Saving cinema: Why chains can't just rely on blockbusters and bad weather

This Is Why

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4.0 • 552 Ratings

🗓️ 25 July 2023

⏱️ 20 minutes

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Summary

Barbie and Oppenheimer have put the smiles back on the cinema chains after the difficult years during the pandemic, but could the glow soon wear off? For the first time in 60 years Hollywood actors and writers are on strike at the same time, so what impact will this have on the films we will see and the cinemas that show them?

On the Sky News Daily, host Niall Paterson is joined by our entertainment reporter and Backstage podcast host Claire Gregory to explain the box office success, and VUE International cinemas founder and CEO Timothy Richards on how to keep the momentum going.

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Wendy Parker - editor

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0:00.0	You know, when Helen used to get home from work, I'd ask, how are you?
0:04.0	Fine, she'd say.
0:06.0	She clearly wasn't.
0:07.0	After 10 years in IT, she was on autopilot.
0:11.0	Then she found this job, training up-and-coming tech wizas at the college,
0:15.0	same skills but with new people, new challenges.
0:19.0	Now when she gets back, I get the full debrief.
0:23.2	Can't get a word in.
0:25.0	Give your skills new life.
0:26.5	Train others.
0:27.7	Search jobs in further education.
0:30.1	Easter eggs?
0:31.0	M&S, of course.
0:32.2	I mean, the new chalk marks egg,
0:34.3	with salted pretzel pieces and honey almond new guy is pretty spectacular and what
0:39.1	about the big daddy loaded half egg filled with caramel and peanut chunks and dark chocolate pieces
0:45.2	or the Swiss chocolate crispy cloud egg with crunchy corn flakes salted caramel and
0:51.2	almond yes please so if you're looking for amazing eggs, it's got to be M&S.
0:56.4	This is not just food. This is M&S food.
0:59.3	Selected stores.
1:06.5	I'm Neil Patterson. Welcome to the Daily.
1:08.6	And look, I hope you've got your popcorn handy,
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