Boxoffice-January.2000

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INTERNATIONAL NSWS BRIEFS EUROVIEWS European News Notes by Francesca Dinglasan LEAD STORY: UGC ACQUIRES VIRGIN September of last year. Figures indicate that 43 million tick- LONDON—In a deal estimated to be worth about £215 million ets were sold during the nine-month period, dropping by 7.5 (USS359 million). Cine Cite, a subsidiary of French film company million from the 1998 total. <strong>Boxoffice</strong> receipts tumbled UGC. has acquired UK.-based Virgin Group's cinema circuit. The nearly 13 percent to 473.5 billion lira (US$252 million) newly purchased chain, which consists of 300 cinemas located through- compared to year-ago figures, despite the reasonable sueout Ireland and Britain, brines Cine Cite's total number of theatres to cess of fi |ms in release during the period, including 700. UGC topper Alain Sussfeld remarked that the Virgin cinemas were "Shakespeare in Love," "The Mummy" and local product a good fit with Cine Cite, considering that both chains featured state-ofthe-art venues. UGC, which is constructing plexes in Spain and Belgium with plans to enter Italy, will also develop new sites in the U.K. that had SLOWER THIRD QUARTER FOR FRENCH EXHIBS been planned originally by Virgin. Virgin intends to focus its energies in PARIS—Similar to their Mediterranean neighbors, the building new cinemas throughout Japan, where it currently owns and French showed a declining appetite for movies with cinema operates two multiplexes. attendance in the country slipping by four percent during third quarter 1999. The Federation Nationale des Cinemas BAC IN BUSINESS Francais reports that on a year-on-year basis, each of the first three PARIS— French quarters indie distributor Bac Films recorded has unveiled a 15 percent drop in movie ticket plans sales, to construct a total of with the 15 multiscreeners throughout France month of September recording an especially disappointing over the next three years. The first site in development 24 percent tumble from last year. is a 12-plex in the northern town of Douai. Construction of the theatre, which is slated for a September bow. began last November, with groundbreaking for the second and third cinemas scheduled to start this month. Bac president Jean Labadie noted that while the distributor would be able to finance construction of the new venues, the company will most likely seek a partner, as well as initiate a flotation on the Paris stock exchange, to help quicken theatre development. Labadie also stated that his company is looking to prevent the overscreening of certain regions in France by targeting niche markets that do not have existing multiplexes in place. CAUSING QUITE A STER PRAGUE—Ster Century, the European trading brand of South African cinema operator Ster Kinekor, has revealed its plans to change the standard ratio of boxoffice receipt sharing between exhibitors and distributors with its new multiplexes in Central Europe. Industry observers report that the company, which recently opened a 14- screen, 3,000-seater near the Czech town of Brno, intends to seek a 60-40 split in the boxoffice share, compared to the longestablished 50-50 apportionment. Ster Century believes that the new plex. located 200 miles south of Prague, will increase the number of theatre admissions in the region by 50 percent to over one million in the next 12 months, justifying the uneven division of boxoffice take. Reactions to the circuit's plans have been varied among local distributors, with some fearful that the practice might spread to non-multiscreen theatres, while others acknowledge that the exhibitor's investment in the market warrants its augmented share of boxoffice earnings. In addition to the new 14-screener, Ster Century has also opened multiplexes in Budapest. Hungary and the Polish cities of Warsaw and Wroclaw, with four more in development throughout the Czech Republic. BOXOFFICE LAGS IN ITALY ROME—According to Italy-based Cinetel. cinema admissions throughout the Boot fell by 15 percent between January and DE LAURENTIIS NAMES COMPANY EXECS ROME—De Laurentiis Cineplex, a joint venture between , Loews Cineplex International and Italy-based Filmauro. has announced the appointment of two executives. Andrea Jachna has been tapped as the company's new managing director in charge of overseeing business including real estate, finance, operations and marketing. Alessio Coppola, former development manager for United Cinemas International, will serve as deputy managing director, responsible for theatre site development. Dei Laurentiis Cineplex was formed last May to build and operate cinemas throughout the Italian market. PACIFIC OVERTURES Notes From the Pacific Rim LEAD STORY: H0YTSY-T0ITY NEW THEATRES SYDNEY—Down Under exhibitor Hoyts Cinemas has opened two new upscale venues