Leawood, Kansas ( February 9, 2022 )
AMC Theatres Welcomes Ellen Copaken in a Newly Created Position – Vice President of Growth Strategy
AMC Theatres (NYSE:AMC), the largest theatrical exhibitor in the United States, in Europe & the Middle East, and in the world, today announced a critical hire as it prepares to expand its business into the multi-billion dollar retail popcorn industry. Ellen Copaken, formally of Frito-Lay and Hos…
Burbank, CA ( February 9, 2022 )
Women in Exhibition Launches the Panel Parity Project
Women in Exhibition (WIE), an international network of professionals working in cinema entertainment, technology, and mixed-used leisure platforms, is proud to announce the Panel Parity Project. Designed to promote universally balanced representation at industry events, tradeshows, and conferences,…
Leawood, Kansas ( February 8, 2022 )
AMC Theatres Reaches Lease Agreements With URW, Announces Additional High-Profile, Major-Market Acquisitions of Former ArcLight Locations in the D.C. and San Diego Areas
AMC Theatres (NYSE:AMC), the largest theatrical exhibitor in the United States, in Europe & the Middle East, and in the world, today announced it has reached lease agreements with Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield (URW), global developer and operator of flagship destinations, to acquire and open two hig…
Leawood, Kansas (February 8, 2022)
London, UK (February 8, 2022)
Brussels, Belgium ( February 7, 2022 )
Recovering European Cinemas See 42% Box Office Growth in 2021
The International Union of Cinemas (UNIC), the body representing European cinema trade associations and operators, has today released preliminary 2021 box office and admissions estimates for the territories covered by the organisation. While the figures below are based on initial estimates, the over…
Los Angeles ( February 4, 2022 )
Roadside Attractions Picks Up “Call Jane” Out of Sundance 2022
Hot out of Sundance, Roadside Attractions has acquired U.S. distribution rights to Oscar-Nominee Phyllis Nagy’s critically-acclaimed theatrical feature directorial debut, “Call Jane.” Inspired by true events, Nagy’s film captures the essence of late-Sixties social change via one woman’s…
Austin, TX ( February 3, 2022 )
Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Announces Massive Expansion With Seven New Theater Openings
Alamo Drafthouse Cinema continues to expand with the announcement of seven new theaters and three new regions, including Chicago, Birmingham, and St. Louis. This expansion follows a record-breaking 2021 box office that brought the second-highest domestic opening of all time, “Spider-Man: No Wa…
San Francisco, CA ( February 3, 2022 )
Dolby Laboratories Reports First Quarter Fiscal 2022 Financial Results
Dolby Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE:DLB) today announced the company’s financial results for the first quarter of fiscal 2022. For the first quarter, Dolby reported total revenue of $351.6 million, compared to $389.9 million for the first quarter of fiscal 2021. “We made great progress across…
Dublin, Ireland ( February 3, 2022 )
Southern Theatres Partners With Showtime Analytics To Grow Their Evolving Business
Showtime Analytics are delighted to announce an agreement with US based Southern Theatres to provide an operational data platform and customer communication solution to the popular Southern United States chain. VSS-Southern Theatres, LLC is a top 20 theatre circuit in the United States and is respon…
Washington D.C. ( February 3, 2022 )
Cineplex’s Ellis Jacob to Receive 2022 NATO Marquee Award at CinemaCon
The National Association of Theatre Owners (NATO) will honor Ellis Jacob, President and Chief Executive Officer of Cineplex, with the 2022 NATO Marquee Award during this year’s CinemaCon, Mitch Neuhauser, Managing Director of CinemaCon announced today. CinemaCon, the official convention of NATO, wil…
Houston, Texas ( February 3, 2022 )
Kimco Realty Lands Local Theater Owner to Operate Historic River Oaks Theater
Kimco Realty (NYSE: KIM) announced today that it has signed a lease with River Oaks Theater, Inc., an affiliate of Star Cinema Grill, a Houston-based dine-in-theater concept, to operate the historic River Oaks Theater. The new operator plans to preserve the theater’s history and Art Deco design, as…
Leawood, Kansas ( February 2, 2022 )
AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. Announces Senior Secured Notes Offering and Proposed Redemption of Existing Senior Secured Notes
AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AMC) (the “Company,” or “AMC”), announced today that it has commenced an offering of $500.0 million aggregate principal amount of first lien senior secured notes due 2029 (the “Notes”) in a private offering (the “Offering”), subject to market and other conditi…
Burbank, CA (February 2, 2022)
Leawood, Kansas ( February 2, 2022 )
AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. Announces Upsize and Pricing of Senior Secured Notes Offering
AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AMC) (the “Company,” or “AMC”), announced today that it upsized and priced its private offering (the “Offering”) of $950.0 million aggregate principal amount of 7.500% first lien senior secured notes due 2029 (the “Notes”), representing an increase of $450.0 m…
New York ( February 1, 2022 )
Bleecker Street Takes U.S. Rights to Dramatic Thriller “892” Starring John Boyega Following Sundance Premiere
Bleecker Street has acquired the U.S. rights to Abi Damaris Corbin’s (“The Suitcase”) debut feature “892” starring John Boyega (“Star Wars,” “Attack the Block”), Michael Kenneth Williams (“The Wire”, “12 Years a Slave”), Nicole Beharie (…
Austin, TX (February 1, 2022)
Los Angeles, CA ( February 1, 2022 )
Qube Cinema Introduces WireTAP Air for Content Delivery to Theatres Via 5G and 4G Networks
Qube Cinema has made a major leap in increasing the footprint of electronic content delivery with the all-new WireTAP Air theatre appliance. This small-form factor device connects theatres to Qube Wire’s global cloud delivery platform via 5G or 4G mobile networks and allows for the seamless delivery…
London, UK ( January 31, 2022 )
Arts Alliance Media Announce Screenwriter Agreement with AMC Theatres
Arts Alliance Media (AAM), the global leader in digital cinema software and support services, has announced a new software agreement with AMC Theatres (NYSE:AMC) (“AMC”), the largest theatrical exhibitor in the United States and the world. As AMC’s Theatre Management System of choice, AAM’s Screenwr…
Hong Kong ( January 31, 2022 )
GDC Technology Receives ISO 9001:2015 Certification
GDC Technology Limited (‘GDC’), a leading global provider of digital cinema solutions, is pleased to announce its Hong Kong manufacturing facility has received ISO 9001:2015 certification, an internationally recognized standard for Quality Management Systems (QMS) certified by SGS. As the most widel…
