As Regal parent Cineworld prepares to exit Chapter 11 this month, rumors are heating up over who will emerge as the giant theater chain’s new chief executive, with reports Monday pointing to Eduardo Acuna of Cinepolis.
Longtime Cineworld CEO Mooky Greidinger has a consulting contract during a transition period but isn’t likely to stay in the top job. Speculation on potential candidates escalated during the CineEurope trade show and Deadline understands that the new owners – who are now Cineworld lenders – have contacted the heads of a number of global exhibitors. Sky News reported today that Acuna of Cinepolis is one.
Other industry players have heard there’s been outreach to former Regal executives.
Amy Miles and Gregg Dunn were CEO and COO, respectively, of the company until 2018, when Cineworld acquired the Knoxville, Tn.-based chain. Mike Campbell was CEO previously.
Cineworld filed for bankruptcy in U.S. District Court...
Longtime Cineworld CEO Mooky Greidinger has a consulting contract during a transition period but isn’t likely to stay in the top job. Speculation on potential candidates escalated during the CineEurope trade show and Deadline understands that the new owners – who are now Cineworld lenders – have contacted the heads of a number of global exhibitors. Sky News reported today that Acuna of Cinepolis is one.
Other industry players have heard there’s been outreach to former Regal executives.
Amy Miles and Gregg Dunn were CEO and COO, respectively, of the company until 2018, when Cineworld acquired the Knoxville, Tn.-based chain. Mike Campbell was CEO previously.
Cineworld filed for bankruptcy in U.S. District Court...
- 7/3/2023
- by Jill Goldsmith and Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
John Fithian, longtime head of the National Association of Theatre Owners, has received the Lifetime Achievement Award from Variety of Southern California as he prepares to step down after overseeing NATO through decades of transition.
The award from the children’s charity goes each year to an individual who has made a significant and profound charitable impact over the course of their career.
Fithian was named NATO president and CEO in 2000 after serving as outside counsel. Last fall, he announced plans to retire effective May 1 and will pass the baton to new chief Michael O’Leary at CinemaCon in Las Vegas later this month.
As NATO boss, Fithian guided theater owners through a transition to digital projection, fighting movie theft, implementing a voluntary movie ratings system, advocating for a healthy theatrical release window and maintaining strong relationships with creatives, producers, distributors and other trade organizations, including the Motion Picture Association. He...
The award from the children’s charity goes each year to an individual who has made a significant and profound charitable impact over the course of their career.
Fithian was named NATO president and CEO in 2000 after serving as outside counsel. Last fall, he announced plans to retire effective May 1 and will pass the baton to new chief Michael O’Leary at CinemaCon in Las Vegas later this month.
As NATO boss, Fithian guided theater owners through a transition to digital projection, fighting movie theft, implementing a voluntary movie ratings system, advocating for a healthy theatrical release window and maintaining strong relationships with creatives, producers, distributors and other trade organizations, including the Motion Picture Association. He...
- 4/5/2023
- by Jill Goldsmith
- Deadline Film + TV
The National Association of Theatre Owners (Nato) has named Ellis Jacob, president and CEO of Cineplex, as chairman.
Nato made the announcement on Thursday. Its executive board also filled the vice chairman slot with Rolando B. Rodriguez, the chairman, president, and CEO of Marcus Theatres.
Jacob had been named as vice chairman in October and had been serving as acting chairman following Regal CEO Amy Miles’ retirement from the industry in March. The board voted to make Jacob chairman for the remainder of the two-year term.
Nato represents the owners of more than 33,000 movie screens domestically and more than 32,000 additional screens in 92 countries worldwide.
Nato is headquartered in Washington, D.C., with a second office in North Hollywood, Calif. It works to influence federal policy-making and collaborates with movie distributors in areas such as new technologies, legislation, marketing, and First Amendment issues.
Nato also operates CinemaCon — the official convention of theater owners,...
Nato made the announcement on Thursday. Its executive board also filled the vice chairman slot with Rolando B. Rodriguez, the chairman, president, and CEO of Marcus Theatres.
Jacob had been named as vice chairman in October and had been serving as acting chairman following Regal CEO Amy Miles’ retirement from the industry in March. The board voted to make Jacob chairman for the remainder of the two-year term.
Nato represents the owners of more than 33,000 movie screens domestically and more than 32,000 additional screens in 92 countries worldwide.
Nato is headquartered in Washington, D.C., with a second office in North Hollywood, Calif. It works to influence federal policy-making and collaborates with movie distributors in areas such as new technologies, legislation, marketing, and First Amendment issues.
Nato also operates CinemaCon — the official convention of theater owners,...
- 6/28/2018
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
The National Association of Theatre Owners (Nato) has elected Ellis Jacob, President and CEO of Cineplex, Toronto, as its Chairman and Rolando B. Rodriguez, Chairman, President and CEO of Marcus Theatres in Milwaukee, as Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors.
Jacob, elected as Executive Board vice chairman in October 2017, had been serving as acting chairman following Amy Miles’ retirement from the industry in March. The Board has now voted to make Jacob chairman for the remainder of the two-year term and Rodriguez as vice chair, filling Jacob’s previous role for the same term.
Headquartered in Washington, D.C., Nato is the largest exhibition trade organization in the world, representing more than 33,000 movie screens in all 50 states, and more than 32,000 additional screens in 92 countries worldwide. Nato has a second office in North Hollywood. It represents its members to influence federal policy-making and work with movie distributors on all areas of mutual concern,...
Jacob, elected as Executive Board vice chairman in October 2017, had been serving as acting chairman following Amy Miles’ retirement from the industry in March. The Board has now voted to make Jacob chairman for the remainder of the two-year term and Rodriguez as vice chair, filling Jacob’s previous role for the same term.
Headquartered in Washington, D.C., Nato is the largest exhibition trade organization in the world, representing more than 33,000 movie screens in all 50 states, and more than 32,000 additional screens in 92 countries worldwide. Nato has a second office in North Hollywood. It represents its members to influence federal policy-making and work with movie distributors on all areas of mutual concern,...
