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OCT.
2013
VOL. 149 NO. 10
Daniel Brühl and
benedict cumberatch
in the fifth estate
18 BOXOFFICE TRIBUTE: BRUCE J. OLSON
THE END OF AN ERA Exhibition says thanks to an industry icon,
Marcus Theatres’ Bruce J. Olson
28 40 UNDER 40
YOUNG GUNS In this fourth installment in a five-part series,
BoxOffice ® Pro highlights eight executives under 40
34 POWER FIVE: INDIE DISTRIBUTORS
We examine the recent successes of CBS FILMS, FOCUS FEATURES,
FOX SEARCHLIGHT PICTURES, SONY PICTURES CLASSICS, THE
WEINSTEIN COMPANY
40 CASE STUDY: REDEMPTION CENTER
ROUMAN CINEMA has transformed its arcade into a game room and
couldn’t be happier with the results
42 ALTERNATIVE CONTENT
Three companies that are expanding the very definition of what a
movie theater can be: SCREENVISION, NCM FATHOM, CINEBARRE
48 BIG PICTURE: THE FIFTH ESTATE
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW We interview director BILL CONDON about
his Julian Assange biopic and look at seven other films that have been
ripped from the headlines
4 EXHIBITION BRIEFS
The latest news from the exhibition industry
10 EXECUTIVE SUITE
The terrible, horrible, no good, very bad, record-breaking summer box
office
12 NATO NEWS
Crimebusters unite! Another year, another successful movie theft tour
14 GENEVA CONVENTION
ShowMidwest: Marketing and promotions and public safety top this year’s
Geneva Convention agenda
64 COMING SOON
Gravity / Runner Runner / A.C.O.D. / Captain Phillips / The Fifth Estate /
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/ Carrie / Escape Plan / 12 Years a Slave / All Is Lost / Kill Your Darlings /
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FUND DRIVE(-IN)
n Do you own a drive-in that hasn’t
converted to digital yet? Not to worry:
Honda is here to help!
The car company has launched
Project Drive-In, pledging to buy digital
cinema systems for five ozoners. The
recipients were determined by a popular
vote that closed September 9. But
Honda has also started an Indiegogo
campaign to raise money to help out
additional drive-ins. That crowdfunding
campaign ends on October 7.
With Hollywood threatening to stop
shipping 35mm prints domestically
by mid-2014, only about 10 percent of
drive-ins had converted to digital at
the start of the year. To close the gap,
NATO set up a virtual print fee-funded
deployment especially for drive-ins
through its Cinema Buying Group. Some
56 drive-in theaters signed CBG VPF
deals covering 145 screens. By mid-July,
40 percent of all American ozoners had
made the switch to digital.
“Cars and drive-in theaters go handin-hand,
and it’s our mission to save this
decades-old slice of Americana that
holds such nostalgia for so many of us,”
says Alicia Jones, manager of Honda
& Acura Social Marketing at American
Honda Motor Co. “We’re committed to
helping the remaining drive-in theaters
flourish with the move to digital projection.”
AMC IPO
n Third time’s a charm. After two previous
attempts to go public, AMC Entertainment has
filed for another initial public offering. The nation’s
second-largest theater chain seeks to raise
$400 million, but the exhibitor hasn’t revealed
how many shares it will issue or at what price.
The Leawood, Kansas-based company says it
may use the funds to expand and pay down
some of its $2.1 billion debt.
AMC previously filed for an IPO in 2007
but withdrew that offering a year later amid
declining sales and profits. This time around,
revenue rose 2.6 percent to $1.34 billion
during the first half of the year, and profit more
than doubled to $41 million. The company
last announced plans for an IPO in April 2012
but reversed course again when China’s Dalian
Wanda Group bought the chain for $2.6 billion,
forming the world’s largest theater owner.
Comprising 343 theaters and 4,937 screens
primarily in North America, AMC enters a
market bullish on exhibition: shares in Regal
Entertainment Group are up 31 percent, and
stock in Cinemark Holdings and Carmike Cinemas
has risen 17 percent so far this year. The
company will trade under the ticker symbol
“AMC” on the New York Stock Exchange.
ULTRASTAR TREK INTO CHINA
n A small Southern California exhibitor is
about to expand in a big, big way. UltraStar
Cinemas has pacted with Letian Entertainment
to develop and operate theaters in China.
Under the deal, the U.S. circuit, which operates
seven theaters in California and Arizona, and
the subsidiary of Chinese broadcast network
Hunan Broadcasting Station will jointly design,
develop, construct, and operate digital cinemas
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EXHIBITION BRIEFS
MOVERS AND SHAKERS
n With ShowEast just around the
corner, the annual convention
and tradeshow
has started
to announce some
of its award winners
in earnest.
Ellis Jacob, (left)
president and
CEO of Cineplex,
will receive
the Show
E Award
for his 25
years of
experience
in Canadian
exhibition
and on
the boards
of industry
associations
including the Motion Picture
Theatre Associations of Canada
and NATO. The Al Shapiro Distinguished
Service Award will go to
Mike Polydoros, executive vice
president of distribution operations
for Lionsgate, whose charitable
activities include serving on the
advisory board for the Will Rogers
charities and supporting Variety
Children’s Charity. And Abramorama
founder Richard Abramowitz
will accept the Bingham Ray
Memorial Award for demonstrating
leadership in independent cinema.
In addition, the event will present
its 2013 International Distributor
of the Year award to Giovanni
Gentili, recognizing the veteran
executive for a career serving the
Hollywood studios throughout Latin
America as well as his own company
Andes Film, which distributes
Sony, Disney, and indie films in
Chile and Peru. The International
Achievement Award in Exhibition
will go to Grupo Cinemex, which,
since its founding in 1995, has
grown to the fifth-largest theater
chain in the world with 217 theaters
and 1,958 screens. And Brazil deputy
Guilherme Campos will receive
the Anti-Piracy Latin American
Government Leadership award for
his work to promote public and
private sector cooperation and
support of anti-counterfeiting and
piracy field programs and events
throughout Brazil.
and entertainment facilities in the Changsha
area of Hunan province. The companies are
on track to complete construction of their
first three multiplexes by the end of the year,
with plans for another 40 by the end of 2016.
Each location will house about 10 screens
with all-digital projection, 3D, and alternative
content.
“With the growing urbanization trend, the
Chinese population continues to move from
rural areas to densely populated cities,” says
UltraStar president John Ellison. “This presents
a long-term opportunity to grow the movie
industry in China as a whole and implement
cinema technologies and concepts that have
been successful here in the United States.”
“The Chinese film market is growing rapidly
as an industry, enabling UltraStar to bring
capital, technology, and branding from a highly
saturated market to a high-growth market,”
adds Letian chairman Huidong Liu. “Both
parties are committed to leveraging complementary
resources, capabilities, and interaction
between Chinese and American industry to
create a competitive edge in the market and the
global film sector.”
MEXICO, CHINA GET REALD
n With two new deals on both sides of the
globe, RealD has expanded its worldwide footprint
by 750 screens.
The firm has inked a decade-long agreement
with Cinemex, the world’s sixth-largest cinema
exhibitor, to become the chain’s exclusive 3D
provider. The pact covers approximately 700
auditoriums in Mexico, including the replacement
of 540 or so rival 3D systems over the
next couple of years.
“By joining forces with Cinemex, RealD
will significantly increase our footprint across
Mexico,” says Marlene Songin, RealD’s vice
president of cinema. “This is a testament to
RealD’s performance advantage and the
commitment from exhibitors like Cinemex
to deliver on the promise of 3D with a truly
premium cinema experience.”
Meanwhile, RealD has pacted with UME
International Cineplex to install its 3D technology
on 50 screens across the chain’s Northern
China locations. Installation has already begun.
With the 50 RealD screens already installed in
UME theaters in Southern China, RealD will
equip 100 screens across the circuit.
“It is exciting to see UME’s continued
development in the China cinema market, and
RealD is honored to be a part of it,” says Edman
Chan, RealD’s vice president and general
manager of cinema in the Asia Pacific. Founded
in 2002, UME expects to grow to 22 cinemas
with 253 screens by the end of the year.
RealD’s 3D cinema technology is installed
in approximately 23,500 auditoriums by about
1,000 exhibitors in 74 countries around the
world.
QUANTUM LEAP
n Fandango has pacted to acquire Quantum
Loyalty Solutions, the Incline Village, Neveda,
firm that owns Hollywood Movie Money. With
Quantum’s movie “currency” accepted at more
than 35,000 screens nationwide, the deal will
expand the online ticketer’s promotional ticket
and gift-card business. The rewards will be redeemable
through Fandango’s website and mobile
apps, where users will be able to purchase
additional tickets at the same time—driving
business to the company’s ticketing offerings.
“The marriage of Quantum’s promotions
business and Fandango’s ticketing platform
will offer unprecedented new opportunities
for studios, exhibitors, and brands to engage
with millions of moviegoers,” says Fandango
president Paul Yanover. “We look forward to
working with the Quantum team to build on
Hollywood Movie Money’s momentum and
help drive even more movie fans into theaters.”
Financial terms of the deal, which is
expected to close in the third quarter, were not
disclosed.
VUE TO THE CINEMAXX
n Vue is one step closer to taking full control
of CinemaxX AG. The British exhibitor paid
nearly $200 million to buy an 84.6 percent
stake in the German chain last year. Since then
it’s been buying up minority stakes to the tune
of 97.5 percent. Now Vue has gained the CinemaxX
board of directors’ approval to “squeeze
out” the remaining minority shareholders, who
have a month to challenge the decision before
it becomes binding.
With CinemaxX, Vue operates 119 theaters
in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Germany, and
Denmark. The company inked to be acquired
by Canadian investment groups OMERS
Private Equity and Alberta Investment Management
Corp. for $1.45 billion in June.
CINEWORLD TO THE IMAX
n Imax has expanded its revenue-sharing
agreement with Cineworld Group, the United
Kingdom’s largest cinema chain. Under the
new deal, a giant screen will be added to an
as-yet undetermined theater. In addition, the
exhibitor will install a digital system in the
Glasgow Science Center’s Imax theater, which
it recently agreed to manage for the museum.
Eventually the theater will transition to
Imax’s dual 4K laser system. The pact brings
Cineworld’s commitment to the large format
to 13 screens.
“As we expand our network throughout
Europe, growing relationships with partners
such as Cineworld is a key strategy to support
our growth,” says Andrew Cripps, president of
Imax EMEA. “Together with Cineworld, we
look forward to bringing even more audiences
across the U.K. the biggest blockbusters in the
world’s most immersive film format.”
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EXHIBITION BRIEFS
iPic Entertainment will develop the
historic Old Delray Library Site in
Delray Beach, Fla., as a mixed-use
project anchored by an eightscreen,
529-seat luxury movie theater
with premium leather seating
and food by the gourmet Tanzy
Express.
TECH TALK
n Christie will supply and install the world’s
first commercial digital laser projector at the
Seattle Cinerama Theatre. The 4K unit has a
scalable light output of up to 60,000 lumens.
The system recently received the first, and so
far only, FDA approval of variance allowing the
sale of laser projectors for use in cinemas.
“Cinerama’s huge screen requires the best
and brightest in digital cinema projection technology,
so it can demonstrate how spectacularly
a moviemaker’s vision can be realized when
shown at high contrast ratios and intense light
levels,” says Dr. Don Shaw, senior director of
product management for Christie Entertainment
Solutions.
“When hi-tech visionary Paul G. Allen
bought the theater in 1999, he gave Cinerama
full rein to innovate in order to provide our
community with a cutting-edge moviegoing experience,”
adds Cinerama manager Greg Wood.
“Selecting a laser projection solution—with
its ability to render 2D and 3D movies with
stunning clarity and brilliant, accurate color
rendition—is in keeping with this tradition.”
Site scoping and technical evaluations were
scheduled to begin in August, with the switchover
planned for early next year.
Dolby Atmos can now be played back on
GDC servers. The Chinese digital cinema technology
company is among the first third-party
manufacturers licensed to incorporate the
immersive format into its servers. The software
update was expected to be made available in
September. Once updated, GDC servers will be
able to take SMPTE DCPs containing Atmos
soundtracks and play them back with the Dolby
Atmos Cinema Processor CP850.
“Dolby Atmos was designed for interoperability,
so third-party manufacturers like
MOVIE HOUSE NEWS
n Cinemark has opened a new
14-screener featuring its NextGen design
concept in Cincinnati, Ohio, with
wall-to-wall, floor-to-ceiling screens; 4K
digital cinema and RealD 3D; enhanced
sound systems; cafeteria-style concessions;
a party room; and an XD: Extreme
Digital Cinema auditorium. n Carmike
is building a new entertainment complex
in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, with 10
screens; a BigD auditorium; an upscale
lobby; multiple concessions areas featuring
Coca-Cola Freestyle drink centers;
and one-stop ticketing and concessions
stations. n The first Cinemark Movie
Bistro has opened in Edinburg, Texas,
with in-theater dining on six screens
including an expanded menu; beer, wine,
and cocktails; premium plush seating;
wall-to-wall screens; and RealD 3D. n
AMC has renovated the Arrowhead 14
in Kansas City, Missouri to include plush
power recliners and revamped concessions
with hot foods including chicken
tenders, mozzarella sticks, jalapeño
poppers, and pizza as well as Coca-Cola
Freestyle soda machines. The circuit has
added the same amenities to the La Jolla
12 in California along with a MacGuffins
Bar with beer, wine, and cocktails. n
AMC also opened a new Theatre Support
Center in Leawood, Kansas, with an
open floor plan, cutting-edge technology
including a state-of-the-art Theatre Operations
Center, and associate amenities
including bicycles and helmets for ride
breaks, treadmill-like “walk-stations,”
and a company kitchen.
GDC Tech can enable a sound experience way
beyond 5.1, 7.1, or 11.1 channels,” says Doug
Darrow, senior vice president of cinema for
Dolby. “We are very pleased with the support
we are getting for Dolby Atmos from all corners
of the industry.”
AND THE WINNER IS …
n Phil Rafnson, chairman, Moving iMage
Technologies, has been announced as the
recipient of the Special Award of Achievement
at this year’s ShowEast. The award presentation
will take place on Thursday evening, October
24, at Final Night Awards Ceremony, hosted by
the Coca-Cola Company, at the Westin Diplomat
Resort and Spa in Hollywood, Florida.
Rafnson has been a major participant in
the cinema equipment business for more than
40 years, from a sound engineer for Northwest
Sound and RCA Service Co. to national
sales manager for Xetron Inc. to president and
owner of Media Technology Source, the largest
cinema equipment distribution company in
the world. In 1999, he sold MTS and in 2003
he funded the startup Moving iMage Technologies
and ever since has been its partner and
chairman. He served as board member of the
International Theatre Equipment Association
for 12 years and officer
and president of that
association for more
than four years. He also
served for many years
on the board and as
president of Variety of
the Northwest and as
a board member
of Courage
Center in
Minneapolis.
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EXECUTIVE
SUITE
Another year, another successful movie theft tour
THE TERRIBLE, HORRIBLE,
NO GOOD, VERY BAD,
RECORD-BREAKING
SUMMER BOX OFFICE
n If you’ve been paying any attention to the
long summer of reporting on box office (and
for your sake, I hope you haven’t), you can’t
help but come away with the impression that
the movie business is in desperate straits. From
Steven Spielberg and George Lucas predicting
the “implosion” of the blockbuster business
model should a string of big-budget movies
fail at the box office to the actual failure of
several big tentpoles to meet
expectations, the drumbeat
of reporting all summer
long has been one of failure
and crisis.
