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Nobody knew what to expect from Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse in the months leading up to its December 2018 release. An animated reimagining of the Spider-Man comic books, based on a spin-off series of comics that originated with the 2011...

Sony Pictures’ romantic comedy Love Again stars Priyanka Chopra Jonas as children’s book illustrator Mira Ray. After her boyfriend dies, she sends heartbroken texts to his old phone number, which, unbeknownst to her, has been reassigned to journalist Rob Burns...

The last three years have hammered home the fact that the cinema industry is a global one, with shutdowns, delays, or recoveries in one market impacting the theatrical slate for the rest of the world. In the spirit of cross-cultural...

Since its founding in 2019, the Independent Cinema Alliance (ICA) has dedicated its efforts to empowering independent filmmakers and movie theater owners and operators in the North American market. Its membership reaches from coast to coast, with hundreds of screens...

As always, CinemaCon this year kicks off with International Day, providing a solid half day of programming dedicated to the realities of theatrical exhibition in a variety of overseas markets. This year, the Global Achievement in Exhibition Award goes to...

Where is the entertainment industry today? And what is your assessment of the theatrical sector’s recovery in context of the entertainment ecosystem as a whole? The film, TV and streaming industry today is proving once again that we are among...

The movie theater business is made up of a surprising number of veteran executives who began their careers as teenage ushers, ticket takers, or concessionaires. That is the case for Rolando Rodriguez, whose hourly job as a 15-year-old at a...

Michael P. O’Leary will be starting his term as the new president and CEO of the National Association of Theatre Owners (NATO) on May 1, following the retirement of his predecessor, John Fithian, upon the conclusion of CinemaCon 2023. O’Leary,...

As the recipient of this year’s Comscore International Box Office Achievement Award, Avatar: The Way of Water adds another accolade to its impressive list of accomplishments. With over a decade between films, director James Cameron has delivered $301 million international...

By Laura Houlgatte, CEO UNIC, and Sonia Ragone, Industry Relations & Research Manager UNIC We’re delighted to be back in Las Vegas for CinemaCon 2023—a true highlight in the industry calendar. Huge congratulations must go to NATO colleagues for once...

The tragic yet gripping story of Carmen, first written as a novella in 1845, has been reimagined by countless artists in many mediums, including opera, ballet, and orchestral suite. Its most famous version, Georges Bizet’s Carmen (1875), remains one of...

John Fithian’s first days working with the National Association of Theatre Owners began in 1992, when he was brought in to assist the group’s lobbying efforts with D.C. decision-makers. What started as a consultancy evolved into an influential tenure as...