Dolby Laboratories has impressed analysts and investors with a “stand-out” quarter – beating profit and revenue expectations helped by more music, sports broadcasters and the creative industries tapping into its technologies. Dolby generated $316 million (€277.1m) of revenue in its Q3, up 9 per cent from last year and topping analysts’ forecasts. The company said […]

Family films are playing an increasingly vital role in Hollywood’s box office success, according to a report from Ampere Analysis. In 2024, 33 per cent of US studio films that grossed over $100 million were family-oriented titles—up from just 20 per cent in 2022. With their significant spend on streaming, pay-TV, cinema visits, and other […]

The British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) has published its Annual Report for 2024, marking a 112-year-record for cinema film submissions. The report reveals significant achievements in advancing audience protection and delivering trusted age ratings across cinema, packaged media and VoD and streaming services, as well as pioneering developments in the use of AI for […]

The Walt Disney Studios’ Lilo & Stitch movie has officially crossed the $1 billion mark at the global box office ($416.2 million domestic, $584.8 million international), becoming the first Motion Picture Association (MPA) title of 2025 to reach the milestone. With this achievement, Disney has released four billion-dollar films in the past 13 months alone […]

Following its history-making sold-out performance and global livestream, Back To The Beginning: Ozzy’s Final Bow will make its theatrical debut in early 2026. The feature-length concert film, currently in production from Mercury Studios, will be a celebration of one of rock’s most enduring legacies, the film will aim to capture the raw power and emotional […]

National CineMedia, the largest cinema advertising platform in the US, and cross-platform TV ad measurement company iSpot, have announced the companies are deepening their partnership – with independent, in-cinema measurement of advertisements that appear in the trailers before movies begin. The deal marks NCM’s first integration of advertising information with a third-party measurement provider and […]

Samba TV, a specialist in AI-driven media intelligence, and Amazon Ads have unveiled a study that shows how outcome-based advertising across digital solutions directly lifts movie ticket purchases. In collaboration with Fandango, this new analysis of 10 major theatrical campaigns showcased the power of Amazon Ads solutions, quantifying how these campaigns drove awareness of new […]

Crunchyroll has announced at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival that it has acquired theatrical rights for JUJUTSU KAISEN: Hidden Inventory / Premature Death – The Movie. Crunchyroll and Sony Pictures Entertainment will release the film in select cinemas this summer, in original Japanese and English dubbed versions. The compilation film returns to the “Hidden […]