Exhibition News News Stories Exhibition News AMC Theatres Launches Open Caption Program in 101 US Markets Boxoffice Staff • Oct 15th AMC Theatres will be expanding its accessibility amenities across most of its US presence. The country’s leading cinema circuit will offer select open caption showtimes for new releases at every market with at least two AMC locations. Open captions will... Exhibition News Film Expo Group Cancels 2021 ShowEast Conference Boxoffice Staff • Oct 15th Weeks after the successful conclusion of their 2021 CineEurope conference, show organizers the Film Expo Group have announced their decision to cancel this year’s edition of ShowEast, citing low attendance numbers related to continuing concerns over Covid. Write the Film... Exhibition News Severtson Screens Named Strategic Partner for 2021 MENA Cinema Forum Boxoffice Staff • Oct 14th PRESS RELEASE San Tan Valley, Ariz., USA, Oct. 14, 2021 – Severtson Screens (www.severtsonscreens.com),a global leader in innovative and quality projection screens for the cinema, commercial, pro AV, and home theater markets, is proud to announce that it has been... Exhibition News Cinemark Names Melissa Thomas Executive VP and CFO Boxoffice Staff • Oct 14th Melissa Thomas has been named executive vice president and chief financial officer (CFO) at Cinemark, effective November 8. She succeeds Sean Gamble, who was promoted to president on July 28 and will succeed the retiring Mark Zoradi as chief executive... Exhibition News ShowEast Reveals Schedule for 2021 Conference Boxoffice Staff • Oct 13th ShowEast, organized by the Film Expo Group, has released the schedule for their upcoming 2021 conference, to be held from November 8-11 at the Loews Miami Beach Hotel in Miami, Florida. The schedule can be found here; highlights include panels... Exhibition News Karo Introduces New Generation Theaters at CineEurope 2021 Boxoffice Staff • Oct 13th At the CineEurope presentation “Innovation at KARO: It is Never About Movies and Popcorn Alone,” Paul Heth (Executive Chairman and CEO) and Olga Zinyakova (President and General Director) of Russian chain Karo expanded on the company’s “New Generation” concept, designed... Exhibition News Alamo Drafthouse to Open Lower Manhattan Location on October 18 Boxoffice Staff • Oct 13th On Monday (October 18), Alamo Drafthouse Cinema will open a brand-new location in Lower Manhattan, it was announced today. The new 14-screen, 578-seat theater will occupy 37,000 square feet on Floor 2B beneath the 28 Liberty Street building in the... Exhibition News NAC to Honor PIM Brands’ Jeff Scudillo with 2021 Mickey Warner Award Boxoffice Staff • Oct 12th The National Association of Concessionaires (NAC) has named Jeff Scudillo, Vice President of Special Markets at PIM Brands, as the recipient of the 2021 Mickey Warner Award. The Mickey Warner Award is handed out each year by NAC “to recognize... Exhibition News GDC Unveils IAB Upgrade Option for DTS:X-Enabled SX-4000 Standalone Integrated Media Block Boxoffice Staff • Oct 12th PRESS RELEASE Hong Kong, October 12, 2021 — GDC Technology Limited (‘GDC’), a leading global provider of digital cinema solutions, announced today its award-winning GDC SX-4000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ (IMB) featuring DTS:X immersive audio solution is provided with an upgrade option to enable IAB... Exhibition News DCU Taps Ronnie Ycong to Lead Americas Operation, Adds Premiere Cinemas & Epic Theatres to DCU Connect Network Boxoffice Staff • Oct 12th Digital Cinema United (DCU), a global technical content services company that specializes in Digital Cinema Package (DCP) production and delivery services, has added Premiere Cinemas and Epic Theatres to its DCU Connect network. The company has also hired Ronnie Ycong... CineEurope Arts Alliance Media Announce First Partnership as Sole MX4DResellers with Grand Cinemas Boxoffice Staff • Oct 11th PRESS RELEASE — Arts Alliance Media (AAM), which specializes in digital cinema software and support services, have announced their first partnership as official MX4D resellers with Grand Cinemas, the cinema chain which was the first to introduce the technology in... Exhibition News Cinemark Opens 14-Screen Cinema in Waco, Texas Boxoffice Staff • Oct 8th Just in time for the release of No Time to Die, Cinemark has opened a 14-screen cinema in Waco, Texas with reclining luxury seats, two immersive XD auditoriums, and laser projection. The theater also features immersive D-BOX seats, with vibration and... Load more stories
Exhibition News AMC Theatres Launches Open Caption Program in 101 US Markets Boxoffice Staff • Oct 15th AMC Theatres will be expanding its accessibility amenities across most of its US presence. The country’s leading cinema circuit will offer select open caption showtimes for new releases at every market with at least two AMC locations. Open captions will...
