Boxoffice Podcast

In this week’s episode of the Boxoffice Podcast, co-hosts Daniel Loria, Rebecca Pahle, and Chad Kennerk are joined by The Boxoffice Company’s Romeo Duchene and Boxoffice Studios’ Russ Fischer to review the diverse September slate. The monthly box office preview highlights September’s major release, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, and other notable wide releases like Speak No Evil, Transformers One, The Wild Robot, and Megalopolis. With Halloween rapidly approaching, the panel also covers a number of limited horror releases, like The Substance and Azrael, emphasizing the importance of diverse releases to complement blockbusters. 

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What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 01:00 September Box Office Overview
• 03:00 Labor Day Weekend Recap
• 05:00 Beetlejuice Sequel Opening Weekend Predictions
• 07:00 Tim Burton's Career and Beetlejuice Sequel
• 10:00 Upcoming Horror Releases: The Front Room and Speak No Evil
• 12:00 Discussion on The Killer's Game
• 14:00 Transformers One: Animated Feature Expectations
• 16:00 Release Strategy for Animated Films in September
• 18:00 Upcoming Lionsgate Releases
• 20:00 Focus on Smaller Films and Counterprogramming
• 22:00 Anticipation for Megalopolis
• 25:00 The Wild Robot: Animated Feature Analysis
• 28:00 Closing Remarks and Next Week’s Preview

In this week’s episode of the Boxoffice Podcast, brought to you by Fathom Events, co-hosts Daniel Loria and Chad Kennerk discuss the latest industry news and the upcoming Labor Day box office weekend including new releases Reagan, 1992, and Slingshot. Then in the feature segment, Daniel speaks with exhibition veteran Kevin Mitchell about the evolution of Showbiz Direct and this weekend’s release of the Dennis Quaid starring biopic Reagan. 

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Episode Resources:

• Fathom Events

What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 01:00 Introduction of Showbiz Direct
• 02:30 Discussion on Labor Day Weekend Box Office Forecast
• 05:00 Analysis of New Cinema Technology and HDR Projection
• 07:00 Fandango and Regal Partnership Announcement
• 08:30 Recognition of B&B Theaters at ShowEast 2024
• 10:00 Promotion of Rebecca Scientist at Showcase Cinemas
• 12:00 Interview with Kevin Mitchell, Co-Founder of Showbiz Direct
• 15:00 Kevin Mitchell's Background in Exhibition and Distribution
• 20:00 Marketing Strategies for Reagan Movie
• 24:00 Future Plans for Showbiz Direct
• 27:00 Closing Remarks and Upcoming Episodes

In this week’s episode of the Boxoffice Podcast, brought to you by Fathom Events, co-hosts Daniel Loria, Rebecca Pahle, and Chad Kennerk discuss the success of Fathom Events' 3D re-release of Coraline, which earned $12.5M over the weekend, surpassing last year’s Fathom Events repertory release record. The team also reviews Alien: Romulus, which had a $42M opening weekend, slightly below expectations. Then in the feature segment, Rebecca speaks with Ray Nutt, the CEO of Fathom Events, to discuss event cinema, focusing on Fathom Events' diverse content offerings, strategic partnerships, and audience engagement. 

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Episode Resources:

• Fathom Events

What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 01:00 Introduction of Fathom Events
• 03:00 Discussion on Alien Romulus Box Office
• 07:00 Overview of Upcoming Movie Releases
• 10:00 Success of Coraline 3D Re-release
• 13:00 Interview with Ray Nutt, CEO of Fathom Events
• 17:00 Specialty Distribution and Event Cinema Trends
• 22:00 Faith-Based Films and Audience Engagement
• 27:00 Independent Filmmakers and Distribution Opportunities
• 31:00 Recap and Closing Remarks

In this week’s episode of the Boxoffice Podcast, Russ Fischer, Daniel Loria, and Rebecca Pahle discuss the lasting cultural impact of the ALIEN franchise on contemporary moviegoing, going back to discuss and analyze everything that went right (and wrong) with every theatrical entry in the series. 

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Episode Resources:

• Weekend Preview: ALIEN: ROMULUS Aims to Topple DEADPOOL & WOLVERINE?

What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 01:00 Introduction of the Alien Franchise
• 02:20 Cultural Impact of the Alien Movies
• 06:30 Discussion on Home Media and Extended Cuts
• 10:10 Origins of the Alien Franchise
• 16:00 Analysis of the First Alien Movie
• 19:00 James Cameron and the Transition to Aliens
• 24:50 Thematic Elements in Aliens
• 32:00 The Director’s Cut vs. Theatrical Cut Debate
• 37:00 Alien 3: Production Troubles and Legacy
• 44:00 Alien 3: Story Analysis
• 49:50 Alien 4: Resurrection and Its Reception

In this week’s episode of the Boxoffice Podcast, brought to you by 2024 Giants of Exhibition Sponsors Barco, Digital Cinema United, Fandango, and VIP Luxury Seating, co-hosts Daniel Loria, Rebecca Pahle, and Chad Kennerk are joined by Romeo Duchene, The Boxoffice Company’s VP Strategic Content Partnerships, to forecast the opening weekend of It Ends With Us and Borderlands. Then in the feature segment, Rebecca speaks with Lela Meadow-Conner, the president of the board of Art House Convergence, to discuss the current state of art house cinema and the support available to independent cinemas through initiatives like Art House Convergence and Film Festival Alliance. 

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Episode Resources:

• Entertainment Food and Beverage Association (EFBA)
• Art House Convergence (AHC)
• Film Festival Alliance

What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 00:39 Weekend Box Office Overview
• 01:00 Art House Convergence Survey
• 02:00 NAC Rebrand to EFBA
• 03:00 Alamo Drafthouse Renovation
• 04:00 Regal's Twister & Twisters Double Feature
• 05:00 Deadpool & Wolverine Box Office Performance
• 05:48 It Ends With Us Box Office Forecast
• 07:00 Blake Lively vs. Ryan Reynolds
• 08:00 Comparable Titles to It Ends With Us
• 09:00 Audience Trends & Predictions
• 11:00 Borderlands Box Office Forecast
• 12:00 Comparison to Other Game Adaptations
• 14:00 Release Date Challenges
• 15:00 Alien Romulus Box Office Preview
• 16:00 Final Thoughts on Forecasting
• 16:44 Introduction to Interview with Leila Meadow-Connor
• 17:00 Art House Convergence Post-Pandemic Activity
• 18:00 National Audience Survey Results
• 20:00 New Art House Cinema Audiences
• 21:00 Art House Cinema Day Recap
• 22:00 Special Q&A with Jim Cameron and Gale Anne Hurd
• 23:00 Evolution of Art House Cinema
• 24:00 Community Building in Cinema

In this week’s episode of the Boxoffice Podcast, brought to you by 2024 Giants of Exhibition Sponsors Barco, Digital Cinema United, Fandango, and VIP Luxury Seating, co-hosts Daniel Loria, Rebecca Pahle, and Chad Kennerk recap the incredible debut of Deadpool & Wolverine, which set admissions revenue records for an R-rated film, along with numerous food & beverage and merchandise sales records. The August movie preview tracks upcoming titles such as It Ends with Us and Alien: Romulus. Then in the feature segment, Chad Kennerk speaks to actor Zachary Levi about his starring role in Sony’s Harold and the Purple Crayon – which arrives in theaters this weekend – and the communal bonds moviegoing creates. 

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Episode Resources:

• Barco Digital Cinema
• Fandango
• VIP Luxury Seating

What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 00:00 Intro
• 00:23 Introduction to the episode and panel members
• 01:17 Deadpool and Wolverine’s Record-Setting Debut discussion
• 01:41 Chad’s review of Deadpool and Wolverine
• 02:51 Rebecca’s review of Deadpool and Wolverine
• 05:00 Discussion on the marketing and audience demographics of Deadpool and Wolverine
• 09:00 Box office records analysis for Deadpool and Wolverine
• 13:00 Audience demographics breakdown for Deadpool and Wolverine
• 18:00 International box office performance of Deadpool and Wolverine
• 19:29 Transition to August movie previews
• 20:00 Discussion on "Trap" by M. Night Shyamalan
• 24:24 Preview of "Harold and the Purple Crayon" and interview with Zachary Levi
• 49:07 Outro and reminder to subscribe to the podcast

In this week's episode of the Boxoffice Podcast, co-hosts Daniel Loria, Rebecca Pahle, and Russ Fischer are joined by special guest Albert Lawrence to discuss the opening weekend for DEADPOOL & WOLVERINE, which is poised to have the largest opening weekend for an R-rated film of all time. In the feature segment, Pahle speaks with Diane Feffer and Joel Davis of TOMA (Theatre Owners of Middle America) on the upcoming trade show CinéShow, taking place August 26-28. 

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What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 00:25 Host Introduction
• 00:47 Episode Overview
• 01:00 Panel Introduction
• 01:32 Funny Anecdote
• 02:00 Industry News
• 02:04 PLF Expansion
• 02:37 Regal's Recovery
• 03:00 National Cinema Day
• 05:00 Deadpool and Wolverine Predictions
• 05:32 Pre-Sales and Marketing
• 06:53 Sneaking into R-rated Movies
• 07:00 Personal Experiences
• 11:01 Movie Marketing Trends
• 16:00 Industry Expectations
• 17:00 Movie Forecasts
• 17:24 Counter Programming
• 18:30 PLF Screen Allocation
• 19:00 Twisters Performance
• 20:00 Upcoming Releases
• 22:00 Horizon's Rescheduling
• 23:00 November Slot Discussion
• 25:00 Marvel Cinematic Universe News
• 26:55 Avengers News
• 28:00 Comic-Con Hype
• 29:00 D23 Expo
• 31:00 Fall Movie Lineup
• 33:00 Sony's Spider-Man Movies
• 35:00 Superhero Movie Saturation
• 37:00 End of News Segment
• 38:00 Cine Show Interview Introduction
• 39:00 Interview with Joel Davis and Diane Peffer
• 42:00 Cine Show Event Details
• 44:00 Cine Show Panels and Topics
• 46:00 Awards at Cine Show
• 48:00 Trade Show Floor Highlights
• 49:00 New Vendors at Cine Show
• 51:00 Cine Show Closing Remarks

In this week’s episode of the Boxoffice Podcast, brought to you by D-BOX, co-hosts Daniel Loria, Rebecca Pahle, Russ Fischer, and Chad Kennerk recap the opening weekend success of Neon’s horror title Longlegs and look ahead to this weekend’s release of Universal Pictures’ Twisters. In the sponsored feature segment, Daniel talks to Sébastien Mailhot, the president and CEO of D-BOX, about the current state of immersive seating technology in the film industry, with a focus on D-Box's leading role in haptic technology across multiple business sectors, as well as the potential for immersive technologies such as Sim Racing, to create commercial growth and new revenue streams.

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Episode Resources:

• D-BOX
• Weekend Box Office: DESPICABLE ME 4 Holds at #1 While LONGLEGS Surprises at #2
• Greta Gerwig to be Honored as 2024 Pioneer Of The Year by Will Rogers Motion Picture Pioneers Foundation
• Regal to Partner with the American Red Cross During TWISTERS Opening Weekend

What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 00:20 Host Introduction and Episode Overview
• 01:00 Box Office Forecasts and New Segment Introduction
• 02:00 Discussion on "Long Legs" Movie Reactions
• 03:00 Cinema Experience Descriptions
• 05:00 Marketing Campaign Success for "Long Legs"
• 07:00 Upcoming R-Rated Movies Forecast
• 08:00 Rebecca's Thoughts on "Long Legs" and "Maxine"
• 09:00 Russ's Comparison to Other Films
• 20:00 Sebastian's Introduction and D-Box Technology
• 22:00 D-Box Technology and Its Evolution
• 24:00 Importance of Immersive Experience in Cinema
• 25:00 Content Diversity and Audience Adaptation
• 30:00 Future of Premium Cinema and D-Box's Role
• 38:00 Racing Simulation and New Entertainment Venues

In this week’s episode of the Boxoffice Podcast, brought to you by Agile Ticketing Solutions, Daniel Loria is joined by the Boxoffice Company’s Russ Fischer to discuss the July 4th weekend box office and the major movies hitting theaters this July, as well as preview titles they’re looking forward to in August.

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Episode Resources:

• Agile Ticketing Solutions
• The Biggest Movies Coming to Theaters in July 2024
• Weekend Box Office: DESPICABLE ME 4 Seizes July 4 Box Office

What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 000:43 - Host Introductions and Episode Overview
• 01:03 - June Recap and July Preview
• 02:09 - Pixar and Disney's Recent Performances
• 04:07 - International Performance of "Inside Out 2"
• 04:54 - Impact of Strikes on Box Office
• 07:00 - July 4th Weekend Box Office Performance
• 09:00 - Performance and Challenges of "Horizon"
• 16:00 - Analysis of Specific Movies
• 19:00 - Specialty Titles and Smaller Releases

In this week’s episode of the Boxoffice Podcast, co-hosts Daniel Loria, Rebecca Pahle, and Chad Kennerk cover the latest industry news and forecast of the Fourth of July weekend box office. In the sponsored feature segment, Rebecca speaks to Shane Burkett, Director of Strategic Marketing at Agile Ticketing Solutions about the significance of independent cinemas and how Agile Ticketing Solutions can help theaters connect with their customers.

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Episode Resources:

• Agile Ticketing Solutions

What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 00:39 Index Conference Overview
• 01:25 Favorite Specialty Titles Discussion
• 01:55 Movie Theater Experiences
• 04:00 BMB Theater Opening
• 08:00 Regal and Marcus Theater Updates
• 09:32 Alamo Drafthouse Reopening
• 10:57 Weekend Forecast Intro
• 14:02 Despicable Me 4 Forecast
• 16:24 Inside Out 2 and Quiet Place Day One Forecast
• 19:17 Art House Convergence
• 25:39 Agile Ticketing Solutions Interview

In the last episode of our three-part CineEurope podcast series, Daniel Loria and Romeo Duchene review Inside Out 2’s strong sophomore frame and look ahead at the box office potential of A Quiet Place: Day One and Horizon: An American Saga. In our sponsored segment, Jack Kline, the executive consultant for CINITY and former CEO for Christie, discusses the latest PLF innovations. Then in our feature interview, Daniel is joined by Julien Marcel, CEO of The Boxoffice Company, to go over the highlights of this year’s CineEurope.

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Episode Resources:

• CineEurope 2024
• Weekend Box Office: INSIDE OUT 2 Scores $100M Sophomore Frame
• Weekend Preview: A QUIET PLACE: DAY ONE Aims to Unseat INSIDE OUT 2’s Reign at No. 1

What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 01:05 Box Office Performance
• 02:10 Forecasting and Market Analysis
• 04:20 Impact of Content Abundance
• 10:15 Sponsored Segment
• 26:45 Executive Roundtable at CineEurope
• 27:50 Additional Industry Insights
• 35:35 Local Content Success

In the second episode of our three-part CineEurope podcast series, the Boxoffice Podcast team breaks down a week of big news and big box office, as a top-15 domestic chain sells to Sony and INSIDE OUT 2 shatters expectations with a $150M-plus opening. In our sponsored segment, Alan Roe, CEO of Jacro, comments on what the cinema industry can learn from other businesses in our sponsored segment. In our feature interview, co-host Rebecca Pahle speaks with Clare Binns of Picturehouse Cinemas, recipient of the UNIC Achievement Award at this year’s CineEurope.

