Cinema Intelligence: research on digital cinema, 3D and traditional cinema

North American box office reliant on leading films | 03 May 13 tags › The success of the top films in North America is crucial to whether the overall market has a good year or not. There is a high reliance on the top 30 films, out of the over 650 released in 2012, which makes theatrical distribution a cluttered but concentrated sector. This report highlights this point, using data to show the breakdown of n. American box office by box office range, as well as presenting the increasing release widths of films over the past decade.

Event Cinema in European cinemas | 11 Apr 13 tags › The market for Alternative Content or Event Cinema (it will be referred to as EC in this report) is now developing rapidly around the world. This is the first data-based study into EC on a European level, building on the work undertaken by IHS Screen Digest in the US and UK markets. The report presents an analysis of the supply of Event Cinema in a number of European countries in 2012, listing the number and genre of events, delivery formats and presentation formats of these events. This research is undertaken in association with Event Cinema Association and its members, as well as CinemaDigitaal (NL) and Nevafilm (Russia).

Cinema In the Middle East: Egypt, Lebanon, UAE | 05 Apr 13 tags › Cinema in the Middle East and North Africa is a growing sector, with the potential to become significantly larger than at present. Originally commissioned by the Dubai International Film Festival, this report focuses on the film and cinema markets of three countries in this region: Egypt, Lebanon and the UAE. Each country profile covers film production, co-production, theatrical distribution, cinema exhibition, digital cinema, film festivals and piracy. Data is presented from 2007 to 1H 2012.

UK exhibitor Vue buys Polish exhibitor Multikino | 15 May 13 tags › UK cinema exhibitor Vue Entertainment is to acquire Polish cinema chain Multikino from its owner ITI Group. The transaction will be completed once the approval of the Polish Office for Competition...

Real D launches screen for both 2D and 3D presentations | 03 May 13 tags › RealD has shaken up the 3D market by launching the Precision White screen, designed for both 2D and 3D films. The company claims the new screen offers forty per cent more light and the edges of the screen are...

Scrabble Entertainment launches US lease-to-own scheme | 01 May 13 tags › Indian digital deployment company Scrabble Entertainment has launched a lease-to-own digital cinema funding scheme for the US market, under which the lease term includes an option to buy at the end of the...

CinemaCon - Digital cinema: the journey is just beginning | 19 Apr 13 David Hancock, IHS Screen Digest's Director of Film and Cinema was invited to give the opening speech at International Day of CinemaCon 2013. The speech includes a detailed regional and territorial analysis of digital cinema progress, highlighting the areas that are struggling to convert. The presentation also touched on the technology that is present in cinemas and electronic distribution.

The digital revolution brings exciting opportunities speech | 19 Apr 13 David Hancock wrote the following article for the CinemCon 2013 edition of Film Journal International. It focuses on digital rollout progress and the growing importance of technology in cinemas, including HFR, new sound systems, electronic distribution and laser illumination.