LONDON, Oct 8 (Reuters) - Just over 1 million tickets have
been sold for the latest James Bond movie at Odeon cinemas in
Britain and Ireland, the chain said on Friday, in the latest
sign that "No Time to Die" is helping boost a sector hit badly
by COVID-19 closures.
The latest instalment is the highest attended film since
"Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker" in 2019, with roughly half of
attendees going to a cinema for the first time since the
pandemic, Odeon said on Friday.
The film, which marks actor Daniel Craig's fifth and final
outing as the British secret agent, was delayed three times from
its planned April 2020 release date as lockdown measures shut
venues around the world.
The movie took a mighty $121 million at the international
box office over its opening weekend, Universal Pictures said
earlier this week.
"Cinemas are an important pillar of local communities and
have proven they have the power to bring all generations
together safely," the AMC-owned brand said.
(Reporting by Costas Pitas; Editing by Kate Holton)