- 6/28/2018
- by Anita Busch
- Deadline Film + TV
The National Association of Theatre Owners announced Thursday that Ellis Jacob, President/CEO of the Toronto-based Cineplex has been named as the organization’s new chairman, with Marcus Theaters CEO Rolando B. Rodriguez selected as new vice chairman.
Jacob, elected as Executive Board vice chairman in October 2017, had been serving as acting chairman following the retirement of previous chairman Amy Miles. The Board voted to make Jacob chairman for the remainder of the two-year term, with Rodriguez filling his previous role.
Also Read: Domestic Box Office Hits $6 Billion Before July for First Time Ever
The election was made by Nato’s executive board of directors, which consists of 17 executives in the domestic movie theater industry and which elects the organization’s four volunteer positions.
Yesterday, Nato announced that domestic box office gross for the year reached $6 billion before the end of June for the first time in industry history. Year-to-date...
Jacob, elected as Executive Board vice chairman in October 2017, had been serving as acting chairman following the retirement of previous chairman Amy Miles. The Board voted to make Jacob chairman for the remainder of the two-year term, with Rodriguez filling his previous role.
Also Read: Domestic Box Office Hits $6 Billion Before July for First Time Ever
The election was made by Nato’s executive board of directors, which consists of 17 executives in the domestic movie theater industry and which elects the organization’s four volunteer positions.
Yesterday, Nato announced that domestic box office gross for the year reached $6 billion before the end of June for the first time in industry history. Year-to-date...
- 6/28/2018
- by Jeremy Fuster
- The Wrap
Executive had served as acting chairman in wake of Amy Miles departure.
The National Association of Theatre Owners (Nato) has announced the election of Ellis Jacob, Cineplex president and CEO, as chairman.
Rolando B. Rodriguez (pictured at right), chairman, president and CEO of Marcus Theatres, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, was elected vice-chairman by the executive board of directors on Thursday (June 28).
Jacob (pictured at left), elected as executive board vice-chairman in October 2017, had been serving as acting chairman following former Regal Entertainment CEO Amy Miles’ retirement from the industry in March.
The board voted to make Jacob chairman for the remainder of...
The National Association of Theatre Owners (Nato) has announced the election of Ellis Jacob, Cineplex president and CEO, as chairman.
Rolando B. Rodriguez (pictured at right), chairman, president and CEO of Marcus Theatres, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, was elected vice-chairman by the executive board of directors on Thursday (June 28).
Jacob (pictured at left), elected as executive board vice-chairman in October 2017, had been serving as acting chairman following former Regal Entertainment CEO Amy Miles’ retirement from the industry in March.
The board voted to make Jacob chairman for the remainder of...
- 6/28/2018
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Ellis Jacob has been elected chairman of the National Association of Theatre Owners, and Rolando Rodriguez has been elected vice chairman, the executive board of directors of the trade organization that represents movie theater operators announced Thursday.
Jacob, president and CEO of the Toronto-based Cineplex chain, was elected vice chairman in October and had been served as acting chairman following the retirement from the industry of former Regal Entertainment CEO Amy Miles in March. He will assume the chairman’s role for the remainder of the current two-year term. Rodriguez, chairman, president and CEO of Milwaukee-based Marcus Theatres, ...
Jacob, president and CEO of the Toronto-based Cineplex chain, was elected vice chairman in October and had been served as acting chairman following the retirement from the industry of former Regal Entertainment CEO Amy Miles in March. He will assume the chairman’s role for the remainder of the current two-year term. Rodriguez, chairman, president and CEO of Milwaukee-based Marcus Theatres, ...
- 6/28/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Ellis Jacob has been elected chairman of the National Association of Theatre Owners, and Rolando Rodriguez has been elected vice chairman, the executive board of directors of the trade organization that represents movie theater operators announced Thursday.
Jacob, president and CEO of the Toronto-based Cineplex chain, was elected vice chairman in October and had been served as acting chairman following the retirement from the industry of former Regal Entertainment CEO Amy Miles in March. He will assume the chairman’s role for the remainder of the current two-year term. Rodriguez, chairman, president and CEO of Milwaukee-based Marcus Theatres, ...
Jacob, president and CEO of the Toronto-based Cineplex chain, was elected vice chairman in October and had been served as acting chairman following the retirement from the industry of former Regal Entertainment CEO Amy Miles in March. He will assume the chairman’s role for the remainder of the current two-year term. Rodriguez, chairman, president and CEO of Milwaukee-based Marcus Theatres, ...
- 6/28/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
On day one at CinemaCon — the annual exhibitor convention at Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas — disruptors were making rooms full of theater executives sit up and listen. “If your company has a chief data officer, raise your hand,” said one Palace ballroom moderator. Hardly any hands went up.
The theater owners ingested phrases like “conversion pixel” and “big data,” as they heard how crucial it is to collect, store and correctly interpret customer data. The disruptors at this year’s CinemaCon are not only the controversial online subscription service MoviePass (with its valuable data), but UK chain Cineworld’s hard-driving Israeli CEO, Moshe (Mooky) Greidinger, Mexico’s Cinépolis mogul Alejandro Ramírez Magaña, and South Korea’s Jeong Seo, CEO of Cj Cgv, which is building its own innovative high-tech theaters, including two in Los Angeles.
Truth is, “mature” North America won’t remain the number one box office market in the world for long.
The theater owners ingested phrases like “conversion pixel” and “big data,” as they heard how crucial it is to collect, store and correctly interpret customer data. The disruptors at this year’s CinemaCon are not only the controversial online subscription service MoviePass (with its valuable data), but UK chain Cineworld’s hard-driving Israeli CEO, Moshe (Mooky) Greidinger, Mexico’s Cinépolis mogul Alejandro Ramírez Magaña, and South Korea’s Jeong Seo, CEO of Cj Cgv, which is building its own innovative high-tech theaters, including two in Los Angeles.
Truth is, “mature” North America won’t remain the number one box office market in the world for long.
- 4/24/2018
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
On day one at CinemaCon — the annual exhibitor convention at Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas — disruptors were making rooms full of theater executives sit up and listen. “If your company has a chief data officer, raise your hand,” said one Palace ballroom moderator. Hardly any hands went up.
