Young Audiences Already Like Cinema. The Hard Part Is Giving Them a Reason to Go
Cinema United Didn’t Back the Paramount-Warner Merger. It Put Its Terms on the Table.
At Locarno, Restored Films Face Their Next Challenge: Finding an Audience
A Stronger Release Slate Eases One Problem for Cinemas, but Reveals a Harder One
There Is No Global Formula for Cinema Success, but the Best Ideas Travel
From affordable premium experiences in Australia to eventized local films in Nigeria and social listening across Cinépolis markets, exhibitors are finding growth by staying closer to their audiences. In Australia, a family could watch “Toy Story 5” in a premium-format auditorium during the day witho…
Gen Z Is Still Going to the Movies, but the Trip Has to Be Worth It
Research across five European markets presented during CineEurope found that younger audiences attend frequently and buy concessions at high rates, but they expect convenience, variety and an experience worth sharing. For years, Gen Z offered the cinema business a convenient explanation for almost a…
Growing Cinema Audiences Starts With Knowing Who You’re Targeting
From Village Cinemas’ Cine School and Spain’s Cine Sénior to solo moviegoers and creator communities, CineEurope showed how identifying specific audiences – and removing the barriers keeping them away – can build attendance. The most revealing audience statistic presented during CineEurope 2026 may…
Event Cinema Is Becoming an Always-On Business
Once known as alternative content, event cinema has long since established itself on the theatrical calendar. Now exhibitors are treating it as a year-round programming discipline built around fan communities, advance demand and reliable technical delivery. Event cinema largely shed the label “alter…
Cinema Technology Is Advancing Faster Than the Business Model Supporting It
At the 2026 ICTA Barcelona Cinema Technology Experience, executives from Odeon Multicines, Cineplexx and DCDC examined how exhibitors can identify the technologies audiences will value – —and whether cinema’s current economics can sustain the industry’s accelerating upgrade cycle. Asked where cinema…
AMC Entertainment Creates “Leawood Films” With the Aim of Having More Movies Distributed on to the Big Screen
James Cameron’s Original “Terminator 2” Commentary Comes to Theaters for the First Time
Dolby Laboratories Announces Leadership Transition
