Videndum: Hollywood writers strike calls ‘cut’ on camera gizmo firm’s bottom line April 23, 2024 The 148 day-long strike is the second longest in the history of the Writers Guild of America
Everyman: Dune 2 and Bob Marley films will help cinema ‘outperform’ in 2024 April 16, 2024 In its full year 2023, Everyman reported double digit revenue and profit growth, sending shares up over four per cent on Tuesday.
Cinema spending soared last year thanks to these six blockbusters – but one disappointed March 5, 2024 UK cinema operators received a boost from spending in 2023 thanks to a year of silver screen blockbusters, according to data from Lloyds Bank.
Taylor Swift film dominates box office with £6m opening weekend October 16, 2023 Taylor Swift has smashed more records with the opening of her 'Eras Tour' concert film, raking in £5.7m at the UK and Ireland’s box office.
UK cinemas hope to cash in as Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour hits the screens October 4, 2023 Boosting economies of entire countries with their world tours was not enough for Taylor Swift and Beyonce. Now they are giving cinemas a slice of their success.
Everyman posts five-fold drop in losses to £4.3m but Oppenheimer effect offers hope September 27, 2023 British cinema chain Everyman has reported a fivefold increase in losses due to weak ticket sales. Everyman, which has 41 cinemas, posted pre-tax losses of £4.3m for the first six months of the year, five times the £798k lost in the same period last year. Shares dipped over one per cent on Wednesday morning. Admission [...]
Barbie and Oppenheimer gives Everyman a £11m summer boost August 18, 2023 Everyman reported nearly £11m in revenues after Barbie and Oppenheimer – together known as ‘Barbenheimer’ – drew in record numbers of crowds. The boujee cinema chain said the lucrative film pairing, released in the final week of July, helped the group rake in a revenue of £10.6m in the month of July, up from £7.1m [...]
A whole new Cineworld: Cinema chain back from bankruptcy with ex-WarnerMedia boss on board August 1, 2023 Cineworld has emerged from bankruptcy and added Ann Sarnoff, the former boss of WarnerMedia Studios, to its board. After filing for bankruptcy in the US last September, the embattled cinema chain has come out the other side having slashed its debt pile. The firm said today that the ‘New Cineworld’ has cut its debt by [...]
Barbenheimer lights up cinemas but strikes cast shadow on industry’s future July 24, 2023 Barbie and Oppenheimer, the pop culture power movie duo nicknamed Barbenheimer, had a triumphant opening weekend, reviving cinemas to their pre-pandemic glory – if only for a fleeting weekend. Vue cinemas witnessed their biggest weekend since 2019, raking in nearly £30m at the UK box office according to the UK Cinema Association, as over 500,000 [...]
Cineworld can’t find buyer for operations outside UK, US and Ireland as creditors set to take over April 18, 2023 Cineworld will halt efforts to sell its business outside of the UK, US, and Ireland after it failed to find a buyer. The London-listed firm — which filed for bankruptcy in the US last August — said that it had received offers for its “Rest of World” business but they “did not meet the value [...]