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“The Last Jedi” Soars to Second Highest Debut Ever With Lofty $220 Million Opening. Now Get Ready For the Christmas Week Openings. This Weekend at the Box Office.

WEEKEND RECAP In a galaxy far, far away (as in around the corner at your local multiplex), “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” was everything that moviegoers and the movie industry for that matter, could have expected, racking up a sensational USD $220 million opening. That, by the way, was the second highes…

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (C) and Managing Director of International Monetary Fund Christine Lagarde (L) attend the Future Investment Initiative (FII) conference in Riyadh, on October 24, 2017. The Crown Prince pledged a "moderate, open" Saudi Arabia, breaking with ultra-conservative clerics in favour of an image catering to foreign investors and Saudi youth. "We are returning to what we were before -- a country of moderate Islam that is open to all religions and to the world," he said at the economic forum in Riyadh. / AFP PHOTO / FAYEZ NURELDINE (Photo credit should read FAYEZ NURELDINE/AFP/Getty Images)

Cinema is Coming to Saudi Arabia – Winners and Losers

Saudi Arabia is to allow cinema after 35 years of absence. The first cinemas could open as soon as March of 2018, with several operators vying for prime position. The aim is to have 2,000 screens in over 300 cinemas by 2030 in the country of over 32 million inhabitants. Below we examine the prospect…

Samsung Electronics' Vice President of Visual Display (VD) Division. (photo: Sedaily)

Cinema News Digest – Tuesday 12 December 2017

Celluloid Junkie is at CineAsia in Hong Kong this week. Hope to see many of you there. Samsung to target lobbies; a look at VIP cinema trends; Korean access ruling; Germany considers unlimited cards; Ster-Kinekor robbery (again); India’s single screens upgrade; birth certificates in Mexican ci…

CJ CGV CEO Seo

Korean Cinema Operators Look Abroad for Growth

South Koreas largest cinema operators are looking abroad for growth as the number of overseas cinema admissions overtakes that of Korea this year for the largest operator CJ CGV. Both CGV and Lotte have already a significant presence in several major Asian and European markets, but with domestic adm…

Star Wars: The Last Jedi & Ferdinand

Disney Relay Team Takes Third Leg, Now Passes Baton to Star Wars. This Weekend at the Box Office.

Weekend Recap The third time provided to be (another) charm as “Coco” easily swept to its third consecutive weekly win at the box office this past weekend. The Pixar offering raked in another USD $18.3 million, bringing its overall take to $135 million here in North America and USD $254 million inte…

Cinemark MovieClub

CJ Analysis: Cinemark’s MovieClub Program Is All About Incremental Attendance Growth

Well that didn’t take long. When MoviePass reduced the monthly price of its unlimited moviegoing subscription this past August to the unbelievably low USD $9.99, we suggested that some of the major cinema chains might create their own versions of subscription programs. Earlier this week, Cinemark an…

Cinema News Digest – Tuesday 5 December 2017

Dear Junkies, Cineworld’s purchase of Regal is a bit like a python swallowing a goat – it can be done, but the initial result will be more goat than snake-shaped. Once investors and analysts had time to digest the proposed merger (no pun intended), the brief rally in Cineworld’s sh…

Wim Buyens, Barco. (photo: Barco)

EXCLUSIVE – CJ Interviews Wim Buyens, Newly Appointed CEO of Barco’s New Cinema Joint Venture

Barco has just announced the creation of a global cinema joint venture (JV) for enabling the roll-out of the next generation of cinema technologies and experiences. Celluloid Junkie spoke exclusively to Barco’s currently SVP of the Entertainment division Wim Buyens a day after his returns to Europe…

Call Me By Your Name Just Getting Started Shape of Water posters

“Coco” Tops the Boxoffice Again With $26 Million While the Oscar Picture Starts to Take Shape. This Weekend at the Boxoffice.

“Disaster Artist” and “The Shape of Water” debut to enormous numbers as Academy season starts in full force. WEEKEND RECAP It’s all about holdovers today as with no new wide openings it was left to the November films and the limited releases to tote the boxoffice weight this weekend. Disney’s “Coco”…

Regal Cinemas and Cineworld

Cineworld In Negotiations to Acquire Regal – BREAKING NEWS

Regal Entertainment Group has confirmed that it is in negotiations to be acquired by European cinema major Cineworld in an all-cash deal. The proposed merger would value Regal at USD $23 per share, while the company’s share closed on NYSE at USD $19.36 but hit USD $21 in after-hours trading. T…