News Stories From the Magazine Weekend Forecast: ‘The Light Between Oceans’ & ‘Morgan’ Boxoffice Staff • Aug 31st The long Labor Day weekend is upon us yet again with two new wide releases vying for relevancy amongst a crowded slate of holdovers and expanding releases. Disney will unveil their drama The Light Between Oceans based on the novel of... Exhibition News AMC Theatres® Rolls out Reserved Seating to NYC Locations Boxoffice Staff • Aug 31st PRESS RELEASE LEAWOOD, Kan.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– AMC Theatres® (NYSE: AMC) is excited to announce moviegoers can now reserve their seat at Manhattan AMC locations. For movies beginning Friday, Sept. 2, guests who purchase a ticket, either online or at the box office,... Exhibition News Laser Giant Dome Cinema Coming to Cleveland Boxoffice Staff • Aug 31st PRESS RELEASE EVANSTON, ILL. – (August 30, 2016) – D3D Cinema, in partnership with Christie®, is excited to announce that the newly branded Cleveland Clinic Dome Theater at Great Lakes Science Center (GLSC) is about to receive a serious projection upgrade... From the Magazine Fandango Partners with Arclight Cinemas, Further Serving Moviegoers in Southern California, Chicago and Washington D.C. Boxoffice Staff • Aug 31st PRESS RELEASE LOS ANGELES – (August 31, 2016) – Fandango, the nation’s leading digital network for all things movies reaching 63 million unique visitors per month, announced today that it has expanded its ticketing coverage in Southern California, Chicago and Washington, D.C. by adding... Exhibition News Cinex Plaza Selects CE+S for Circuit-Wide Digital Cinema Conversion Boxoffice Staff • Aug 31st PRESS RELEASE Miami, FL – August 31, 2016 – Cinema Equipment and Supplies – CE+S – the global leader in digital cinema solutions, announced that it was selected by Venezuela’s third-largest movie theatre circuit, Cinex Plaza, to lead the design... Exhibition News IMAX® Space Week Launches at AMC Theatres in October Boxoffice Staff • Aug 31st PRESS RELEASE LEAWOOD, Kan. & NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)– As kids head back to school around the country and educators look for new and different ways to connect with students, AMC Theatres (NYSE:AMC) and IMAX Corporation (NYSE: IMAX) are excited to... Exhibition News Alcons Expands the CRMS Family of Reference Immersive Sound Systems Boxoffice Staff • Aug 31st PRESS RELEASE The CRMSC-SRHOR surround is a 2-way passive-filtered full range loudspeaker, designed to meet all requirements of immersive cinema surround sound formats. Featuring the multiple-patented Alcons pro-ribbon driver technology, the CRMSC-SRHOR monitor combines an exceptional clarity and intelligibility with an unusually... Exhibition Features Derek Cianfrance Returns with The Light Between Oceans Daniel Loria • Aug 30th Writer-director Derek Cianfrance made a big splash at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival with the debut of his sophomore feature, Blue Valentine, which served to announce the arrival of an exciting new talent in American cinema. The film’s themes of... News & Analysis Weekend Actuals: ‘Don’t Breathe’ Is Fresh Air w/ $26.4M; ‘Suicide Squad’ Slips To Second w/ $12.2M; ‘Mechanic: Resurrection’ Needs a Fix w/ $7.4M Boxoffice Staff • Aug 29th Sony’s horror thriller Don’t Breathe scared up a solid $26.41 million debut, joining the ranks of successful R-rated horror films this summer including The Conjuring 2 and The Purge: Election Year. After three weeks atop the box office, Warner Bros.’ Suicide Squad dropped 41.2... From the Magazine Facebook Watch: ‘Blair Witch’ Repeats Atop Facebook Charts • Aug 29th Monday Afternoon Update: For the second week in a row Blair Witch led all upcoming films in new likes with 66,045. A new trailer coupled with new TV spots helped to propel it forwards and at its current pace it should easily be... Exhibition Features Top of the Charts: Can Hit Songs Make Hit Movies? Jesse Rifkin • Aug 29th Three songs this year that reached the top 10 on the weekly Billboard Hot 100 are from film soundtracks: “Just Like Fire” by Pink, from Alice through the Looking Glass,“Can’t Stop the Feeling!” by Justin Timberlake from the upcoming release Trolls, and “Heathens”... Social Media Trends Twitter Futures: ‘Dunkirk’ continues to impress • Aug 28th Sunday Morning Update: A week after I postulated that Dunkirk would likely fall out of the top 10 for the rest of the next 6-9 months it promptly laughed at that statement by leading all upcoming films in buzz over the past... MagazineAugust 2016 Weekend Forecast: ‘The Light Between Oceans’ & ‘Morgan’ August 2016 Load more stories
From the Magazine Weekend Forecast: ‘The Light Between Oceans’ & ‘Morgan’ Boxoffice Staff • Aug 31st The long Labor Day weekend is upon us yet again with two new wide releases vying for relevancy amongst a crowded slate of holdovers and expanding releases. Disney will unveil their drama The Light Between Oceans based on the novel of...