The theater owners ingested phrases like “conversion pixel” and “big data,” as they heard how crucial it is to collect, store and correctly interpret customer data. The disruptors at this year’s CinemaCon are not only the controversial online subscription service MoviePass (with its valuable data), but UK chain Cineworld’s hard-driving Israeli CEO, Moshe (Mooky) Greidinger, Mexico’s Cinépolis mogul Alejandro Ramírez Magaña, and South Korea’s Jeong Seo, CEO of Cj Cgv, which is building its own innovative high-tech theaters, including two in Los Angeles.
Truth is, “mature” North America won’t remain the number one box office market in the world for long.
The theater owners ingested phrases like “conversion pixel” and “big data,” as they heard how crucial it is to collect, store and correctly interpret customer data. The disruptors at this year’s CinemaCon are not only the controversial online subscription service MoviePass (with its valuable data), but UK chain Cineworld’s hard-driving Israeli CEO, Moshe (Mooky) Greidinger, Mexico’s Cinépolis mogul Alejandro Ramírez Magaña, and South Korea’s Jeong Seo, CEO of Cj Cgv, which is building its own innovative high-tech theaters, including two in Los Angeles.
Truth is, “mature” North America won’t remain the number one box office market in the world for long.
- 4/24/2018
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
Eyre will remain Group COO of world’s 2nd largest cinema group.
Cineworld COO Matt Eyre will relocate to the U.S. to oversee American operations, after the chain’s $3.6bn takeover of Regal Entertainment Group, Screen has confirmed.
A veteran of the cinema industry with 30 years’ experience, Eyre began his career with Uci, worked various roles at Warner Bros International Cinemas across 17 years including Vice President of Operations for 10 territories, and joined Cineworld in 2005 as Senior Vice President in charge of operations.
Chief Commercial Officer Renana Teperberg has also been involved with the Regal-Cineworld exchange, making visits to Regal’s Knoxville,...
Cineworld COO Matt Eyre will relocate to the U.S. to oversee American operations, after the chain’s $3.6bn takeover of Regal Entertainment Group, Screen has confirmed.
A veteran of the cinema industry with 30 years’ experience, Eyre began his career with Uci, worked various roles at Warner Bros International Cinemas across 17 years including Vice President of Operations for 10 territories, and joined Cineworld in 2005 as Senior Vice President in charge of operations.
Chief Commercial Officer Renana Teperberg has also been involved with the Regal-Cineworld exchange, making visits to Regal’s Knoxville,...
- 3/7/2018
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
Regal Entertainment Group plans to experiment with its own form of Uber-like “surge pricing,” as the country’s second-largest theater chain looks to rejuvenate its business after a brutal summer slump. On the company’s third-quarter earnings conference call Tuesday, CEO Amy Miles told investors and analysts that the chain “expect to conduct a ticket pricing test in several markets in early 2008” in partnership with online ticket seller Atom Tickets. Such a plan would be a significant change in an industry that tends to use a one size fits all strategy, whether it’s a box office smash like “Dunkirk” or a.
- 10/25/2017
- by Matt Pressberg
- The Wrap
Regal Entertainment Group has a message for Wall Street: Enough. Following a month in which its stock has lost more than 22% of its value, the No. 2 exhibition chain says today that it plans to repurchase up to $50 million of its stock — a sign that it considers the shares a bargain. "We believe our growth prospects and long-term strategy are not reflected by the Company's recent share performance,” CEO Amy Miles says. “We are pleased that our significant free cash flow…...
- 8/31/2017
- Deadline
Regal Entertainment CEO Amy Miles says her company would be willing to consider endorsing a premium video on demand plan — but that’s hard to do as long as Hollywood studios are divided about how it would work. “It’s very difficult to predict” the outcome of talks between studios and theater owners, she told analysts today. “Right now there is not a consensus among the studio partners with respect to what any kind of long term windowing structure should be.” Studios want…...
- 7/26/2017
- Deadline
Regal Entertainment Group CEO Amy Miles on Monday talked up shortened theatrical windows that would see new movies released in homes sooner than within 90 days of a commercial release. But she warned against a premium VOD rollout that wasn't incremental for movie exhibitors and distributors alike.
"There's a lot of things that are very positive from a theatrical perspective, but no one, on our side or in distribution, wants to do anything that has uneconomic cannibalization," the exec told the Deutsche Bank Media & Telecom Conference during a session that was webcast.
Miles confirmed discussions continue between major studios...
"There's a lot of things that are very positive from a theatrical perspective, but no one, on our side or in distribution, wants to do anything that has uneconomic cannibalization," the exec told the Deutsche Bank Media & Telecom Conference during a session that was webcast.
Miles confirmed discussions continue between major studios...
- 3/6/2017
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The head of the largest U.S. movie theater chain on Tuesday questioned the validity of Paramount Pictures’ experiment with an early video-on-demand release for “Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension,” suggesting that last weekend’s box-office rollout and returns were slashed so much that comparisons with the norm became irrelevant. “If the video-on-demand numbers are up, is that because people wanted to see it at home, or because they couldn’t find a theater to see it in?” Regal Entertainment Group CEO Amy Miles asked after the company posted upbeat third quarter earnings. Regal, Cinemark, Carmike, Marcus and Harkins theater...
- 10/27/2015
- by Todd Cunningham
- The Wrap
With Paramount Pictures and AMC Theaters looking to begin experimenting with a much shorter than usual window between theatrical and VOD releases, there's been a surprising groundswell of support for the idea that could be seen as a threat to theatrical releasing as we know it. Up until this moment, there have been no real opponents to have spoken out against this somewhat revolutionary idea. But, as with any attempt at changing the way things are done, a challenger has appeared in the form of the competition. In this case, that competitor is none other than major theater chain Regal Cinemas. The Hollywood Reporter picked up on some remarks made by Regal's CEO, Amy Miles, who has finally outed herself as a detractor to the fairly recent business model that's set to kick in with Paramount's future theatrical releases of Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension and Scout's Guide To The...
- 8/1/2015
- cinemablend.com
The largest exhibitor in the Us has declined to take part in Paramount’s bid to shorten the traditional 90-day window between theatrical and home entertainment viewing.
