“Regal Entertainment Group prides itself on delivering a premium movie-going experience to all of our guests,” said Greg Dunn, President and Chief Operating Officer at Regal Entertainment Group in statement. It shows up dimly lit on smartphones and transitions to a completely black screen once synced to avoid interfering with others’ enjoyment of the film. Once the movie is over, the file self-deletes from a user’s phone. It uses the microphone on a viewer’s smartphone (currently available for iOS) to “listen” to a film’s audio soundtrack once the movie has begun, using a proprietary algorithm and incorporating audio tracks that have already been studio-sanctioned for Spanish versions made for international audiences.Īccording to myLINGO, third-party translation services tend to be clunky, but their own audio tracks ensure fidelity to the movie creator’s intended vision.Īlso Read: 'Moana' Rides to Top of Box Office Again With $28.4 Million The app is all set for this holiday season translating titles such as “Moana,” “Office Christmas Party,” “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” and “Passengers.”Īlso Read: Will 'Office Christmas Party' Wrestle Down 'Moana' at Weekend Box Office? MyLINGO recently secured strategic partnerships with Regal Entertainment Group and Cinemark Theaters - two of the top three largest movie theater owners in the U.S. The app works by playing studio-recorded Spanish audio tracks that sync to the corresponding English language film on screen while users listen in real-time using their own headphones. “I set out to make an app that allows for anyone to watch a movie in any theater and in any language,” said Olenka Polak, co-founder and CEO of myLINGO, who told TheWrap she plans to add more language options to the app in the future.Īlso Read: No, 'Rogue One' Didn't Break Fandango. It’s an innovation that could help grow Hispanic moviegoing audiences who spent $2.5 billion at the box office in 2015 alone (according to the MPAA). MyLINGO users can now watch first-run Disney, Paramount and Sony films in Spanish, the company announced on Wednesday. Want to watch Disney’s “Moana” in Spanish? Just download the myLINGO app to your smartphone before the opening credits roll and pop in your earbuds as you watch the animated hit at your local theater.
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