How the Cinema Buying Group Saved Independent Cinemas

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.

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Episode Resources:

• Premiere Cinemas
• Cinema Buying Alliance

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