BigScreen Journal

Groundbreaking is set to happen today for the new Penn Cinema Riverfront & IMAX in Wilmington, Delaware, according to a press release issued by Riverfront Development Corporation. The 14-screen...

Dolby Laboratories, Inc. announced today that its new Dolby Atmos audio platform will be in place in several movie theaters across North America for the release of Disney Pixar's Brave 3D starting...

The Studio Movie Grill - Wheaton in Wheaton, Illinois opened to the public on Friday, June 8, 2012, according to a press release issued by the company. The new theater features first-run movies with...

The Dark Knight Rises is one of the summer's most anticipated movies, and it opens in theaters on July 20, 2012. The movie is the conclusion of director Christopher Nolan's "Dark Knight" trilogy that...

The Nova 10 Cinemas Haymarket Square in Des Moines, Iowa closed on May 24, 2012. The Des Moines Register mentions that the theater was closed in a June 7, 2012 blog posting by Patt Johnson: Nova...

79 years ago, the first drive-in movie theater, the Camden Drive-In, opened in Camden, New Jersey. Richard Hollingshead opened the new theater after he was awarded a patent for the idea. According...

ArcLight Cinemas signed off on a lease for a new location at Westfield Montgomery Mall in Bethesda, Maryland this week, according to a press release issued by the company. “We’ve...

James Cameron's epic Titanic was released in 1997 and went on to break all kinds of records, as well as winning 11 Academy Awards. In April of this year, he released a 3D conversion of the movie, and...

Here's an interesting promotion from Amazon.com for the upcoming release of Prometheus. If you're one of the first 5,000 to pre-order the movie on Blu-ray, you'll receive a code to redeem for a movie...

Marcus Theatres announced its lineup for its "Kids Dream" Summer Film Series of family-friendly movies, which starts on June 19, 2012 and runs through August 16, 2012. The movies are shown on...

A favorite activity of grandparents with their grandkids is to "sugar them up and send them home," but they won't be able to do it as easily in New York City if the Mayor gets his way. The Associated...

I just added more than two dozen new photos and several videos for the upcoming action/adventure movie Snow White and the Huntsman, which opens tomorrow, June 1, 2012 in theaters nationwide. This...

I just added 17 new photos and some new videos for the upcoming rock musical Rock of Ages, starring Tom Cruise and Julianne Hough. ALEC BALDWIN as Dennis Dupree and RUSSELL BRAND as Lonny in New...

Gift Shop merchant Amazon.com has the Extended Edition box set of The Lord of the Rings movies for just $48.99. The $120 set normally goes for about $80, and Amazon recently had a $50 price at the...

Carmike Cinemas, Inc. announced today that it will be constructing a new movie theater in the Apple Blossom Mall in Winchester, Virginia. The new 12-screen theater will be named Carmike Apple Blossom...

AMC Theatres announced today that construction has begun at the AMC Loews Marina 6 in Marina del Rey, California on a renovation project that will convert all six auditoriums to the AMC Dine-In...

Moviegoers that lamented the closure last year of the 6-screen Odyssey Theatre in Twin Falls, Idaho have reason to rejoice this weekend, as the theater has re-opened today as the 13-screen Magic...

The Pleasant Street Theatre in Northampton, Massachusetts will close on June 8, 2012, according to a press release issued by the Amherst Cinema Arts Center today. “This was not a decision we...

Paramount Pictures and Hasbro, Inc. announced yesterday that G.I. Joe: Retaliation is being moved from its June 29, 2012 release date to March 29, 2013, and during that time, it will be converted...

The former Mallview Cinemas in Waterbury, Connecticut will reopen as the Creative Cinemas 10 on May 25, 2012. The Republican American published an article last month about the new owners: If this...