Granted, somewhere
buried within those stories
was the grudging acknowledgement
that summer
2013 was running 10
percent ahead of last year
and was actually on a pace
to break records. And that
really is the story of this
summer.
Indeed, summer box
office set a new record
- $4.75 billion—a 10.8
percent jump over last year
and nearly 8 percent above
2011’s record. Better still,
admissions for the summer
will outstrip admissions
going back to 2010, and,
pending the results of our
third-quarter ticket-price
survey, may do even better.
Something else summer
2013 has done? Erased the
year-over-year deficit at the
box office. At the end of
the first quarter, box office
lagged the previous year by
12.1 percent—more than
$300 million. As I write
this in the second week of
September, 2013 box office
is 1 percent ahead of 2012’s
record pace at $7.78 billion.
In July, when some of the
most hair-raising flop stories
were being written, the box office was on a
tear: from June 14 through July 18, weekly
receipts totaled more than $300 million for
five straight weeks. To give you a sense of how
remarkable that is, the only time box office has
topped $300 million weekly as many as three
times in a row was in the summer of 2010.
One story noted, “For four weeks in a row,
Hollywood has released a big-budget tentpole
“Hollywood’s $ummer fouled by film flops”
“Summer of the mega-flop”
“Hollywood facing summer crisis with
multiple big-budget flops”
15 FILMS BREAK THE $100 MILLION BARRIER
Iron Man 3 Disney $406,609,688
Despicable Me 2 Universal $276,169,878
Man of Steel Warner Bros. $235,985,355
Monsters University Disney $234,890,453
Fast & Furious 6 Universal $227,139,427
Oz: The Great and Powerful Disney $223,674,724
Star Trek Into Darkness Paramount $185,374,469
World War Z Paramount $184,483,880
The Croods
Fox / DreamWorks
Animation
by Patrick Corcoran,
Vice President,
Chief Communications Officer, NATO
$167,656,920
The Great Gatsby (2013) Warner Bros. $143,050,479
Identity Thief Universal $134,506,920
The Heat Fox $122,494,241
G.I. Joe: Retaliation Paramount $111,977,702
Now You See Me Lionsgate / Summit $111,451,787
The Hangover Part III Warner Bros. $104,391,414
movie that has fallen short of box-office expectations.”
It was published July 20.
Now, to be fair, a remarkable number
of big movies underperformed at the box
office this summer—at least eight, by some
measures. But underperformance is a relative
thing, and what may be a painful loss for a
movie studio can be a solid performer for
a movie theater, particularly with judicious
juggling of auditoriums as
the playoffs for new titles
become clear. Theaters operate
with fairly consistent
fixed costs and don’t require
the same level of return as
a studio that has invested
hundreds of millions of
dollars in a single title. And,
it’s important to note, movie
theaters do not live on
blockbusters alone.
Fifteen movies grossed
more than $100 million
in summer 2013 through
August 25, totaling $2.99
billion (a couple more may
still make it). While that’s a
hefty chunk of business, the
remaining movies released
in that time period (plus
some holdovers) accounted
for more than $1.5 billion
at the box office. It’s worth
noting that in the same
time period in 2012, there
were 11 movies that grossed
more than $100 million,
accounting for $2.74 billion
(The Bourne Legacy would
eventually make it an even
dozen).
Would theater owners
have been happier if more
movies had grossed more
than $100 million in 2013?
Without question, and
theater owners have long
pointed at more intelligent
scheduling as one key way
to maximize revenue. In
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contrast to the first two months of the year, That, and a record summer. Don’t forget
ẸVEN THOUGH
which were notable for a glut of R-rated titles that
DISNEY’S THE LONE
and a singular lack of family fare, the summer RANGER STUGGLED
featured a surfeit of family titles, with Monsters
University, Despicable Me 2, Turbo, Smurfs GROSS OF JUST
TO A DOMESTIC
2, and Planes all opening between June 21 and $88.5 MILLION,
SUMMER 2013 WAS
August 9. Only two of them made it into the
SURPRISINGLY
$100 million club—plus Epic, which opened STRONG: A 7
with a cushion of nearly a month before the PERCENT INCREASE
onslaught of animation.
OVER 2012.
Does this mean that theater owners want
fewer movies? Surely not, but theater owners
need their suppliers to make money on the
ones they do make so they’ll keep supplying
movies. It is why we have called time and
again for a more diverse slate of movies all
year round with a diverse range of box office
ambitions. It is why we have watched with
some concern as the major studios reduce
their slates and put more and more money
into movies that compete for the same audience
and then double down on their bets by
releasing them in the same limited time frame.
As much as movies with eye-popping
budgets failing to break even make for easy
newspaper copy, and respected (blockbuster)
filmmakers foretelling the death of the blockbuster
business model make for industry agita
(and schadenfreude), the real story seems to me
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NATO
NEWS
Another year, another successful movie theft tour
CRIMEBUSTERS UNITE!
by Brigitte Buehlman
Director of Industry Relations, NATO
executives from Creative America, Disney, Lionsgate,
the Motion Picture Association of America, Open
Road, Paramount, Sony, Universal, and Warner Bros.
to discuss best practices and ongoing coordination.
If your company would like to participate in next
year’s tour, please contact me at bgb@natoca.com.
n As you may know, NATO hosts an annual “tour” for our members
in Los Angeles. The purpose of this event is to provide exhibition representatives
with an interactive, hands-on experience by meeting with
their studio counterparts to share ideas on how to better combat movie
theft in the field. The goal is for NATO members to learn what content
protection means to the various studios, trade associations, and service
providers and to discuss how movie theft affects our business.
This year’s exhibition participants included Lisa Morris; Dan Myers;
Steve Zuehlke; Jeremy Welman; Karen Scott; Paul Valerio; Steve Horton;
Belinda Judson; Brigitte Buehlman; John Fithian; Mike Bugielski; and
Sal Vermiglio. Our group met with distribution and content protection
New NATO-MPAA movie theft campaign
NATO and MPAA have produced a new movie
theft poster and on-screen PSA for your theaters. As
you may know, many state and local anti-camcord legislation
requires patron notification before law enforcement
action can take place (i.e., if you catch someone
camcording content in your theater, they cannot be
cited or prosecuted unless there is posted signage in
your theater complex).
NATO and MPAA worked closely with the Department
of Homeland Security’s National Intellectual
Property Rights Coordination Center and the Federal
Bureau of Investigation on the updated legal language
for the campaign: “The use of recording devices is not
permitted in this theater. Please report all suspicious
activity to theater management. Use of audiovisual
recording devices may be punishable by up to three
years in federal prison and a fine of up to $250,000.
Recording any portion of the trailer and/or feature film
is against the law. Violators are subject to arrest and
felony prosecution. For more information, please visit
www.IPRCenter.gov.”
NATO and MPAA also worked hard on creating
a campaign that would resonate with your patrons as
well as encourage proper in-theater etiquette. The goal
of this year’s campaign is to highlight that not only is
texting rude and talking on the phone obnoxious (issues
that are unfortunately prevalent in most cinemas
today), but that camcording/recording content in a
theater is illegal. Last year’s on-screen campaign was
a bit more heavy-handed and geared toward the laws;
this year’s campaign was created to serve as an educational
piece. If you would like to order the new movie
theft poster, please contact NATO at nato@natodc.
com. The 15-second on-screen PSA can be viewed at
natoonline.org; you can download the PSA directly to
your servers via Technicolor’s Trail Mix and Deluxe’s
Trailers by Deluxe weekly hard-drive shipments, and it has already been
uploaded to both Screenvision’s and NCM’s systems.
If you currently have older versions of the movie theft one sheet
posted in your theater, NATO and MPAA recommend that you replace
it with the new one. NATO provides all movie theft materials free of
charge to NATO members.
NATO recommends that each cinema has a copy of the federal and
state anti-camcord statute printed and accessible in the manager’s office.
Unfortunately, we have found that many law-enforcement officers are
not aware that (1) camcording in a theater is illegal and/or (2) what
the anti-camcord law is. If theater management has a copy of both laws
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on hand, it will make the citation process go much more
smoothly and quickly. State and federal laws can be downloaded
from the MPAA’s FightFilmTheft.org website.
An employee has identified a person operating a recording device
in order to copy a movie in a theater. Please note that the
reward goes to the employee who initially spots the camcorder.
The NATO-MPAA Take Action reward program
The theater manager has notified the police immediately. The
The Motion Picture Association of America and the
name and phone number of police force must be included.
National Association of Theatre Owners have instituted a
program to reward theater employees who identify patrons The camcorder/recording was stopped, with or without assistance
illegally camcording a movie. Employees may be eligible for
from theater manager, staff, security, or others. The type
a reward of up to $500 for identifying a person operating of recording—mobile phone, camera, camcorder, etc.—must be
a video camera or other recording device to copy a movie noted, as well as the details on the incident
in a theater, for immediately notifying the police, for stopping
the camcording, and for filing a police report of the
A report must be filed with the police. A copy of the police report
or file number, as well as the suspect’s information, must be
incident. Whenever a theater employee witnesses a person
included.
operating a video camera or other recording device to copy
a movie, the employee should immediately follow the procedures
The MPAA hotline (1-800-371-9884) was called at the time of
called for in the company’s written anti-camcording incident or at least within 24 hours. NATO and the MPAA recom-
policy. If your company does not have a written policy, mend that the theater manager contacts the MPAA when contacting
please refer to the MPAA’s Best Practices manual, which
the police so the MPAA representative can coordinate
can be found in the member’s-only section of the NATO with the police on the theater’s behalf (most MPAA investigators
website.
are ex-cops, so they can speak the lingo).
In order to be eligible for an award, theater management
The cinema complex must have anti-camcord signage openly
and employees must work together to ensure that all requirements
of the reward program have been fulfilled (see chart).
displayed in public view.
As of August 19, 701 theater employees in the United The application must be reviewed and signed by the theater
States have been awarded $299,025 through this program. manager.
Please note that the Take Action reward program and the
MPAA hotline are authorized for all on-screen content, so
The completed application must be submitted to NATO for processing:
NATO-MPAA Take Action! Reward Program 750 First St.
no matter what studio’s content is being recorded, both the
NE, Suite 1130, Washington, D.C. 20002 or nato@natodc.com.
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GENEVA
CONVENTION
ShowMidwest
Marketing and promotions and public safety top this year’s Geneva Convention agenda
by Annlee Ellingson
n The Geneva Convention was just a little over
a month away when BoxOffice caught up with
co-chairmen George Rouman and John Scaletta
on the road to yet another meeting. The timing
was fortuitous, though, as the pair’s enthusiasm
was building for the annual convention and
sold-out tradeshow, which will take place Oct.
8-10 at the Grand Geneva Resort and Spa in
Lake Geneva, Wisconsin.
In the past, Geneva has tapped the Disney
Institute for its seminars, but the event has
pretty much exhausted the Mouse House’s professional
development arm, so this year Rouman
and Scaletta have developed their own seminars
centering on two major themes: marketing and
promotions and public safety.
“Showmanship is a little bit of a lost art, and
so we’re just trying to get people thinking about
that again to hopefully create some fun energy
within our theaters,” Rouman says.
To that end, the educational aspect of the
convention will get going Wednesday morning
with a seminar called “Attracting New Audiences
with Creative Programming” led by Cineplex
Entertainment’s VP of alternative programming
Brad LaDouceur.
“We were trying to avoid using the word
‘alternative content,’” Scaletta says. “We just
didn’t want people walking into this going, ‘Oh,
boy, not alternative content again.’ We have a
great speaker who’s going to be talking to people
about how to really think outside the box and
think a little bit bigger when it comes to alternative
content.”
Along those lines, BoxOffice’s conference later
that day will discuss how to target audiences
with big data with David Bohnsack from GMR
Marketing, John Ross from Pepsico, and Timothy
Dodd from Movio. The next day, there will
be a “From Green Light to Theatrical Release”
presentation by a studio marketing rep and an
introduction to Disney’s Second Screen Live!
app, which encourages moviegoers to bring their
iPads to the theater for an interactive experience
with a classic film. In addition, Geneva has two
movie screenings and exhibitor relations forums
scheduled throughout the week.
The second major theme of the convention
has to do with public safety. “In our industry, as
with any industry, really, we’re always concerned
about safety and security and emergency situations,”
Rouman explains.
Geneva has invited local police chiefs
Michael Steffes from Rhinelander, Wisconsin,
and John Edwards from Oak Creek, Wisconsin,
to discuss how to handle emergency situations
from difficult customers to tornados.
“We’re going to talk about all these different
potential situations, how to handle different
situations, but at the end of the day, the message
is to go back to your community, contact your
local law-enforcement official, and find out
what the best course of action is for you in your
community,” Rouman says.
Steffes will also participate in a seminar
with Daniel Maggart from Vantiv about how
to prevent fraud and theft from internal and
external sources.
In addition, NATO’s Kathy Conroy and Brigitte
Buehlman will be on hand to update attendees
on recent industry developments including
the theatrical release window; cinema technology
including 3D, HFR, immersive audio, laser projection,
and satellite delivery; ratings and trailer
compatibility; movie theft; and government
affairs like admission taxes, captioning and video
description, and credit-card issues.
Before getting down to business, though, the
event kicks off on Tuesday with the annual Variety—The
Children’s Charity Golf Classic and
Walk with Will sponsored by the Will Rogers
Motion Picture Pioneers Foundation.
Walk with Will builds awareness about
“being active in life,” Scaletta says. “Get out
and doing something. You’re on this beautiful
resort, so they take a nice long walk through the
resort.”
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AND THE WINNERS ARE
Relativity Media
Studio of the Year
RealD
Vendor of the Year
Byron Berkley - Foothill Entertainment
Larry Hansen Award
The Avengers - Disney
The BoxOffice ® Blue Ribbon Award
David Passman III - CEO and Outgoing President of Carmike Cinemas
Excellence of Service Award
Bruce Olson
Ben Marcus Award
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2013
9:00am – 7:00pm Convention Registration Ballroom Coat Check
10:30am – 11:30am Golfer’s Lunch Golf Pavilion
12:00pm
Variety–The Children’s Charity Golf Classic
(Shotgun Start)
Highlands
3:00pm Walk with Will Hotel Entrance
6:30pm Pre-Screening Reception Showboat Theatre
6:45pm – 8:30pm Movie Screening Showboat Theatre
8:30pm – 11:00pm Opening Night Party & Buffet Grand Chalet
11:00pm Geneva Idol Competition Evolve
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2013
7:30am – 6:00pm Convention Registration Ballroom Coat Check
7:00am – 9:00am Open Breakfast Grand Café/Café Gelato
8:00am – 8:45am
Marketing & Promotions:
Attracting New Audiences with Creative Programming
Maple Lawn Ballroom
8:45am – 9:30am National NATO Issues Briefing Maple Lawn Ballroom
9:30am– 10:30am
Partnership with Public Safety:
Preparing for Emergency Situations
Maple Lawn Ballroom
10:30am – 12:00pm Exhibitor Relations Forum I Maple Lawn Ballroom
12:00pm – 1:30pm Opening Awards Luncheon Grand Ballroom
1:30pm – 2:30pm
BoxOffice ® Conference:
Engaging Your Audience with Analytics
Maple Lawn Ballroom
2:30pm – 3:30pm Exhibitor Relations Forum II Maple Lawn Ballroom
3:30pm – 7:00pm Trade Show The Forum
5:45pm – 6:45pm Cocktails on the Trade Show Floor The Forum
7:00pm – 9:00pm Gala Dinner and Awards Grand Ballroom
9:30pm Movie Screening Showboat Theatre
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2013
7:30am – 11:00am Registration Ballroom Coat Check
8:30am – 9:30am Breakfast on the Trade Show Floor The Forum
8:30am – 10:30am Trade Show The Forum
10:15am – 11:00am
Marketing & Promotions:
From Green Light to Theatrical Release
Maple Lawn Ballroom
11:00am – 11:45am
Partnership with Public Safety:
Protecting Theater Assets from Fraud and Theft
Maple Lawn Ballroom
11:45am – 12:30pm Disney’s Second Screen Live! Presentation Maple Lawn Ballroom
12:30pm – 2:00pm Closing Luncheon: Hall of Fame Induction Evergreen Ballroom
Please note: No electronic devices are allowed in the ballroom during the Exhibitor Relations Forums
Agenda programs and screenings are subject to change. Recording devices will not be allowed in any screenings.
