National Cinema Day Returns With Movie Tickets Under $4 on Sunday

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Rebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter An estimated 8.5 million people went to the movies this Sunday on National Cinema Day, a 5% increase in attendance from last year’s inaugural event. On National Cinema Day, hosted by the Cinema Foundation, all showtimes in every format (including Imax and Dolby) were $4 at participating theaters. Even with heavily discounted tickets, the box office saw a 16% increase over the previous Sunday, Aug.

National Cinema Day did 8.5 million admissions we hear off of a Sunday total day box office that’s estimated around $34M. All tickets for all movies and showtimes were $4 vs. last year’s $3. Note this figure could go up later today once final numbers are tabulated.

made its debut in 2022, with more than 600 cinemas across the country including major chains and smaller independent venues offering the cut-price tickets to celebrate the occasion.On Saturday (September 2), it will return for a second year after 2022’s inaugural event saw over 1.5million admissions, more than three times the usual level for a regular day.National Cinema Day is organised by Cinema First, and supported by the Film Distributors’ Association and the UK Cinema Association.Cinema First boss Iain Jacob said: “There seems no better time than now to celebrate U.K. cinema-going, one of the nation’s favourite out-of-home leisure activities.“Coming off of the back of recent successes and the huge profile they have given to the sector, we wanted to give everyone a chance to enjoy the big screen experience.”Get more details on National Cinema Day 2023 here.Jacob added: “While all the evidence confirms that cinema-going is amongst the most low-cost, best value-for-money leisure opportunities, we also of course recognize that many households are still experiencing significant impacts on their finances and wanted to do our bit to make a trip to the cinema even more affordable for the whole family.“I am hugely grateful for the level of support shown by colleagues across the industry for National Cinema Day, which we very much hope will exceed last year’s very successful event, confirming the continued relevance of film in the lives of the cinema-going audience.”As reported by Variety, the dual release of Barbie and Oppenheimer led to a sizeable uptick in UK box office numbers in July.

Naman Ramachandran After a hugely popular debut in 2022, National Cinema Day is coming again to the U.K. Over 630 venues have signed up to participate in the event on Sept. 2, offering tickets from £3 ($3.75) across the day.

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Box office analytics firm EntTelligence which is monitoring 13.5 million seats in over 100K showtimes for Sunday’s National Cinema Day is currently seeing that day’s presales outstripping Saturday by more than 700%.

It’s an unusual theatrical weekend as the second National Cinema Day rolls out Sunday with $4 tickets for all shows and formats at participating theaters — the bulk of the nation’s circuits big and small. The event was announced Monday with a dedicated clip of new openings, recent returning (The Super Mario Bros. Movie) and re-releases (Jurassic Park, America Graffiti, Lady Bird).

Naman Ramachandran The Busan International Film Festival has unveiled its selections for the popular Korean Cinema Today – Special Premiere and On Screen strands. The On Screen section, introduced in 2021, showcases series and this year boasts six world premieres – five from Korea and one from Indonesia. Tving show “I Am a Running Mate,” about an ordinary student trying to become student president marks the directorial debut of Han Jin-won, winner of best original screenplay as a co-writer for Bong Joon Ho’s “Parasite.” The series merges the coming-of-age genre with elements of a political drama, and stars Yoon Hyun-soo, Lee Jung-sic, Choi Woo-sung, Hong Hwa-yeon and Lee Bong-jun.

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Still haven’t seen “Barbie” or “Oppenheimer”? This Sunday, you’ll be able to catch up for $4 a ticket in movie theaters nationwide.Theater owners announced Monday that the second annual National Cinema Day will be held Sunday, Aug. 27. For one day, all movies — in all formats and at all showtimes — will be $4 at participating theaters.