Cinema operators all across the globe are dreaming of a blue Christmas. Filmmaker James Cameron is the unlikely high-tech Santa, who they hope will make all their box office wishes come true. The early signs for “Avatar: The Way of Water,” which opened this week/end are auspicious. Indee…

The CineAsia show held this week was a return to form in the new/former home of Bangkok after a gap of three shows, since its last event in Hong Kong in 2018. While it had been previously held in Bangkok many years ago, there were a lot of uncertainties about the move and inevitable challengesRead M…

While it is widely disputed whether certain businesses slow down during the month of December, there can be no debate on the subject when it comes to the cinema industry, especially as 2022 draws to a close. After two pandemic-dampened years, the business is spending the last four weeks of this one…

This week was the Thanksgiving Holiday in the United States and US cinema operators are giving particular thanks to Netflix for having gifted them a sequel to a blockbuster with an all-star cast and, most importantly, a full one-month window before it streams. Call it a turkey holiday with a large h…

Each year, as we put together our annual Top Women In Global Cinema list, we do so with a great deal of trepidation. While we seek nominations from throughout the industry, we always fear overlooking an important or deserving industry professional that should have made the list. Maybe the best examp…

This year’s third quarter earnings announcements for entertainment companies and exhibitors finally wrapped up last week and it was a mixed bag if ever there was one. Consumer cord-cutting of pay-television subscriptions continued to grow. As well, with fewer viewers to reach via linear TV and…

Anyone who missed last week’s CJ Cinema Summit featuring guests David Keighley and Craig Dehmel from IMAX, have no fear, you can watch the session on demand here. For those of us living in the United States, the past two months has been filled with countless political ads and endless media cov…

“We all have a good reason to go to the cinema.” That is the message of a new French advert that urges the country’s citizens to fall back in love with the “7th Art.” Cinema attendance has not recovered since the pandemic in France. While this makes it far from unique f…

Last week, for the first time in three years, the cinema industry was able to gather in Miami for ShowEast. The annual North American trade show known for its heavy Latin American presence had been preempted for the past two years due to the pandemic. Last year’s event was pushed to November b…

When I ran into John Fithian, the CEO and President of the National As When I ran into John Fithian on the third day of this year’s CineEurope he was wearing a pained expression. I figured, like me, the CEO and President of the National Association of Theatre Owners was jet-lagged and worn dow…