Theatrical
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Amazon Touts Sales Growth Among Small and Medium Businesses
Amazon Jan. 18 announced that more than 50,000 small and medium-sized businesses exceeded $500,000 in sales in Amazon’s stores worldwide, and nearly 200,000 surpassed $100,000 in sales in sales. Amazon is the country’s No. 1 retailers and one of the leading retailers of home entertainment, both physical (DVD and Blu-ray Disc) and digital. The site also is home to … Continue reading “Amazon Touts Sales Growth Among Small and Medium Businesses”
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Trans World Entertainment Corp. Given Nasdaq Delisting Warning
Trans World Entertainment Corp., parent of home entertainment retailer f.y.e. (For Your Entertainment), Jan. 17 disclosed it has been put on notice by Nasdaq regarding its stock not meeting the $1 minimum price-per-share valuation for publicly-traded companies. The retailer, whose stock is trading at 61 cents per share, has until July 15 to elevate the … Continue reading “Trans World Entertainment Corp. Given Nasdaq Delisting Warning”
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Helios and Matheson Files With SEC for MoviePass Spinoff
Helios and Matheson Analytics announced Jan. 17 that it has filed confidentially with the Securities and Exchange Commission to spin off its theatrical ticket subscription service MoviePass as a new subsidiary, MoviePass Entertainment Holdings. Helios will spin off shares by listing on Nasdaq or an alternative exchange and distribute some of the shares as a … Continue reading “Helios and Matheson Files With SEC for MoviePass Spinoff”
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Sony Has High Hopes for the ‘Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse’ In-Home Entertainment Experience
Buoyed by the box office and Golden Globes success of Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, Sony Electronics used the animated movie as a cornerstone to its CES 2019 presentation Jan. 8 in Las Vegas. Following opening comments about Sony’s new “communities of interest” company culture, interlinking consumers with creators and technology from CEO Kenichiro Yoshida, Tom … Continue reading “Sony Has High Hopes for the ‘Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse’ In-Home Entertainment Experience”
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SVOD Contenders Score Big at 2019 Golden Globes
TV shows and movies from subscription streaming services made a big showing at the 76th annual Golden Globe Awards, presented by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association Jan. 6. Programming available through SVOD services won a total of seven trophies, with two each coming from Netflix’s Roma and “The Kominsky Method.” Roma won for Best Foreign-Language … Continue reading “SVOD Contenders Score Big at 2019 Golden Globes”
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Survey: ‘Avengers: Endgame’ Most-Anticipated Movie in 2019
Avengers: Endgame topped multiple lists of fans’ most anticipated movies to see in 2019, according to a survey by Atom Tickets, the social movie ticketing platform. The “Avengers” film was the overall top “most anticipated,” “most anticipated superhero movie” and “most excited ensemble cast to see” in the survey. “Although we expect to see some movement … Continue reading “Survey: ‘Avengers: Endgame’ Most-Anticipated Movie in 2019”
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Warner Plans Bi-Coastal Premiere of ‘Reign of the Supermen’
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment will premiere Reign of the Supermen, the next entry in the DC Universe series of animated superhero movies, with a pair of events in Los Angeles and New York in January. The Los Angeles premiere will take place Jan. 10 at the Paley Center for Media in Beverly Hills, followed Jan. … Continue reading “Warner Plans Bi-Coastal Premiere of ‘Reign of the Supermen’”
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Netflix Says Record 45 Million People Streamed Original Movie ‘Bird Box’ During First Week
Netflix Dec. 28 disclosed that 45 million people streamed post-apocalyptic original movie Bird Box, starring Sandra Bullock, since its Dec. 21 launch. The tally is the largest-ever over a seven-day period for the subscription streaming video pioneer. Netflix, which does not disclose viewer statistics as a matter of policy, previously revealed that 20 million people … Continue reading “Netflix Says Record 45 Million People Streamed Original Movie ‘Bird Box’ During First Week”
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AMC Theatres Stubs A-List Subscription Ticket Service Tops 600,000 Members
AMC Theatres Dec. 26 announced that its Stubs A-List subscription ticket service has surpassed 600,000 subs since launching six months ago. The nation’s largest theatrical chain had expected to reach 500,000 A-List members after 12 months. The $19.95 monthly service (which increases to $23.95 on Jan. 9, 2019 at AMCtheatres.com and AMC Theatres app) bowed on … Continue reading “AMC Theatres Stubs A-List Subscription Ticket Service Tops 600,000 Members”
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2018 On Track to Be Record Year at the Box Office
It’s beginning to look like a record year at the box office. Consumers as of Dec. 26 have spent an estimated $11.38 billion on movie tickets sales in the United States and Canada, according to Box Office Mojo, the box office revenue tracking site. That’s on par with total spending in the record year of … Continue reading “2018 On Track to Be Record Year at the Box Office”
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French Broadcaster Canal+ Gets Shorter Theatrical Window
The French theatrical window is famously long and a matter of law. Changing it simply isn’t an option – unless you’re Canal+, a major financial backer of independent cinema in France. The Canal+ Group recently announced a new agreement with French regulators that enables its pay-TV service to broadcast theatrical releases from six months after … Continue reading “French Broadcaster Canal+ Gets Shorter Theatrical Window”
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MoviePass Films Inks Bruce Willis for Three New Projects
While its parent company – Helios and Matheson Analytics – lost $137 million in the most-recent fiscal period, with the stock worth about 1.6 cents, that hasn’t stopped MoviePass Films from signing Bruce Willis to a three-film deal. Willis, who recently finished filming drama 10 Minutes Gone for Emmett/Furla/Oasis Films, agreed to the new deal … Continue reading “MoviePass Films Inks Bruce Willis for Three New Projects”
