Social Media, Fandom and the Hard Question of Conversion
Micro Cinemas, Major Impact: How Grassroots Exhibitors are Rebuilding Film Culture
UNIC Reports European Box Office Held Near €6.9 Billion in 2025, But Admissions Tell a More Complicated Story
Disney’s Andrew Cripps Says Infinity Vision Is More Marketing Program Than Certification Scheme
Global Cinema Attendance Inches Up, But the Recovery Belongs to Asia, Says the Latest FOCUS Report
The global theatrical market continued its uneven recovery in 2025, with Asia emerging as the main engine of growth and Japan standing out as one of the few major territories to surpass its pre-pandemic attendance levels. That was the central message from the launch of the 2026 edition of FOCUS – Wo…
UKCA 2026 Conference: Box Office Optimism, Engaging Gen Z, and Leveraging the Power of Community
At the UK Cinema Association’s annual conference – which took place in May 2026 at the Vue London Westfield, Shepherd’s Bush – the mood was cautiously optimistic over the two days of talks, perhaps boosted by the buoyant reaction out of CinemaCon in Las Vegas a month earlier. The current box office…
The Box Office Is Back. At a Renovated Regal Theatre, the Industry Asks What Comes Next
At the “Future of Storytelling for the Big Screen” panel, executives from Regal, Disney, Lionsgate and Legendary weighed in on younger audiences, theatrical windows, premium screens and the looming Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery merger. Regal’s newly renovated Sherman Oaks Galleria theatre…
Theatrical Windows Are Stretching Again — and Hollywood’s C-Suite Wants Them Longer Still
Average first TVOD windows rose in 2025, Disney again led the majors with a 61.6-day average, and early 2026 releases point toward a stronger 45-day baseline. After several years in which theatrical windows seemed to be shrinking by the quarter, the North American market may finally be settling into…
Can Direct-to-Audience Distribution Give Indie Films a New Path to Theatres?
For decades, the independent film industry has operated according to a familiar hierarchy. A filmmaker completes a project, premieres at a major festival, secures a distributor, launches a theatrical run, and hopes that audiences discover the film through cinemas, home entertainment releases or – mo…
Fathom Entertainment Names Jason Brenek New Chief Executive Officer
TheaterEars Brings Its Director’s Experience to Animation for the First Time with Disney and Pixar’s “Toy Story 5”
Alamo Drafthouse Launches ‘Alamo Exclusives,’ First-of-Its-Kind Distribution Program to Bring Bold, Unreleased Film Festival Standouts Directly to Its Theaters Nationwide
