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CJ Analysis: The Number of COVID-19 Outbreaks Traced to Cinemas is Zero

An extensive study undertaken by Celluloid Junkie has found that not a single outbreak of COVID-19 anywhere across the globe can be traced to a cinema, multiplex or public screening venue. With a majority of global cinemas closed in the first half of 2020, and with health and government officials so…

Cinemas Lack Movies, Not Audiences

Letter to the Editor Cinemas lack movies, not audiences The Danish movie industry has shown that the turning point is not far away and that few factors are making the difference for recovery. In Denmark, the past weeks have demonstrated that the audience is ready and will visit the cinema if the mov…

60 Days, 150M Visitors, $795m Box Office: How Did Chinese Cinemas Recover So Fast Post COVID-19?

The story began in late January, when all the Chinese New Year new films were pulled and cinemas were ordered to close, due to the outbreak of Covid-19 in China. A year with anticipations for the highest box-office record turned into the lowest in recent years. As many might know, the Chinese New Ye…

Arcadia Cinema in Melzo, Italy

Cinema of the Month: Arcadia Cinema – Melzo, Italy

Celluloid Junkie is proud to have partnered with Vista Cinema for the Cinema of the Month series. Vista is the world’s leading cinema management software solutions company. We won’t just be featuring cinemas whose operators use Vista, but we will surely mention when that is the case. CJ would like t…

Cretors: “Honouring The Past, Engineering The Future”

When you sit down for a (phone) chat with Beth Cretors and Shelly Olesen of C. Cretors & Company it becomes apparent very quickly that the company responsible for the creation of the first ever popcorn machine is steeped in a rich history. And, rightly so, is incredibly proud of it. Thanks to Be…

iPic Auditorium

CJ Opinion: How Cinema Operators and Landlords Must Work Together to Bounce Back (Communication, Cooperation, Consensus)

An increasingly challenging relationship has developed over the last few years between commercial landlords and retail & leisure tenants, due to CVAs (Company Voluntary Arrangements), rental and service charge terms; business rates and ever-growing competition, mainly in the form of online shopp…

Vista Cinema In The Time of COVID-19

On the morning of March 12th of this year, Leon Newnham, the Chief Executive Officer of Vista Cinema, woke up to discover much of his hard work over the past several weeks would be for naught. The growing coronavirus pandemic had caused President Trump to restrict travel from Europe for the next 30…

Out Now – How to Design a Cinema Auditorium v2

Union International des Cinémas (International Union of Cinemas) UNIC is delighted to announce the publication of the updated edition of Rolv Gjestland’s book, “How to design a cinema auditorium – Practical guidelines for architects, cinema owners and others involved in planning and building c…

The Return of the Premium Moviegoing Experience: CJCinemaSummit Spotlights “Tenet” and IMAX

After more than five months of empty auditoriums and soundless popcorn machines, many movie theaters around the world have reopened their doors again in anticipation of Christopher Nolan’s “Tenet”. Despite a less-than-optimal global climate and several deferrals of the movie’s original release plan,…

Gloria Palast in Munich Germany

Cinema of the Month: Gloria Palast – Munich, Germany

Celluloid Junkie is proud to have partnered with Vista Cinema for the Cinema of the Month series. Vista is the world’s leading cinema management software solutions company. We won’t just be featuring cinemas whose operators use Vista, but we will surely mention when that is the case, as it is with P…