ScreenX Shatters Worldwide Box Office Record Increasing Last Year’s Box Office Performance by 85 Percent
CJ 4DPLEX (www.cj4dx.com), the world’s leading cinema technology company, announced today, ScreenX, the next-generation panoramic technology format, grossed $22 million in the worldwide box office in five months, surpassing its own box office record from the same time last year, experiencing a 85 pe…
MyFilmClub Launches in USA, Canada, Australia and Ireland and is Commended at Base Awards 2019
Last night MyFilmClub received a commendation in the Outstanding Innovation Award category at the industry BASE Awards 2019 in front of a packed crowd. The app was in prestigious company, being judged against innovations from Universal, Sky Store and Warner Bros. The app’s creator, Wez Merchan…
Ymagis Group Names Benoit Jacheet Chief Financial Officer
Ymagis Group (FR0011471291, MAGIS, PEA-PME, TECH 40), the European specialist in digital technologies for the film industry, today announced the appointment of Benoit Jacheet as Chief Financial Officer. He succeeds Jean Firome in the position Jacheet joined Ymagis Group’s Finance Department last mon…
Christie Cinema Projection and Vive Audio at Procinal Carnaval, Colombia’s Newest Multiplex
Christie is pleased to announce that Colombian chain Cinemas Procinal has just opened a new seven-screen multiplex in the city of Barranquilla, featuring Christie Vive Audio and Christie digital cinema projection throughout. CES+ (Cinema Equipment & Supplies) carried out the installation. The n…
Movie Tavern By Marcus Rolls Out New Amenities and Offerings in Time For Summer Blockbuster Season
Marcus Theatres, a division of The Marcus Corporation, today announced that 15 of the 22 Movie Tavern by Marcus locations are welcoming the highly anticipated summer blockbuster season with new amenities or plans for upcoming renovations. Enhancements include DreamLounger recliner seating and/or Sup…
Maya Cinemas Names Francisco Schlotterbeck Chief Operating Officer
Maya Cinemas recently named Francisco Schlotterbeck as their new Chief Operating Officer. Francisco spent 16 years as CEO with Hoyts-AMC in Chile. After this, Francisco was instrumental in the successful launch and development of Silverspot Cinemas leading this new exhibitor in the US market as CEO.…
Sohonet to Showcase Real-Time Remote Collaboration Solutions at ACE TechFest
New Research Shows that Females Under 25 and Adults Over 50 are Keys to Major Box Office Opportunity
Webedia Movies Pro (WMP) today revealed the results of an extensive survey tracking moviegoer behavior over the course of a year. The study, commissioned by WMP and produced by Vertigo research, tracked the age and gender of more than 100,000 moviegoers over a year, polling a representative sample o…
Christie Wows Audiences at the Mexican Comic Convention With its RealLaser Projection Technology
Christie was the projection partner at Conque 2019, Mexico’s biggest comics and entertainment event, for the second year running. Held recently at the Congress Centre in the city of Querétaro, the event’s main auditorium was kitted out with a Christie CP4325-RGB pure laser projector using RealLaser™…
Eclair Promotes Dan Clark to Country Manager in the UK
Eclair, a leader in content services for the motion picture and television industries, today announces the appointment of Dan Clark to Country Manager in the United Kingdom. Following his successful role as Commercial Director, UK, which he has held since January 2018, Dan Clark has been promoted to…
Trafalgar Releasing to Bring the Highly Anticipated The Cure – Anniversary 1978-2018 Live in Hyde Park London to Cinemas Globally on 11 July
Trafalgar Releasing, in collaboration with Eagle Rock Entertainment, announced the global cinema release of The Cure – Anniversary 1978-2018 Live in Hyde Park London, celebrating 40 years of The Cure, cementing them as one of the defining rock bands of music history. The film, slated for release fro…
“Avengers: Endgame” Smashes 4DX Box Office Records With $37 Million Worldwide
CJ 4DPLEX (www.cj4dx.com), the world’s leading cinema technology company, announced today that Marvel Studios’ “Avengers: Endgame” broke records becoming the highest grossing film in the shortest time of the company’s history. The innovative multi-sensory format 4DX amassed $37 million box office wo…
Sundance Institute Brings $182 Million in Economic Impact to Utah with 2019 Sundance Film Festival
The nonprofit Sundance Institute announced today that its 2019 Sundance Film Festival, which took place in Park City, Salt Lake City and Sundance, Utah from January 24 through February 3, generated a total economic impact of $182.5 million for the state of Utah. These numbers come from an economic i…
AMIA Sets 2019 Digital Asset Symposium for June 5
Lionsgate’s Trailer For “John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum” Produced By AV Squad Wins “Best of Show” at 20th Annual Golden Trailer Awards
The entertainment industry celebrated the very best in motion picture marketing at the 20th Annual Golden Trailer Awards tonight at The Theatre at the Ace Hotel in Downtown, Los Angeles. More than 1,000 studio and network marketing executives, movie fans, celebrities and trailer editors were on hand…
Showcase Cinemas Strengthens Leadership with Announcement of Three Executive Promotions
Showcase Cinemas, a world leader in the motion picture exhibition industry, announced today executive promotions across its Marketing, Operations and Food & Beverage teams. The promotions further support the Showcase Cinemas continued commitment to offering the finest cinematic experience. The…
AMC Theatres Crosses 20 Million AMC Stubs Households, a 700 Percent Increase During the Last 3 Years
When AMC Theatres (NYSE:AMC) (“AMC”) relaunched its AMC Stubs program in the summer of 2016, even the most optimistic projections never would have included a 700 percent membership growth in less than three years in the United States. But with the Company now at more than 20 million AMC Stubs househ…
Cinema is Still a Blockbuster Hit in Ireland
2019 is proving once again to be a strong year for moviegoers with Omniplex Cinemas reporting that on average every person on the island of Ireland will visit the cinema 3.8 times per year*. This makes Ireland the highest cinema-going nation in Europe for four years running. Omniplex Cinemas, one of…
Atom Tickets Strikes Deal with Cinema Giant Cinemark
Atom Tickets, the social movie-ticketing platform, announced today it has partnered with Cinemark (NYSE: CNK) to expand its national theater footprint. Cinemark is the third largest national exhibitor in the U.S. and adds more than 4,500 screens at 340 locations to the Atom Tickets network, which no…