How the Cinema Buying Group Saved Independent Cinemas - a podcast by Boxoffice Pro

from 2022-09-29T00:00

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On this week’s episode of The Boxoffice Podcast, hosts Russ Fischer and Rebecca Pahle discuss the holdover potential of Don’t Worry Darling and what the demographics of Avatar’s 2022 re-release may indicate about its December sequel.. In the feature segment, Daniel and Rebecca talk to ICA Chairman Bill Campbell, Founding President Byron Berkeley, and ICA Director Joel Davis about the origin of the Cinema Buying Group and how it helped independent theaters survive the transition to digital projection.

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Episode Resources:

Premiere Cinemas

Cinema Buying Alliance

What to Listen For

00:00 Intro

01:30 Weekend box office numbers

09:53 Movie releases this weekend

16:07 What is the Cinema Buying Group?

22:44 Going digital poses a threat to small theaters

24:29 Premiere Cinemas joins CBG

27:07 Current plans and programs

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