Hongkongers will be able to get their hands on HK$30 (US$3.90) tickets for the city’s annual Cinema Day from May 7, with the organiser expecting 200,000 film fans to flock to theatres for the event aimed at giving back to society. The Hong Kong Theatres Association announced ticketing arrangements on Thursday, about two weeks before…
Hongkongers will be able to get their hands on HK$30 (US$3.90) tickets for the city’s annual Cinema Day from May 7, with the organiser expecting 200,000 film fans to flock to theatres for the event aimed at giving back to society. The Hong Kong Theatres Association announced ticketing arrangements on Thursday, about two weeks before…
UK cinemas have pleaded with audiences to stop throwing popcorn and disrupting screenings of “A Minecraft Movie” after a TikTok trend around the hit video game-based film went viral. UK cinemas fight viral ‘chicken jockey’ trend The trend involves young audience members raucously shouting, applauding and throwing fistfuls of popcorn in the movie theatre when…
How’s this for some shocking good news? Warner Bros./Legendary’s “A Minecraft Movie” has exploded past even the most optimistic of expectations and is now projected by industry estimates to earn a $156 million domestic opening weekend from 4,263 locations. This is the sort of opening that can completely change the trajectory of the theatrical market,…