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‘Army Of The Dead’: Netflix Strikes Major Deal With Cinemark To Release Its Zombie Film On The Big Screen

May 5, 2021 1:48 pm

A year ago, theaters across the world were shut down due to the COVID pandemic. Now, as theaters begin to reopen and in the US, large cinema chains hope the summer will be a time of rebounding, it appears that...

Cinemark CEO “Optimistic” Theaters Will Begin To “Light Up” This Summer With The Help Of Blockbusters

Charles Barfield

February 26, 2021 2:27 pm

Box Office, News

Last year, not much was known about the future of the pandemic when the theaters shut down in March. At that time, everyone was naive to wonder if we’d see a summer movie season in 2020. Obviously, not only di...

Cinemark Makes Huge Deal With Universal Allowing For Blockbusters To Arrive On PVOD After Only A Month

Charles Barfield

November 17, 2020 12:57 pm

Box Office, News

Earlier this year, Universal made a landmark deal with AMC Theatres, allowing for some of the films from Universal to arrive on PVOD 17 days (or three weekends) after they’re released. Many saw this as a major...

Cinemark Reveals “Dynamic” Plan To Shorten Theatrical Windows For Upcoming Films

Charles Barfield

November 5, 2020 11:43 am

Box Office, News

Cinemark, much like the rest of its theater chain competition, is struggling. During a recent investors call, where CEO Mark Zoradi revealed the Q3 losses for the company (via Deadline), it appears that the th...

Cinemark Has Reportedly Sold 22,000+ Private “Watch Parties” As Consumers Are Looking For Safer Ways To Enjoy New Films

Charles Barfield

October 19, 2020 1:30 pm

Box Office, News

The truth is, there are a lot of film fans that are still very apprehensive about going to indoor movie theaters and watching a film on the big screen in the US. This is evidenced by the fact that box office n...

Movies May Be Back, But Can The Precarious Theatrical Business Sustain Itself In The Pandemic Age?

Kevin Jagernauth

August 28, 2020 1:23 pm

Box Office, Essays, Features, News

For most of my adult life, the cinema has been my place of worship. At least once a week, armed with a small popcorn and large Coca-Cola, I’d settle into the back row, dead center, and in the dark, I’d step in...

Cinemark CEO Criticizes AMC/Universal Deal & Calls Theatrical Window “Critically Important”

Charles Barfield

August 4, 2020 11:46 am

Box Office, News

Last week, a landmark deal between AMC Theatres and NBCUniversal rocked the film industry, as the two agreed to shorten the exclusive theatrical windows for films from nearly three months to merely 17 days, al...

New Study Deems Going To A Cinema As “High Risk” During The Pandemic & Worse Than Flying On A Plane

Charles Barfield

July 10, 2020 12:03 pm

Box Office, News

When movie theaters reopen and everyone can rush back to see Christopher Nolan’s “Tenet,” the question remains whether or not it’s actually safe to do so? Sure, the large cinema chains have released statements...

AMC, Regal & Other Cinemas Sue New Jersey To Reopen Sooner Than Planned

Charles Barfield

July 7, 2020 11:40 am

Box Office, News

As we’ve written about dozens of times already, cinemas in the US are facing an existential crisis right now and the COVID-19 pandemic is only adding to this issue. Even without a global pandemic forcing theat...

Regal & Cinemark Follow AMC’s Lead, Delaying Reopening Until Late-July

Charles Barfield

June 30, 2020 12:21 pm

Box Office, News

As we said yesterday, it was only a matter of time before AMC Theatres’ decision to delay the chain’s reopening until the end of July would impact the previously-announced dates for Regal Cinemas and Cinemark....

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