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Oct 22, 2026
Kyle MacFarlaneHOST
And I think the community feedback, obviously, in your social media shows that very clearly.
Kyle MacFarlaneHOST
And I suppose we also were chatting just before we come on that, quite similar in the sense it was an old Orian that closed down and then Merlin Cinemas bought the old Orian in air and have reopened that as the Astoria.
Kyle MacFarlaneHOST
And now a couple of years beyond, it's now been long-listed for UK Independent Cinema of the Year.
Kyle MacFarlaneHOST
I don't know if you saw that.
Sean FarringtonHOST
It cost the studio, Warner Brothers, an estimated £211 million to make and to market it.
Sean FarringtonHOST
I was chatting to Alex Jones about this a few days ago, who's the operations manager at Merlin Cinemas, which has 22 cinemas across the UK.
Alex JonesSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
It was quite disappointing, Sean, when it opened.
Alex JonesSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
To be honest, it was a hard sell.
James HarrisonGUEST
I absolutely adore it there.
James HarrisonGUEST
And I'm so glad Merlin Cinemas took it over because I was so furious with the audience because they just don't know
John KirkHOST
what they're doing half the time, I don't think.
James HarrisonGUEST
And I'm so glad Merlin came in and saved it.
14 MINS LATER
James HarrisonGUEST
So it's all good.
James HarrisonGUEST
And tickets would be available as well.
James HarrisonGUEST
So if you go to the Merlin cinemas website for the West, for the Plaza and Western tickets have just literally gone on sale, but we will be announcing.
James HarrisonGUEST
I'm talking to you on a Monday.
Sean FarringtonHOST
About 185 million quid after ticket sales dropped by 60% in the movie's second weekend in cinemas.
Sean FarringtonHOST
Alex Jones is operations manager at Merlin Cinemas.
Sean FarringtonHOST
That has 22 across the country.
Sean FarringtonHOST
Alex, what have you been doing with Digger?