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CinemaCon 2024 - Working Together To Boost Mid-Budget Films

Cinemas Face a Mid-Budget Movie Crisis

I am attending the Cannes Film Festival through the end of this week. It has been great seeing so many of CJ’s readers and colleagues walking the Croissette or at the Palais des Festivals, and if you’d like to connect while in Cannes, feel free to reach out. We’re covering the fest…

2024 Cannes Film Festival - Kevin Costner & Francis Ford Coppola

Francis Ford Coppola and Kevin Costner Pay Their Own Way to Cannes

Two of the most high profile selections at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival come from filmmakers with a lengthy and acclaimed history in Hollywood. Even so, neither Francis Ford Coppola or Kevin Costner could rely upon Hollywood and its usual cast of executives and financiers to help them make the film…

Piracy in Russian Cinemas

Russian Cinemas Resume Pirated Screenings After Distributors’ Ultimatum Fails

The RBC Group is reporting that Russian cinemas have resumed the practice of showing pirated Hollywood films through “pre-show services,” pairing them with Russian short films, after a month-long attempt by distributors to boost domestic movies fell short of expectations. Many major film…

Adam Aron - CEO, AMC Theatres

Primed for Recovery: AMC Theatres CEO Adam Aron on Reclaiming Momentum for Theatrical Exhibition

Adam Aron’s tenure as chief executive officer of AMC Theatres has been eventful from the start. Stepping into the role in 2016, Aron helped transform the circuit into the world’s largest cinema chain while spearheading AMC’s investments in digital ticketing, premium large format (PLF), and expanded…

CinemaCon 2024 - Working Together To Boost Mid-Budget Films

CinemaCon 2024: Boosting Mid-Budget Films Panel

One of the first panel discussions at CinemaCon 2024 was also one of the more interesting, and perhaps, productive sessions. Titled “Strength in the Middle: Working Together To Boost Mid-Budget Films” the panel was held on the first day of the conference, which was held in Las Vegas from…

Billie Eilish Hit Me Hard and Soft Listening Event

AMC Theatres Gets Serious About Music with New Hire and Listening Events for Billie Eilish Album

AMC Theatres is set to host exclusive listening events for Billie Eilish’s highly anticipated third studio album, “Hit Me Hard and Soft,” across roughly 130 locations in the United States. The events, scheduled for 16 and 17 May will offer fans to be among the first to hear the Eil…

2024 Cannes Film Festival

Cannes Film Festival Set for Glitzy Filmmaker-Focused 2024 Edition

The 77th annual Cannes Film Festival is set to roll out its red carpet along the French Riviera from today, May 14th, through the 25th, 2024. After official selections from last year’s festival went on to critical acclaim, with nine titles earning 26 Oscar nominations across 16 categories, cin…

Thierry Fre?maux and Iris Knobloch - Cannes Film Festival 2024

Cannes Film Festival Faces Potential Labor Strike and #MeToo Revelations

The Cannes Film Festival which officially kicks off 14 May 2024 is facing both the possibility of a strike by hundreds of the event’s freelance workers during its 77th edition, as well as the release of a report accusing high profile members of the country’s film industry of sexual misco…

Exhibitor Earnings Reports - 2024 First Quarter

Cinema Industry Survives First Quarter of 2024

Of the many things I learned during last month’s CinemaCon, I was hardly expecting to discover at least two bits of information. The first was about the CJ Marquee, the email newsletter you’re currently reading. The number of industry professionals that approached me asking about the abs…

Exhibitor Earnings Reports - 2024 First Quarter

Cinema Industry Shows Mixed Results in Early 2024 Amid Strike Fallout and Strong Premium Offerings

In case you haven’t been listening to motion picture exhibition senior executives and industry pundits for the past six months, the first quarter of 2024 was forecast to be a complete wash. With the 2023 Hollywood writers and actors strikes resulting in a dearth of blockbusters in a thin relea…