OCTOBER 2013 BoxOffice ® Pro The Business of Movies 15

GENEVA CONVENTION EXHIBITORS
Ballantyne Strong
Bright Star Systems
C. Cretors and Co.
C.D. Barnes
Construction
Christie Digital
Systems
Cinema Scene
Marketing
Cloud Industries
Coca-Cola
Eisenberg Sausage
Embedded
Processor Designs
Eomac
Franklin Designs
Inc.
GDC Technology of
America
Gold Medal
Products
Greystone Public
Seating
Hershey Company
ICEE Company/J&J
Snack Foods
Irwin Seating
Jack Roe USA
JBL Professional/
Crown
Kernel Seasons
Mobiliario
Moving Image
Technologies
NCR
Parrot Film Co.
PepsiCo
Foodservice
Philips
Proctor Companies
ProSTAR Industries
Retriever Software
Royal Corporation
RTS - Ready
Theatre Systems
Seating Concepts
Sonic Equipment
Sony Digital Cinema
Taste of Nature
Taylor Enterprises
of WI
TK Architects
Ushio America
USL Inc.
Variety - The
Children’s Charity
Ventura Foods
Vistar
White Castle Food
Products
Will Rogers
MPPF
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The End of
an Era
Exhibition says thanks
to industry icon
Bruce J. Olson
interview by Annlee Ellingson
(continued on page 20)
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MARCUS THEATRES
A BOXOFFICE TRIBUTE
W
BRUCE J. OLSON
hen the Geneva
Convention kicks
off on October
8, Bruce Olson’s
will be a familiar face on the golf course, at the tradeshow, and
at the award presentation where he’ll receive the honor named
for his first boss in exhibition, Ben Marcus. But the event will
likely be bittersweet for the theater executive who, after nearly
four decades with the Marcus Corporation, has retired from his
posts as president of Marcus Theatres and senior vice president
of the Marcus Corporation.
Olson joined Marcus in 1974, handling advertising, marketing,
and public relations for the company’s restaurants, hotels,
motels, and theaters. As president of Marcus Theatres, he
oversaw the division’s growth from 56 screens in one state
to 687 screens in seven states. His tenure was marked by the
development of such brands as UltraScreen, Take Five Lounge,
Young-at-Heart, Big Screen Bistro, and MDX—Marcus Digital
Xperience.
Olson has been replaced at Marcus by former Rave executive
Rolando B. Rodriguez, but he’ll continue to serve on the
board of directors.
BoxOffice caught up with Olson to chat about his history
with the company, what he’ll miss about the industry, and what
he’ll do with his time off.
Have you wrapped up your day-to-day duties at Marcus?
No, not quite. In fact, I was out in Madison [Wisconsin] today
doing a project, kind of finishing up the sale of one of our properties—
relocating the Eastgate theater that we built 30 years ago this summer,
actually. I’ve been around a long time. I built this theater 30 years ago,
and now we’re tearing it down because we’re going to relocate it. … So,
yeah, I’m still going to do a little more traveling and finish up some
current deals for another month or two and help Greg and Steve [Marcus]
and Rolando in whatever way I can, and then I’m going to stay on
as a board member.
You worked at Marcus for almost 40 years. Why was the
company a good fit for you?
That’s a good question. It is a darn good question. Fortunately, I
didn’t choose a career as a brain surgeon or a firefighter. I couldn’t hack
those type of terrible responsibilities. But, you know, over the years,
I’ve had an opportunity to think about our business, and while we
don’t save lives, we do have a place in our society when people want to
escape, whether it’s a momentary trouble they’re having, whether it’s
a financial or psychological problem, or whether it’s something much
deeper.
It never hit me so much more than on September 12, 2001, when
we had closed the theaters the day before, of course, on 9/11, and
during the night and the next morning, we got telephone messages and
emails from customers and people we didn’t know, saying, “Could you
please reopen the theaters tonight? We’ve been glued to our television
sets for 24 hours, and I just need to get away for a couple hours.” That
kind of puts it all in perspective.
From a kind of a real serious escape to one that has been around
since the beginning of time, there’s always been some sort of venue
where people get together to laugh and cry and socialize. Since the
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A BOXOFFICE TRIBUTE
cavemen, they all gathered around a campfire, to the Roman
Colosseum, it is truly the center of a local community
and culture where people come together on a regular basis
to laugh, cry, and get to know each other. So it kind of
clarifies our position in our society.
than I ever would have been without their sage advice.
Particularly in my later years, I tried to instill in others a little bit
of advice that may have helped them personally or professionally. So
there’s dozens and dozens of people in our company and outside of our
company who I can smile at and be a little just secretly proud of.
Do you plan to stay involved with charitable organizations
like Will Rogers, where you’re a board member?
Well, I do. In fact, I talked to Todd Vradenburg and Chris Aronson,
who’s currently the president of Will Rogers. I’ve been a trustee for a
long time and plan on continuing as long as they’ll have me and I can
contribute.
That guidance to give back to our community was instilled in me by
Ben Marcus and Steve and Greg. That’s what our company is all about.
Ben Marcus came over on the Berengaria ship, and he so cherished
his citizenship that he took on in 1985 the state chairmanship for the
Statue of Liberty. That meant I was pretty deeply involved too raising
money. He was one of the earlier founders of Variety Children’s Charities
of Wisconsin, and the list goes on and on, the things that Steve and
Greg have been involved with. So it’s really a part of our culture and
our heritage and one that I’m still deeply involved with with a lot of
other charitable and civic events.
What accomplishment are you most proud of from your time
at Marcus?
That’s a good question. I think my proudest achievements have been
the people that I have helped grow in their professional and their personal
lives. I was fortunate to have parents who instilled in me certain
values to achieve, and I had mentors like Steve and Ben Marcus, and
I had great professors at Marquette University and other friends who
together collaborated and made me perhaps a little more successful
What will you miss the most?
I often quote the slogan, “There’s no business like showbusiness.”
And the song may have another meaning, but I say, “What other business
changes its product every Friday?” There’s no other business that
has a new product every week. There is none. And that’s kind of the
exciting thing about our business, the great anticipation, getting up on
a Saturday morning and saying, “What did they like last night? What
didn’t they like?” Over the years, you just never know. … So I’m going
to miss the anticipation and the excitement of new openings.
And actually doing something like I did today: finding a piece
of ground and designing a building or a whole complex of business,
watching it grow, and watching it develop. That’s not so different than
fathering a child and watching them grow up and mature. There’s a
great parallel there.
What is your favorite film?
I guess I have a favorite film if you put these two together: Godfather
I and Godfather II. But my least favorite is Godfather III. …
Apocalypse Now was pretty darn good, for a lot of reasons. I missed
the draft because I was in the first lottery and I had a very high draft
number. My roommate and other fraternity brothers got low numbers,
and they were drafted, and unfortunately not all of them came
back. That movie, that Vietnam War, had emotional meaning to me
as well, so I guess that’s why Apocalypse Now always struck me pretty
deep.
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BRUCE J. OLSON
A BOXOFFICE TRIBUTE
BoxOffice: What will you miss the least about the
business?
I was doing advertising and marketing for our restaurants
and hotels and theaters about 35-38 years ago, and Ben said,
“I’d like you to take over the theaters.” And I said, “Nope! I
don’t want to do it! I’m happy doing advertising.” “Why?” I kept saying
no to him for a month or two, and I said, “Well, because I have no control.
I have no control over the quality of our product.” My kids always
said I’m a control freak, and they’re right.
But Ben said, “Look, you’re right. You can’t control the quality of the
movie, the product on the screen,” but he says, “Bruce, when people leave
our theaters, they’re not leaving with a bag of groceries out of a supermarket
or a retail store. They’re leaving with a bag of memories. So what you
can control is the environment—the cleanliness, the customer service. All
you can ensure is that people have a great time.”
Greg Marcus I think has a great slogan: “Make every day a special day
for our customers.” And I think that’s a short phrase to signify very briefly
what Ben was telling me a long time ago, that we’ve got to do what we
can to make someone else happy. “Make an ordinary day an extraordinary
day,” I think is what Greg says.
What’s the biggest challenge facing the industry?
I don’t think it’s the quality of the movies because creative people will
always rise to the top and create something exciting. There will be another
Titanic. There will be another Avatar. There will be another Godfather I
and II. There will be better technology. I was around when they were still
pulling carbon-arc lamphouses out, and now they’re laser light lamphouses.
So it’s not going to be technology, and it’s not going to be creativity of
the movies on the screen. But I think presentation is the most important
element of our business.
Let me clarify what I mean by that: I mean the theatrical presentation
is the most important. I think the most dangerous thing that can happen
to the industry is if more and more people start watching movies on their
iPhone, their iPad, and small devices. Even their 55-inch television at
home. There’s nothing that compares to watching a movie, whether it’s
a comedy or whether it’s a great special-effects movie on a 70-foot-wide
UltraScreen.
So what I’m getting to is windows, the shortened window, is the
biggest danger, and there are a lot of people who are now getting close to
making decisions about closing that window, and they know not from
where this business started. I think if they collapse that window too far, it
will be the beginning of the end for many of the motion picture theaters
in America. Now, there will always be theaters. Will there be 40,000
screens in America? Perhaps not if they keep collapsing the window. But I
really think that’s the most dangerous thing in exhibition.
There was a time where a movie didn’t see network television for two
years. And it didn’t see a pay movie channel, pay cable, for nine months.
And now here we are at 88 days? Please. We’ve reached the ceiling on this.
It can’t be closer to that. People think that movies open up in a couple
months now. It can’t get any closer than that. And for those poor fools
who think they can wrench out more money for their studio or their
production house by collapsing that window are very, very shortsighted.
What are your plans for your retirement?
I’m going to spend a lot more time with my wife Barbara, whether
she wants me to or not. We have three grown children [Anthony, Bradley,
and Amber], one who is just relocating now from Carlsbad to Ventura
County near Thousand Oaks [in California]. Not in the business—he’s in
the medical industry, actually. And we’ve got two children in New York
City. So we’re going to spend more time with them on both coasts and
perhaps buy a place or two in the west coast of Florida. My wife grew
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A BOXOFFICE TRIBUTE
up on the beaches of Rhode Island, so we might get a place
there as well. And a lot more golf.
And maybe not spend winters in Wisconsin?
I’ve always thought you’re very insightful. As you grow
older, you don’t appreciate the 10 degrees below zero or
watching a golf tournament in January.
But I’ve got some real estate investments and probably will do a little
bit more, and I’ll have a couple board positions, some paid, some not. So
I’ve got to stay busy and active, and I’ll work out and play golf. I can’t
play golf every day—maybe only five days a week.
Is there anything that I haven’t asked about that our readers
should know?
You know, whatever success that our company has had or that I’ve
had happened because it was a collective effort of thousands of people
from the Marcus executives to my executive team and really the tens of
thousands of people that have worked with me for almost four decades.
Marcus Corporation is really fortunate to be in the Midwest where the
work ethic is just so spectacular, and the people we’ve recruited get it.
Ben provided the initial vision and Steve clarified the strategic vision
as Greg does now. We do a lot of strategic planning, and we share our
vision for the future of the company with our employees, and I’ve told our
board of directors that our success is in great part due to our employees’
long tenure with our company. The companies that have turnover rates,
particularly of their management, are not normally as successful as others
with low turnover. Our management turnover has been always less than 10
percent a year. And they understand what the mission is, what the vision
of the company is, what the strategic plan is for one year, three years. They
understand that, and they’re all very proud to be members of the Marcus
Corporation making memorable, magical movie memories.
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In the fourth installment in a five-part series, BoxOffice highlights
eight more young executives shaping the future of exhibition
by Annlee Ellingson
Jake Bishop
DIRECTOR OF FOOD SERVICE
REGAL ENTERTAINMENT
GROUP
n Originally from Eugene,
Oregon, Jake Bishop began
working for Act III while
attending Western Oregon
University. After serving as GM
at numerous theaters, he was
promoted to district manager
when the circuit was acquired
by Regal in 1998. In 2003, he
was appointed to director of
food service and relocated to
Knoxville, Tennessee. He and
his wife Christie are the proud
parents of three children.
Eric Carr
VICE PRESIDENT OF
EXHIBITOR MARKETING
FOCUS FEATURES
n Eric Carr began his film
career 13 years ago at New Line
and Fine Line, overseeing intheater
marketing for The Lord
of the Rings trilogy, Austin
Powers in Goldmember, Final
Destination, and Hedwig. For
the last decade, he has worked
at Focus working on films like
Brokeback Mountain, Coraline,
and The Place Beyond the
Pines. He also serves on the
Diversity Council at Universal
Pictures.
Richard Mitchell
WORLDWIDE MARKETING
MANAGER
HARKNESS SCREENS
n In a little over two
years, Richard Mitchell has
revolutionized the Harkness
brand with highly successful
marketing campaigns that
have helped reposition the
company as the industry
leader in on-screen brightness
and presentation quality as
well as the leading screen
manufacturer. The visionary
behind Harkness’ new
groundbreaking mobile and
web apps, Richard is helping
to bring answers to key
presentation issues facing the
global exhibition industry.
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40 UNDER 40
Stacey Goldstein
VICE PRESIDENT OF
IN-THEATER MARKETING
PARAMOUNT PICTURES
MOTION PICTURE GROUP
n Born and raised in Los Angeles, Stacey Goldstein began her
career at Paramount Pictures more than 13 years ago as an
intern in exhibitor services. Promoted to vice president in 2010,
she drives national marketing and promotions for the theatrical
properties released under Paramount Pictures, Paramount
Vantage, Insurge Pictures, MTV Films, and Nickelodeon Films,
including World War Z and Star Trek Into Darkness.
William Palmer
CEO
MOVIO
n The cofounders of Movio might be new to the
small world of exhibition, but they are quickly
changing the rules around loyalty programs and
marketing. Having started out in the business as
consultants, William Palmer and Peter Beguely
immediately saw the need for exhibitors to attain
the unattainable—big data. Movio was created with
the realization that big data was difficult to access,
Peter Beguely
COO/PRODUCT OWNER
MOVIO
confusing to translate, and even harder to put to
good use. Movie-theater marketers can now easily
access loyalty member details, quickly target and
personalize communication based on past behaviors,
and ultimately turn big data into ROI. Movio has
seen rapid growth over a short period of time and
continues to expand globally under the leadership of
two movie-loving friends.
