The Dark Alfred Posted July 22, 2023 Share Posted July 22, 2023 (edited) It is good business for all cinemas. Boutique chains obviously fall behind when a behemoth arrives, because they have smaller screens, so even if every show sold out they still trailing a multiplex. But generally that model is better imho, because they make smaller losses throughout the year. For Vue and CW, Barbenheimer is a saviour to cover losses this year while Everyman is seeing profit. Cinemas who are serving alcohol and food are laughing. Out of the art-house chains Picturehouse Central were slaying this weekend. In general central London went absolutely bananas with Barbenheimer, probably attracting tourist as well, who are usually wouldn't go to cinema when abroad. Edited July 22, 2023 by The Dark Alfred 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonwo Posted July 22, 2023 Share Posted July 22, 2023 1 minute ago, The Dark Alfred said: It is good business for all cinemas. Boutique chains obviously fall behind when a behemoth arrives, because they have smaller screens, so even if every show sold out they can still trailing a multiplex. But generally that model is better imho, because they make smaller losses throughout the year. For Vue and CW, Barbenheimer is a saviour to cover losses this year while Everyman is seeing profit. Cinemas who are serving alcohol and food are laughing. That's true, there are pros and cons of being a boutique chain but they can weather quiet periods but also they can show films which don't do huge business in the multiplexes but play really well with a specific audience like Asteroid City. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SchumacherFTW Posted July 22, 2023 Share Posted July 22, 2023 30 minutes ago, The Dark Alfred said: It is good business for all cinemas. Boutique chains obviously fall behind when a behemoth arrives, because they have smaller screens, so even if every show sold out they still trailing a multiplex. But generally that model is better imho, because they make smaller losses throughout the year. For Vue and CW, Barbenheimer is a saviour to cover losses this year while Everyman is seeing profit. Cinemas who are serving alcohol and food are laughing. Out of the art-house chains Picturehouse Central were slaying this weekend. In general central London went absolutely bananas with Barbenheimer, probably attracting tourist as well, who are usually wouldn't go to cinema when abroad. The number of people I saw at Barbie last night with cocktails was kinda crazy 🤣 great crowd 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonwo Posted July 22, 2023 Share Posted July 22, 2023 1 minute ago, SchumacherFTW said: The number of people I saw at Barbie last night with cocktails was kinda crazy 🤣 great crowd A friend of mine saw the NT Live Fleabag at Picturehouse Central a few years back and that was a real boom for any sort of alcoholic beverage sold there. I remember seeing NTTD at the Everyman in Chelsea and that was benefitting from Bond inspired cocktails being sold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SchumacherFTW Posted July 22, 2023 Share Posted July 22, 2023 17 minutes ago, Jonwo said: A friend of mine saw the NT Live Fleabag at Picturehouse Central a few years back and that was a real boom for any sort of alcoholic beverage sold there. I remember seeing NTTD at the Everyman in Chelsea and that was benefitting from Bond inspired cocktails being sold. The vodka martini's at NTTD were very nice, Everyman is a good night out when you're not driving haha 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonwo Posted July 22, 2023 Share Posted July 22, 2023 5 minutes ago, SchumacherFTW said: The vodka martini's at NTTD were very nice, Everyman is a good night out when you're not driving haha I think what makes Everyman and other boutique chains work is the intimacy and the environment in general and the fact you can get creative with certain films when it comes to food and beverages. A customer is more likely to spend money on cocktails if it themed, I wouldn't because I don't drink alcohol but I think that sense of event and fun is important and Barbenheimer has brought that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UKBoxOffice Posted July 22, 2023 Share Posted July 22, 2023 definitely an increase for Oppenheimer. I think Barbie will be up a bit as well. maybe something like £3.75m and £6.5m. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keysersoze123 Posted July 22, 2023 Share Posted July 22, 2023 7 minutes ago, UKBoxOffice said: definitely an increase for Oppenheimer. I think Barbie will be up a bit as well. maybe something like £3.75m and £6.5m. Nice. Oppenheimer has great chance to hit double digits if spillover effect is strong in UK. Barbie around 19m? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heretic Posted July 22, 2023 Author Share Posted July 22, 2023 With these numbers and big increases for holdovers, today must be one of the biggest box office days of all time in the UK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SchumacherFTW Posted July 22, 2023 Share Posted July 22, 2023 This is the best weekend for the cinemas in so long just in terms of health for the industry, let alone the sheer volume. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronJimbo & Sheldon's Son Posted July 22, 2023 Share Posted July 22, 2023 4 minutes ago, Heretic said: With these numbers and big increases for holdovers, today must be one of the biggest box office days of all time in the UK Does anyone have a list of the biggest overall days in UK box office history? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonwo Posted July 22, 2023 Share Posted July 22, 2023 Just now, SchumacherFTW said: This is the best weekend for the cinemas in so long just in terms of health for the industry, let alone the sheer volume. It's quite hard to replicate though because it's very rare to see two big releases in the same weekend. You'd have to go back to Transformers and The Simpsons Movie in 2007 for a similar OW. That being said, it does show that despite the woes that cinema can still attract audiences. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simplyobsessed Posted July 22, 2023 Share Posted July 22, 2023 Does anyone know how schemes like Odeon Limitless and Cineworld Unlimited work for the box office? My local Everyman has pulled all of Elemental's screenings for tomorrow (except 9am) and given them to Barbie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
efialtes76 Posted July 22, 2023 Share Posted July 22, 2023 19 minutes ago, keysersoze123 said: Nice. Oppenheimer has great chance to hit double digits if spillover effect is strong in UK. Barbie around 19m? Maybe 18m. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unfitclock Posted July 22, 2023 Share Posted July 22, 2023 @Heretic how big are the increases for the holdovers looking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heretic Posted July 22, 2023 Author Share Posted July 22, 2023 2 minutes ago, Unfitclock said: @Heretic how big are the increases for the holdovers looking Unsure but looking at shows today I think pretty big, partly helped by poor weather also. Wouldn’t be surprised if Elemental was near double yesterday’s figure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonwo Posted July 22, 2023 Share Posted July 22, 2023 Elemental is falling foul of Barbenheimer demand with cinemas which they don't have the capacity to keep it but I suspect with summer holidays, it can make it up in the long run. I assume Disney is more lenient to a smaller chain which has capacity caps compared to a big multiplex when it comes to cancelling screenings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Heretic Posted July 22, 2023 Author Share Posted July 22, 2023 4 minutes ago, upriser7 said: Ew 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronJimbo & Sheldon's Son Posted July 22, 2023 Share Posted July 22, 2023 (edited) 46 minutes ago, upriser7 said: Those comments though 🤣 Edited July 22, 2023 by IronJimbo & Sheldon's Son Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
