How did Barbenheimer save cinema?

Summer blockbusters Barbie and Oppenheimer were the biggest winners when it came to cinema spending in 2023. There was a 146% increase on the day the films premiered, compared to the historic daily average, according to the latest Lloyds Bank spending data. According to the data, cinema spending rocketed by 48% on September 26th when Taylor Swift’s ‘Swiftie’ fan club were able to bag pre-booked tickets to see The Eras Tour in cinemas. Swift’s pricier-than-average movie tickets led to the highest daily average amount for debit card transactions at UK cinemas in 2023, reaching £24. Get more of City A.M. 👇 🌐 http://www.cityam.com X(formerly Twitter): http://twitter.com/CityAM Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/cityam Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/city_am LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/cityam #cinema #barbenheimer #entertainmentnews #uknews #news #london #uk #spending #barbie #openheimer #taylorswift #erastour #erastourmovie #business #businessnews #trending #trendingnews Produced by: Larissa Howie, Scarlett Wild, Emmanuel Nwosu