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.
Weekly Cinema Digest – Monday 28 December 2015
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_pd6yO-jBRo[/youtube] USA (CA) – Quentin Tarantino is angry, very angry, that Disney has booked up Los Angele’s ArcLight Cinerama Dome for “Star Wars: the Force Awakens” and blocked “The Hateful Eight” from screening there…
Weekly Cinema Digest – Star Wars special – Friday 18 December 2015
UK – Screen Daily has a long and detailed article by Tom Grater about the ins and outs of booking in “Star Wars: the Force Awakens”, with many smaller and art-house exhibitors caving in to the might of the Force. Lots of interesting nuggets of information. In an average week there…
China Cinema Digest – Thursday 17 December 2015
From left: Hu Qiming, Mao Zheng Jun, Lu Way, Yu Xin (photo: Mtime) Mtime hosted a cinema conference on 11 December with a panel on “Diversified Cinema Revenue”. With over 31,000 screens, 6,200 cinemas and CNY ¥40 billion (USD $6.17 billion) in box office, diversification of revenue outsi…
Weekly Cinema Digest – Monday 14 December 2015
UK – It is not just cinemas in the US taking security precautions during the new “Star Wars” film, with UK cinemas also asking patrons to refrain from wearing Darth Vader masks and bringing light sabres. Odeon has sold 500,000 tickets and Vue 320,000. There will also be an un-prece…
Cinema City Offers ‘Unlimited’ Ticket in Poland
Cinema City launched its ‘Unlimited’ ticket in Poland on 1 December. Priced at PLZ 42 (USD $10.39) for its cinemas outside Warsaw and PLZ 49 (USD $12.12) for its cinemas in Warsaw. The ticket is not valid for special events (such as movie marathons or ‘Ladies Night’) and ther…
CJ @ CineAsia: Maturing Asia – How Exhibitors and Distributors are Handling Changes in the Marketplace
Changing demographics and aging cinema audiences were the topic of this panel discussion at CineAsia 2015
CJ @ CineAsia: General Industry Trends in the Asian Movie Industry; from 3D to Laser to Content (ICTA)
The second panel at CineAsia 2015 looked at technology, ranging from 3D to Dolby Cinema, with a distinguished panel of vendors, distributors and exhibitors
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.
Weekly Cinema Digest – Friday 4 December 2015
Sweden – A Swedish cinema chain has stopped accepting cash payments in all of its venues after disturbances involving gangs of youth. Björnbiografer AB no longer accept cash for its cinemas in Falun, Gagnef, Ludvika, Rättvik, Sandviken, Tierp and Vansbro. In one incident between SEK 2,000 and…