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"Monkey King: Hero is Back", "Ne Zha 2" and "Boonie Bears: The Hidden Protector" are among the biggest animated hits in China in recent years. "Ne Zha 2" ranks as the highest-grossing animated film of all time globally.

China’s Animation Boom Has a Hidden Cost

At Turin’s VIEW Conference, Base Media’s Chris Bremble discussed sustainability issues in the lucrative Chinese animation market, in a wide-ranging talk covering hits like ‘Ne Zha 2’, the reason why Pixar’s films don’t often land in China, and the importance of female ticket-buyers to the box office…

Celluloid Junkie's Top Women In Global Cinema - 2026

CJ’s Top Women In Global Cinema – 2026

Celluloid Junkie’s 2026 Top Women in Global Cinema is proudly sponsored by Barco, Lionsgate and Qube Cinema. Barco continues to give audiences new reasons to experience films on the big screen through HDR by Barco, bringing greater contrast, richer colour and exceptional detail to cinema prese…

Screening a movie in 3D is on theatrical offering that can't be replicated at home, but should you opt for a single- or dual-projector system?

CJ Tech: Single vs Dual Projectors

There’s a moment that every projectionist dreads. The lights fade, the feature begins, and within minutes, you can feel it in the room. The image is flat. Colors are muted. Dark scenes are murky. I remember an afternoon screening of “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2.” The final battle seq…

Cinema Collectibles Are Big Business

Cinema Collectibles Are Big Business, but Knowing What to Order Requires Strategy

Dan Herrle would love to sell every movie-themed collectible his cinemas order. Just not too quickly. “I’d like it to be sold out by Sunday night, but not by Friday night,” the Epic Theatres executive explained during Celluloid Junkie’s CJ Cinema Summit, held October 14. Sell…

Cinema United - 2026 Fall Cinema Investment Report - Cinema Investment By The Numbers

Cinema Owners Have Invested $2.7 Billion in Theatres. What Is That Money Buying?

There was a point, not all that long ago, when the movie theatre industry wasn’t wondering whether it had enough premium large format screens. It was wondering whether audiences would ever come back at all. Five years removed from some of the darkest days the movie theatre business has experienced,…

Paramount Warner Bros. Merger - Antitrust Settlement

The Paramount-Warner Merger Is Permanent. The Guardrails for Movie Theatres Are Not

The state settlement puts theatrical output, windows, rental terms and catalogue access into a court order, but allows a permanent merger to close without the structural remedies California and the other state attorneys general once demanded. California Attorney General Rob Bonta had a peculiar assi…

(From Left) Daniel Loria of Boxoffice Pro, Adam Rymer from Regal, Brock. Bagby of B&B Theatres, Valmir Fernandes from Cinemark, Nicole Woods of RealD and Rolando Rodriguez from Lumma, during CinéShow 2026 in Dallas, Texas on August 25, 2026.

Cinemas Aren’t Just Marketing Movies Anymore. They’re Marketing Auditoriums

For years, movie theatre operators have been told they need to sell the experience, not just the movie. At CinéShow 2026 in Dallas, Texas, that advice took on a considerably more granular meaning: exhibitors are increasingly having to sell the individual auditorium. That was one of the more interest…

CineShow 2026 - Dan Herrle, Director of F&B, Epic Theatres

The Cinema Concession Stand Is Becoming a Marketplace

For most of the modern multiplex era, the cinema concession stand has operated according to a familiar routine. Customers line up, study a menu board, place an order, wait while an employee assembles it and then pay before moving toward their auditorium. At CinéShow 2026 in Dallas, two consecutive s…

(From left) Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison, California Attorney General, Rob Bonta, Cinema United President & CEO, Michael O'Leary

Cinema United Didn’t Back the Paramount-Warner Merger. It Put Its Terms on the Table.

As Paramount Skydance wins conditional support from America’s largest theatre chains, Cinema United is trying to turn months of warnings about consolidation into enforceable protections, particularly for smaller theatres that lack the leverage to negotiate their own deals. Four months ago, Michael O…

Cathy Huis in ’t Veld-Esser, Gofilex CTO and co-owner, Harry Bakas, Business Development and Marketing Manager at Village Cinemas Greece, Almudena Fernández-Golfín of the Federación de Cines de España (FECE) and Omdia analyst Charlotte Jones, during the UNIC Focus Session, "Audience Engagement Across Europe: What Really Works?" at CineEurope 2026 in Barcelona, Spain on June 24, 2026.

Growing Cinema Audiences Starts With Knowing Who You’re Targeting

From Village Cinemas’ Cine School and Spain’s Cine Sénior to solo moviegoers and creator communities, CineEurope showed how identifying specific audiences – and removing the barriers keeping them away – can build attendance. The most revealing audience statistic presented during CineEurope 2026 may…