TORONTO – Cineplex Inc. reported a profit of $1.2 million in its latest quarter compared with a loss of $24.7 million a year ago as its revenue fell nearly nine per cent.

The movie theatre company says the profit amounted to two cents per diluted share for the quarter compared with a loss of 39 cents per diluted share in the same quarter last year.

Revenue totalled $348.9 million, down from $382.3 million a year ago when moviegoers packed theatres for Deadpool & Wolverine.

Theatre attendance totalled 12.1 million patrons, down from 13.3 million in the same quarter last year.

Box office revenue per patron was $13.23 in the quarter, up from $13.19 a year ago, while concession revenue per patron was $9.65, down from $9.85 in the same quarter last year.

Last month, Cineplex announced a de

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