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Tuesday, May 31, 2022

AMC Theatres Celebrates Top Gun: Maverick‘s Record-Breaking Memorial Day Weekend

AMC Theatres felt the need for speed this Memorial Day weekend. Along with the need for extra showtimes, which helped accommodate the demand for Top Gun: Maverick in a record-setting Memorial Day weekend. According to AMC, more than 3.3 million guests watched Top Gun: Maverick at a global AMC location over the weekend, two-thirds of […]

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AMC Theatres to Debut Dine-in Location in Canoga Park, CA

AMC Theatres and Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield (URW) have announced the AMC Dine-In Topanga 12 in Canoga Park, CA will open this Thursday, June 2nd. This marks the first newly-built AMC theater of 2022. In conjunction with the grand opening, the nearby AMC Promenade 16 in Woodland Hills will close at the end of business on June 1st. […]

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Sunday, May 29, 2022

Weekend Box Office: Top Gun: Maverick Scores Sky-High $248M Global Launch, Setting Memorial Day Weekend Record

The Need for Speed Paramount’s action-adventure sequel Top Gun: Maverick zoomed to the top of the box office with a projected $124 million three-day domestic debut and a $151 million four-day holiday frame. A $124 million overseas launch from 62 markets lifts the film to a $248 million global start, becoming the top opener for […]

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Top Gun: Maverick Soars to $248M Global Opening Weekend – Full Overseas Box Office Report

Top Gun: Maverick soared to a $248 million global opening weekend, setting a record for the highest-grossing film during Memorial Day weekend in the domestic market and becoming the biggest launch of a Tom Cruise movie at the box office.  The North American market made up half of the worldwide debut with a $124 million […]

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Saturday, May 28, 2022

Top Gun: Maverick Takes Flight with $116.5M in Global Box Office Through Friday

Top Gun: Maverick finished its first Friday in theatrical release with $116.5 million global ticket sales, a tally that includes $19 million from domestic previews and $40.2 million from overseas showtimes ahead of its official opening date in North America. Domestically, Paramount is tracking a $123 million 3-day debut for the sequel—a figure that could […]

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Friday, May 27, 2022

Top Gun Maverick Scores Highest-Grossing Memorial Day Preview on Record

Top Gun Maverick took off in its domestic previews with a $19.26 million haul, the highest grossing preview in Paramount Pictures’ history and the highest grossing Memorial Day preview in history. The strong start includes a series of one-time event screenings across multiple circuits on Tuesday along with Thursday’s early run of showtimes. The film […]

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Long Range Box Office Forecast: Elvis and The Black Phone, Plus a Jurassic World Dominion Update

With summer in full swing, this week's tracking report spotlights two counter-programming wide releases set for the final weekend of June: Elvis and The Black Phone.

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Thursday, May 26, 2022

National CineMedia Unveils The Noovie Trivia Show

National CineMedia (NCM) has announced the launch of The Noovie Trivia Show in conjunction with the release Top Gun: Maverick. NCM’s latest pre-show experience stars long-time Noovie personality Maria Menounos playing pop culture and movie trivia with stars. The inaugural episode is sponsored by Paramount+. Airing before the trailers and feature film in movie theaters […]

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Wednesday, May 25, 2022

Weekend Box Office Forecast: Top Gun: Maverick Targets Tom Cruise’s First $100M+ Opener and Potential Memorial Day Records

Memorial Day weekend has often been one of the busiest periods of the year throughout theatrical exhibition's history, and that will ring true again with the long awaited launch of Top Gun: Maverick.

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Deep Throat Celebrates 50th Anniversary with a Return to Cinemas

In celebration of its 50th anniversary, Gerard Damiano Sr.’s controversial film Deep Throat—a cultural zeitgeist upon its release in 1972, and the first adult film to secure a mainstream theatrical release—is returning to theaters, starting with several events this June in New York City. Screenings of Deep Throat are set to take place at the […]

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Cinemark Founder Lee Roy Mitchell Transitions from Executive Chairman to Board Member

Cinemark Holdings, Inc., the third-largest cinema chain in North America, has announced that founder Lee Roy Mitchell, 85, transitioned from Executive Chairman to member of the Board effective May 19, 2022, and will continue to focus on expanding strategic opportunities for the company. Mitchell has been engaged in the theatrical exhibition business for more than […]

