Len Klady
FeaturesThe admissions bummer of 2010
Len Klady worries about ticket sales in North American multiplexes falling 7% in 2010.
FeaturesMarketplace: Blood money
Horror is cinema’s most enduring genre, with films able to travel more widely than other genre fare - and provide solid box office on lower budgets.
FeaturesSummer box office slumps, but indies show strength
Len Klady analyses the US box office results this summer, with revenues down but niche films doing well.
FeaturesSecond-quarter box office: Depth but no breadth
Len Klady analyses the second quarter at the global box office, with theatrical up 11% driven by 3D but admissions up less than 3% over 2009, esentially flat overseas.
FeaturesCatching up with 3D
So far in 2010, 3D has delivered more than $1bn at the global box office. But with only 8% of global screens equipped for the format, can exhibitors keep up with the flow of product?
FeaturesMarketplace: No laughing matter
Comedies can score big at home but struggle abroad. Leonard Klady looks at why US comedy can be lost in translation overseas
FeaturesInternational Box Office: Boom Times
The global box office experienced an impressive 28% spike for the first quarter from the comparable period in 2009. International proved to be the driving force in terms of growth, helped in part by 3D screen expansion. Len Klady analyses the numbers and reveals studio market share.
NewsSmaller exhibitors debate digital dilemma at ShoWest
For close to a decade the underlying question at ShoWest was when would digital cinema become a factor in film exhibition. And for years industry pundits responded that it was five to ten years in the future.
NewsGlickman, Fithian trumpet strong 2009 box office at ShoWest
Motion Picture Association of American chief Dan Glickman and John Fithian, head of the National Association of Theater Owners, deliver positive state of industry speeches at ShoWest; Glickman bids farewell.
NewsSony's Lynton kicks off ShoWest
The film exhibition industry’s biggest convention kicks off in Las Vegas in an uncertain mood despite a strong year of 3D successes.
FeaturesNumbers suggest the world is flat
China, France and Germany saw a significant rise in ticket sales in the third quarter of 2009 to help put the global box office back on track. Leonard Klady reports
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Third-quarter international box office barely moves from 2007 figures
Cinema may indeed be recession proof but the third-quarter figures for international markets do not suggest a rush to the multiplex escapism.
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Box office gap between international and domestic widens in Q1
Screen International's first-quarter box office survey indicates a widening gap between international and domestic performance.
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3D needsfully-rounded pictures
Back in the late 1970s, there was a rumour that John Frankenheimer was preparing to make his next film in a bygone movie phenomenon called 3D. A call to the film-maker confirmed the scuttlebutt.
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The International view - Indecent proposal
There is a tendency at events of the nature of ShoWest - the largest congregation of family-rated film exhibitors - to offer advice. The agenda is rife with forums that allow one to wax philosophical, from panels with crystal ball premises, to homage and tributes that turn the spotlight on ...
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MPAA's Glickman, NATO's Fithian sound the drum for theatrical film
If every silver lining has its cloud, neither Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) Chairman Dan Glickman nor National Association of Theatre Owners (NATO) President John Fithian felt compelled to mention current or future impediments to the health of film exhibition in their annual addresses at the ShoWest exhibition convention.Last ...
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New markets, 3-D, local films to spur growth, say international distribs
Senior executives of the six American majors' international divisions provided a surprisingly candid and freewheeling discussion in the rather amorphously titled panel 'The Industry Speaks Out' as part of opening day activities at the ShoWest exhibition convention.'We have to stop dividing the world in two,' said Paramount Pictures International President ...
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MPAA claims record domestic, international numbers for 2007
The Motion Picture Association of America announced a record box office of $9.63bn for the calendar year 2007 in the domestic marketplace. Additionally it cited international box office of $17.09bn for a global revenue tally of $26.72bn that represented a 4.7% increase from 2006.MPAA president Daniel Glickman presided over a ...
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The international view - The big pictures
Impressive-looking 2007 box-office revenue figures have already been tarnished by questions about the profitability of the films. But there are other questions that should be concerning the industry.