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As “Avatar: The Way of Water” gets closer to the $2 billion mark at the worldwide box office, James Cameron says it’s a reminder that moviegoers still value the theatrical experience in an era of streaming dominance. Source: James Cameron … Continued
As the cinema industry begins to emerge from the Covid-19 pandemic, Boxoffice Pro and Spotlight Cinema Networks are partnering to profile movie theaters and influential industry figures from across the country and asking them to share their first-person accounts of … Continued
Niels Swinkels, executive vice president and managing director at Universal Pictures International (UPI), has been named the 2021 recipient of CineEurope’s International Distributor of the Year award. Source: Universal Pictures International’s Niels Swinkels Named CineEurope Distributor of the Year – … Continued
It was a rare box office bright spot in 2020: Demon Slayer broke Spirited Away’s 19-year-old record to become the highest-grossing film in Japan, despite a pandemic that caused headlines about the exhibition industry to be near-uniformly dour. Based on … Continued
Listen to the 20-minute Mi3 podcast with Executive Editor Paul McIntyre and Damian Keogh on why he’s bunkering down now but preparing for a fast rebound for cinema. People, he says, are social creatures. They’ll want to “spend time with … Continued
The Walt Disney Company, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Jeffrey Seller, and Thomas Kail have announced an agreement for the worldwide distribution rights that will bring the 11-time-Tony Award®-, Grammy Award®-, Olivier Award-, and Pulitzer Prize-winning stage musical Hamilton to cinema screens. The film will … Continued
Karen Cooper, director of New York City’s Film Forum since 1972, announced more than one million dollars in gifts to commemorate the theater’s 50th anniversary this year. Source: Film Forum Receives $1 Million 50th Anniversary Gift from King Family Foundation … Continued
Trafalgar Releasing has proven the global appetite for event cinema once again with a record-breaking 2019, dominated by success in the music and arts categories. Source: Trafalgar Releasing Leads Global Event Cinema Distribution In 2019 – Boxoffice
The Independent Cinema Alliance (ICA), a non-profit, volunteer alliance of independent cinemas in the U.S. and Canada, is launching the inaugural “Independent Cinema Day” on Saturday, January 18, 2020. Source: ICA Announces National Independent Cinema Day on January 18 – Boxoffice
Small theaters and large, dine-in theaters or traditional concessions—movie theaters generate a ton of waste. We’re talking popcorn buckets, soda cups, plastic straws, and candy boxes —front-of-house items, or those used by consumers—but also back-of-house detritus, like cardboard boxes and … Continued