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Ferrara Celebrates Jurassic World Dominion with Dino-Sized Candy Giveaway

In celebration of Universal Pictures and Amblin Entertainment’s Jurassic World Dominion, Ferrara is introducing Trolli Sour Tropical Dinos. The limited-edition release includes dinosaur shapes in tropical flavors such as mango-pineapple, yuzu-watermelon and strawberry-guava. Trolli Sour Tropical Dinos join dinosaur-inspired packaging on NERDS, SweeTARTS and Black Forest candies. Candy lovers who buy three of the specially […]

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John Carpenter’s The Thing Returns to Cinemas for 40th Anniversary

Fathom Events and Universal Pictures will bring sci-fi horror film The Thing back to theaters on June 19th and 22nd. The presentation will include vintage, behind-the-scenes footage from the 1998 documentary The Thing: Terror Takes Shape by Michael Matessino. Set in the winter of 1982 at a research station in Antarctica, the film follows a […]

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Sunday, May 22, 2022

Weekend Box Office: Downton Abbey: A New Era Opens w/ $16M, Doctor Strange Sequel Threepeats at No. 1

Abbey Road Focus Features’ historical drama sequel Downton Abbey: A New Era opened in second place with $16.0M, on the lower end of pre-release projections. That’s -48% behind 2019’s original Downton Abbey ($31.0M). The sequel is one of the few wide release films of the pandemic era aimed primarily at the over-40 audience. The estimated […]

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Friday, May 20, 2022

Fathom Events and Turner Classic Movies Re-Releasing Smokey and the Bandit in Cinemas May 29, June 1, June 2

The 1977 action comedy classic Smokey and the Bandit will play in cinemas on Sunday, May 29, Wednesday, June 1, and Thursday, June 2 for its 45th anniversary. Fathom Events will re-release the film as part of its TCM Big Screen Classics series. Showtimes and ticket information can be found here. Starring Jackie Gleason as the sheriff […]

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Twenty One Pilots Cinema Experience #2 at North American Box Office Thursday, Earns Day’s Best Per-Screen Average Among Wide Releases

Trafalgar Releasing’s event cinema release and concert film Twenty One Pilots Cinema Experience debuted Thursday with an $875K+ domestic gross, good for runner-up of the day behind only Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness. Playing in 763 theaters, Pilots earned a $1,149 per-screen average, the best of any wide release currently playing in theaters. The […]

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Long Range Box Office Forecast: Pixar’s Lightyear, Plus Top Gun: Maverick and Jurassic World Dominion Updates

After three years, Pixar is set for its return to the summer movie season with the anticipated launch of Lightyear this June.

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Thursday, May 19, 2022

Variance Films and Potentate Films Team Up for Re-release of RRR

Variance Films and Potentate Films have announced they will team up with distributor Sarigama Cinemas for a last chance theatrical re-release of filmmaker S.S. Rajamouli’s epic action adventure, RRR (Rise, Roar, Revolt). On Wednesday, June 1st, RRR will return to select theaters across the US for one night only. Titled #EncoRRRe, the event will give […]

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Cinionic to Open First Cinionic Giant Screen in Germany

Cinionic has announced the debut of a new premium experience at Cineplex Muenster with the debut of ‘Ultimate.’, the first powered by Cinionic Giant Screen (CGS) site in Germany. The Cineplex Muenster premium large format features dual-laser projection by Cinionic and an entryway that connects to the theater’s light show, pulling audiences in from the […]

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CJ 4DPLEX America Appoints Samuel Real Senior Vice President of Sales and Operations, Latin America

 CJ 4DPLEX has announced that Samuel Real has joined CJ 4DPLEX America as the new Senior Vice President Sales and Operations, Latin America. Real, an international entertainment veteran, will head the strategic development plans in the region. Real will be promoting and expanding the footprint of CJ’s proprietary technologies, including 270-degree panoramic ScreenX format and multi-sensory 4DX theaters, as […]

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Top Gun: Maverick to Hit Theaters with 56 Minutes of Exclusive ScreenX Imagery

CJ 4DPLEX has announced that Paramount Pictures’ Top Gun: Maverick will debut in the 270-degree panoramic ScreenX format in theaters worldwide starting May 27. In the U.S., fans will have a chance to see Top Gun: Maverick at select ScreenX locations early on Tuesday, May 24. Those who opt for ScreenX for their Maverick screening […]

