Industry Associations
Below are a few trade sites and organizations that provide useful information on the movie theater industry.
- statistics and news about advertising in movie theaters
Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA)
- Movie industry news, issues, statistics, ratings descriptions.
National Association of Theatre Owners
- Trade organization representing over 35,000 movie screens in all 50 states, and additional cinemas in 100 countries worldwide
United Drive-In Theatre Owners Association
- Statistics and FAQs about drive-in theaters
Industry Press & Trade Publications
- Use Business Source Complete for find magazine & journal articles and trade publications about the industry or companies.
- Business Source Complete
Provides full text access of more than 3500 journals, trade publications, magazines, company reports, and more, in the disciplines of business, including marketing, management, accounting, banking, finance and more.
Also useful for finding company profiles, industry profiles, and SWOT analysis for companies.
- Some search suggestions:
- Search for movies or films or motion pictures or cinema then limit to articles published in the last year. This will find all articles with the synonyms.
- Search for major companies in the industry. Limit by date or by publication type (magazines or trade publications)
- Search for movie theater industry