AMC Entertainment jumped 24.7 per cent after the movie-theatre operator reported stronger revenue for the latest quarter than analysts expected.

It also said some of its theatres in Los Angeles and other cities ran The Odyssey for more than 85 straight hours from Thursday through Sunday to meet demand.

A federal judge temporarily paused Paramount Skydance’s $US110 billion ($157.1 billion) takeover of Warner Bros saying it “likely” violates antitrust law.

US District Judge Araceli Martínez-Olguín in Oakland on Monday ordered the companies to hold off on consummating the deal for 14 days.

Paramount and Warner Bros.

hoped to close as soon as July 22.

California and 11 other....