Movie theaters are continuing their post-pandemic recovery efforts to increase ticket sales
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Movie theaters are continuing their post-pandemic recovery efforts to increase ticket sales

CNN  

CNN — We’re in the thick of the pre-summer movie doldrums. With IMAX attendance up and more interest in films screening in premium formats from IMAX competitors like Dolby Cinema or ScreenX, there’s “clearly room for expansion,” Subers, the NRG film researcher, said. Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle/Getty Images “People are seeing a trip to the theater as a special treat, so enhancing these premium experiences could be a key differentiator for theaters in today’s landscape,” Subers told CNN. IMAX theaters will show three films from powerhouse indie studio A24 — “Ex Machina,” “Hereditary” and “Uncut Gems,” three thrilling and horrifying critical successes that were originally released on standard screens. NBC’s coverage of certain Summer Olympics events will play on AMC screens, including IMAX, across the US later this summer — right in the thick of a typical “dump” period.

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Is Hindi cinema losing its theatre-going crowd?
2 months, 1 week ago

Is Hindi cinema losing its theatre-going crowd?

India Today  

Once upon a time, signboards on top of cinema hall ticket counters screamed ‘HOUSEFULL’, in all-caps. Corrective measures are being taken to actually rectify the mistakes that were committed earlier.” Trade analyst Akkshay Rathie spoke to India Today Digital about the ‘significant reduction’ of Hindi film releases. But then, the audience was ruthless earlier too,” said Taran Adarsh, further adding, …

Theatres step up marketing, pricing for re-releases amid box-office lull
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Theatres step up marketing, pricing for re-releases amid box-office lull

Live Mint  

Movie theatres are set to step up the marketing and pricing game for re-releases as long periods without new releases could become a common feature with box-office uncertainty prompting producers to push dates. While digital campaigns and collaborations with social media influencers are now considered effective tactics to create awareness around re-releases, some theatres are even attempting to price tickets …

After Furiosa flops, Hollywood could be facing a biblically disastrous summer
10 months ago

After Furiosa flops, Hollywood could be facing a biblically disastrous summer

BBC  

After Furiosa flops, Hollywood could be facing a biblically disastrous summer Warner Bros May is usually when people flock to cinemas for blockbuster season – but this year, that has got off to a terrible start. The summer is only just getting started, but there are mutterings in the film business that it's already a wash-out – the kind of …

Summer box office woes: Hollywood’s optimistic, but movie seats are still empty
10 months ago

Summer box office woes: Hollywood’s optimistic, but movie seats are still empty

NPR  

Summer box office woes: Hollywood’s optimistic, but movie seats are still empty toggle caption Evan Agostini/Invision/AP Hollywood’s having a rough year. There are lots of excuses – delays from six months of writers’ and actors’ strikes, lackluster star-vehicles, superhero fatigue – but as folks in the business sometimes say, “if people really don’t want to come, nothing can stop them.” …

Column: There’s nothing ‘normal’ about moviegoing any more. But fall gives us reason to hope
2 years, 6 months ago

Column: There’s nothing ‘normal’ about moviegoing any more. But fall gives us reason to hope

LA Times  

Under normal circumstances, the fall season is an exciting time of renewal for regular moviegoers, an occasion to shake off the late-summer blahs and survey the cinematic scene with renewed anticipation and excitement. One movie that clearly did find its audience was “Dune,” which came away with the biggest trophy haul — hardly a surprising outcome for the year’s biggest …

Who’s going back to the movies? So far, not everyone
3 years, 4 months ago

Who’s going back to the movies? So far, not everyone

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — The movies are clawing their way back in theaters, but, so far, not everyone is showing up like they used to. “We’re still unsure in terms of how the marketplace is going to react when family films come back with a theatrical first window,” said Chapek, whose studio will later this month release the animated “Encanto” first …

A blurred movie year comes into focus at New York Film Fest
3 years, 6 months ago

A blurred movie year comes into focus at New York Film Fest

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — A movie year of fits-and-starts, delays and reversals has sometimes been difficult to track. But at the 59th New York Film Festival, which begins Friday, an abnormal movie year comes into sharp focus. The New York Film Festival, which is put on by Film at Lincoln Center, isn’t the sum total of everything worth seeing in 2021, …

Disney backs theatrical releases for remaining 2021 films
3 years, 6 months ago

Disney backs theatrical releases for remaining 2021 films

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — After endless disruption due to the pandemic and the super-charged growth of streaming services, moviegoing may be going back to something a little like normal. That includes the Marvel release “Eternals”, Ridley Scott’s “The Last Duel”, the animated release “Ron’s Gone Wrong”, Steven Spielberg’s “West Side Story” and the Kingsman sequel “The King’s Man”. Disney’s move comes …