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Episode Resources:

• CineEurope 2024
• UNIC Publishes 2024 Annual Report and Elects New Board of Directors at CineEurope

What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 02:00 Tribute to George Roman
• 04:00 Inside Out 2 success
• 06:00 Alamo Drafthouse acquisition by Sony
• 17:00 Box office forecast
• 23:00 Interview with Alan Rowe, CEO of Jack Row
• 36:00 Interview with Clare Bins, Managing Director of Picture House Cinemas

In the first episode of the Boxoffice Podcast's CineEurope 2024 series, sponsored by JACRO and Christie, co-host Rebecca Pahle speaks with UNIC's Laura Houlgatte and Phil Clapp about what to expect from this year's show, kicking off in Barcelona next week. Elsewhere in the episode, co-hosts Pahle, Daniel Loria, and Romeo Duchenne break down the latest in exhibition industry news and look ahead to the earnings potential of Disney's Inside Out 2. 

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Episode Resources:

• CineEurope 2024

What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 02:00 Alamo Drafthouse bankruptcy
• 03:27 AMC’s ways to save money on theaters
• 06:48 CineEurope awards preview
• 10:45 Weekend at the box office
• 23:38 European cinema industry
• 26:40 Best summer ever
• 29:54 Issues on the supply line
• 31:53 Lessons from 2023
• 34:21 Attracting and retaining talents
• 37:44 Challenges this year

In this week’s episode of the Boxoffice Podcast, co-hosts Daniel Loria, Romeo Duchenne, and Rebecca Pahle discuss the weekend ahead for cinemas—with Bad Boys: Ride or Die and The Watchers hitting theaters—and the month ahead for specialty releases. In the feature segment, Pahle speaks with Kate Markham of Art House Convergence, Barbara Twist of Film Festival Alliance, and Spotlight Cinema Networks CEO Jerry Rakfeldt about the upcoming IND/EX conference, which will see the independent film community gather in Chicago from June 25-28 to discuss, share, and connect. 

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Episode Resources:

• IND/Ex

What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 02:52 Upcoming Indie films 
• 07:13 Box office numbers
• 17:01 IND/Ex conference
• 21:42 Film festivals
• 26:01 Programmatic approach
• 31:18 Human resources
• 35:24 Shared passion

On this week’s episode of The Boxoffice Podcast, Daniel Loria, Rebecca Pahle, and Chad Kennerk are joined by Jason Guerrasio to recap the lackluster Memorial Day Weekend box office performances of Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga and The Garfield Movie. The June movie preview tracks upcoming titles such as Bad Boys: Ride or Die, Inside Out 2, and Horizon: An American Saga. Then Jason shares insights on the impact and future of theatrical subscription programs. 

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What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 01:44 Furiosa, Garfield box office numbers
• 05:13 Impact of subscription
• 08:15 IF performance
• 10:47 Three new titles
• 11:48 Weekend let down
• 16:32 Bad Boys, The Watchers
• 18:56 Big risk for Disney
• 22:30 Specialty market film slate
• 31:59 MoviePass
• 36:11 Exhibition is a secretive group
• 39:22 What’s the next big innovation?
• 42:07 Another universal subscription scheme 

On this week’s episode of The Boxoffice Podcast, Daniel Loria and Rebecca Pahle recap all the latest studio scheduling updates and look ahead to the Memorial Day weekend boxoffice. Then Rebecca chats with John Partilla, CEO of Screenvision Media, about Screenvision's annual Upfront presentation and the future of cinema advertising. 

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What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 01:14 What did you watch this week?
• 03:52 Schedule updates
• 12:00 Furiosa 3-day opening weekend 
• 14:32 Garfiled 3-day opening numbers
• 18:17 IF forecast
• 24:05 Advertising network efforts
• 27:12 Movie theater owner partners
• 30:00 Disney partnership
• 31:31 Pre-show
• 34:21 The product
• 36:53 What are you interested to see?
• 39:42 Watch out for each other 

On this week’s episode of The Boxoffice Podcast, Daniel Loria and Romeo Duchene share the latest box office forecast. Then, Russ Fischer joins Daniel for a Mad Max film history review in line with Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga’s upcoming release. 

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Episode Resources:

• Weekend Box Office Preview: IF Looks to Welcome Family Audiences Back to the Movies

What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 02:28 John Krasinski’s IF
• 06:10 Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
• 08:35 Back to Black
• 09:53 Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga forecast
• 14:53 Mad Max era
• 19:13 Car chase and stunt work
• 22:07 1979 - Mad Max 
• 34:51 1982 - Mad Max 2 (The Road Warrior)
• 43:03 1985 - Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome
• 59:09 2015 - Mad Max: Fury Road

On this week’s episode of The Boxoffice Podcast, Daniel Loria, Rebecca Pahle, and Chad Kennerk recap the weekend performance of The Fall Guy and the 25th Anniversary re-release of Star Wars Episode One: The Phantom Menace. In the Boxoffice Pro weekend forecast segment, guest analyst Jeremy Wooster of The Wrap discusses 20th Century Studios’ upcoming release Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes. Then Rebecca chats with Alex DelVecchio, the general manager of Rutgers Cinema about his insights on the viewing habits of younger audiences.     

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On this week’s episode of The Boxoffice Podcast, Daniel Loria and the Box Office Company’s Romeo Duchene discuss The Fall Guy box office forecast. In the feature segment, Daniel, Russ, Rebecca, and Chad give us a sneak peek of May movies preview.    

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Episode Resources:

• Weekend Preview: How High Will THE FALL GUY Rise?

What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 03:41 Jerry Seinfeld
• 05:00 Jerry Seinfeld’s Unfrosted
• 09:59 Movie release schedules
• 22:02 The Fall Guy
• 24:01 Tarot
• 26:51 Challengers 
• 29:49 Would you watch?
• 33:52 Star Wars re-release
• 38:35 Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes re-release
• 39:25 Amy Winehouse biopic
• 41:15 The Strangers: Chapter 1
• 44:05 If
• 45:59 The Garfield Movie
• 48:41 Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga

On this week’s episode of The Boxoffice Podcast, Daniel Loria and the Box Office Company’s Romeo Duchene cover the latest insights and this weekend’s wide release,  director Luca Guadagnino’s Challengers, starring Zendaya. In the feature segment, Daniel speaks to Brett King, the CEO of CineTrain, a digital platform that facilitates employee training in the cinema industry.    

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Daniel and Rebecca recap the post-CinemaCon 2024 box office. In the feature segment, Daniel speaks with Greg Marcus, the CEO of the Marcus Theatres, from CinemaCon. Greg and Daniel discuss the Marcus Corporation's performance in 2023 and outlook for 2024, highlighting the circuit's strong finish despite concerns about a lack of big releases and the impact of strikes on the industry's momentum. Greg reacts to all the news coming out of CinemaCon 2024, including his thoughts on the panel session between Matthew Belloni and AMC Theatres’ Chairman and CEO Adam Aron.   

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What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 01:16 Back from CinemaCon
• 02:25 Warner Bros. hit $1B 
• 03:08 Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire opens at $20M
• 03:53 A24’s Civil War, other films 
• 10:36 Boxoffice weekend forecast
• 17:21 Marcus Theaters business update
• 19:53 Entertainment center
• 21:25 Movie theater pizza
• 22:40 PLF 
• 24:26 Back to pre-pandemic
• 26:30 Maximizing revenue
• 31:11 Keeping it interesting
• 32:23 Biggest takeaway from CinemaCon
• 34:37 What people want to see
• 36:53 TikTok

Daniel, Rebecca, and Chad bring insights and highlights from the Paramount and Disney presentations at CinemaCon 2024. In the feature segment, we bring you highlights from the CinemaCon 2024 panel on promoting mid-budget films, moderated by NATO’s Michael O’Leary and including insights from B&B Theatres’ Brock Bagby, Focus Features’ Lisa Bunnell, Neon’s Elissa Federoff, and Showcase Cinemas’ Rebecca Stein. 

Daniel, Rebecca, and Chad bring insights and highlights from the Angel Studios, Lionsgate, and Universal/Focus presentations at CinemaCon 2024. In the feature segment, Daniel is joined by Angel Studios EVP and Global Head of Theatrical Distribution at Angel Studios. 

Daniel, Rebecca, and Chad present highlights from the Crunchyroll and Warner Bros. studio presentations at CinemaCon 2024. In the feature segment, Daniel is joined by NATO President & CEO Michael O’Leary.

Daniel, Rebecca, and Chad are joined by Celluloid Junkie’s Sperling Reich recap the top highlights and insights from CinemaCon 2024’s opening day panels. In the feature segment, Daniel is joined by Classic Cinemas CEO Chris Johnson, recipient of the CinemaCon 2024 NATO Marquee Award.

Daniel, Rebecca, and Chad give us an overview of the highlights and insights from CinemaCon 2024 International Day. In the feature segment, Rebecca is joined by Searchlight Pictures’ Rebecca Kearey to discuss the value of CinemaCon as a platform for networking and industry collaboration is underscored, emphasizing its role in driving the global cinema landscape forward.

Daniel, Rebecca, and Chad highlight what they expect from the studio presentations on this special preview edition of the Boxoffice Podcast’s CinemaCon 2024 series, brought to you by Tapos by Jacro. In our feature segment, Daniel interviews Cineworld CEO Eduardo Acuña and CJ 4DPLEX Americas CEO Don Savant. 

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Episode Resources:

• Tapos by Jacro
• Cineworld Group Announces Leadership Team with New Executive Hires

What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 02:26 CinemaCon during the pandemic
• 04:40 Crunchyroll at CinemaCon 2024
• 13:01 Warner Bros’ Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
• 15:02 Risk of two-part movie strategies
• 23:30 Angel Studios at CinemaCon
• 26:21 Lionsgate's Strategic approach at CinemaCon 
• 31:49 Universal Studios and Focus Features upcoming titles 
• 40:41 Paramount’s buzzing titles and what will Chris Aronson wear?
• 45:12 Disney's lineup for CinemaCon 2024
• 52:59 Eduardo Acuña on working at Cineworld
• 54:40 CJ 4DPlex and Cineworld: A partnership for premium entertainment
• 55:39 The success of 4DX screens
• 56:59 Adapting to changing customer needs in cinema experience
• 1:00:52 Expanding 4DX and ScreenX in the US
• 1:04:06 Expectations for CinemaCon 2024
• 1:05:47 CineEurope
• 1:08:00 Concessions around the world

On this week’s episode of the Boxoffice Podcast, co-hosts Daniel Loria and Rebecca Pahle discuss the box office performance of Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire before looking ahead to the opening weekend of the latest film in Warner Bros.’ Monsterverse. In the feature segment, Loria speaks with Matthew Liebman, Chief Production Innovation and Marketing Officer at Vista Group. 

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Episode Resources:

• Showcase Cinemas to Offer Shower Stations and Yoga Breaks for Marvel Marathon
• Vista Group
• Vista Oneview
• Weekend Box Office: GHOSTBUSTERS FROZEN EMPIRE Heats Up Big Grosses

What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 01:40 Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire’s $45 million opening
• 04:31 Three horror movies in the Top 10
• 06:52 Star Wars re-release marathon
• 08:47 Showcase Cinemas to offer yoga breaks
• 11:10 Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire predictions
• 19:34 Vista Cloud
• 21:36 Vista Oneview
• 25:30 What makes Oneview special?
• 28:44 New features in Oneview
• 30:39 Oneview podcast
• 32:20 Transforming cinema business operations
• 34:13 Oneview in the coming years
• 36:36 Future of AI in the industry  

In this episode of the Boxoffice Podcast, co-hosts Daniel Loria and Rebecca Pahle discuss a trio of outside-the-box initiatives introduced by AMC to supplement traditional studio programming; the pair also discuss the opening weekend potential of Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire, opening this weekend from Sony. In the feature segment, Loria speaks with Jeff Annison, co-founder of Legion M, a fan-owned entertainment company that has William Shatner doc You Can Call Me Bill in theaters this weekend.  

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Episode Resources:

• Weekend Box Office: Kung Fu Panda 4 Edges Out Dune: Part Two
• Blumhouse and AMC Theatres Launch First-Ever Halfway To Halloween Film Festival
• NBCUniversal to Offer a Block of Live Daytime Coverage of 2024 Paris Olympics in AMC Theatres Nationwide
• AMC Theatres Announces Zoom Rooms at AMC in Eight Major Markets Across the Country
• Answering the Call: Writer/Director Gil Kenan on GHOSTBUSTERS: FROZEN EMPIRE

What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 01:42 What did you watch this week?
• 03:34 Dune review
• 05:13 Blumhouse and AMC Halloween Film festival
• 07:31 AMC programs
• 09:33 Sports - 2024 Paris Olympics
• 12:31 AMC subscription special deal
• 14:06 Box office numbers
• 17:17 Getting to know the community
• 18:30 Built from the ground up to be owned by the fans
• 21:25 Fans can be investors
• 25:35 Crowdfunding a movie
• 29:33 Early lessons in bringing new titles
• 34:06 Theatrical isn’t dead
• 38:23 You Can Call Me Bill
• 43:44 Documentary pre-sales
• 47:38 Perfect score on Rotten Tomatoes

In this week’s episode of The Boxoffice Podcast, co-hosts Daniel Loria and Rebecca Pahle give a snippet of the recently concluded Academy Awards. In the feature segment, Daniel interviews Sundance Director Eugene Hernandez on the success of this year’s festival and how the organization has remained a bridge between artists and the audience.  

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Episode Resources:

• 2024 Sundance Film Festival

What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 01:24 The Oscars
• 05:18 Oscars’ Best Picture nominees
• 13:11 How’s Park City?
• 14:34 First Sundance Festival
• 17:54 What does Sundance mean to the film industry?
• 23:04 17,000 film submissions this year
• 27:55 From festival discovery, acquisition, and distribution to audience
• 33:31 Nurtured and supported by Sundance institute
• 37:10 Independent editorial voice
• 42:48 What worked and didn’t work post pandemic?
• 45:56 Recovery of art house  and nonprofit cinemas update

In this week’s episode of The Boxoffice Podcast, co-hosts Daniel Loria and Rebecca Pahle discuss the box office success of Dune: Part Two, and the unique marketing strategies employed, particularly the creation of a distinctive popcorn bucket that went viral. Daniel and Rebeccas also interview key figures in the film's distribution and marketing, exploring the challenges and strategies behind the film's adaptation and its reception. 

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Episode Resources:

• Weekend Box Office: DUNE: PART TWO Seizes Control of Theaters
• How the Opening Weekend of DUNE: PART TWO Compared with its 2021 Predecessor

What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 02:56 $82.5M Dune Part Two opening weekend
• 03:56 Adding 3:15am screenings at 70mm locations
• 06:40 48% of sales from premium format
• 08:22 Expectations for the film release
• 09:09 Right timing and scheduling
• 10:24 Appreciation for the immersive experience
• 14:39 David Lynch directing Dune
• 20:04 Adaptation leaning on spiritual aspects
• 22:11 Is Dune another Star Wars?
• 24:50 Dune franchise prospect
• 30:39 Wrong timing for the 1984 release
• 32:23 Dune’s popcorn bucket
• 34:39 The concept for the popcorn bucket
• 42:21 The SNL skit
• 46:54 Unexpected virality

In this week’s episode of The Boxoffice Podcast, co-hosts Daniel Loria and Rebecca Pahle talks about the latest quarterly earnings reports in the world of theatrical exhibition. For the feature segment, Rachel speaks with Vue International’s Tim Richards to talk about the use of AI in film programming and marketing.

