Paramount Pictures Announces A Quiet Place Double Feature

Paramount Pictures today announced that on Wednesday, March 18, it will be offering fans of A Quiet Place the chance to relive the original film in select theaters and be the first to experience the next installment, A Quiet Place Part II before it arrives in theaters nationwide on Friday, March 20.  Tickets for the double feature go on sale today, as ticketing launches nationwide for A Quiet Place Part II at https://www.aquietplacemovie.com. Tickets can also be purchased at the box office at participating locations. The start time for the double feature will be 7 p.m. local time at participating locations, with the sequel beginning at 9 p.m. local time. The double feature will be presented exclusively in Dolby Cinema and Premium Large Format theatres only.  Additionally, double feature attendees will receive an exclusive 11×17 collectors print created especially...

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Long Range Box Office Tracking: Antebellum

This week’s update takes an early look at the original horror film, Antebellum, currently slated to open Friday, April 24. UAR’s Bad Trip is also scheduled to open in wide release that day, however, we’re holding off on projections until its marketing campaign attains a wider footprint. Antebellum Opening Weekend Range: $9 – 14 million PROS: Janelle Monáe takes on her first leading role following her well-received turns in Hidden Figures and Harriet. The multi-talented star also recently headlined as the Oscars opening musical act. Early marketing has emphasized the film’s producing connection to Get Out and Us, which could further attract audiences looking for another unique, cerebral horror film. CONS: Social media activity has been relatively silent in recent months, though that’s not necessarily a tell-tale sign given the penchant of original horror films to not...

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Cinemark Promotes Jay Jostrand to EVP Real Estate

PRESS RELEASE Cinemark Holdings, Inc. announced today that Jay Jostrand has been promoted to executive vice president real estate. In this role, Jostrand will continue to manage all real estate efforts throughout Cinemark’s 345-theatre domestic circuit, which includes overseeing strategic investments and advances in expansion, amenities, maintenance and productivity. “Jay has been an integral member of the Cinemark executive leadership team as we continue to enhance and expand our theatres to elevate the entertainment experience we provide moviegoers,” said Mark Zoradi, Cinemark CEO. “We are pleased to announce this well-deserved promotion in recognition of Jay’s leadership and the significant impact he has made on our national footprint through his role on our real estate team.” Jostrand’s tenure at Cinemark spans nearly two decades. During that time, he has been instrumental...

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Thursday Night Box Office Report: The Invisible Man Conjures $1.65M Start

Friday Update: Universal reports this morning that The Invisible Man earned an estimated $1.65 million from shows beginning at 7pm in 2,850 locations last night. That’s a solid start for the modern horror remake, which has trended well in pre-release tracking with indications of less front-loading than usual for the genre, according to post-Thursday sales observations. That being said, last night’s take was slightly below the $1.98 million of Insidious: The Last Key back in January 2018 — potentially a fair comp given the similar time of year and the fact that Insidious had a deeper fan base to pull from as a sequel. That chapter ultimately earned $29.6 million over opening weekend. Similarly, Get Out earned $1.8 million from Thursday night shows back in March 2017, all part of a $33.4 million debut frame. Invisible Man remains the favorite to win the weekend box office,...

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Samsung Unveils the First Onyx Cinema LED Screen in Australia

PRESS RELEASE Samsung Electronics unveiled its Onyx screen in Australia at Hoyts Entertainment Quarter in Moore Park, Sydney, the first-ever in Australia. The new installment features Samsung’s latest 14-meter Onyx Cinema LED screen. Another 10-meter Onyx screen will also be installed at Hoyts Highpoint in Melbourne, Australia, by March 2020. “As the cinema landscape continues to evolve globally, theaters are looking for new ways to enhance the movie-going experience,” said Hyeseung Ha, Senior Vice President of Visual Display Business at Samsung Electronics. “With Onyx, we are aiming to provide our entertainment partners and their customers a visual experience unlike any other. We are excited to partner with Hoyts to help showcase what we can offer in terms of theatrical picture quality and provide viewers with an experience that will bring them back to the cinema again...

