New York ( January 18, 2023 )
“Avatar: The Way Of Water” Now Among Top Three IMAX Releases Of All Time With $215 Million In Imax Global Box Office
IMAX Corporation today announced that Disney/Lightstorm’s “Avatar: The Way of Water” is now the third highest grossing IMAX release of all time with more than $215 million in IMAX global box office through Monday in its first full month of release. With several weeks to go in its I…
Los Angeles (CA) ( January 18, 2023 )
Movie Theaters Nationwide Celebrate National Popcorn Day January 19
At the movies, every day is popcorn day, but this year, The Cinema Foundation, in partnership with Fandango, announced that movie theaters across the country will take part in National Popcorn Day, January 19. So far, movie theaters comprising more than 34,000 screens have agreed to participate, wit…
Dubai, U.A.E. ( January 18, 2023 )
Volfoni and Scrabble Entertainment Deliver SmartCrystal Diamond Dual 3D Technology to Middle East’s Largest Cinema Screen
Volfoni, a global leader in 3D cinema technologies, have confirmed that Scrabble Entertainment, a technology integrator for the Middle East and India’s leading provider of end-to-end digital cinema solutions, have successfully installed the SmartCrystal Diamond Dual at the Middle East’s largest cine…
Sydney, Australia ( January 18, 2023 )
NACO Returns to the Star Gold Coast for the 2023 Australian International Movie Convention
The Australian International Movie Convention (AIMC) has been confirmed for Tuesday 31st October to Thursday 2nd November 2023, returning to The Star Gold Coast – the preferred venue for delegates and members of the National Association of Cinema Operators (NACO). The 76th AIMC is expected to…
London, UK (January 16, 2023)
Leawood, Kansas (January 13, 2023)
New York ( January 12, 2023 )
MoviePass Completes Seed Funding Round Led by Animoca Brands to Support Relaunch of the Brand, Web 3 Initiatives and Driving More Traffic to Theaters
MoviePass Inc., the technology platform enhancing the exploration of film and the moviegoing experience, announced today it has raised its seed financing led by Animoca Brands with participation from Claritas Capital, Emerald Plus, Gaingels, Harlem Capital, PKO VC and Sandhill Angels. Animoca Brands…
Los Angeles, CA (January 12, 2023)
Moscow, Russia ( January 11, 2023 )
Russian Family Film “Cheburashka” Becomes Highest-grossing Local Movie for Russian Box Office
A local title, “Cheburashka”, has become the highest grossing local movie. Dmitry Dyachenko’s film had nine days of wide distribution to bypass the previous leader, the Russian comedy “Son Of A Rich”, and surpass the largest studio releases, including “Spider-Man:…
London, UK ( January 11, 2023 )
“BTS: Yet to Come” in Cinemas Tickets on Sale Now
In February 2023, experience BTS’ latest concert “BTS in BUSAN” in cinemas worldwide with “BTS: Yet To Come in Cinemas”. This special cinematic cut, re-edited and remixed for the big screen, features new close-up angles and a whole new view of the entire concert. Recorded in front of a m…
Costa Mesa, CA ( January 11, 2023 )
Q-SYS Announces Plugin for Barco Series 4 Digital Cinema Projector
Q-SYS today announces a new Q-SYS plugin for Barco Series 4 Digital Cinema projectors. This integration allows users to easily add the Barco projector into a Q-SYS system to control and monitor projector functionality including macros, power, lamp, douser and lens adjustments along with key status i…
New York ( January 9, 2023 )
National CineMedia, U.S. Representative for Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, Announces the Launch of the 2023 Young Lions Competition
The U.S. Representative for Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity and largest cinema advertising network, National CineMedia (NCM), announces the launch of the 2023 Young Lions Competition. Registration begins today, January 9th, and is open through February 3rd at https://canneslions.nc…
London ( January 5, 2023 )
Gower Street Announces 2022 Global Box Office Final Estimate
Gower Street Analytics estimates 2022 Global box office hit $25.9 billion through December 31. This represented a +27% gain on 2021, continuing global box office recovery. However, it still shows a significant way to go to return to pre-pandemic levels, coming in -35% behind the average of the last…
Mumbai ( January 5, 2023 )
INOX Rolls Out AmpliX, a Seat-Integrated Innovative Sound Technology Offering a 360-Degree Spherical Audio Experience
India’s leading multiplex chain, INOX Leisure Ltd. (INOX), today announced the launch of ‘AmpliX’, an innovative seat-integrated sound technology, which offers a 360-degree spherical audio experience on cinema seats. AmpliX is a next generation audio format that delivers a surround field with…
Park City, Utah ( January 4, 2023 )
2023 Sundance Film Festival Announces Additional Films to the Lineup
Today the nonprofit Sundance Institute announced an additional five world premiere feature films, plus four award-winning feature films from previous Festivals, to the 2023 Sundance Film Festival lineup. The 2023 Festival will take place January 19–29, 2023, in person in Park City, Salt Lake City, a…
Burbank, California ( January 3, 2023 )
Celebrating Elvis’ Birthday with Screenings, Special Events at Graceland
To mark Elvis Presley’s birthday on January 8, 2023, Warner Bros. Pictures is collaborating with Presley’s beloved estate, Graceland, to offer fans in Memphis and beyond the opportunity to celebrate the one-of-a-kind icon. Leading up to and including the January 8 birthday, Graceland kicks off the c…
Copenhagen, Denmark ( January 3, 2023 )
‘Addressable Cinema’ – A New Programmatic Advertising Format for Cinemas
Since the beginning of the century most traditional media have transformed their offline formats to new digital formats and integrated with the programmatic advertising eco-system. As one of the last media channels, cinema has still to offer advertisers a digital version of big screen advertising wi…
New York, NY ( January 3, 2023 )
IMAX Crowns “Avatar: the Way of Water” as Its Highest Grossing Film of 2022, With $160 Million and Counting
IMAX Corporation (NYSE: IMAX) today announced that Disney/Lightstorm’s “Avatar: The Way of Water” ended 2022 as the highest grossing release of the year in IMAX, and that its total IMAX global box office is $160 million and counting through Monday. James Cameron’s sci-fi sequ…
Strasbourg, France ( January 3, 2023 )
European Audiovisual Observatory Kicks off 2023 Under its New Portuguese Presidency
Following a very successful 30th birthday year in 2022, the European Audiovisual Observatory starts a new year under its Portuguese Presidency. This Council of Europe organisation based in Strasbourg has been providing facts and figures and analysis of the film, television and video industries in Eu…
Leawood, Kansas ( December 29, 2022 )
AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. Board of Directors Elects Denise “Dee” Clark and Keri Putnam to Serve as Directors of the Company, Effective January 1, 2023
AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc., (NYSE:AMC), the largest theatrical exhibitor in the United States, in Europe & the Middle East and in the world, today announced that the Company’s Board of Directors has elected Denise “Dee” Clark and Keri Putnam to the AMC Board of Directors, effective January…
