New York ( June 20, 2018 )
Moviegoers Receive Unprecedented Access To IMAX As Part Of New AMC Stubs A-List Program
MAX theatregoers will be able to experience IMAX movies at no additional upcharge as part of AMC Theatres’ launch today of the AMC Stubs A-List rewards program. IMAX Corporation (IMAX) believes this program will greatly expand the IMAX audience. “We expect to see a surge in demand for IM…
Plano, Texas ( June 19, 2018 )
Cinemark to Open an Eight-Screen Movie Theatre in The Village at Totem Lake
Cinemark Holdings, Inc., a leader in the motion picture exhibition industry, announced its plans to build a state-of-the-art, eight-screen theatre at The Village at Totem Lake in Kirkland, Washington. The multiplex will include an XD auditorium with an immersive wall-to-wall screen and enhanced soun…
Denver, Co ( June 18, 2018 )
Fathom Events Enhances Senior Leadership Team With Appointment of Three Seasoned Executives to Boost Growth of Premiere Event Cinema Distributor
As leading event cinema distributor Fathom Events continues to grow, push event cinema forward and meet audience demand for exceptional content, the company is enhancing its executive leadership team with the appointment of Tom Bracken as Vice President of Marketing, Nancy Silverstone as Vice Presid…
Seoul, South Korea & Los Angeles, California ( June 18, 2018 )
CJ 4DPLEX Heads into Summer with New ScreenX Markets Opening, New Content Premiering and Record-Shattering Expansion Plans
CJ 4DPLEX is kicking off the summer with a clear message that the growth of its immersive technologies, 4DX and ScreenX, is only just beginning. In fact, as a result of the news announced last week at CineEurope in Barcelona, ScreenX – the premium, 270-degree, panoramic, multi-projection cine…
Shanghai ( June 18, 2018 )
Christie Marks Ten Years of Collaboration With Shanghai International Film Festival as Exclusive Cinema Projection Partner
Christie, a leader in creating and delivering the world’s best visual and audio experiences, is marking a decade of collaboration with the Shanghai International Film Festival (SIFF) as the event’s exclusive cinema projection partner. “This is the tenth consecutive year that Christie has partnered w…
London & Plano, Texas ( June 18, 2018 )
Cineworld and Cinemark Announce Agreement to Purchase Remaining Units of National CineMedia Held by AMC
Cineworld Group, plc (LSE: CINE) and Cinemark Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CNK) announced today an agreement to acquire the remaining units of National CineMedia, LLC currently owned by AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AMC). The transaction will be financially accretive to each of Cineworld and Cine…
Leawood, Kansas ( June 18, 2018 )
AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. to Receive $157 million In Cash For Sale of Its Remaining Equity Interest in National CineMedia
AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (“AMC”) announced today it will receive approximately $157 million in cash for a sale of the entirety of its remaining equity interest in National CineMedia, LLC. (“NCM”). AMC is selling all of its 21,477,480 NCM common units at $7.30 per unit. Cineworld…
Kortrijk, Belgium ( June 14, 2018 )
Kinepolis Chooses Cinionic and Barco Laser Technology to Renew 300 Screens Through 2021
Cinionic, the Barco cinema joint venture, will be the exclusive laser projection partner for Kinepolis, launching the replacement wave by outfitting hundreds of existing and new screens with Barco laser over the next three years across Western Europe and Canada. Laser powers the premium experience i…
Barcelona, Spain & Los Angeles, California ( June 14, 2018 )
CJ 4DPLEX and Reel Cinemas to Bring First ScreenX to the UAE through New Partnership
At CineEurope this week, CJ 4DPLEX announced a new partnership with Reel Cinemas, the ultimate destination for movie-lovers in the UAE by Emaar Entertainment, to bring the first ScreenX – the world’s first multi-projection system that provides a 270-degree panoramic film viewing experience within a…
CineEurope, Barcelona ( June 13, 2018 )
Kinepolis Group Commits to Laser Projection For All its Sites Worldwide and Chooses Barco Laser to Upgrade 300 Screens Through 2021
