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Big movie chain Cinemark announced Friday it's now reached agreements to theatrically showcase films from all five major studio partners across its U.S. theaters, although it didn’t provide terms or many details. On a conference call with analysts to discuss the exhibitor’s just released first-quarter financials, CEO…

Cinemark, the No. 3 U.S. exhibitor, has updated its reopening timeline, slating July 24 for the restart with library fare and July 31 as the first date for new releases. The revised dates keep Cinemark in sync with major rivals AMC and Regal. Just a few short weeks ago, Cinemark was the first major circuit to announce…

UPDATED, Friday, August 30, 2 pm: Good news for those who were hoping to take home a “thermal detonator” Coca-Cola bottle from Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge at Anaheim’s Disneyland. The Transportation Security Administration has reversed its decision to ban the stylized Coke bottles from airline flights. The TSA had…

The Force is about to grow stronger at the Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge section of Disneyland and the identical section opening August 29 at Disney’s Hollywood Studios in Florida. Disney on Thursday revealed the opening date of the “Rise of the Resistance” ride for both parks. It will first debut in Hollywood Studios on…

EXCLUSIVE ANALYSIS… UPDATED THROUGHOUT: Every movie studio has its fair share of hits and misses because success is cyclical in Hollywood. What goes up must come down, eventually. (Sony Pictures is having a troubled summer now after years of successful releases. Once stable Warner Bros Pictures just went through an exe…

Major Hollywood Studios Market Share: 2011 TOLDJA! As I reported first back on December 18th, with the holiday round of movie openings, it became clear who was on top and who was not as far as North American market share for the year 2011. Now the global figures are in as well. Officially the period ends today, and…

EXCLUSIVE: Showing just how fiercely competitive the slumping box office is right now, Warner Bros is griping to me about how rival movie studios are reporting their North American numbers this holiday week. These kind of controversies don't develop often in Hollywood, but when they do, they can be ugly. The Warner…

EXCLUSIVE: Sources tell me that, with this round of movie openings, it’s become clear who’s on top and who’s not as far as North American market share for the year 2011. While officially the period doesn’t end until January 2nd, 2012, the major Hollywood studios already know who has bragging rights: 1. Paramount …

MPAA’s new Chairman/CEO Chris Dodd held his first official Board meeting in Washington DC today. But here’s what I find most interesting: following the meeting, the members of the Board from the major studios suddenly embraced the leaders from the major entertainment industry unions DGA, IATSE, SAG, AFTRA. Notably…