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AMC Facebook Chestnut Hill

Cinema News Digest – Wednesday 25 July 2018

AMC partners Facebook; LED screen sound break-through; UK summer BO down 19% as 1H admissions up but BO down; MoviePass’ parent promises turnaround; CGV partners smallest cinema; Inox profits up by share price down; Miraj eye 200 screens; Teperberg and Galano promoted to Cineworld board; Korea…

Carnival Cinema, PVR and Cinepolis India all target Gulf (image: Celluloid Junkie)

Carnival Acquisition of Novo Highlights Indian Cinemas’ Global Ambitions

India cinema operator Carnival Group has signed a definitive agreement with Qatar-based Elan Group to acquire its 100% stake in Novo Cinemas. While financial details were not disclosed it is estimated to be in the region of INR 500-690 crore (USD $75-100 million). The deal marks a ramp-up of Indian…

Thailand Major Cineplex Movie On Demand (photo: Major Cineplex)

Cinema News Digest – Tuesday 17 July 2018

Dear Junkies, It’s been a year since Samsung launched the first LED Cinema screen in Korea on 13 July. Today the projector-less Onyx screens can be found in eight countries and 12 multiplexes, with the latest in Traumpalast Esslingen in Stuttgart, Germany and SFC Yonghwa Cinema City in Shangha…

Cinema Tech Innovators: Flexound (Finland)

Cinema Tech Innovators is a series where Celluloid Junkie profiles small innovators looking to make a big difference in the world of cinema. These are companies working in online, technology, social media and other spheres to enhance and expand the big screen experience. They are typically start-ups…

Chinese Cinemas Continue Strong Growth in First Half of 2018

The Chinese cinema industry has seen strong growth figures in the first six month of 2018 – with one critical exception. Box office growth was mainly driven by local titles, while the pace of opening new cinemas showed little sign of slowing down, based on figures released by the National Film…

Popcorn with maple syrup, please. (photo: Cineplex)

Cinema News Digest – Tuesday 3 July 2018

Dear Junkies, Nobody thinks that cinema concessions are cheap, but few of us would physically attack a multiplex staff over the price of popcorn. But that is what has now happened in India, where what was previously a fight in court over the price of F&B in cinemas has escalated into violence in…

Alamo Drafthouse screen. (picture: Alamo Drafthouse)

Cinema News Digest – Friday 29 June 2018

Dear Junkies, We have come to the half-way point for domestic (US and Chinese) and global box office, with the news being good all around. Ticket sales in North America are up more than 8% with over USD $6 billion ringing up the proverbial tills. The outlook for the rest of the summer – inRead…

CJ CGV Liberty City Point Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam

Cinema News Digest – Tuesday 26 June 2018

IPO plans for CGV Vietnam; PVR’s Bijli in Panama Papers 2; Samsung Onyx coming to India; Ajay Devgn to open 100 cinema in one year (sic); Oh Kino/Cine Q/HappyCinema challenge incumbents in Korea/Poland/Romania; UCI Kinowelt Potsdam first to get recliner treatment; why independent cinemas flour…

FilmTech Office Berlin (photo: Tony Haupt)

CJ Interviews: Erwin M. Schmidt, Film Tech Office, Berlin

Germany’s capital is making a name for itself in the cinema technology field, with companies like smart Pricer and Greta & Stark calling Berlin their home. One company looking to tap into and accelerate this market is the FilmTech Office, initially based in the former Tempelhof Airport but…

La Toile

Cinema Tech Innovators: La Toile (France)

Cinema Tech Innovators is a series where Celluloid Junkie profiles small innovators looking to make a big difference in the world of cinema. These are companies working in online, technology, social media and other spheres to enhance and expand the big screen experience. They are typically start-ups…