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Box Office Review-Sunday 17 May

Sony/Columbia’s adaptation of Dan Brown novel “Angels and Demons” brought in $152.3 million worldwide in its opening weekend, including a No. 1 opening at the US box office with $48 million from 3,527 theaters. “Angels and Demons” was released as a 4K DCP, per a 2008 Sony plan to release the majorit…

Daily Cinema Roundup – Friday 1 May

– UK exhibitor Vue has bold expansion plans for London, announced as part of the tie up with retail property group Westfield and build a total of eight sites by 2011, with two ‘crown jewel’ sites in London. From THR.com, “Vue Entertainment CEO Tim Richards said the site at Lo…

Daily Cinema Roundup-Monday April 27

–News on the Croisette: Xpand announced today that it was officially chosen as the 3D digital system provider at this year’s Festival De Cannes. The 62nd Festival de Cannes will begin its opening ceremony on May 13 with Pixar Animation Studios’ first stereoscopic 3D animated feature “Up,” whic…

Daily Cinema Roundup – Fri 24 April

– Imax’s presence in China is expanding through a new deal, according to THR.com’s Asia edition. “Imax on Thursday signed a deal with China Film Group to open a super-size screen in a new multiplex in Tianjin, China, this October. The deal brings to 41 the number of screens I…

Daily Cinema Roundup – Thur 23 April

– Cinema box office “is performing well despite the bad economy — not because of the bad economy,” according to a new survey published by Nielsen. Perhaps no surprise that it found that cinema was still considered a good value proposition, even in these tough economic times,…

Daily Cinema Roundup – Wed 22 April

– Belgian digital cinema projector manufacturer Barco did not have a stellar first quarter, according to this article by Reuters. Key bullet points were “*Q1 operating loss 6.0 mln euros, vs 4.9 mln loss forecast; * Says cautiously optimistic for 2009; * Shares rise 3.2 percent.” F…

Daily Cinema Roundup – Tue 21 April

– Despite a proliferation of new multiplexes in the major cities, China still faces a massive cinema shortage reports Xinhuanet. ““Many cities in the western regions still don’t have modern cinemas with multiple screening rooms,” Mao Yu, vice president of the SARFT told…

Wii Fit in 3D, anyone?

NAB kicked off over the weekend with the D-Cinema Summit. (Some coverage can be found in the tech section at THR.com) During the closing session of the summit, the audience was asked to predict the killer app for 3D in the home. Fewer than 10 hands went up when asked if sport was the killerRead More

Daily Cinema Roundup – Mon 20 April

– US box office is holding up, this weeks thanks to “17”, according to THR.com, “Industry wide, the $107 million weekend represented a 14% improvement over the same frame last year, according to Nielsen EDI. Year to date, 2009 is pacing 8% ahead of last year, at $2.73 billion…

Daily Cinema Roundup – Sun 19 April 2009

– UK cinema goers spent GBP 250m in the first quarter of 2009, reports the FT, with “Slumdog Millionaire” leading the way with 6m visitors. “The latest figures, compiled by the Film Distributors’ Association (FDA), support the frequent claim that cinema-going, perceived…