Boxoffice - October 2018
The Official Magazine of the National Association of Theatre Owners
The Official Magazine of the National Association of Theatre Owners
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hello.<br />
>> A fantastic <strong>October</strong> weekend ushered in Q4, with a record-setting<br />
debut from Sony’s Venom and a blockbuster bow<br />
by Warner Bros.’ A Star Is Born. It was an inspiring start to the<br />
quarter, the first since 2014 without a Disney Star Wars title on<br />
the schedule. For us at <strong>Boxoffice</strong>, it is evidence of the power of a<br />
diverse studio slate: it’s hard to go wrong when you give moviegoers<br />
enticing options at the multiplex.<br />
With that bit of good news, we lead off this issue with two pieces<br />
from our friends at NATO. Jackie Brenneman brings us an update<br />
on the Department of Justice’s review of the Paramount Decrees, a<br />
situation of utmost importance to our industry that NATO continues to monitor. Kathy Conroy<br />
contributes a piece on NATO’s new nonprofit members, a recent development that we’re happy<br />
to see flourish. I had the pleasure of visiting one of those new members last month: the Prospector<br />
Theater in Ridgefield, Connecticut. The Prospector is a cinema dedicated to providing meaningful<br />
employment to adults with disabilities—it is one of the most impressive theaters I’ve had the fortune<br />
of seeing in my career. We look forward to the contributions of the Prospector and NATO’s<br />
new nonprofit members moving forward.<br />
<strong>October</strong> also brings another edition of ShowEast, an important event for our teams at Webedia<br />
Movies Pro and <strong>Boxoffice</strong>. Daniel Loria conducted interviews with some of this year’s<br />
honorees—including new conversations with industry leaders like Alamo Drafthouse’s Tim<br />
League, Cinépolis’s Miguel Rivera, and Entertainment One’s Mark Borde. Reading our Q&A<br />
with Tim League, I was pleasantly surprised to discover the small part our magazine played in<br />
helping him launch his first cinema in Bakersfield, California. As always, we are humbled by<br />
your ongoing support.<br />
We can’t talk about ShowEast without mentioning the great work done by the Film Expo Group<br />
in putting on the event. We’ve enjoyed a great relationship with the Film Expo over the years, and<br />
we look forward to sharing more exciting news with you in Miami this year.<br />
Julien Marcel<br />
Chief Executive Officer<br />
Webedia Movies Pro & <strong>Boxoffice</strong> Media<br />
OCTOBER <strong>2018</strong> BOXOFFICE ® 5
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