Ghent, Belgium ( March 31, 2020 )
Update Impact Covid-19
Because of the impact of the Covid-19 virus, Kinepolis found itself forced to close the doors of all its cinemas, mostly on the initiative of the national authorities. Depending on the duration of this crisis, Kinepolis expects a significant impact on the group’s financial results in 2020. In…
Paris, France ( March 30, 2020 )
Trinnov Audio Offers Cinema Downtime Customer Overview & Engineer Calibration Training
As a side effect of suspending travel and many commercial cinemas being closed, for now, we have had to rethink ways to use our time in the current situation. We have tested and will offer one-to-one Ovation 2 wizard training to cinema engineers, using our test room in Paris with remote access. We a…
Columbia, NY ( March 30, 2020 )
New COVID-19 PSAs from the cast of “Contagion” & Columbia’s Mailman School of Public Health
As we work together to navigate these unprecedented and uncertain times, on behalf of Participant, we wanted to inform you that the team that brought you the film “Contagion”, including director Steven Soderbergh, writer Scott Z. Burns, along with key members of the ensemble cast, and Pa…
London, UK (March 27, 2020)
Washington, D.C. & Los Angeles, California ( March 25, 2020 )
Theater Owners Applaud Senate Passage of Aid Package
We applaud the bipartisan agreement reached in the Senate today to provide relief to movie theaters their employees and so many other public-facing industries that have had to close their doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic. With this agreement, movie theaters can look forward with confidence to re-o…
London ( March 24, 2020 )
#CJCinemaSummit 2 – Thursday 26th March
Celluloid Junkie, Filmgrail and The Big Picture have come together to form a free and open online forum with regular updates for the global cinema industry, as it faces the unprecedented challenges of the coronavirus outbreak. In this moment of crisis #CJCinemaSummit is launching on Thursday 26 Marc…
Brussels ( March 24, 2020 )
UNIC Urges National Government Support for European Cinemas During COVID-19 Crisis
The International Union of Cinemas (UNIC), the body representing European cinema trade associations and operators, has today issued the following statement on the current situation with regard to the outbreak of Coronavirus/COVID-19: The overwhelming majority of cinemas in Europe have closed in resp…
London ( March 23, 2020 )
CTC Responds to Covid-19 Crisis by Offering Free Membership to Global Cinema Community.
Cinema Technology Community (CTC), the not-for-profit independent trade organisation has announced the creation of a new free membership level to help support the global cinema technology community. The new membership level allows cinema professionals to gain an initial six-month free access to all…
Brussels ( March 20, 2020 )
Let’s Stick Together: the Long-term Health of the European Cinema Sector – and All Of Those Who Work in It – Demands Unity and Responsibility
The International Union of Cinemas (UNIC), the body representing European cinema trade associations and operators, has today issued the following statement: The health and welfare of all of those working in the sector is the top priority for all European cinema operators as we face up to the unparal…
Washington D.C. & Los Angeles ( March 18, 2020 )
Theater Owners Urge Congress to Move Quickly on Aid; Pledge $1 Million to Movie Theater Employees
The movie theater industry and its employees ask for Congress and the Administration to urgently consider the following immediate relief measures, which we hope will allow the industry and its 150,000 employees, who live and work in practically every Congressional District, to weather the present CO…
Culver City, California ( March 18, 2020 )
Columbia Pictures’ “Bloodshot” To Be Available For Digital Purchase Starting March 24
Given unprecedented theater closures nationwide, Columbia Pictures has set the sale date of “Bloodshot” on EST (electronic sell through) for March 24, 2020. The Valiant comic-book property will be available for digital purchase for a suggested retail price of $19.99 in the U.S. with all…
Washington D.C. & Los Angeles ( March 17, 2020 )
NATO Statement on Coronavirus and the Movie Theater Industry
With the pandemic Coronavirus outbreak, the world is facing a difficult and trying time. As the virus takes hold in different regions at different times and in varying degrees of severity, people and public health officials are grappling with decisions about when to close public-facing businesses an…
Milwaukee, Wisconsin ( March 17, 2020 )
Marcus Theatres Announces Further Updates to Current Operations
Marcus Theatres, a division of The Marcus Corporation (NYSE:MCS), is temporarily closing its theatres starting today with the last showtime at 8:30 p.m. This decision is in alignment with the latest direction from the preeminent national health care experts who urged Americans to avoid crowds due to…
Los Angeles ( March 17, 2020 )
Digital Cinema Distribution Coalition Begins Promised Rebate Program for Exhibitor and Content Provider Customers
Digital Cinema Distribution Coalition (DCDC) today announced that, for the first time in the industry’s history, it has begun to pay all its customers rebates. After recently paying back its founding investors (AMC Theatres, Cinemark Theatres, Regal Entertainment Group, Universal Pictures and Warner…
London ( March 17, 2020 )
#CJCinemaSummit Launches a Special On-Line Programme to Keep Cinemas Connected
Celluloid Junkie, Filmgrail and The Big Picture have announced a co-ordinated on-line communications approach to delivering up to date information on the current crisis facing our industry. In this moment of crisis #CJCinemaSummit is launching on Thursday 19th March at (16.00 GMT). Register and Join…
Leawood (Kansas) ( March 16, 2020 )
AMC Theatres to Close All U.S. Locations for 6 to 12 Weeks Beginning Tuesday Morning, March 17
AMC Theatres (NYSE:AMC, “AMC” or the “Company”), the largest theatrical exhibition company in the United States, announced that as of Tuesday, March 17, all AMC locations in the United States will close for at least six to 12 weeks, in compliance with local, state and federal…
Milwaukee, Wisconsin ( March 16, 2020 )
Marcus Theatres Announces Temporary Seating Plan That Limits Capacity by 50 Percent
Marcus Theatres, a division of The Marcus Corporation (NYSE:MCS), is planning to limit seating capacity at its theatres. The change will go into effect as early as today, but the full-scale plan begins Wednesday, March 18 until further notification. With the well-being and safety of guests and assoc…
Universal City, California ( March 16, 2020 )
Comcast NBCUniversal Moves To Make Current Movies Available In The Home
NBCUniversal today announced that Universal Pictures will make its movies available in the home on the same day as their global theatrical releases, as current circumstances have made it more challenging to view our films. Beginning with DreamWorks Animation’s “Trolls World Tour” (openin…
Leawood (Kansas) ( March 16, 2020 )
AMC Updates Its Commitment to Social Distancing by Introducing a New “50/50 Policy” at All Its Open U.S. Theatres
AMC Theatres, the largest theatrical exhibition company in the United States, announced today a new “50/50 Policy,” effective immediately and continuing until April 30, 2020. In so doing, AMC reaffirms its commitment to follow CDC recommendations on social distancing to optimize the health and welfa…
Miami ( March 15, 2020 )
CMX Cinema to Acquire Star Cinema Grill
CMX Cinemas, the wholly-owned subsidiary of Cinemex, and Star Cinema Grill, a highly respected operator of upscale dine-in movie theatres primarily located in the Houston metropolitan area, today jointly announced a purchase agreement through which CMX will acquire all of Star Cinema Grill’s 10 exis…