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40 UNDER 40
Brian Nuffer
DIRECTOR OF CONCESSIONS
GOODRICH QUALITY THEATERS
n Brian Nuffer started with Goodrich in the accounting
department before moving up to concessions coordinator
and now director of concessions. A member of the National
Association of Concessionaires and the
Food and Beverage Task Force for
NATO, he works with Goodrich’s
theater and regional managers
to implement effective
day-to-day
concessions
operations. He’s
currently
negotiating
the company’s
digital box office
and concessions
menu-board
rollout.
Brian Flanagan
SENIOR DIRECTOR OF IN-THEATER MARKETING
ROADSIDE ATTRACTIONS
n Brian Flanagan started working at Loews’
Boston Common in college. When he moved to
Los Angeles, he served stints at Mann Theatres
and the world-famous Grauman’s Chinese Theatre
before segueing to distribution at Focus. He’s
now at Roadside and has worked on close to 60
films including Hot Fuzz (his very first), Coraline,
The Kids Are All Right, Albert Nobbs, Friends With
Kids, and Mud.
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Indie distributors that
are doing it right
The fall season is in full swing, and the country’s top specialty distributors
are lining up their respective slates of award contenders for the
coming months. The five distributors profiled in this feature are
responsible for releasing some of the most important
independent films of the last decade and beyond. From
acquisitions to marketing, these companies have the power of to turn a small project
into a big movie. The distributors in this story specialize in releasing and marketing the
independent, auteur, and foreign fare that bring audiences to theaters in the fall and
winter. After a summer marked by costly studio flops, expectation is ripe for a new crop of
critical darlings and surprise hits.
RECENT
HIGHLIGHTS
RELEASE
DATE
CUMULATIVE
GROSS
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen 03/09/12 $9,047,980
The Words 09/07/12 $11,494,838
The Last Exorcism Part II 03/01/13 $15,179,303
The Kings of Summer 05/31/13 $1,315,500
The To Do List in theaters 07/26/13 $3,491,669
COMING SOON
Last Vegas November 1, 2013
Inside Llewyn Davis December 6, 2013/expands December 20, 2013
n A relative newcomer, CBS Films was established in 2007 with
the ample resources to have a role in the development, financing,
production, and marketing of its releases. CBS Films will be
distributing the Coen brothers’ latest film, Inside Llewyn Davis,
which has drawn strong reviews and picked up Oscar buzz since its
Cannes premiere. Last Vegas is aiming for an older demographic
with an all-star cast of veteran actors that includes Robert De Niro,
Michael Douglas, Morgan Freeman, and Kevin Kline. The company
outperformed expectations with its release of Salmon Fishing in
the Yemen in 2012 and can cap off a strong year if Last Vegas and
Inside Llewyn Davis can connect with audiences.
LAST VEGAS
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Congratulates Marcus Theatre’s
Bruce J. OlsOn
on his retirement
and salutes this year’s
Geneva Convention Honorees
relativity Media
Studio of the Year Award
ByrOn Berkley
FOOthills entertainMent
Larry Hansen Award
the avengers
disney
The BoxOffice
Blue Ribbon Award

POWER 5 > INDEPENDENT DISTRIBUTORS
RECENT
HIGHLIGHTS
RELEASE
DATE
CUMULATIVE
GROSS
The Kids Are All Right 07/09/10 $20,811,365
Somewhere 12/22/10 $1,785,645
The Debt 08/31/11 $31,177,548
Moonrise Kingdom 05/25/12 $45,512,466
Seeking a Friend for the End of the World 06/22/12 $7,078,738
The Place Beyond the Pines 03/29/13 $21,403,519
COMING SOON
Dallas Buyers Club November 1, 2013
Fifty Shades of Grey August 1, 2014
n Focus has existed in its current form since 2002 and has had a solid
track record with specialty releases in terms of both box office and
awards. The company’s slate includes modern classics like Sofia Coppola’s
Lost in Translation, Michel Gondry’s Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind,
Edgar Wright’s Shaun of the Dead, Ang Lee’s Brokeback Mountain, and
Gus Van Sant’s Milk. Focus has proven to have the marketing muscle
necessary to help limited releases expand to the rest of the country without
having to rely on costly awards campaigns. Some of its biggest sleeper
hits of the last several years have come from spring or late-summer
releases, a compelling distinction for the company. Focus thinks it has an
awards contender with Dallas Buyers Club starring Matthew Mc-
Conaughey, who is coming off a streak of strong performances in arthouse
titles.
DALLAS BUYERS CLUB
RECENT
HIGHLIGHTS
RELEASE
DATE
CUMULATIVE
GROSS
127 Hours 11/05/10 $18,335,230
Black Swan 12/03/10 $106,954,678
The Tree of Life 05/27/11 $13,305,665
Martha Marcy May Marlene 10/21/11 $2,981,038
Shame 12/02/11 $4,002,293
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel 05/04/12 $46,385,113
Beasts of the Southern Wild 06/27/12 $12,795,746
COMING SOON
12 Years a Slave October 18, 2013
Dom Hemingway April 4, 2014
n Fox Searchlight is a veteran player in limited distribution, responsible for
engineering some of the most successful limited releases in recent memory.
It has a great track record during awards season, when it has helped a
diverse slate of specialty titles like Boys Don’t Cry, Sideways, Little Miss
Sunshine, The Last King of Scotland, Juno, and Slumdog Millionaire stand
apart from the competition. The company has been able to get the most
out of niche titles, like The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel—the sleeper indie hit
of 2012 that grossed $46.8 million. Fox Searchlight took a gamble on Steve
McQueen’s NC-17 rated Shame in 2011 and was able to come out with
a $4 million theatrical tally from the film. McQueen’s latest project, 12
Years a Slave, will be distributed by Fox Searchlight beginning on October
18. 12 Years a Slave has all the potential of making McQueen a household
name, and Fox Searchlight will be a key component in accomplishing this.
DOM HEMINGWAY
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POWER 5 > INDEPENDENT DISTRIBUTORS
RECENT
HIGHLIGHTS
RELEASE
DATE
CUMULATIVE
GROSS
Another Year 12/29/10 $3,205,706
Midnight in Paris 05/20/11 $56,817,045
The Skin I Live In 10/14/11 $3,185,812
Amour 12/19/12 $6,739,492
Before Midnight in theaters 05/24/13 $8,016,064
Blue Jasmine in theaters 07/26/13 $14,471,489
COMING SOON
Kill Your Darlings October 16, 2013
The Armstrong Lie November 8, 2014
n Sony Pictures Classics has been in the industry since 1992 and boasts
an impressive slate of films. The company’s releases tend to follow an
auteurist trend, and the company has a keen eye on acquiring and releasing
top international titles in the United States. Perhaps the company’s
biggest stroke of genius came in the crossover success of Crouching Tiger,
Hidden Dragon. A subtitled Chinese film that balanced martial arts
action sequences with a subdued dramatic story, Crouching Tiger went on
to gross an impressive $128 million in North America, playing on screens
that rarely—if ever—devoted space to international titles. SPC has
worked with some of this era’s greatest filmmakers: Woody Allen, Louis
Malle, Richard Linklater, Ang Lee, Pedro Almodóvar, Robert Altman, Errol
Morris, Wong Kar Wai, Michael Haneke, and Alain Resnais comprise
only a portion of its accomplished alumni.
THE ARMSTONG LIE
RECENT
HIGHLIGHTS
RELEASE
DATE
CUMULATIVE
GROSS
The King’s Speech 11/26/10 $138,797,449
Blue Valentine 12/29/10 $9,706,328
The Artist 11/25/11 $44,671,682
The Iron Lady 12/30/11 $30,017,992
Silver Linings Playbook 11/16/12 $132,092,958
Fruitvale Station in theaters 07/12/13 $15,296,267
COMING SOON
Grace of Monaco November 27, 2013
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom November 29, 2013
August: Osage County December 25, 2013
n Founded in 2005 when Harvey and Bob parted ways with Disney, The
Weinstein Company has built such a strong reputation that its releases are
consistently in the Oscar conversation by the second half of the year. TWC
pursued and acquired The Artist at Cannes in 2011, crafting an ingenious
marketing campaign behind the film that propelled a silent French film
to an impressive $44.6 million run domestically and the Oscar for Best
Picture. This year, Lee Daniels’ The Butler came out of the gate with a strong
premiere and has been able to post strong holds, collecting $57.5 million
after its first dozen days in release. This quarter will bring a trio of performance-driven
releases to theaters. Nicole Kidman will star as Grace Kelly
in Grace of Monaco, Idris Elba will portray Nelson Mandela in Mandela:
Long Walk to Freedom, and an ensemble cast featuring Meryl Streep, Julia
Roberts, and Ewan McGregor will star in August: Osage County.
AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY
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CASE
STUDY
The Rouman Cinema has transformed its arcade into a
game room and couldn’t be happier with the results
REDEMPTION CENTER
by Annlee Ellingson
n When the Rouman Cinema opened its new location
in Rhinelander, Wisconsin, in 2000, George
Rouman, whose family has operated theaters in
the area since 1921, wanted to create a community
gathering place. Located in a resort town that draws
tourists from Chicago and Milwaukee as well as
local residents, the six-screen cinema includes an
enormous lobby with a gelato and chocolate shop as
well as a game room.
“We found a partner to come in and do a revenue
share with video games,” Rouman explains. “We
weren’t seeing 100 percent of the proceeds, and then
every other week, a technician would come in to service
the equipment and also do the game collections.
That format worked out fine for a number of years.”
But as video-game consoles and even cellphone
apps advanced, it was hard for Rouman’s game room
to keep up, especially since he had no control over
what games came in and out of his space. Operating
in a smaller market, he had a hard time making a
case for the brand-new, expensive games that could
compete with what his customers were carrying in
their pockets.
So he reached out to his pal Sam Dando at the
Family Entertainment Group and put together a
redemption center with 25 to 30 classic physical
games like skee ball, basketball shooters, air hockey,
Whac-A-Mole, cranes, and a photo booth. Now, not
only does Rouman get to keep all the money his game
room generates, the pieces hold their value longer
than video games because they’re perennially popular—not
just until the next big thing comes along.
At first, customers could redeem their game
tickets for treats at the concession counter, but to
encourage them to play more, Rouman added a
redemption counter at his gelato shop. Now winners
can save up their Rouman Cinema-branded tickets
for the same plush toys you see at a carnival or
theme park. Rouman had fun this summer filling his
crane machine with Minions and featuring Smurfs
and even Star Trek plushies at the redemption
counter.
Rouman added the redemption center to his theater
in May. The transition hasn’t been seamless: he
now has to make sure there’s always a staff member
on the floor who can fill the tickets and fix jammed
slots. But he estimates that a third of the pieces have
already paid for themselves, and the rest will break
even within a year.
“It’s not going to be right for everybody,” he
says, “especially some places aren’t going to have
the space.” But for Rouman, “It’s a nice deal. It
works really well. Kids and adults alike really get
into it. And I’m just really looking forward to the
opportunities that it’s going to present for me
going forward.”
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ALTERNATIVE
CONTENT
THE POWER
THE GLORY
THE MUSIC
Screenvision partners with Teen Mania
Ministries and Acquire The Fire to present
the movie theater event, Surge
n Acquire The Fire and Teen Mania present a limited theatrical engagement
debut of Surge, an interactive movie theater event that fuses music,
comedy, and inspirational messages. Surge features inspirational messages
by Ron Luce interwoven with the comedy of John Gray and musical
performances by award-winning Christian artists Casting Crowns,
Newsboys, Lecrae, and worship artists Acquire The Fire. Screenvision, a
national leader in cinema advertising sales, services, and content distribution,
is partnering with Acquire The Fire and Teen Mania as the U.S.
distributor of Surge, which will premiere on more than 400 screens on
October 9, 2013. An encore showing is scheduled for October 16, 2013.
CHRISTIAN COMEDIAN JOHN GRAY
CASTING CROWNS
ACQUIRE THE FIRE
Finding innovative and relevant ways to reach a generation of young
people is the heart and soul of Teen Mania Ministries, led by president
and founder, Ron Luce. According to the Barna Group, a research company
focusing on the intersection of faith and culture, more than half
of young adults with a Christian background say they are less active in
church as they get older. Between high school and turning 30, 43 percent
of these once-active Christians drop out of regular church attendance.
Organizers believe that Surge can break through this apparent apathy.
Mark Hall, of Grammy-winning Casting Crowns says, “When Ron
told me about his vision for Surge, I was in before he even finished talking.
We both are deeply passionate about inspiring the youth of today, so the
Surge platform and its distribution in movie theaters just made sense to me.
People are going to love what we have planned for them.”
Over the last 25 years, Teen Mania has reached more than 3 million
teenagers through its annual 30-plus-city Acquire The Fire tour, a live
arena and stadium convention. The tour claims to have been the go-to
place for youth ministries looking to infuse passion and life into their
young people. In the last three years, Acquire The Fire has partnered
with more than 40,000 churches nationwide to bring students to these
events.
Ron Luce of Teen Mania says, “We are excited to be able to bring
Surge to movie screens across the country. Through our Acquire The Fire
events over the past 20 years, we have brought together millions of teens
looking for great music and inspiration. In Surge, we have assembled
some of the best Christian talent in music and comedy to create a night
of fun and inspiration that is totally different and easily accessible to
young people in movie theaters everywhere.”
“We are thrilled that Acquire The Fire and Teen Mania have chosen
Screenvision to partner on this exciting project.We feel the marketplace
has a big appetite for a program such as Surge, and with the talent that is
associated with the project, we are confident this will be a hit with theater-goers,”
states Darryl Schaffer, Screenvision’s executive vice president
of operations and exhibitor relations.
“We will be bringing our music in a way people have not seen us
perform before, so we think this will be a groundbreaking and inspiring
event,” adds Michael Tait, lead vocalist of Newsboys.
Comedian John Gray says, “I believe this will be a great time of joy,
laughter, and life-changing teaching that will transform the thinking of
the next generation’s leaders.”
For theater and ticket information, visit www.SurgeExperience.com.
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ALTERNATIVE CONTENT
RIFFTRAX LIVE!
NIGHT OF THE
LIVING DEAD
NCM Fathom teams with the
former stars of Mystery Science Theater
3000 for a ghoulish night
of snarky asides
n Mystery Science Theater 3000 ran for almost 200 episodes
during the 1990s, first as a local comedy show in Minneapolis
then as a national syndicated hit. The premise of the show
was simple: a janitor (originally series creator Joel Hodgson,
later head writer Michael J. Nelson) is launched into space
where he’s imprisoned and forced to watch bad movies along
with his robot pals for the nefarious purposes cooked up by
two mad scientists. The centerpiece of the skit-based show was
the airing of a public domain movie that is accompanied by the
snarky comments of Joel and his robot pals (their back-of-the-head
shadows being seen in the lower part of the screen as if you’re sitting
behind them at the movies). Since the demise of the show, Nelson,
along with series vets Kevin Murphy and Bill Corbett, have launched
RiffTrax, a website that sells audio commentaries by the team that can be
downloaded and played in sync with users’ Blu-rays and DVDs. (Their tagline
is “We don’t make movies—we make them funny!”) Audio files are priced
at $3.99 and they offer a tool, RiffPlayer, that helps you sync the commentary
with the movie. NCM Fathom has teamed with the comedic crew to perform their
caustic commentaries, mostly improvised, live this Halloween season with a presentation
of George A. Romero’s Night of the Living Dead on the big screen.
