CinemaCon 2015
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Get ready for 100 more shades: Universal Pictures has pinned down release dates for two big-screen sequels to “Fifty Shades of Grey.”
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By Thursday, exhibitors had seen so many trailers, teasers and sizzle reels at CinemaCon that Universal Pictures faced an uphill battle as the final studio to present its upcoming slate.
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Most studios come to CinemaCon to show off their summer blockbusters -- flashy tentpole movies exhibitors know will bring hordes of filmgoers to their theaters.
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“Furious 8” is a go.
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Yes, Sony Pictures had a really bad year in 2014, but the studio is moving past its horrible hacking scandal and wants movie theater owners to as well.
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Clint Eastwood’s “American Sniper” grossed more at the domestic box office than any other film released last year — nearly $350 million.
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New Sony Pictures Chairman Tom Rothman pledged to the CinemaCon audience this week that he would “make news” at the convention.
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Warner Bros. is one of Hollywood’s most prolific studios, often releasing more movies in a year than anyone else in town.
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AMC Entertainment Chief Executive Gerry Lopez fired back at the owners of some independent theater chains who have accused the nation’s second largest theater chain of preventing them from receiving first-run movies.
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Male strippers, Lego superheroes, and cold-blooded gangsters were among the diverse cast of characters Warner Bros. unveiled to an enthusiastic crowd of exhibitors gathered in Las Vegas.
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John Fithian, president of the National Assn. of Theatre Owners, predicted that the motion-picture theater industry would grow to new heights in 2015.
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Sometimes Tom Cruise can be a little out there. On Tuesday, he talked about being waaay out there.
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John Fithian, president of the National Assn. of Theatre Owners, predicted that the motion-picture theater industry would grow to new heights in 2015, setting records at the box office.
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Thousands of theater owners and studio executives are gathering this week amid rising expectations that the motion picture industry is poised to hit the jackpot.
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The Cinamecon trade show opening in Las Vegas this week is expected to draw record participation, underscoring the cinema industry’s rapid global growth.
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SANTA ROSA — Charles M.
