News Stories Exhibition Features ‘Glass’ Director/Writer/Producer M. Night Shyamalan on Why Movie Theaters Connect Us Rebecca Pahle • Jan 15th Since breaking through with The Sixth Sense nearly 20 years ago, M. Night Shyamalan has delivered some of the most memorable theatrical experiences to moviegoers around the world. His ability to combine thrills, laughs, and deep meaning has helped him... Exhibition News Movie Planet Group Opens Auditorium in Italy Featuring Dolby Atmos and Laser Lux Technology Boxoffice Staff • Jan 15th PRESS RELEASE Movie Planet Group is proud to announce the recent opening of the Metropolis Multiplex Auditorium 10 in Castelletto Ticino (Piedmont – Italy) that has been equipped with the cutting-edge projection solutions. The group has joined the marketing campaign promoted by Dolby... Exhibition Features ‘Glass’ Director M. Night Shyamalan on Why Movie Theaters Connect Us Boxoffice Staff • Jan 15th By Phil Contrino Since breaking through with The Sixth Sense nearly 20 years ago, M. Night Shyamalan has delivered some of the most memorable theatrical experiences to moviegoers around the world. His ability to combine thrills, laughs, and deep meaning... Exhibition News AMC’s Denise de Zutter Named NAC’s 2019 Bert Nathan Award Honoree Kevin Lally • Jan 15th The National Association of Concessionaires (NAC) announced that Denise de Zutter, vice president, procurement and logistics, for AMC Theatres, has been selected as the 2019 Bert Nathan Memorial Award honoree. The Bert Nathan Memorial Award is given by NAC each... Exhibition Features Good Prospects: Valerie Jensen Continues Her Mission to Give Adults with Disabilities Meaningful Employment through the Prospector Theater Chris Eggertsen • Jan 15th “This happens, I’m not kidding you, every day out in town: Somebody I don’t know comes up to me and just hugs me,” says Valerie Jensen, whose cinema, the Prospector Theater in Ridgefield, Connecticut, has won national attention for hiring... Exhibition News Fandango Offers Early-Access Screenings of ‘How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World’ Kevin Lally • Jan 14th PRESS RELEASE – Los Angeles – January 14, 2019: Fandango, the digital network for all things movies, is teaming up with DreamWorks Animation to offer exclusive early-access screenings on February 2 of How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World,... Exhibition News Cielo Cinema Partners with Sagaology for Expansion in Chinese Cinema Market Kevin Lally • Jan 14th PRESS RELEASE – Jan. 14, 2019: Cielo Cinema has formed a strategic partnership with Sagaology Beijing Limited to provide access to Cielo Cinema, the leading IoT and M2Mmdevice monitoring platform to expand Cielo Cinema’s products in the Chinese exhibitor market.... Exhibition News Welterweight World Championship “Pacquiao vs. Broner” Hits 350+ Movie Theaters Live on 1/19 Rebecca Pahle • Jan 14th PRESS RELEASE DENVER – January 11, 2019 – Power, speed and a clash of styles will be on display this month when two of boxing’s biggest stars go toe-to-toe for the welterweight world championship. Ending his two-year hiatus from a U.S. boxing ring, boxing’s only... Exhibition News Industry Veteran Ulf Qvickland Joins QSC as Cinema Sales Manager, EMEA Kevin Lally • Jan 14th PRESS RELEASE – Costa Mesa, Calif. (January 14, 2019): QSC, LLC, a leading global manufacturer of cinema solutions, announced the appointment of Ulf Qvicklund to cinema sales manager, EMEA. Qvicklund comes to QSC with significant experience in planning, project management,... Exhibition News Eclair Appoints Andreas Peltret Country Manager for Germany Rebecca Pahle • Jan 14th PRESS RELEASE Berlin (Germany), Paris (France) – 14 January 2019 Eclair, a leader in content services for the motion picture and television industries, today announced the appointment of Andreas Peltret as its new country manager for Germany effective immediately. He is... From the Magazine Weekend Actuals: ‘The Upside’ Surprises at No. 1 w/ $20.3M; ‘Aquaman’ Floats to $17.3M in 2nd; ‘A Dog’s Way Home’ Barks Up $11.2M in 3rd paulinev • Jan 13th Monday Update: The year has already gotten off to a surprising start, with STX’s drama The Upside opening in first place with $20.3M, after most pre-release projections had it in second or even third place. Expected champ Aquaman ceded the top spot, falling -44%... News & Analysis Weekend Estimates: ‘The Upside’ ($19M) Surprises, Tops ‘Aquaman’; ‘A Dog’s Way Home’ Eyes $11M+; ‘On the Basis of Sex’ ($6.5M) Bests ‘Replicas’ ($3M) Shawn Robbins • Jan 12th Saturday Update: Significantly over-performing against pre-release tracking, The Upside scored a strong $6.95 million opening day on Friday and is now positioned to dethrone Aquaman as the #1 film in the country for the weekend. As STX’s 25th release in studio history, such a finish... MagazineJanuary 2019 ‘Glass’ Director/Writer/Producer M. Night Shyamalan on Why Movie Theaters Connect Us January 2019 Load more stories
Exhibition Features ‘Glass’ Director/Writer/Producer M. Night Shyamalan on Why Movie Theaters Connect Us Rebecca Pahle • Jan 15th Since breaking through with The Sixth Sense nearly 20 years ago, M. Night Shyamalan has delivered some of the most memorable theatrical experiences to moviegoers around the world. His ability to combine thrills, laughs, and deep meaning has helped him...
