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Coronavirus Cinema Update – Friday 13 March 2020

This post will be updated throughout the day (13 March 2020) as news emerges and things change at a fast pace. Thank you also to all those who have sent in news and kept us informed. Please send updates you may have to tips@celluloidjunkie.com. It is exactly 50 days since all cinemas closed in China…
Gruvi audit part 2

Do European Cinemas Make the Most of Digital Strategies? Gruvi Cinemas A.U.D.I.T. Part 2

Welcome to the second analysis of the websites of cinema chains in Europe, where we at Gruvi continue to ask that all important question “How effectively are European cinemas reaching Online audiences?”. In this months episode we will be looking at the cinemas located in smaller European markets. As…
Cineworld in Weston-super-Mare's Dolphin Square now open. (photo: Jamie Gray / Weston Mercury)

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 …
Oldham's Town Hall is now a stunning Odeon cinema. (photo: Nick Caville / RIBA J)

UK Cinema Property Update – 7 September 2017

Oldham‘s stunning Odeon; Cineworld Warrington, Dover and Ipswich; Odeon Glasgow Quay; Omniplex Ulster; Reel Chorley; Savoy in Doncaster stalled; Scotsman Hotel Edinburgh two-screener; Everyman Newcastle; Merlin Bodmin plans approved; TBC barge objections in Grimsby and Hemel Hempsted 9-screen,…
The Space Age bar and a lounging area from a new multimillion-dollar renovation of the Universal CityWalk AMC theater. (photo: Marcus Yam / Los Angeles Times)

CJ Cinema Property Update – Wednesday 4 January 2017

USA: Universal CityWalk AMC refurbished, Clark Cinema 10 work underway, UK: Glasgow BHS to become cinema, Omniplex Omagh green-lit, Galeri Caernarfon work to start, Bosnia-Herzegovina: CineStar opens third multiplex, Korea (South): Lotte Cinema Incheon Asiad is 112th, Trinidad: MovieTowne 4th cinema…
Palace Cinemas

CJ Cinema Digest – Wednesday 20 July 2016

Palace Cinemas fined, US ticket prices up/down, Vue results and IPO, Mexico's TPP 10% worry, Indian cinema red tape, PVR is Kabali partner, Odeon apology, Golden Village recliner naps, Barco Escape Star Trek trailer, Secret Cinema Dirty Dancing reviewed, Alamo in East Dallas, Mukta and Omniplex expa…
Snapchat ticket X-men Apocalypse.

CJ Cinema Digest – Friday 27 May 2016

X-Men Snapchat tickets, PVR halts expansion, Odeon to expand, BFI to expand, Cineworld grows in H1, Indonesian cinema set for growth, Rio strike, Deptford appeal, FNE's CotM is Romuva, Arcadia's Meyer Leopard sound, Almeida Richard III event cinema, Branagh's Bard broadcast, QBIC opening, ShowCase r…
Omniplex Paul Anderson

Daily Cinema Digest – Monday 25 May 2015

[vimeo]https://vimeo.com/128287560[/vimeo] USA (CA) – Disney’s “Tomorrowland” is the first film to have screened to the public in Dolby Vision HDR (high dynamic range). Cnet is impressed. “In the Dolby Cinema presentation of Disney’s “Tomorrowland,” fi…
RealD Glasses

Daily Cinema Digest – Tuesday 4 November 2014

RealD has rebuffed the takeover offer from hedge fund Starboard Value, having posted better-than-expected quarterly financial figures. The company says that its board has “unanimously determined not to pursue” a $600 million unsolicited offer from Jeffrey Smith’s activist hedge fund Starboard Value.…
RealD Founders Michael Lewis and Josh Greer

Daily Cinema Digest – Friday 3 October 2014

RealD shares debuted at USD $16 when the company first went public but are now languishing at less than ten dollars, so this unsolicited take-over bid should not come as a surprise. RealD Inc. (RLD), the supplier of 3-D technology to cinemas, received a $12-a-share takeover bid from Starboard Value…
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Industry Briefs

  • Bleecker Street & Outerlight Entertainment

    Outerlight Acquires Bleecker Street With Plans to Expand Event Cinema Business

    Oct 16, 2026
  • DCDC United States Coverage Map

    DCDC Upgrades Content Delivery Network Across 1,600 U.S. Cinema Locations

    Oct 15, 2026
  • Hoyts IMAX - Australia and New Zealand

    Exhibitors Serve Up More IMAX Auditoriums

    Oct 15, 2026
  • Screenvision partners with The New York Times Games

    Screenvision Wants to Reinvent the Cinema Pre-Show. Will Audiences Play Along?

