News Stories Exhibition Features Independent Cinema Alliance: Rob Del Moro Takes Helm of Cinema Buying Alliance Kevin Lally • Jan 24th In April of this year, a group of independent movie exhibitors formed the Independent Cinema Alliance (ICA), a nonprofit corporation aiming to serve as an advocate for those who run independent cinemas. At the same time, the group revealed plans... Exhibition News Case Study Details Tugg’s Deployment of Qube Wire Kevin Lally • Jan 23rd PRESS RELEASE – Los Angeles, January 23, 2019: Qube Cinema, a leading digital cinema technology and solutions provider, announced the publication of a case study highlighting the deployment of Qube Wire by Tugg, a pioneer in developing the Cinema On... Exhibition News U.K. Theaters Saw Jump In Admissions in 2018 Rebecca Pahle • Jan 23rd It’s official: 2018 was a good year for U.K. movie theaters. Per figures released yesterday by the UK Cinema Association (UKCA), last year’s cinema admissions reached 177,001,481, a 3.7 jump from 2017’s number. The total box office gross for 2018—£1,277,122,327—is... Exhibition News Cinemark and SPACES Announce Multi-Sensory Virtual Reality Experience in San Jose Rebecca Pahle • Jan 23rd PRESS RELEASE PLANO, Texas—Cinemark Holdings, Inc announced it is opening a brand-new, immersive virtual reality (VR) experience on Feb. 8 at its Century 20 Oakridge and XD theatre in San Jose, CA at the Westfield Oakridge Shopping Center. As the... Exhibition Features AHC 2019 FOUNDER’S AWARD: Taylour Chang, Doris Duke Theatre Daniel Loria • Jan 23rd Taylour Chang, this year’s recipient of the Art House Convergence Founder’s Award, can easily be celebrated for her role as an art house exhibitor and curator of the Doris Duke Theatre at the Honolulu Museum of Art. That role, however,... Exhibition News ‘Black Panther’ and ‘A Star Is Born’ Tie in Atom Tickets Oscar Poll Kevin Lally • Jan 22nd PRESS RELEASE – January 22, 2019, Santa Monica, CA: Atom Tickets, the social movie ticketing platform, polled millennial movie fans, just as nominations were announced this morning, about which films, artists, and song should take top honors this Oscar season.... Exhibition Features AHC 2019 SPOTLIGHT LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD: Dennis Doros & Amy Heller, Milestone Films Daniel Loria • Jan 22nd The Spotlight Lifetime Achievement Award recognizes an individual whose commitment to the theatrical experience and successful track record has made a major contribution to the history of art house cinema. This year’s recipients, Milestones Films’ co-founders, Dennis Doros and Amy... Exhibition Features From the Archive: Boxoffice Interviews 2019 Oscar Nominees Rebecca Pahle • Jan 22nd The Oscar nominations are out–and the combined forces of Boxoffice and Film Journal International have a lot of interviews with some of the honorees under our belt. Scan through the list below, and drop a comment telling us who you... Exhibition Features Indie Influencer: Alison Kozberg, Managing Director, Art House Convergence Boxoffice Staff • Jan 21st Brought to you by Congratulations on your first year as the Managing Director of the Art House Convergence. What are some of the changes we can expect from this year’s convention? This year’s conference has more programming and sessions than... Exhibition Features Joe Cornish Returns to the Big Screen with The Kid Who Would Be King Rebecca Pahle • Jan 21st In 2011, writer-director Joe Cornish won the hearts of movie fans of a certain geeky persuasion with his debut feature Attack the Block. Admittedly, it took a while. Despite the substantial festival buzz and critical praise, the film topped out... From the Magazine MLK Weekend Actuals: ‘Glass’ Cracks $46.5M 4-Day; ‘The Upside’ Shows Its Legs w/ $18.3M 4-Day paulinev • Jan 20th Tuesday Update Universal’s horror sequel Glass came in below expectations but still led the extended MLK Day weekend with $46.5M over the 4-day. FUNimation Entertainment’s animated Dragon Ball Super: Broly surprised everyone with an $11.9M start in fourth place, for a film most... News & Analysis MLK Weekend Estimates: ‘Glass’ Cracks $41M/$48M 3-Day/4-Day Start; ‘The Upside’ Holds Strong at $14M/$17M; ‘Aquaman’ Adds $10.9M/$13.6M Shawn Robbins • Jan 19th Saturday Update: Universal reports Glass debuted with $16 million on opening day Friday, including Thursday night’s $3.7 million start. That represents the third best-ever opening Friday on MLK weekend, following American Sniper‘s $30.3 million in 2015 and Cloverfield‘s $17.2 million in 2008. It’s also... MagazineJanuary 2019 Independent Cinema Alliance: Rob Del Moro Takes Helm of Cinema Buying Alliance January 2019 Load more stories
Exhibition Features Independent Cinema Alliance: Rob Del Moro Takes Helm of Cinema Buying Alliance Kevin Lally • Jan 24th In April of this year, a group of independent movie exhibitors formed the Independent Cinema Alliance (ICA), a nonprofit corporation aiming to serve as an advocate for those who run independent cinemas. At the same time, the group revealed plans...
