James Bond and Squid Game ‘helped boost household spending in October’

Daniel Craig attending the World Premiere of No Time To Die in September. The film helped to boost household spending on entertainment in October, according to Barclaycard (Ian West/PA)

No Time To Die and Squid Game helped households’ spending on digital content and entertainment to surge in October, figures from a card provider show.

Spending on cinema bookings showed the strongest growth since October 2019 – largely due to the launch of the new James Bond film No Time To Die – according to Barclaycard.