A fall movie season (like everything else) in flux
3 years, 6 months ago

A fall movie season (like everything else) in flux

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Months before the much-delayed movie is even released on …

It is battleground in cinemas as Hindi, southern movies lock festival dates
3 years, 7 months ago

It is battleground in cinemas as Hindi, southern movies lock festival dates

Live Mint  

NEW DELHI: With cinemas reopening in most states and the gradual resumption of movie releases, filmmakers are increasingly locking big festival dates in the coming months to take advantage of the pent-up demand among audiences and the lucrative opportunity that holidays bring, improving business prospects by 20-25%. However, film trade experts warn that now films across languages, including those in …

There’s Hope for American Movie Theaters After All
55 years, 2 months ago

There’s Hope for American Movie Theaters After All

Wired  

A year ago it would’ve seemed unfathomable: Over the Memorial Day holiday, a single film had a good opening weekend at the North American box office. After 15 months of Covid-19 theater closures, delayed release dates, and general anxiety about the future of moviegoing, A Quiet Place Part II is projected to bring in north of $57 million. To be …

With no big new movies, theatres’ comeback push loses momentum
3 years, 10 months ago

With no big new movies, theatres’ comeback push loses momentum

Live Mint  

This weekend’s box office revenue is expected to plunge compared with a week ago, days after a major marketing push from movie studios that urged audiences to return. Audiences are also gravitating toward streaming services, which have the hottest new TV series, and some of the newest film releases, for a fraction of the cost and effort associated with visiting …

As US cinemas reopen after a 14 month-gap, a list of moviegoing experiences to look forward to
3 years, 10 months ago

As US cinemas reopen after a 14 month-gap, a list of moviegoing experiences to look forward to

Firstpost  

After more than a year of uncertainty and ever-fluctuating release schedules, there will be a summer movie season. Jon M. Chu’s exuberant adaptation of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s musical is a blockbuster block party — a flat-out celebration of romance, Latino heritage, music, New York and, I expect, the communal thrill of the movies. But who wouldn’t want to see an action …

From F9 to Black Widow, steady stream of blockbusters to release in US since cinema shutdown in March 2020
3 years, 10 months ago

From F9 to Black Widow, steady stream of blockbusters to release in US since cinema shutdown in March 2020

Firstpost  

This summer will prove to be the biggest litmus test so far about whether habits of an average cinemagoer have changed irrevocably during the pandemic. Many of the most anticipated releases were supposed to come out a year ago, including John Krasinski’s A Quiet Place Part II, up first on 28 May, the big screen adaptation of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Tony-winning …

Big movies are back. Here are 12 summer releases we can’t wait to see
3 years, 10 months ago

Big movies are back. Here are 12 summer releases we can’t wait to see

LA Times  

Hollywood’s summer movie season is delayed no more. After so many postponed releases, Memorial Day weekend is upon us with two major movie openings: “A Quiet Place Part II” starring Emily Blunt and Disney’s “Cruella” starring Emma Stone and Emma Thompson. Although most of this summer’s major films will get a theatrical release — and many will be in theaters …

The blockbuster movie makes a comeback this summer
3 years, 10 months ago

The blockbuster movie makes a comeback this summer

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Many of the most anticipated releases were supposed to …

The blockbuster movie makes a comeback this summer
3 years, 10 months ago

The blockbuster movie makes a comeback this summer

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Many of the most anticipated releases were supposed to …

The blockbuster movie makes a comeback this summer
3 years, 10 months ago

The blockbuster movie makes a comeback this summer

Associated Press  

After more than a year of benching its biggest spectacles, Hollywood is ready to dazzle again. Many of the most anticipated releases were supposed to come out a year ago, including John Krasinski’s “A Quiet Place Part II,” up first on May 28, the big screen adaptation of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Tony-winning “In the Heights”, the ninth installment of the “Fast …

What films should you look forward to when cinemas reopen?
3 years, 10 months ago

What films should you look forward to when cinemas reopen?