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North America’s Largest Cinema Chains Continue to Invest in Diversification

With quarterly earnings call season underway, the leadership or North America’s top five theater chains—AMC, Regal, Cinemark, Cineplex, and Marcus—are elaborating on their plans to strengthen their respective companies as the industry looks forward to summer 2022 and beyond. With strategies aimed at diversification and experimentation outside the “traditional” theatrical model, these chains hope to […]

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Wednesday, May 18, 2022

NATO and Cinema Foundation Add Two Executives

Bryan Braunlich named Executive Director of Cinema Foundation, Lou DiGioia NATO CFO The National Association of Theatre Owners (NATO) and The Cinema Foundation today announced the hiring of two new executives. Bryan Braunlich was named Executive Director of The Cinema Foundation and Lou DiGioia was named to the newly created Chief Financial Officer position at NATO. Braunlich will be responsible for donor development and fundraising, […]

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Weekend Box Office Forecast: Downton Abbey: A New Era and Men Debut as Doctor Strange Sequel Looks for Third #1 Finish

After two frames dominated by Marvel Studios' Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, the domestic box office gets an injection of counter-programmers in Downton Abbey: A New Era and Men this weekend.

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Tuesday, May 17, 2022

Audrey Diwan’s Happening Finds a Timely US Release

Set in France in the year 1963, Happening tells the story of Anne (Anamaria Vartolomei), a young student from a working class family balancing her job, social life, and ambitions with the day-to-day responsibilities of her studies. Upon discovering of her unplanned pregnancy, Anne faces a difficult dilemma in finding the time, resources, and aid […]

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Cannes Film Festival Continues Partnership With Christie

Christie was named the official projection technology partner of the 75th Cannes Film Festival, continuing a 16-year partnership. Christie projectors will power screens throughout the event, which runs May 17th-28th. Christie has supplied an array of both RGB pure laser projectors and Xenon illuminated projectors to cater to the dedicated rooms and screen sizes throughout […]

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The Fifth Element Returns to Cinemas This Summer for 25th Anniversary

Fathom Events and Sony Pictures Home Entertainment are celebrating the 25th anniversary of Luc Besson’s The Fifth Element with a two-day return to cinemas on Sunday, June 26th and Wednesday, June 29th. As an added bonus, the screenings will include an interview with director Besson, plus outtakes from the film. A passion project that took […]

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Gofilex Expansion Launches in Australia and New Zealand

Film content delivery company Gofilex has expanded in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region. The expansion brings Gofilex’s services to Australia and New Zealand, managed by a newly-formed team. The team includes the APAC General Manager of Motion Picture Solutions (MPS), Jason Harrod, and APAC General Manager of Deluxe, Teresa Hobbs, who will serve as Co-General Managers […]

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Monday, May 16, 2022

Christie Acquires Assets of Brass Roots Technologies

Christie announced Monday its acquisition of assets from Brass Roots Technologies LLC, an Allen, Texas-based technology company specializing in the consulting and engineering design of optics and electronics for display and imaging systems. All current employees of Brass Roots Technologies have transferred to Christie and the operations will remain in Allen, Texas under the Christie […]

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Texas-Based Santikos to Host Free Summer Movies Series for Families on Tuesdays and Wednesday Mornings

Texas-based cinema chain Santikos Entertainment is bringing back its free summer movies series, with eight films across eight weeks on Tuesday and Wednesday mornings. The screenings take place at 10 A.M. on a first-come first-served basis, meaning no advanced sales or online tickets. Groups are welcome. The nine participating locations are all in the greater […]

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Alamo Drafthouse Launches 25th Anniversary Celebrations With Outdoor Summer Tour

A quarter-century after Tim and Karrie League opened the first Alamo Drafthouse Cinema in Austin, Texas on May 24, 1997, the chain will launch a nationwide series of outdoor screenings to celebrate. Austin: The first movie Alamo Drafthouse Cinema ever screened in 1997, Raising Arizona will play again at Live Oak Brewing Company in Del […]

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Sunday, May 15, 2022

Weekend Box Office: Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness Takes $61M Sophomore Frame

Follow-Up Visit Disney and Marvel Studios’ superhero sequel Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness easily maintained first place but with a sharp -67% decline to $61.0M. A few stats and comparison to put that drop in context: Last frame, it earned the #11-biggest domestic opening of all time with $187.4M. This frame, it falls […]

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Friday, May 13, 2022

Long Range Box Office Forecast: Jurassic World Dominion

This week's tracking report returns to form with an early outlook for what's likely to be one of 2022's biggest films, Jurassic World Dominion.

