Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia ( December 14, 2020 )
Malaysian Cinemas To Reopen Selected Locations With The Highly-Anticipated Wonder Woman 1984
Following the lifting of the Conditional Movement Control Order (CMCO) in certain states of Malaysia, Malaysian Association of Film Exhibitors (MAFE) has decided that cinemas will resume operations at selected locations from 16 December 2020 onwards. The tenacious decision to reopen is in time with…
Leawood, Kansas ( December 11, 2020 )
AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. Secures Commitment for $100 Million of New First Lien Debt Financing from Mudrick Capital Management, L.P. to Bolster AMC’s Near Term Liquidity
AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc. (“AMC” or the “Company”) (NYSE: AMC) announced today that it has secured a commitment to receive $100 million in cash on January 15, 2021 from New York-based Mudrick Capital Management as a result of a new first lien debt financing. In addition, Mudrick Capital, which…
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia ( December 11, 2020 )
TGV Cinemas Reopens Selected Locations on 16 December 2020 Onwards
Following the lifting of the Conditional Movement Control Order (CMCO) in certain states of Malaysia, TGV Cinemas will be taking the opportunity to welcome back moviegoers to 8 of its cinemas across the nation from 16 December 2020 onwards. Movie buffs can get excited as TGV Cinemas reopens just in…
London (December 10, 2020)
London ( December 10, 2020 )
Cinemas Lose $32bn Global Box Office Revenue in 2020 Due to COVID-19
The global cinema industry is set to lose $32bn in 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic a 71.5% reduction in box office revenue compared to 2019, according to Omdia’s latest ‘Movie Windows: Adapting for the future’ report. Box office revenue has dipped below $13bn for the first time in over two decades…
La Rochelle, France & Dubai, UAE ( December 9, 2020 )
Ice Theaters and Vox Cinemas Open a Second Immersive Cinema Experience in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Leading French company ICE Theaters, a CGR Cinemas company, and VOX Cinemas, recently announced the opening of the brand-new premium screen concept, ICE Theaters (ICE: Immersive Cinema Experience) in the state-of-the-art new multiplex located in Town Square Jeddah. This opening comes after the succe…
London, UK (December 9, 2020)
Los Angeles, California (December 9, 2020)
London, UK (December 8, 2020)
Kortrijk ( December 8, 2020 )
Laser Projection by Cinionic Illuminates Cinema in the KSA for AMC
AMC Saudi Arabia expands its 4K presence in the KSA with four new locations powered by laser projection from Cinionic, the Barco, CGS, and ALPD cinema joint venture. Since entering the KSA two years ago, the circuit operated by AMC has grown to 40 screens, with more on the way later this year. From…
Dallas, TX ( December 8, 2020 )
ICA Reacts to Warner Bros. Plan to Simultaneously Release 2021 Film Slate on HBO Max and in Theaters
Unprecedented times call for unprecedented measures. The Independent Cinema Alliance, however, is disappointed in WarnerMedia’s questionable decision to release its entire 2021 film slate simultaneously in movie theaters and on HBO Max. WarnerMedia is correct that its content is extremely valuable,…
Burbank, California ( December 3, 2020 )
Warner Bros. Pictures Group Announces Innovative, Hybrid Distribution Model for Its 2021 Theatrical Slate
Today, the Warner Bros. Pictures Group announced that it has committed to releasing its 2021 film slate via a unique, consumer-focused distribution model in which Warner Bros. will continue to exhibit the films theatrically worldwide, while adding an exclusive one month access period on the HBO Max…
Dublin, Ireland (December 3, 2020)
Park City, Utah ( December 2, 2020 )
2021 Sundance Film Festival Will Meet Audiences Where They Are
The nonprofit Sundance Institute today unveiled plans for the seven-day 2021 Sundance Film Festival, offered digitally via a custom-designed online platform (festival.sundance.org) alongside drive-ins, independent arthouses, and a network of local community partnerships. The online expression of the…
London, UK (November 27, 2020)
Amsterdam ( November 26, 2020 )
The(Any)Thing Becomes World’s First On-Demand Private Movie Theatre
Imagine seeing a film in a luxury private movie theater whenever you want, simply by booking it on an app. If the founders of The(Any)Thing have anything to say about it, you’ll be able to do this in more than 500 locations across Europe within five years. The(Any)Thing offers the world’s first on-d…
Paris, Madrid, Berlin ( November 24, 2020 )
Eclair Versioning & Accessibility Joins the Entertainment Globalization Association (EGA)
Eclair Versioning & Accessibility (EVA), the pan-European localisation services provider with facilities in France, Germany, Spain and Morocco, joined the newly created Entertainment Globalization Association (EGA). The EGA is the first entertainment’s industry association focused specifically o…
London ( November 24, 2020 )
UK Cinema Association Statement to UK Government Covid Winter Plan
This Association and its members have worked extraordinarily hard – in consultation with Government – to put wide-reaching safeguarding measures in place in all UK cinemas. Not only are these appreciated by audiences – with our latest industry survey suggesting that 93 per cent of returning cinema-g…
Burbank, CA (November 21, 2020)