in Fox Studio Australia's new retail section. The main theatre, which holds 12 screens, features a ticketing service dubbed "La Premiere." For a slightly higher admission fee, patrons can enter the movie house via red carpet to a special VIP viewing area replete with loveseat cinema seating attached with wine-bottle holders and tables designed for cocktails and cheese. The second location, known as the Cinema Paris, is a four-screen art house that will screen classic Australian features films, shorts and trailers in addition to the latest indie fare. The four-plex will also feature a permanent exhibit of Down Lmder film memorabilia. SH0CHIKU SELLS STUDIO TOKYO—Shochiku. Japan's oldest film company, has announced that it has decided to sell its 60-year-old studio. Despite protests from local film buffs wishing to preserve the historic significance of the studio, the company has claimed that years of financial difficulties have left it no other choice but to put it on the block. Shochiku has accepted an offer from a woman's college for the studio, which is located south of Tokyo. E-CITING NEW PLEXES IN INDIA NEW DELHI—Subhash Chandra, chairman of India-based Zee Telefilms, has announced the formation of E-Citi, which will develop entertainment centers in major cities throughout the country. The new company has targeted sites in 27 metropolitan areas with multiplexes scheduled to open to the public by January 2001 . While the multiple-screeners will be the main featureB of the new complexes, the builds are also expected to include food courts, bowling alleys, pubs and discotheques. 60 <strong>Boxoffice</strong>
B'.: .is I. , 1 1 Alamo Moviegoer Activity Report for the month of October 1999 MovieFone' (777'-FILM') and its sister ; widing information to over 100 million moviec Total Requests New York 1.303,553 Philadelphia 303,072 San Francisco 258,172 San Diego 181,783 Kansas City 157.286 Most Requested Exhibitors Last Mopth s Ex hibitor Total Requests Rank LCE 1,209,710 1 AMC 840.942 2 United Artists REGAL/ACT III General Cinema Cinemark Harkins Clearview Century National Amuesments Top 10 Exhibitors & Theatres Most Requested Theatres 708,029 3 404,936 4 342.278 5 216.398 6 Rank Theatre (# screens) Total Requests 1 Clvw Beekman Theatre (1 17,683 49.184 2 LCE Village (7) 3 Clvw 62nd & Broadway (1) 6,102 1 Mann Festival Westwood (1) i.754 2 Pacific Cinerama Dome (1 3 Mann National (1) 1 O'NeilWestEnd(10) 2 United Artists Plaza (8) 3 CnmkTmseltown Six Flags Mall (9) 1 LCE Webster Place (8) 2 LCE Lincoln Village 1-6 (6) 3 LCE 900 North Michigan (2) 1 Hark Metro (12) 2 Hark Centerpoint Luxury (11) 3 Hark Shea 14 Luxury (14) 1 Cinemagic 3 At Penn (3) 2 UA Sameric (4) 3 UA Riverview Plaza (11) 1 Regal Kendall (9) 2 UA Movies At The Falls (1 2) 15,834 10,411 3 AMC Kendall Town & Country (1 0) 5,547 1 Century 21 (1) 2 UA Coronet (1) 3 UA Stonestown Twin (2) 1 LCE Cheri (4) 2 BMofSOmni(l) 3.599 18.041 3 NA Circle (7) 1 Famous Eglinton (1) 1.835 2 Famous Markville (4) 5.927 3 LCE Promenade (6) 8.432 1 AMC Fashion Valley (18) 31.328 2 AMCLaJolla(12) 3 AMC Mission Valley (20) 1 AMC Crown Center (6) 2 AMC Parkway (22) 26,311 10 Rank Market Theatre LCE Lincoln Square LCE Village 7 UA Union Square 14 Theatre LCE Kips Bay Theatre AMC Century 14 LCE Orpheum LCE 19th St. East Hark Arizona Mills UA Riverview Plaza AMC Fashion Valley 18 Most Requested Theatres Per Screen 6,164 Last Month's Rank Total Requests Minneapolis 144,894 Seattle 87.987 Washington. DC 85,709 San Antonio 69.826 Cleveland 58,325 Rank Theatre (# screens) 1 Mann MN Suburban World (1 2 GCC Har-Mar 1-3 (3) 3 LCEEdina(4) 1 LCE Memorial City Mall (8) 2 LCE River Oaks Plaza (12) 3 LCE Spectrum (9) 1 LEF Plaza (2) 2 GCC Parkway Pointe (15) 3 UA Lenox Square (6) 1 UA Colorado Center (9) 2 UA Continental (6) 3 Mann Cherry Creek (8) 1 GCC Cinerama (1) 2 Landmk Guild 45th (2) 3 LCENorthgate(l) 1 LCE Uptown (1) 2 AMC Courthouse (8) 3 LCE Avalon (2) 1 Regal/Act 1 Quarry (1 4) 2 Regal/Act III Galaxy (14) 3 Regal/Act III Bandera (6) 1 UA Showcase (8) 2 UA The Rainbow Promenade (1 0) 3 UA Green Valley (8) 1 GCC Ridge Park Square (8) 2 GCC Westgate Mall (6) 3 GCC Westwood Town Center (6) 1 Century Century Stadium (12) 2 Century Cinedome Sacramento (9) 3 GCC Bird Cage Walk (6) 1 R&R Campus Twin (2) 2 Carmike Hickory (8) 3 Carmike Carmike (6) 1 LCE Trolley Corners (3) 2 Century 1 6 Salt Lake City (16) 3 Cnmk Sugarhouse Movies (10) Last Month's Total Requests Rank 54,776 49,184 48,930 48,765 46.090 41,828 36,379 32,703 31,328 Total Requests 3,706 6,083 8,769 7.679 2,974 7.203 3.234 5,457 Last Month's Rank 1 TOD 3 ACtiVelV* RG0U6St6d TheatPeS' LCE Worldwide Cinema 2. Hark Superstition Sp. 3. Hark Arizona Mills 1 H ' New York, NY Phoenix, AZ Phoenix, AZ ,„ Famous Playere Sony SonyCirwias L mdn art TTaatreConi
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