Exhibition News AMC Theatres® Rolls out Reserved Seating to NYC Locations Boxoffice Staff • Aug 31st PRESS RELEASE LEAWOOD, Kan.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– AMC Theatres® (NYSE: AMC) is excited to announce moviegoers can now reserve their seat at Manhattan AMC locations. For movies beginning Friday, Sept. 2, guests who purchase a ticket, either online or at the box office,...
Exhibition News Laser Giant Dome Cinema Coming to Cleveland Boxoffice Staff • Aug 31st PRESS RELEASE EVANSTON, ILL. – (August 30, 2016) – D3D Cinema, in partnership with Christie®, is excited to announce that the newly branded Cleveland Clinic Dome Theater at Great Lakes Science Center (GLSC) is about to receive a serious projection upgrade...
From the Magazine Fandango Partners with Arclight Cinemas, Further Serving Moviegoers in Southern California, Chicago and Washington D.C. Boxoffice Staff • Aug 31st PRESS RELEASE LOS ANGELES – (August 31, 2016) – Fandango, the nation’s leading digital network for all things movies reaching 63 million unique visitors per month, announced today that it has expanded its ticketing coverage in Southern California, Chicago and Washington, D.C. by adding...
Exhibition News Cinex Plaza Selects CE+S for Circuit-Wide Digital Cinema Conversion Boxoffice Staff • Aug 31st PRESS RELEASE Miami, FL – August 31, 2016 – Cinema Equipment and Supplies – CE+S – the global leader in digital cinema solutions, announced that it was selected by Venezuela’s third-largest movie theatre circuit, Cinex Plaza, to lead the design...
Exhibition News IMAX® Space Week Launches at AMC Theatres in October Boxoffice Staff • Aug 31st PRESS RELEASE LEAWOOD, Kan. & NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)– As kids head back to school around the country and educators look for new and different ways to connect with students, AMC Theatres (NYSE:AMC) and IMAX Corporation (NYSE: IMAX) are excited to...
Exhibition News Alcons Expands the CRMS Family of Reference Immersive Sound Systems Boxoffice Staff • Aug 31st PRESS RELEASE The CRMSC-SRHOR surround is a 2-way passive-filtered full range loudspeaker, designed to meet all requirements of immersive cinema surround sound formats. Featuring the multiple-patented Alcons pro-ribbon driver technology, the CRMSC-SRHOR monitor combines an exceptional clarity and intelligibility with an unusually...
Exhibition Features Derek Cianfrance Returns with The Light Between Oceans Daniel Loria • Aug 30th Writer-director Derek Cianfrance made a big splash at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival with the debut of his sophomore feature, Blue Valentine, which served to announce the arrival of an exciting new talent in American cinema. The film’s themes of...
News & Analysis Weekend Actuals: ‘Don’t Breathe’ Is Fresh Air w/ $26.4M; ‘Suicide Squad’ Slips To Second w/ $12.2M; ‘Mechanic: Resurrection’ Needs a Fix w/ $7.4M Boxoffice Staff • Aug 29th Sony’s horror thriller Don’t Breathe scared up a solid $26.41 million debut, joining the ranks of successful R-rated horror films this summer including The Conjuring 2 and The Purge: Election Year. After three weeks atop the box office, Warner Bros.’ Suicide Squad dropped 41.2...
From the Magazine Facebook Watch: ‘Blair Witch’ Repeats Atop Facebook Charts • Aug 29th Monday Afternoon Update: For the second week in a row Blair Witch led all upcoming films in new likes with 66,045. A new trailer coupled with new TV spots helped to propel it forwards and at its current pace it should easily be...
Exhibition Features Top of the Charts: Can Hit Songs Make Hit Movies? Jesse Rifkin • Aug 29th Three songs this year that reached the top 10 on the weekly Billboard Hot 100 are from film soundtracks: “Just Like Fire” by Pink, from Alice through the Looking Glass,“Can’t Stop the Feeling!” by Justin Timberlake from the upcoming release Trolls, and “Heathens”...
Social Media Trends Twitter Futures: ‘Dunkirk’ continues to impress • Aug 28th Sunday Morning Update: A week after I postulated that Dunkirk would likely fall out of the top 10 for the rest of the next 6-9 months it promptly laughed at that statement by leading all upcoming films in buzz over the past...