Search

Home > Boxoffice Podcast > How the Cinema Buying Group Saved Independent Cinemas
Podcast: Boxoffice Podcast
Episode:

How the Cinema Buying Group Saved Independent Cinemas

Category: TV & Film
Duration: 00:31:55
Publish Date: 2022-09-29 07:00:00
Description:

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.


Give us your feedback on our podcast by accessing this survey: https://forms.gle/CcuvaXCEpgPLQ6d18 


Episode Resources:


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
Total Play: 0