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Episode Resources:

• Fandango Advance Ticket Sales of DUNE: PART TWO Doubles Predecessor
• Jason Reitman and a Coalition of 35 Filmmakers Acquire Westwood’s Historic Village Theater
  
  

What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 04:00 Jason Reitman acquired Westwood’s Historic Village Theater
• 05:47 Dune Part 2's box office success
• 08:14 Recent earnings reports from cinema and entertainment companies
• 13:06 Cineplex's AI-powered marketing strategies
• 17:14 Cineplex vs. Landmark Cinemas
• 21:29 The future of cinema
• 24:09 Strategies for meeting audience expectations
• 27:21 How AI shapes the future of moviegoing
• 30:25 Is going to AI replace human curators?
• 33:11 The revival of cinema post-pandemic

In this week’s episode of The Boxoffice Podcast, co-hosts Daniel Loria and Rebecca Pahle go over recent cinema industry news and box office results–including the varied performances of Bob Marley: One love and Madame Webb—before Loria speaks with Wouter D'Oosterlinck, Goran Stojmenovik, and Peter Janssens of Barco in advance of their receipt of a technical Oscar this month for their work developing RGB laser projection technology. 

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Episode Resources:

• Finding Purpose: Kingdom Story Company Producer Kevin Downes on ORDINARY ANGELS
• Weekend Box Office: BOB MARLEY Unites Audiences, MADAME WEB Spins Downwards
• Jammin’: Screenwriters Terence Winter and Frank E. Flowers Vibe on BOB MARLEY: ONE LOVE
• UNIC Reports 24% Box Office Growth in 2023 Across European Cinema Territories
• Marvel Studios’ DEADPOOL & WOLVERINE Trailer Scores with Most Views of All Time in 24 Hours
• Larry H. Miller Sports + Entertainment Expands the Megaplex Theatres Brand
  
  

What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 01:45 Scorsese & De Niro Collaborations
• 10:42 Madame Webb's opening weekend
• 12:59 Bob Marley's biopic, One Love
• 14:17 Sony's blockbuster quest
• 16:15 Exciting titles on the horizon for 2024
• 18:11 Dune 2's record-breaking presales and Zendaya’'s daring red carpet look
• 19:25 European box office growth
• 23:03 Deadpool trailer hits 365 million views
• 25:35 Barco’s Award-winning trio
• 27:00 The birth of RGB laser projection

In this episode of the Boxoffice Podcast, co-hosts Rebecca Pahle and Chad Kennerk discuss last weekend’s Super Bowl box office and break down all the major trailers from the big game. In the feature segment, Rebecca talks to Annelise Holyoak, the national director of marketing for Cinépolis Luxury Cinemas, about their partnership with CitySwoon to help singles find their forever movie date. 

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Episode Resources:

• LISA FRANKENSTEIN Can’t Resurrect the Box Office Over Slow Super Bowl Weekend
• Cinépolis Luxury Cinemas and CitySwoon to Help Singles Find Their Forever Movie Date

What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 01:38 Lisa Frankenstein's debut
• 04:38 Super Bowl trailer breakdown
• 07:36 Despicable Me vs. Kung Fu Panda
• 09:46 Ryan Reynolds revives Deadpool in Disney's realm
• 13:41 Bob Marley biopic
• 16:18 Madame Webb's box office forecast
• 21:10 Cinépolis Speed Dating 
• 24:04 Partnering with Cityswoon
• 27:33 Valentine's Day screenings and more

In this week’s episode of the Boxoffice Podcast, co-hosts Daniel Loria and Rebecca Pahle talk about the infamous Dune popcorn bucket. In the feature segment, Daniel chats with Cinergy’s Nathan Hunstable and Traci Hanlon to talk about the benefits of a subscription program for cinema entertainment centers.

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Episode Resources:

• THE CHOSEN Season 4 Hits Big at the Box Office for Fathom Events
• Weekend Box Office: ARGYLLE Takes Top Spot, THE CHOSEN Rises to Second Place Debut

What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 01:53 Argylle's disappointing debut
• 06:29 The Chosen season four's cinematic success
• 08:05 Jason Statham's reign continues
• 09:13 The curious case of the Dune popcorn bucket
• 15:06 Lisa Frankenstein takes on Super Bowl weekend
• 19:24 The Cinergy concept
• 21:32 Integrating systems in cinema entertainment
• 24:13 Designing a tiered membership
• 27:03 Cinergy's diverse membership offerings
• 30:55 Leveraging memberships for full venue utilization
• 33:15 Entertainment all-in-one

In this week’s episode of the Boxoffice Podcast, cohosts Daniel Loria and Rebecca Pahle discuss the lowest-grossing week since September 2023, including a run-down of the films that received the coveted “Oscar bump” after being nominated last week. The pair then discuss rumors that car manufacturer Tesla is getting into the drive-in business in Los Angeles.

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Episode Resources:

• Oscar Bump: Best Picture Nominees See Sales Uptick on Fandango
• Weekend Box Office Forecast: MEAN GIRLS and THE BEEKEEPER to Lead Again as I.S.S. Debuts

What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 04:18 The fourth weekend slump of 2024
• 06:10 Sydney Sweeney, Anyone But You, and Madam Web
• 10:47 The ‘Oscar Bump’
• 15:54 Argyle and The Chosen
• 18:17 Anticipating a box office boost post-Super Bowl
• 20:37 Tesla's Drive-In Theater concept

In this week’s episode of the Boxoffice Podcast, cohosts Rebecca Pahle and Daniel Loria discuss this year’s Oscar nominations. In the feature segment, sponsored by Spotlight Cinema Networks, Loria speaks with Matt and Amy Mader, organizers of the Dine In Cinema Summit, about what can be expected from this year’s event.

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Episode Resources:

• Salt Lake Film Society’s Tori A. Baker Snags Oscar Attention
• Celebrate National Popcorn Day on January 19th with Deals and Discounts at a Theater Near You

What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 03:20 National Popcorn Day
• 04:40 Salt Lake Film Society’s Tori Baker
• 06:19 Best Picture Nominations
• 12:07 Best Actor and Actress Nominations
• 13:59 Best Director Nominations and the Greta Gerwig snub
• 15:26 Adapted and Original Screenplay Nominations
• 16:40 Best Actor and Actress in a Supporting Role Nominations
• 18:59 Best Animated Feature Nominations
• 19:33 Best Documentary Nominations
• 20:54 Best Visual Effects Nominations
• 21:41 Best International Feature Nominations
• 22:28 Best Cinematography Nominations
• 23:44 Dine In Cinema Summit
• 25:00 Adding a Family Entertainment Centers Day
• 26:11 The evolution of the Dine In Summit
• 31:12 Challenges in dine-in cinema POS systems
• 34:32 Dine-In cinema's response to economic challenges
• 39:57 What to Expect at the Dine In Cinema Summit

In this episode of the Boxoffice Podcast, Daniel Loria and Sperling Reich explore the evolution of cinema technology. They cover the transition from xenon to laser projectors, the challenges faced by Alamo Drafthouse with Sony Digital Cinema, the rise and setbacks of LED screens, and the standardization of immersive audio with IAB. They also discuss the industry's need for innovation and reflect on the slow adoption of technology in certain areas. 

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What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 01:13 Amazon's billion-dollar investment
• 03:23 Cinema forecast for 2024
• 05:46 The digital cinema tech evolution
• 08:44 Transition from xenon to laser projectors
• 15:00 Digital cinema’s broken promises
• 16:50 The LED revolution
• 21:17 The lack of innovation in cinema’s technology
• 24:20 eSports in cinemas
• 27:09 The North America Cinema Awards winners
• 29:35 The challenges faced by journalists covering the cinema business

In this week’s episode of the Boxoffice Podcast, co-hosts Daniel Loria and Rebecca Pahle do a year-in-review breakdown of the top six highest-grossing studios domestically: Universal, Disney, Warner Bros., Sony, Paramount, and Lionsgate. The pair assess the hits and misses for each studio and what lessons can be taken from the underperformance of key films on the 2023 calendar. 

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Episode Resources:

• 2023 in Review: The Biggest Stories, Surprises, and Disappointments at the Box Office
• The Top 10 Movies of 2023 at the Domestic Box Office

In this episode of the Boxoffice Podcast, co-hosts Daniel Loria and Russ Fischer discuss the films slated to debut in 2024 and other potential titles to come to theaters later this year, as well as early predictions on which titles have the highest chance to become a top grosser hit. 

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Episode Resources:

• Weekend Box Office: Warner Bros. Dominates the Holiday Frame with WONKA, AQUAMAN 2, and COLOR PURPLE

What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 01:24 A possible drop in domestic box office numbers in 2024
• 02:46 Some Disney streaming titles to hit theaters
• 03:39 Mean Girls musical
• 05:21 Argylle
• 06:32 Bob Marley: One Love, Madame Web
• 08:02 Dune Part Two
• 10:52 Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
• 12:30 Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire
• 15:01 The Fall Guy
• 16:58 Imaginary
• 18:14 Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
• 20:12 Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
• 21:28 The Garfield Movie
• 23:10 Ballerina
• 24:35 Horizon: An American Saga
• 35:40 A Quiet Place: Day One, Twisters 
• 37:18 Bad Boys 4
• 37:44 Inside Out 2
• 40:00 Despicable Me 4
• 41:02 Deadpool sequel
• 44:05 Slow August, Kraven the Hunter
• 46:21 Transformers One
• 49:20 Smile 2
• 51:06 Gladiator 2
• 52:25 Sonic the Hedgehog 3
• 53:10 Beetlejuice 2
• 54:14 Joker: Folie à Deux
• 55:32 Venom 3
• 55:56 Wicked Part 1 
• 57:40 Karate Kid 2024
• 58:48 Mufasa: The Lion King
• 59:30 Pick for the highest movie of 2024

In this episode of the Boxoffice Podcast, co-hosts Daniel Loria, Rebecca Pahle, and Russ Fischer take a look back at this year’s high grossing box office films including the one of the biggest box office surprise hits, Taylor Swift’s ERAs Tour coming to theaters and the unanticipated success of Barbie and Oppenheimer as well as films that didn’t make much appeal to moviegoers.

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Episode Resources:

• Weekend Box Office: WONKA is Sugary Sweet in 1st Place

What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 01:23 Barbenheimer
• 07:29 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike
• 10:42 Marvel after Endgame
• 13:01 Superhero movies decline
• 18:45 Several reshuffle in leadership
• 20:58 #1 film of the year
• 25:15 Biggest box office surprise in 2023
• 28:00 Another box office surprise hit
• 31:11 Theatrical distributor of the year
• 37:43 Angel Studios walked into mainstream
• 42:26 The Marvels was a disappointment
• 44:51 The Disney+ effect
• 48:19 Taylor Swift’s The Eras Tour theatrical release
• 51:28 Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.
• 53:13 The most anticipated 2023 films

In this episode of the Boxoffice Podcast, co-hosts Daniel Loria, Rebecca Pahle, and The Boxoffice Company’s Romeo Duchene discuss last weekend’s box office—including a strong performance from Warner Bros.’ family title Wonka. Without a major global blockbuster to finish out the year, the trio also discusses the wide variety of releases and counterprogramming available for moviegoers throughout the holiday season.

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Episode Resources:

• Weekend Box Office: WONKA is Sugary Sweet in 1st Place

What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 02:41 Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
• 07:46 Disney, Universal and Focus 
• 08:21 The Color Purple musical
• 10:37 Ferrari 
• 13:17 The Iron Claw
• 14:30 Anyone But You
• 15:24 The Boys in the Boat
• 16:34 Wonka
• 20:55 The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes
• 21:51 Specialty market
• 24:08 Favorite Christmas hot beverage

In this episode of the Boxoffice Podcast, co-hosts Rebecca Pahle, Daniel Loria, and Chad Kennerk discuss last weekend’s box office—and how a slim slate is leaving room for international releases, like #1 finisher The Boy and the Heron and Godzilla Minus One, to draw in audiences. The trio also discusses this year’s Golden Globe nominations and Disney’s decisions to bring three of its pandemic-era Pixar films to theaters.

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Episode Resources:

• Weekend Box Office: THE BOY AND THE HERON Flies, RENAISSANCE: A FILM BY BEYONCÉ Tumbles to 6th

What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 01:07 Soul, Turning Red, and Luca will have special theatrical release 
• 05:49 Golden Globes nominations
• 11:04 Weekend box office top 5
• 18:09 Beyoncé’s Renaissance theater release
• 19:14 Films that made it at the top 10
• 23:54 Dad movies during the holidays
• 25:27 Deranged Robert Pattinson performance

In this episode of the Boxoffice Podcast, co-hosts Rebecca Pahle, Shawn Robbins, and Chad Kennerk discuss last weekend’s box office—dominated by the concert film Renaissance: A Film By Beyoncé–before looking ahead with updated forecasts on some of the biggest releases of December. In our feature segment, Pahle speaks with Frank Rodriguez, formerly of Searchlight Pictures, about Searchlight’s philosophy towards theatrical distribution and its new film Poor Things, out in limited release this weekend.

In this episode of the Boxoffice Podcast, co-hosts Rebecca Pahle, Shawn Robbins, and Chad Kennerk discuss last weekend’s box office—dominated by the concert film Renaissance: A Film By Beyoncé–before looking ahead with updated forecasts on some of the biggest releases of December. In our feature segment, Pahle speaks with Frank Rodriguez, formerly of Searchlight Pictures, about Searchlight’s philosophy towards theatrical distribution and its new film Poor Things, out in limited release this weekend.

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Episode Resources:

• Weekend Box Office: RENAISSANCE: A FILM BY BEYONCÉ Earns Best Post-Thanksgiving Opening Since 2003’s THE LAST SAMURAI
• The Biggest Movies Coming to Theaters in December 2023

What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 02:30 Weekend box office top films
• 10:40 Searchlight Pictures’ Poor Things  
• 13:12 Hayao Miyazaki’s The Boy and the Heron
• 15:08 Major releases in the holiday season
• 20:04 Searchlight Pictures’ early years
• 29:00 What was your cinema growing up?
• 31:16 Film availability 

In this episode of the Boxoffice Podcast, co-hosts Rebecca Pahle, Daniel Loria, and Chad Kennerk discuss the Thanksgiving Frame, including the surprise performance of The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes and Disney’s struggle to capture holiday moviegoers with their latest animated musical Wish.

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Episode Resources:

• Weekend Box Office: BALLAD OF SONGBIRDS & SNAKES Beats Both NAPOLEON and WISH on Thanksgiving Frame
• Long Range Box Office Forecast: AQUAMAN AND THE LOST KINGDOM and MIGRATION
• Fading Snow: Director Francis Lawrence on Kindling the Franchise with Origin Story THE HUNGER GAMES: THE BALLAD OF SONGBIRDS AND SNAKES

What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 01:16 What movie did you watch?
• 03:32 Weekend box office numbers
• 08:28 The downside of putting movies on Disney+
• 11:57 Wish international numbers
• 13:15 Disney’s 100 year marketing campaign
• 14:26 More weekend box office numbers
• 16:21 Amazon MGM’s Saltburn  
• 18:46 Five Nights at Freddy’s
• 20:59 Lionsgate’s Silent Night 
• 22:04 Angel Studios’ The Shift
• 23:29 Renaissance from Beyoncé
• 26:02 Most watch movies this year

In this episode of the Boxoffice Podcast, co-hosts Rebecca Pahle and Daniel Loria go over release date changes and the latest updates from Canadian exhibitor Cineplex before diving into Thanksgiving 2023: Will any holdovers be able to hang on? What new releases will break through over the long holiday weekend? Then, in our feature segment, Boxoffice Pro’s Chad Kennerk interviews Francis Lawrence, director of Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes.

