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By Michael O’Leary
, President and CEO, Cinema United CinemaCon is many things to many people. It’s a chance to reconnect with old friends and colleagues, an opportunity to see what distribution has on tap for the months ahead, and a...

Created by the International Cinema Technology Association (ICTA), the North American Cinema Awards (NACA) recognize motion picture exhibitors that demonstrate industry-changing innovation and consistently commit to excellence in providing the best possible moviegoing experience. Announced in conjunction with ICTA’s Los...

Sean Gamble rose to CEO at Cinemark in 2022 following his eight-year tenure as the multinational chain’s CFO. Serving as current chairman of the Global Cinema Federation (GCF), Gamble joined Boxoffice Pro to discuss the trade group’s latest projects. From...

Monday, April 13 Angel Studios Angel Studios will kick off the first day of CinemaCon studio presentations by unveiling their theatrical lineup alongside fellow independent studios Row K and StudioCanal. Angel Studios is still a relative newcomer to CinemaCon. They...

For years, cinema operators have been told to focus on SEO—search engine optimization—as the primary way to be discovered online. Ranking high on Google means more visibility, which in turn tends to lead to more ticket sales and foot traffic....

Fridley Theatres has been woven into the fabric of Iowa moviegoing for more than eight decades. Founded in 1942 when Robert L. Fridley purchased his first theater in New Sharon, Iowa, the company has been family owned and operated for...

The first half of autumn 2023 was not a good time for the domestic box office. The WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes slowed Hollywood’s publicity machine to a crawl, and if certain summer tentpoles—most prominently Barbie and Oppenheimer—managed to capture audience...

A title card in the opening seconds of Kleber Mendonça Filho’s The Secret Agent welcomes the audience into a setting steeped somewhere between fact-and-falsehoods: 1977 Brazil, during the country’s military’s dictatorship. “A time of mischief,” as described by the title...

Listen to our full discussion and analysis of the Holiday 2025 box office on The Boxoffice Podcast Week 48 | Thanksgiving 2025 | November 26–30 Disney’s Zootopia 2 will be the only new wide release during a Thanksgiving weekend that...

Now You See Me debuted its first trick in 2013 by conjuring a global box office cache of $351.7 million. Three years later, Now You See Me 2 nearly matched that impressive feat, and together the double act brought the...

July 28 and 29 saw 400 cinema industry professionals gather in Chicago for this year’s Art House Convergence (AHC) Convening. Hosted by AHS, the event was a way to keep the art house cinema community connected, informed, and inspired. Smaller...