MoviePass Completes Seed Funding Round Led by Animoca Brands to Support Relaunch of the Brand, Web 3 Initiatives and Driving More Traffic to Theaters
MoviePass Inc., the technology platform enhancing the exploration of film and the moviegoing experience, announced today it has raised its seed financing led by Animoca Brands with participation from Claritas Capital, Emerald Plus, Gaingels, Harlem Capital, PKO VC and Sandhill Angels. Animoca Brands…
Jim Rygiel and Stephen Castor Serve on Film Juries for Both the CICAF Golden Monkey King Awards and the ITSFF Angel Awards
Russian Family Film “Cheburashka” Becomes Highest-grossing Local Movie for Russian Box Office
A local title, “Cheburashka”, has become the highest grossing local movie. Dmitry Dyachenko’s film had nine days of wide distribution to bypass the previous leader, the Russian comedy “Son Of A Rich”, and surpass the largest studio releases, including “Spider-Man:…
“BTS: Yet to Come” in Cinemas Tickets on Sale Now
In February 2023, experience BTS’ latest concert “BTS in BUSAN” in cinemas worldwide with “BTS: Yet To Come in Cinemas”. This special cinematic cut, re-edited and remixed for the big screen, features new close-up angles and a whole new view of the entire concert. Recorded in front of a m…
Q-SYS Announces Plugin for Barco Series 4 Digital Cinema Projector
Q-SYS today announces a new Q-SYS plugin for Barco Series 4 Digital Cinema projectors. This integration allows users to easily add the Barco projector into a Q-SYS system to control and monitor projector functionality including macros, power, lamp, douser and lens adjustments along with key status i…
National CineMedia, U.S. Representative for Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, Announces the Launch of the 2023 Young Lions Competition
The U.S. Representative for Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity and largest cinema advertising network, National CineMedia (NCM), announces the launch of the 2023 Young Lions Competition. Registration begins today, January 9th, and is open through February 3rd at https://canneslions.nc…
Gower Street Announces 2022 Global Box Office Final Estimate
Gower Street Analytics estimates 2022 Global box office hit $25.9 billion through December 31. This represented a +27% gain on 2021, continuing global box office recovery. However, it still shows a significant way to go to return to pre-pandemic levels, coming in -35% behind the average of the last…
INOX Rolls Out AmpliX, a Seat-Integrated Innovative Sound Technology Offering a 360-Degree Spherical Audio Experience
India’s leading multiplex chain, INOX Leisure Ltd. (INOX), today announced the launch of ‘AmpliX’, an innovative seat-integrated sound technology, which offers a 360-degree spherical audio experience on cinema seats. AmpliX is a next generation audio format that delivers a surround field with…
2023 Sundance Film Festival Announces Additional Films to the Lineup
Today the nonprofit Sundance Institute announced an additional five world premiere feature films, plus four award-winning feature films from previous Festivals, to the 2023 Sundance Film Festival lineup. The 2023 Festival will take place January 19–29, 2023, in person in Park City, Salt Lake City, a…
Celebrating Elvis’ Birthday with Screenings, Special Events at Graceland
To mark Elvis Presley’s birthday on January 8, 2023, Warner Bros. Pictures is collaborating with Presley’s beloved estate, Graceland, to offer fans in Memphis and beyond the opportunity to celebrate the one-of-a-kind icon. Leading up to and including the January 8 birthday, Graceland kicks off the c…
‘Addressable Cinema’ – A New Programmatic Advertising Format for Cinemas
Since the beginning of the century most traditional media have transformed their offline formats to new digital formats and integrated with the programmatic advertising eco-system. As one of the last media channels, cinema has still to offer advertisers a digital version of big screen advertising wi…
IMAX Crowns “Avatar: the Way of Water” as Its Highest Grossing Film of 2022, With $160 Million and Counting
IMAX Corporation (NYSE: IMAX) today announced that Disney/Lightstorm’s “Avatar: The Way of Water” ended 2022 as the highest grossing release of the year in IMAX, and that its total IMAX global box office is $160 million and counting through Monday. James Cameron’s sci-fi sequ…
European Audiovisual Observatory Kicks off 2023 Under its New Portuguese Presidency
Following a very successful 30th birthday year in 2022, the European Audiovisual Observatory starts a new year under its Portuguese Presidency. This Council of Europe organisation based in Strasbourg has been providing facts and figures and analysis of the film, television and video industries in Eu…
AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. Board of Directors Elects Denise “Dee” Clark and Keri Putnam to Serve as Directors of the Company, Effective January 1, 2023
AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc., (NYSE:AMC), the largest theatrical exhibitor in the United States, in Europe & the Middle East and in the world, today announced that the Company’s Board of Directors has elected Denise “Dee” Clark and Keri Putnam to the AMC Board of Directors, effective January…
Hayden Orpheum Picture Palace Chooses Christie RGB Pure Laser Projection for its Iconic Auditorium
Christie, a global leader in digital cinema technologies, is pleased to announce that Hayden Orpheum Picture Palace, one of the most beloved heritage cinemas in Australia, has chosen its state-of-the-art RGB pure laser projection system for its iconic auditorium – The Orpheum. Powered by the Christi…
IMAX Crosses $100 Million In Global Box Office With James Cameron’s “Avatar: The Way Of Water”
IMAX Corporation today announced that Disney/Lightstorm’s “Avatar: The Way of Water” has now earned $105.5 million in IMAX global box office in less than two weeks — the fastest film to hit the $100 million mark in IMAX since April 2019. James Cameron’s epic sci-fi sequel is…
MovieMax Opens a 7-screen Multiplex in Hyderabad
With MovieMax opening a multiplex with seven screens in Hyderabad, the cinephiles in the city are in for a luxurious movie watching experience. MovieMax is known for their cinemas viewing experience with theatres all across the country, including tier 2, is expanding its business with acquiring more…
EIKONA TMS Brings Right Brightness Level to Each Screen Showing “Avatar: The Way of Water”
EIKONA Cinema Solutions GmbH, a market leading developer of specialized software for the global cinema industry, announced the release of an automated brightness level handling feature set for its Theatere Management System (TMS), enabling films mastered for multiple brightness levels to be screened…
Pearl & Dean Partners with Searchlight Pictures for Special Preview Screenings of “Empire of Light”
Pearl & Dean, the UK's best-known cinema advertising contractor, has partnered with Searchlight Pictures to host preview screenings of “Empire of Light” at selected independent cinemas on New Year’s Day, ahead of its launch in cinemas nationwide on Monday 9th January 2023. Pearl…