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Amy Miles of Regal Cinema

Cinema News Digest – Monday 26 January 2018

Miles & Co. exit Regal; “Black Panther” augers well for 2018; 10 Saudi cinemas to open in March; Samsung Cinema LED screen coming to LA; Russian cinema fined for “Death of Stalin”; Aussies protest tax money for cinema; more films dubbed in Poland; iPic IPO raises $15m; CJ…

"Padmaavat" is subject of attacks and threats of violence.

Cinema News Digest – Tuesday 23 January 2018

Dear Junkies, How much is MoviePass worth and what are its business prospects? Predicting this currently is a fool’s errand, because there are simply too many unknowns. The unknowns include how fast it will burn through its cash reserves, what revenue potential its data-play holds and whether…

Amy Miles of Regal Cinema

Regal Revenue Declines in 2017 As Key Executives Get Pay Raises

Over the past ten days Regal Entertainment Group gave guidance on 2017 earnings by announcing their revenue had declined last year, as well as making public the bonuses and pay raises some of its senior executives would be receiving in 2018. Regal, which is in the process of being acquired by Cinewo…

Media Forecast 2018 Celluloid Junkie

Celluloid Junkie’s 2018 Cinema Predictions

2017 was an eventful year for the film and cinema business and 2018 promises to be even more so. So the Celluloid Junkie editorial team has gazed into the crystal ball to see what’s ahead. Here is a list of possible scenarios in the new year, as foreseen by our top contributors Jim Amos (JA),Read Mo…

Regal Cinemas and Cineworld

Cineworld In Negotiations to Acquire Regal – BREAKING NEWS

Regal Entertainment Group has confirmed that it is in negotiations to be acquired by European cinema major Cineworld in an all-cash deal. The proposed merger would value Regal at USD $23 per share, while the company’s share closed on NYSE at USD $19.36 but hit USD $21 in after-hours trading. T…

Regal Cinemas and Atom Tickets

Some Advice For Regal Cinemas On Dynamic Movie Ticket Pricing

During Regal Entertainment Group’s third quarter earnings call last week, while financial analysts grilled the company’s senior management on box office projections, EBITDA and the ROI of reseating multiplexes, CEO Amy Miles addressed two tangential subjects which received their fair share of media…

Sydeny's Mov'in Bed cinema. (image: movinbed.com)

CJ Cinema News Digest – Friday 27 October 2017

Dear Junkies, The month before the Harvey Weinstein scandal exploded in Hollywood, the cinema industry was grappling with its own mini-Weinsteins. There was the Los Angels theatre Cinefamily sexual misconduct allegations, there was Alamo Drafthouse’s re-hiring of sexual harasser Devin Faraci a…

Duration between cinema and home release of Hollywood films 2005-2016. (image: Muvi)

CJ Cinema News Digest – Tuesday 22 August 2017

No PVoD agreement, Regal Re-seating, Lotte corruption accusations, PVR takes “Inhumas” wide, Vista buys Senda stake, Odeon audio complaints, Paraguay cinema boom, South Africa ticket hike, “Annabelle” frightens, Lego ScreenX, Dirty Dancing outdoor fail, India anthem arrests a…

Regal Cinema 12 Henderson

CJ Cinema News Digest – Friday 28 July 2017

Earnings: Regal, Imax, PVR and Inox. Cinepolis India 600 by 2022, Montreal’s Cinéma Impérial loses power, “Battleship Island” on 50 ScreenX, “Okja” 300K admissions, German cine ads up 36.5% 1H’17, Tyneside Cinema CEO steps down, Rieu record redux, Hammer House of…

CNN's The Screening Room

CJ Cinema News Digest – Friday 2 June 2017

Screening Room hype, IMAX & AMC shares down, Indian cinema up, PVR 1,000 screen in 2020, RealD’s Lewis defends 3D, Cineplex thinks outside the box (office), Lebanon boycotts WW, CNN faults 4DX, UK arthouse problems, Barco Escape’s ‘The Recall’ reviewed, ‘Rogue One…