Blockbusters help smash US holiday box office record
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The entertainment industry is celebrating a record-setting start to the northern hemisphere summer movie season, with a bumper Memorial Day weekend box office total of an estimated US $326 million. It's been led by Disney's live-action remake of Lilo & Stitch and Tom Cruise's latest Mission Impossible movie. But more broadly, ticket sales are largely still below 2019 levels. So how positive is the overall outlook for Hollywood and the global film industry? Guest: Steven Gaydos, veteran film journalist and former editor of entertainment publication Variety Producer: Oscar Coleman