
Saving cinema: Why chains can't just rely on blockbusters and bad weather
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The Rise and Fall of the UK Cinema Industry
We're still significantly down to before pre-pandemic run rates. The writers strike and of course now they act to strike. That does mean that there will be fewer movies coming through the pipeline. So I suppose the UK cinema industry not quite out of the darkness entirely yet. And the strikes were very unfortunate from a timing perspective. It's been 40 years since their last strike and 60 years since both writers and SAG-AFTRA were on strike together. We are hoping that because the stakes are so high, there will be a quick resolution"
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