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Thursday, May 12, 2022

Sharp NEC Invites Photojournalist Alison Wright to Color Visionary Program

Sharp NEC Display Solutions has created the Color Visionaries program for color management experts and pro photographers/videographers. The invite-only group features a variety of professionals who are recognized for using the company’s applications. Added to their roster is photojournalist Alison Wright, who travels the world photographing endangered cultures and people in her quest to define […]

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Crunchyroll Announces Worldwide Summer Theatrical Release for Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero

Crunchyroll and Toei Animation have announced that Dragon Ball Super: SUPER HERO will be coming to theaters, beginning this August. This is the first globally-distributed theatrical release for Crunchyroll and the second film in the Dragon Ball Super franchise. “For more than 30 years, the Dragon Ball franchise has delighted fans around the globe who […]

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National CineMedia Launches Offering in Partnership with Place Exchange

National CineMedia (NCM), together with Place Exchange have announced the launch of a new programmatic offering with NCM’s Lobby Entertainment Network. The Place Exchange partnership with NCM enables advertisers to reach consumers via in-lobby video placements before and after their movie experience. The new offering adds another avenue for marketers targeting Gen Z and Young […]

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Fathom Events and Warner Bros. Bring The Wizard Of Oz Back to Cinemas This June for Judy Garland’s 100th Birthday

To honor what would have been Judy Garland’s 100th birthday this June, Fathom Events and Warner Bros. are bringing her performance in The Wizard of Oz back to cinemas for a two-day engagement. The Wizard of Oz: Judy Garland 100 Years Over The Rainbow, will play in over 800 theaters nationwide on June 5th and […]

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Indie Focus: San Diego, California’s Digital Gym Cinema

As the cinema industry emerges 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 ask them to share their first-person accounts of bringing the movies back to the big screen. Sponsored By: Digital Gym Cinema San Diego, California Interview […]

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Wednesday, May 11, 2022

Weekend Box Office Forecast: Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness Will Have No Trouble Extinguishing Hybrid Release Firestarter

Summer box office is back, as demonstrated by Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness' $187.4 million domestic bow last weekend. Where one tradition has picked up again in the form of a Marvel film kicking off this lucrative season, so to does another over the coming frame: an off-week for major studio releases.

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Monday, May 9, 2022

VOX Cinemas to Distribute Jujutsu Kaisen 0 Across MENA (Middle East and North Africa) Region Starting May 19

VOX Cinemas will release the hit anime film Jujutsu Kaisen 0 in the Middle East and North Africa starting on Thursday, May 19 as part of its exclusive distribution deal with the Japanese animation film distributor ODEX. The movie has proven a box office hit in other markets, earning aroudn $30M in the U.S. and […]

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Sunday, May 8, 2022

Weekend Box Office: Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness Conjures $450M Global Debut

Disney and Marvel Studios’ superhero sequel Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness earned an impressive $185 million domestic and $450 million global debut this weekend. That domestic opening is: 11th place all-time, behind 2015’s Avengers: Age of Ultron ($191.2M) and 2018’s Incredibles 2 ($182.6M). 2.1x the opening of 2016’s original Doctor Strange ($85.0M), and […]

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CES+ Named Cinema Equipment Supplier of the Year in Boxoffice Pro Readers’ Poll

CES+ has been selected by Boxoffice PRO readers as the theatrical exhibition industry’s most trusted cinema equipment supplier of 2021 in the publication’s annual Boxoffice Barometer survey. The poll, with more than 165 respondents representing more than 100 cinema exhibition circuits, was relaunched in 2021 following a decades-long hiatus. “This is a terrific acknowledgement and achievement […]

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Saturday, May 7, 2022

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness Enters Saturday with $229M Worldwide

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness earned just shy of $230 million from 49 markets through Friday. The latest instal of the Marvel Cinematic Universe has taken in $90 million from North America (U.S. and Canada) and $139.3 million overseas, including previews. Domestically, the film is currently tracking to open between $170 and $185 […]

