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June 14, 2011

Industry

Indonesia’s movie crisis

New taxes on imported films is making it tough to see new American films in Indonesia. While so many in other parts of the world are frustrated with the glut of blockbuster films, this country is clamoring for them now.

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Openings

Madras Cinema opens

MADRAS, OR — Read this blurb about this new theater in Madras. The operator has been successful by targeting small towns in Oregon.

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June 13, 2011

Leonard Maltin on “Atlanta’s Moviegoing Mecca”
Cinema Treasures

New Theaters Page!

We’re continuing to update the site and have just launched a new Theaters page with even more content and browsing options. Enjoy!

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Gothamist: “AMC Empire: Where You Pay $13 To See The Wrong Movie With The Wrong Lens”
Openings

All-digital theater opens in Rio Rancho

RIO RANCHO, NM — Premiere Cinemas opened the brand-new Premiere Theater in Rio Rancho last week. Not only is this Rio Rancho’s first new theater in 13 years, it’s the first theater in the Albuquerque area to have all digital screens.

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Events

Local businesses work together to setup makeshift drive-in

ROHNERT PARK, CA — Check out this article from the Rohnert Park Patch to see how local businesses banded together to set up an ongoing film series in a downtown vacant lot.

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Weekend box office

Super 8	$37M
X-Men: First Class	$25M
The Hangover Part II	$18.5M
Kung Fu Panda 2	$16.6M
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides	$10.8M