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Daily Cinema Roundup – Sun 19 April 2009

– UK cinema goers spent GBP 250m in the first quarter of 2009, reports the FT, with “Slumdog Millionaire” leading the way with 6m visitors. “The latest figures, compiled by the Film Distributors’ Association (FDA), support the frequent claim that cinema-going, perceived…

RealD Scores Hat Trick in 3D Deal With UK’s Vue

Digital 3D provider RealD was bagged three of the top three UK exhibitors with the announcement that Vue will be converting 200 screens using RealD’s solution. This follows hot on the heels of #1 exhibitor Odeon/UCI’s deal for 500 screens and #2 exhibitor Cineworld’s deal to conver…

Largest UK Cinema Chain Picks Vendors for 3D While Snubbing Third Party Integrators

The UK’s largest exhibitor Odeon (formed through the merger with UCI) has selected Real Image‘s Qube server and projectors from NEC to extend the company’s digital cinema and (particularly) digital 3D reach. From the Qube press release: Odeon and UCI Cinemas Choose Qube Servers Qub…

Dolby Sheds Jobs From UK Cinema Manufacturing Division

As if the recent quarterly earnings reports from Warner Bros, Walt Disney and News Corp were not proof enough that the entertainment industry is far from recession proof, news is out that Dolby Laboratories will be closing down its UK manufacturing operation. Some 60 people will lose their jobs from…

Will digitization lead to cine-carnage in UK?

Opinion pieces and leader column in UK media have been alive with the debate about whether the imminent switch to digital cinema (imminent, once the credit crunch is over, that is) will lead to death and carnage amongst the smaller cinemas on the British Isles. The debate was triggered by a comment…

UK cinema tickets under the spotlight

Consumer magazine/analysts Which? has taken a long and hard look at UK cinemas and ticket prices – and found a low to be un-satisfied about. From Chanel 4 news’ website: Cinema tickets can cost anything from £3.50 to more than £12 per adult, a new report has found. The facilities, cleanl…

Cineworld Goes 3D with Real D

Cineworld Group PLC announced on Tuesday that it has signed a deal with Real D and that the 3D technology will initially be deployed in 30 of its 72 theater locations, starting with the November 16th release of ‘Beowulf‘. In their press release announcing the agreement, Cineworld also hi…

Rain = good cinema summer in UK

It appears that cinema have been making hay while the sun didn’t shine. Most British newspapers and websites seem to agree that it is primarily the weather rather than the quality of the films on offer, that made 2007 a strong box office summer. Take this article from The Guardian (‘Wet…

Pearl Jam concert ‘exclusively’ in digital cimema

Apparently Seattle grunge rockers Pearl Jam are still around and will be appearing on a screen near you, at least if you live in one of a handful of US or UK cities, on 24 and 25 September. They are the latest act whose concert has been recorded in high definition an 5.1 surround soundRead More

UK’s Cineworld Sees Half-Year Profit

The United Kingdom’s first stock market listed cinema chain Cineworld has reported a profit for the first half of 2007 on the back of blockbusters and home-grown hits such as “Hot Fuzz” and “Mr Bean’s Holiday“. However, it was mainly the Hollywood blockbuster in t…