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Friday, May 6, 2022

Traumpalast and IMAX Leonberg to Receive ICTA Presentation Excellence Award at German Cinema Convention Kino 2022

Traumpalast and IMAX Leonberg will receive the International Cinema Technology Association’s (ICTA) new award, the ICTA Presentation Excellence Award, at German cinema convention Kino 2022. The inaugural winners will be Heinz Lochmann and Marius Lochmann, the owners and operators of the cinema. The prize honors cinema operators in Germany who embrace innovation and cinema technology.  […]

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Weekend Report: Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness Conjures $36M Domestic Previews, Reaches $85.7M Internationally

Friday, May 6: Disney reports this morning that Marvel Studios' Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness earned $36 million from domestic previews beginning at 3pm on Thursday.

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Long Range Box Office Forecast: 11 Intriguing Post-Summer Films Previewed at CinemaCon

Ordinarily, this report highlights early box office tracking for a new film four weeks out from release. With no major wide releases on the calendar for June 3, though, this week presents an opportunity to take a brief look beyond summer.

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Thursday, May 5, 2022

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness Nets $27M in Overseas Opening

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness earned $27.2 million across its first batch of overseas markets on Wednesday. The latest installment of the Marvel Cinematic Universe opened in 20 material markets, including South Korea ($5.9M), Japan ($3.8M), France ($3M), Italy ($2.2M), and Germany ($1.8M). The title is currently tracking 4% behind the opening day […]

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Cultural Capital: Ross Melnick Explores the History of Hollywood’s Global Cinemas in “Hollywood’s Embassies: How Movie Theaters Projected American Power Around the World”

How has Hollywood exported American values, including its ideals of consumerism and luxury, to the rest of the world? Through American movies, of course, but, more surprisingly, as discussed by Ross Melnick in his new book, through global American movie theaters. Melnick, a professor of film and media studies at the University of California, Santa […]

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Wednesday, May 4, 2022

Weekend Box Office Forecast: Will Marvel Studios’ Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness Usher in Summer with a $200M Bow?

It's been three years since summer movie season began on schedule, but it's finally happening again with the imminent release of Marvel Studios' Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.

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The Biggest Movies Coming to Theaters in May 2022

Could May 2022 become the biggest month at the domestic box office since the pandemic hit? Currently, that high water mark is held by December 2021 with $920.8M. For context, in the pre-pandemic year of 2019, five different months exceeded $1B domestic: April, May, June, July, and December. Exceeding $1B in May could counter the […]

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Tuesday, May 3, 2022

Showcase Cinemas to Celebrate Opening of Fall South Shore Location with Fireworks

Slated to open on Massachusetts’ South Shore in the Fall of 2022, Showcase Cinema de Lux Hanover Crossing will offer eight auditoriums, including an XPlus Laser premium large format auditorium. The new location will also be equipped with a lobby bar and lounge. In celebration of the opening, Showcase Cinemas has announced their official sponsorship […]

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CinemaCon 2022: Interview with Charles Rivkin, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Motion Picture Association

As the MPA celebrates its 100th anniversary, Boxoffice Pro speaks to Chairman and CEO Charles Rivkin about the wider picture of international cinema recovery and key concerns of the MPA looking forward. 2020 was a crisis year for the industry, and 2021 is the year that kicked off the recovery: over $21 billion in global […]

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Monday, May 2, 2022

Film Festival Alliance Announces Barbara Twist as Executive Director

The Film Festival Alliance (FFA), a national non-profit which supports film festivals, announces the the hiring of Barbara Twist as the organization’s new part-time executive director, effective May 1, 2022. Barbara has served Film Festival Alliance in multiple roles since 2020, most recently as interim executive director. “After an extensive international search, we are proud […]

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Sunday, May 1, 2022

Weekend Box Office: The Bad Guys Repeats on Top on Calm Weekend Before Doctor Strange Sequel Opens

From Bad to First Heading into last weekend, Universal / DreamWorks’ animated The Bad Guys was projected to come in somewhere around third place with about $15M. Instead, it beat most expectations by debuting in first place with $23.9M. With no serious competition this weekend, the title repeats atop the box office with a -33% […]

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