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Beyond Barbie and Oppenheimer, how do cinemas make money? And do we pay too much for movie tickets?

  • Written by Peter Martin, Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University

I’ve got two questions about blockbuster movies like Barbie and Oppenheimer.

  1. Why aren’t the cinemas charging more for them, given they’re so popular?

  2. Why are they the same price, given Oppenheimer is an hour longer?

The opening weekend for both films saw an avalanche of Australians returning to the cinema. Extra staff had to be put...

Why Middle Australia Is Quietly Driving the Shift Away From Car Ownership

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Launchd Acquires WeAreTENZING as ANZ Creator Economy Spend Nears $1 Billion

Launchd, Australia's leading talent-first creator economy group, has acquired WeAreTENZING, one of New Zealand's most respected talent agencies, b...

Time to punch above our weight and stop shadowboxing on AI

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Colter Bay Capital Launches as Australia’s Newest Institutional Private Credit Fund

Led by seasoned capital markets veteran Mark Wang, the fund is purpose-built to serve Australia’s most productive yet chronically underserved busi...

Global Thryv voices bring a sharper lens to International Women’s Day

Thryv® (NASDAQ: THRY), ANZ’s leading AI-enabled small business marketing software platform provider, marks International Women’s Day (IWD) with a bu...

AI curiosity fuels new wave of employee-led innovation in Australia

Leaders across Australia are asking themselves how they can ensure their employees get the most out of AI. We recently conducted research to help an...