Hollyw’d Powers Push to Derail Box-Office Futures Exchange
The forces continue to mount against Cantor Fitzgerald’s attempt to create an online futures trading system based on movie box-office performance, with several powerful Hollywood forces joining the...
View ArticleHollywood Unites to Beat Down Anti-Videogame Law
Hollywood studios and unions joined together Friday to urge the Supreme Court to overturn a California law that would ban violent videogames, fearing similar laws could be used to target violent...
View ArticleNATO to Hollywood: Give Us DirecTV’s Premium VOD Numbers
The National Association of Theater Owners, which spoke out against the premium video-on-demand service begun by several studios last month, has called upon the studios to release sales figures for...
View ArticleNATO Bites Back Over Early VOD: We Won’t Calm Down
Jeff Bewkes may pooh-pooh the dangers of shorter theatrical release windows, but theater owners are still fighting mad. After the Time-Warner CEO played down concerns over early video-on-demand (VOD)...
View ArticleNATO Elects 4 New Officers
The National Association of Theatre Owners (NATO) announced Friday that it has elected four new officers, including a new chairman and vice-chairperson. . S. David Passman, III, president and CEO of...
View ArticleAverage Movie Ticket Price Jumps Less Than 1 Percent in 2011
The average ticket price jumped less than 1 percent to $7.93 last year, according to figures released Thursday by the National Association of Theater Owners. That's still a record for ticket prices,...
View ArticleMovie Ticket Prices Climb in Second Quarter: Thanks, ‘Captain America’
The average cost of a movie ticket rose to $8.33 in the second quarter, according to data released Tuesday by the National Association of Theater Owners. Blame “Captain America: The Winter Soldier.”...
View ArticleHollywood on Edge as Sony Tells Theaters They Can Pull ‘Interview’ After...
Sony has told domestic theatrical chains that they will support their decision if they decide to scrap the release of “The Interview” on Christmas Day in the face of threats made on Tuesday to deliver...
View ArticleRival Studios Fuming at Sony for Not Yanking ‘Interview’ in Wake of Hackers’...
As it tries to stanch the tide of leaked data from November’s massive cyberattack and quell security concerns over the opening of “The Interview,” Sony Pictures Entertainment is finding a new corner of...
View ArticleTennessee Theater Shooting Highlights Security Flaws, Experts Say: ‘They Are...
Security experts say more needs to be done to ensure the safety of moviegoers following yet another theater shooting in Antioch, Tennessee, on Wednesday. A 29-year-old white man armed with a hatchet, a...
View ArticleRegal Cinemas Will Check Moviegoers’ Bags in Wake of Theater Shootings
The Regal Entertainment Group, the nation’s largest movie theater chain, has begun checking moviegoers’ bags and purses before allowing them inside to watch the film. “Security issues have become a...
View ArticleMovie Ticket Prices Climb 2 Percent in Q3 Over Last Year to $8.25 Average
The average cost of a movie ticket dropped in the third quarter, but it was still the highest on record for the July-September period, the National Association of Theaters Owners said Monday. The $8.25...
View Article‘Star Wars’ Premiums Send Movie Ticket Prices Skyrocketing to Q4 Record $8.70
The average cost of a movie ticket rose to a record high $8.70 in the fourth quarter of 2015, the National Association of Theatre Owners reported Tuesday, and average price for the full year hit an...
View ArticleHollyw’d Powers Push to Derail Box-Office Futures Exchange
The forces continue to mount against Cantor Fitzgerald’s attempt to create an online futures trading system based on movie box-office performance, with several powerful Hollywood forces joining the...
View ArticleHollywood Unites to Beat Down Anti-Videogame Law
Hollywood studios and unions joined together Friday to urge the Supreme Court to overturn a California law that would ban violent videogames, fearing similar laws could be used to target violent...
View ArticleNATO to Hollywood: Give Us DirecTV’s Premium VOD Numbers
The National Association of Theater Owners, which spoke out against the premium video-on-demand service begun by several studios last month, has called upon the studios to release sales figures for...
View ArticleNATO Bites Back Over Early VOD: We Won’t Calm Down
Jeff Bewkes may pooh-pooh the dangers of shorter theatrical release windows, but theater owners are still fighting mad. After the Time-Warner CEO played down concerns over early video-on-demand (VOD)...
View ArticleNATO Elects 4 New Officers
The National Association of Theatre Owners (NATO) announced Friday that it has elected four new officers, including a new chairman and vice-chairperson. . S. David Passman, III, president and CEO of...
View ArticleAverage Movie Ticket Price Jumps Less Than 1 Percent in 2011
The average ticket price jumped less than 1 percent to $7.93 last year, according to figures released Thursday by the National Association of Theater Owners. That's still a record for ticket prices,...
View ArticleMovie Ticket Prices Climb in Second Quarter: Thanks, ‘Captain America’
The average cost of a movie ticket rose to $8.33 in the second quarter, according to data released Tuesday by the National Association of Theater Owners. Blame “Captain America: The Winter Soldier.”...
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