, partially offset by proceeds of $275.0 million received in connection with the Fiscal 2010 Period issuance of the 9¹/8% Senior Notes. The net decrease in cash flows used in financing activities during the Fiscal 2009 Period as compared to the Fiscal 2008 Period of $55.0 million was primarily attributable to a $73.4 million reduction of dividends paid to shareholders during the Fiscal 2009 Period as compared to the Fiscal 2008 Period, partially offset by the impact of the net cash proceeds associated with the convertible note hedge arrangement with Credit Suisse and a warrant to Credit Suisse to purchase shares of our Class A common stock transactions during the Fiscal 2008 Period and incremental debt acquisition costs incurred during the Fiscal 2009 Period related to issuance of 8⁵/8% Senior Notes and the Prior Senior Credit Facility, as described further in Note 5 to the consolidated financial statements included in Part II, Item 8 of this Form 10-K.

Ratings

        The Company is rated by nationally recognized rating agencies. The significance of individual ratings varies from agency to agency. However, companies assigned ratings at the top end of the range have, in the opinion of certain rating agencies, the strongest capacity for repayment of debt or payment of claims, while companies at the bottom end of the range have the weakest capability. Ratings are always subject to change and there can be no assurance that the Company's current ratings will continue for any given period of time. A downgrade of the Company's debt ratings, depending on the extent, could increase the cost to borrow funds. Below are our latest ratings per category, which were current as of the date of this Form 10-K.

EBITDA

        Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization ("EBITDA") were approximately $487.8 million, $510.3 million and $517.3 million for the Fiscal 2010 Period, the Fiscal 2009 Period and the Fiscal 2008 Period, respectively. The net decrease in EBITDA in the Fiscal 2010 Period from the Fiscal 2009 Period was primarily attributable to a decrease in operating income during the Fiscal 2010 Period as described in further detail above under "Results of Operations." The Company uses EBITDA as a supplemental liquidity measure because we find it useful to understand and evaluate our capacity, excluding the impact of interest, taxes, and non-cash depreciation and amortization charges, for servicing our debt, paying dividends and otherwise meeting our cash needs, prior to our consideration of the impacts of other potential sources and uses of cash, such as working capital items. We believe that EBITDA is useful to investors for these purposes as well. EBITDA should not be considered an alternative to, or more meaningful than, net cash provided by operating activities, as determined in accordance with GAAP, since it omits the impact of interest, taxes and changes in working capital that use or provide cash (such as receivables, payables and inventories) as well as the sources or uses of cash associated with changes in other balance sheet items (such as long term loss accruals and deferred items). Because EBITDA excludes depreciation and amortization, EBITDA does not reflect any cash requirements for the replacement of the assets being depreciated and amortized, which assets will often have to be replaced in the future. Further, EBITDA, because it also does not reflect the impact of debt service, income taxes, cash dividends, capital expenditures and other cash commitments from time to

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time as described in more detail elsewhere in this Form 10-K, does not represent how much discretionary cash we have available for other purposes. Nonetheless, EBITDA is a key measure expected by and useful to our fixed income investors, rating agencies and the banking community all of whom believe, and we concur, that these measures are critical to the capital markets' analysis of our ability to service debt, fund capital expenditures, pay dividends and otherwise meet cash needs, respectively. We also evaluate EBITDA because it is clear that movements in these non-GAAP measures impact our ability to attract financing and pay dividends. EBITDA, as calculated, may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies. A reconciliation of EBITDA to net cash provided by operating activities is calculated as follows (in millions):

Interest Rate Swaps

        As described in Note 5 to the consolidated financial statements included in Part II, Item 8 of this Form 10-K, Regal Cinemas had three interest rate swap agreements effective as of January 1, 2009, which hedged an aggregate of approximately $700.0 million of variable rate debt obligations. During the quarter ended April 2, 2009, Regal Cinemas entered into four additional hedging relationships via four distinct interest rate swap agreements with maturity terms of two to three years each from the respective effective dates of the swaps, which require Regal Cinemas to pay interest at fixed rates ranging from 2.15% to 2.53% and receive interest at a variable rate. These interest rate swaps were designated to hedge approximately $1,000.0 million of variable rate debt obligations and became effective during the year ended December 31, 2009. During the year ended December 31, 2009, the three interest rate swaps effective as of January 1, 2009 matured. As a result, the Company's four interest rate swap agreements effective as of December 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009 hedged an aggregate of approximately $1,000.0 million of variable rate debt obligations at an effective rate of approximately 5.82%.

        On September 15, 2008, because of the sudden deterioration in the credit standing of the Lehman counterparty to an interest rate swap agreement designated to hedge approximately $100.0 million of variable rate debt obligations, the Company concluded that the hedging relationship was no longer expected to be highly effective in achieving offsetting cash flows. As a result, on September 15, 2008, the hedging relationship ceased to qualify for hedge accounting. For the period from September 15, 2008 through September 25, 2008, the Company recognized $0.5 million (the change in fair value of the former hedging derivative) as a reduction of interest expense in the consolidated financial statements. On October 3, 2008, the Lehman counterparty filed for bankruptcy protection under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. As a result, an event of default occurred under the provisions of the interest rate swap agreement between the Company and the Lehman counterparty, which effectively terminated the interest rate swap on October 3, 2008, as indicated above. Accordingly, $1.6 million of accumulated other comprehensive loss as of October 3, 2008 will be reclassified into earnings in the periods during which the hedged forecasted transaction affects earnings (i.e., when interest payments are made on the

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variable rate debt obligations) as an adjustment to interest expense over the remaining life of the two-year original hedge as long as the variable rate debt obligations remain outstanding. During the quarter ended October 1, 2009, the Company released the final portion of the deferred loss in accumulated other comprehensive loss by recording interest expense (net of related tax effects) of approximately $0.4 million and a corresponding $0.4 million reduction of other comprehensive loss. In addition, during the year ended December 31, 2009, the Company paid a final termination value of approximately $2.5 million (including accrued interest) associated with the interest rate swap.

