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Beauty and the Beast (2017)

CJ Cinema News Digest – Friday 28 April 2017

UK sets cinema attendance records in March, Warner Bros. gets real about VR and AR, Vox will open a 4DX auditorium in Qatar, PVR commits to five more IMAX screens, analysis of movie ticket prices and attendance in Poland, CineEurope honors its founders, cinemas save shopping malls in India, more wat…

Newsies - Fathom Events - February 2017 Release

Disney and Fathom Team Up to Help “Newsies” Make Headlines

When “Disney’s Newsies: The Broadway Musical!” screened in movie theatres in February as a three-day event cinema offering, there was a good chance it would be a financial success for all involved; Disney Theatrical Productions, which produced all aspects of the project, Fathom Events which acted as…

Galaxy - Kabul's first cinema for women. (photo: Ivan Flores)

CJ Cinema Property Update – Wednesday 1 March 2017

Afghanistan: A cinema for women. UAE: The Roxy Boutique Cinema evokes a vintage vibe. Croatia: Kaptol Boutique Cinema & Bar is for cinephiles. Canada: The Acadia Cinema gets historic status. UK: Everyman makes plans for Stratford-upon-Avon. Germany: Cinema operator Michael Widemann pulls up stak…

CJ Cinema News Digest – Tuesday 28 February 2017

IMAX reups with Disney through 2019, Bona Film Group will install 30 IMAX screens in China, Reading Cinemas orders a drink, RealD buys MasterImage, Volfoni expands in Egypt, CJ 4DPlex expands in Austria, MediaMation grows in China, “Newsies” is a hit for Fathom Events, Cinemark reports 2…

Movio and AARP 2017 Oscar Study

Study Finds Oscar Nominated Films Are Attracting Older Audiences

Though we’ll have to wait until Sunday to find out who will win Oscars at this year’s Academy Awards, a new study performed by Movio, a leading moviegoer data analytics firm, in conjunction with the social welfare organization AARP, is letting us know precisely who is watching the nine feature films…

South American Box Office - January 2017

South America’s January Box Office Gets 2017 Off to a Good Start

If the month of January proves to be a bellwether, than South America could be in for a banner year both in cinema attendance and box office. Though obtaining accurate figures is not always easy, based on preliminary numbers from the countries surveyed, it would seem that cinema attendance is up ove…

212 Warrior

Fox International Productions Ventures Into Emerging Indonesian Movie Market

While the film industry has been preoccupied with the growth of monolithic movie markets in China and India over the last decade, another country in Asia, Indonesia, has quietly emerged as a territory worthy of cinematic investment. Last week Fox International Productions (FIP) positioned itself wel…

Minha Mae e uma Peca 2 - My Mother is a Character 2

“My Mom is a Character 2” Becomes Brazil’s Highest Grossing Domestic Film

On Tuesday of last week a new box office record holder for domestically produced films was crowned in brazil. The BRL R$117.2 million (USD $37.7 million) earned by the comedy “Minha Mãe é uma Peça 2: O Filme” (“My Mom is a Character 2”) surpassed the BRL R$116.8 million (USD $37.5 million) brought…

La La Land in EclairColor

CJ Cinema News Digest – Tuesday 7 February 2017

“La La Land” gets an EclairColor re-release, Barco and VMM form One Network Alliance, NEC launches a laser projector, Ellon Cinema wins the lottery, demonitisation effects profits at PVR Cinemas and UFO Moviez in India, Ann Summers runs sexy ad campaign in UK cinemas Germany (Berlin)…

CJ CGV Buena Park Grand Opening - Lobby

CGV Plants Flag in United States with Buena Park Opening

On Friday, January 27th CJ CGV, the South Korean based cinema operator, jump started its expansion into the United States market when it opened a brand new theatre complex in Buena Park, California. The venue, which will act as their their flagship location in the US, is a new build in a freshly ope…