Regal Entertainment Group CEO Amy Miles told investors in a Q2 conference call the chain would not be following AMC Theatres and Canada’s Cineplex Entertainment in joining Paramount.
Earlier this month the studio announced the deal to digitally release Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension and Scout’s Guide To The Zombie Apocalypse 17 days after the theatrical footprint falls below 300 sites.
We appreciate Paramount’s willingness to seek exhibitor input and provide for exhibitor participation in certain ancillary revenues as they evaluate alternative distribution models,” Miles said. “However the parameters of the current proposal, both economic and structural, simply do not make sense for us given the potential risks to the long-term health of our business. As has been the case historically, we will utilise our screens to exhibit films distributed...
Regal Entertainment Group CEO Amy Miles told investors in a Q2 conference call the chain would not be following AMC Theatres and Canada’s Cineplex Entertainment in joining Paramount.
Earlier this month the studio announced the deal to digitally release Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension and Scout’s Guide To The Zombie Apocalypse 17 days after the theatrical footprint falls below 300 sites.
We appreciate Paramount’s willingness to seek exhibitor input and provide for exhibitor participation in certain ancillary revenues as they evaluate alternative distribution models,” Miles said. “However the parameters of the current proposal, both economic and structural, simply do not make sense for us given the potential risks to the long-term health of our business. As has been the case historically, we will utilise our screens to exhibit films distributed...
- 7/30/2015
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Coming off the success of Pale Horse (the first posters for which are here), producer Kim Durham, and production partners, Wayne and Maria Durham have acquired the rights to bestselling author Amy Miles new book Visitation: An Amityville Nightmare, along with the rights to Award winning horror director, Pearry Teo’s (Curse of Sleeping Beauty, Dracula) screenplay by the same title. Teo is attached to direct the picture which is currently in pre-production; casting for which is expected to begin in August.
The novel is inspired by the Amityville Horror series and will focus on theories and real life accounts of the original DeFeo murders. Says Teo:
At this point, it is an honor to have a peak at Amy’s manuscript before it is published, so getting in early into the game proves to be a huge advantage for us. And it’s always a pleasure to work with...
The novel is inspired by the Amityville Horror series and will focus on theories and real life accounts of the original DeFeo murders. Says Teo:
At this point, it is an honor to have a peak at Amy’s manuscript before it is published, so getting in early into the game proves to be a huge advantage for us. And it’s always a pleasure to work with...
- 7/19/2015
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
by Seth Metoyer
MoreHorror.com
Director Pearry Teo (Curse of Sleeping Beauty, Dracula: The Dark Prince, Necromentia) has finished directing the gothic horror feature Pale Horse and is getting ready to helm his next feature Amityville Nightmares.
Check out the the Pale Horse trailer below the official details about Amityville Nightmares (and teaser poster).
From The Press Release
Coming off the success of Pale Horse, producer Kim Durham, and production partners, Wayne and Maria Durham have acquired the rights to bestselling author Amy Miles new book 'Visitation: An Amityville Nightmare Novel, along with the rights to Award winning horror director, Pearry Teo's (Curse of Sleeping Beauty, Dracula) screenplay by the same title. Teo has been attached to direct the picture which is currently in pre-production.
The novel is inspired by the Amityville Horror series and will focus on theories and real life accounts of the original DeFeo murders.
“At this point,...
MoreHorror.com
Director Pearry Teo (Curse of Sleeping Beauty, Dracula: The Dark Prince, Necromentia) has finished directing the gothic horror feature Pale Horse and is getting ready to helm his next feature Amityville Nightmares.
Check out the the Pale Horse trailer below the official details about Amityville Nightmares (and teaser poster).
From The Press Release
Coming off the success of Pale Horse, producer Kim Durham, and production partners, Wayne and Maria Durham have acquired the rights to bestselling author Amy Miles new book 'Visitation: An Amityville Nightmare Novel, along with the rights to Award winning horror director, Pearry Teo's (Curse of Sleeping Beauty, Dracula) screenplay by the same title. Teo has been attached to direct the picture which is currently in pre-production.
The novel is inspired by the Amityville Horror series and will focus on theories and real life accounts of the original DeFeo murders.
“At this point,...
- 7/16/2015
- by admin
- MoreHorror
Concession stands to the rescue. Regal Cinemas are seeing an increase in profits thanks in part to an uptake in concession stands sales as a result of offering alcoholic beverages and new menu options. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Regal Entertainment CEO Amy Miles recently revealed that first quarter revenue for the chain is off to a good start, thanks in large part to many of their theaters now selling alcohol. It seems moviegoers are responding positively to the additions to the concession stands, which is translating to company success for Regal Cinemas. Miles had the following to say about the improved concession stand results during a call to analysts Thursday: A better than expected box office environment and our focus on delivering a great customer experience helped us achieve solid first quarter results, highlighted by a record concession per cap and one of the highest first quarter revenue totals...
- 5/1/2015
- cinemablend.com
Nikki Rocco, one of the film industry’s game changers and revolutionaries, will retire from Universal Pictures tomorrow as its President of Distribution, a post she held for 19 years as part of her 47-year run with the studio that began at age 17 (Deadline announced the news back in April). Rocco is an anomaly: Not only has she survived countless regime changes in a dog-eat-dog business, but as the first female distribution head she rallied Universal past the $1B mark nine times (2000, 2003, 2005, 2007-08, 2011-14), with last year’s $1.42B haul marking an all-time high for the studio. Such box office feats have been achieved by Rocco not only by meeting moviegoers head-on during prime seasons such as summer and the year-end holidays but in her boldness to successfully launch titles and cater to crowds on weekends that rival distrib chiefs underestimated.
Before any Marvel film broke an opening record during the first weekend of May,...
Before any Marvel film broke an opening record during the first weekend of May,...
