Boxoffice - February 2017
The Official Magazine of the National Association of Theatre Owners
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Julien Marcel<br />
CEO<br />
Webedia US<br />
GIANT!<br />
n For those of you living north of Los Angeles, this month’s frigid weather makes it<br />
particularly difficult to get excited for <strong>February</strong>. Everyone here at <strong>Boxoffice</strong>, however,<br />
has looked forward to the month ever since we began to dedicate the <strong>February</strong><br />
issue to our annual Giants of Exhibition feature. With a number of high-profile<br />
acquisitions coming from members on the list, along with trends in the industry at<br />
large, the word “Giant” feels especially appropriate for our annual ranking of the<br />
biggest exhibitors in North America according to screen count.<br />
Echoing the words of our friend David Hancock, research director, film and<br />
cinema, at IHSMarkit and the president of the European Digital Cinema Forum,<br />
the term “Giant” doesn’t only apply to exhibition circuits—it’s also a reflection of the wide proliferation of<br />
innovative sound and screen technology, as premium and premium large-format auditoriums continue to grow<br />
in popularity around the world. The term can also be applied to another resilient year at the box office, with<br />
a second consecutive year over $11 billion in North America. On the distribution side, we would be remiss<br />
not to mention Disney for becoming the first studio to break the $7 billion global threshold with a massively<br />
successful $7.6 billion 2016.<br />
Returning to our ranking of the year’s top exhibitors, we’ll state the obvious by reminding readers of the big<br />
change in this year’s list. The biggest story of 2016 in our industry had a direct impact on this year’s issue:<br />
AMC’s acquisition of Carmike Cinemas vaulted the company to the pole position on our list. We are therefore<br />
excited to feature an interview with AMC’s chief executive officer, Adam Aron, who has been able to lead the<br />
company into a multinational circuit with over 10,000 screens.<br />
We hope you enjoy this issue, especially considering the limited downtime we’re all experiencing as we ramp up<br />
our preparations for CinemaCon <strong>2017</strong>. Until we meet again in Las Vegas, we extend our warmest wishes for<br />
this winter.<br />
Julien Marcel<br />
Publisher<br />
<strong>Boxoffice</strong> Media<br />
FEBRUARY <strong>2017</strong> BoxOffice ® 5
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