NCM FATHOM OCTOBER SCHEDULE
DEF LEPPARD
VIVA!
HYSTERIA
A two-night cinema
event, captured
live over nine nights
during the band’s
spring residency at
The Joint located in
the Hard Rock Hotel,
Las Vegas. 2 hours.
Oct. 2, 8
8pm
local time
THE MET:
LIVE IN HD
EUGENE
ONEGIN
In addition to the
Tchaikovsky opera led
by Russian conductor
Valery Gergiev, the
event includes interviews
with the cast
and production crew.
4 hours, 5 minutes.
Oct. 5, 9
12:55 pm EDT
EXHIBITION:
GREAT ART
ON SCREEN
VERMEER AND
MUSIC: THE ART OF
LOVE AND LEISURE
From The National
Gallery in London
comes this tour of the
works of Dutch master
Johannes Vermeer. Up
to 2 hours.
Oct. 10
7:30 pm
local time
MERRILY
WE ROLL
ALONG
A revival of Stephen
Sondheim’s hit musical
from London’s
West End including a
backstage tour with
interviews with cast
and crew. 3 hours with
15 min. intermission.
Oct. 23
7pm
local time
RIFFTRAX
LIVE:
NIGHT OF THE
LIVING DEAD
Mystery Science
Theater 3000 vets Michael
J. Nelson, Kevin
Murphy, and Bill Corbett
riff on this horror
classic live on the big
screen. 2 hours.
Oct. 24
8pm local time
(tape delayed to Central
& Pacific)
THE MET:
LIVE IN HD
THE NOSE
Shostakovich’s opera
is conducted by Pavel
Smelkov and directed
by South African artist
and animator William
Kentridge.
2 hours, 15 minutes.
Oct. 26, 30
12:55pm EDT
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congratulations
Bruce
OlsOn
for the many years
of service
and dedication.
Your Friends At Universal Pictures
And Focus Features Salute You.
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ALTERNATIVE CONTENT
ARE YOU
READY
FOR SOME
FOOTBALL?
Seattle is in the throes
of football fever and
Cinebarre gets in
on the action
(and fills the seats)
every Monday night
710 ESPN
RADIO’S MIKE
BROWN HOSTS
FOOTBALL NIGHT
IN SEATTLE
EVERY MONDAY
IN CINEBARRE’S
LARGEST
AUDITORIUM
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If you don’t offer
TEAM CINEBARRE: KELLI HACKNEY, GM MATTY
DESMARAIS, AND TIFFANIE BURNSED HAVE REASON TO
BE PLEASED WITH THEIR MONDAY NIGHT PROMOTION:
A FULL HOUSE
With the Seattle Seahawks being ESPN’s pick to power through
the NFL this season, the Emerald City is giddy with gridiron
glee, especially with the ’Hawks next-door neighbor, the Seattle
Mariners, having suffered through another fruitless campaign on the
diamond. Still fuming and pained over the 2005 loss to Pittsburgh in
the Superbowl, the 12th Man (as the Seahawk faithful are called) are
looking at the 2013 season as “Superbowl or Bust.” With football fueling
the fall, the seasonal dip at the nation’s movie theaters is now upon
us as there is nary an Avenger, Son of Krypton, or Caped Crusader in
sight. What’s a wily exhibitor to do while awaiting the next edition of
The Hobbit?
Cinebarre, founded in 2007 by former Alamo Drafthouse head
Terrell Braly in partnership with the Regal Entertainment Group, is a
21-and-over, multi-screen cinema eatery with locations in five states. A
new theater is scheduled to open just east of Seattle in the fast-growing
community of Issaquah.
Local sports radio personality Mike Brown, a regular visitor to
Cinebarre, approached the theater’s general manager, Matty DesMarais,
with the idea of hosting a football viewing party each Monday through
the fall. Additionally, because of Brown’s pro sport connections, he was
able to dangle an extremely tasty carrot: on-site autograph opportunities
featuring top Seahawk players like All-Pro cornerback Richard
Sherman. It was an easy decision for DesMarais, particularly since
Seahawk fever is at such an all-time high. So Brown and DesMarais hit
social media and Cinebarre’s email list to get the word out.
Monday games on the West Coast begin at 5:40 p.m., the perfect
time for Seattle commuters to clock out early and rush to Mountlake
Terrace, just minutes north of the city. With Cinebarre offering beer,
wine, pizza, burgers, and more (entry is free), there’s no time to stop at
home for a bite as the 238-seat center auditorium fills fast. A second
screen is used for overflow. The normal rules of no texting and no
talking fly out the exits during game night as the crowd gets raucous
However no photos or videos of the screen are allowed (hence
no photos on these pages). Each fan receives a raffle ticket
when they enter the theater, and numbers are drawn during
commercial breaks for prizes. Food and beverage specials are
available throughout the game with the player autograph
session held during the first half.
Warning to local Seahawks fans: the ’Hawks play on
Monday night on October 28, so you’d better get in
line early. Our advice? 9 a.m.
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BIG
PICTURE
THE FIFTH ESTATE
DIRECTOR BILL CONDON
WALKS THE RED CARPET
AT HIS FILM’S PREMIERE
AT THE TORONTO
INTERNATIONAL FILM
FESTIVAL
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BILL CONDON
UNLOCKS
THE GATES TO
THE FIFTH ESTATE
The versatile director
speaks about WikiLeaks,
the media, and the challenges
of dramatizing a story ripped
from the headlines
interview by Daniel Loria
BILL CONDON AND
THE FIFTH ESTATE STAR
BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH
CONFER
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BIG PICTURE > THE FIFTH ESTATE
Bill Condon began his career in the film industry like many
other directors who came before him. His first credits
include made-for-television movies titled Murder 101, Dead
in the Water, and The Man Who Wouldn’t Die. The grind paid
off with a shot as the director of the 1995 Candyman sequel, Candyman:
Farewell to the Flesh. A more traditional studio route could have easily
followed, but Condon decided to go a different direction.
Gods and Monsters is the type of film that catapults careers. Condon
adapted the screenplay himself from a novel by Christopher Bram and
helmed a production featuring a stellar turn by Ian McKellen. The film
turned heads at Sundance and opened to strong reviews at the tail end
of the year, grossing $6.4 million from a limited release that proved
popular on the art-house circuit.
Condon’s next project hit screens six years later. Like Gods and
Monsters, Kinsey dealt with sexuality in a frank and open manner and
centered on the performance of an established actor, in this case Liam
Neeson. Kinsey finished its run at the North American box office with
$10.2 million.
It was Condon’s work as a screenwriter that opened the door to his
breakthrough success at the multiplex. Having scripted the 2002 film
adaptation of Chicago, Condon went on to write and direct 2006’s
Dreamgirls. The musical presented a departure from the character-driven
dramas that gave him a reputation on the art-house circuit. Condon
helmed an ensemble cast featuring Beyoncé Knowles, Jamie Foxx, and
Jennifer Hudson to a $103.3 million run after a Christmas Day release
in 2006. Hudson took home the Academy Award for best supporting
actress, and the film walked away with the Golden Globe for Best Motion
Picture—Comedy or Musical.
It therefore came as a bit of a surprise when Condon was announced
as the director for the last two installments of the Twilight franchise.
The young-adult adaptations had already grossed a combined $1.79 billion
worldwide. The final chapters of the franchise grossed $1.53 billion
globally under Condon’s direction.
Genre fare, character-driven dramas, musicals, and tween fantasy
flicks—Condon has delivered across all these categories. After three
straight box office hits to his name, Condon decided to continue his
versatile streak by tackling a hot-button issue ripped from the headlines
for his next project: the WikiLeaks saga. Condon developed the script
with screenwriter Josh Singer to bring a dramatized and stylized version
of the real-world events to the silver screen.
The Fifth Estate offers a glimpse into the new age of journalism, a
byproduct of the Internet and the 24-hour news cycle, as it tells the
story of how Julian Assange and Daniel Domscheit-Berg built the controversial
website from the ground up. Forget the seductive day-walking
vampires and werewolves—the real dangers in The Fifth Estate lie in the
revealing power of data. Condon was in the midst of putting the final
touches on the film when he spoke to BoxOffice about his latest project.
What was your approach to telling this story?
We wanted to make it clear from the beginning that this is a
dramatization and not a documentary. This is a film that takes visual
license with the material. It’s a movie about two guys who sit in front
of laptops, and we had to figure out a way of making that come to light
visually. We had to create images that would express the role of technology
behind these events.
Films based on recent news stories are scrutinized by viewers.
It’s almost as if there’s a tacit expectation that if a movie is
based on current events, it has to be factual, almost carrying
the burden of being a piece of journalism itself. How did you
BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH STARS
AS JULIAN ASSANGE WITH DANIEL
BRÜHL AS GERMAN TECH ACTIVIST
DANIEL DOMSCHEIT-BERG
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BIG PICTURE > THE FIFTH ESTATE
manage those expectations in telling a story that is still being
played out in the media today?
I think I plead guilty [of dramatizing] right up front. The movie
attempts to represent the story through a dramatic framework. You
might ask why—why not lay it out exactly as it happened? The answer is
that doing so doesn’t always give the narrative a dramatic shape. Our film
works as a thriller and an engaging personal story.
I think the ideas surrounding Wikileaks are so interesting that it’s
possible to present those aspects in an entertaining manner. I think it
gets the conversation going in a different way than a documentary film
does. With a movie like this, you have to make sure you get to the central
truths of the story and stay honest to the characters and the essence
of what happened, which I believe we did.
It’s a political film because it deals directly with political issues,
but the The Fifth Estate is most incisive as a commentary
on the state of journalism today. What do you think the film
has to say about technology’s role in the 24-hour news cycle?
It’s hard to distill my views on that into a few phrases, but in this
world of citizen journalism—with people live-tweeting as stories develop—issues
like transparency, knowledge, information shared, and privacy
become much more pressing.
Julian Assange has many things to say about the fourth estate that I
would agree with—particularly in cases where media outlets are co-opted
by powerful institutions and it becomes hard to police or be critical of
those institutions. At the same time, Julian Assange could be interpreted
as an example of the dangers of unlimited access. Somebody with a certain
amount of wisdom has to be able to make those tough judgment calls
about what is in the public interest. This blanket idea that all information
is good, that total transparency is good knowledge, can be reckless.
Assange hasn’t been very supportive of the project. Would
you be interested to hear his reaction to the film?
No, he hasn’t been supportive of the film at all. I’m very interested in
hearing what he has to say about the project. He’s been critical of the two
books we originally used as source material, but the film is based on a lot
more material than just those two books. In general, he has had an angry
reaction to anyone who has ever spoken of him critically. I’d like to think
that if he did get to see the movie, he would be more pleased with it than
he would ever let on.
Another thing that struck me about the film is how it feels like
a global thriller without resorting to a James Bond villain as
the antagonist. The real threat is the data and how that data
is used. There are so many narrative threads to this issue in
light of the developing Snowden affair and Private Manning’s
recent sentence. Would you consider returning to this topic in
a future film?
That’s very interesting to me, finding out what happens in the next
chapter of this story that keeps on getting more and more intriguing. Our
film has a very specific ending; it’s a very precise slice of time that we deal
with. Even though the events continue to develop, it does feel that the
issues we set out to tackle have been captured by our story. I haven’t seen
much in recent events that have made me think of another take on this.
What we were interested in talking about is pretty well explored in the film.
What sort of projects can we expect from you in the future?
I’m very excited about working with Ian McKellen again in my next
film. He is playing Sherlock Holmes near the end of his life, set in the
1940s.
(See other films ripped from the headlines on page 48)
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BIG PICTURE
RIPPED
FROM THE
HEADLINES
NEWS STORIES
THAT CAME TO A
THEATER NEAR YOU
by Daniel Loria
Captain Phillips and The Fifth Estate are just the latest
examples of films that have been ripped from the
headlines. Argo took home last year’s Academy Award
for Best Picture, and a number of other films have
tackled subjects from recent memory, as well. BoxOffice
takes a look at Captain Phillips and six other recent
features that have also dramatized real-life events on
the big screen.
CAPTAIN PHILLIPS
Release date: October 11, 2013
Based on events from: April 8–12, 2009
In 2009, a crew of teenage Somali pirates was
responsible for the first pirate hijacking of an
American vessel since the 19th century. The
occupation of the Maersk Alabama shed light on
the global problem of pirate attacks from Somalia, a
topic that had previously been on the fringes of U.S.
media. The pirates asked for extortion money but
got Navy SEALs instead. Director Paul Greengrass
already proved himself by dramatizing the 9/11
attacks with his real-time take of the events in United
93, a critically lauded film that couldn’t find much box
office traction in its theatrical release. Captain Phillips
tackles less traumatic subject matter for the national
psyche and is already garnering strong reviews.
Starring Tom Hanks and selected as the opening film
of this year’s New York Film Festival, Captain Phillips
is entering the fall season as one of the highlights of
the release schedule.
TOM HANKS AS CAPTAIN
RICHARD PHILLIPS UNDER
THREAT BY SOMALI PIATES ON
THE MAERSK ALABAMA
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BIG PICTURE > RIPPED FROM THE HEADLINES
127 HOURS
Release date: November 5, 2010
Based on events from: April 2003
Danny Boyle’s claustrophobic survival drama is based
on the true story of Aron Ralston, who was forced to
sever his own arm in order to escape after a hiking
accident. Ralston survived to tell the story, but only
after a harrowing 127 hours pinned under a boulder.
James Franco took the starring role, a complicated
task considering the bulk of his performance
consisted of speaking to a camcorder. The film was
well received by critics and notched six Academy
Award nominations. 127 Hours picked up steam at the
box office, gaining viewers as the film expanded to
more theaters across the country through distribution
by Fox Searchlight. The result was a modest $18.3
million take after posting a stellar $264,851 from just
four theaters on its opening weekend.
BLUE CAPRICE
Release date: September 13, 2013
Based on events from: October 2002
The Beltway sniper attacks caused national concern in
a country still adapting to the new realties of a post-
9/11 America. The 2002 killings took place over a span
of three weeks, mobilizing a large manhunt to prevent
any more random targets from falling victim to the
attacks. Alexandre Moors’ film doesn’t approach
the material as a thriller, focusing instead on the
psychologically manipulative relationship between the
two killers. Blue Caprice sparked interest at Sundance
and was named the opening-night film at New York’s
New Directors/New Films series. The film hit theaters
in limited release on September 13, 2013.
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BIG PICTURE > RIPPED FROM THE HEADLINES
THE BLING RING
Release date: June 14, 2013
Based on events from: fall 2008–summer 2009
Based on a string of robberies of celebrity homes
in Los Angeles, Sofia Coppola’s The Bling Ring
dramatizes the lives of the teenage robbers behind
the crimes. The film depicts a generation that shares
its exploits through social media, more concerned
about how they appear than getting caught. It’s
the sort of carefree story of directionless partiers
that we would expect from a Bret Easton Ellis
adaptation, but Coppola’s The Bling Ring takes
a less nihilistic approach by piercing through her
characters’ insecurities. There is a vulnerability to the
protagonists in The Bling Ring that goes beyond their
superficial antics. The Bling Ring ran off with $5.8
million at the North American box office.
