formerly Mad Cornish Projectionist.
Held virtually this year, the annual Dine In Cinema Summit encouraged movie theater owners and managers to expand their events and offerings beyond just films, while suggesting other innovative methods to fulfill audience expectations in this new world of increased … Continued
The global box office suffered a steep 71% decline in 2020, the largest year-over-year drop on record, stemming from the disastrous impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. ComScore is reporting a $12.2 billion tally in global ticket sales at cinemas worldwide … Continued
The economic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc across the entertainment industry, cinemas being among the most damaged sectors. Studios scrambled to develop new distribution plans for their 2020 slate as movie theaters around the world began to … Continued
NATO’s Annual Meetings are usually held in Los Angeles every fall. This year, those meetings were all held virtually. While a lack of in-person interaction with members left a void, we still received a lot of great feedback on how … Continued
When Sideways opened in four theaters on October 22, 2004, no one expected the film to linger much beyond that year’s awards season. The movie did very well in its opening weekend, grossing a little over $200,000 and scoring the … Continued
The National Association of Theatre Owners (NATO) launched CinemaSafe, a set of voluntary health and safety protocols for exhibitors in the Covid-19 pandemic era. More than 380 exhibition companies in the U.S., comprising more than 3,000 locations and 33,000 screens, have … Continued