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Disney CEO Bob Chapek suggested that the company will likely shrink the exclusive period when its films play only in theaters, though he didn’t offer any specifics. “The consumer is probably more impatient than they’ve ever been before,” he said of the market shifts during Covid-19, “particularly since now they’ve had…

AMC Entertainment Monday unveiled plans to change its board structure in an agreement with majority shareholder Wanda America Entertainment, a division of Dalian Wanda Group of China. Wanda holds nearly 60% of the voting power of financially strapped AMC through ownership of all the company's super-voting Class B…

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While Cinemark CEO Mark Zoradi continued to champion the theatrical window this morning on the chain’s Q1 earnings call, he also told investors and financial analysts that when it comes to smaller and lower-grossing titles, “we’re open to talking with studio partners about alternatives we can consider.” “I don’t want…

Studios look set to gain the upper hand in skirmishes with exhibition over windowing as trends during the COVID-19 pandemic extend into the future with mid-range films generating the $50-$100 million range the most at risk of dwindling theatrical runs, according to a leading Wall Street analyst. Exhibitors have until…

Disney CEO Bob Chapek praised theatrical moviegoing during the company’s earnings call Tuesday, but said “case by case” decisions on how films roll out will be made during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond. “We very much believe in the value of the theatrical experience,” he said in discussing Disney’s fiscal second…

The International Union of Cinemas (UNIC), which represents European cinema owners in 38 countries, today called on the industry to to avoid “short-term financial gains at the expense of the sector as a whole,” as it urged studios to avoid releasing titles online after movie theaters were shut as the coronavirus…

Imax CEO Rich Gelfond and the company’s entertainment chief Megan Colligan both see dramatic changes coming to traditional release windows, though it may take a while. “I do think it’s inevitable over time that the windows get shorter in some way,” Gelfond said. “Around town, although people don’t talk about it a lot…

Add AMC Theatres to the list of entertainment outlets that are honoring actor Burt Reynolds, who died on Thursday at age 82. The chain will screen Reynolds’s classic Smokey and the Bandit at 240 AMC locations from Wednesday, Sept. 12 through Thursday, Sept. 20.  Ticket prices will be $5 or lower, depending on the…

Bong Joon-Ho, the South Korean director whose film Okja was the subject of much controversy at the Cannes Film Festival last month, has said that he hopes the debate following the film will become a "signal flare" in establishing new rules for similar films. According to the Yonhap News Agency, Bong told journalists…

“I prefer to watch movies in a theater with a lot of people, and the loss of that experience would be pretty sad,” Marvel president Kevin Feige said during a media press tour of the comic book studio, “The movies we make are best enjoyed on a big screen with a crowd.” Feige’s statement Monday arose when he was asked…