- 12/31/2014
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline
Amy Poehler's role as Leslie Knope on Parks and Recreation will soon come to an end, but Poehler's online video channel is picking up steam. Smart Girls At The Party, which Poehler launched in 2008 alongside her friends Meredith Walker and Amy Miles, has been acquired by Legendary Entertainment. First launched in 2008, Smart Girls At The Party is a channel with a girl power vibe; in addition to interviews with women like Lindsey Stirling and Broad City stars Abbi Jacobson and Ilana Glazer, it also included a popular "Ask Amy" segment where Poehler dished out her thoughts on various subjects. Despite Poehler's star power, her series has struggled to find a consistent home. It initially launched through the now-defunct On Networks. In 2012, it became a part of YouTube's Original Channels Initiative, which also ended up going dormant in November 2013. Smart Girls At The Party has been quiet since then, with...
- 10/13/2014
- by Sam Gutelle
- Tubefilter.com
Legendary Entertainment has acquired Smart Girls at the Party, the female empowering online community from Amy Poehler that is headed by Meredith Walker. Smart Girls will join Nerdist and Geek & Sundry as part of the Legendary Digital Network, which is overseen by Bruce Rosenblum, Legendary's president of television and digital media. Created in 2008 by Poehler, Meredith Walker and Amy Miles, Smart Girls at the Party now has more than 550,000 fans on Facebook and more than 5 million views on its YouTube channel. In addition to developing multi-platform, branded premium content through the acquisition, Smart Girls will have access to Legendary's fully...
- 10/13/2014
- by Jeff Sneider
- The Wrap
Tom Ortenberg's contract as CEO of Open Road Films has been extended through 2018. Ortenberg has headed the distribution company since it was founding in 2011 by AMC Entertainment and Regal Entertainment Group, and his existing contract ran through 2014. “We are thrilled with the job that Tom and his team have done in launching OpenRoad,” Gerry Lopez, CEO of AMC, and Amy Miles, CEO of Regal, said in a joint statement. “We look forward to working with him for many years to come as we continue to grow the company.” Photos: Top 10 Dramatic Studio Shake-ups Open Road also
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- 10/9/2013
- by Gregg Kilday
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Carmike Cinemas President and Chief Executive S. David Passman has been re-elected chairman of the National Assn of Theater Owners, the organization said Tuesday. The voting was held at the Park Hyatt Hotel in Washington, D.C., where delegates to Nato’s annual gathering met with lawmakers – despite the federal government shutdown – and elected new officers. Also read: MoviePass Goes Netflix — Can It Avoid Theater Owners’ Anger This Time? Regal Chief Executive Amy Miles was elected vice-chairman, Foothills Entertainment President Byron Barkley was re-elected treasurer and Southern Theaters Chief Executive George Solomon was voted in as secretary. The officers are all members of.
- 10/8/2013
- by Todd Cunningham
- The Wrap
Regal Entertainment Group CEO Amy Miles on Thursday described film exhibitors' relationship with Hollywood studios as "very solid" after a 2011 showdown over premium VOD trials. Some studios back then ran a pilot program in some pay TV homes that offered recent theatrical releases for $29.99 just 60 days after their launch on the big screen. "Our relationship with Hollywood is very solid – very different from when we were having that premium VOD conversation, which I think goes back a couple of years," said Miles at the Mkm Partners Entertainment and Leisure Conference in New York. Her session
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- 9/26/2013
- by Georg Szalai
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
At CinemaCon, The Hollywood Reporter editorial director Janice Min assembled and moderated a terrific panel, "Driving Financial Success: Women + Movies = Bigger Box Office," including Geena Davis (see her video address below), who runs the influential Institute on Gender and Media, director Paul Feig ("Bridesmaids," "The Heat"), Nina Jacobson ("The Hunger Games"), Amy Miles (CEO Regal Entertainment Group), and Vanessa Morrison (President, Fox Animation Studios), addressing the myriad issues women have with Hollywood, both behind and in front of the camera. Clearly, despite all the evidence over the years showing how big hits aimed at women often are, from "Thelma and Louise" to "Sex and the City," the Hollywood studios would rather chase after distracted young men with violent VFX than continue to make modest-budgeted hits aimed at the underserved women's audience. Min started off by asking why the media likes to hate Anne Hathaway and Gwyneth Paltrow so much. Jm: It's a.
- 5/2/2013
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
The country's largest movie theater chain probably didn't expect widespread boycotts when it recently sent out a company memo about health care costs.
In the wake of news that Regal Entertainment Group had cut some workers' hours down to 30 per week as a result of the 2010 Affordable Care Act, the public has taken to the company's Facebook page to let its anger be known.
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Some customers simply expressed frustation with the company's decision and vowed never to visit the movie theater again. Others highlighted the billions in profits the company enjoyed last year, as well as CEO Amy Miles' 31 percent pay bump.
"I will never view a film at a Regal facility again," Facebook user Chris Binnett wrote Wednesday afternoon. "Greed and selfishness make me sick."
The company did not respond to multiple requests for comment from The Huffington Post.
In the wake of news that Regal Entertainment Group had cut some workers' hours down to 30 per week as a result of the 2010 Affordable Care Act, the public has taken to the company's Facebook page to let its anger be known.
(Scroll Down To See Photos Of Regal's Facebook Page)
Some customers simply expressed frustation with the company's decision and vowed never to visit the movie theater again. Others highlighted the billions in profits the company enjoyed last year, as well as CEO Amy Miles' 31 percent pay bump.
"I will never view a film at a Regal facility again," Facebook user Chris Binnett wrote Wednesday afternoon. "Greed and selfishness make me sick."
The company did not respond to multiple requests for comment from The Huffington Post.
- 4/17/2013
- by The Huffington Post
- Huffington Post
Top executives at Regal Entertainment Group all received pay increases in 2012. Regal CEO Amy Miles led the way with $4,454,225 in total compensation, up nearly 31 percent from the previous year. She benefited from a salary increase of $50,000 to $800,000, but mostly had a great year thanks to $1.2 million in a non-equity incentive payout. Story: Regal CEO Amy Miles to Receive Top Honors at CinemaCon CFO David Ownby's overall compensation was up from $1,226,599 in 2011 to $1,584,353 in 2012. His increases came in roughly equal measure from
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- 3/22/2013
- by Eriq Gardner
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Regal Entertainment Group on Thursday reported improved fourth-quarter financials on higher admissions and concessions revenue and a record year. The film exhibition chain posted fourth-quarter earnings of $37.3 million, compared to $4.1 million in the year-ago period. Revenue of $723.1 million was up from $613.9 million in the year-ago quarter. Story: Regal CEO Amy Miles to Receive Top Honors at CinemaCon Admissions revenue of $485.3 million was up from $414.0 million a year earlier amid such releases as The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. Concessions revenue of $188.5 million was up
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- 2/7/2013
- by Georg Szalai
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Oscar-winning film-maker calls on Romney and Obama to reconsider gun controls in wake of Aurora shootings
The Oscar-winning film-maker Harvey Weinstein has become the highest-profile figure to suggest that Hollywood's handling of on-screen violence should be re-examined in the wake of the Aurora shootings.
