Vue are screening one of this year’s most exciting British films, Kingsman: The Secret Service, across all Vue cinemas from 24 January, five days earlier than any other cinema chain.
To celebrate the advanced screening, Vue offered unsuspecting Vue cinemagoers a free ‘Kingsman’ upgrade upon arrival at the cinema. Customers were surprised to find themselves caught-up in a series of action scenes and stunts reminiscent of the film… Read more
The Weekend Round-up
Taken 3 came out on top for the second successive week, adding £3.3m for a new total of £12.2m. Taken 2 banked £3.7m on its second weekend, so this third instalment is not tracking far behind and has been a key component of the strong start to the year. Read more
DCM’s 2015 Fantasy Film League (FFL) has kicked off for another year, to test the knowledge and prowess of film fans in media land!
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In a blog post written for Media Week, Digital Cinema Media's (DCM) Marketing Director, Zoe Jones, explains the strength of cinema in 2015.
2015 is set to be an outstanding year for cinema, with admissions expected to soar to levels not seen for 40 years. Read more
Robert De Niro, Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio have teamed up to star in a teaser ad campaign for a casino.
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Star Wars: The Force Awakens director J.J. Abrams, Gravity director Alfonso Cuarón and Into the Woods actor Chris Pine announced the nominees for the 87th Annual Academy Awards earlier today.
Birdman and The Grand Budapest Hotel lead the race for this year's Oscars with nine nominations each, followed closely by The Imitation Game with eight nominations and Boyhood and American Sniper who picked up six. Read more
The Weekend Round-up
Taken 3 sets the bar high with £6.7m in just four days. Its Friday to Sunday total of £5.8m would have been the eighth highest opening weekend of the year in 2014 and it’s also only 9% off from Taken 2’s huge £7.4m four day opening in 2012. Read more
There’s just one month to go until the release of the much-anticipated Fifty Shades of Grey movie. Advance tickets are already on sale and showings are beginning to sell out and this, coupled with high demand from advertisers looking to book into the film, means time is running out for advertisers looking to book into the film.
With the February premiere edging ever closer, Universal Pictures released a new TV spot online earlier this week, giving fans a further glimpse into what they can expect from the film. Read more
Cineworld is soon to unveil the UK’s first ever 4DX cinema, which will include high-tech motion seats and special effects including water sprays, gusts of air, fog and strobe lighting contained in the auditorium to stimulate what’s on the screen.
The brand new 4D cinema makes use of the newest tech to add some additional pleasure to the latest Hollywood flicks and all of the 140 seats can transfer, blast out water, wind and even create smells to make individuals really feel a part of the on-screen motion. Read more
The winners of the 72nd annual Golden Globe Awards have been revealed, honoring some of the best names in film and TV. Held at the Beverly Hitlon Hotel in Bevely Hills, the ceremony marked the opening of the Awards Season.
Boyhood proved the biggest winner, winning Best Motion Picture - Drama, Best Director for Richard Linklater, and Best Supporting Actress for Patricia Arquette. Read more
The nominations for the 2015 BAFTA awards are here, which bodes the question: Who will win a golden face at this year’s ceremony?
Wes Anderson’s The Grand Budapest Hotel received the largest number of nominations at this year’s BAFTAs, leading with 11. Birdman and The Theory of Everything are each nominated in ten categories. The Imitation Game has nine nominations. Boyhood and Whiplash are each nominated five times. Mr. Turner, Nightcrawler and Interstellar receive four nominations. Pride has three nominations. Read more
DCM's Pete Troiano analyses the 2015 film slate, outlining what cinema has in store for family audiences this year, highlighting the key films to look out for.
It was a triumphant year for family films in 2014. Off the back of Despicable Me 2 being 2013’s highest grossing film, family titles continued to thrive, with titles such as The Lego Movie charming both adults and children alike. Enjoying significant critical and commercial success, it was 2014’s number one film, grossing just over £34m. Elsewhere, Hiccup and Toothless returned for the second instalment of How To Train Your Dragon, taking £25m and 8th position at the end of year box office, while a certain marmalade-loving bear arrived on our shores to a rapturous winter welcome and an extremely impressive haul of £28m (and counting). Two other titles broke the £10m mark in Rio 2 and Mr. Peabody & Sherman, while there were other strong performers such as The Boxtrolls and Muppets Most Wanted, in Kermit and the gang’s latest outing. Read more
