Los Angeles-based production company Superprime welcomes Sir Steve McQueen to its roster of talented filmmakers. Superprime will be producing his advertising work in collaboration with his London based production company, Lammas Park. “Steve is a visionary and a pioneer, both as an artist and a filmmaker,” says Rebecca Skinner, Managing … [Read more...]
China overtakes US as biggest cinema box office for 2020
China has overtaken the US in yearly box office receipts for the first time in history. The US cinema industry has been rocked by the effects of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. On Sunday (18 October), China reached a total of $1.988bn (£1.529bn) in box office takings for the year, surpassing the US total of $1.937bn (£1.490bn), according to … [Read more...]
Secret Cinema partners with Netflix for first US screening
UK immersive cinema company Secret Cinema will partner with Netflix for its first US screening, which will be a drive-in event, as part of efforts to save its business after coronavirus made it impossible to operate. Drive-in films have become much more popular while social-distancing measures are in place. The Secret Cinema showing of the Netflix … [Read more...]
Universal and US cinema chain AMC strike up Video On Demand deal
It comes after the two companies had a disagreement earlier in the year over the release of 'Trolls World Tour' Universal and AMC have struck up a new deal that will see the US cinema chain benefit from the release of movies released on Premium Video On Demand. Back in April, a rift between the two companies following the release of Trolls … [Read more...]
AMC Theatres in US change policy on mask wearing following backlash from cinema-goers
AMC Theatres in the US have reversed their re-opening policy to make it mandatory that cinema-goers have to wear masks once their cinemas re-open. On Thursday (June 18), AMC announced it would reopen 450 of its cinemas in the US on July 15 with a number of precautions to help prevent the spread of coronavirus. However, mask wearing was not a … [Read more...]
US franchise plans to open its first UK cinema at the Concourse Shopping Centre in Skelmersdale this summer
A US franchise is planning to open its first UK cinema at the Concourse Shopping Centre in Skelmersdale. Star Cinemas, which operates screens in California and Arizona plan to deliver an affordable cinema on the ground floor of the centre to further extend its retail and leisure offering. When it opens, it will be the first cinema in … [Read more...]
