{
  "id": 1977968,
  "title": "‘It Finally Feels Like We’re Back in 2019’: Movie Theater Owners Rejoice Over $4 Billion Summer. Can the Fall Keep the Momentum?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/it-finally-feels-like-were-back-in-2019-movie-theater-owners-rejoice",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-19T17:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/film/box-office/movie-theater-owners-summer-box-office-fall-films-1236836744/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "B&B Theatres CEO Bob Bagby apologized to his staffers in advance. He was bracing for the opening weekend of “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” and knew everyone would need to work around the clock. That’s no exaggeration: Screenings were scheduled at such odd hours as 8 a.m. and 2:30 a.m. to meet demand. “We were calling […]",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}