Sentences with phrase «on theater owners»

Given the demand, Disney put more onerous demands on some theater owners for «The Last Jedi,» including a higher percentage — 65 percent — of ticket sales.

The Council opposed the floor price, and the Real Estate Board of New York had argued it would have a negative impact on theater owners in market downturns.

Not exact matches

For the past year, they've been subleasing a 1,000 - square - foot space from the owners of the Thai restaurant in town, and now they have their sights on the theater.

«That verbiage probably scares theater owners,» Bock said, referring to Amazons» plan to narrow the window between theatrical releases and streaming availability, adding that the theater chains could take some solace in Amazon's decision not to go for simultaneous release or just putting films straight out on video.

National Association of Theater Owners Vice President Patrick Corcoran declined to comment on Amazon's move but said the time between theatrical and home video release would play into theaters» decision on whether to take a particular film.

Other more narrow provisions include tax breaks for film and theater producers, NASCAR race track owners, manufacturers of electric motorcycles, commuters who use public transportation and teachers who spend their own money on classroom supplies.

Viacom's (NASDAQ: VIA)(NASDAQ: VIAB) Paramount attempted to release some select titles on premium VOD closer to their release dates in 2015, but theater owners revolted, and the plan was scrapped.

For $ 9.95, MoviePass offers a movie ticket a day — putting theater owners on the spot and sparking alternatives

At the ongoing CinemaCon showcase for theater owners, Blum brought Curtis on stage during the Universal panel on Wednesday (April 25) to help unveil the first official teaser trailer for the highly anticipated film, which will be a direct sequel to John Carpenter's original Halloween, set 40 years after the events of the first film.

When director Bill Condon mentioned in passing that his upcoming Beauty And The Beast would touch, very briefly, on the sexuality of Josh Gad's character — Gaston - admiring crony LeFou — he probably wasn't expecting to unite Russian politicians and Alabama - based theater owners in common homophobic cause.

The CinemaCon convention features massive presentations from each of the major studios, in addition to a few of the smaller ones, like Amazon, with sizzle reels and stars to wow the theater owners with what's coming up and why theaters should be excited about the fresh movies on the horizon.

When the house lights went on and he was introduced by theater owner Allen Michaan, the crowd gave the director a thunderous ovation.

Blockbuster directors demand movies large enough to house their egos; the studios are in a state of near - constant panic (and theater owners even more so); genuine storytelling is migrating to television; a lengthy series of explosions translates seamlessly in Beijing or Rio de Janeiro; and on and on.

Last week was CinemaCon, and we reported on what Universal, Sony Pictures, Disney, Paramount, and Warner Bros. had to show off to journalists and theater owners.

So when it came time for the studio to show off its most bankable film to theater owners at CinemaCon on Tuesday, the company spotlighted the franchise that has collected $ 3.8 billion at the box office:...

Microsoft has big plans for this E3 as it could be one of their biggest ones this generation, with a huge theater showcase, along with a special FanFest, where eager Xbox One owners can get their hands on the latest upcoming games.

The fan who sent me information on the screening says that if there is a good turnout the theater owner will be likely to schedule more Matthew Barney films, so anyone in the area should try to attend.

Of course, Fithian and his theater owner constituents would push back on the evolution of their business model.

As you stream movies or binge - watch the latest Netflix releases, you might not realize how big an influence theater owners have on what you watch and when you watch it.

... In the end... if you believe in the cinema experience, if you believe in going out of your house and experiencing movies on the big screen, do you want to trust Sean Parker about what's good for that business or do you want to trust the movie studios and the theater owners about what's good for that business.

MoviePass hopes to eventually convince theater owners it's growing their customer base, so it can be cut in on profits, according to CEO Mitch Lowe, in a report from Variety in August.

Home theater PC owners, on the other hand, have exactly zero choices for a Blu - ray drive — though it looks like that's changing soon.

Another blockbuster deal shows that theater chains are working their way out of a screen glut — and that bodes well for retail property owners banking on movies to draw traffic into their properties.