MARVEL’S THE AVENGERS DOMESTIC DEBUT SETS ALL-TIME INDUSTRY RECORD AT $200.3 MILLION; FILM GROSSES $641.8 MILLION GLOBALLY

The Walt Disney Studios announced on May 7, 2012 that Marvel’s The Avengers posted an estimated $200.3 million in its domestic debut May 4-6, shattering previous records and positioning the film as the highest-grossing domestic debut of all time. The film’s cumulative global box office gross is an estimated $641.8 million over 12 days in release.

Movie Industry Giants and Cinema Owners Celebrate The Movie Going Experience at 2012 CinemaCon

For the first time in over a decade, all the major film studios including Paramount, Warner Bros., Lionsgate, Sony Pictures, 20th Century Fox, Disney (and their partners at DreamWorks, Marvel Entertainment and Pixar) and Universal were represented at CinemaCon 2012,  the annual convention of NATO (National Association of Theater Owners) that is the largest and most important gathering of cinema owners and operators from around the world. The four day event was held at Caesars Palace from Monday, April 23 to Thursday, April 26 and drew attendees from over 62 countries to celebrate one of the world's favorite past times, going to the movies.

Judy Thorburn

ELIZABETH BANKS TO RECEIVE THE 2012 MAUI FILM FESTIVAL NAVIGATOR AWARD WITH SCREENING OF “PEOPLE LIKE US” TO FOLLOW

Wailea, HI (May 8, 2012) – Elizabeth Banks will receive the 2012 Maui Film Festival Navigator Award, it was announced today by Barry Rivers, Director of the event, which will be held June 13-17, 2012, at the Wailea Resort in Maui.

Tropfest Las Vegas to Premier at Cosmopolitan Las Vegas

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CINEMARK PRESENTS SPECIAL SHOWING OF THE FIRST-EVER BEST PICTURE
ACADEMY AWARD® WINNER: PARAMOUNT PICTURES’ “WINGS

Judy Thorburn