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Phil Groves of IMAX

CJ @ CinemaCon: Interview with Phil Groves of IMAX

On Monday, April 11th CinemaCon will award Phil Groves from IMAX the CinemaCon Passepartout Award during the International Day luncheon at the annual trade show in Las Vegas. The award is presented each year to an industry executive who has proven their “dedication and commitment to the intern…

Movio Tracks Blockbuster Audience Evolution Patterns

Movio's white paper looks at the evolution of cinema audiences over a blockbusters opening weekend and week, yielding surprising insights.

Sleeping cinema goers

Are Movies Getting Longer?

Are movies getting longer? Stephen Follows crunches the numbers and analyses which genres, what directors and whether films are really do stretch on forever.

Star Wars queue

The Myth of the Opening Weekend as a Key Performance Indicator

Gruvi's Ben Johnson crunches the numbers to show that the opening weekend box office focus can be over-stated in terms of judging a film's long term success.

European cinema statistics 2015 UNIC

European Cinema Attendances Rises in 2015 (but 1,900 Analogue Screens Remain)

European cinema attendance rose significantly in 2015, judging from statistics announced by both UNIC and MediaSalles. But regional variations remain, as do 1,900 analogue screens.

H.Brothers Research

How Sustainable Is The Chinese Cinema Market?

In 2011 the average ticket price in China was CNY ¥37 (USD $5.62) but by 2015 this had fallen to nearly CNY ¥35 (USD $5.32) despite the growth of Imax and premium screens and the increase in cinema ticket prices in all other major economies. Mobile ticketing by third-party vendors is the main cause,…

China to Crack Down on Box Office Fraud

Chinese authorities are cracking down on box office fraud, with severe punishments for cinemas, ticket software vendors or apps caught siphoning off BO.

CJ @ CineAsia: MPA Seminar – Why Exhibitors Have Become Key Stakeholders in the Protection of Motion Picture Content

CineAsia 2015 began as always with a presentation from the MPA on effort to combat piracy of films in the region.

Oculus cinema

Looking Past the Headlights: The Next 10 Years in the Entertainment Industry

This article is re-printed from Medium because we feel it will be of interest to readers of CJ and we believe it deserves a wider audience. Ben Johnson at Gruvi kindly agreed for us to re-publish it here. This article is Part 3 in a series of 3. If you would like to read the firstRead More

German Cinemas Threaten “Star Wars” Boycott

Small and independent cinemas in Germany are threatening to boycott Disney/Lucasfilm’s “Star Wars: the Force Awakens” over unfavourable screening terms. Amongst many points of contention Disney is said to be enforcing a minimum ticket price that is seen as too high for small towns,…