Barbie and Oppenheimer have put the smiles back on the cinema chains after the difficult years during the pandemic, but could the glow soon wear off?

For the first time in 60 years, Hollywood actors and writers are on strike at the same time. So what impact will this have on the films we will see and the cinemas that show them?

On the Sky News Daily, host Niall Paterson is joined by our entertainment reporter and Backstage podcast host Claire Gregory to explain the box office success, and VUE International cinemas founder and CEO Timothy Richards on how to keep the momentum going.

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