Cinemark CEO On Box Office Turnaround From ‘Minecraft' To ‘Superman' As Chain Posts Buoyant Q2; “Thrilled” With Apple's ‘F1' Success

Cinemark shares popped Friday as the nation’s third largest theater chain saw sales and profit jump in a June quarter that “launched out of the gate” with A Minecraft Movie followed by “a steady stream of highly compelling new releases week after week” from Superman to The Fantastic Four: First Steps, igniting a surge of summer moviegoing momentum that propelled second quarter North American industry box office to $2.7 billion — up more than 35% year over year, said CEO Shawn Gamble . “The substantial magn ...