    Oct 15, 2026
  • Cineplex - Canada - Third Quarter 2026 Earnings

    Cineplex Posts Record Quarter as North American Box Office Rebound Gains Momentum

    Oct 15, 2026
  • Prince Charles Cinema

    The Prince Charles Cinema Gets a New Lease on Life as Britain Celebrates Its Independents

    Oct 15, 2026
  • Alamo Drafthouse - A24 Cinema Club

    Alamo and A24 Turn Catalogue Films Into Collectible Events

    Oct 8, 2026
  • Samsung's Onyx LED screen at the Lurdy Cinema in Budapest, Hungary

    Cinema LED Keeps Finding Its Way Into More Theatres

    Oct 8, 2026

Popular Posts

  • (From left) Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison, California Attorney General, Rob Bonta, Cinema United President & CEO, Michael O'Leary

    Cinema United Didn’t Back the Paramount-Warner Merger. It Put Its Terms on the Table.

    Aug 21, 2026
  • Paramount Warner Bros. Merger - Antitrust Settlement

    The Paramount-Warner Merger Is Permanent. The Guardrails for Movie Theatres Are Not

    Sep 22, 2026
  • Nathalie Kaiser, Rentrak Manager, Statistics and Research, Cathy Huis in ’t Veld-Esser, Gofilex CTO and co-owner, Miguel Rivera, Cinépolis Group VP Global Film Programming and Content, Johnny Carr, Vue International Head of Event Cinema and Distribution, Marc Allenby, CEO of Trafalgar Releasing, and Paul Huis in ’t veld, Gofilex CEO, during the ICTA Focus Session, "How Event Cinema, Live Experiences & Streaming Technology Are Set to Transform Cinema-Going" at CineEurope 2026 in Barcelona, Spain on June 23, 2026.

    Event Cinema Is Becoming an Always-On Business

    Aug 10, 2026
  • (From Left) Daniel Loria of Boxoffice Pro, Adam Rymer from Regal, Brock. Bagby of B&B Theatres, Valmir Fernandes from Cinemark, Nicole Woods of RealD and Rolando Rodriguez from Lumma, during CinéShow 2026 in Dallas, Texas on August 25, 2026.

    Cinemas Aren’t Just Marketing Movies Anymore. They’re Marketing Auditoriums

    Sep 15, 2026
  • Cinema United - 2026 Fall Cinema Investment Report - Cinema Investment By The Numbers

    Cinema Owners Have Invested $2.7 Billion in Theatres. What Is That Money Buying?

    Oct 1, 2026
  • Allan Reagan, Founder & Executive Chair of Flix Brewhouse, receiving the Frank Liberto Award at CinéShow 2026 in Dallas, Texas on August 25, 2026.

    Cinergy and Cinema United’s Todd Halstead Honored at CinéShow as Flix Brewhouse’s Allan Reagan Puts Ukraine Center Stage

    Aug 31, 2026
  • (From left) Moderator Cathrine Jakobsen led the case-study discussion during the "Youth, Trends and Taboos on Films" seminar at Haugesund 2026. Silje Salomonsen, co-director of “Back to Tottori,” and Norwegian distributor Linn Barholt participated in seminar on August 25, 2026. (Photo: Grethe Nygaard)

    Young Audiences Already Like Cinema. The Hard Part Is Giving Them a Reason to Go

    Aug 31, 2026
  • (From Left) Juan Garcia (Odeon Multicines), Howard Kiedaisch (DCDC), Christof Papousek (Cineplexx) and Marion Rosset (ADDE) during the Technologies Shaping Tomorrow’s Cinema Experiences panel at the ICTA 2026 Cinema Technology Experience on June 21, 2026 in Barcelona Spain

    Cinema Technology Is Advancing Faster Than the Business Model Supporting It

    Jul 29, 2026

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