Entertainment: summer business – cinema association draws a positive balance

2023-08-11 13:34:42

Entertainment summer business – cinema association draws a positive balance

Ryan Gosling and Margot Robbie in Barbie. photo

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The Main Association of German Film Theaters is very satisfied with the capacity utilization of the cinemas in Germany. The current hits are “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer”.

According to its own statements, the German cinema industry can look back on a successful one look back on summer business. “We are very satisfied, because things are going really well for the cinemas at the moment,” said Christine Berg, CEO of the Main Association of German Film Theaters (HDF Kino), at the request of the German Press Agency. Among other things, the blockbusters “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer” caused “great enthusiasm among the audience and a real run on the cinema.”

The relatively cooler, rainy weather of the past few weeks also played a role – “but this alone is not decisive,” says Berg. “The very good and wide range of films with its major highlights ensures that cinema as a leisure experience in the holiday and vacation months is way ahead.”

According to the cinema association, the new “Barbie” film starring Margot Robbie (33) and Ryan Gosling (42) has already attracted 3.7 million viewers to German cinemas. “Oppenheimer” counted around 2.5 million visitors. But other films such as “Indiana Jones and the Wheel of Destiny” or “Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning” will also find their enthusiastic audience this summer.

“Of course, this summer is a lot better than the last three pandemic summers, but it’s also impressive compared to other comparable years,” said Berg. According to the association, the film theaters have sold more than 56 million tickets since the beginning of the year – an increase of 38 percent compared to the previous year. Ticket sales were only a few percentage points behind the pre-pandemic year 2019. HDF Kino represents around 600 member companies, which use around 75 percent of German screens.

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