        Under the terms of the Company's effective interest rate swap agreements as of December 30, 2010, Regal Cinemas pays interest at various fixed rates ranging from 2.15% to 2.53% and receives interest at a variable rate based on the 3-month LIBOR. The 3-month LIBOR rate on each reset date determines the variable portion of the interest rate-swaps for the following three-month period. The interest rate swaps settle any accrued interest for cash on the last day of each calendar quarter, until expiration. At such dates, the differences to be paid or received on the interest rate swaps will be included in interest expense. No premium or discount was incurred upon the Company entering into the interest rate swaps, because the pay and receive rates on the interest rate swaps represented prevailing rates for each counterparty at the time the interest rate swaps were entered into. The interest rate swaps qualify for cash flow hedge accounting treatment and as such, the Company has effectively hedged its exposure to variability in the future cash flows attributable to the 3-month LIBOR on approximately $1,000.0 million of variable rate obligations. The change in the fair values of the interest rate swaps is recorded on the Company's consolidated balance sheet as an asset or liability with the effective portion of the interest rate swaps' gains or losses reported as a component of other comprehensive income (loss) and the ineffective portion reported in earnings (interest expense). As interest expense is accrued on the debt obligation, amounts in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) related to the designated hedging instruments (the four interest rate swaps) will be reclassified into earnings to obtain a net cost on the debt obligation equal to the effective yield of the fixed rate of each swap.

        The fair value of the Company's interest rate swaps is based on Level 2 inputs as described in ASC Topic 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures, which include observable inputs such as dealer quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities, and represents the estimated amount Regal Cinemas would receive or pay to terminate the agreements taking into consideration various factors, including current interest rates, credit risk and counterparty credit risk. The counterparties to the Company's interest rate swaps are major financial institutions. The Company evaluates the bond ratings of the financial institutions and believes that credit risk is at an acceptably low level. See Note 13 to the consolidated financial statements included in Part II, Item 8 of this Form 10-K for additional discussion of the Company's interest rate swaps' fair value estimation methods and assumptions.

Sale-Leaseback Transactions

        For information regarding our various sale and leaseback transactions, refer to Note 6 to the consolidated financial statements included in Part II, Item 8 of this Form 10-K.

Contractual Cash Obligations and Commitments

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contractual cash obligations and commercial commitments over the next several periods are as follows (in millions):

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(1)

These amounts (excluding aggregate debt discount of approximately $19.8 million) are included on our consolidated balance sheet as of December 30, 2010. Our Amended Senior Credit Facility provides for mandatory prepayments under certain scenarios. See Note 5 to the consolidated financial statements included in Part II, Item 8 of this Form 10-K for additional information about our long-term debt obligations and related matters.

(2)

Future interest payments on the Company's unhedged debt obligations (consisting of approximately $243.8 million of variable interest rate borrowings under the Term Facility, $275.0 million outstanding under the 9¹/8% Senior Notes, $400.0 million outstanding under the 8⁵/8% Senior Notes, $74.7 million outstanding under the 6¹/4% Convertible Senior Notes, and approximately $12.5 million of other debt obligations) are based on the stated fixed rate or in the case of the $243.8 million of variable interest rate borrowings under the Term Facility, the current interest rate as of December 30, 2010 (3.79%). Future interest payments on the Company's hedged indebtedness as of December 30, 2010 (the remaining $1,000.0 million of borrowings under the Term Facility) are based on (1) the applicable margin (as defined in Note 5 to the consolidated financial statements included in Part II, Item 8 of this Form 10-K) as of December 30, 2010 3.50% and (2) the expected fixed interest payments under the Company's interest rate swap agreements, which are described in further detail under Note 5 to the consolidated financial statements included in Part II, Item 8 of this Form 10-K.

(3)

The present value of these obligations, excluding interest, is included on our consolidated balance sheet as of December 30, 2010. Future interest payments are calculated based on interest rates implicit in the underlying leases, which have a weighted average interest rate of 11.23%, maturing in various installments through 2021. Refer to Note 5 to the consolidated financial statements included in Part II, Item 8 of this Form 10-K for additional information about our capital lease obligations and lease financing arrangements.

(4)

Includes estimated capital expenditures to which we were committed as of December 30, 2010, including improvements associated with existing theatres, the construction of new theatres and the estimated cost of ADA related betterments.

(5)

We enter into operating leases in the ordinary course of business. Such lease agreements provide us with the option to renew the leases at defined or then fair value rental rates for various periods. Our future operating lease obligations would change if we exercised these renewal options or if we enter into additional operating lease agreements. Our operating lease obligations are further described in Note 6 to the consolidated financial statements included in Part II, Item 8 of this Form 10-K.

(6)

These amounts are included on our consolidated balance sheet as of December 30, 2010 and represent liabilities associated with unrecognized tax benefits. The table does not include approximately $25.7 million of recorded liabilities associated with unrecognized tax benefits for which we do not believe that the amount and timing of the payments are reasonably estimable.

(7)

In addition, as of December 30, 2010, Regal Cinemas had approximately $82.3 million available for drawing under the $85.0 million Revolving Facility. Regal Cinemas also maintains a sublimit within the Revolving Facility of $10.0 million for short-term loans and $30.0 million for letters of credit.