John Fithian
John Fithian
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They're not terrible; they're just not as good. And so the industry has experienced a temporary drop-off compared to 2004, the biggest box office year in movie history.
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We will actually petition the Federal Communications (Commission) to remove the block on jamming cell phones.
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When you have slumps, there is a discordant amount of harping. When things are up, you don't hear a peep.
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We still don't have completely DCI-compliant systems operating in the marketplace. This year will see that those systems come together and begin to get integrated.
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We strongly encourage (theater owners) to keep the ads limited in duration and make them entertaining in their own right. We hope there will be a migration toward fewer ads that don't replicate what's on television, because people can't stand that.
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We have to attack rude behavior - fighting, bickering, talking too loud.
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I don't know what's going on with consumers that they have to talk on phones in the middle of theaters.
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Here's what we know about 2005: The movies are not as good,
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We've had several years of prototype equipment. What we haven't had is fully integrated systems. That's what needs to be tested to make sure files can flow correctly and the pieces all work together.
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The reason movies are released in this sequential pattern is to maximize profit for makers.
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This will be a more optimistic convention. The tide has turned.
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Simultaneous release would seriously damage the theater industry, ... death threat to our industry.
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The structure of the industry is sound, ... We just need a few more good movies.
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After years of planning, developing technical specifications and considering business models, the digital-cinema revolution begins in 2006. All of those three components have come together, and deals are being negotiated now between theater companies and equipment and financial entities. It will take several years for this transition to occur, but 2006 certainly marks the beginning of the transition.