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NATO Pacs up
Tags: D&E Entertainment , Iron Maiden , Rush , The Killers , The Who
The love of show
Tags: Ben Gallaty , Cinemagic Stadium , Get Him to the Greek , Hot Tub Time Machine , ShoWest , The Twilight Saga: Eclipse , Toy Story 3
I met Ben at this year’s ShoWest, and right away I could tell that he was a genuine movie buff. We know our own kind. Sadly, some people have become jaded by the harsh side of our industry—they’ve lost that passion for movies. That’s why it’s always refreshing to PHIL talk to someone like Ben...
The Future Of Arthouse Theater
Tags: Art House Project , Arthouses , Russ Collins , Sundance
C ollins works as the CEO/executive director of the Michigan Theater in Ann Arbor, Michigan and also serves as the co-chair of the Sundance Institute’s Art House Project. In a climate where a lot of people are still predicting the demise of the exhibition PHIL industry (yawn), Collins feels ...
3D at the drive-in?
Tags: Continental Cinemas , Drive-in , ShowWest
After all, the drive-in business depends heavily on the family dollar. Now, as more family films are made for 3D, drive-ins will face greater competition since they can’t show a film as it was intended. “Through some careful examinations of the numbers—and going through how much light we would ha...
3D at the drive-in?
Tags: Continental Cinemas , Drive-in , ShowWest
HEY GOOD LOOKING The Taylors challenge the industry to bring 3D to drive-ins EXPENDABLES’ TOP DOMESTIC GROSSERS SHOW BUSINESS PHIL CONTRINO Editor BoxOffi ce.com WHAT’S OLD IS NEW AGAIN In 1953, two of the top three grossing films were 3D pictures, Bwana Devil and House of Wax. Hitchcock m...
The future of ticketing?
Tags: Avatar , Clash of the Titans , Despicable Me , Fandango , MovieTickets , Reading Cinemas , Shrek Forever After , Toy Story 3 , mobile ticketing
SHOWBUSINESS PHIL CONTRINO > editor, BOXOFFICE.com The future of ticketing? Forget stubs, bring your cell phone E very month or so, my wallet expands to George Costanza-esque proportions thanks to receipts, gift cards, business cards, notes, important papers and, yes, plenty of movie tick...
The future of ticketing?
Tags: Avatar , Clash of the Titans , Despicable Me , Fandango , MovieTickets , Reading Cinemas , Shrek Forever After , Toy Story 3 , mobile ticketing
ences will walk out upset after seeing Clash of the Titans. The patrons that will most notice inferior 3D are the ones that go to the movies much more often than your average moviegoer. It’s very important to keep them happy. James Cameron, Jeffrey Katzenberg and Michael Bay have warned agains...
Big ideas, small towns
Tags: Chris Tickner , Garet Sechrist , Hannibal Downtown Betterment , Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince , Main Street Cinema 8 , ShoWest
SHOWBUSINESS PHIL CONTRINO > editor, BOXOFFICE.com Big ideas, small towns ShoWest rightly recognizes Chris Tickner and Garet Sechrist for their inventive marketing O ne of the things I love about ShoWest is that I’m surrounded by people who are passionate about the exhibition industry ...
Going mobile
Tags: Flixster , West World Media , iphone , mobile
SHOWBUSINESS Next time moviegoers check their phone, Going mobile make them think about your theater By Phil Contrino T he traditional way of deciding when and where to see a movie is on its way out. This new generation of movie patrons doesn’t sit down with a newspaper to scan through t...
Posters that really jump out at you
Tags: 3D posters , 3d , Alice in Wonderland , Avatar , Clash of the Titans , Harry Potter , Virtual Images
SHOWBUSINESS PHIL CONTRINO > editor, BOXOFFICE.com Posters that really jump out at you Virtual Images brought the 3D experience to Avatar’s marketing blitz N ow that Avatar is the most successful worldwide hit of all time—without adjusting for inflation, of course—its influence can be felt ...
The little things
Tags: digital transition
SHOWBUSINESS PHIL CONTRINO > editor, BOXOFFICE.com The little things A great trip to the movies is all about the details I ’m now in my second year of writing this column and I sincerely hope that you’ve all enjoyed reading it as much as I’ve enjoyed writing it. Positive feedback from read...
Home run
Tags: MLB , Matthew Kearney , Screenvision , Yankees , Ziegfeld , baseball
I f you’ve ventured into the Bronx to watch the New York Yankees, you know it’s hard to beat the enthusiasm of Yankees fans. They are a diverse mob who cheer and heckle with equal passion, an essential part of what is arguably the greatest franchise in modern sports. Full disclosure: I’ve be...
See Lawrence, larger than life
Tags: A Clockwork Orange , Drafthouse Cinemas , Jaws , Lawrence of Arabia , Rob Walker , Silver Screen Express theater , Star Wars , The Ambler , The County Theater
SHOWBUSINESS PHIL CONTRINO > editor, BOXOFFICE.com See Lawrence, larger than life As a counterpoint to DVDs, revival houses get revived NO PRISONERS! Columbia Pictures touts the epic success of Lawrence of Arabia in the March 11, 1963 edition of BOXOFFICE A ny film buff can recount the ...
See Lawrence, larger than life
Tags: A Clockwork Orange , Drafthouse Cinemas , Jaws , Lawrence of Arabia , Rob Walker , Silver Screen Express theater , Star Wars , The Ambler , The County Theater
BLAST FROM THE PAST The County’s Films that Time Forgot series compliments their fi rst run fl icks Walker agrees. “Some weekends you they noticed she was still sitting in her get the exact same 100 old folks as the chair. These kids came running out last weekend and the weekend before comple...
