CJ Opinion: Time for a Reality Check on Premium VOD Windows
The news that WB is discussing a shortened release window for film to the homes has cinemas worried. CJ takes a look at what's really at stake.
Warner Bros. Delays Release of “Sully” In Brazil
At the last possible moment, Warner Bros. Pictures has delayed the release of “Sully: O Herói do Rio Hudson” (Sully: The Hudson River Hero) which was scheduled to open today, Thursday, December 1st. The studio made the decision due to the crash of LaMia Flight 2933 outside Medellín, Colombia on Mond…
What To Look For at Expocine 2016
Later this week motion picture exhibitors and distributors from around Latin America will be gathering in São Paulo, Brazil for Expocine 2016. The territory’s largest cinema trade show will be entering its third year and, as in 2015, appears to be on track to continue growing in size and scope. For…
French Comedy “Brice 3” Leaked and Streaming on YouTube
The headline of this post was written to attract the attention not only of our readers, but also those who might stumble across it through a search engine while seeking out a pirated version of the recent French release, “Brice 3”. That is exactly what the film’s Academy Award winning star and co-wr…
Seeing the Good and the Bad in Third Quarter Movie Ticket Prices
The price of movie tickets during the third quarter fell by 2.5%in North America from the second quarter of this year and that’s either positive news, or negative news, depending on the way industry trade outlets chose to spin it. On Tuesday, the National Association of Theatre Owners announced that…
Movie Marketers Get the Message With Latest Apple iOS Upgrade
When Apple released the latest version of its mobile operating system last month they added features and functionality in their messaging app that can be utilized by both distributors and exhibitors to market their offerings. The enhancements in iOS 10 allow users to include branded content in their…
Why Fandango is Getting Friendly With Facebook to Sell Movie Tickets
As Sony’s “The Magnificent Seven” remake shot to the top of the North American box office this weekend some of those moviegoers contributing to the film’s USD $35 million domestic bounty (USD $54.2 million worldwide) may have purchased their tickets through Facebook, the popu…
RealD Scores a Hat Trick in July
RealD had a good July with a patent win over Masterimage, acquisition of Tessive and a 4,000 screen deal with Wanda for China.
AMC Increases Carmike Acquisition Offer to $1.2 Billion Ahead of Shareholder Vote
As expected, AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. upped its offer to acquire Carmike Cinemas, Inc. on Monday morning. We predicted as much less than 24 hours before and were nearly spot on with the revised offer AMC would make for Carmike. If we weren’t so humble we’d have taken a page from the playbook…
CJ Analysis: Taking Stock of AMC’s Acquisition of Carmike
On July 15th Carmike Cinemas Inc. delayed a vote on whether to accept an acquisition offer from AMC Entertainment Holdings of USD $1.1 billion. The original shareholder vote was to take place on June 30th but was rescheduled for the mid-July date. The vote is now set to go forward on July 25th. If a…