Riyadh, Saudi Arabia ( March 1, 2018 )
Saudi Arabia Approves First Law For Cinema
The Saudi Ministry of Culture and Information announced on Thursday that it had finalised the terms of licensing to restore cinema in Saudi Arabia. The move, part of the Vision 2030 initiative, opens up a domestic market of over 32 million people. It is anticipated that by 2030 the Kingdom will have…
Leawood, Kansas ( March 1, 2018 )
AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. Announces Fourth Quarter and Year-End 2017 Results
AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AMC) (“AMC” or “the Company”), today reported results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2017. Highlights for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2017, include the following: AMC set fourth quarter records for the three months ended December…
New York, NY ( February 28, 2018 )
MoviePass Expands Exhibitor Relations Team With Strategic New Hires
MoviePass™, the nation’s premier movie theater subscription service and a majority-owned subsidiary of Helios and Matheson Analytics Inc. (Nasdaq:HMNY), today announced the addition of three new members to its Exhibitor Relations team. The team, spearheaded by Senior Vice President of Exhibitor Rela…
Brussels, Belgium ( February 28, 2018 )
Court of Appeal Makes Judgement in Procedure Regarding the Decision of the Belgian Competition Authority to Partially Cancel the Behavioral Measures Imposed on Kinepolis
Today, the Court of Appeal, has made a judgement in the procedure regarding the decision of the Belgian Competition Authority of 31 May 2017 to relax the behavioral measures imposed on Kinepolis since 1997. On 31 May 2017, the Belgian Competition Authority has partially granted the request of Kinepo…
Bahrain ( February 28, 2018 )
Record profits of $92m for Bahrain Cinema Company
Bahrain Cinema Company, also known as Cineco, has reported a record net profit of $91.7m (BD34.7m) for the financial year ended December 31, 2017 compared to $12.8m (BD4.87m) the year before. Announcing the results, Cineco said the increase in net profit was due to the sale of 50% of the assets of C…
Shanghai, PRC ( February 28, 2018 )
IMAX China Reports Full-Year 2017 Results And Announces Board Recommendation For Annual Dividend
HIGHLIGHTS Achieved record adjusted profit of $46 million, a 22% increase compared to 2016. Announced the Board of Directors’ recommendation to pay a final dividend for year 2017 of roughly $14 million, or $0.04 per share. Gross and adjusted profit margins up 270 basis points and 460 basis poi…
Brussels, Belgium ( February 27, 2018 )
In 2017 Kinepolis Posted 9.4% Higher Turnover With 6.2% More Visitors and Took a Major Step in its Expansion Strategy
The continued implementation of Kinepolis’ three-pillar strategy and premium product innovation ensured that Kinepolis posted solid results in 2017, against the background of a changeable and often less successful film program. The integration of acquired cinemas and realization of the intende…
Woodland Hills, California (February 27, 2018)
Santa Monica, California ( February 27, 2018 )
Atom Tickets Affiliate Program Launches With Major Publishers
Atom Tickets, the social movie ticketing platform, announced a new way for online publishers to make money by referring their online visitors to Atom Tickets’ website to buy movie tickets or gift cards. The first publishers to join this new program include content leaders such as PopSugar and…
Auckland, New Zealand ( February 27, 2018 )
Vista Group Continues Its Stellar Run
Vista Group International (VGL: NZX/ASX), announces its 2017 results today, reporting impressive growth and profitability stats across its businesses, and matching the performance record the business and investor market has come to expect from this New Zealand tech sector company. Implementing a ver…
Denver, Colorado ( February 26, 2018 )
Enter the ‘Labyrinth’ When Jim Henson’s Landmark Fantasy-Adventure Returns to Cinemas Three Days Only for a Nationwide Fan Celebration
Movie lovers will journey into Jim Henson’s magical “Labyrinth” this spring when the 1986 fantasy-adventure returns to the big screen for three days only as a nationwide fan celebration from Fathom Events, The Jim Henson Company and Sony Pictures Entertainment. Audiences are encour…
Mumbai, India ( February 26, 2018 )
IMAX Builds On Signing Momentum In India; Announces New Five-Theatre Agreement With PVR Cinemas
IMAX Corporation (NYSE: IMAX)and PVR Ltd. (PVR), the largest exhibition chain in India, announced an agreementfor five new IMAX theatres in India. The new IMAX theatres will be located in major metropolitan markets in a combination of new and existing flagship PVR Multiplex cinemas. The exhibitor cu…
Plano, TX ( February 23, 2018 )
Cinemark Holdings, Inc. Reports Record Revenues, Net Income, Adjusted EBITDA and EPS for 2017
Cinemark Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CNK), one of the largest motion picture exhibitors in the world, today reported results for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2017 and announced that its Board of Directors has increased its cash dividend by 10% to $1.28 per share of common stock on an annu…
Denver, Colorado ( February 23, 2018 )
‘Best F(r)iends’ Tommy Wiseau and Greg Sestero Reunite Onscreen This Spring for the First Time Since ‘The Room’
“Best F(r)iends,” starring cult-movie heroes Tommy Wiseau and Greg Sestero (“The Room”), debuts in movie theaters nationwide this spring. The new Wiseau-Sestero dark comedy thriller is written by Sestero, the New York Times best-selling author of “The Disaster Artist,” which was adapted…
Washington D.C. ( February 22, 2018 )
Kate McKinnon to Receive “CinemaCon Comedy Star of the Year Award”
Kate McKinnon will receive the “CinemaCon Comedy Star of the Year Award,” it was announced today by CinemaCon Managing Director, Mitch Neuhauser. CinemaCon, the official convention of The National Association of Theatre Owners (NATO) will be held April 23-26, 2018 at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. McK…
Leawood, Kan ( February 21, 2018 )
AMC Theatres Crosses 12 Million AMC Stubs Member Households Giving Insight into More Than 30 Million American Movie-Goers
AMC Theatres (NYSE:AMC) (“AMC”) today announced that AMC Stubs, the Company’s loyalty program, has continued its brisk growth and now stands at more than 12 million member households, giving AMC incredible insight into the movie-going histories and habits of more than 30 million moviegoers in the Un…
Los Angeles (February 21, 2018)
Mesa, Arizona ( February 21, 2018 )
Severtson Screens Features Acclaimed Giant Electric Motorized Cinema Screens at CinemaCon 2018
Severtson Screens (severtsonscreens.com), a global leader in innovative and quality projection screens for the cinema, commercial, pro AV, and home theater markets, will feature the SeVision 3D GX Giant Electric Motorized Cinema Projection Screen line during CinemaCon 2018, held in Las Vegas, Nev. f…
London, UK ( February 20, 2018 )
Rakuten TV Announced as Headline Sponsor for Bauer Media’s Empire Awards
Bauer Media today announced Rakuten TV, the video-on-demand service, as the exclusive headline sponsor of its annual EMPIRE Awards ceremony taking place in London’s Roundhouse on 18 March 2018. As a key player in the film streaming sector in Europe, Rakuten TV hopes to bring its brand closer to EMPI…
Leawood, Kansas ( February 20, 2018 )
AMC Theatres Rewriting Location-Revenue Records Thanks to the Success of “Black Panther”
This past weekend, movie theatres served as the magical portal to the No. 1 tourist destination in the world: Wakanda. “Black Panther” roared its way to a $201-plus million Friday–Sunday opening weekend, setting many records along the way, and AMC Theatres (NYSE:AMC), the largest t…
