Comic Con 2016 came with the usual bout of cosplay and movie-based tomfoolery at the San Diego Convention Center last week, including costumes from yet to be released titles as well as some golden oldies. But the real highlights were the trailers unveiled at the event.
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Gaiety Cinema in Whitehaven has added a new lounge area at the venue offering customers extra space to meet before and after film showings. The venue has also announced an event cinema programme to coincide with the development.
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The Weekend Round-up
The UK’s love for Roald Dahl is all present and correct as The BFG opened with £5.3m, the seventh biggest opening weekend of the year. Had it not been for sensational weather on Saturday, it would have been a good deal bigger. Read more
In this month's DCM Podcast, Tom Linay talks to Tanya Easterman, Sponsorships Consultant at Cinema First, about what makes a great partnership and how the good ones can help to grow the cinema industry.
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Ahead of the release of Steven Spielberg's big screen adaptation of the Roald Dahl classic, we take a closer look at the beloved story.
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The Weekend Round-up
After months of discussion online and in the press, the new Ghostbusters finally opened last Monday and took the top spot at the box office, delivering £4.4m, which included £1.7m from Monday to Thursday previews. Read more
When Campaign recently spoke to Pixar's storytelling whiz, Matthew Luhn, he offered five key points for brands when creating stories for the screen and here we look at the article with cinema audiences in mind.
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We're delighted to announce that Hertford Theatre has joined DCM's independent exhibitor portfolio. In 2010 the theatre had a sparkling makeover and has become one of the region’s most popular venues for all things arts and culture. Marketing Manager, Emma Parlow, invites us in.
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DCM's Head of Film, Tom Linay, reflects on another hot year for film in this latest blog piece, looking back at recent months results and previewing some of the wonderful titles we have to look forward to in the second half of 2016.
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The Weekend Round-up
The Secret Life of Pets made it three weeks at the top as it held off a spirited challenge from The Legend of Tarzan. The Illumination animation fell just 24% to £3.6m, taking its total to £22.3m. In the next week it will overtake Zootropolis (£23.8m) to become the biggest animation of 2016 to date, a title it will only hold for a few weeks as Finding Dory is let loose in UK cinemas on 29 July. Read more
The Cinema and Television Benevolent Fund (CTBF) raised a record-breaking amount of £145,000 at its annual London Party on Thursday 30 June as the industry came together to celebrate at London’s Gibson Hall.
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The National Autistic Society Scotland’s Too Much Information campaign is to air at Cineworld Glasgow after a screen time donation was made by Digital Cinema Media (DCM) on behalf of the charity.
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