Cineworld Group plc was founded in 1995 and is now one of the leading cinema groups in Europe. Originally a private company, it re-registered as a public company in May 2006 and listed on the London Stock Exchange in May 2007. Currently, Cineworld Group plc is the only quoted UK cinema business.
In December 2012, the Group acquired the Picturehouse chain of cinemas consisting of 21 cinemas, and in February 2014, the combination with Cinema City completed, creating the second largest cinema business in Europe (by number of screens). The enlarged Group now has 217 sites and a total of 2,000 fully digital screens. Our portfolio includes four out of the ten highest grossing cinemas in the UK and Ireland. We pride ourselves on outstanding picture quality and atmospheric surround sound; the soft, deep-down comfort of our modern seating; the crunch of our popcorn; and, most importantly, the friendliest customer service around. All our sites are digital, and we are one of the market leaders in 3D, a format which will become increasingly important.
In 2014, Cineworld accounted for 82.9 million admissions, had revenues of £619.4 million and an Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization (EBITDA) before exceptional items of £126.6 million.

With spread bet's the Divi went into my account today

They were moving up nicely this morning , now they are dropping

What were ? :-))

7 Sep Citigroup 720.00 Buy

6 Oct Berenberg 650.00 Buy

heater owners and studios should brace for a box office slide next year, warns Morgan Stanley.

In a note, the investment firm predicts that ticket sales in 2015 will hit record levels, eclipsing the previous high established in 2013 by 2%. Thanks the success of blockbusters like “Jurassic World” and “Furious 7,” revenue will likely outstrip last year’s figures by 8%. Many analysts believe that with pictures like “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” and “The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2” still awaiting release this winter, this is the first year that the domestic box office will top $11 billion.

Just don’t expect the industry to keep trumping benchmarks. Even though 2016 releases such as “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice” and “Captain America: Civil War” appear likely to dominate multiplexes and some box office prognosticators are expecting another record year, the study argues that the overall slate does not look as strong and that these estimates are overly bullish. Ticket sales could fall as much as 5% year-over-year, it predicts.

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“While the box office is notoriously difficult to predict, we believe a common-sense base case forecast should assume a flat to modestly down ’16 box following a record slate in 2015,” the report’s authors write.

The pessimistic projections were mirrored in the performance of exhibition stocks on Thursday. As markets closed, Regal was down 1.70% at $19.03 and Cinemark fell 2.91% to $33.66. Morgan Stanley reduced its price targets for both companies. Its forecast for AMC, the country’s second-largest chain, was unchanged and the company’s shares did end its day up slightly, rising 0.67% to $27.16.

Domestic ticket sales for 2015 currently sit at $8.5 billion, up 0.7% from where 2013 was at this point in its record run.

FIL

Thanks ald. I hope the James bond film will be a big hit this year. :-))

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The Force Awakens is expected to bring in a record opening during its first weekend, with Deadline.com saying that it may top $600million.

Some expect it to top $2billion worldwide during its run in theaters, joining the ranks of the highest grossing films of all time, Titanic and Avatar

The Force is certainly with CINE!

LOl.


How is Ducktape like the Force?
It has a Dark Side, a Light side and it binds the galaxy together.

What do you call Harrison Ford when he smokes weed?
Han So-high

Analyst Visit
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RNS Number : 8956C
Cineworld Group plc
21 October 2015

CINEWORLD GROUP PLC

Analyst Visit



Cineworld Group plc ("Cineworld" or the "Group") is hosting an analyst visit to Bucharest, Romania today and tomorrow.



The visit will include viewing a selection of the Group's cinemas today and hearing a presentation tomorrow on Cineworld's operations in the country as well as the sector context.



No new material information will be disclosed during the trip and all presentation slides will be available on Cineworld's website late tomorrow morning. (http://www.cineworldplc.com/investors)

Cineworld will release an update on trading on 24 November.

Company News

British Land signs deal with Cineworld

Fri, 23 October 2015






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(ShareCast News) - Speke Unit Trust, the specialist retail park fund advised by British Land and managed by Schroders, has exchanged contracts with Cineworld for an 11-screen cinema at Mersey Shopping Park in Speke, Liverpool.
British Land said the letting to Cineworld follows the receipt of planning permission from Liverpool City Council in July 2015 for a new leisure extension and wider upgrade works at the park. The works are scheduled to commence in early 2016.

Kevin Frost, property director at Cineworld, said: "We have partnered with British Land across a number of their assets and we are delighted to be opening a brand new cinema at Speke with our state-of-the-art Superscreen projection and sound technology.

"New Mersey is a fantastic shopping and leisure destination and we are excited to be part of the new leisure extension which will undoubtedly enhance the appeal of the park."

At 1040 BST, British Land shares were down 0.1% at 869p.

23 Oct Investec 660.00 Buy
23 Oct Canaccord... 620.00 Buy

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Canaccord has latched onto Bond-mania with the release of Sceptre, the latest film in the long-running franchise, on Monday to repeat its ‘buy’ rating on cinema chain Cineworld (LON;CINE).

But it is the less racy expansion opportunity for the chain in eastern Europe that has got the broker’s juices running.

An analysts’ trip to Romania confirmed the commanding position in a growing market held by Cineworld in a country where there is little competition said the broker.

Subsidiary Cinema City operates 21 of 34 multiplexes in Romania with plans to take it to 40 multiplexes in the next five years.

Cineworld also makes more money per pound of investment in Romania that anywhere else.

The 40 multiplex target is realistic, believes Canaccord, as Romania has a population of 20mln and there are 23 cities with a population of over 100,000.

James Bond and Star Wars excitement meanwhile has led to problems coping with the demand.

Canaccord said Cineworld had confirmed its website had crashed along with its rivals due to the surge of interest, with as many ticket requests for Star Wars in a day as normally come in over three months.

Buy with a 620p target price says the broker.

anyone know why this one was down a relative lump this morning?

Canaccord , c ##ts downgrade to 535

that's very antisocial

It was either going to break 600p or fall back, broker just gave the green light to take profits. Shit happens eh. Opportunity to buy.

confess i'm not in a buying mood for anything
FTSE refuses to break north despite wall street

Don't be so impatient Alf, give it time.