Barbie, Oppenheimer deliver record month for Cineplex theatres

TORONTO –

Cineplex Inc. says it noticed its highest July field workplace of all time as “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer” despatched droves to theatres final month.

The Toronto-based cinema chain says the report month surpassed $86 million in web field workplace revenues.

July additionally delivered the corporate its second highest month on report, trailing December 2015, when “Star Wars: Episode VII — The Force Awakens” was launched.

Cineplex attributed a lot of the month’s raise to “Barbie,” which generated the best July attendance at its theatres, adopted by “Oppenheimer” and “Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One.”

Altogether the corporate says 6.8 million moviegoers visited its theatres final month and Cineplex additionally scored its second highest month-to-month premium field workplace income of all time.

The Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling-starring “Barbie” debuted on July 21, the identical day as Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer” hit theatres, with many followers treating the concurrent releases as a double invoice.

This report by The Canadian Press was first revealed Aug. 1, 2023.