Movie Theater news and trends

US Movie Box Offices See Worst Weekend In 20 Years
Coronavirus // March 16, 2020

Movie ticket sales saw their lowest numbers in two decades this past weekend in the U.S., with the coronavirus fears keeping many filmgoers in the confines of their own homes instead. Theater ticket sales fell 44 percent from just a week prior, with $55.3 million...

Five At Five: Amazon Might Buy Movie Theaters
News // August 16, 2018

Welcome to Five at Five, your late look at the day’s payments and commerce news. Today’s coverage includes the latest business target of Amazon, along with news Uber’s narrowing losses. Google might do more with health, a major grocery chain gets into self-driving technology and...

Amazon In The Running To Buy Landmark Theaters
Amazon Acquisitions // August 16, 2018

Amazon has set its sights on the movie theater market, with reports that it is among the bidders to purchase Landmark Theaters. Bloomberg, citing people familiar with the situation, reported that Amazon is going up against other suitors to purchase the movie theater chain from...

Quick Reads
AMC Theatres Rolling Out Variable Pricing Based on Seat Location

February 06, 2023
AMC Theatres has begun pricing tickets based on the quality of the seats. The movie exhibition company said in a Monday (Feb. 6) press release that with its new Sightline at AMC plan, there will be three tiers of pricing based on the moviegoer’s line of sight to the movie screen. The pricing structure has […]

US Movie Box Offices See Worst Weekend In 20 Years

March 16, 2020
Movie ticket sales saw their lowest numbers in two decades this past weekend in the U.S., with the coronavirus fears keeping many filmgoers in the confines of their own homes...

Amazon In The Running To Buy Landmark Theaters

August 16, 2018
Amazon has set its sights on the movie theater market, with reports that it is among the bidders to purchase Landmark Theaters. Bloomberg, citing people familiar with the situation, reported...