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Polish films are big business for Odeon. (image: MoviesRoom.pl)

CJ Cinema News Digest – Tuesday 3 January 2017

Polish films big in UK, Pathé seating backlash, Mexican cinema up, PVR goes UPI, mandatory Punjabi films, Carnival in Odisha, Pakistani entertainment tax, Korea highlights popcorn sugar, Pepsi fined in India, Kinepolis' Malayam black list, "Rogue One" sleep in and Brit builds 34-seat ABC cinema in b…

Multikino all-inclusive

Multikino Launches ‘Unlimited’ Films, Popcorn and Soda Deal

Polish multiplex major Multikino has launched an ‘Unlimited’ deal that truly lives up to its name. The special promotion will allow patrons to watch as many films as they can, drink as much soda as they like and top up their popcorn as many times as they want in the span of 24 hours. The…

Cinema Fire popcorn Australia

Daily Cinema Digest – Wednesday 8 April 2015

Australia – This is the first time I’ve ever heard of a cinema being evacuated because of its popcorn. A batch of burnt popcorn caused the evacuation of four cinemas at the Grand Cinema Warwick complex on Monday night. Fire fighters were called to the Beach Road cinemas just after 9pm af…

Daily Cinema Digest – Friday 20 February 2015

Cineworld has been fined a total of £9,500 and ordered to pay £2,573 costs after two of its staff were given potentially fatal electric shocks by a faulty popcorn machine. Defending Cineworld Kathryn Turner said the exhibitor “has an exemplary record with no previous convictions.” Techni…

Daily Cinema Digest – Friday 13 February 2014

Regal has announced its 2014 Q4 figures, which are up, up, up in all departments, on the back of an improved film slate. Reason enough for it not to want to sell itself any longer. Dividend was also announced. Total revenues for the fourth quarter ended January 1, 2015 were $799.1 million compared t…

away with bullets

China Cinema Digest – Friday 9 January 2015

China’s State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television (SAPPRFT) has taken note of the danger to the cinema experience if films are shown in poor conditions, such as insufficient brightness (particularly for 3D) and poor audio. It has therefor put cinemas in notice, as…

Sony Vue

Daily Cinema Digest – Tuesday 2 September 2014

Is Vue ditching RealD? The exhibitor is switching almost 400 of its screens across the UK, Ireland, Germany and Denmark to Sony Digital Cinema 3D projectors. While the press release doesn’t say it, this is a significant departure for Vue, which has exclusively been using RealD’s 3D techn…

Daily Cinema Digest – Tuesday 26 August 2014

USA (NY) – Manhattan’s arthouse Quad Cinema has been sold and it could frankly not have asked for a better new owner. At first, news that the revered Quad Cinema in New York’s Greenwich Village had been sold to a real estate magnate caused us alarm. But it turns out that Charles S.…

Imax China

Daily Cinema Digest – Tuesday 22 July 2014

Imax – According to Wall Street Journal China, Imax is planning to open a further 19 screens in partnership with local companies ahead of listing its local operation. Interestingly Richard Gelfond’s Chinese name is Gail Fang. IMAX theater will open new cooperation with Chinese state-owne…

Chinese and american cinema audiences

America’s Greatest Cinema Export to China Is Under Threat (Not Movies, Popcorn)

Could Chinese authorities be about restrict imports of the quintessential multiplex staple imported from the United States? No, we are not talking about movies or Hollywood; the greatest American export success to Chinese cinemas does not come from California but from the fields in Nebraska. Differe…