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ICE Theaters Appoints Guillaume Thomine Desmazures to SVP Sales and Strategy

ICE Theaters, the leading premium screen offering in France with 36 screens, and its parent company CGR Cinemas, the top French multiplex company with 700 screens in France, announced that Guillaume Thomine Desmazures will assume the role of senior V.P., sales and strategy, effective immediately. In the newly created role, Desmazures will lead ICE Theaters’ international expansion efforts and worldwide sales division. With over 10 years’ experience in the media industry, Desmazures will be in charge of expanding the brand footprint and theater development by identifying strategic partnership deals with exhibitors, distributors, and manufacturers. Part of Desmazures’s role will be to lead the strategy and fine-tuning of the ICE offering according to each market’s specifics. Desmazures officially joins ICE Theaters after working with the company in a consolatory capacity...

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India’s Carnival Cinemas to Install Christie Laser Projectors

India’s Carnival Cinemas has chosen Christie’s RGB pure laser cinema projectors featuring RealLaser™ illumination technology as its next-generation projection systems. The projectors will be installed and maintained by TSR Films Private Limited (TSR Films), Christie’s integration partner in India. Dr. Shrikant Bhasi, chairman and founder of Carnival Group, said, “The time has come for us to upgrade the cinematic experience to a whole new level that delivers a complete, best-in-class and refreshing experience to our patrons, and in so doing enables us to remain ahead of the curve for a long time to come. We are pleased to join hands with a like-minded partner in TSR Films and its founder, Tan Sri Dato’ Sri Dr. MP Ramasamy. We aim to be at the forefront of technological advancement with this deal with global cinema technology major Christie’s RGB pure laser cinema projectors....

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CJ 4DPLEX and Walt Disney Studios to Release Mulan In 4DX and ScreenX

PRESS RELEASE CJ 4DPLEX, together with The Walt Disney Studios, announced today that Disney’s epic live-action film, Mulan, will be releasing worldwide 4DX and ScreenX technology formats starting March 25 in certain markets, totaling 734 4DX screens and 314 ScreenX screens worldwide. Mulan opens in North American theaters on March 27 on 40 4DX screens with Regal Cinemas, Cineplex, Cinépolis, Marcus Theatres, and CGV Cinemas and 48 ScreenX screens nationwide with Regal Cinemas, Cineplex, B&B Theatres, and CGV Cinemas. Mulan in 4DX will feature over 20 different motion and environmental effects enhancing the action and drawing audiences closer to the story on-screen. Epic battle sequences featuring stampeding horses, whizzing arrows and swords clanging in combat, along with the breeze and scents of the countryside in ancient China,...

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Weekend Box Office Forecast: Will The Invisible Man Deliver 2020’s First Horror Standout?

Horror films have seemingly been a dime per dozen so far in early 2020, with over a handful having already released since the calendar turned. None have truly taken off, unfortunately, and it’s been nearly six months since the genre rose to the top of the box office (September’s It: Chapter Two) — but that’s about to change with Universal’s The Invisible Man. Based loosely on the original television series, this adaptation from director Leigh Whannell has been generating solid buzz since marketing ramped up last year. Whannell himself is no stranger to success in the genre, having had significant involvement in the Insidious and Saw franchises. Working under the Blumhouse umbrella again with this film, and with a PG-13 rating in tow, appeal to teens and young adults could be quite significant thanks to the lack of major horror releases so far this year, very positive...

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Odeon Cinemas Named CineEurope 2020’s “International Exhibitor Of the Year”

PRESS RELEASE Odeon Cinemas has been named the 2020 recipient of the “International Exhibitor of the Year” award at CineEurope. The award will be presented to Mark Way, President of AMC Europe and Managing Director at Odeon, and Juan Antonio Gomez, Chief Partnership and Content Officer at Odeon, as part of the CineEurope Awards Ceremony hosted by the Coca-Cola Company on Thursday, 25 June, at the Centre Convencions Internacional Barcelona (CCIB) in Barcelona, Spain. Each year at CineEurope, the award is given to a cinema exhibitor whose accomplishments, new developments, growth, and market leadership make them the standard-bearer for the industry. “It gives us great pleasure to present the International Exhibitor of the Year award to the Odeon Cinemas Group,” said Andrew Sunshine, president of The Film Expo Group. “Odeon Cinemas has built a culture of innovation for cinema,...