Weinstein, who as one of the world's best-known producers has brought iconically violent movies to cinemas, including Quentin Tarantino's Reservoir Dogs, Kill Bill and Inglourious Basterds, called for a summit of leading Us film industry figures to discuss the massacre which left 12 people dead and 58 injured after gunman James Holmes opened fire at a midnight screening of The Dark Knight Rises in Aurora, Colorado. He said Hollywood could not "shirk responsibility" for depicting violence in movies, but also called for tighter gun controls.
"I think as film-makers we should sit down – the Marty Scorseses, the Quentin Tarantinos and hopefully all of us who deal in...
The Oscar-winning film-maker Harvey Weinstein has become the highest-profile figure to suggest that Hollywood's handling of on-screen violence should be re-examined in the wake of the Aurora shootings.
Weinstein, who as one of the world's best-known producers has brought iconically violent movies to cinemas, including Quentin Tarantino's Reservoir Dogs, Kill Bill and Inglourious Basterds, called for a summit of leading Us film industry figures to discuss the massacre which left 12 people dead and 58 injured after gunman James Holmes opened fire at a midnight screening of The Dark Knight Rises in Aurora, Colorado. He said Hollywood could not "shirk responsibility" for depicting violence in movies, but also called for tighter gun controls.
"I think as film-makers we should sit down – the Marty Scorseses, the Quentin Tarantinos and hopefully all of us who deal in...
- 7/27/2012
- by Ben Child
- The Guardian - Film News
The CEO of the nation's top movie-theater company dismissed as premature a poll indicating that up to 25 percent of the moviegoing audience is hesitant to head to the cinema this weekend because of the tragedy at a showing of The Dark Knight Rises. "With respect to the study, I think it's a little premature for us to comment with respect to what impact we're seeing in the theaters," Regal Entertainment Group CEO Amy Miles said Thursday. Research firm Nrg released the findings of its poll to its movie-business clients on Thursday. THR Cover: Reflections on 'The
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- 7/26/2012
- by Paul Bond
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Movie exhibition giant Regal Entertainment Group on Tuesday said it swung to a first-quarter profit as revenue rose amid a stronger box office performance. The company reported earnings of $46.3 million, compare with a loss of $23.6 million in the year-ago period. Revenue rose from $570.9 million to $684.9 million. "We are pleased that a strong film slate combined with our continued focus on cost control allowed us to achieve our highest ever first-quarter adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization,” said CEO Amy Miles. “We are excited about the
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- 5/1/2012
- by Georg Szalai
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
David Wain is not for everyone. I say that as an enormous compliment, because when I meet someone who shares my affinity for his inane comedy, I know I’ve met a kindred spirit. His films have graduated from cult novelty (Wet Hot American Summer) to the comic mainstream (Role Models and Wanderlust) but he still embraces the nonsensical. David Wain lives by the comic rule that when you run into trouble and you’re about to lose the room, double down on the gag. A little might not be funny, but total commitment has redemptive comic value. It’s...
- 5/1/2012
- by Jeff Labrecque
- EW.com - PopWatch
Recently at CinemaCon, Amy Miles, the chief executive officer of Regal Entertainment, birthed the idea that movie theaters should maybe consider allowing texting at certain types of movies – basically movies that asshole teens would most likely be seeing. With great and obvious reasons, everyone got up in a tiff over the statement. Tim League, CEO of the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, which has a famously hard-line stance against phone usage during screenings, responded appropriately: “Over my dead body will I introduce texting into the movie theater.” Granted, if you text during a movie, you’re an asshole, but is it really the worst thing in the world? Yes. And no. In one instance. No, not an emergency, death, or ordering a pizza. There is maybe one instance where I think texting in a theater could be appropriate – if that were the entire point of the screening. I’m not the first one to think of this, but...
- 4/30/2012
- by Robert Fure
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
Last week, the Internets were atwitter with news from CinemaCon in Las Vegas. During a panel discussion, Regal Entertainment Chief Executive Amy Miles proposed that allowing moviegoers to text might be a way to lure more people into theaters. Alamo Drafthouse founder Tim League took to the microphone to declare that would happen over his dead body.
There was an immediate outcry among film fans. They condemned the proposal, and sang kudos for Tim.
That's great, except maybe Tim's wrong.
First, the Alamo Drafthouse has packaged various "bad movie viewing experiences" into popular programming events. The Alamo presents quote-alongs, sing-alongs, and heckle-alongs (sometimes by texting). Heck, they've even turned the worst movie experience imaginable into a product: crying infants during "Baby Day" screenings.
Why shouldn't Regal and Cinemark have the same opportunity to boost their net bottom line with creative programming? In fact, I'd rather they do that and...
There was an immediate outcry among film fans. They condemned the proposal, and sang kudos for Tim.
That's great, except maybe Tim's wrong.
First, the Alamo Drafthouse has packaged various "bad movie viewing experiences" into popular programming events. The Alamo presents quote-alongs, sing-alongs, and heckle-alongs (sometimes by texting). Heck, they've even turned the worst movie experience imaginable into a product: crying infants during "Baby Day" screenings.
Why shouldn't Regal and Cinemark have the same opportunity to boost their net bottom line with creative programming? In fact, I'd rather they do that and...