THE SOCIAL NETWORK
Release date: October 1, 2010
Based on events from: circa 2004–2008
Reductively described as the Facebook movie,
David Fincher’s film looks at the founding of the
world’s most popular social network. The movie goes
beyond the legal battle that acts as the narrative’s
centerpiece, exploring the entrepreneurial drive of a
generation creating a new job market in an economy
on the brink of a recession. The film was released
amid speculation of when Facebook would go public,
an event that wouldn’t occur until May 2012. The
screenplay from veteran scribe Aaron Sorkin picked
up the Academy Award for best adapted screenplay,
and the film went on to gross $96.6 million in North
America.
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BIG PICTURE > RIPPED FROM THE HEADLINES
UNITED 93
Release date: April 28, 2006
Based on events from: September 11, 2011
Paul Greengrass knows the subtlety needed to
successfully dramatize recent events after helming
United 93. Released less than five years after the
9/11 attacks, United 93 offers a real-time look at the
events that transpired from the perspective of the
passengers from the title flight and the air-traffic
controllers monitoring the situation. The result is
a harrowing, emotionally draining experience that
owes its success to a production that eschews
manipulating the viewers or interjecting any sort of
political commentary. Audiences might not have been
prepared to watch United 93 in its 2006 release; the
film grossed $31.4 million during its theatrical run.
Greengrass will come back with another film based on
recent events with this month’s Captain Phillips.
ZERO DARK THIRTY
Release date: December 19, 2012
Based on events from: September 2001–May 2011
Originally, the focus of Kathryn Bigelow’s film was
how Osama bin Laden managed to elude the United
States for nearly a decade, but with his death that
all changed. There was strong buzz surrounding
Zero Dark Thirty from its inception, but boasts
from producer and screenwriter about the film’s
authenticity worked against the film’s awards
campaign and public reception. The claims were
needless, with Zero Dark Thirty being a work of fiction
that uses a fair degree of dramatic license, and only
served to shift focus away from the film as a whole
into a debate about its depiction of torture. Zero Dark
Thirty collected $95.7 million at the North American
box office despite the controversy, but the film was
overlooked in the major Oscar categories.
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OCT 4 WARNER BROS. GRAVITY
NOV 1 RELATIVITY MEDIA FREE BIRDS
NOV 8 DISNEY THOR: THE DARK WORLD
NOV 27 DISNEY FROZEN
DEC 13 WARNER BROS. THE HOBBIT: THE DESOLATION OF SMAUG
DEC 20 FOX WALKING WITH DINOSAURS: THE MOVIE 3D
DEC 25 UNIVERSAL 47 RONIN
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JAN 17 OPEN ROAD THE NUT JOB
JAN 24 LIONSGATE I, FRANKENSTEIN
FEB 7 WARNER BROS. THE LEGO MOVIE
FEB 21 SONY / TRISTAR POMPEII
MAR 7 WARNER BROS. 300: RISE OF AN EMPIRE
MAR 7 FOX / DREAMWORKS ANIMATION MR. PEABODY & SHERMAN
APR 4 DISNEY CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER
APR 11 FOX RIO 2
APR 11 RELATIVITY STRETCH ARMSTRONG
MAY 2 SONY/COLUMBIA THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 2
MAY 16 WARNER BROS. GODZILLA
MAY 23 FOX X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST
MAY 30 DISNEY THE GOOD DINOSAUR
JUN 6 WARNER BROS. EDGE OF TOMORROW
JUN 13 FOX / DREAMWORKS ANIMATION HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 2
JUN 27 PARAMOUNT TRANSFORMERS: AGE OF EXTINCTION
JUL 2 DISNEY MALEFICENT
JUL 18 FOX DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES
JUL 18 DISNEY PLANES: FIRE AND RESCUE
AUG 1 DISNEY GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY
AUG 22 WEINSTEIN/DIMENSION SIN CITY: A DAME TO KILL FOR
SEP 26 FOCUS THE BOXTROLLS
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NOV 7 DISNEY BIG HERO 6
NOV 26 FOX / DREAMWORKS ANIMATION HOME
DEC 12 DISNEY TOMORROWLAND
DEC 17 WARNER BROS. THE HOBBIT: THERE AND BACK AGAIN
DEC 19 UNIVERSAL UNTITLED MINIONS PROJECT IN 3D
2015
JAN 16 LIONSGATE NORM OF THE NORTH
MAR 27 FOX / DREAMWORKS ANIMATION THE PENGUINS OF MADAGASCAR
JUN 5 FOX / DREAMWORKS ANIMATION B.O.O.: BUREAU OF OTHERWORLDLY OPERATIONS
JUN 19 DISNEY INSIDE OUT
JUL 3 UNIVERSAL UNTITLED ILLUMINATION ENTERTAINMENT 3D PROJECT
JUL 24 SONY / COLUMBIA THE SMURFS 3
NOV 6 FOX UNTITLED PEANUTS FILM
NOV 25 DISNEY FINDING DORY
DEC 23 FOX / DREAMWORKS ANIMATION KUNG FU PANDA 3
2016
MAR 4 DISNEY UNTITLED DISNEY ANIMATION FILM 1
MAR 18 FOX / DREAMWORKS ANIMATION MUMBAI MUSICAL
JUN 17 FOX / DREAMWORKS ANIMATION HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 3
JUN 17 DISNEY UNTITLED PIXAR ANIMATION FILM 1
JUL 1 SONY / COLUMBIA ANGRY BIRDS
JUL 15 FOX ANUBIS
NOV 4 FOX / DREAMWORKS ANIMATION TROLLS
NOV 23 DISNEY UNTITLED DISNEY ANIMATION FILM 2
2017
APR 7 FOX FERDINAND
JUN 16 DISNEY UNTITLED PIXAR ANIMATION FILM 2
NOV 22 DISNEY UNTITLED PIXAR ANIMATION FILM 3
2018
MAR 9 DISNEY UNTITLED DISNEY ANIMATION FILM 3
JUN 15 DISNEY UNTITLED PIXAR ANIMATION FILM 4
NOV 21 DISNEY UNTITLED DISNEY ANIMATION FILM 4
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n Early word on Alfonso Cuarón’s outer-
space survival story has been ecstatic.
A technical tour de force from the director
of Children of Men, Gravity begins with a
single 13-minute shot of Sandra Bullock,
George Clooney and crew out on a space
stroll when debris from an exploded Russian
satellite smashes into their shuttle. Bullock’s
Dr. Ryan Stone has to use her guts and guile
to find a way to save herself from the vacuum
of space. Awards and big bucks are a certainty
for this 3D nail-biter.
DISTRIBUTOR Warner Bros. CAST Sandra
Bullock, George Clooney DIRECTOR Alfonso
Cuarón SCREENWRITERS Alfonso Cuarón,
Jonás Cuarón PRODUCERS Alfonso Cuarón, David
Heyman GENRE Sci-fi drama RATING PG-13
RUNNING TIME 91 min. RELEASE DATE October 4
WIDE
RUNNER RUNNER
n New Caped Crusader Ben Affleck first goes
all bad guy in this story about online gambling.
Justin Timberlake is a Princeton student
who suffers serious losses playing poker in his
browser then heads off to an island paradise to
confront the gambling site’s criminal operator
(Affleck) who tries to recruit Timberlake in
his schemes while under the G-man eye of the
Anthony Mackie (Pain & Gain).
DISTRIBUTOR Fox CAST Ben Affleck, Justin
Timberlake, Gemma Arterton DIRECTOR Brad
Furman SCREENWRITERS Brian Koppelman,
David Levien PRODUCERS Jennifer Davisson
Killoran, Leonardo DiCaprio, Michael Shamberg,
Stacey Sher GENRE Action comedy
RATING R RUNNING TIME 91 min. RELEASE DATE
October 4
LTD.
A.C.O.D.
n Adam Scott (Parks and Recreation) leads a
team of comedy all-stars as Carter, an adult
child of divorce (hence the title) who is drawn
into a follow-up study from his youth of the
aftereffects of a parental split. Glee’s Jane Lynch
co-stars as the therapist conducting the study
that invites Carter’s parents (Richard Jenkins
and Catherine O’Hara) back into his world as
his brother is about to wed.
DISTRIBUTOR Film Arcade CAST Adam Scott,
Amy Poehler, Jessica Alba, Jane Lynch,
Richard Jenkins, Catherine O’Hara, Mary
Elizabeth Winstead DIRECTOR Stu Zicherman
SCREENWRITERS Stu Zicherman, Ben Karlin
PRODUCERS Teddy Schwarzman, Ben Karlin,
Tim Perell GENRE Comedy RATING R RUNNING
TIME 90 min. RELEASE DATE October 4
WIDE
CAPTAIN PHILLIPS
n Early word is that Tom Hanks may be gunning
for a third Oscar in this true story about
the hijacking of the Maersk Alabama by youthful
Somali pirates in 2009. Director Paul Greengrass
(The Bourne Supremacy) left the Bourne franchise
to helm this thriller on the high seas and brings
the same verisimilitude he brought to his
Oscar-nominated docudrama United 93. Hanks
double dips this fall with Saving Mr. Banks.
DISTRIBUTOR Sony/Columbia CAST Tom
Hanks, Catherine Keener, Max Martini, Yul
Vazquez, Chris Mulkey DIRECTOR Paul Greengrass
SCREENWRITER Billy Ray PRODUCERS
Michael De Luca, Dana Brunetti, Scott Rudin,
Kevin Spacey GENRE Biographical thriller
RATING TBD RUNNING TIME 134 min. RELEASE
DATE October 11
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WIDE
THE FIFTH ESTATE
n The Twilight Saga: Break Dawn director Bill Condon (interviewed in
this issue) makes a dramtic jump in genres with this cyber thriller based
on real events. WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange (Sherlock’s Benedict
Cumberbatch nailing an Aussie acent) is the subject of this yarn about
the early days of his notorious whistleblower website.
DISTRIBUTOR Disney CAST Benedict Cumberbatch, Daniel Brühl,
Carice van Houten, Anthony Mackie, David Thewlis, Alicia Vikander,
Stanley Tucci, Laura Linney DIRECTOR Bill Condon SCREENWRITER Josh
Singer PRODUCERS Steve Golin, Michael Sugar, Jeff Skoll, Jonathan
King, Richard Sharkey GENRE Biographical thriller RATING R RUNNING
TIME TBD RELEASE DATE October 18
LTD.
MACHETE KILLS
n Mel Gibson sneaks back onto screens as the villain in this follow-up
to the faux grindhouse saga that started life as a faux grindhouse trailer
attached to the film, well, Grindhouse. Danny Trejo returns as former federal
Machete Cortez, sent by the president (Carlos Estévez—wink, wink)
on a mission to take down Gibson’s arms-dealing terrorist.
DISTRIBUTOR Open Road CAST Danny Trejo, Michelle Rodriguez, Sofía
Vergara, Amber Heard, Lady Gaga, Antonio Banderas DIRECTOR Robert
Rodriguez SCREENWRITER Kyle Ward PRODUCERS Sergei Bespalov,
Aaron Kaufman, Iliana Nikolic, Alexander Rodnyansky, Robert Rodriguez,
Rick Schwartz GENRE Crime thriller RATING R RUNNING TIME TBD
RELEASE DATE October 11
LTD.
THE INEVITABLE DEFEAT OF MISTER AND PETE
n Mister and Pete are two New York kids who are left alone for the summer
because their mothers have been taken away by the police. Left to
their own devices and living by their wits, the two must forage for food,
hide from the authorities, and survive the harshness of Brooklyn and its
denizens in the summer. Director George Tillman Jr. helmed another story
of survival, Men of Honor, the biography of master diver Carl Brashear
starring Cuba Gooding, Jr.
DISTRIBUTOR Lionsgate CAST Skylan Brooks, Ethan Dizon, Anthony
Mackie, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje DIRECTOR George Tillman Jr.
SCREENWRITER Michael Starrbury PRODUCERS George Tillman Jr., Jana
Edelbaum, Rachel Cohen, Robert Teitel GENRE Drama RATING TBD
RUNNING TIME 120 min. RELEASE DATE October 11
LTD.
ROMEO AND JULIET
n Eschewing Shakespeare’s dialogue (sacrilege!) but keeping the original
setting of 16th-century Verona, this umpteenth version of the Bard’s play
stars True Grit’s Hailee Steinfeld as Juliet with new face Douglas Booth
as Romeo. Controversy has been bubbling around Julian Fellowes’ script
which is reported to bear the marks of more than just his selective quill
pen, but instead a broad sword as many of the original lines have been
replaced by Fellowes’ own.
DISTRIBUTOR Relativity CAST Hailee Steinfeld, Douglas Booth,
Damian Lewis, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Ed Westwick DIRECTOR Carlo
Carlei SCREENWRITER Julian Fellowes PRODUCERS Ileen Maisel, Nadja
Swarovski, Lawrence Elman, Julian Fellowes, Philip Alberstat GENRE
Drama RATING PG-13 RUNNING TIME TBD RELEASE DATE October 11
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CARRIE
n The scariest part of this film may be just the notion that they’ve
attempted to remake such a classic of horror, particularly as both of the
original leads were nominated for Oscars. Based on Stephen King’s first
published novel, the familar story concerns Carrie White, a naive high
schooler bullied and badgered by not just her classmates but also by her
fanatically religious mother, Margaret. Even the still released above spoils
one of the big shocks from the original.
DISTRIBUTOR SONY/Screen Gems CAST Chloë Grace Moretz, Judy
Greer, Portia Doubleday, Alex Russell DIRECTOR Kimberly Peirce
SCREENWRITER Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa PRODUCER Kevin Misher GENRE
Horror RATING TBD RUNNING TIME TBD RELEASE DATE October 18
WIDE
ESCAPE PLAN
n After appearing briefly together in the Expendables 2, Arnie and Sly
return as convicts locked away in an escape-proof prison. The flick stars
Sly as a structural engineer who’s been incarcerated for a crime he, of
course, did not commit! The kicker? Sly’s character designed the prison
and enlists Arnie to aid him in crafting his … Escape Plan!
DISTRIBUTOR Summit CAST Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sylvester Stallone,
Jim Caviezel, 50 Cent, Vinnie Jones DIRECTOR Mikael Håfström
SCREENWRITERS Miles Chapman, Arnell Jesko PRODUCERS Robbie
Brenner, Mark Canton, Randall Emmett, George Furla, Kevin King
Templeton GENRE Crime drama RATING R RUNNING TIME TBD RELEASE
DATE October 18
LTD.
12 YEARS A SLAVE
n Everyone in the business of forecasting the Oscars is pegging this third
film by Brit Steve McQueen as the one to beat come March 2014. A hit
at the Toronto International Film Festival, 12 Years a Slave is based on the
memoir of Solomon Northup, a free black man from New York who was
kidnapped and sold into slavery in 1841 and shipped off to Louisiana.
Star Chiwetel Ejiofor is a leading contender for best actor.
DISTRIBUTOR Fox Searchlight CAST Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael Fassbender,
Benedict Cumberbatch, Paul Dano, Paul Giamatti, Lupita
Nyong’o DIRECTOR Steve McQueen SCREENWRITER John Ridley PRO-
DUCERS Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Bill Pohlad, Steve
McQueen, Arnon Milchan, Anthony Katagas GENRE Drama RATING R
RUNNING TIME 133 min. RELEASE DATE October 18
LTD.
