AMC Theatres shouldn't be charging more for the best seats — it should be getting rid of the empty ones

• AMC Theatres announced this week that it would charge more for the best seats in its auditoriums.
• But that's not going to help the struggling theatrical industry.
• The company should be scaling down the number of seats, or even screens and showtimes.

AMC Theatres, the largest cinema chain in the world, is planning to charge more for prime seating in the US.