Cinemas in England have been given the greenlight to reopen in areas with fewer cases of coronavirus, as part of the government’s ‘Covid-19 Winter plan’. Currently, all cinemas in England are closed as a result of the four-week lockdown announced by prime minister Boris Johnson at the end of … [Read more...]
German cinemas to stay closed in December
In a resolution announced late in the evening the politicians agreed to an extension of Germany’s current partial lockdown through the end of December. The so-called “lockdown light” has been in force since November 4 and was due to expire on November 30. Under the measure, doors have closed temporarily on cultural institutions such as … [Read more...]
Global box office will not fully recover until 2023, predict cinema analysts
Pablo Carrera, principal research analyst for cinema intelligence at London-headquartered Omdia, presented his company’s findings prepared exclusively for the META event, and to accompany a panel discussion “Effect of Covid-19 on the cinema industry, projections, plans and vision for recovery and … [Read more...]
Filmfest Hamburg to support Beirut’s filmmaking community
Filmfest Hamburg will be donating the money it would have spent on bouquets of flowers for its guests at this year’s festival to the Lebanese filmmaking community affected by the August 4 explosion. Source: https://www.screendaily.com/news/ … [Read more...]
‘Unhinged’ holds UK-Ireland box office lead for fourth week
Altitude’s Russell Crowe-led thriller Unhinged topped the UK-Ireland box office for a fourth consecutive weekend, with a 29% increase bringing in £175,493. The road rage thriller has now grossed £955,098 after four sessions, edging close to the £1m mark and making it the highest-grossing new release since UK cinemas began reopening in July. It … [Read more...]
‘Unhinged’ retains UK-Ireland box office lead as ‘Inception’, ‘Pinocchio’ spur 107% growth
Altitude’s Russell Crowe-led thriller Unhinged topped the UK-Ireland box office for a third consecutive weekend, with a 16% increase bringing in £136,347. The road rage thriller has now grossed £672,151 after three sessions, making it the highest-grossing new release since cinemas began reopening in the territory at the beginning of July. It … [Read more...]