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Funimation Films Teams With MediaMation’s MX4D To Offer Immersive My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising Screenings

PRESS RELEASE Funimation Films, the theatrical division of Sony Pictures Television’s Funimation, is teaming up domestically with MediaMation to bring My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising to life by giving audiences a truly immersive experience in select MX4D theaters equipped with MediaMation’s EFX theater seats.  Through a combination of full motion, rumbling, water and air blasts, back and seat pokers, leg and neck ticklers, and wind, MediaMation’s EFX theater seat puts audiences in the center of the action. Atmospheric effects in the auditorium include snow, scents, lighting, fog, rain, and bubbles. This mix of anime and MX4D has proven to be wildly popular in Japan. My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising will be released on February 26 in more than 1,000 theaters across the U.S., Canada, and the U.K. as a limited theatrical engagement in both Japanese (with English subtitles)...

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Mean Girls, Old School: Autumn de Wilde’s Emma Brings Modernity (And Bonnets) to a Jane Austen Classic

The world’s not hurting for Jane Austen adaptations. Your nowhere-near comprehensive list includes: Last year’s Sanditon miniseries, from Austen vet Andrew Davies (Pride and Prejudice, 1995; Sense and Sensibility, 2008). Three years earlier came Whit Stillman’s Love & Friendship (“How jolly! Tiny green balls.”), based on Austen’s early novella Lady Susan; Stillman’s 1990 film Metropolitan is a loose adaptation of Austen’s Mansfield Park, which was tackled in a more straightforward fashion by Patricia Rozema in 1999. Pride and Prejudice had zombies that one time. And, in what is still the best Jane Austen adaptation ever made, Alicia Silverstone...

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Michael B. Jordan to Receive CinemaCon Male Star Of The Year Award

PRESS RELEASE Michael B. Jordan will receive this year’s CinemaCon Male Star of the Year Award, Mitch Neuhauser, Managing Director of CinemaCon, announced today. CinemaCon, the official convention of NATO, will be held March 30-April 2 at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. Jordan will be presented with this special honor at the “CinemaCon Big Screen Achievement Awards” ceremony taking place on the evening of Thursday, April 2, at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace, hosted by The Coca-Cola Company, the official presenting sponsor of CinemaCon. “From the moment Michael B. Jordan appeared onscreen in Fruitvale Station, he put movie audiences on notice that he would be a force to be reckoned with in the industry for many years to come,” noted Neuhauser. “With his dynamic performances in a wide range of roles from Adonis Creed in the Creed films to Erik Killmonger...

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Onward and Upward: Dan Scanlon Brings Magic into the Modern Age with Pixar’s Latest Adventure

One of the great strengths of mega-successful Pixar Animation Studios is its willingness to let its artists tell very personal stories. Pete Docter based his Oscar-winning Inside Out on the sudden change in his ebullient young daughter’s personality as she began to mature. Domee Shi’s Oscar-lauded 2018 short Bao was inspired by her memories of being like “an overprotected little steamed bun” as an only child. And Bobby Rubio’s lovely Disney+ “SparkShort” Float is a metaphorical tale of the challenges faced by his autistic son.  Pixar’s latest feature, Onward, also has deep meaning for its director, Dan Scanlon (Monsters University). “In...

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Weekend Box Office Report: Sonic the Hedgehog, Call of the Wild, Parasite, Jumanji: The Next Level, Impractical Jokers

Turn It Up to 11 Sony’s Jumanji: The Next Level earned an 11th weekend in the top 10, the first film to do so since The Lion King in September. Level came in ninth place, with a -48.1% decline to $2.8M. If it spends a 12th frame in that top tier next weekend, it would be the first film to do so since Black Panther in May 2018. That definitely seems possible, especially since The Invisible Man will be the only new wide release. Best Picture Leads to Box Office Following its Academy Award win for Best Picture, Neon’s Parasite finally entered the top 10 last frame, on its 19th weekend of release. It ranked seventh place, or eighth if factoring in the extended weekend. This frame it remained in the top 10, ranking in eighth place again, with a -47.0% decline to $3.0M. That’s a milder drop than for several other Best Picture winners in their second weekend...

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