Distribution & Exhibition

Cool Runnings UK’s Favorite Sports Movie of All Time

Wed, 12/20/2023 - 12:14 -- Nick Dager

Cool Runnings has been named the UK’s favorite sports movie of all time, according to new national research released today. The 1993 favorite, depicting a Jamaican bobsleigh team’s journey to the Winter Olympics, took 18 percent of the vote, narrowly beating out competition from Sylvester Stallone’s Rocky (17 percent) and 80s classic Chariots of Fire (16 percent).

Gower Street Projects Uncertain 2024 Box Office Numbers

Tue, 12/19/2023 - 12:35 -- Nick Dager

The London-based research firm Gower Street Analytics estimates 2024 Global box office will reach $31.5 billion. This marks the first post-pandemic downturn in Gower Street’s annual forecast, with 2024 currently anticipated to finish approximately five percent behind the estimated full year 2023 result currently estimated at $33.4 billion. A final Gower Street 2023 Global Box Office estimate will be released in the first week of January.

Migration First Animated 3D Film Released in ScreenX

Tue, 12/19/2023 - 12:21 -- Nick Dager

Illumination, the leading producer of event-animated films including the global blockbuster The Super Mario Bros. Movie and the Minions, Despicable Me and Sing franchises, announced today that Illumination’s action-packed new original comedy, Migration, will be the first-ever major 3D animated feature to premiere worldwide in the CJ 4DPlex 270-degree panoramic ScreenX format.

Kinepolis Group Expands CJ 4DPlex Partnership with 21 New ScreenX Auditoriums

Tue, 12/19/2023 - 10:36 -- Nick Dager

The Kinepolis Group has expanded its longstanding partnership with CJ 4DPlex to include 21 more ScreenX auditoriums across Europe and North America. The Kinepolis openings bring the cinema chain’s total of ScreenX screens to 26. Kinepolis already boasts five ScreenX theaters across Europe. This expansion will give Kinepolis the largest ScreenX footprint in all of mainland Europe.

AMC Completes Laser Projection Upgrade at Chicago Area Cinemas

Thu, 12/14/2023 - 15:57 -- Nick Dager

AMC Theatres, the largest theatrical exhibitor in the United States and the world, today announced the completion of the upgrade to Laser at AMC projection technology at nearly all AMC locations in the greater Chicagoland area. Chicago is one of the first markets in the AMC circuit to receive this projection upgrade to Laser at AMC technology, powered by Cinionic.

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