- 4/30/2012
- by Chip Rosenthal
- Slackerwood
A valiant show from Aardman's second Sony collaboration lands it a spot behind the same studio's top-ranking romcom
Sony/Screen Gems's ensemble romcom Think Like a Man held on to the No 1 berth in a poor weekend that saw North American box office drop approximately 30% compared to the same session in 2011. Not to worry, box-office devotees – full service will be resumed this week with the domestic debut of The Avengers (Avengers Assemble in the UK), which stormed off to a $178m (£109m) international launch in 39 territories over the weekend.
Aardman Animations continues to cement its reputation stateside with The Pirates! Band of Misfits (UK title: The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists). The Bristol-based company's second collaboration with Sony Pictures Animation – after Arthur Christmas – arrived in second place. The other new releases did not fare so well, in particular The Five-Year Engagement, the latest comedy hot off the Judd Apatow production line,...
Sony/Screen Gems's ensemble romcom Think Like a Man held on to the No 1 berth in a poor weekend that saw North American box office drop approximately 30% compared to the same session in 2011. Not to worry, box-office devotees – full service will be resumed this week with the domestic debut of The Avengers (Avengers Assemble in the UK), which stormed off to a $178m (£109m) international launch in 39 territories over the weekend.
Aardman Animations continues to cement its reputation stateside with The Pirates! Band of Misfits (UK title: The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists). The Bristol-based company's second collaboration with Sony Pictures Animation – after Arthur Christmas – arrived in second place. The other new releases did not fare so well, in particular The Five-Year Engagement, the latest comedy hot off the Judd Apatow production line,...
- 4/30/2012
- by Jeremy Kay
- The Guardian - Film News
Peter Jackson says the negative reaction this week over new technology he’s using to shoot The Hobbit won’t hold him back, and he hopes moviegoers will give it a try and judge for themselves.
“Nobody is going to stop,” he said. “This technology is going to keep evolving.”
When Warner Bros. showed off 10 minutes of footage this week at CinemaCon, the annual convention for theater owners, many attendees complained that this version of Middle Earth looked more like a movie set than the atmospheric, textured world seen in The Lord of the Rings trilogy.
There was a lot...
“Nobody is going to stop,” he said. “This technology is going to keep evolving.”
When Warner Bros. showed off 10 minutes of footage this week at CinemaCon, the annual convention for theater owners, many attendees complained that this version of Middle Earth looked more like a movie set than the atmospheric, textured world seen in The Lord of the Rings trilogy.
There was a lot...
- 4/28/2012
- by Anthony Breznican
- EW - Inside Movies
Well if last month's Open Forum Friday was any indication, people have some pretty strong opinions about the use of cell phones in a movie theatre. At the time, The Hollywood Reporter had just released a study indicating that many moviegoers would actually be in support of allowing cell phone use, but most Film Junk readers and movie fans around the blogosphere were vehemently against it. Now this week the debate continued during a panel about industry issues at CinemaCon. Many theatre owners are saying that they are afraid to do anything that will discourage teenagers from going to the movies, and that includes prohibiting cell phone use -- in particular, texting. Will we start to see more theatre chains relax their rules restricting mobile devices or will they continue to do the right thing and preserve the moviegoing experience? Deadline reported on the panel discussion and the "lively debate...
- 4/26/2012
- by Sean
- FilmJunk
During a panel about industry issues at the CinemaCon convention in Las Vegas, Sony Pictures' Jeff Blake started off the discussion by stating that twenty years ago kids would go to movie theaters every week, but not anymore. Amy Miles, CEO of Regal Cinemas, said that her company currently discourages cell phone use, but there have been internal discussions about removing the ban for some movies. "If we had a movie (like '21 Jump Street') that appealed to a younger demographic, we could test some of these concepts," she said. "You're trying to figure out if there's something you can offer in the theater that I would not find appealing but my 18-year-old son might." IMAX's Greg Foster backed the idea, stating that his 17-year-old son "constantly has his phone with him. We want [kids/young adults] to pay $12 to $14 to come into an auditorium and watch a movie, [but banning cell phones may make them] feel a little handcuffed.
- 4/26/2012
- WorstPreviews.com
When it came to the final ruling on texting in theaters, I thought the Alamo Drafthouse had the last word-- apparently not. At CinemaCon, there was a panel about "industry issues". The discussion began with Sony Pictures Entertainment.s Jeff Blake saying that 20 years ago kids would come to the movies every week. He was concerned that "the movie going experience just isn't the same for baby boomers". Then Regal Entertainment CEO Amy Miles got into the texting issue...
- 4/25/2012
- by Niki Stephens
- JoBlo.com
New York - The 3D film business, the debate over who should pay for 3D glasses, the upcoming theatrical release of Hunger Games and the strong box office trends early in 2012 were among the topics of debate at an investor conference here on Thursday. Regal Entertainment Group CEO Amy Miles highlighted the "great start to the year" at the Gabelli & Co. fourth annual Movie & Broadcasting Conference. To accommodate the expected appetite for Hunger Games, she said the company will look to show the film on more screens. About 11-12 screens of a 17-screen theater could show
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- 3/15/2012
- by Georg Szalai
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Regal Entertainment Group posted earnings and revenue gains during its second fiscal quarter ended July 1, surpassing Wall Street expectations. The theater chain announced Tuesday net profits of $34.8 million -- up from $4.8 million in the same frame last year -- and earnings per share of $0.24, exceeding the prediction of $0.19. Revenues came in at $753.3 million, up from $730.7 million in the second quarter last year. During the comparable period in 2010, Regal took a $11.5 million write-down on debt. Regal CEO Amy Miles attributed the stronger Q2 earnings to...
- 7/28/2011
- by Lucas Shaw
- The Wrap
Regal Entertainment executive chairman and founder Mike Campbell began a leave of absence on Friday for "personal reasons," the company said Wednesday. The movie theater chain did not say when he will return or elaborate on the reasons for his leave. CEO Amy Miles and others will handle his responsibilities. Campbell stepped down as CEO two years ago, but remained executive chairman. Miles took his place as CEO at the time. Related Articles: ...
- 6/15/2011
- The Wrap
James Cameron has joined theater owners in their standoff against studios over a new premium VOD service. Other prominent filmmakers are also prepared to side with exhibitors in a show of support for the theatrical experience. Many of the country's largest theater chains are figting back hard at Warner Bros., Fox, Universal and Sony, whose VOD deal with DirecTV is reportedly finalized.
