Cinema operators expect strong summer with packed lineupTicket sales still lag pre-pandemic levelsSummer kicks off in May with Devil Wears Prada sequelLAS VEGAS, April 18 — A...
Fuel supply stable through June, Petronas says as tanker with one million barrels of crude oil from Iraq arrives in MalaysiaChristopher Miller, Phil Lord, Bob Persichetti and Justin K. Thompson, promoting ‘Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse’, pose before a Sony presentation at CinemaCon, the official convention of Cinema United, in Las Vegas April 13, 2026.
— Reuters pic! Plus, enjoy an additional FREE RM10 when you sign up using code VERSAMM10 with a min. cash-in of RM100 today. T&Cs apply.LAS VEGAS, April 18 — A new Spider-Man adventure, a Steven Spielberg UFO movie and Baby Yoda’s big-screen debut will light up movie screens this summer in what cinema operators hope will be their hottest season since they reopened from the lengthy pandemic shutdown.Hollywood’s summer season, which typically brings in about 40 per cent of the year’s box office dollars, kicks off in early May with high-fashion comedy“Front to back, this is going to be one of the best summers for movie theatres ever,” said box office analyst Paul Dergarabedian, head of marketplace trends for Comscore. Movie theatres have been struggling to return to pre-pandemic ticket sales. After cinemas reopened from Covid-19 shutdowns, production was halted again by Hollywood labour strikes in 2023. That left an uneven supply of films that cinema operators say is finally returning to healthy levels. “I think the narrative on our sector is going to change very significantly after this summer,” said Tim Richards, founder and CEO of Vue Entertainment, Europe’s largest privately held cinema operator. “If this is not the biggest summer in history, it’s going to be very close. Our audiences worldwide are coming back.”driving year-to-date ticket sales 19 per cent higher than a year ago at US$2.3 billion, according to Comscore.Industry leaders also worry that the proposed merger of Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros Discovery will leave them with fewer movies in future years.“We’re working our way back,” said Greg Marcus, president and CEO of The Marcus Corporation, the operator of the fourth-largest theatre chain in the US He noted that Universal Pictures recently promised to play films exclusively in theatres for at least 45 days before they go to streaming, a welcome development after the studio had yanked some movies earlier. Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison also vowed to follow the 45-day minimum. Spielberg hailed the move, though he called for more. “Do I hear 60 days?” he said to huge cheers. “Those days have got to be coming back to us soon.” Theatres have invested in upgrades and taken steps to make movies into bigger events, encouraging costumes or selling themed concessions to help lure people off their couches.and it makes the experience better and more fun,” Marcus said. “I’m sure we will have special cocktails forThere is always a chance, of course, that movies that look like sure-fire hits will not live up to expectations.“I lost count of how many times people have said movie theatres are dead,” said Ellis Jacob, president and CEO of Canadian chain Cineplex and a 40-year industry veteran. “Time and again, we have proven them wrong.” — Reuters
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