Exhibition News Movie Planet Group Opens Auditorium in Italy Featuring Dolby Atmos and Laser Lux Technology Boxoffice Staff • Jan 15th PRESS RELEASE Movie Planet Group is proud to announce the recent opening of the Metropolis Multiplex Auditorium 10 in Castelletto Ticino (Piedmont – Italy) that has been equipped with the cutting-edge projection solutions. The group has joined the marketing campaign promoted by Dolby...
Exhibition Features ‘Glass’ Director M. Night Shyamalan on Why Movie Theaters Connect Us Boxoffice Staff • Jan 15th By Phil Contrino Since breaking through with The Sixth Sense nearly 20 years ago, M. Night Shyamalan has delivered some of the most memorable theatrical experiences to moviegoers around the world. His ability to combine thrills, laughs, and deep meaning...
Exhibition News AMC’s Denise de Zutter Named NAC’s 2019 Bert Nathan Award Honoree Kevin Lally • Jan 15th The National Association of Concessionaires (NAC) announced that Denise de Zutter, vice president, procurement and logistics, for AMC Theatres, has been selected as the 2019 Bert Nathan Memorial Award honoree. The Bert Nathan Memorial Award is given by NAC each...
Exhibition Features Good Prospects: Valerie Jensen Continues Her Mission to Give Adults with Disabilities Meaningful Employment through the Prospector Theater Chris Eggertsen • Jan 15th “This happens, I’m not kidding you, every day out in town: Somebody I don’t know comes up to me and just hugs me,” says Valerie Jensen, whose cinema, the Prospector Theater in Ridgefield, Connecticut, has won national attention for hiring...
Exhibition News Fandango Offers Early-Access Screenings of ‘How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World’ Kevin Lally • Jan 14th PRESS RELEASE – Los Angeles – January 14, 2019: Fandango, the digital network for all things movies, is teaming up with DreamWorks Animation to offer exclusive early-access screenings on February 2 of How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World,...
Exhibition News Cielo Cinema Partners with Sagaology for Expansion in Chinese Cinema Market Kevin Lally • Jan 14th PRESS RELEASE – Jan. 14, 2019: Cielo Cinema has formed a strategic partnership with Sagaology Beijing Limited to provide access to Cielo Cinema, the leading IoT and M2Mmdevice monitoring platform to expand Cielo Cinema’s products in the Chinese exhibitor market....
Exhibition News Welterweight World Championship “Pacquiao vs. Broner” Hits 350+ Movie Theaters Live on 1/19 Rebecca Pahle • Jan 14th PRESS RELEASE DENVER – January 11, 2019 – Power, speed and a clash of styles will be on display this month when two of boxing’s biggest stars go toe-to-toe for the welterweight world championship. Ending his two-year hiatus from a U.S. boxing ring, boxing’s only...
Exhibition News Industry Veteran Ulf Qvickland Joins QSC as Cinema Sales Manager, EMEA Kevin Lally • Jan 14th PRESS RELEASE – Costa Mesa, Calif. (January 14, 2019): QSC, LLC, a leading global manufacturer of cinema solutions, announced the appointment of Ulf Qvicklund to cinema sales manager, EMEA. Qvicklund comes to QSC with significant experience in planning, project management,...
Exhibition News Eclair Appoints Andreas Peltret Country Manager for Germany Rebecca Pahle • Jan 14th PRESS RELEASE Berlin (Germany), Paris (France) – 14 January 2019 Eclair, a leader in content services for the motion picture and television industries, today announced the appointment of Andreas Peltret as its new country manager for Germany effective immediately. He is...
From the Magazine Weekend Actuals: ‘The Upside’ Surprises at No. 1 w/ $20.3M; ‘Aquaman’ Floats to $17.3M in 2nd; ‘A Dog’s Way Home’ Barks Up $11.2M in 3rd paulinev • Jan 13th Monday Update: The year has already gotten off to a surprising start, with STX’s drama The Upside opening in first place with $20.3M, after most pre-release projections had it in second or even third place. Expected champ Aquaman ceded the top spot, falling -44%...
News & Analysis Weekend Estimates: ‘The Upside’ ($19M) Surprises, Tops ‘Aquaman’; ‘A Dog’s Way Home’ Eyes $11M+; ‘On the Basis of Sex’ ($6.5M) Bests ‘Replicas’ ($3M) Shawn Robbins • Jan 12th Saturday Update: Significantly over-performing against pre-release tracking, The Upside scored a strong $6.95 million opening day on Friday and is now positioned to dethrone Aquaman as the #1 film in the country for the weekend. As STX’s 25th release in studio history, such a finish...