According to THR, Cinemark Entertainment told studios today that "it won't carry trailers, or put up signage, for any movie until the studio notifies it in writing whether the title will be part of the premium VOD offering down the road. Cinemark also could refuse to play a film." Here is what Cinemark CEO Alan Stock had to say:
"We are not here to market movies for DirecTV and VOD. We are demanding they tell us upfront what movies those are. Our goal is to promote and advertise movies for their theatrical run.
According to THR, Cinemark Entertainment told studios today that "it won't carry trailers, or put up signage, for any movie until the studio notifies it in writing whether the title will be part of the premium VOD offering down the road. Cinemark also could refuse to play a film." Here is what Cinemark CEO Alan Stock had to say:
"We are not here to market movies for DirecTV and VOD. We are demanding they tell us upfront what movies those are. Our goal is to promote and advertise movies for their theatrical run.
- 4/7/2011
- by Tiberius
- GeekTyrant
Filed under: Movie News, Hot Topic, Cinematical
As Hollywood continues to face stagnant domestic box office numbers and flagging DVD sales, plans are afoot to find new ways to milk more revenue out of feature films. The latest bad idea -- which has been in the works for awhile -- would have satellite provider DirecTV offer new-release movies through their Video on Demand service within 60 days of their theatrical debut and a month ahead of their DVD release. The catch? The rental would cost consumers $30.
The move would chop as much as 30 days off the current theatrical-to-home-release window -- something that has theater owners up in arms. Amy Miles, the chief executive of Regal Entertainment, tells the L.A. Times that "If a film has a four-to-six-week window to a home, we're not going to give it screen time." She goes on to add the time frame is well outside...
As Hollywood continues to face stagnant domestic box office numbers and flagging DVD sales, plans are afoot to find new ways to milk more revenue out of feature films. The latest bad idea -- which has been in the works for awhile -- would have satellite provider DirecTV offer new-release movies through their Video on Demand service within 60 days of their theatrical debut and a month ahead of their DVD release. The catch? The rental would cost consumers $30.
The move would chop as much as 30 days off the current theatrical-to-home-release window -- something that has theater owners up in arms. Amy Miles, the chief executive of Regal Entertainment, tells the L.A. Times that "If a film has a four-to-six-week window to a home, we're not going to give it screen time." She goes on to add the time frame is well outside...
- 3/3/2011
- by Mike Bracken
- Moviefone
Filed under: Movie News, Hot Topic, Cinematical
As Hollywood continues to face stagnant domestic box office numbers and flagging DVD sales, plans are afoot to find new ways to milk more revenue out of feature films. The latest bad idea -- which has been in the works for awhile -- would have satellite provider DirecTV offer new-release movies through their Video on Demand service within 60 days of their theatrical debut and a month ahead of their DVD release. The catch? The rental would cost consumers $30.
The move would chop as much as 30 days off the current theatrical-to-home-release window -- something that has theater owners up in arms. Amy Miles, the chief executive of Regal Entertainment, tells the L.A. Times that "If a film has a four-to-six-week window to a home, we're not going to give it screen time." She goes on to add the time frame is well outside...
As Hollywood continues to face stagnant domestic box office numbers and flagging DVD sales, plans are afoot to find new ways to milk more revenue out of feature films. The latest bad idea -- which has been in the works for awhile -- would have satellite provider DirecTV offer new-release movies through their Video on Demand service within 60 days of their theatrical debut and a month ahead of their DVD release. The catch? The rental would cost consumers $30.
The move would chop as much as 30 days off the current theatrical-to-home-release window -- something that has theater owners up in arms. Amy Miles, the chief executive of Regal Entertainment, tells the L.A. Times that "If a film has a four-to-six-week window to a home, we're not going to give it screen time." She goes on to add the time frame is well outside...
- 3/3/2011
- by Mike Bracken
- Cinematical
Regal Entertainment Group is doubling the number of 3D screens in its circuit from 1,500 to 3,000, the company announced. In May 2008, the company made an agreement with RealD Inc., which licenses 3D technology, to install 1,500 screens. On Thursday, Regal announced it is extending that agreement. “We continue to see high demand from moviegoers for RealD’s premium 3D viewing experience and to meet that demand Regal expects to 3D-enable approximately 40% of its screens as part of its ongoing nationwide digital rollout,” Amy Miles, CEO of Regal Entertainment Group, said...
- 1/27/2011
- by Joshua L. Weinstein
- The Wrap
Toronto -- Continuing to bet on 3D cinema, Regal Entertainment Group on Friday ordered up to 25 more Imax theatres to get it to, in all, 77 super-sized screens.
The joint venture deal will see Knoxville-based Regal acquire an initial 16 Imax screens for the U.S. market, with an option to go to 25.
Imax and Regal are expanding on an original 2008 joint venture agreement which committed both partners to 39 theatres, 34 of which are now in operation.
Regal also agreed to upgrade eight of its existing film-based Imax theatres to newer digital projection technology.
The latest joint venture Regal-Imax theatres will be installed by the end of 2012 in diverse markets that include New Mexico, Oregon, Virginia and Georgia.
"We take pride in offering our customers a unique, differentiated out-of-home entertainment experience, and we are pleased that Imax will continue to be a key component of our premium strategy," Amy Miles, CEO of Regal Entertainment,...
The joint venture deal will see Knoxville-based Regal acquire an initial 16 Imax screens for the U.S. market, with an option to go to 25.
Imax and Regal are expanding on an original 2008 joint venture agreement which committed both partners to 39 theatres, 34 of which are now in operation.
Regal also agreed to upgrade eight of its existing film-based Imax theatres to newer digital projection technology.
The latest joint venture Regal-Imax theatres will be installed by the end of 2012 in diverse markets that include New Mexico, Oregon, Virginia and Georgia.
"We take pride in offering our customers a unique, differentiated out-of-home entertainment experience, and we are pleased that Imax will continue to be a key component of our premium strategy," Amy Miles, CEO of Regal Entertainment,...
- 10/1/2010
- by By Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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