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News Articles: movie theaters

from L to R: Jack Black, Jason Momoa and Sebastian Eugene Hansen star in <em>A Minecraft Movie</em>

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  • Arts & Life

'A Minecraft Movie' is both a box office hit and post-ironic meme

Studios have struggled to get younger generations into the theaters for years. Could more immersive experiences be their golden ticket?

April 08, 2025
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By:
  • Manuela López Restrepo
Workers who were loading boxes onto a truck on Jan. 6 indicated the theater has closed. (Photo by Cathy Cobbs)

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  • News

Chamblee-area Regal Hollywood Cinemas quietly exits stage left

Regal Hollywood 24 Cinemas at I-85 has quietly ceased operations.

January 07, 2025
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By:
  • Cathy Cobbs
This image released by Disney/Pixar shows, from left, Sadness, voiced by Phyllis Smith, Joy, voiced by Amy Poehler, Disgust, voiced by Liza Lapira, Fear, voiced by Tony Hale and Anger, voiced by Lewis Black, in a scene from <em>Inside Out 2</em>.

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  • Movies

'Inside Out 2' scores $100 million in its second weekend, setting records

In just a week and a half, Inside Out 2 has become 2024’s highest-grossing film to date, surpassing Dune: Part Two. Inside Out 2 will likely blow through the $1 billion mark in about a week.

June 24, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
The marquee at The Grove theater in Los Angeles announces the opening of <em>Barbie</em> in July 2023.

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  • Movies

Can movie theaters sustain the 'Barbie boost'?

Going to the movies is hot again thanks to the so-called "Barbie boost." Barbie, Oppenheimer and other movies continue to rev up the summer box office. But can theaters sustain the momentum?

August 15, 2023
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  • Elizabeth Blair
GPB News NPR

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  • Business

AMC Theatres will soon charge according to where you choose to sit

AMC Theatres will charge more to sit in the middle of the auditorium, and less to sit on the front rows. The pricing model has already been implemented in select U.S. markets.

February 07, 2023
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  • Ayana Archie
Movie patrons arrive to see a film at the AMC 16 theater, Monday, March 15, 2021, in Burbank, Calif.

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  • Business

The world's largest movie theater chain is adding open captions at 240 U.S. locations

The world's largest movie theater chain is adding onscreen captioning to 240 locations across the U.S. in an effort to make moviegoing more accessible.

October 21, 2021
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  • Rachel Treisman
Regal Cinemas says it will reopen its U.S. theaters next month. A closed box office is seen here in Los Angeles in June after theaters were closed due to the pandemic.

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  • Business

Regal Cinemas To Reopen Its Theaters In April

Cineworld announced a multiyear deal with Warner Bros. Pictures Group in the U.S. that will guarantee a period of exclusivity for films in theaters before being released more widely, starting in 2022.

March 23, 2021
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  • Laurel Wamsley
GPB News NPR

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  • Movies

U.S. Movie Theaters Say It's Safe To Watch A Film: How About 'Unhinged'?

The new Russell Crowe film is out and a theater owners' group launches a public awareness campaign dubbed "CinemaSafe," meant to ease moviegoer's coronavirus fears.

August 21, 2020
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  • Mandalit del Barco
Movie chains are suing to be included in New Jersey's reopening plans. An empty parking lot is seen at an AMC movie theater in Clifton, N.J, on April 5.

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  • Business

Movie Theaters Sue New Jersey For Right To Reopen

Movie chains, including AMC Entertainment, Cinemark and Regal Cinemas, are seeking an injunction against Gov. Philip Murphy's phased reopening schedule unless it allows them to reopen.

July 07, 2020
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By:
  • Scott Neuman

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