ALL IS LOST
n 12 Years a Slave lead Chiwetel Ejiofor may have his work cut out
for him come Oscar time: Robert Redford’s nearly wordless role as an
ancient mariner lost at sea has been receiving outstanding notices since
the film debuted at Cannes. Redford, who just turned 77, spent two
months in Mexico fighting waves in the tanks originally built for James
Cameron’s Titanic. J.C. Chandor also wrote and directed the well-regarded
Margin Call, his first film, which netted him a best screenplay
nomination.
DISTRIBUTOR Lionsgate CAST Robert Redford DIRECTOR/SCREENWRIT-
ER J.C. Chandor PRODUCERS Neal Dodson, Anna Gerb, Justin Nappi,
Teddy Schwarzman GENRE Drama RATING PG-13 RUNNING TIME 100
min. RELEASE DATE October 18
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LTD.
KILL YOUR DARLINGS
n In 1944, writer Lucien Carr killed David Kammerer in Riverside
Park on Manhattan’s Upper West Side and dumped him in the Hudson
River. Carr was one of a group of friends that included Beat writers Allen
Ginsberg, William Burroughs, and Jack Kerouac. Daniel Radcliffe trades
his wand for a pen and adopts a New Jersey accent to portray writer
Ginsberg.
DISTRIBUTOR Sony Classics CAST Daniel Radcliffe, Elizabeth Olsen,
Dane DeHaan, Michael C. Hall DIRECTOR John Krokidas SCREENWRIT-
ERS John Krokidas, Austin Bunn PRODUCERS Michael Benaroya, Rose
Ganguzza, John Krokidas, Christine Vachon GENRE Crime drama
RATING R RUNNING TIME 104 min. RELEASE DATE October 16
WIDE
THE COUNSELOR
n Though novelist Cormac McCarthy’s works have been adapted many
times (The Road, No Country for Old Men, All the Pretty Horses), The
Counselor is just his second produced original screenplay. The film casts
Michael Fassbender—who’s everywhere these days—as a lawyer who
becomes enmeshed in drug trafficking. Director Ridley Scott leaves space
ships and swords behind for this modern tale of greed and avarice.
DISTRIBUTOR Fox CAST Michael Fassbender, Penélope Cruz, Cameron
Diaz, Javier Bardem, Brad Pitt DIRECTOR Ridley Scott SCREENWRITER
Cormac McCarthy PRODUCERS Ridley Scott, Nick Wechsler, Steve
Schwartz, Paula Mae Schwartz GENRE Crime drama RATING R RUNNING
TIME TBD RELEASE DATE October 25
WIDE
JACKASS PRESENTS: BAD GRANDPA
n Johnny Knoxville hides behind heavy and convincing prosthetics to
play 86-year-old Irving Zisman in this hidden-camera reality road trip
across America. In tow is Jackson Nicoll as Zisman’s grandson Billy. The
pair meet male strippers, angry child beauty pageant contestants, funeral
home mourners, and biker bar patrons in a manner familiar to fans of
Sacha Baron Cohen’s Ali G, Borat, and Bruno characters. Spike Jonze
(Being John Malkovich) concocted some of the scenarios.
DISTRIBUTOR Paramount CAST Johnny Knoxville, Jackson Nicoll DIREC-
TOR Jeff Tremaine SCREENWRITERS Jeff Tremaine, Johnny Knoxville,
Spike Jonze PRODUCERS Johnny Knoxville, Jeff Tremaine, Bam
Margera GENRE Comedy RATING TBD RUNNING TIME TBD RELEASE DATE
October 25
LTD.
BLUE IS THE WARMEST COLOR
n Winner of the Palme d’Or at Cannes earlier this year, Blue Is the Warmest
Color has been universally lauded by critics, including Cannes jury
president Steven Spielberg, yet the film’s two female stars (also award winners)
have stated that they have no interest in ever working again for their
director. With explicit and graphic sex scenes between the two performers,
the film is being released in the United States with an NC-17 rating even
though the female (and heterosexual) actors wore prosthetics during their
intense, graphic, and lengthy same-sex love scenes.
DISTRIBUTOR Sundance Selects CAST Adèle Exarchopoulos, Léa
Seydoux DIRECTOR Abdellatif Kechiche SCREENWRITERS Abdelllatif
Kechiche, Ghalia Lacroix PRODUCER Abdellatif Kechiche GENRE Drama
RATING NC-17 RUNNING TIME 187 min. RELEASE DATE October 25
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BOOKING
GUIDE
compiled by Daniel Garris
TITLE RELEASE DATE STARS DIRECTOR(S) RATING GENRE SPECS
CBS FILMS Lauren Douglas / 310-575-7052 / lauren.douglas@cbs.com
CBS FILMS Lauren Douglas 310-575-7052 lauren.douglas@cbs.com
LAST VEGAS Fri, 11/1/13 WIDE Michael Douglas, Robert De Niro Jon Turteltaub PG-13 Com Dolby Dig
INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS Fri, 12/6/13 LTD. Oscar Isaac, Carey Mulligan
Ethan Coen, Joel
Coen
R Dra Dolby Dig
DISNEY 818-560-1000 / Ask for Distribution
THE FIFTH ESTATE Fri, 10/18/13 LTD. Benedict Cumberbatch, Daniel Brühl Bill Condon R Dra Quad
THOR: THE DARK WORLD Fri, 11/8/13 WIDE Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman Alan Taylor NR Act/Adv 3D/Dolby Atmos
DELIVERY MAN Fri, 11/22/13 WIDE Vince Vaughn, Cobie Smulders Ken Scott PG-13 Com Dolby Dig
FROZEN Wed, 11/27/13 WIDE Kristen Bell, Idina Menzel
Chris Buck, Jennifer
Lee
NR Ani/Adv/Fam 3D/Dolby Atmos
SAVING MR. BANKS Fri, 12/13/13 LTD. Emma Thompson, Tom Hanks John Lee Hancock PG-13 Com/Dra Dolby Dig
NEED FOR SPEED Fri, 3/14/14 WIDE Aaron Paul, Dominic Cooper Scott Waugh NR Act
MUPPETS MOST WANTED Fri, 3/21/14 WIDE Ricky Gervais, Tina Fey James Bobin NR Com/Fam
CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER
SOLDIER
BEARS
Fri, 4/4/14 WIDE
Fri, 4/18/14 WIDE
Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson
Anthony Russo, Joe
Russo
Alastair Fothergill,
Keith Scholey
NR Act/Adv 3D
MILLION DOLLAR ARM Fri, 5/16/14 WIDE Jon Hamm, Bill Paxton Craig Gillespie NR Dra/Sport
THE GOOD DINOSAUR Fri, 5/30/14 WIDE Lucas Neff, John Lithgow NR Ani/Com/Fam 3D
MALEFICENT Wed, 7/2/14 WIDE Angelina Jolie, Elle Fanning Robert Stromberg NR Fan 3D
PLANES: FIRE & RESCUE Fri, 7/18/14 WIDE Dane Cook NR Ani/Adv/Fam 3D
GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY Fri, 8/1/14 WIDE Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana James Gunn NR Act/Adv/SF 3D
THE HUNDRED-FOOT JOURNEY Fri, 8/8/14 WIDE Helen Mirren, Manish Dayal Lasse Hallström NR Dra
NR
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BOOKING GUIDE
TITLE RELEASE DATE STARS DIRECTOR(S) RATING GENRE SPECS
FILMDISTRICT Deborah Johnson / 646-380-4497 / djohnson@filmdistrict.com
OLDBOY Wed, 11/27/13 WIDE Josh Brolin, Elizabeth Olsen Spike Lee R Act/Thr Dolby Dig
ARE WE OFFICIALLY DATING? Fri, 1/31/14 WIDE Zac Efron, Michael B. Jordan Tom Gormican R Rom/Com
WALK OF SHAME Fri, 3/14/14 WIDE Elizabeth Banks, James Marsden Steven Brill R Rom/Com
SELFLESS Fri, 9/26/14 WIDE Ryan Reynolds Tarsem Singh NR SF/Thr
FOCUS FEATURES Mingun Kim / 818-777-3071
DALLAS BUYERS CLUB
Fri, 11/1/13 EXCL NY/LA
Matthew McConaughey, Jennifer
Garner
Jean-Marc Vallée R Dra Dolby Dig
FIFTY SHADES OF GREY Fri, 8/1/14 WIDE Dakota Johnson, Charlie Hunnam Sam Taylor-Johnson NR Dra/Rom
THE BOXTROLLS
Fri, 9/26/14 WIDE
Ben Kingsley, Isaac Hempstead
Wright
Graham Annable,
Anthony Stacchi
NR Ani/Adv/Fam 3D
FOX 310-369-1000 / 212-556-2400
RUNNER RUNNER Fri, 10/4/13 WIDE Justin Timberlake, Ben Affleck Brad Furman R Cri/Thr Dolby Dig
THE COUNSELOR Fri, 10/25/13 WIDE Michael Fassbender, Brad Pitt Ridley Scott R Dra/Thr Dolby Dig
THE BOOK THIEF Fri, 11/15/13 WIDE Sophie Nélisse, Geoffrey Rush Brian Percival NR Dra Dolby Dig
WALKING WITH DINOSAURS: THE
3D MOVIE
Fri, 12/20/13 WIDE
Charlie Rowe, Angourie Rice
Neil Nightingale,
Barry Cook
NR Ani/Adv/Fam 3D
THE SECRET LIFE OF WALTER MITTY Wed, 12/25/13 WIDE Ben Stiller, Kristen Wiig Ben Stiller NR Adv/Com/Dra Dolby Dig
DEVIL'S DUE Wed, 1/1/14 WIDE Zach Gilford, Allison Miller Radio Silence NR Hor/Thr
THE MAZE RUNNER Fri, 2/14/14 WIDE Dylan O'Brien, Will Poulter Wes Ball NR SF/Thr
MR. PEABODY & SHERMAN Fri, 3/7/14 WIDE Ty Burrell, Max Charles Rob Minkoff NR Ani/Com/Fam 3D
RIO 2 Fri, 4/11/14 WIDE Anne Hathaway, Jesse Eisenberg Carlos Saldanha NR Ani/Adv/Fam 3D/Dolby Dig
THE OTHER WOMAN Fri, 4/25/14 WIDE Cameron Diaz, Leslie Mann Nick Cassavetes NR Com
X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST Fri, 5/23/14 WIDE Hugh Jackman, James McAvoy Bryan Singer NR Act/Adv 3D
HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 2 Fri, 6/13/14 WIDE Jay Baruchel, Gerard Butler Dean DeBlois NR Ani/Adv/Fam 3D
DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES Fri, 7/18/14 WIDE Andy Serkis, Gary Oldman Matt Reeves NR Act/SF 3D
FOX SEARCHLIGHT 212-556-2400
12 YEARS A SLAVE Fri, 10/18/13 LTD. Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael Fassbender Steve McQueen R Dra Dolby Dig
BLACK NATIVITY Wed, 11/27/13 WIDE Jacob Latimore, Forest Whitaker Kasi Lemmons NR Dra/Mus
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BOOKING GUIDE
TITLE RELEASE DATE STARS DIRECTOR(S) RATING GENRE SPECS
DOM HEMINGWAY Fri, 4/4/14 LTD. Jude Law, Richard E. Grant Richard Shepard NR Com/Cri/Dra
BELLE Fri, 5/2/14 LTD. Gubu Mbatha-Raw, Tom Wilkinson Amma Asante NR Dra
LIONSGATE / 310-309-8400
THE INEVITABLE DEFEAT OF MISTER
Fri, 10/11/13 LTD.