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Episode Resources:

• Fading Snow: Director Francis Lawrence on Kindling the Franchise with Origin Story THE HUNGER GAMES: THE BALLAD OF SONGBIRDS AND SNAKES
• Weekend Box Office: HUNGER GAMES and TROLLS Open Far Below Predecessors, THE MARVELS Has MCU’s Steepest Sophomore Drop
• DUNE: PART TWO Moves Up Two Weeks From March 15 to March 1, 2024, Replacing THE FALL GUY

What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 01:04 MCU schedule switching
• 03:30 Diversification strategy of Cineplex
• 06:41 Weekend box office numbers
• 17:07 Napoleon theatrical release
• 19:32 Disney’s Wish
• 21:49 Holdover potential
• 26:24 The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes
• 28:39 Bringing back the The Hunger Games world
• 29:30 Career built on adaptations
• 30:53 Production stories, bonding experiences
• 33:00 Community in a fandom
• 34:35 Working with IMAX
• 36:40 Technology and visual effects
• 38:10 Favorite theatrical experience  

In this week’s episode of the Boxoffice Podcast, co-hosts Rebecca Pahle, Shawn Robbins, and Russ Fischer discuss what’s come up during a heavy week of news: the end of the SAG/AFTRA strike, Warner Bros.’ controversial decision to shelve the film Coyote vs Acme, and what the latest round of schedule changes–and Captain Marvel’s disappointing debut box office–means for the MCU.

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Episode Resources:

• Weekend Box Office: THE MARVELS Earns Lowest Marvel Cinematic Universe Opening of All Time
• Disney Schedule Switch-Up: New CAPTAIN AMERICA, BLADE, THUNDERBOLTS Pushed to 2025, Leaving DEADPOOL 3 the Only Marvel Movie to Hit Cinemas in 2024

In this week’s episode of the Boxoffice Podcast, co-hosts Rebecca Pahle, Shawn Robbins, and Chad Kennerk discuss a slow week at the box office, as the Gen Z nostalgia-driven Five Nights at Freddy’s tops the box office for the second week running. Looking ahead, Robbins talks concerns for THE MARVEL’s opening weekend and TROLLS BAND TOGETHER’s international run in advance of its domestic debut on 11/17. In the feature segment, spooky season continues as Kennerk speaks to Virgil Cardamone of the Mahoning Drive-In Theater, where an event-based approach to screenings has made them a bucket list destination for horror fans.

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Episode Resources:

• Weekend Box Office: FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY’S is First Horror Leader in Post-Halloween Frame Since 1991
• Long Range Box Office Forecast: Marvel Studios’ THE MARVELS

What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 00:33 The Mahoning Drive-In
• 01:45 Third lowest box office weekend of 2023
• 03:02 Five Nights at Freddy’s box office numbers
• 05:55 Day-and-Date opening
• 09:31 Nostalgic movies
• 13:12 Added show times 
• 14:58 Killers of the Flower Moon numbers drop
• 18:02 International box office numbers
• 20:37 The Marvels prediction
• 23:45 Preservation of drive-in culture
• 25:42 35 millimeter film fanatics
• 27:43 Going retro
• 29:43 Slight movement in the culture
• 34:11 Commitment of retro film
• 39:47 Breeding ground for creatives
• 41:23 Curated food and beverage experience
• 46:10 Plans for 2024 

In this week’s episode of the Boxoffice Podcast, co-hosts Rebecca Pahle, Russ Fischer, and Chad Kennerk break down the latest updates on the SAG/AFTRA strike and a number of release date changes before analyzing the outsized box office success of Five Nights at Freddy’s. In the feature segment, Rebecca interviews with Showcase Cinemas’ Rebecca Stein, doing a deep dive on events, influencers, and the evolution of in-cinema marketing.

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Episode Resources:

• Weekend Box Office: FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY’S More Than Doubles Record for Top Halloween Weekend All Time

In this week’s episode of the Boxoffice Podcast, co-hosts Russ Fischer, Shawn Robbins, and Chad Kennerk discuss the release of Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon, the first place holdover of Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour, the current state of the SAG/AFTRA strike, and review box office numbers: including the “What’s This?” surprise of 1993’s The Nightmare Before Christmas rounding out the top five. In the feature segment, Daniel Loria speaks with Comscore’s Senior Media Analyst Paul Dergarabedian

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Episode Resources:

• ShowEast 2023: Comscore’s Paul Dergarabedian Receives Al Shapiro Distinguished Service Award
• Weekend Box Office: TAYLOR SWIFT: THE ERAS TOUR First Concert Film to Lead Twice, Fending Off KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON

What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 00:57 Boxoffice Podcast’s 200th episode
• 03:35 SAG-AFTRA update
• 05:42 Taylor Swift Eras Tour Concert Film leads box office
• 07:28 Weekend top 5 box office films
• 10:45 Effect of limited-time only films
• 13:17 Killers of the Flower Moon
• 20:40 Five Nights at Freddy’s
• 27:45 Start in cinema space
• 33:57 People are invested in box office movies
• 36:51 What makes the movie business exciting
• 42:11 Joining the industry for a living
• 48:22 Franchise trap
• 56:21 The halo effect of movie theaters on other business
• 59:30 Weekend wrap up podcast  

In this week’s episode of the Boxoffice Podcast, sponsored by Cinionic, a leader in the world of laser technology, hosts Rebecca Pahle and Russ Fischer break down the opening weekend success of Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour. In our feature segment, Pahle speaks with Ron Krueger II of Santikos Theaters, receiving the Salah  M. Hassanein Award at next week’s ShowEast, about giving back to the cinema community. Pahle also speaks with Dan Huerta, technical services director at Cinionic, about the newest addition to its laser portfolio.

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Episode Resources:

• Weekend Box Office: TAYLOR SWIFT: THE ERAS TOUR Does All Too Well with $97M, Already Highest-Grossing Concert Film Ever
• Long Range Box Office Forecast: KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON
• TAYLOR SWIFT | THE ERAS TOUR Shatters Records for Highest Concert Film Global Opening Weekend

In this week’s episode of the Boxoffice Podcast, co-hosts Rebecca Pahle and Jesse Rifkin go over the latest in cinema news–including new NATO boardmembers–before diving into analysis of the debut performance of The Exoricst: Believer… and whether we can expect a $100M opening from Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour. In our feature segment, Pahle speaks to director Raphael Sbarge about his film ONLY IN THEATERS, which pays tribute to Laemmle Theatres and the key part it’s played in the evolution of arthouse cinema in the U.S. He’s joined by Greg Laemmle and Maggie Mackay; Maggie, a returning guest to the podcast, updates us on her L.A. video store/screening space Vidiots.

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Episode Resources:

• Vidiots 

What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 02:41 New NATO executive board members
• 04:33 The Exorcist: Believer
• 06:00 Weekend box office Top 5
• 09:56 Taylor Swift concert film pre-sales
• 13:14 Laemmle Legacy
• 16:05 Wide releases is bouncing back
• 19:22 Vidiots physical media store rental
• 24:32 Approach to programming
• 27:00 The problem with streaming platforms
• 32:45 Maintaining the human element
• 35:29 Only in Theaters

In this week’s episode of the Boxoffice Podcast, co-hosts Rebecca Pahle, Russ Fischer, and Chad Kennerk discuss the upcoming Taylor Swift and Beyonce concert films, break down the current state of the WGA and SAG/AFTRA strikes, and review box office numbers: including the surprising success of Fathom Events’ The Blind and the box office potential for this weekend’s The Exorcist: Believer. In the feature segment, Rebecac speaks with B&B Theatres’ Chief Creative Officer Bobbie Bagby Ford on the family-owned chain’s continuing growth.

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Episode Resources:

• Weekend Box Office: PAW PATROL: THE MIGHTY MOVIE is Mighty, THE BLIND Surprises in Top 5
• RENAISSANCE: A FILM BY BEYONCÉ Will Take Over Movie Theaters Worldwide This December
• Get Rich or Die Laughing: DUMB MONEY Director Craig Gillespie Brings the GameStop Meme Stock Saga to the Big Screen
• Dawn of a Dynasty: Director Andrew Hyatt on his Duck Dynasty Biopic THE BLIND

This Week on The Boxoffice Podcast, sponsored by Spotlight Cinema Networks: Rebecca Pahle is joined by Shawn Robbins and Russ Fischer, who discuss the most recent news on the WGA/SGA strikes and what lessons to take from Sequel September. In our feature segment, Rebecca speaks with Rich Daughtridge of the Independent Cinema Alliance (ICA) on what lessons indie theaters can take from the summer of Barbenheimer, as well as the ICA’s priorities moving forward into 2024.

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Episode Resources:

• Weekend Box Office: THE NUN II and EXPEND4BLES Too Close to Call on Lowest Weekend of 2023

What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 02:53 Recent update on the ongoing strike
• 07:55 Lowest box office weekend of 2023
• 10:48 Slow September
• 12:24 Expendables 4 
• 15:57 Saw X box office potential
• 17:56 Paw Patrol: The Mighty Movie
• 19:19 The Creator
• 25:20 Knives Out
• 29:05 Strong summer for independent cinema
• 31:01 Cinema going is an event
• 33:48 Barbie promotion
• 36:20 ICA marketplace
• 38:42 Flexibility and availability of films
• 41:00 National Cinema Da

This Week on The Boxoffice Podcast: Rebecca Pahle is joined by Russ Fischer and Chad Kennerk as the trio catches up on a slow news week and a near-tie at the box office between The Nun II and A Haunting in Venice. In the feature segment, Daniel Loria conducts interviews with Bryan Braunlich of NATO’s Cinema Foundation and Phil Clapp of the U.K. Cinema Association, who reflect on the second annual National Cinema Day.

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Episode Resources:

• The Cinema Foundation’s National Cinema Day Attracts 8.5 Million Moviegoers and $34M
• Weekend Box Office: THE NUN II Edges Out A HAUNTING IN VENICE for #1

What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 02:22 Universal Studios reaches $4B mark globally
• 03:09 Transition from silent movies to sound
• 05:28 Taylor Swift concert in cinemas
• 06:43 Weekend box office update
• 09:24 A Haunting in Venice
• 11:14 Expendables 4 prediction
• 14:39 Overview of the Cinema Foundation
• 17:13 The National Cinema Day initiative
• 21:42 Increased trust from partners
• 23:55 Highlight on the future of exhibition
• 25:47 Offering a flat ticket price
• 28:16 Selecting when to hold the National Cinema Day
• 32:20 Families coming in booking individually
• 34:53 Main trends in the National Cinema Day UK
• 37:00 30th anniversary of Jurassic Park
• 38:23 Tracking audience activity and preferences

In this episode of the Boxoffice Podcast, co-hosts Daniel Loria and Rebecca Pahle discuss their favorite experiences with horror films at the movies. In the feature segment, Loria interviews Craig Gillespie, director of Sony’s DUMB MONEY, coming out in limited release this weekend before expanding throughout the month.

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Episode Resources:

• Weekend Box Office: THE NUN II Takes $32M First Place Debut
• Long Range Box Office Forecast: THE EXORCIST: BELIEVER

What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 01:49 Top 5 box office grossers
• 04:46 What’s your favorite scary movie?
• 09:17 How did you get into watching horror films?
• 14:43 Good old fun horror movies
• 17:08 Horror remakes
• 22:48 Favorite horror movie watching experience
• 29:46 Dumb Money preview
• 31:13 Receiving the script for Dumb Money
• 33:39 Tight filming window
• 35:56 Based on factual events
• 39:11 Theatrical motion picture
• 40:38 The David and Goliath story

This Week on The Boxoffice Podcast: Daniel Loria, Rebecca Pahle, and Chad Kennerk look at the impact of Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour concert film on the release schedule—and the missed opportunity of having a BARBENHEIMER-style phenomenon after Universal’s Exorcist: Believer

abandoned its release date and deprived the public of the EXORSWIFT at the box office. In our feature segment, Rebecca speaks with Santikos CEO Tim Handren on the circuit’s aggressive expansion from a regional Texas chain to one of the country’s ten-largest movie theater brands.

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Episode Resources:

• TAYLOR SWIFT | THE ERAS TOUR Concert Film Sets Presale Records for AMC Theatres, Fandango
• Weekend Box Office: THE EQUALIZER 3 Leads Labor Day Frame
• Universal Pictures to Unleash THE EXORCIST: BELIEVER a Week Early on October 6th

What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 01:54 Movies watched this weekend
• 03:18 Post pandemic first $4 billion milestone, labor day weekend box office
• 05:08 Taylor Swift Eras Tour in theaters
• 14:14 Five Nights at Freddy’s
• 15:12 The Exorcist: Believer 
• 16:48 My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3
• 18:10 The Nun II
• 19:58 Texas trade show
• 20:58 CinéShow 2023
• 24:43 Santikos acquires new theaters
• 27:32 Focus on rebranding within the theater employees
• 30:02 Implementing more family entertainment concepts
• 31:43 Offloading burdened on the GMs
• 33:54 Improvement on overall audio and visual experience

In this week’s episode of the Boxoffice Podcast, the panel recaps the early box office results from National Cinema Day and looks at the impact of Warner Bros.’ release schedule changes for Q4. In our feature segment, director Antoine Fuqua joins the podcast to discuss his latest film, The Equalizer 3.

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Episode Resources:

• Weekend Box Office Forecast: THE EQUALIZER 3 Aiming for #2 All-Time Labor Day Debut
• Weekend Box Office: GRAN TURISMO and BARBIE Lead National Cinema Day Weekend
• Warner Bros. Moves DUNE: PART TWO to March 2024

What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 01:23 National Cinema Day, weekend movies
• 04:17 Lionsgate and STX deal
• 06:01 Redding opens Angelika Film Center in Australia
• 07:18 New board members at Art House Convergence
• 08:05 B&B Theatres Portland location renovation
• 09:34 National Cinema Day earnings
• 11:29 Predictions for upcoming weekend box office
• 12:52 Summer box office
• 14:09 Warner Bros. release date changes, Q4 forecast
• 18:22 Animated LOTR  
• 20:20 Equalizer 3 forecast
• 21:34 Ongoing strike’s effect on current film promotions
• 24:01 Connection to the original Equalizer
• 25:11 Focus on the human qualities of a normal guy
• 29:21 Changes in the storyline
• 30:44 Additional film in the franchise
• 31:54 Collective moviegoing experience

In this episode of the Boxoffice Podcast, co-hosts Rebecca Pahle, Shawn Robbins, and Chad Kennerk discuss this weekend’s second annual National Cinema Day, predicting which films could see the biggest boost from the industry-wide celebration of moviegoing. Later in the episode, the trio runs down the fall slate, highlighting the potential big earners–and big question marks–on the calendar from now through the end of November. In our feature segment, Boxoffice Podcast co-host Daniel Loria speaks with Jeff Geiger of NCG Cinemas, receiving the Statesman of the Year Award at this year’s ShowSouth.

