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Cinema United CEO Michael O’Leary Calls for 45-Day Theatrical Window

The head of the leading trade organization for movie distributors sees a longer theatrical run as a way to boost audiences.
Cinema United CEO Michael O’Leary Calls for 45-Day Theatrical Window
Movie-goers wait for their film to start at the AMC Burbank theater on reopening day in Burbank, Calif., on March 15, 2021. Valerie Macon/AFP via Getty Images
Elma Aksalic
Elma Aksalic
Freelance Reporter
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Michael O’Leary, president and CEO of Cinema United—the leading trade organization for movie distributors—weighed in on the state of the movie industry this week, calling for a longer theatrical window for films.

During his second-annual state of the industry address at CinemaCon in Las Vegas on April 1, O’Leary said that a longer theatrical window would give films a better chance to succeed.
Elma Aksalic
Elma Aksalic
Freelance Reporter
Elma Aksalic is a freelance entertainment reporter for The Epoch Times and an experienced TV news anchor and journalist covering original content for Newsmax magazine.
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