Feb 28 (Reuters) - AMC Entertainment on Wednesday surpassed Wall Street estimates for quarterly revenue but reported an increase in operating expenses on higher distribution costs for the Taylor Swift and Beyoncé concert movies.

Shares of the Leawood, Kansas-based company fell 7% in trading after the bell.

Several big titles including the second part of sci-fi epic "Dune" were delayed by strikes that halted much of U.S. film production until November, leaving little in the fourth quarter to follow the success of "Barbie" and "Oppenheimer".

That forced AMC to focus on alternative content such as the "Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour" and "Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé" concert films to attract people to its theaters.

Total operating costs and expenses increased more than 3% to $1.25 billion in the quarter.

The company posted revenue of $1.10 billion for the quarter, compared with analysts' estimates of $1.05 billion, according to LSEG data. (Reporting by Harshita Mary Varghese; Editing by Shailesh Kuber and Maju Samuel)