Chinese cinema is aiming for a post-COVID recovery with its latest spate of films and the holiday period. Statistics from the China Film Administration on January 28 showed that China’s movie box office revenue had reached nearly 6.76 billion yuan (£812m/€912m/$1bn) during the Spring Festival holiday. This is the second-highest gross figures for this holiday …
Swansea Grand Theatre breaks box office records with panto
Swansea Grand Theatre has welcomed more than 33,000 visitors during the last couple of months, enticed by the venue’s 2022-23 pantomime, Beauty and the Beast. The production was so popular that ticket sales have broken previous records, and a number of customers watched the performance more than once. Visitors also helped to raise £18,473.21 (€21,000/$23,000) …
‘The Batman’ posts strong opening weekend ticket sales
‘The Batman’ posted a commendable $128.5m (£98m/€118m) on its debut weekend across 4,417 North American cinemas. It is the best opening weekend for cinema ticket sales in the US in 2022, and is only the second pandemic-era film to post more than $100m in one weekend, after ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ was released in December. …
INTIX founder, Patricia G. Spira, dies aged 98
Patricia G. Spira, founder of the International Ticketing Association (INTIX) and Box Office Management International (BOMI) has died at the age of 98. Spira passed away in San Diego, California on February 12. Spira graduated from the University of Wisconsin in 1967 with a BA in history, before going on to become the Box Office …
Chinese New Year looks set for record Box Office takings
Some RMB220m ($35m/£26m/€31m) in advance ticket sales have been taken for The Battle at Lake Changjin II for the film’s opening day alone, which looks set to conquer China’s box office ahead of the week-long Chinese New Year holiday. According to state-owned Global Times, The Battle at Lake Changjin II is leading other films due out on …