Theatrical
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MPAA: Global Home Entertainment Market Up 16% in 2018
It’s an over-the-top video world and it’s got the revenue to prove it. Global home entertainment consumer spending increased by 16% in 2018 to reach $55.7 billion from $48 billion in 2017, according to new data from the Motion Picture Association of America. The growth was driven by digital home entertainment, with U.S. digital spending … Continue reading “MPAA: Global Home Entertainment Market Up 16% in 2018”
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Cable Trade Groups Drop ‘Cable’ Name
In an over-the-top video era driven by Netflix & Co., pay-TV can seem dated, while cable is downright old-school. That prompted the American Cable Association to become the latest trade group move away from its legacy medium in favor of embracing rapidly-changing technology with the far-less constricting “communications” moniker. “It’s all about the communications and … Continue reading “Cable Trade Groups Drop ‘Cable’ Name”
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MPAA: Global Home Entertainment Market Up 16% in 2018
It’s an over-the-top video world and it’s got the revenue to prove it. Global home entertainment consumer spending increased by 16% in 2018 to reach $55.7 billion from $48 billion in 2017, according to new data from the Motion Picture Association of America. The growth was driven by digital home entertainment, with U.S. digital spending … Continue reading “MPAA: Global Home Entertainment Market Up 16% in 2018”
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MoviePass Restores $9.95 Daily Screening Plan
With senior management exiting and its parent’s stock de-listed, fiscally challenged MoviePass is bringing back the infamous daily theatrical access plan for $9.95 monthly that helped generate millions of subscribers — and generate hundreds of millions of dollars in losses. Of course there’s a catch. Subscribers who pay upfront for a year get the same … Continue reading “MoviePass Restores $9.95 Daily Screening Plan”
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Imax Open to Screening Netflix Movies if Streamer Expands Theatrical Window
Movie exhibitor Imax is open to screening Netflix movies provided the subscription streaming video pioneer agrees to a longer theatrical window, according to CEO Rich Gelfond. Speaking earlier this month on CNBC’s “Squawk on the Street,” Gelfond said Imax had joined other exhibitors bypassing Netflix original movies made available on the service day-and-date with theatrical … Continue reading “Imax Open to Screening Netflix Movies if Streamer Expands Theatrical Window”
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Warner Bros. Re-Releasing Christopher Nolan’s ‘Dark Knight’ Movies on Imax Screens
In honor of the 80th anniversary of the first published appearance of the Batman comic in May 1939, Warner Bros. March 13 began selling tickets to special Imax screenings for all three movies from director Christopher Nolan’s “Dark Knight” trilogy featuring Christian Bale as the masked crusader. Moviegoers who acquire tickets for all three films … Continue reading “Warner Bros. Re-Releasing Christopher Nolan’s ‘Dark Knight’ Movies on Imax Screens”
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Netflix & Co. Push Back in Post-Oscar Theatrical Window Dispute
The Academy Awards may be over, but that hasn’t stopped the controversy surrounding Netflix’s 10 Oscar nominations (and three wins) for original movie Roma, whose release didn’t adhere to the traditional 90-day theatrical window. Netflix, per chief content officer Ted Sarandos’ longstanding pledge to release movies globally via streaming concurrent with theatrical distribution, has run afoul … Continue reading “Netflix & Co. Push Back in Post-Oscar Theatrical Window Dispute”
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Report: Warner’s Tsujihara Still Keen on Premium VOD
Warner Bros. Entertainment Chairman and CEO Kevin Tsujihara again pushed the idea of early home access for consumers that want theatrical movies sooner — oft termed premium VOD. “Clearly we want the theatrical experience to continue and to maintain that incredible social experience,” he told the Los Angeles Times Feb. 27, noting that Crazy Rich … Continue reading “Report: Warner’s Tsujihara Still Keen on Premium VOD”
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No. 2 Global Theater Chain Cineworld Enters Netflix ‘Roma’ Dispute
Cineworld, the world’s second-largest theatrical chain (after AMC Theatres), has joined a growing dispute regarding Netflix’s aggressive marketing foray into industry movie awards. The U.K.-based chain, which acquired Regal Cinemas last year for $3.6 billion, this week informed the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) that it was pulling support for the organization … Continue reading “No. 2 Global Theater Chain Cineworld Enters Netflix ‘Roma’ Dispute”
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AMC Theatres Ticket Service Tops 700,000 Subscribers
AMC Theatres said its Stubs A-List subscription ticket service added 100,000 subscribers in January and February to increase its membership base above 700,000. Subscribe HERE to our FREE daily newsletter! AMC Theatres launched A-List (priced from $19.95 monthly) on June 26, 2018 and was originally expected to hit 500,000 members 12 months after launch. Membership … Continue reading “AMC Theatres Ticket Service Tops 700,000 Subscribers”
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A Complete List of the 2019 Oscar Winners
The following is a complete list of the films and talent who were honored at the 91st annual Academy Awards ceremony, held Feb. 24 at the Dolby Theater in the Hollywood and Highland Center complex in the heart of Hollywood, along with those who were nominated. The list comes courtesy of the Academy of Motion Picture … Continue reading “A Complete List of the 2019 Oscar Winners”
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‘Green Book,’ ‘Roma,’ ‘Bohemian Rhapsody,’ ‘Black Panther’ Lead Oscar Winners
The big story of the 91st Academy Awards Feb. 24 is that Hollywood isn’t quite ready to crown Netflix with its highest honor just yet, as another traditional studio film, Universal Pictures’ Green Book, earned the Oscar for Best Picture from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Green Book, which is available now … Continue reading “‘Green Book,’ ‘Roma,’ ‘Bohemian Rhapsody,’ ‘Black Panther’ Lead Oscar Winners”