AND PETE
Skylan Brooks, Ethan Dizon George Tillman Jr. R Dra
ESCAPE PLAN
Fri, 10/18/13 WIDE
Sylvester Stallone, Arnold
Schwarzenegger
Mikael Hafström R Act/Thr Dolby Dig
ENDER'S GAME Fri, 11/1/13 WIDE Asa Butterfield, Harrison Ford Gavin Hood NR Act/Adv/SF IMAX/Dolby Atmos
THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING
FIRE
Fri, 11/22/13 WIDE Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson Francis Lawrence PG-13 Act/Adv/SF IMAX/Dolby Atmos
A MADEA CHRISTMAS Fri, 12/13/13 WIDE Tyler Perry, Larry the Cable Guy Tyler Perry NR Com
JESSABELLE Fri, 1/10/14 WIDE Sarah Snook, Mark Webber Kevin Greutert NR Hor/Thr
I, FRANKENSTEIN Fri, 1/24/14 WIDE Aaron Eckhart, Bill Nighy Stuart Beattie PG-13 Act/Hor/Thr 3D/Quad
DIVERGENT Fri, 3/21/14 WIDE Shailene Woodley, Theo James Neil Burger NR Adv/Dra/SF IMAX
THE QUIET ONES Fri, 4/11/14 WIDE Jared Harris, Sam Claflin John Pogue PG-13 Hor
SINGLE MOMS CLUB Fri, 5/9/14 WIDE Tyler Perry, Nia Long Tyler Perry NR Com/Dra
THE EXPENDABLES 3 Fri, 8/15/14 WIDE Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham Patrick Hughes NR Act/Adv
OPEN ROAD FILMS 310-696-7504
MACHETE KILLS Fri, 10/11/13 WIDE Danny Trejo, Michelle Rodriguez Robert Rodriguez NR Act/Cri
HOMEFRONT Wed, 11/27/13 WIDE Jason Statham, James Franco Gary Fleder R Act/Thr
THE NUT JOB Fri, 1/17/14 WIDE Will Arnett, Katherine Heigl Peter Lepeniotis NR Ani/Com/Fam 3D
SABOTAGE
Fri, 1/24/14 WIDE
Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sam
Worthington
David Ayer NR Act/Cri/Thr
A HAUNTED HOUSE 2 Fri, 3/28/14 WIDE Marlon Wayans, Jaime Pressly Michael Tiddes NR Com/Hor
CHEF Fri, 5/9/14 WIDE Jon Favreau, Sofía Vergara Jon Favreau NR Com
PARAMOUNT 323-956-5000
JACKASS PRESENTS: BAD GRANDPA Fri, 10/25/13 WIDE Johnny Knoxville, Jackson Nicoll Jeff Tremaine NR Com
THE WOLF OF WALL STREET Fri, 11/15/13 WIDE Leonardo DiCaprio, Jonah Hill Martin Scorsese NR Cri/Dra Dolby Dig
NEBRASKA Fri, 11/22/13 LTD. Bruce Dern, Will Forte Alexander Payne R Com/Dra
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BOOKING GUIDE
TITLE RELEASE DATE STARS DIRECTOR(S) RATING GENRE SPECS
ANCHORMAN: THE LEGEND CON-
TINUES
Fri, 12/20/13 WIDE Will Ferrell, Steve Carell Adam McKay NR Com Quad
JACK RYAN Wed, 12/25/13 WIDE Chris Pine, Keira Knightley Kenneth Branagh NR Act/Thr
LABOR DAY Wed, 12/25/13 LTD. Kate Winslet, Josh Brolin Jason Reitman PG-13 Dra
PARANORMAL ACTIVITY:
THE MARKED ONES
Fri, 1/3/14 WIDE Richard Cabral, Carlos Pratts Christopher Landon NR Hor
ALMANAC Fri, 2/28/14 WIDE Jonny Weston, Sofia Black-D'Elia Dean Israelite NR SF/Thr
NOAH Fri, 3/28/14 WIDE Russell Crowe, Jennifer Connelly Darren Aronofsky NR Dra
TRANSFORMERS:
AGE OF EXTINCTION
Fri, 6/27/14 WIDE Mark Wahlberg, Nicola Peltz Michael Bay NR Act/Adv/SF 3D/IMAX
HERCULES: THE THRACIAN WARS Fri, 7/25/14 WIDE Dwayne Johnson, Rufus Sewell Brett Ratner NR Act/Adv Quad
TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES Fri, 8/8/14 WIDE Megan Fox, William Fichtner Jonathan Liebesman NR Act/Adv
RELATIVITY Mara Buxbaum / 323-822-4800 / relativity@id-pr.com
ROMEO AND JULIET Fri, 10/11/13 MOD. Hailee Steinfeld, Douglas Booth Carlo Carlei PG-13 Dra/Rom Dolby Dig
FREE BIRDS Fri, 11/1/13 WIDE Owen Wilson, Woody Harrelson Jimmy Hayward NR Ani/Com/Fam 3D/Dolby Dig
OUT OF THE FURNACE Fri, 12/6/13 WIDE Christian Bale, Woody Harrelson Scott Cooper NR Dra/Thr Dolby Dig
THREE DAYS TO KILL Fri, 2/14/14 WIDE Kevin Costner, Hailee Steinfeld McG NR Act/Thr
STRETCH ARMSTRONG Fri, 4/11/14 WIDE Breck Eisner NR Act/Adv 3D
ECHO Fri, 4/25/14 WIDE Astro, Teo Halm Dave Green PG Adv/Fam
SONY 212-833-8500
CAPTAIN PHILLIPS Fri, 10/11/13 WIDE Tom Hanks, Catherine Keener Paul Greengrass PG-13 Act/Dra Quad
CARRIE Fri, 10/18/13 WIDE Chloë Grace Moretz, Julianne Moore Kimberly Peirce NR Hor/Thr Quad
AMERICAN HUSTLE Fri, 12/13/13 LTD. Christian Bale, Bradley Cooper David O. Russell NR Dra/Thr Quad
THE MONUMENTS MEN Wed, 12/18/13 WIDE George Clooney, Matt Damon George Clooney NR Adv/Com/Dra Quad
ROBOCOP Fri, 2/7/14 WIDE Joel Kinnaman, Gary Oldman José Padilha NR Act/Cri/SF Quad
ABOUT LAST NIGHT Fri, 2/14/14 WIDE Kevin Hart, Michael Ealy Steve Pink NR Com/Dra/Rom
POMPEII Fri, 2/21/14 WIDE Kit Harington, Emily Browning Paul W.S. Anderson NR Act/Adv/Dra 3D/Quad
HEAVEN IS FOR REAL Wed, 4/16/14 WIDE Greg Kinnear, Kelly Reilly Randall Wallace NR Dra/Fam
NO GOOD DEED Fri, 4/25/14 WIDE Idris Elba, Taraji P. Henson Sam Miller NR Dra/Thr

BOOKING GUIDE
TITLE RELEASE DATE STARS DIRECTOR(S) RATING GENRE SPECS
THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 2 Fri, 5/2/14 WIDE Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone Marc Webb NR Act/Adv 3D
22 JUMP STREET Fri, 6/13/14 WIDE Channing Tatum, Jonah Hill Phil Lord, Chris Miller NR Act/Com
THINK LIKE A MAN TOO Fri, 6/20/14 WIDE Kevin Hart, Michael Ealy Tim Story NR Rom/Com
SEX TAPE Wed, 7/2/14 WIDE Cameron Diaz, Jason Segel Jake Kasdan NR Com
WHEN THE GAME STANDS TALL Fri, 9/19/14 WIDE Jim Caviezel, Laura Dern Thomas Carter NR Dra/Sport
THE EQUALIZER Fri, 9/26/14 WIDE Denzel Washington, Chloë Moretz Antoine Fuqua NR Act/Thr
SONY PICTURES CLASSICS Tom Prassis / 212-833-4981
KILL YOUR DARLINGS Wed, 10/16/13 EXCL NY/LA Daniel Radcliffe, Dane DeHaan John Krokidas R Dra Dolby Dig
THE ARMSTRONG LIE Fri, 11/8/13 EXCL NY/LA Lance Armstrong Alex Gibney NR Doc/Sport
FOXCATCHER Fri, 12/20/13 EXCL NY/LA Channing Tatum, Mark Ruffalo Bennett Miller NR Dra
THE PAST Fri, 12/20/13 EXCL NY/LA Bérénice Bejo, Tahar Rahim Asghar Farhadi NR Dra
THE INVISIBLE WOMAN Wed, 12/25/13 EXCL NY/LA Ralph Fiennes, Felicity Jones Ralph Fiennes NR Dra/Rom
JODOROWSKY'S DUNE Fri, 3/7/14 EXCL NY/LA Alejandro Jodorowsky Frank Pavich NR Doc
FOR NO GOOD REASON Fri, 3/28/14 EXCL NY/LA Johnny Depp, Ralph Steadman Charlie Paul NR Doc
TIM'S VERMEER Fri, 4/18/14 EXCL NY/LA Tim Jenison Teller NR Doc
UNIVERSAL 818-777-1000
ABOUT TIME Fri, 11/1/13 LTD. Rachel McAdams, Domhnall Gleeson Richard Curtis R Rom/Com/SF Quad
THE BEST MAN HOLIDAY Fri, 11/15/13 WIDE Morris Chestnut, Taye Diggs Malcolm D. Lee R Com/Dra Quad
47 RONIN Wed, 12/25/13 WIDE Keanu Reeves, Hiroyuki Sanada Carl Rinsch PG-13 Act/Adv/Dra 3D/Quad
LONE SURVIVOR Fri, 12/27/13 EXCL NY/LA Mark Wahlberg, Taylor Kitsch Peter Berg R Act/Thr Quad
RIDE ALONG Fri, 1/17/14 WIDE Kevin Hart, Ice Cube Tim Story PG-13 Act/Com Quad
ENDLESS LOVE Fri, 2/14/14 WIDE Alex Pettyfer, Gabriella Wilde Shana Feste NR Dra/Rom
NON-STOP Fri, 2/28/14 WIDE Liam Neeson, Julianne Moore Jaume Collet-Serra NR Act/Thr
STRETCH Fri, 3/21/14 WIDE Patrick Wilson, Ed Helms Joe Carnahan NR Act/Com
NEIGHBORS Fri, 5/9/14 WIDE Seth Rogen, Zac Efron Nicholas Stoller NR Com
A MILLION WAYS TO DIE IN THE WEST Fri, 5/30/14 WIDE Seth MacFarlane, Charlize Theron Seth MacFarlane NR Com/Wes
FAST & FURIOUS 7 Fri, 7/11/14 WIDE Vin Diesel, Paul Walker James Wan NR Act/Cri
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BOOKING GUIDE
TITLE RELEASE DATE STARS DIRECTOR(S) RATING GENRE SPECS
THE LOFT Fri, 8/29/14 WIDE Karl Urban, James Marsden Erik Van Looy R Thr
SEARCH PARTY Fri, 9/12/14 WIDE Thomas Middleditch, T.J. Miller Scot Armstrong NR Com
WARNER BROS. 818-977-1850
GRAVITY Fri, 10/4/13 WIDE Sandra Bullock, George Clooney Alfonso Cuarón PG-13 Dra/SF/Thr
THE HOBBIT: THE DESOLATION OF
SMAUG
Fri, 12/13/13 WIDE Ian McKellen, Martin Freeman Peter Jackson NR Act/Adv/Fan
3D/IMAX/Dolby
Atmos/Quad
3D/IMAX/Dolby
Atmos
HER Wed, 12/18/13 LTD. Joaquin Phoenix, Amy Adams Spike Jonze NR Rom/Com/SF Quad
GRUDGE MATCH Wed, 12/25/13 WIDE Sylvester Stallone, Robert De Niro Peter Segal PG-13 Com/Sport
THE LEGO MOVIE Fri, 2/7/14 WIDE Chris Pratt, Will Ferrell Phil Lord, Chris Miller NR Ani/Adv/Fam 3D/Quad
WINTER'S TALE Fri, 2/14/14 WIDE Colin Farrell, Jessica Brown Findlay Akiva Goldsman NR Dra/Fan/Rom
300: RISE OF AN EMPIRE Fri, 3/7/14 WIDE Sullivan Stapleton, Eva Green Noam Murro R Act
TRANSCENDENCE Fri, 4/18/14 WIDE Johnny Depp, Paul Bettany Wally Pfister NR Act/SF
3D/IMAX/Dolby
Atmos/Quad
GODZILLA Fri, 5/16/14 WIDE Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Ken Watanabe Gareth Edwards NR Act/Adv/SF 3D/IMAX
THE FAMILYMOON Fri, 5/23/14 WIDE Adam Sandler, Drew Barrymore Frank Coraci NR Rom/Com
EDGE OF TOMORROW Fri, 6/6/14 WIDE Tom Cruise, Emily Blunt Doug Liman NR Act/SF 3D/IMAX
TAMMY Wed, 7/2/14 WIDE Melissa McCarthy, Susan Sarandon Ben Falcone NR Com
JUPITER ASCENDING Fri, 7/25/14 WIDE Channing Tatum, Mila Kunis The Wachowskis NR Act/Adv/SF
DOLPHIN TALE 2 Fri, 9/19/14 WIDE Nathan Gamble, Harry Connick Jr. Charles Martin Smith NR Dra/Fam
WEINSTEIN CO./DIMENSION 646-862-3400
GRACE OF MONACO Wed, 11/27/13 MOD. Nicole Kidman, Tim Roth Olivier Dahan NR Dra Dolby Dig
MANDELA: LONG WALK TO FREEDOM Fri, 11/29/13 LTD. Idris Elba, Naomie Harris Justin Chadwick PG-13 Dra Dolby Dig
AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY Wed, 12/25/13 LTD. Meryl Streep, Julia Roberts John Wells R Com/Dra Dolby Dig
ONE CHANCE Fri, 1/10/14 LTD. James Corden, Alexandra Roach David Frankel PG-13 Mus/Com Dolby Dig
OMNITERM-No Location-7.5x5 copy.pdf 1 13-03-27 9:44 AM
VAMPIRE ACADEMY Fri, 2/14/14 WIDE Zoey Deutch, Lucy Fry Mark Waters NR Fan/Rom
SIN CITY: A DAME TO KILL FOR Fri, 8/22/14 WIDE Josh Brolin, Eva Green
Frank Miller, Robert
Rodriguez
NR Act/Cri/Thr 3D
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2651 Satellite Blvd.
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PG 75
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PG 57
PROCTOR COMPANIES
10497 Centennial Rd.
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PG 32
THE PROMOTION IN MOTION
COMPANIES
25 Commerce Dr., P.O. Box 8
Allendale, NJ 07401
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mail@promotioninmotion.com
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PG 33
QSC AUDIO PRODUCTS, LLC
1675 MacArthur Blvd.
Costa Mesa, CA 92626
800-854-4079
www.qsc.com
PG 7
QUEST CINEMA
866-933-7486
www.questcinema.com
PG 80
READY THEATRE SYSTEMS
4 Hartford Blvd.
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865-212-9703x114
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www.rts-solutions.com.com
PG 76
REALD
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310-385-4000
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PG 35, 62–63
REGAL ENTERTAINMENT GROUP
7132 Regal Ln.
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865-922-1123
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PG 39
RETRIEVER SOFTWARE
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PG 55
SCREENVISION
1411 Broadway 33rd Fl.
New York, NY 10018
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212-497-0480
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SENSIBLE CINEMA SOFTWARE
7216 Sutton Pl.
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www.sensiblecinema.com
PG 80
SONIC EQUIPMENT COMPANY
900 West Miller Rd.
Iola KS, 66749
800-365-5701
www.sonicequipment.com
PG 9
SONY
Sony Broadcast and Business
Solutions Company
One Sony Drive
Park Ridge, NJ 07656
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PG 5
SPOTLIGHT CINEMA NETWORKS
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310-405-1478
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PG 65
TEXAS INSTRUMNETS DLP
12500 TI Boulevard
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PG 37
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Kansas City, MO 64105
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PG 24
USHIO AMERICA, INC.
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Cypress, CA 90630
800-838-7446
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PG 16
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PG 53
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67, 69, 71
VIP CINEMA SEATING
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BARCO 3D/DIGITAL EQUIPMENT FOR SALE:
Purchase for $55K. Equipment list provided
upon request. Contact seller at mschwartz@
pennprolaw.com.
PREFERRED SEATING COMPANY, your
source for new, used and refurbished theater
and stadium seating. Buying and selling
used seating is our specialty. Call toll-free
866-922-0226 or visit our website www.
preferred-seating.com.
TWIN DRIVE IN THEATRE FOR SALE or lease
w/option to buy. Located N.E. Indiana, Huntington.
20 miles from Ft. Wayne. Pop. draw
250,000. 16.86 acres commercial I-1. Call John
@ 219-742-4801 for more info. www.huntingtondrivein.com.
12 PLEX THEATER FOR SALE with stadium
seating. 6 acres of Land. Selling at below land
value. $2,000,000. Located in Huntsville AL, at
the University Mall. Please call 407-948-6751.
TWO CHRISTIE DIGITAL PROJECTORS
CP2000SB, Two Dolby DSS100, Two Dolby
Show Player, Two Christie Series 1 ACT & Four
Dolby Filter Wheel and Projector Assembly. All
in very good condition. Call 360-993-0010.
HELP WANTED
THEATRE MANAGEMENT POSITIONS AVAIL-
ABLE Pacific Northwest Theatre Company. Previous
management experience required. Work
weekends, evenings and holidays. Send resume
and salary history to movietheatrejobs@gmail.
com
SERVICES
DULL FLAT PICTURE? RESTORE YOUR XENON
REFLECTORS! Ultraflat repolishes and recoats
xenon reflectors. Many reflectors available for
immediate exchange. (ORC, Strong, Christie,
Xetron, others!) Ultraflat, 20306 Sherman Way,
Winnetka, CA 91306; 818-884-0184.
ALLSTATE SEATING specializes in refurbishing,
complete painting, molded foam, tailor-made
seat covers, installations and removals. Please
call for pricing and spare parts for all types of
theater seating. Boston, Mass.; 617-770-1112; fax:
617-770-1140.
CONSOLIDATED THEATRE SERVICES, LLC
has a wide variety of theatre sound equipment
available at competitive prices. Our extensive
inventory includes amplifiers, processors,
speakers and sound racks from makers such
as JBL, Dolby, Ashly, Klipsch, Crown and more.
You are welcome to call us at 305-908-1613 for
further information.
THEATER SPACE FOR LEASE
AN 8,400 SQ. FT. SPACE containing two movie
theaters is available for lease in Frankfort, KY, at
a very reasonable lease rate. It would be perfect
for the new concept of eating in the theater.
The theaters are located in the middle of a major
shopping center. The center owners would
prefer an operating movie theater rather than
convert the space into retail use. Contact Alexa
at 859-221-9921 or email her at alexarkelley@
gmail.com for more information.
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