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Episode Resources:

• The Cinema Foundation Announces Second Annual National Cinema Day on Sunday, August 27
• Weekend Box Office: BLUE BEETLE Dethrones BARBIE
• Precious Mettle: Director Guy Nattiv Brings the Iron Lady of Israel to the Big Screen in GOLDA

What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 02:05 National Cinema Day
• 04:12 Upcoming weekend movies
• 05:07 Blue Beetles global debut
• 06:06 Box office top 5 spots
• 06:32 Golda
• 12:59 September film releases and predictions
• 18:02 The Creator, Dumb Money
• 19:51 October films run down
• 22:39 Holiday season film slate
• 26:04 What are you looking forward to watching?
• 30:14 Incredible summer
• 33:13 Oppenheimer and Barbie marketing
• 34:14 Seamless moviegoing experience
• 35:24 Advanced ticket buying
• 36:59 Broad offering helps retain moviegoers
• 38:38 Trends in hometown moviegoing
• 39:47 Demographics index
• 40:46 NCG Free Fall Film Festival
• 43:35 High hopes for the rest of 2023
• 45:43 Growth in select genre 

In this week’s episode of the Boxoffice Podcast, Co-hosts Daniel Loria and Rebecca Pahle recap the latest box office results and industry headlines for theatrical exhibition. In the feature segment, Daniel Loria interviews Angel Manuel Soto, the filmmaker behind Warner Bros.’ latest DC super hero adventure, Blue Beetle.

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Episode Resources:

• Weekend Box Office: BARBIE Leads for Fourth Consecutive Frame
• Weekend Box Office Forecast: Can BLUE BEETLE or STRAYS Dethrone BARBIE and OPPENHEIMER?

What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 01:09 Meg 2: The Trench weekend debut
• 03:10 Barbie stay at #1 and other box office top performers
• 07:21 Q2 earnings call for AMC, Cineplex, Reading
• 15:06 Blue Beetle and Strays weekend debut
• 21:21 Charm City Kings on going streaming
• 27:21 Shot at the scale of an IMAX movie
• 30:16 The fictional city of Palmera City
• 34:39 Preparations, support, and execution
• 40:37 Favorite movie theater of all time

In this week’s episode of the Boxoffice Podcast, co-hosts Rebecca Pahle, Shawn Robbins, and Chad Kennerk discuss Q2 earnings call, Barbie still sitting in the number one spot, and August release list. In our feature segment, Daniel shares his interviews on the success of Angel Studio’s Sound of Freedom becoming the biggest summer surprise hit of 2023.

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Episode Resources:

• B&B Theatres
• Weekend Box Office: BARBIE Reaches $1B Global; MEG 2: THE TRENCH Chomps Second Place, TMNT MUTANT MAYHEM Finishes Fourth

What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 02:07 B&B Theatres breaks box office records
• 03:28 Q2 earnings call update
• 06:01 Weekend box office numbers
• 11:11 August film releases and forecast
• 16:18 Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One box office performance
• 18:43 Angel Studio’s Sound of Freedom
• 25:22 The power of word of mouth
• 29:37 Risky and bold release date
• 32:09 Campaign put together to support the film
• 34:00 The Pay It Forward scheme
• 37:37 Pay It Forward implementation 
• 40:14 Partnerships and community support
• 43:01 How to deal with problematic patrons

In this week’s episode of the Boxoffice Podcast, co-hosts Rebecca Pahle and Chad Kennerk discuss schedule changes from Sony, the ongoing success of Barbie and Oppenheimer, and the films trying to knock Barbie out of the #1 spot this weekend. In our feature segment, Rebecca speaks to Eileen Baptistin Level, whose ‘PaleFo’ initiative brings the magic of the movies to low-income areas without brick and mortar theaters.

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Episode Resources:

• Weekend Box Office: BARBIE and OPPENHEIMER Earn #7 and #81 Sophomore Frames of All Time
• Long Range Box Office Forecast: Can NINJA TURTLES, MEG 2, GRAN TURISMO, BLUE BEETLE, and STRAYS Carry August?
• AMC Theatres Posts Best Admissions-Revenue Week in the Company’s 103 Year History

What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 02:03 A new list of release date changes
• 04:35 AMC posted its best admissions revenue week
• 06:17 The of the weekend box office numbers
• 09:02 Two big movies coming out next weekend
• 11:17 What is the PaleFo cinema?
• 15:11 How it all started
• 18:50 The first screening
• 28:45 What about expansion?
• 36:44 How can people help?

Barbie and Oppenheimer created the ultimate double-feature over their shared opening weekend, combining to deliver the highest-earning summer frame on record at the box office. On this week’s episode, Boxoffice Pro’s Daniel Loria and Rebecca Pahle go over the global box office highlights of the Barbenheimer phenomenon. In our feature segment, Rebecca interviews Royal Corp.’s George and Marianne Abiaad on their inspirational life story that made them a central part of the moviegoing experience for audiences across the nation. 

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Episode Resources:

• Weekend Box Office: BARBIE and OPPENHEIMER Combine for Fourth Highest-Earning Domestic Weekend of All-Time, Best Summer Weekend on Record
• AMC Theatres and Cinemark Break Summer Weekend Records with BARBIE and OPPENHEIMER
• Alamo Drafthouse President Michael Kustermann Promoted to CEO
• AMC to Pivot Away from “Sightline at AMC” Variable Pricing Initiative
• Royal Corporation

What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 01:11 Big weekend for Barbie and Oppenheimer
• 02:18 Alamo Drafthouse will have a new CEO
• 04:16 AMC ends the controversial variable pricing initiative
• 07:45 Barbenheimer breaks several records
• 08:43 Barbie $344M worldwide opening weekend
• 15:22 The Barbenheimer phenomenon
• 19:11 Top 10 10 highest grossing theaters for Barbie
• 21:57 Oppenheimer $180.3M global box office gross
• 27:26 Barbenheimer compliments each other 
• 31:50 Amazing immigration story of George and Marianne Abiaad 
• 37:41 Seeing the exhibition industry as an extended family
• 39:03 White glove service and high customer interface

This Week on The Boxoffice Podcast: Daniel Loria and Rebecca Pahle are joined by Russ Fischer and Chad Kennerk to go over the potential impact of the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strike on exhibition, the new leadership at Cineworld, and preview the opening weekend for Barbie and Oppenheimer. In the feature segment, Malco’s Larry Etter joins to share highlights from the NAC Expo in Memphis, bringing insights from the world of cinema F&B. 

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Episode Resources:

• Cinépolis Executive Eduardo Acuna Chosen as New Cineworld CEO

What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 01:50 Proposed new executives at Cineworld
• 04:29 WGA and SAG-AFTRA strike
• 17:39 Weekend box office numbers
• 22:20 Pay-it-forward paying scheme
• 27:36 Theater Camp opening weekend
• 29:35 National Association of Concessionaires 2023 convention
• 33:00 Alcohol and special drinks 
• 36:24 Full service food and beverage in theaters
• 40:42 A different take on hand to mouth food
• 44:57 How has the architecture of the concession stand influenced consumer behaviors? 

This week on The Boxoffice Podcast: Daniel Loria and Shawn Robbins provide an update on the box office forecast for Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part I’s opening weekend and go over the mid-year report on the domestic market. In the feature segment, Rebecca Pahle interviews Insidious: The Red Door star/director Patrick Wilson on the latest entry of the horror franchise—and his career as an exhibitor through Cinema Lab.  

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Episode Resources:

• Cinema Lab
• Weekend Box Office: INSIDIOUS: THE RED DOOR Surprises at #1, Beating INDIANA JONES
• Boxoffice Rewind: The Box Office History of the MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE Franchise

What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 02:21 Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One debuts
• 06:27 What worked in the first half of the year?
• 12:36 Movies that performed but were never expected to hit $200M plus
• 18:15 What hasn’t worked in the first half of the year?
• 22:48 End of the year forecast
• 26:07 Transitioning into film directing
• 30:15 What was your hometown theater growing up?
• 32:00 Seeing the film as the actor and as the director
• 34:05 Reframing the film for the big screen release
• 36:03 What other genres would you direct?
• 37:55 Joining the exhibition industry  

This week on The Boxoffice Podcast, co-hosts Daniel Loria and Russ Fischer look back on the box office history of the Mission: Impossible franchise. Daniel and Russ discuss the legacy of the franchise after nearly thirty years of entries reaching cinema screens around the world, leading up to the release of this summer’s Mission: Impossible- Dead Reckoning Part I.  

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Episode Resources:

• Santikos Entertainment
• Santikos Theaters to Become 8th Largest Circuit in North America
• Boxoffice Rewind: Tom Cruise at the Box Office

What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 02:02 Santikos Entertainment expands
• 03:21 Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny underperforms during its opening weekend
• 06:42 New movies opening next weekend
• 09:28 Mission Impossible, May 1996
• 36:29 Mission: Impossible 2, May 2000
• 46:02 Mission: Impossible III, May 2006
• 52:22 Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol, December 2011
• 01:00:44 Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation, July 2015
• 01:09:29 Mission: Impossible – Fallout, July 2018

In our final episode of our CineEurope 2023 series, co-hosts Daniel Loria and Rebecca Pahle check in with Russ Fischer to get his parting thoughts from UNIC’s annual convention for the European exhibition industry. In the sponsored segment, Christie’s VP of Engineering David Kiers joins Rebecca Pahle in a conversation covering the cinema tech leader’s latest plans and priorities. And in our feature segment, Rebecca is joined by Crispin Lilly, the exhibition veteran who was recently named as Showcase Cinemas’ UK Managing Director.  

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Episode Resources:

• ICE Theaters
• Christie

What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 03:08 The Flash didn’t work?
• 04:34 Latest box office numbers
• 07:16 Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny to face challenges
• 15:25 CineEurope 2023 recap
• 18:18 Piracy problems in Europe
• 26:06 Christie products and solutions
• 31:54 What is an integrated media block? 
• 33:47 High frame rate movies evolution
• 35:56 Lessening the carbon footprint
• 37:48 Early years in the cinema industry 
• 41:28 Reopening after the pandemic lookdown
• 45:53 What was your cinema growing up?
• 49:00 Why customer service is fundamental
• 51:49 Slow but steady market recovery

On this week’s episode of the Boxoffice Podcast, Boxoffice Pro Deputy Editor Rebecca Pahle runs down Disney’s latest batch of release date changes before speaking with Chief Analyst Shawn Robbins about the underperformance of The Flash and Elemental–and the good news that came out of last weekend’s box office. After a look ahead at this weekend’s potential grosses, we hear from Boxoffice Pro co-host Russ Fischer, live on the ground at CineEurope, to share his insights into the show as it progresses before speaking to Managing Director Guillaume Thomine Desmazures of ICE Theaters, an immersive screening format that’s wowed audiences in an array of global markets. Finally, Pahle speaks with Asger Flygare Bech-Thomsen of Nordisk Film Cinemas, CineEurope’s 2023 International Exhibitor of the Year. 

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Episode Resources:

• CineEurope International Exhibitor of the Year: Nordisk Film Cinemas
• Weekend Box Office: THE FLASH ($55.1M), ELEMENTAL ($29.5M), THE BLACKENING ($6.0M) All Open Below Lowest Projections

What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 01:49 MCU and Avatar films release has been pushed back
• 04:09 What went wrong for The Flash 
• 06:10 Two more films from the DCEU extended universe
• 07:45 Elemental, The Flash underperforms
• 12:12 No Hard Feelings predictions
• 14:36 Local cinema, local output
• 17:10 Controversies in the European exhibition
• 22:24 Updates from CineEurope 2023
• 23:33 What is ICE Theaters?
• 26:18 80 screens worldwide
• 27:13 Titles that overperformed
• 29:02 PLF strategies
• 31:47 Nordisk Film Cinemas recovery process
• 34:23 Local titles are big
• 36:37 Supply and demand in the industry
• 40:43 Recliner seats
• 45:47 Sustainability efforts

In this week’s episode of the Boxoffice Podcast, sponsored by ICE Theaters and Christie, Rebecca Pahle, Jesse Rifkin, and Shawn Robbins offer box office predictions for a crowded upcoming weekend, which sees The Flash, Pixar’s Elemental, and horror comedy The Blackening all hitting the big screen in wide release, along with Wes Anderson's Asteroid City. In our feature segment, Rebecca speaks with Laura Houlgatte and Phil Clapp of UNIC to provide an overview on the European cinema sector and an advance look at some of the topics being discussed at this year’s edition of CineEurope, starting this Monday, June 19.

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Episode Resources:

• Weekend Box Office: TRANSFORMERS: RISE OF THE BEASTS Leads, SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE Surpasses 2018 Predecessor

What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 03:24 Transformers: Rise of the Beasts debut numbers
• 06:06 Weekend release slate
• 09:13 Pixar’s box office performance the past years
• 11:46 Predictions for Flash and Elemental
• 15:05 Preview of the summer films slate
• 18:12 Admission statistics for the European cinema
• 23:27 National Cinema Day in UK and Ireland
• 27:02 National Cinema Day in EU
• 29:25 Increasing regulation and legislation 
• 33:06 Sustainability and resources
• 34:12 Major topics to be discussed in CineEurope

In this week’s episode of the Boxoffice Podcast, co-hosts Rebecca Pahle and Jesse Rifkin break down the opening weekend of Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse–and what word of mouth could mean for holdover potential, as this weekend the superhero sequel is up against new release Transformers: Rise of the Beasts. In the feature segment, co-host Daniel Loria is joined by Romeo Duchene and Russ Fischer in a look back at the impact of the Transformers franchise.

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Episode Resources:

• AMC Theatres On Demand Taps Fandango’s Vudu as Official Streaming Destination
• Weekend Box Office: SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE Spins a $120.5M Domestic Weekend, $208.6M Global Launch
• SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE Co-Director Kemp Powers on Miles Morales’ Inter-dimensional Journey

What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 02:59 Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse opening weekend
• 06:10 Transformers: Rise of the Beasts’ upcoming release
• 09:07 Describe the Transformers franchise
• 12:24 Hasboro adaptations
• 16:56 July 2007 - Transformers
• 40:17 June 2009 - Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
• 52:41 June 2011 - Transformers: Dark of the Moon
• 01:01:53 June 2014 - Transformers: Age of Extinction
• 01:14:10 June 2017 - Transformers: The Last Knight
• 01:25:11 December 2018 - Bumblebee

On this week’s episode of The Boxoffice Podcast, hosts Daniel Loria and Romeo Duchene present the weekend debut numbers for The Little Mermaid as well as its global premier performance. In the feature segment, Screenvision Media CEO John Partilla joins Daniel and Rebecca in an interview to discuss recovery updates and partnerships with two companies for better cinema experience.

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Episode Resources:

• Screenvision
• Weekend Box Office: THE LITTLE MERMAID Swims to $95M, #5 Memorial Day Weekend Opening All Time

What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 03:08 Domestic opening weekend for Disney’s The Little Mermaid
• 05:21 Global opening numbers for The Little Mermaid
• 09:45 Fast X second week
• 10:15 Preview of Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
• 15:39 What's the status of cinema advertising in the country?
• 17:46 The value of cinema experience
• 22:11 Partnership with Hartbeat Productions
• 25:58 TikTok partnership
• 29:04 Keeping pre-show content fresh
• 30:21 What’s the recovery status this year?
• 32:53 More certainty has been granted  

On this week’s episode of The Boxoffice Podcast, hosts Daniel Loria and Jesse Rifkin discuss the box office success of Fast X and Memorial Day weekend box office potential; in the feature segment, Boxoffice Company CEO Julien Marcel joins Daniel for an update on the 2023 Cannes Festival.

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Episode Resources:

• Jacro
• Screenvision Media
• FAST X Opens to $251.5M Overseas, $318.5M Globally

What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 02:46 Big opening weekend for Fast X
• 07:51 Packed Q2 slate coming up
• 10:12 Titles that are getting the early buzz at Cannes
• 15:50 Takeaways from Cannes 2023
• 17:51 Reconciliation between streaming and theatrical exhibition
• 20:40 The theatrical market is back
• 22:47 Social media influence and more younger audience
• 24:56 AI talks in the Cannes festival
• 26:27 Geographical diversity 

29:17 Emerging from a couple of challenging years 

 MeOn this week’s episode of The Boxoffice Podcast, hosts Daniel Loria, Russ Fischer, and Romeo Duchene bring us the box office forecast for Fast X. In the feature segment, the trio discuss the entire history of the Fast and the Furious franchise.

