State of the Industry Reports

2010 has been a remarkable year for digital cinema.  The growth in screen count was phenomenal and unexpected.  A year ago, it was expected that sales would drop following the substantial growth that occurred in anticipation of Avatar’s successful 3-D release.  To the surprise of most manufacturers, the success of Avatar encouraged even more cinema [...]

2009 has been a remarkable year for digital cinema.  It did not produce the long awaited “holy grail” announcement from DCIP for the successful funding required to convert 14,000 US screens.  But several significant developments took place that will shape digital cinema for years to come.  Prime among these were the growth in 3-D screens, [...]

It would be an understatement that 2008 was a year of surprises. In the early part of the year, even world-class economist John Rutledge noted that the businesses could take refuge in the fact that the sub-prime mortgage crisis had not impacted business lending. But as that thin wall of protection evaporated, the [...]