Recognizing Women in Global Cinema
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Black Panther Stalks Its Way to $65 Million Third Week, Slaying the Competition Yet Again. This Weekend at the Boxoffice.
WEEKEND RECAP Can Disney/Marvel’s “Black Panther” be stopped? The answer so far is a resounding “Hell No!” as the film amassed another USD $65 million, propelling its overall cume past the USD $500 million mark. For this type of superhero movie to only fall 41% is unheard of and boxoffic…
China Cinema News – New Year Special 2018
Chinese New Year is over (also known as Spring or Lunar Festival) and with it a record box office haul for the world’s second biggest cinema market, as we enter the Year of the Dog. After last year failed to improve much on the previous holiday, this year saw a significant leap – both in…
UK & IE Cinema Property Update – Wednesday 28 February 2018
Cineworld: Dolphin Sqare and Dover open, Merseyside July/Aug, York in 2019, Hounslow in 2020; Curzon: Goldsmith College single-screen open but no interest in Wilmslow Rex; Empire: Imax confirmed for Seaway and seats delayed opening of Sutton; Everyman: brings cinema to Crystal Palace and details on …
CJ CGV to Raise $280m From PE Funds
Korean and global exhibition major CJ CGV is looking to raise around USD $280 million through a private equity placement that would significantly reduce the stake of parent company CJ. The announcement comes as CJ CGV’s share price recovers from step drop and as the cinema operator tries to sh…
Cinema News Digest – Monday 26 January 2018
Miles & Co. exit Regal; “Black Panther” augers well for 2018; 10 Saudi cinemas to open in March; Samsung Cinema LED screen coming to LA; Russian cinema fined for “Death of Stalin”; Aussies protest tax money for cinema; more films dubbed in Poland; iPic IPO raises $15m; CJ…
$108 Million Later, “Black Panther” Slays the Sophomore Slump and Shreds Second Weekend Records. This Weekend at the Boxoffice.
WEEKEND RECAP Well so much for wondering about the holding power of the big black cat. Marvel’s “Black Panther” mauled the competition again this weekend with a gigantic USD $108 million second stanza and its domestic total now stands at a staggering USD $400 million Stateside. It was in…
“Black Panther” Claws Its Way To Massive $192 Million 3-Day Debut. This Weekend at the Box Office.
WEEKEND RECAP It came. It saw. It kicked some ass. Disney/Marvel’s “Black Panther” launch was stratospheres above what was predicted with a three day of USD $192 million and a projected four day in the USD $215-220 million range. The film ended up being the sixth highest three day debut, barely nudg…
Cinema News Digest – Thursday 15 February 2018
Dear Junkies, Today is the start of the Berlin Film Festival (aka Berlinale to locals) and CJ will be taking part in various panels, forums, presentations, meetings, receptions and, who knows, we might even be able to fit in a film or two. German cinema is celebrating a return to growth, with 122.3m…
Russia Is Now Europe’s Largest Cinema Territory
Russia overtook France in 2017 to become Europe’s biggest cinema territory in terms of admissions according to provisional data on cinema attendance published by European cinema trade body UNIC. Around 213.6 million tickets were sold in the Russian Federation, compared to 209.2 million in Fran…