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Why Major European and Japanese Cinema Chains Are Refusing to Play “Black Widow”

The Walt Disney Company has suffered the largest and most widespread theatrical refusal to play one of its tentpole releases after cinema chains in Germany, Belgium, Scandinavia and Japan refused to program Marvel’s “Black Widow.” The disagreement with many of Europe’s leading mid-size cinema chains…

Coronavirus Cinema Update – Tuesday 10 March 2020

As Bond is followed by the bunny in getting its release date shifted, with SPE’s “Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway” moved from March 27 (Easter) to August (five month later), we look at the latest news from around the world to see how cinemas are impacted by the Coronavirus (Covid-19).…

Kemerovo Winter Cherry mall fire. (photo: BBC / AFP)

Cinema News Digest – Tuesday 27 March 2018

Dear Junkies, This week children burnt to death in a cinema where they had gone to watch “Sherlock Gnomes”. 11-year old Viktoria Pochankina called her aunt to tell her that her school-class was trapped in the cinema auditorium and everything was in flames. When it was clear that they wou…

Emperor Group's Lan Kwai Fong cinema. (photo: The Standard)

Asia Cinema Property Update – October 2017

China/HK: luxury Central cinema; India: L&T’s Hyderabad Next multiplexes, Mukta Arts in TN, PVR Chanakya, Cinépolis Guwahati; Japan: Tokyo Midtown Hibiya Toho, Aeon Chofu; Kazakhstan: Astana; Malaysia: GSC Megawati Mall; Pakistan: Cinepax in Silakot; Singapore: Golden Village Paya Lebar; U…

Weekly Cinema Digest – Friday 4 December 2015

Sweden – A Swedish cinema chain has stopped accepting cash payments in all of its venues after disturbances involving gangs of youth. Björnbiografer AB no longer accept cash for its cinemas in Falun, Gagnef, Ludvika, Rättvik, Sandviken, Tierp and Vansbro. In one incident between SEK 2,000 and…

Reading Cinema Auckland $10

Weekly Cinema Digest – Friday 13 November 2015

Luxembourg – The largest cinema chain in Luxembourg – make that the ONLY cinema chain in Luxembourg – is being absorbed by Kinepolis, after the acquisition of Utopolis was recently approved. There is a long interview with Utoplis former head Eddy Duquenne, who is now a senior manag…

Weekly Cinema Digest – Friday 30 October 2015

UK – The Financial times has a special ‘The Business of Film’ supplement that looks at cinema and finds – surprise, surprise – that it is still surviving and thriving in the age of streaming and lauded TV shows. Rentrak’s Paul Dergarabedian is quoted as saying tha…

TCX toho Dolby Atmos

Daily Cinema Digest – Friday 13 March 2015

Japan cinema major Toho is going all out with Christie Vive Audio and Dolby Atmos solutions in several of its flagship cinemas, with particular focus on the Toho Cinemas Extra Large Screen (TCX) premium large format (PLF). Christie®, a world leader in entertainment solutions, announced that TOHO Cin…

Ymagic d

Daily Cinema Digest – Monday 1 December 2014

France – The merger of Ymagis and dcinex is going well, with streamlining already well underway. It seems like with the colocations and regroupings it will fairly rapidly be able to offer an integrated operation. In Germany, where both YMAGIS and dcinex have both separately developed businesse…

Japanese all-women theatre via fibre optics in cinemas

Of all the alternative content that has been tried in cinemas, theatrical plays is one of the smallest of sub-categories. With the exception of the recent Swedish Strindberg play beamed in HD to local cinemas, the closest we have come to this is the musicals of Broadway TV Network. But it is operas…