The Independent  

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As New York cinemas reopen, producers feel hopeful theatrical world will breathe life into itself
4 years ago

As New York cinemas reopen, producers feel hopeful theatrical world will breathe life into itself

Firstpost  

Cinemas in New York are currently operating at only 25% capacity, with a maximum of 50 per each auditorium After growing cobwebs for nearly a year, movie theatres in New York City reopen Friday, returning film titles to Manhattan marquees that had for the last 12 months instead read messages like “Wear a mask” and “We’ll be back soon.” Shortly …

AMC’s CEO Adam Aron believes his movie theaters will survive through 2021
4 years, 2 months ago

AMC’s CEO Adam Aron believes his movie theaters will survive through 2021

CNN  

New York CNN Business — Adam Aron is in a surprisingly good mood for a CEO of a struggling theater chain that recently said it might not make it through the winter. The world’s largest movie theater company announced Monday it had raised $917 million of new equity and debt capital since mid-December. So there was something developed about 70 …

The pandemic is changing Hollywood, maybe forever
4 years, 4 months ago

The pandemic is changing Hollywood, maybe forever

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — “No New ‘Movies’ Till Influenza Ends” blared a New York Times headline on Oct. 10, 1918, while the deadly second wave of the Spanish Flu was unfolding. Last month, the Walt Disney Co. experimented with the $200 million “Mulan” as a premium buy on its fast-growing streaming service, Disney+ — where the Pixar film “Soul” will also …

With theatres reopening, film trade analysts weigh in on audience footfall and scope for tentpole releases
4 years, 4 months ago

With theatres reopening, film trade analysts weigh in on audience footfall and scope for tentpole releases

Firstpost  

Film trade experts are confident that the movie-going business will bounce back with the release of event films, but caution that single screens will have to maintain top-notch hygiene precautions in order to survive. I’m an optimist; like how the sun rises every morning, the industry will also get back to its glory days soon,” says popular film trade analyst …

Cinemas reopen with same old flicks
4 years, 5 months ago

Cinemas reopen with same old flicks

Live Mint  

Cinemas braced for a rough ride this weekend after the first day of reopening, with no new movies to show audiences anywhere except in West Bengal. The new James Bond film, No Time to Die—expected to bring audiences back in the first phase of reopening—has been pushed from November 2020 to April 2021. The latest move comes on the back …

Cinemas struggle with content, lean on old hits in first phase of reopening
4 years, 5 months ago

Cinemas struggle with content, lean on old hits in first phase of reopening

Live Mint  

NEW DELHI: For India's movie theatres, reopening, though welcome, comes with its own set of challenges. The new James Bond film, No Time to Die, expected to bring audiences back in the first phase of reopening, has been pushed from November 2020 to April 2021. The latest move comes on the back of a spate of delays announced earlier--Tom Cruise’s …

California movie theaters are reopening. Will there be any new films to show?
4 years, 6 months ago

California movie theaters are reopening. Will there be any new films to show?

LA Times  

At the sprawling Irvine Spectrum Center, the 21-screen Regal movie theater didn’t hibernate through the pandemic that has wrecked the movie industry for the last six months. Exhibitors are facing a harsh couple of months ahead as Hollywood studios continue to delay their big films after the disappointing U.S. release of Warner Bros.’s Christopher Nolan movie “Tenet,” which grossed $29 …

COVID-19 Hasn’t Killed The Movie Theater, But A Lot Of Changes Are Ahead
4 years, 7 months ago

COVID-19 Hasn’t Killed The Movie Theater, But A Lot Of Changes Are Ahead

Huff Post  

Despite all those handicaps, movies will outlive the pandemic. Alamo Drafthouse, the trendy dine-in franchise, returned in select locations on Friday and will reportedly show Christopher Nolan’s much-anticipated “Tenet” when it finally opens Sept. 3. “Going to see a movie in an indoor movie theater, it’s just about the last thing I would do right now,” epidemiologist Dr. Abdul El-Sayed …

AMC Theatres postpones reopening again as summer blockbusters are delayed
4 years, 8 months ago

AMC Theatres postpones reopening again as summer blockbusters are delayed

CNN  

New York CNN Business — With summer blockbusters pushing back their release dates because of coronavirus, AMC Theatres is delaying its opening once again. “This new timing reflects currently expected release dates for much anticipated blockbusters like Warner Bros.’ ‘Tenet’ and Disney’s ‘Mulan,’ as well as release dates for several other new movies,” the company said in a release. Warner …

Cinema experience ‘is over’ if studios hold back releases for another year, industry chief warns
4 years, 8 months ago

Cinema experience ‘is over’ if studios hold back releases for another year, industry chief warns

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy John Fithian, president and chief executive of the National Association of …