Exhibition News Case Study Details Tugg’s Deployment of Qube Wire Kevin Lally • Jan 23rd PRESS RELEASE – Los Angeles, January 23, 2019: Qube Cinema, a leading digital cinema technology and solutions provider, announced the publication of a case study highlighting the deployment of Qube Wire by Tugg, a pioneer in developing the Cinema On...
Exhibition News U.K. Theaters Saw Jump In Admissions in 2018 Rebecca Pahle • Jan 23rd It’s official: 2018 was a good year for U.K. movie theaters. Per figures released yesterday by the UK Cinema Association (UKCA), last year’s cinema admissions reached 177,001,481, a 3.7 jump from 2017’s number. The total box office gross for 2018—£1,277,122,327—is...
Exhibition News Cinemark and SPACES Announce Multi-Sensory Virtual Reality Experience in San Jose Rebecca Pahle • Jan 23rd PRESS RELEASE PLANO, Texas—Cinemark Holdings, Inc announced it is opening a brand-new, immersive virtual reality (VR) experience on Feb. 8 at its Century 20 Oakridge and XD theatre in San Jose, CA at the Westfield Oakridge Shopping Center. As the...
Exhibition Features AHC 2019 FOUNDER’S AWARD: Taylour Chang, Doris Duke Theatre Daniel Loria • Jan 23rd Taylour Chang, this year’s recipient of the Art House Convergence Founder’s Award, can easily be celebrated for her role as an art house exhibitor and curator of the Doris Duke Theatre at the Honolulu Museum of Art. That role, however,...
Exhibition News ‘Black Panther’ and ‘A Star Is Born’ Tie in Atom Tickets Oscar Poll Kevin Lally • Jan 22nd PRESS RELEASE – January 22, 2019, Santa Monica, CA: Atom Tickets, the social movie ticketing platform, polled millennial movie fans, just as nominations were announced this morning, about which films, artists, and song should take top honors this Oscar season....
Exhibition Features AHC 2019 SPOTLIGHT LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD: Dennis Doros & Amy Heller, Milestone Films Daniel Loria • Jan 22nd The Spotlight Lifetime Achievement Award recognizes an individual whose commitment to the theatrical experience and successful track record has made a major contribution to the history of art house cinema. This year’s recipients, Milestones Films’ co-founders, Dennis Doros and Amy...
Exhibition Features From the Archive: Boxoffice Interviews 2019 Oscar Nominees Rebecca Pahle • Jan 22nd The Oscar nominations are out–and the combined forces of Boxoffice and Film Journal International have a lot of interviews with some of the honorees under our belt. Scan through the list below, and drop a comment telling us who you...
Exhibition Features Indie Influencer: Alison Kozberg, Managing Director, Art House Convergence Boxoffice Staff • Jan 21st Brought to you by Congratulations on your first year as the Managing Director of the Art House Convergence. What are some of the changes we can expect from this year’s convention? This year’s conference has more programming and sessions than...
Exhibition Features Joe Cornish Returns to the Big Screen with The Kid Who Would Be King Rebecca Pahle • Jan 21st In 2011, writer-director Joe Cornish won the hearts of movie fans of a certain geeky persuasion with his debut feature Attack the Block. Admittedly, it took a while. Despite the substantial festival buzz and critical praise, the film topped out...
From the Magazine MLK Weekend Actuals: ‘Glass’ Cracks $46.5M 4-Day; ‘The Upside’ Shows Its Legs w/ $18.3M 4-Day paulinev • Jan 20th Tuesday Update Universal’s horror sequel Glass came in below expectations but still led the extended MLK Day weekend with $46.5M over the 4-day. FUNimation Entertainment’s animated Dragon Ball Super: Broly surprised everyone with an $11.9M start in fourth place, for a film most...
News & Analysis MLK Weekend Estimates: ‘Glass’ Cracks $41M/$48M 3-Day/4-Day Start; ‘The Upside’ Holds Strong at $14M/$17M; ‘Aquaman’ Adds $10.9M/$13.6M Shawn Robbins • Jan 19th Saturday Update: Universal reports Glass debuted with $16 million on opening day Friday, including Thursday night’s $3.7 million start. That represents the third best-ever opening Friday on MLK weekend, following American Sniper‘s $30.3 million in 2015 and Cloverfield‘s $17.2 million in 2008. It’s also...