Los Angeles creative studio Powster has launched Trailered, a new web-app search tool for all films showing in theatres nationwide. With Trailered, moviegoers can instantly see trailers, showtimes and purchase tickets for films currently playing at nearby cinemas through one simple online access point.
CineLife Entertainment, the event cinema division of Spotlight Cinema Networks, has partnered with CBS Home Entertainment as the exclusive theatrical distributor throughout North America for two Peanuts features: A Boy Named Charlie Brown (1969) and Snoopy, Come Home (1972). This is the first time the digitally remastered films have been available for theatrical bookings since their original release dates.
The 4DX version of the Walt Disney Studios’ live action musical Aladdin has earned $17 million in the global box office. Japan and Korea were among the highest performing countries.
At the 2019 iResearch Awards Ceremony held last month in Beijing, CJ 4DPlex was honored in the Originative Cinema Technology category for its 4X with ScreenX technology.
Christie has appointed of Peter Chen executive director of sales, cinema, Greater China, at Christie Digital Systems (China) effective today. Chen was formerly the digital cinema sales director at Sony China.
QSC has announced a plug-in for the Q-SYS Ecosystem that allows users to discover and control any JNIOR models 410, 412, or 414 automation controller, manufactured by the INTEG Process Group.
Genesis Cinemas in Nigeria has announced plans to equip six of its auditoriums with the ScreenX multi-screen format from CJ 4DPlex. Genesis Cinemas is the leading cinema chain of West Africa with nine locations, 35 screens and over 3,400 seats in operation across Nigeria.
Christie has appointed Eric Shim senior sales manager – cinema (Korea). He reports to Han Kim, senior cinema sales director, Asia Pacific.
CJ 4DPlex and Christie have expanded their business relationship to identify new opportunities for ScreenX and 4DX systems across the exhibition landscape in the U.S. This extends the previous partnership between ScreenX and Christie that included installations of Christie cinema and ProAV projectors in ScreenX auditoriums across the globe.
For moviegoers, one of the most enduring changes brought about by digital cinema technology has been the pre-show, the twenty minutes or so of programming that precedes the trailers and main feature. Screenvision Media’s pre show runs on a cinema network that now includes more than 15,000 screens, in more than 2,400 locations across all 50 States. The network encompasses more than 90 percent of the top markets in the country and claims more than 500 million consumer admissions annually. I spoke recently with Screenvision’s chief revenue officer Katy Loria regarding how pre-shows have evolved over the past decade and what the future holds.
