The latest news on cinema properties in the US and Canada – Loeks’ Studio C in Grand Rapids; Bow Tie Albany; Cinemark in Abiline, TX; Maya in Las Vegas; Cinépolis in Glade Park, Dallas, TX. Crowne Pointe delay. Marcus BistroPlex Re-opening: Peninsula Movie Bistro,…
USA: Chunky’s swivel-chair cinema India: SPI in Warangal Canada: Cineplex VIP in Vancouver UK: Cineworld Ely, Reel Chorley Germany: Berlin could get Film House, Weber wants luxury for Erlangen Re-furb/Re-opening: United Cinemas Tokyo Odaiba, Inox R-Mall 7-star, Vox Chamonix replaced,…
India – After its deal with Austria’s Cineplexx, Dolby has tied up with PVR to launch Atmos in 50 of the chain’s auditoriums over the next two years at a cost of INR 40 crore (USD $6.26 million). This will…
The world’s largest exhibitor Regal has announced plans to convert 25% of all its screens to luxury seating. The move mirrors similar efforts by other large chains such as AMC and Marcus Theatres, and is an attempt to extract more…
USA – Given how large cruise ships have become it was inevitable that sooner or later one of them would get an Imax cinema. Carnival is partnering with entertainment innovator IMAX® to bring the world’s most immersive cinematic experience to…
UK – Cineworld clearly has to work on more LGBT awareness (not to mention common sense) for its staff, after a lesbian couple were evicted for (wait for it) using the Ladies toilet. A £20 voucher and two free tickets…
A few days ago you may have felt a great disturbance in the force, as if millions of PR managers suddenly cried out in terror, and a theatre chain was suddenly silenced. Translation: Regal Cinemas learned the hard (and often…
The Netherlands – 4K will be a major topic at the upcoming IBC (show – not ice bucket challenge), with awards just announced for the 4K transmissions by the Vienna State Opera and the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Be sure not…
Quarterly figures have been arriving thick and fast this week. We look at three key cinema companies: Regal Entertainment, Imax Corporation and Dolby Laboratories. The world’s largest cinema operator announced its quarterly figures and they were not what the analysts…
If Disney’s “Maleficent” fails to generate box office returns when it opens on May 29th it certainly won’t be due to a lack of marketing campaigns touting promotional giveaways. At least that’s the case in North America where the studio…
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