Kinepolis Group, which has a significant share of its current circuit already equipped with Barco projectors, has chosen Cinionic, the Barco cinema joint venture, to be its exclusive laser projection partner. Over the next three years, Kinepolis will deploy an estimated number of 300 Barco laser pro…
Barcelona, Spain ( June 13, 2018 )
UNIC Launches Second Edition of Women’s Cinema Leadership Programme
The International Union of Cinemas (UNIC), the European Cinema trade grouping, today launched the second edition of its Women’s Cinema Leadership Programme, a 12-month mentoring programme for women in cinema exhibition. Building on the success of a ground-breaking pilot programme, itself launched at…
New York ( June 13, 2018 )
MoviePass Surpasses 3 Million Paying Subscribers
MoviePass, the nation’s premier movie theater subscription service and a majority-owned subsidiary of Helios and Matheson Analytics Inc. (“Helios”), announced today that it has exceeded 3 million paying subscribers since announcing its low-cost subscription plans in August 2017. MoviePass’ rapid gro…
London ( June 13, 2018 )
Vista Entertainment Solutions is Powering Saudi Arabia’s New Cinema Ticketing Sector
Vista Entertainment Solutions Ltd, a Vista Group company, has successfully deployed the Vista Cinema software suite in the first Saudi Arabian cinema venues and is delighted to announce that it is the first cinema management software providing fully integrated reporting to the General Commission for…
Los Angeles & Copenhagen ( June 13, 2018 )
Cinema Intelligence Announces Signing of Leading Scandinavian Entertainment Company Nordisk Film
Cinema Intelligence, a Vista Group company specializing in business intelligence solutions for cinema exhibitors, is delighted to announce the signing of its first Scandinavian customer, leading entertainment company Nordisk Film. The agreement covers both Denmark and Norway territories where Nordis…
Barcelona (June 13, 2018)
Los Angeles, California ( June 13, 2018 )
Kees van Oostrum to Lead American Society of Cinematographers for Third Term
The American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) has re-elected Kees van Oostrum as president. Van Oostrum will serve his third consecutive term. The ASC Board also named its roster of officers for 2018-2019, including Bill Bennett, John Simmons and Cynthia Pusheck as vice presidents; Levie Isaacks as…
San Francisco & Munich ( June 13, 2018 )
Dolby and Kinopolis to Bring First Dolby Cinema to Germany
Dolby Laboratories, Inc. and Kinopolis have entered into an agreement for the first deployment of Dolby Cinema in Germany. The initial site is expected to open later in 2018 at the renowned Mathäser Palast in Munich. Kinopolis is the first company to bring Dolby Cinema to Germany. The Dolby Vision l…
San Francisco ( June 13, 2018 )
Dolby and Odeon Cinemas Group, an AMC Entertainment Company, to Bring First Dolby Cinema to the UK
Dolby Laboratories, Inc. and Odeon Cinemas Group, an AMC Entertainment Company, have entered into an agreement for the first deployment of Dolby Cinema in the United Kingdom. The rollout will see seven Dolby Cinema sites open nationwide over the next several years. Odeon Cinemas Group is the first c…
Los Angeles ( June 13, 2018 )
Cineworld to Launch 100 ScreenX Locations Across the U.S. and Europe, Marking Significant Expansion of the Immersive Movie Environment
CJ 4DPLEX has announced today a partnership with Cineworld Group to open 100 ScreenX locations at its theatres in the next few years. This agreement, which marks a major milestone for both companies, will include installing the multi-projection cinematic system in 10 different countries: U.S., U.K.,…
CineEurope, Barcelona ( June 12, 2018 )
UNIC’S 2018 Annual Report Celebrates Thriving European Cinema Exhibition Sector
The International Union of Cinemas (UNIC), the European Cinema trade grouping,has today published its Annual Report, examining key cinema trends across the 37 territories represented by the association, accounting for 1.34 billion admissions and €8.6 billion in box office revenues in 2017 – a…