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Episode Resources:

• Jacro
• Screenvision Media
• Weekend Box Office Forecast: FAST X Eyes $58M+ Domestic Debut; Will GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 3 Remain a Formidable Foe?

What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 02:54 Fast X box office forecast
• 06:19 June 2001 - The Fast and The Furious
• 22:02 June 2003 - 2 Fast 2 Furious
• 24:35 June 2006 - The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift
• 33:26 April 2009 - Fast & Furious
• 42:11 April 2011 - Fast Five
• 54:07 May 2013 - Fast & Furious 6
• 01:00:28 April 2015 - Furious 7
• 01:09:14 April 2017 - The Fate of the Furious
• 01:13:14 July 2019 - Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw

01:18:11 June 2021 - F9

On this week’s episode of The Boxoffice Podcast, hosts Daniel Loria, Jesse Rifkin, and Romeo Duchene go over Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3’s $114M domestic and $282M global opening and the recent Q1 earnings call. In the feature segment, Daniel speaks with Fathom Events CEO Ray Nutt on its first quarter performance, ongoing programs, and specialty distribution plans.  

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Episode Resources:

• Fathom Events
• Weekend Box Office: GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 3 Spins $114M Domestic, $282M Global Opening

What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 01:36 Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 opening weekend
• 03:08 Friday box office 
• 04:40 2023 Q1 earnings call
• 10:31 Films in the marketplace
• 12:41 Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 domestic numbers
• 15:39 Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 global performance
• 22:24 Joining CinemaCon 2023
• 23:56 Fathom Events Q1 performance
• 25:01 Documentary opportunities and plans
• 26:29 Treating competition as new windows
• 29:51 A culture of transparency
• 31:14 Classic films
• 32:52 Studio Ghibli fest
• 34:54 Increase in cinema affiliates
• 36:34 Pivoting to specialty distribution

On this week’s episode of The Boxoffice Podcast, hosts Daniel Loria and Rebecca Pahle cover The Super Mario Bros. Movie still strong in its second week with some new title releases, Cinionic’s laser upgrades, and IMAX’s new locations worldwide. They also cover a quick but detailed recap of the CinemaCon 2023, an event that recently ended. In the feature segment, Daniel speaks with JACRO’s Alan Roe about system improvements and a better sales system.  

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Episode Resources:

• Cinionic
• Weekend Box Office: SUPER MARIO BROS. MOVIE Becomes the First Billion-Dollar Release of 2023
• CinemaCon 2023: Lionsgate to Bring 14 Titles to Theaters This Year, Reveals First Look at HUNGER GAMES Prequel

What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 02:42 Another strong weekend for The Super Mario Bros. Movie, new opener in the box office
• 06:01 Cinionic laser upgrades in auditoriums
• 09:26 IMAX signed agreements with 63 upgraded auditoriums around the world
• 13:43 Major takeaways from the CinemaCon 2023
• 15:13 AMC Dynamic pricing 
• 18:31 Which film won CinemaCon?
• 20:48 Warner Bros. presentation 
• 22:41 Disney/Pixar’s films
• 28:36 DC’s Blue Beetle
• 31:01 Lionsgate’s Hunger Games reboot
• 30:42 Universal's presentation
• 32:54 More film presentations
• 34:22 Best studio presentation of CinemaCon 2023
• 36:27 The best thing in the goodie bag
• 37:21 Jeff Bezos biopic
• 39:16 Very positive vibe in the CinemaCon trade show
• 41:03 Vendor traffic at the trade show
• 42:24 Consolidating complex and separate systems 
• 43:51 Cinema POS
• 47:44 Crucial features for all POS systems

In the final episode of our CinemaCon 2023 episode series, Romeo Duchene, Daniel Loria and Rebecca Pahle go over the Paramount and Lionsgate presentations—including mentions of surprise guests in attendance at the event. For our feature segment, we bring you the exclusive recording of a panel from CinemaCon 2023, a conversation between Boxoffice's Julien Marcel, Disney's Tony Chambers, and Event Cinemas' Jane Hastings.

Daniel Loria and Rebecca Pahle cover all the highlights from the Disney and Universal presentations at CinemaCon 2023. In our feature segment, we are joined by PVR INOX’s Ajay Bijli and representatives of the Independent Cinema Alliance.

In today's episode of The Boxoffice Podcast, hosts Daniel Loria, Rebecca Pahle, and Romeo Duchene share highlights from the Warner Bros. studio presentation—where Barbie, Dune, and the DCEU garnered significant interest from the exhibitors in attendance. In our feature segment, Rebecca Pahle interviews Luke Mackey and Alexandra Holden from Event Cinemas, this year's honoree for International Exhibitor of the Year.

In today's episode of The Boxoffice Podcast, hosts Daniel Loria and Rebecca Pahle go over the highlights of Monday's CinemaCon panels—tackling topics like audience engagement, premium formats, and pricing strategies. In the feature segment, Daniel interviews MPA Chairman and CEO Charlie Rivkin on theatrical's important role in the entertainment industry's ecosystem.

In today’s episode of The Boxoffice Podcast’s daily CinemaCon edition, hosts Daniel Loria and Rebecca Pahle cover the industry’s biggest questions heading into the convention. How will consolidation impact the new paradigm of theatrical exhibition? How will NATO evolve under new leadership? And what can exhibitors expect from the 2023 box office?

Episode Resources:

• ICE Theaters 
• ParkVIP

On this week’s episode of The Boxoffice Podcast, hosts Daniel Loria, Rebecca Pahle, and Romeo Duchene discuss the upcoming CinemaCon 2023 including the possible presentations of the major exhibitors and their respective upcoming movie slates. In the feature segment, Daniel talks to John Fithian, outgoing NATO president and CEO, about his long history in service of exhibition and the industry as a whole.

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Episode Resources:

• CinemaCon 2023 Schedule Of Events
• National CineMedia Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy, To Undergo Debt Restructuring

What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 01:53 National CineMedia files for Chapter 11
• 02:47 Cineplex Q1 earnings
• 03:53 New title releases
• 06:18 Sony’s upcoming movie slate
• 10:53 The Flash to screen at CinemaCon, Warner Bros. upcoming films
• 14:11 Disney’s presentation next week
• 18:29 Universal and Focus presentation coverage
• 22:41 Paramount and the next Mission Impossible film
• 25:16 Lionsgate presentation
• 31:35 How it got started  
• 34:00 NATO executives 1992 
• 35:59 Industry-wide issues that affect everyone in the industry
• 39:47 Transition to digital cinema
• 45:09 The cyclical life of exhibition
• 49:11 NATO needed to evolve
• 54:22 Acquisition of Show West
• 59:04 Global unity
• 01:02:51 Crisis management challenges
• 01:04:58 The Sony hack
• 01:07:39 Develop positive relationships to the creative community
• 01:11:42 Misunderstood comment about 12 Years a Slave

On this week’s episode of The Boxoffice Podcast, hosts Daniel Loria and Rebecca Pahle bring us the overwhelming number of The Super Mario Bros. Movie’s weekend debut. In the feature segment Daniel interviews Stephen Williams and Stefani Robinson, director and writer respectively of the 2022 film Chevalier. They talk about what attracted them to a film that depicts a lifetime story of Joseph Bologne and help them decide to push through with producing and then releasing it.

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Episode Resources:

• Weekend Box Office Forecast: Super Mario Bros. Chases More Animation History in 2nd Frame as Renfield, The Pope’s Exorcist, and Suzume Debut

What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 01:45 What did you watch last weekend?
• 04:12 The Super Mario Bros. Movie is breaking records
• 15:33 Upcoming films next weekend
• 21:30 Writing the screenplay for Chevalier
• 24:53 Condensing a lifetime story into a screenplay
• 29:07 Real connection to the story
• 34:51 Resonating with remarkable people in history
• 40:03 Movies are a high version of visual narrative  

On this week’s episode of The Boxoffice Podcast, hosts Daniel Loria and Rebecca Pahle bring us the top performing films from last weekend and a look back at how counter programming has helped in increasing revenue. In the feature segment Daniel speaks with Celluloid Junkie executive editor, Sperling Reich, to discuss the latest buzz on Amazon possibly acquiring a major movie theater circuit.

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Episode Resources:

• Cineworld Announces Plan to Emerge from Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
• Weekend Box Office: Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves Rolls a First Place Opening
• Sony Pictures to Release Napoleon Theatrically on November 22
• Lay’s and Regal Cinemas Invite Fans to See Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves for a Potato
• Celluloid Junkie

What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 01:39 John Wick Chapter 4 - the best one yet?
• 03:52 Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves places 2nd
• 05:30 Other films that topped the box office chart
• 09:25 Film titles up for release next week
• 10:18 Counter programming success
• 14:36 Reading Cinemas
• 16:42 Cineworld’s  plans to emerge from Chapter 11 bankruptcy
• 20:49 Amazon acquiring AMC is just false news?
• 23:45 Cineworld’s Chapter 11 facts
• 27:38 Why would Amazon acquire a major exhibition circuit?
• 30:04 How Amazon evolved as a business
• 36:05 Amazon just bought a company
• 43:39 You can’t simply discount rumors
• 45:59 Apple buying a movie theater circuit?
• 48:25 How realistic is this?
• 50:51 It depends on the creditors
• 55:24 The reality for these giant companies  
• 57:51 Netflix is buying a theater circuit?

On this week’s episode of The Boxoffice Podcast, hosts Daniel Loria and Rebecca Pahle discuss the top grossing film releases this week, John Wick: Chapter 4’s $73.5M start. In the feature segment brought to us by Spotlight Cinema Networks, Daniel interviews Dine In Cinema Summit hosts Matt and Amy Mader about the innovative concepts in dine-in cinemas for better moviegoing experience.

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Episode Resources:

• Dine In Cinema Summit
• Interview with the Directors of Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves
• Weekend Box Office: John Wick: Chapter 4 Shoots to Franchise-Best Debut
• Spotlight Cinema Networks

What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 03:45 BTS: Yet To Come in Cinemas 
• 05:40 John Wick: Chapter 4 weekend debut
• 07:47 Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves
• 10:25 Scream VI, Creed III updates
• 13:25 The most interesting innovation of dine-in cinemas
• 16:06 Main takeaway from the Dine In Cinema Summit
• 22:51 The concept of providing ‘ease’ with entertainment
• 31:36 Creating a new line of revenue to stay open
• 35:34 Allocating more space for other leisure activities

On this week’s episode of The Boxoffice Podcast, hosts Daniel Loria and Rebecca Pahle go over the disappointing opening weekend results for Warner Bros.' Shazam! Fury of the Gods. In the feature segment, Daniel chats with NATO’s Jackie Brenneman on The Cinema Foundation's recently released cinema industry report.

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Episode Resources:

• The Cinema Foundation's State of the Cinema Industry Report

What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 03:58 Shazam! Fury of the Gods opens at $30M
• 05:09 Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom and The Flash 
• 06:15 John Wick: Chapter 4
• 10:05 The Cinema Foundation 
• 16:50 Total screen count coming out of the pandemic
• 20:32 Success stories of performing new films
• 23:33 The overall impact of National Cinema Day
• 29:57 How to maximize the value of streaming and theatrical releases
• 34:42 Dealing with piracy

On this week’s episode of The Boxoffice Podcast, hosts Daniel Loria and Rebecca Pahle cover the latest updates from the recently-concluded Oscars and some positive news on the industry’s recovery progress. In the feature segment, Daniel interviews SCREAM VI producers William Sherak and Paul Vanderbilt on the success of the film's box office debut.

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Episode Resources:

• Weekend Box Office: Scream VI Scares Up Franchise’s Best Opening
• The Cinema Foundation State of the Cinema Industry Report

What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 01:36 Latest news from the Oscars
• 09:32 Scream VI box office debut
• 12:00 Weekend forecast for Shazam! Fury of the Gods
• 13:42 Worldwide bump of movie screens 
• 15:44 PLF screens drive sales
• 18:48 Theater upgrades for better viewing service
• 22:38 Scream VI box office debut success
• 26:00 Horror genre continue to hook audience
• 30:53 Anything can work theatrical
• 32:31 Special promotions and initiatives
• 33:19 3D marketing
• 35:20 Better experience than at-home viewing for every consumer 

On this week’s episode of The Boxoffice Podcast, hosts Daniel Loria and Rebecca Pahle bring us the latest box office numbers including Creed III’s $50M domestic opening. In the feature segment, Rebecca talks to Mariam El Bacha, Territory General Manager at Vue International, about the Women in Exhibitions’ mentorship program launch.

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Episode Resources:

• NATO Appoints Michael P. O’Leary as President and CEO
• Women in Exhibition

What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 01:16 What movies did you watch this weekend?
• 04: Creed III opens to $50M domestically
• 06:38 Weekend box office numbers
• 09:37 New NATO president and CEO
• 11:16 AMC Theater Perfectly Popcorn
• 13:35 New 'Alien' movie
• 18:51 When did the mentorship program start?
• 23:09 Strengthened mentor-mentee relationship
• 24:00 It was a new program with a few mentors

On this week’s episode of The Boxoffice Podcast, hosts Daniel Loria and Rebecca Pahle cover last weekend’s box office numbers and the upcoming movie releases. In the feature segment, Daniel together with Russ Fischer is joined with freelance journalist and author Brin-Jonathan Butler for an in-depth recollection of the entire Rocky/Creed franchise starting from the first Rocky film in the 1976.

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Episode Resources:

• Women in Exhibition Mentorship Program: Mentor and Mentee Application Forms
• The Biggest Movies Coming to Theaters in March 2023
• Weekend Box Office Forecast: Creed III, Demon Slayer: To the Swordsmith Village, and Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre Kick Off A Promising March

On this week’s episode of The Boxoffice Podcast, hosts Rebecca Pahle and Shawn Robbins deliver the box office performance of Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania on its opening weekend and the films premiering this weekend. In the feature segment, Daniel Loria speaks with Wanda Giehart, the Global Chief Marketing & Content Officer at Cinemark. They talk about the theater chain’s rebranding efforts, enhanced customer experience, and their focus on immersive in-theater concession services.

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Episode Resources:

• Cinemark

What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 01:53 Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania debut week
• 04:37 Cocaine Bear premiere
• 06:14 Prediction for Ant-Man’s second weekend
• 08:33 Films to debut this weekend
• 13:31 Changes in the industry 
• 17:00 Understanding customer needs
• 19:23 Provide super immersive experience
• 22:43 Rebranding and experience upgrade
• 24:34 Making it as frictionless as possible
• 27:16 Main focus in the entertainment factor
• 29:00 Where is Front Row Joe?
• 29:59 Immersive food and beverage

On this week’s episode of The Boxoffice Podcast, hosts Daniel Loria, Rebecca Pahle, and Shawn Robbins give us a run down of the movie trailers presented at the Super Bowl LVII. In the feature segment, Daniel and Rebecca chat with ICA President Rich Daughtridge about the organization’s vision to help more independent cinemas grow and gain access to more content.

This episode is sponsored by JACRO.

