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Luis Vargas - Comscore

Latin American Theatrical Market Defies Predictions, Emerging as Global Recovery Leader

When Luis Vargas took the stage at CineLATAM 2025 in Miami this past September, he didn’t begin with a data slide. Instead, the Vice President for Latin America at Comscore Movies opened with a story — or rather, with a movie title: “Ainda Estou Aqui,” (“I’m Still Here.”) The Oscar winning Brazilian…

CineLATAM 2025 - Executive Roundtable - Luis Vargas (Comscore), Andrew Cripps (Walt Disney Studios), Valmir Fernandes (Cinemark International), Miguel Mier (Cinepolis), Don Savant (CJ 4DPlex)

Content Is King, Experience Is Queen: Latin America’s Cinema Leaders Signal a Confident Comeback

At CineLATAM 2025, global and regional executives from Paramount, Disney, Cinépolis, Cinemark, and CJ 4DPlex chart a path forward for Latin America’s exhibition market, anchored in content, collaboration, and a renewed focus on the moviegoing experience. By the time Paramount Pictures unveiled its 2…

ECA Slate Day 2023 was held at London's Empire Walthamstow cinema (photo credit: Grainne Clarke)

A 10th Anniversary, Theatrical Smash Hits, and a K-Pop Takeover

A full house attended the Empire Walthamstow, London, for the Event Cinema Association’s (ECA) annual slate day, now comfortably back in its January calendar position. Organised by ECA director, Grainne Clarke, one of the most notable things was the anticipated return to content pipeline normality i…

China 2021 Box Office - CJ Cinema Summit

China on Track to Top Global Box Office in 2022 for Third Successive Year

The latest CJCinemaSummit featured a special focus on China, the world’s biggest cinema market in terms of box office and screens. With the blockbuster Spring Festival just concluded, we heard from experts at Comscore and Vista Group about the outlook for the year ahead, how Chinese releases c…

The UK Cinema Industry in 2020 – A Year to Learn From

It is quite revealing as to the state of the year when a third of the top 10 films of 2020 were in fact released in 2019. But 2020 was far from normal, as the latest annual summary from Comscore illustrates. The headlines are not pretty. Total UK and Ireland box office was just £323m,Read More

“Tenet” Opening Box Office Numbers Heralds Strong Start of Cinema Revival

Forty-one territories later, Warner Bros’ long-awaited and much anticipated “Tenet” did more than predicted. Outside of America’s domestic market, Christopher Nolan’s big screen metaphysical action film grossed $53m during a five day opening weekend. Screens opening on August 26th lead t…

The Return to Theaters: CJCinemaSummit Spotlight on Norway and Texas

Celluloid Junkie’s ‘Re-Opening & Re-Imagining Cinemas‘ is a series of articles that tracks how cinemas around the world resume operations and seek to build a better cinema experience. We thank everyone who has contributed to this effort. As highlighted in our latest #CJCinemaS…

German Drive-In Cinema Growth Taps Into Car Culture

Drive-in cinemas have been experiencing a renaissance in Germany ever since the epidemic lockdown forced movie theaters to close their doors on March 16. Over the course of the past few weeks, the number of drive-in cinemas increased from a mere handful to more than hundred. The Federal Network Agen…

Cinema Service Providers and Vendors Face Uncertainty During Prolonged Coronavirus Closure

It’s been a little over a week since the majority of the world’s cinema screens turned dark and despite an absence of customers, new releases and box office analysis, in many ways our sector has never been busier as it turns to new challenges and opportunities. Players from all sides are implementin…

Shifting Your Blockbuster Release Date? Head to Gower Street

When should you release your USD $1 billion+ Blockbuster? Given the number of releases that have radically shifted release dates (Bond in November, “Fast & Furious 9” next year), the question is more crucial than ever to box office success. In a sea of international releases, global…