UK cinema chains face long wait for cinemagoers to fall back in love

Delayed releases of blockbusters blamed as Cineworld files for US bankrupcy protection and Vue goes through restructuring The stratospheric performance of Tom Cruise's Top Gun: Maverick this summer ignited hopes that a box-office recovery might finally be in full swing after the pandemic shuttered cinemas. However, a subsequent blockbuster drought has left beleaguered theatre owners praying that the Christmas release of mega-sequels to Avatar and Black Panther will pull them back from the brink....