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Episode Resources:

• Independent Cinema Alliance (ICA)

What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 02:27 Super Bowl LVII trailers
• 15:57 Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
• 18:10 Q1 forecast
• 23:09 What is the ICA?
• 25:06 Benefits of joining the ICA
• 27:58 Takeaways from 2022
• 29:56 Alternative content
• 31:17 Staffing and film availability
• 33:42 Q2 films
• 35:42 Studio per studio
• 38:22 Creating a lift for movies
• 40:57 Giving value beyond the tickets
• 43:28 Join ICA

On this week’s episode of The Boxoffice Podcast, hosts Russ Fischer and Rebecca Pahle discuss AMC’s controversial new dynamic pricing decision before breaking down Warner Bros.’ plans for their new universe of DC Comics films. In the feature segment, Fischer and Daniel Loria break down the top movies–both financially and in terms of creative impact–of 1997, in honor of Titanic’s 25th anniversary re-release this weekend.

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Episode Resources:

• Warner Bros. and DC Studios Announce DC Universe Slate
• Super Bowl Weekend Box Office Forecast: Magic Mike’s Last Dance and Titanic‘s 25th Anniversary Re-Issue Will Try to Counter the Big Game
• AMC Theatres Unveils “Sightline at AMC” Variable Pricing Initiative

What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 02:15 AMC’s dynamic pricing tiered program
• 06:01 DC Studios
• 16:58 Release dates
• 22:36 Magic Mike’s Last Dance
• 24:21 Going back to 1997
• 26:08 Tomorrow Never Dies
• 28:57 My Best Friend’s Wedding
• 31:05 Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope
• 33:51 Good Will Hunting
• 37:00 As Good As It Gets
• 39:33 Air Force One
• 42:19 Liar Liar
• 43:40 The Lost World: Jurassic Park
• 44:59 Men in Black
• 52:00 Other notable 1997 films
• 01:06:10 Titanic

On this week’s episode of The Boxoffice Podcast, hosts Daniel Loria and Rebecca Pahle cover the updates from the Sundance Streaming Festival as it wraps up and the biggest movie releases this month. In the feature segment, Daniel speaks with Stacy Spikes, co-founder and CEO of MoviePass, about the company’s beta relaunch, tiered programs, and service upgrades to improve moviegoing experience.

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Episode Resources:

• MoviePass

What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 01:37 Valentine’s Day plans
• 02:28 Sundance Streaming Festival wraps up
• 04:13 What movies did you watch?
• 07:56 Pathaan
• 10:04 Top box office films, Billie Eilish concert
• 16:04 Two new releases from Universal
• 20:16 MoviePass
• 23:42 Getting funding
• 26:50 Cinema needs software upgrade
• 29:12 Concerns during MoviePass relaunch
• 31:47 MoviePass tiered upgrade
• 35:29 Partners 
• 38:31 Film variety and premium experience
• 41:34 Beta launch
• 47:15 Incorporating customer service
• 48:31 Multiple price points

On this week’s episode of The Boxoffice Podcast, hosts Daniel Loria, Rebecca Pahle, and Chad Kennerk cover the list of notable films nominated in the Oscars, the latest updates from the ongoing Sundance Film Festival, and theater closures from several exhibition giants. 

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Episode Resources:

• Sundance Film Festival
• Avatar: The Way of Water Crosses $2B Globally, Sixth-Highest Earning Film Ever

What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 01:20 M3gan crosses the $125M mark Worldwide
• 02:51 Takeaways from Sundance Film Festival
• 05:54 All Quiet on the Western Front
• 07:22 Avatar: The Way of Water crossed the 2 billion mark worldwide
• 11:08 The Banshees of Inisherin
• 12:20 Elvis
• 14:35 Everything Everywhere All at Once
• 18:48 Tár
• 21:19 Women Talking
• 25:16 Chinese box office after the lunar new year
• 26:37 Regal Cinema to close 39 theaters
• 29:20 Cinépolis Chelsea is quietly seizing operations
• 31:18 Schedule changes 
• 34:09 Box office numbers as we finish up January

On this week’s episode of The Boxoffice Podcast, hosts Daniel Loria and Rebecca Pahle discuss Avatar: The Way of Water’s stronghold in the box office on its fifth week and the latest updates from the ICTA LA Seminar series - pricing adjustments to bring in more moviegoers.

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Episode Resources:

• MoviePass
• International Cinema Technology Association (ICTA) 
• Weekend Box Office: Avatar: The Way of Water Earns Third-Highest Fifth Weekend Ever

What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 01:29 Avatar: The Way of Water’s 5th weekend
• 04:54 New films performing surprisingly well
• 07:04 Titles debuting this weekend
• 09:15 Does every movie have to cost the same?
• 11:40 MoviePass relaunch update
• 15:42 What to watch this weekend

On this week’s episode of The Boxoffice Podcast, hosts Rebecca Pahle and Shawn Robbins provide us insight into the continued performance of Avatar, the Way of Water as well as this weekend's crop of new releases. In the feature segment, Rebecca speaks with Caryn Coleman, the founder and executive director of the nonprofit organization, The Future of Film is Female  about the organization’s effort to help and support women filmmakers through its funding, exhibition, and promotion programs.

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Episode Resources:

• The Future of Film is Female
• MLK Box Office Forecast: Avatar: The Way of Water Looks to Top Titanic‘s No. 2 All-Time Fifth Frame at $30M+; All Eyes on M3GAN‘s Hold and A Man Called Otto‘s Expansion

What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 02:21 Avatar: The Way of Water continues to perform
• 05:01 M3gan box office debut
• 06:10 Horror films of 2022
• 06:49 A Man Called Otto
• 08:14 Upcoming weekend title releases
• 12:26 The Future of Film is Female history
• 15:14 Focused on promoting films directed by women
• 19:18 There’s a lot of amazing films that have gone nowhere
• 24:25 Sales split
• 26:34 Convincing people to watch short films
• 29:25 How to support the organization 

On this week’s episode of The Boxoffice Podcast, hosts Russ Fischer, Daniel Loria, and  Rebecca Pahle give us an overview of last year’s box office records and 2023’s upcoming slate from five major studios. 

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Episode Resources:

• Weekend Box Office: Avatar: The Way of Water Scores Fourth-Highest Third Weekend Ever Domestically

What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 04:08 Avatar: The Way of Water
• 05:14 Disney’s 2022 box office numbers
• 10:19 2023 slate from Disney
• 14:30 Universal’s 2022 hits and misses
• 17:10 2023 slate from Universal
• 21:31 Paramount’s 2022 and 2023 film slates
• 28:22 Sony’s 2022 box office films
• 34:24 Sony’s 2023 slate
• 42:14 Warner Bros. 2022 films
• 44:41 2023 slate for Warner Bros.
• 55:47 Mission Impossible Dead Reckoning 
• 58:05 The top must-see list for 2023

On this week’s episode of The Boxoffice Podcast, hosts Russ Fischer, Daniel Loria, Rebecca Pahle, and Shawn Robbins bring back the biggest news and updates, and the box office numbers of the most anticipated and surprisingly, the most unexpected films of 2022.

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Episode Resources:

• St. Jhude Children's Research Hospital

What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 02:07 Box office numbers for 2022
• 06:59 Biggest business news this year
• 08:47 Warner-Discovery partnership
• 14:36 Bob Iger coming back to Disney
• 17:25 Top Gun Maverick coming on Memorial Day
• 22:14 Huge movie surprise this year: RRR
• 26:59 The launch of National Cinema Day
• 30:33 Best horror movies this year
• 35:18 Disappointments this year
• 38:42 Netflix’s promise of going theatrical
• 40:08 Transition period for Lionsgate
• 45:04 Favorite movie going moments of 2022

On this week’s episode of The Boxoffice Podcast, hosts Russ Fischer, Daniel Loria, Rebecca Pahle discuss the opening weekend–and second weekend holdover potential–of Avatar: The Way of Water, as well as Christmas releases providing counterprogramming potential. In the feature segment, representatives from data firm Omdia, exhibitors National Amusements and Marcus Theatres, and premium cinema provider ICE Theaters discuss the role premium formats have played in exhibition in 2022.

This episode is sponsored by ICE Theaters.

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Episode Resources:

• Omdia
• ICE Theaters

What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 01:41 Opening weekend of Avatar
• 03:47 Premium format stats domestically
• 06:25 Audience demographics
• 08:30 Batman vs. Avatar
• 10:36 Premium format stats internationally
• 12:41 Christmas effect on movie weekends
• 13:44 Strange World vs. Sing 2
• 14:50 Babylon
• 16:13 Whitney Houston biopic
• 17:26 Crucial weeks for Avatar
• 19:19 What premium large format is today?
• 24:50 What does the future of premium screens look like?
• 27:02 Growth of premium screens in 2022
• 27:39 Films that worked the best under premium large format
• 30:02 Trends that worked best
• 34:00 Financial performance of PLF
• 36:46 Marketing higher ticket prices
• 39:38 Marketing outside of the film itself
• 43:14 Earned media
• 46:56 Mistakes to avoid when installing PLF auditoriums
• 49:53 Paying for the PLF experience
• 52:06 Effect of inflation in the PLF space
• 57:28 PLF in 2023

On this week’s episode of The Boxoffice Podcast, hosts Russ Fischer, Daniel Loria, Rebecca Pahle, and Shawn Robbins bring us forecast for Avatar: The Way of Water and several titles set for release soon. In the feature segment, Russ and Daniel go through James Cameron’s blockbuster titles and overall film history.

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What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 02:21 Pressure put on Avatar: The Way of Water
• 03:18 Strange World 
• 07:19 Puss in Boots forecast
• 08:24 The Whale
• 10:27 Avatar: The Way of Water
• 16:04 Piranha II: The Spawning
• 18:50 The Terminator (1984)
• 24:37 Aliens (1986)
• 36:24 The Abyss (1989)
• 41:25 Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
• 48:40 True Lies / Strange Days
• 54:40 Titanic (1997)
• 01:08:55 Avatar

On this week’s episode of The Boxoffice Podcast, hosts Russ Fischer, Daniel Loria, Rebecca Pahle cover another disappointing box office numbers and the possible reception of the upcoming film Avatar: The Way of Water. In the feature segment, we get to listen to the panel conversation Rebecca had with several exhibitors and specialty distributors on the state of art houses.

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Episode Resources:

• Spotlight Cinema Networks

What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 01:44 Lowest domestic market weekend since September
• 02:46 The Fabelmans 
• 08:12 Bones and All
• 09:34 Avatar: The Way of Water
• 13:15 Longer theatrical run
• 15:46 Legendary titles
• 22:24 What program is working right now?
• 26:22 Plenty of fils to fill the screens
• 32:51 Percentage of moviegoers coming back
• 41:53 How can distributors help?
• 44:16 Are film festivals back?
• 48:07 Upcoming films in 2023
• 54:04 More access to undistributed films 

On this week’s episode of The Boxoffice Podcast, hosts Daniel Loria, Rebecca Pahle, and Jesse Rifkin cover the Thanksgiving box office numbers. In the feature segment, Daniel talks to NCG Cinemas CEO Jeff Geiger about NCG’s roots and origins, and strategy of incorporating modern concepts into their theaters. 

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Episode Resources:

• Fathom Events
• NCG

What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 04:15 The Amazon Studios deal?
• 07:51 Box office numbers for Thanksgiving weekend
• 12:53 Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery release numbers
• 18:26 From bowling business to movie theaters
• 20:53 Family business through the years
• 24:16 Modern concepts 
• 27:11 Good content + good marketing
• 28:36 What about alternative content?
• 30:06 Staying competitive in digital content
• 31:33 Educating customers of change
• 34:29 Movie theater pricing
• 36:10 Getting back to pre-COVID numbers

On this week’s episode of The Boxoffice Podcast, hosts Daniel Loria and Shawn Robbins discuss the latest box office numbers and the latest executive changes over at Disney. In the feature segment, Russ Fischer joins Daniel to talk about the long history of films directed by Steven Spielberg. 

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Episode Resources:

• Fathom Events

What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 02:15 Thanksgiving weekend movies
• 03:09 What can we expect from The Fabelmans?
• 04:38 Two new titles this week
• 06:58 Black Panther: Wakanda Forever in week three
• 10:22 Executive shakeup at Disney
• 14:48 Fathom Events on screening The Chosen’s S3 episode 1&2
• 18:10 West Side Story
• 22:48 Jaws
• 34:29 Close Encounters 
• 41:46 Indiana Jones movies
• 45:28 Empire of the Sun
• 53:01 Saving Private Ryan
• 57:17 Minority Report, Catch Me If You Can
• 01:04:01 War of the Worlds, Munich
• 01:09:33 Bridge of Spies
• 01:14:06 Ready Player One
• 01:16:38 The Fabelmans

On this week’s episode of The Boxoffice Podcast, hosts Daniel Loria, Rebecca Pahle, and Shawn Robbins cover Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’s box office numbers for its weekend debut. In the feature segment, Daniel interviews Ray Nutt, CEO of Fathom Events on the box office success of their 2022 offerings as well as plans to distribute more content internationally.

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Episode Resources:

• Fathom Events

What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 01:55 Black Panther: Wakanda Forever opening weekend
• 10:03 What helps drive concession sales? 
• 12:16 The Fabelmans premiere
• 16:15 Fathom Events: just about to double last year’s revenue 
• 18:08 Taking content internationally
• 19:39 Future plans for more growth opportunities
• 22:32 Quality content plays a huge role
• 24:25 The business model that works
• 26:16 Current event programs
• 29:52 The future of events cinemas

On this week’s episode of The Boxoffice Podcast, hosts Daniel Loria, Rebecca Pahle, and Shawn Robbins discuss Cinemark’s Q3 earnings call and the latest box office numbers with Black Adam staying in the top spot on its 3rd week. In the feature segment, Daniel interviews Mark Mylod on his upcoming film The Menu. 

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What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 01:50 Black Panther: Wakanda Forever forecast
• 04:03 Black Adam stays at #1 spot on its 3rd week
• 05:54 Daniel Radcliffe’s Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
• 08:40 Cinemark’s Q3 report
• 10:21 Favorite movie theater candy
• 12:14 AMC ‘s $5 discount promotion
• 14:16 AMC partners with Zoom to create Zoom rooms
• 18:11 The Menu
• 23:22 Adding an Altman touch  
• 26:45 Challenges of putting all characters together for 2 hours
• 30:34 Coming up with an original idea
• 33:17 Movie theaters you frequent
• 34:39 Expectations for The Menu

On this week’s episode of The Boxoffice Podcast, hosts Daniel Loria, Rebecca Pahle, and Shawn Robbins deliver box office forecasts for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever and Avatar: The Way of Water and the top films on the weekend release of Black Adam. In the feature segment, Rebecca interviews executives from NYC documentary mainstay DCTV on their new Firehouse Cinema.  

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Episode Resources:

• DCTV Firehouse Cinema

What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 02:11 Weekend box office’s top 10
• 04:43 Wakanda Forever forecast
• 06:39 New films with a breakthrough potential
• 09:13 Avatar: The Way of Water forecast
• 11:41 What kinds of movies are we missing?
• 13:34 AMC to upgrade their laser projection
• 16:09 DCTV’s The Firehouse Cinema
• 17:54 Conception and completion took 20 years
• 24:39 Finding balance between meeting community needs and company resources
• 30:01 How do you approach inclusive curation?
• 33:29 We are a community center
• 35:04 Plans for the first year of operations
• 38:31 Enhancing the education and enhancing capacity 

On this week’s episode of The Boxoffice Podcast, hosts Rebecca Pahle, Shawn Robbins, and Jesse Rifkin recap the opening weekend success — and second weekend holdover potential — of Ticket to Paradise and Black Adam. In the feature segment, Rebecca interviews CEO Anthony LaVerde on Emagine Entertainment’s century-old Biringham 8 Theatre, which has been transformed into a haunted walkthrough experience for the month of October. 

