News Stories Exhibition Features Built to Last: B&B Theatres Embarks on a Big 2016 dloria • May 25th Box office hits like Zootopia and Batman v Superman proved to be an ideal start in a rejuvenating Spring for B&B Theatres. While many of the circuit’s patrons were busy packing away winter coats and sweaters and shopping for new spring wardrobes,... Exhibition Features Is 2016 the Year of Laser Projection? dloria • May 24th It didn’t take long for Santikos Entertainment to be convinced by laser projection. The regional circuit, which operates 10 cinemas in the Houston and San Antonio areas, began its transition away from xenon lamp digital projectors after setting up its... News & Analysis Universal Hits $2 Billion Overseas In Record Time dloria • Jun 12th Universal Pictures International set the industry record for the fastest climb to $2 billion at the overseas box office, beating the previous June 15 record acheived by Fox in 2010. It is the second time in studio history that Universal... News & Analysis BoxOffice Hall Of Fame 2015: Camille Rizko dloria • May 19th Camille Rizko, Founder and CEO, Doremi Labs, 1985-Present Interview by Daniel Loria How did the founding of the company come about? The company was founded in 1985 in my garage, and we incorporated in 1988. The original mission was to build... News & Analysis ‘Avengers: Age Of Ultron’ Hits $1B Worldwide In 24 Days dloria • May 15th Avengers: Age of Ultron is the latest entry in the Billion Dollar club, hitting the mark after 24 days of release. Ultron joins Marvel’s The Avengers and Iron Man 3 as Marvel Studios’ third billion-dollar earner and becomes Disney’s eight... News & Analysis ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’ Fires Up Screens Overseas With $10.4M Opening Day dloria • May 15th Hot off an event at the Cannes Film Festival and an impressive 99% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, Mad Max: Fury Road drove off with a $10.4M opening day Thursday from 12,000 screens across 48 overseas territories. European territories didn’t get... News & Analysis OVERSEAS: ‘Avengers: Age Of Ultron’ Soars Past $1 Billion; ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’ Fires Up $109.4M Day-And-Date Launch; ‘Pitch Perfect 2’ Sings Its Way To $100M dloria • May 14th The Avengers: Age of Ultron hit the $1 billion global mark on Friday and promptly resumed their box office rampage overseas. Ultron grossed a total of $185 million from 91 territories over the weekend, raising the international tally to $770.5... News & Analysis BoxOffice Hall Of Fame: Joe Peixoto dloria • May 13th [Photo Credit: Ryan Miller/Capture Imaging] Interview by Daniel Loria Your involvement in exhibition began as an usher at a movie theater. Were there any early lessons your learned from that experience? One of the key focuses at that level is the... News & Analysis ‘Avengers: Age Of Ultron’ Set To Cross $500M Overseas On Friday dloria • May 8th Avengers: Age of Ultron is expected to cross the $500 million overseas mark today, becoming the this entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universes to reach the milestone. The Avengers sequel will be hitting the number after only 17 days in... News & Analysis ‘Avengers: Age Of Ultron’ Begins Its Overseas Release With $9.5M Opening Day dloria • Apr 23rd Avengers: Age of Ultron is up and running overseas. The super-hero sequel grossed $9.5 million from its first 11 markets, placing #1 in each of them as it begins a global roll out throughout the weekend. France leads the pack... News & Analysis CinemaCon 2015 Bert Nathan Memorial Award: Adam Gottlieb, ACS, EVP Sales And Procurement, Continental Concession Supplies dloria • Apr 21st A member of the National Association of Concessionaires (NAC) since 2005, Adam Gottlieb has been actively involved in a variety of activities for the industry association. Gottlieb first began collaborating with NAC through sponsoring the Al Lapidus Golf Tournament in... News & Analysis CinemaCon 2015 NATO Marquee Award: Bill Campbell, Managing Director, Cinema Buying Group dloria • Apr 21st “Bill Campbell personifies the best aspects of volunteerism. A busy and committed family man and small-business operator, Bill nonetheless finds time to lead independent exhibitors through his management ofNATO‘s Cinema Buying Group. Bill helped hundreds of theater owners survive the... MagazineMay 2016 Built to Last: B&B Theatres Embarks on a Big 2016 May 2016 Load more stories
Exhibition Features Built to Last: B&B Theatres Embarks on a Big 2016 dloria • May 25th Box office hits like Zootopia and Batman v Superman proved to be an ideal start in a rejuvenating Spring for B&B Theatres. While many of the circuit’s patrons were busy packing away winter coats and sweaters and shopping for new spring wardrobes,...
