Hollywood, California ( February 11, 2019 )
Regal & CJ 4DPLEX Open 200th ScreenX Theatre
CJ 4DPLEX and Regal announced today that they will open the 200th global ScreenX theatre on February 13 in Houston, Texas. The premium, panoramic, 270-degree cinema experience now has a global footprint in 16 countries with 17 locations now in North America. The new ScreenX auditorium is located at…
Los Angeles ( February 11, 2019 )
Boxoffice Reveals 2019 Giants of Exhibition
Boxoffice, the world’s premier source for information about the global cinema industry and official publication of NATO (National Association of Theatre Owners), has revealed its annual rankings of theater exhibition in the U.S. and Canada, reflecting the impact of consolidation. The Giants of Exhib…
London, UK ( February 11, 2019 )
Vista Group Signs Enterprise Agreement With Odeon Cinemas Group – Europe’s Largest Cinema Operator
Vista Group International Ltd (NZX & ASX: VGL), is delighted to announce it has signed an agreement with Odeon Cinemas Group (‘ODEON’) to deliver solutions designed to transform guest journey engagement, influence and insight for ODEON. The combination of Vista’s cinema management software portf…
Denver ( February 11, 2019 )
Breaking Record After Record, Fathom Events is Set for Banner 2019
Fathom Events hit new milestones in 2018, securing its spot as the 12th largest theatrical distributor, and then quickly flew by them in January 2019. The world’s leading event cinema distributor saw January reap more than $11 million at the box office, making it the highest-grossing month for the c…
Berlin ( February 9, 2019 )
A Hiccup in Admissions in Europe’s Cinemas (-3.9%) But For Some Countries 2018 Was a Record Year
For the year that has just come to an end MEDIA Salles is able to report cinema admissions in 36 countries: total admissions come to 1,277.5 million, compared to 1,329.1 in 2017, revealing a dip of 3.9%. The hiccup regards both Western Europe (-4.1%) and Central-Eastern Europe and the Mediterranean…
London ( February 8, 2019 )
Odeon Partners With Facebook to Let UK Films Fans Book Tickets on the Platform for the First Time
ODEON Cinemas – the UK & Ireland’s largest cinema chain – has today announced a new partnership with Facebook to allow Facebook users to purchase ODEON cinema tickets in just a few clicks, directly on the social networking platform for the first time. The platform allows movie fans to browse fil…
Washington D.C. ( February 7, 2019 )
Helen Moss Of Paramount Pictures To Receive Passepartout Award At Cinemacon 2019
Helen Moss, Senior Vice President of International Distribution, Paramount Pictures will receive this year’s “Passepartout Award,” Mitch Neuhauser, Managing Director of CinemaCon announced today. The CinemaCon “Passepartout Award” is presented annually to an industry executive who demonstrates dedic…
Strasbourg ( February 7, 2019 )
Cinema Attendance in the EU Drops in 2018
On the occasion of the 69th Berlin International Film Festival the European Audiovisual Observatory releases its first estimates for European cinema attendance in 2018. After three years of above average levels, the Observatory estimates that total admissions in the European Union decreased by 3.0%…
Cypress, California ( February 7, 2019 )
Digital Cinema Projection Pioneer Jack Kline Steps Down After 40 Years at Christie
Christie has announced that Jack Kline, a pioneer in digital cinema technology and architect of the innovative Virtual Print Fee (VPF) that accelerated the adoption of digital projection in movie theaters and created a revolution in global entertainment, is stepping down as Chairman, President and C…
New York ( February 6, 2019 )
Cinionic Named Official Projection Partner at CineEurope 2019
Cinionic, a global leader in cinema technology, has partnered with the Film Expo Group to become the Official Projection Partner at CineEurope for the second year in a row. All projection equipment in the CCIB Auditorium will be supplied by Cinionic, including the laser projectors for all studio pro…
Brussels, Belgium ( February 6, 2019 )
UNIC’s Update on Cinema-Going in 2018
The International Union of Cinemas (UNIC), the body representing European cinema trade associations and operators, has today released its provisional update on admissions and box office revenues across Europe for 2018. While some data remains to be collated and figures for certain territories are…
Paris (France) & Istanbul (Turkey) ( February 5, 2019 )
Eclair Announces Deployment of its Theatrical Delivery Solutions in Turkey with Content Services Provider Imaj
Eclair, a leader in content services for the motion picture and television industries, today announced an agreement with Istanbul-based film & TV content services provider Imaj for the deployment of Eclair’s broadband network and digital content delivery solutions, including its innovative Eclai…
(February 4, 2019)
London & Los Angeles ( February 4, 2019 )
Nominations Open for Celluloid Junkie’s Top Women in Global Cinema 2019
The nominations are open for Celluloid Junkie’s annual Top Women in Global Cinema, now in its fourth year of recognizing female industry leaders in the world wide exhibition business. This year Celluloid Junkie has partnered with Boxoffice, the nearly 100 year-old source for news and information on…
Los Angeles (February 4, 2019)
Hollywood ( February 2, 2019 )
Cinionic Receives Prestigious “Innovator of the Year” Award
Last Wednesday, Cinionic was named “Innovator of the Year” by the Advanced Imaging Society (AIS) during its 10th Annual Lumiere Awards at the Steven J. Ross Theater on the Warner Bros. studio lot. The event recognizes outstanding international achievement in the creation of immersive storytelling us…
Mill Valley, California (February 1, 2019)
Atlanta, Georgia ( February 1, 2019 )
Paramount Pictures’ “What Men Want” Presents Women of Football Saturday in Atlanta
Paramount Pictures’ “What Women Want” fourth annual Women of Football event presented by Women Rising will return to the Super Bowl week event lineup in Atlanta on Sat., Feb. 2 from 12:00 P.M. to 3:00 P.M. EST., at American Cut Steakhouse. In partnership with Paramount Pictures…
Brussels ( February 1, 2019 )
Peter Fornstam to Receive 2019 UNIC Achievement Award at CineEurope 2019
Peter Fornstam, Founder & Managing Director of Svenska Bio and Chairman of the Swedish Exhibitors’ Association, has been announced as the recipient of the 2019 UNIC Achievement Award, given each year to recognise outstanding dedication and service to the European cinema industry. The Award will…
Milwaukee, Wisconsin ( February 1, 2019 )
The Marcus Corporation Completes Acquisition of Movie Tavern
The Marcus Corporation has closed the acquisition of dine-in cinema circuit Movie Tavern from VSS-Southern Theatres, the portfolio company of Veronis Suhler Stevenson (VSS), a private equity firm. The acquisition will boost the Marcus Theatres division by 23 percent, adding 208 screens across 22 loc…
