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John Fithian - National Association of Theatre Owners

After 30 Years at NATO, John Fithian Is Done

When I ran into John Fithian, the CEO and President of the National As When I ran into John Fithian on the third day of this year’s CineEurope he was wearing a pained expression. I figured, like me, the CEO and President of the National Association of Theatre Owners was jet-lagged and worn dow…

Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery

Netflix Cuts A New Deal With Movie Theatres for “Knives Out” Sequel

Sometimes it can be feast or famine when covering the cinema industry. Last week there seemed to be little news to include in the Marquee. This week so much is going on we couldn’t possibly include it all in one newsletter. Box office during China’s National Day week, histori…

22nd Annual Golden Trailer Awards

“Top Gun: Maverick” Flies High at Golden Trailer Awards

Having already dominated the summer box office on its way to being one of the highest grossing movies of 2022, “Top Gun: Maverick” landed a few more accolades by winning three Golden Trailer Awards during a ceremony held in Los Angeles on 6 October. The Paramount Pictures sequel to the h…

Cineworld on the Road To Recovery

Cineworld On Its Road To Recovery – Part 3

This is the third of a three part series examining some of the finer points and details of Cineworld’s ongoing bankruptcy in an attempt to provide some analysis for what it all means for the company and the industry-at-large. On 7 September the world’s second largest movie theatre operat…

Cineworld's Bankruptcy Journey

Cineworld’s Bankruptcy Journey – Part 2

This is the second of a three part series examining some of the finer points and details of Cineworld’s ongoing bankruptcy in an attempt to provide some analysis for what it all means for the company and the industry-at-large. On 7 September the world’s second largest movie theatre…

Cineworld In A Time of Bankruptcy

Cineworld In A Time of Bankruptcy – Part 1

By the beginning of September, Cineworld Group’s potential bankruptcy was so widely reported and broadly anticipated that when the company officially filed for Chapter 11 protection on 7 September, most major media outlets buried their coverage in the business section. Few, if any, of the…

Cineworld

Cinema Operators Experience A Disconnect Between Profits and Market Valuation

The headline from Reuters was as stark as it was misleading: “Struggling Cineworld paints bleak picture for cinemas” It is true that the world’s second largest cinema chain is facing major challenges as it navigates the choppy Chapter 11 waters, while waiting for the return of the…

Secret Cinema - Moulin Rouge!

Secret Cinema Is Not So Secret Anymore

Cinema is Experience; a USD $100 million experience judging by the deal that sees London-based Secret Cinema sold to Broadway ticketing major TodayTix. While large cinema chains are facing debt, restructuring and rollercoaster rides on the stock market (pace Cineworld, Vue, AMC and Dadi), it is enco…

Queen’s Death Initiates Royal Cinematic Protocol

Welcome to our weekly newsletter, The Marquee. We’d like to take a moment not only to thank our sponsor, Dolby, for making this newsletter possible, but also to invite you to the CJ Cinema Summit on Thursday, 15 September. We will be joined by two of the top distribution executives at Warner B…

Cineworld Belfast

Cineworld Bankruptcy Dampens National Cinema Day Success

There is no other way to view this past week than as a mixed bag for the cinema industry. It began with the news that the first-ever National Cinema Day was a success in the United Kingdom, North America and Ireland. Admissions and box office were up significantly in each territory accounting for a…