Major Movie Theater Chains Keep Delaying Their Reopenings
4 years, 8 months ago

Major Movie Theater Chains Keep Delaying Their Reopenings

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING The largest movie theater chains in the U.S., Canada and the U.K. are all postponing their plans to welcome back moviegoers after several major Hollywood films delayed their release dates once again, due to the rising numbers of COVID-19 cases in many parts of the U.S. AMC, Regal and Cinemark — the three biggest movie theater chains …

With Big Summer Films Delayed, AMC Theatres Puts Off U.S. Reopening
4 years, 9 months ago

With Big Summer Films Delayed, AMC Theatres Puts Off U.S. Reopening

NPR  

With Big Summer Films Delayed, AMC Theatres Puts Off U.S. Reopening Enlarge this image toggle caption Amy Sussman/Getty Images Amy Sussman/Getty Images Updated at 9:31 p.m. ET The nation's largest movie theater chain is delaying its U.S. reopening until the end of July because film companies have postponed release dates of two anticipated blockbusters. AMC Theatres announced that a first …

Coronavirus Outbreak: AMC says 98 percent of its movie theatres are expected to reopen by mid-July
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus Outbreak: AMC says 98 percent of its movie theatres are expected to reopen by mid-July

Firstpost  

Last week, AMC flagged ‘substantial doubts’ about its ability to continue operations, if it was forced to keep its theaters closed for a longer period. After three months of near-total blackout of cinemas nationwide, movie theaters are preparing to reopen — even if it means only a few titles on the marquee and showings limited to as little as 25 …

Movie theaters, shuttered for months, plan July reopening
4 years, 9 months ago

Movie theaters, shuttered for months, plan July reopening

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — After three months of near total blackout of cinemas nationwide, movie theaters are preparing to reopen — even if it means only a few titles on the marquee and showings limited to as little as 25% capacity. A lot is still “fluid,” as AMC Entertainment’s chief executive, Adam Aron, said in a call Tuesday with investors. Aron …

Cinema chain AMC warns it may not survive the pandemic
4 years, 9 months ago

Cinema chain AMC warns it may not survive the pandemic

Associated Press  

Movie theater chain AMC warned Wednesday that it may not survive the coronavirus pandemic, which has shuttered its theaters and led film studios to explore releasing more movies directly to viewers over the internet. Cinemark CEO Mark Zoradi said that even “below that level,” the chain’s theaters can be “very, very profitable.” Local rules for theaters vary across the U.S. …

Independent movie theaters were already struggling. Coronavirus could leave them decimated
5 years ago

Independent movie theaters were already struggling. Coronavirus could leave them decimated

LA Times  

The exterior of the Lumiere Cinema at the Music Hall in Beverly Hills on Dec. 31, 2019. “You knew something was going to come,” Laemmle said, “either economically or from a jurisdictional standpoint, that someone was going to say, ‘Shut it down.’” Laemmle’s Royal in West L.A. on July 15, 2019. “You have people coming in but they’re definitely not …

NPR's Summer Movie Guide: 27 Films Coming Your Way
6 years, 10 months ago

NPR's Summer Movie Guide: 27 Films Coming Your Way

NPR  

NPR's Summer Movie Guide: 27 Films Coming Your Way Enlarge this image toggle caption Annapurna Pictures/Disney Pixar/Sanja Bucko, Warner Bros. Pictures/Hopper Stone, SMPSP/Lucasfilm Ltd./Universal Pictures and Amblin Entertainment and Legendary Pictures Productions Annapurna Pictures/Disney Pixar/Sanja Bucko, Warner Bros. Pictures/Hopper Stone, SMPSP/Lucasfilm Ltd./Universal Pictures and Amblin Entertainment and Legendary Pictures Productions Not so very long ago, everyone agreed when Summer Movie …

Are early film releases hampered or helped come Oscar season?
8 years, 5 months ago

Are early film releases hampered or helped come Oscar season?

LA Times  

Starting around September, movie theaters undergo an interesting transformation. See the most read stories this hour » “You have to weigh whether a picture can sustain all that competition at the end of the year — or is it better for a picture to open at a time when the competition is not as severe,” says Michael Barker, Sony Pictures …

Has the Glut of Summer Movies Finally Hit the Point of Diminishing Returns?
11 years, 8 months ago

Has the Glut of Summer Movies Finally Hit the Point of Diminishing Returns?

Wired  

It's been an odd summer at the box office, with an avalanche of blockbuster science fiction and fantasy flicks hitting theaters. For example, you might assume that a buddy action comedy about dead cops starring Ryan Reynolds and Jeff Bridges would be a big deal, but RIPD -- opening on Friday -- has practically disappeared amidst the chatter about Pacific …

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