Exhibition Features Is 2016 the Year of Laser Projection? dloria • May 24th It didn’t take long for Santikos Entertainment to be convinced by laser projection. The regional circuit, which operates 10 cinemas in the Houston and San Antonio areas, began its transition away from xenon lamp digital projectors after setting up its...
News & Analysis Universal Hits $2 Billion Overseas In Record Time dloria • Jun 12th Universal Pictures International set the industry record for the fastest climb to $2 billion at the overseas box office, beating the previous June 15 record acheived by Fox in 2010. It is the second time in studio history that Universal...
News & Analysis BoxOffice Hall Of Fame 2015: Camille Rizko dloria • May 19th Camille Rizko, Founder and CEO, Doremi Labs, 1985-Present Interview by Daniel Loria How did the founding of the company come about? The company was founded in 1985 in my garage, and we incorporated in 1988. The original mission was to build...
News & Analysis ‘Avengers: Age Of Ultron’ Hits $1B Worldwide In 24 Days dloria • May 15th Avengers: Age of Ultron is the latest entry in the Billion Dollar club, hitting the mark after 24 days of release. Ultron joins Marvel’s The Avengers and Iron Man 3 as Marvel Studios’ third billion-dollar earner and becomes Disney’s eight...
News & Analysis ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’ Fires Up Screens Overseas With $10.4M Opening Day dloria • May 15th Hot off an event at the Cannes Film Festival and an impressive 99% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, Mad Max: Fury Road drove off with a $10.4M opening day Thursday from 12,000 screens across 48 overseas territories. European territories didn’t get...
News & Analysis OVERSEAS: ‘Avengers: Age Of Ultron’ Soars Past $1 Billion; ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’ Fires Up $109.4M Day-And-Date Launch; ‘Pitch Perfect 2’ Sings Its Way To $100M dloria • May 14th The Avengers: Age of Ultron hit the $1 billion global mark on Friday and promptly resumed their box office rampage overseas. Ultron grossed a total of $185 million from 91 territories over the weekend, raising the international tally to $770.5...
News & Analysis BoxOffice Hall Of Fame: Joe Peixoto dloria • May 13th [Photo Credit: Ryan Miller/Capture Imaging] Interview by Daniel Loria Your involvement in exhibition began as an usher at a movie theater. Were there any early lessons your learned from that experience? One of the key focuses at that level is the...
News & Analysis ‘Avengers: Age Of Ultron’ Set To Cross $500M Overseas On Friday dloria • May 8th Avengers: Age of Ultron is expected to cross the $500 million overseas mark today, becoming the this entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universes to reach the milestone. The Avengers sequel will be hitting the number after only 17 days in...
News & Analysis ‘Avengers: Age Of Ultron’ Begins Its Overseas Release With $9.5M Opening Day dloria • Apr 23rd Avengers: Age of Ultron is up and running overseas. The super-hero sequel grossed $9.5 million from its first 11 markets, placing #1 in each of them as it begins a global roll out throughout the weekend. France leads the pack...
News & Analysis CinemaCon 2015 Bert Nathan Memorial Award: Adam Gottlieb, ACS, EVP Sales And Procurement, Continental Concession Supplies dloria • Apr 21st A member of the National Association of Concessionaires (NAC) since 2005, Adam Gottlieb has been actively involved in a variety of activities for the industry association. Gottlieb first began collaborating with NAC through sponsoring the Al Lapidus Golf Tournament in...
News & Analysis CinemaCon 2015 NATO Marquee Award: Bill Campbell, Managing Director, Cinema Buying Group dloria • Apr 21st “Bill Campbell personifies the best aspects of volunteerism. A busy and committed family man and small-business operator, Bill nonetheless finds time to lead independent exhibitors through his management ofNATO‘s Cinema Buying Group. Bill helped hundreds of theater owners survive the...