Exhibition News Film Expo Group Cancels 2021 ShowEast Conference Boxoffice Staff • Oct 15th Weeks after the successful conclusion of their 2021 CineEurope conference, show organizers the Film Expo Group have announced their decision to cancel this year’s edition of ShowEast, citing low attendance numbers related to continuing concerns over Covid. Write the Film...
Exhibition News Severtson Screens Named Strategic Partner for 2021 MENA Cinema Forum Boxoffice Staff • Oct 14th PRESS RELEASE San Tan Valley, Ariz., USA, Oct. 14, 2021 – Severtson Screens (www.severtsonscreens.com),a global leader in innovative and quality projection screens for the cinema, commercial, pro AV, and home theater markets, is proud to announce that it has been...
Exhibition News Cinemark Names Melissa Thomas Executive VP and CFO Boxoffice Staff • Oct 14th Melissa Thomas has been named executive vice president and chief financial officer (CFO) at Cinemark, effective November 8. She succeeds Sean Gamble, who was promoted to president on July 28 and will succeed the retiring Mark Zoradi as chief executive...
Exhibition News ShowEast Reveals Schedule for 2021 Conference Boxoffice Staff • Oct 13th ShowEast, organized by the Film Expo Group, has released the schedule for their upcoming 2021 conference, to be held from November 8-11 at the Loews Miami Beach Hotel in Miami, Florida. The schedule can be found here; highlights include panels...
Exhibition News Karo Introduces New Generation Theaters at CineEurope 2021 Boxoffice Staff • Oct 13th At the CineEurope presentation “Innovation at KARO: It is Never About Movies and Popcorn Alone,” Paul Heth (Executive Chairman and CEO) and Olga Zinyakova (President and General Director) of Russian chain Karo expanded on the company’s “New Generation” concept, designed...
Exhibition News Alamo Drafthouse to Open Lower Manhattan Location on October 18 Boxoffice Staff • Oct 13th On Monday (October 18), Alamo Drafthouse Cinema will open a brand-new location in Lower Manhattan, it was announced today. The new 14-screen, 578-seat theater will occupy 37,000 square feet on Floor 2B beneath the 28 Liberty Street building in the...
Exhibition News NAC to Honor PIM Brands’ Jeff Scudillo with 2021 Mickey Warner Award Boxoffice Staff • Oct 12th The National Association of Concessionaires (NAC) has named Jeff Scudillo, Vice President of Special Markets at PIM Brands, as the recipient of the 2021 Mickey Warner Award. The Mickey Warner Award is handed out each year by NAC “to recognize...
Exhibition News GDC Unveils IAB Upgrade Option for DTS:X-Enabled SX-4000 Standalone Integrated Media Block Boxoffice Staff • Oct 12th PRESS RELEASE Hong Kong, October 12, 2021 — GDC Technology Limited (‘GDC’), a leading global provider of digital cinema solutions, announced today its award-winning GDC SX-4000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ (IMB) featuring DTS:X immersive audio solution is provided with an upgrade option to enable IAB...
Exhibition News DCU Taps Ronnie Ycong to Lead Americas Operation, Adds Premiere Cinemas & Epic Theatres to DCU Connect Network Boxoffice Staff • Oct 12th Digital Cinema United (DCU), a global technical content services company that specializes in Digital Cinema Package (DCP) production and delivery services, has added Premiere Cinemas and Epic Theatres to its DCU Connect network. The company has also hired Ronnie Ycong...
CineEurope Arts Alliance Media Announce First Partnership as Sole MX4DResellers with Grand Cinemas Boxoffice Staff • Oct 11th PRESS RELEASE — Arts Alliance Media (AAM), which specializes in digital cinema software and support services, have announced their first partnership as official MX4D resellers with Grand Cinemas, the cinema chain which was the first to introduce the technology in...
Exhibition News Cinemark Opens 14-Screen Cinema in Waco, Texas Boxoffice Staff • Oct 8th Just in time for the release of No Time to Die, Cinemark has opened a 14-screen cinema in Waco, Texas with reclining luxury seats, two immersive XD auditoriums, and laser projection. The theater also features immersive D-BOX seats, with vibration and...