AMC Theatres Sells More Than 7 Million Tickets for Showtimes Thursday Through Sunday Globally; Sets Its Post-reopening Single-day Attendance Record in The U.S. on Thursday and Sets a New Record Again on Friday and Sets a New Record Again on Saturday
NATO Promotes Jackie Brenneman to Executive Vice President and General Counsel; Todd Halstead Rejoins Staff as Director of Government Relations and Strategy Development
The National Association of Theatre Owners today announced two association leadership decisions to increase the Association’s reach and effectiveness. With the support of NATO’s Executive Board of Directors, Jackie Brenneman has been promoted to Executive Vice President and General Counsel – a new,…
Appointment of Zrinka Dekic and departure of Ève Laurier
Ms. Dekic brings with her nearly 20 years of entertainment industry and financial markets experience, including corporate strategy, investment banking, investment management and corporate finance. She currently serves as the Chief Financial Officer and Head of Strategy and Mergers and Acquisitions a…
Hollywood Professional Association Announces its 2022 Young Entertainment Professionals Class
The Hollywood Professional Association (HPA) has announced the members of the 2022 class of HPA Young Entertainment Professionals (YEP). Conceived to nurture the growth of the industry and elevate talented early-career professionals working in the media content industry, the YEP program has provided…
JBL Professional Introduces Dynamic 3800 and 4800 Series ScreenArray Cinema Speakers For China Market
Score! Cinemark Teams Up with ESPN to Bring College Football Playoff Games to the Big Screen
Cinemark Holdings, Inc., one of the world’s largest and most influential movie theatre companies, today announced it is teaming up with ESPN to bring some of college football’s most exciting and prestigious games to the big screen, only at Cinemark theatres. This postseason, fans can catch the Colle…
Sony’s “Spider-Man: No Way Home” Delivers Cinemark’s Best U.S. Box Office Opening Night of All Time
Cinemark Holdings, Inc., one of the world’s largest and most influential movie theatre companies, today announced that enthusiasm for Sony’s “Spider-Man: No Way Home” set a U.S. box office record, delivering Cinemark’s best opening night of all time. Ticket sales for the movie skyrockete…
Showtime Analytics Appoints Martin Lynch to Chief Operations Officer
Showtime Analytics, leading provider of data powered solutions to the cinema industry has announced the promotion of Martin Lynch from Head of Delivery to Chief Operations Officer. Lynch joined the company in 2016 and is responsible for all aspects of software delivery across all Showtime products.…
National CineMedia Introduces Three New Series During Its Noovie Preshow Program
National CineMedia (NCM), the largest cinema advertising network in the U.S., is debuting several new content series in its Noovie preshow program this month. The company has entered into agreements with an assortment of popular online personalities from the world of film and entertainment who will…
AMC Theatres Eclipses Box Office Records With “Spider-Man: No Way Home” Achieving Highest December Opening Night Ever, and Second Highest Opening Night of All Time
AMC Theatres (NYSE:AMC), the largest theatrical exhibitor in the United States, in Europe & the Middle East and in the world, today announced that “Spider-Man: No Way Home” has broken AMC box office records. The movie, which opened last night at AMC Theatres across the United States, was the sin…
Betty White Invites You to Her 100th Birthday Party With a One-Day Only Special Movie Event: Betty White: 100 Years Young—a Birthday Celebration
Betty White, one of America’s most beloved stars, turns 100 years old on January 17th and to mark the momentous milestone, Betty is inviting her fans to celebrate with her in this once-in-a-lifetime event: “Betty White: 100 Years Young—A Birthday Celebration.” White granted exclusive acc…
Vertical Entertainment and Roadside Attractions Acquire U.S. Rights to Krystin Ver Linden’s ‘Alice’ in Advance of Sundance World Premiere
Hot off of the announcement of its upcoming world premiere at Sundance, Vertical Entertainment and Roadside Attractions have snapped up U.S. rights to the dramatic thriller “Alice,” written and directed by Krystin Ver Linden (“Ride,” “Love in Vain”). The highly an…
Gower Street Announces Early 2022 Global Box Office Estimate
With 2021 just a couple of weeks and a few blockbusters short of the finishing line, Gower Street decided to take a look ahead to what’s on the horizon for next year. After a much stronger box office year with exhibitors, distributors and audiences becoming more comfortable in a Covid-world ca…
KARO’s “Hall Keys” Service Celebrates the Year of Success
Exactly a year ago, on December 1, 2020, the leading Russian cinema operator “KARO” was the first to implement a new business solution for the domestic film market, relevant during the pandemic and current restrictions. The “Hall Keys” service made it possible to book any hall (classic, IMAX, or Bla…
The Global Cinema Advertising Association (SAWA) and the UN World Food Programme Partner to Raise Awareness for Millions Facing Hunger in Afghanistan
As a humanitarian crisis unfolds in Afghanistan: almost 23 million people facing severe hunger, a global cinema advertising campaign featuring leading names from the film, advertising and humanitarian worlds, and aimed at stirring UK cinema audiences into action to tackle global hunger, includes the…
Leading Russian Telecommunications Provider MTS PJSC (MTSS.ME) Acquired a Stake in Monumental Vision
Exploring Virtual Production Experientially at the 2022 HPA Tech Retreat
Unique X appoints highly regarded industry leader to direct and lead its content services division
Today leading theatrical delivery, software and services provider, Unique X, proudly announced the recruitment of Sevan Brown as “SVP Worldwide Content Services”. Serving as part of Unique X’s Executive team, Sevan will be leading the ongoing expansion of its already widely deployed and…
Alamo Drafthouse Goes to Washington
On Friday, December 10th, acclaimed cinema-eatery Alamo Drafthouse Cinema will welcome film lovers to the movies in a big way at the company’s very first location in the nation’s capital, Alamo Drafthouse D.C. Bryant Street. Occupying over 45,000 square feet at 630 Rhode Island Ave NE in the Bryant…