CineTRAIN Joins HighRock to Elevate Employee Training and Leadership Development in the Cinema Industry
CineTRAIN, the leading employee training and onboarding platform for the cinema industry, has been acquired by HighRock through the purchase of Exploring Potential Solutions LLC, a Michigan-based marketing and training agency. This acquisition strengthens CineTRAIN’s ability to support theaters nati…
ICTA Unveils Winners of the Fourth Annual North America Cinema Awards
The International Cinema Technology Association (ICTA), the leading global network of motion picture professionals, is thrilled to announce the winners of the Fourth Annual North America Cinema Awards (NACA), presented in partnership with Celluloid Junkie. These prestigious awards honor the most out…
December 2024 UK & Ireland Box Office Monthly Review
December 2024 grossed £115,581,488. This is a 21% increase from the £95.5m recorded in December 2023, led by “Wonka” contributing £49.3m. The overall total for the year stands at £1.06 billion, concluding 2024 on a par with last year and 8% up versus 2022. “Wicked” continues…
Cinemark Celebrates Its First “Bring Your Own Bucket” Day for National Popcorn Day on Jan. 19
Cinemark Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CNK), one of the largest and most influential theatrical exhibition companies in the world, invites popcorn lovers everywhere to grab their favorite bucket and head to their local Cinemark theater to celebrate the chain’s first-ever “Bring Your Own Bucket” day in honor…
Angel Studios Projects $6M for Post-Apocalyptic Thriller “Homestead” on Opening Weekend
Angel Studios—a platform and studio empowering filmmakers to crowdfund, create, and distribute films —is announcing its projected weekend results for its post-apocalyptic thriller “Homestead.” With an estimated weekend cume box office of $6M, the film debuts in 5th place. In a competitiv…
Slamdance 2025 Announces Lineup for First Los Angeles Edition of the Festival
The 31st Slamdance Film Festival, the artist-led organization “by filmmakers, for filmmakers,” has unveiled its 2025 lineup. Celebrating more than three decades of discovering and championing industry-changing talent, Slamdance takes center stage in Los Angeles, the heart of the entertainment indust…
Christie Partners With Life Without Barriers to Bring the Magic of Cinema to Foster Families in Ipswich
Christie is proud to join forces with Life Without Barriers, a charity and social purpose organization, to deliver festive joy to foster families in Ipswich, Queensland. As part of this initiative, Christie is donating 165 Hoyts Cinema e-vouchers, inviting families to experience the magic of cinema…
Ocine Chooses Christie CineLife+ Series for New Premium Multiplex
Christie is proud to announce that Ocine, Spain’s third-largest cinema exhibition chain, has selected its CineLife+ Series cinema projectors to equip its new Ocine Premium Lleida multiplex, which opened earlier this month. This will be Ocine’s first fully premium multiplex in Catalonia. Locate…
Gower Street Announces Early 2025 Global Box Office Estimate
Gower Street Analytics estimates 2025 Global box office will reach $33 billion. This marks a bounce-back from the slight downturn experienced in 2024, with 2025 currently anticipated to finish approximately 8% ahead of the estimated full-year 2024 result (currently estimated at $30.5bn). “2025 is se…
Meyer Sound Celebrates Decades of Creative Partnership with Kennedy Center Honorees the Grateful Dead and Francis Ford Coppola
As the Grateful Dead and Francis Ford Coppola are celebrated at the 47th annual Kennedy Center Honors and beyond, Meyer Sound proudly reflects on its decades of collaboration with these icons of creativity and innovation. The Grateful Dead and Coppola have left indelible marks on culture, and their…
Major Cineplex Celebrates 30 Years of Innovation with a Landmark Technological Agreement with Arts Alliance Media
As Major Cineplex proudly celebrates its 30th anniversary, the leading cinema operator in Southeast Asia has announced a groundbreaking partnership with Arts Alliance Media (AAM), a global leader in digital cinema software and services. This collaboration underscores Major Cineplex’s unwavering comm…
Neon Acquires North American Rights to Chloe Okuno’s Horror Film “Brides” Starring Maika Monroe
James Mangold and Cynthia Erivo to Be Honored at 2025 Sundance Film Festival Gala Celebrating Sundance Institute Presented by Google TV
IMAX at Event Cinemas Pacific Fair to Open Tomorrow
IMAX Corporation (NYSE: IMAX) and EVT are thrilled to announce that IMAX at Event Cinemas Pacific Fair will officially open tomorrow, 19 December 2024, just in time for Christmas and the global release of “Mufasa: The Lion King.” This new state-of-the-art IMAX auditorium promises to deli…
Galalite Brings Cutting-Edge Screen Technology to CineAsia 2024
The groundbreaking technology powered by Galalite redefined cinema screens with its innovative products at CineAsia 2024. Unforgettable event for cinema innovation CineAsia 2024 was a grand gathering of leaders and enthusiasts of the Asia-Pacific region’s cinematic industry. Here, the most rec…
25 Films Named to National Film Registry for Preservation
Twenty-five films have been selected for the Library of Congress National Film Registry in 2024 due to their cultural, historic or aesthetic importance to preserve the nation’s film heritage, Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden announced today. The new selections date back nearly 130 years and includ…
Christie 4K RGB Laser Projectors and Mystique Cinema Enhance Visuals at World’s Longest Screen in South Korea
Christie is proud to announce that CGV, South Korea’s largest cinema chain, has elevated its flagship SCREENX Theatre with Christie CineLife+ Series CP4455-RGB pure laser projectors and Christie Mystique Cinema software. This state-of-the-art enhancement offers audiences an immersive cinematic exper…
2025 Sundance Film Festival Unveils Short Film Program Presented by Vimeo
Fathom Events Reports Record-Breaking 2024 Business Performance With Specialty Distribution Model; Set to Rebrand as Fathom Entertainment in January 2025
Ray Nutt, CEO of Fathom Events, the leading specialty distributor of content to theatrical partners worldwide, announced that the company is on track for record-breaking gross revenues of more than $145 million, representing a 45% increase in sales from last year’s gross revenues of $100 million. Nu…