In his 63 years as a film programmer, Bob Parr had never experienced anything like the current crisis as ticket sales flatlined across the country over the past few weeks.
As more cinemas around Australia opened their doors, ticket sales improved last weekend from a low base as several art house titles led by Kitty Green's The Assistant entered the market.
After flying high with 'Suicide Squad', 'Wonder Woman', 'Aquaman' and 'Joker', the Warner Bros DC Comics universe has plummeted to earth with 'Birds of Prey'.
Reading International says its cinemas are well placed for a post-COVID-19 and Hollywood Strike recovery.
Major and independent exhibitors talk to IF about the year so far at the box office and prospects for 2024, the impact of the US strikes and the landscape for Australian features.
Despite never playing on more than 14 screens around the country on any given weekend, music documentary Mutiny in Heaven: The Birthday Party has grossed $155,203 in four weeks - a solid result given the scale of the release, and one that puts Label Distribution into the black.
Vista Group has launched Oneview, a mobile app and digital assistant designed to offer exhibitors real-time access to insights such as box office, admissions and market share, food and beverage performance, operational KPIs, member insights and release calendars.
Newly-released archival documents shows the fallout from the infamous 1987 comedy.