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Episode Resources:

• Michigan’s Emagine Birmingham 8 Theatre Transforms Into Haunted House for October
• Weekend Box Office Forecast: Black Adam and Ticket to Paradise Look to Rejuvenate Fall Box Office

What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 01:27 Ted Sarandos on Netflix investor interview 
• 03:44 Yellowstone season premiere coming to theaters
• 05:07 Weekend box office numbers
• 08:03 Box office forecast
• 11:43 Turning one location into a full Halloween attraction
• 18:57 Haunted theater F&B
• 19:31 Staffing, training, and operation
• 22:14 Customer reactions

On this week’s episode of The Boxoffice Podcast, hosts Russ Fischer, Rebecca Pahle, and Shawn Robbins share updates on the latest batch of release date changes affecting the MCU and discuss the box office potential of new releases Black Adam and Ticket to Paradise. Later in the episode, host Daniel Loria provides an update on the conversations taking place at ShowEast; in our feature segment, Loria interviews NATO Chairman Rolando Rodriguez, being honored with the show's Dan Fellman Show “E” Award.

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Episode Resources:

• Weekend Box Office Forecast: Will the Finale Factor Help Halloween Ends Best Predecessor’s Hybrid Opening One Year Ago?
• Weekend Box Office Forecast: Black Adam and Ticket to Paradise Look to Rejuvenate Fall Box Office

What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 01:09 MCU’s release date shake ups
• 04:21 Prediction for Halloween Ends’ second week
• 06:36 Dwayne Johnson’s Black Adam
• 09:52 Ticket to Paradise performance
• 13:05 Industry revenue drops this year
• 15:18 Sufficient and uninterrupted theatrical releases
• 17:35 Cinema’s working with streamers
• 20:11 Theatrical release of Wakanda Forever in France
• 20:59 Viral marketing 
• 23:44 TikTok to integrate showtime and digital ticketing in stories
• 24:44 The success of National Cinema Day
• 29:15 The most iconic visit to a movie theater
• 31:18 Working at a theater in a new country
• 34:12 Years of experience as an executive
• 40:20 Making exhibition more inclusive in the executive ranks
• 44:47 Calls to action within the team
• 46:54 Never lost trust in the industry even with the pandemic   

On this week’s episode of The Boxoffice Podcast, hosts Russ Fischer and Daniel Loria discuss horror movies’ near-monopoly on the current domestic box office before turning to discussion of Netflix’s Glass Onion, which will be getting theatrical exclusivity before making its streaming debut. Also in the news this week: NATO  Executive Director and CEO is set to retire from the trade group in May of 2023. In the feature segment, Rebecca interviews Cameron Mitchell - Executive Director, National Association of Cinema Operators (NACO) - with regards to the status of the Australian and Middle Eastern theatrical markets.

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Episode Resources:

• AMC Reaches Agreement with Netflix, Will Play Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery at Select US and European Locations
• Disney Announces Release Schedule Updates: Blade, Deadpool 3, Fantastic Four, Avengers: Secret Wars, & More

What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 03:01 It’s time for horror films
• 07:59 Netflix films getting theatrical release
• 14:09 Black Panther not releasing in France?
• 15:45 Halloween Ends 
• 23:19 Australian content
• 25:18 Government support during the pandemic
• 27:17 Loyalty programs and premium cinema experience
• 31:16 International content is becoming popular
• 32:59 The Middle East market 

On this week’s episode of The Boxoffice Podcast, hosts Rebecca Pahle and Jesse Rifkin discuss potential second-weekend holds for overperformer Smile and underperformer Bros, as well as this weekend’s release of the first major family movie since July. The feature is an excerpt from a Geneva Convention panel, moderated by Pahle, at last week’s Geneva Convention. In that panel, Jackie Brenneman (NATO, The Cinema Foundation), Valerie Alexander (author/keynote speaker), and Stacy Babl (Marcus Theatres) discuss the changing realities of how to attract and retain employees in the cinema space. 

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What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 02:04 Update on Cineplex and Cineworld
• 03:20 Latest box office numbers
• 10:14 Next weekend title releases 
• 13:32 Is recent staffing difficulty going away soon?
• 14:43 Dealing with Gen Z applicants
• 16:56 Hiring and retention process since the pandemic
• 22:27 Sponsorship versus mentorship
• 29:42 Implementing changes in the industries
• 33:08 Keeping employees engaged

On this week’s episode of The Boxoffice Podcast, hosts Russ Fischer and Rebecca Pahle discuss the holdover potential of Don’t Worry Darling and what the demographics of Avatar’s 2022 re-release may indicate about its December sequel.. In the feature segment, Daniel and Rebecca talk to ICA Chairman Bill Campbell, Founding President Byron Berkeley, and ICA Director Joel Davis about the origin of the Cinema Buying Group and how it helped independent theaters survive the transition to digital projection.

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Episode Resources:

• Premiere Cinemas
• Cinema Buying Alliance

What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 01:30 Weekend box office numbers  
• 09:53 Movie releases this weekend
• 16:07 What is the Cinema Buying Group?
• 22:44 Going digital poses a threat to small theaters
• 24:29 Premiere Cinemas joins CBG
• 27:07 Current plans and programs

On this week’s episode of The Boxoffice Podcast, hosts Daniel Loria, Rebecca Pahle, and Shawn Robbins discuss the last week’s film releases date changes and the strong holdover potential for The Woman King and Barbarian.  For the Vendor Segment, Daniel talks to Michael Giacinto, Director of Sales at Proctor Companies, about how the company’s visions are providing better service in the concessions space.

In the Indie Focus feature, Daniel moderates a panel discussion pulled from Boxoffice Pro’s recent webinar on the state of dine-in cinemas. Jerry Rakfeldt of Spotlight Cinema Networks introduces.

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Episode Resources:

• Proctor Companies
• Dine In Cinema Summit

What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 02:57 What did you watch this week?
• 06:52 Expectations for Avatar re-release
• 09:22 Upcoming titles for the Halloween season
• 13:48 Return of the original Karate Kid franchise
• 15:10 Next installment of the Searching franchise
• 16:00 Some schedule shift
• 23:56 Innovations in theater concessions
• 25:19 Bars in theaters are money makers
• 26:54 Dine-in models
• 31:04 Macro overview of the dine-in space
• 32:29 Tackling supply chain issues
• 33:42 Most recent trends    
• 35:58 The the Dine-In Cinema Summit
• 38:00 Ensuring that dine-in stays a luxury experience
• 39:46 A lot focus is on content
• 41:19 Flexible operations matter
• 43:45 Giving local teams freedom and flexibility
• 45:13 Special-themed menu items 
• 46:38 The content is always the main feature
• 48:20 What would you change?

On this week’s episode of The Boxoffice Podcast, hosts Daniel Loria and Russ Fischer discuss Cineworld's Chapter 11 bankruptcy, Disney’s new film announcements, and the highlights for the fall festival season. In the feature segment, Daniel talks to Brandon Jones (FILMFROG Marketing) and Rich Daughtridge (ICA President) about the preparations, strategies, and goals for Cinema Week on October 7-13, 2022. 

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Episode Resources:

• Disney Announces New Films, Debuts Trailers and Footage at D23 Convention
• Cinema Week 2022

What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 01:30 Cineworld files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
• 04:46 Amazon and Apple going into the movie ticket business?
• 08:25 Disney announces new movie titles
• 15:39 What to expect from the upcoming festival season
• 20:49 More titles for the festival season
• 36:22 Cinema Week
• 38:45 How is Cinema Week different?
• 41:06 Cinema Week theme: Cinema Connects Us
• 45:32 Unlimited popcorn?

On this week’s episode of The Boxoffice Podcast, hosts Daniel Loria, Rebecca Pahle, and Shawn Robbins discuss the recently concluded National Cinema Day and the box office forecast for big title releases this year. In the feature segment, Daniel talks to Roberto Quintero,  the organizer of CineShow Mexico - an event that brings together independent exhibitors and alternative theaters from Mexico and Latin America - to help address the challenges faced by exhibitors during the pandemic, and now into its recovery phase. 

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Episode Resources:

• National Cinema Day
• CineShow Mexico
• Weekend Box Office Forecast: Barbarian and Brahmāstra: Part One – Shiva

What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 02:32 National Cinema Day
• 06:57 Movie Pass is back!
• 08:07 Box office weekend numbers
• 13:40 Forecast for Q3
• 15:13 Delay in release of new films
• 16:49 What’s the next hundred million opener?
• 17:40 Cinema recovery in Mexico
• 20:22 CineShow Mexico
• 22:47 History of movie theaters in Puebla, Mexico
• 25:35 Struggles during the pandemic
• 29:34 Concessions in Mexico
• 31:15 Priorities in the Mexican exhibition   
• 35:00 Expectations for the Mexican exhibition in 2023
• 36:48 CineShow Mexico is a celebration

On this week’s episode of The Boxoffice Podcast, hosts Daniel Loria and Rebecca Pahle deliver the latest news in the box office including new film schedule lineup, the return of Movie Pass, and several chief executive announcements from a few exhibitors. In the feature segment, Daniel talks to UK Cinema Association’s Phil Clapp and NATO’s Jackie Brenneman to discuss the upcoming National Cinema Day 2022, an all films, all screens, all day event on September 3, 2022. 

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Episode Resources:

• National Cinema Day
• National Cinema Day Brings $3 Tickets to US Movie Theaters on September 3
• Weekend Box Office Forecast: Top Gun: Maverick Chases More History, Spider-Man: No Way Home and Jaws Court Moviegoers for Slow Labor Day Frame
• National Cinema Day Coming to the UK on September 3 with £3 Tickets for All Films at Participating Theaters
• The Moviegoer’s Guide to Austin, Texas

What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 02:34 Trade show sold out
• 04:51 Halloween Ends will go day-and-date
• 05:47 New films schedule changes
• 09:06 Movie Pass is coming back
• 11:19 New chief executive announcements
• 13:40 National Cinema Day 2022
• 18:42 NATO and UKCA working together
• 19:35 The National Cinema Day initiative
• 23:24 What’s in it for the moviegoers?
• 26:27 Exhibitors joining the event
• 28:14 Cinemas knows their audience best
• 31:06 Titles audiences can watch during the event  

On this week’s episode of The Boxoffice Podcast, hosts Daniel Loria, Rebecca Pahle, and Chad Kennerk pitch in the numbers of the Q2 earnings call while Daniel, Rebecca, and Jesse Rifkin discuss the weekend’s box office numbers with Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero taking the top spot. In the feature segment, Daniel talks to Jeff and Jamie Benson of Cinergy Entertainment about the theater’s history and present marketing strategies. 

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Episode Resources:

• Cinergy Entertainment
• CinéShow 2022: Visionary Award – Jeff & Jamie Benson, Cinergy Entertainment

What to Listen ForSynergy Entertainment

• 00:00 Intro
• 02:20 Welcome to the podcast, Chad!
• 03:56 2022 Q2 earnings call
• 14:27 Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero grabs top 1 spot
• 17:37 Amsterdam gets a new release date
• 19:21 How it started for Cinergy Entertainment
• 27:00 Learning from the ground up
• 29:35 Second phase in exhibition
• 32:47 Keeping things fresh and entertaining

On this week’s episode of The Boxoffice Podcast, hosts Daniel Loria and Rebecca Pahle provide insights on the Q2 earnings highlights and the premiere of Prey on Hulu. In the Indie Focus feature segment, Rebecca interviews Cinema Village owner Nicolas Nicolaou about his journey in the neighborhood cinema, working tirelessly to keep his cinemas operational even after the pandemic. 

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Episode Resources:

• Spotlight Cinema Networks
• Cinema Village
• Alpine Cinema
• Weekend Box Office Forecast: Beast and Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero Aim to Prop Up Another Slow August Frame

What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 03:20 Prey premieres on Hulu
• 04:15 One new opener in the box office this weekend
• 05:42 Netflix’s top 10 from the first week of August
• 08:11 Two new releases next weekend
• 10:33 Cineworld and IMAX expand their partnership
• 12:20 Cinépolis to upgrade all its movie theaters
• 13:44 Emagine Entertainment partners with a live events company
• 18:08 What drew you to the neighborhood theaters?
• 22:31 We lost a lot of neighborhood theaters
• 28:54 Doing renovations on Alpine Cinema
• 31:29 Future plans for the three cinemas

On this week’s episode of The Boxoffice Podcast, hosts Russ Fischer, Daniel Loria, and Rebecca Pahle present the Boxoffice Rewind, a new segment where they take us back to the top 10 highest grossing movies of 2009 with Avatar taking the number one spot. 

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Episode Resources:

• Weekend Box Office: Bullet Train Arrives at $30M in Domestic Debut

What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 01:49 Discovery and WarnerMedia merger
• 10:44 #10: Robert Downey Jr.’s Sherlock Holmes
• 12:49 #9: Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel
• 14:03 #8: The Blindside 
• 18:32 #7: Star Trek 
• 29:10 #6: The Hangover
• 32:21 #5: Up
• 34:28 #4: The Twilight Saga: New Moon
• 38:59 #3: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
• 41:52 #2: Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
• 44:35 Movies that didn’t hit the top 10
• 48:47 #1: Avatar

On this week’s episode of The Boxoffice Podcast, hosts Daniel Loria and Rebecca Pahle provide highlights of the weekend box office, including the debut numbers of DC League of Super-Pets and Nope’s second-weekend holdover; the potential of this weekend’s upcoming films, Bullet Train and Easter Sunday, is also dissected. In the feature segment, Daniel speaks to entertainment executives Melanie Valera and Jeff Wilk, both of the Will Rogers Motion Picture Pioneers Foundation affiliate Film Row, about that group’s efforts to mold new industry leaders.

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Episode Resources:

• Film Row

What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 03:44 Two movies opening this weekend
• 06:44 DC League of Super-Pets opens to $23M
• 09:17 Top 10 chain location with highest ticket sales
• 11:39 Weekend top 5 
• 14:32 Bullet Train expectations
• 21:25 How did you get started with Film Row?
• 25:01 Getting perspective from industry veterans
• 31:10 Launching the program before the pandemic
• 35:39 It started with a blank canvas

On this week’s episode of The Boxoffice Podcast, hosts Russ Fischer, Daniel Loria, and Rebecca Pahle discuss Nope’s opening weekend and Marvel’s new movie late at the ComicCon. In the feature segment, Daniel and Rebecca talk to Byron Berkley, President of Theatre Owners of Mid-America and Diane Feffer, CinéShow's Managing Director, about what the participants can expect during the 2-day event. 

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Episode Resources:

• CinéShow
• ICA Partners with CineShow for 24th Annual Conference

What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 02:29 Marcus won’t open on new locations with no liquor license 
• 04:21 Nope opens to $44M domestically
• 11:27 DC League of Super-Pets to debut this weekend
• 13:27 Marvel announces new releases at ComicCon
• 23:11 Upcoming Warner Bros. releases
• 24:02 Warner Bros. has gone through a buyout
• 30:02 CineShow in Dallas
• 35:01 Expectations for the CineShow
• 37:39 4 Star Cinema survives the pandemic
• 40:08 Exhibition needs diversity of content
• 42:09 There is something for everyone 

On this week’s episode of The Boxoffice Podcast, hosts Russ Fischer, Daniel Loria, Rebecca Pahle, and Shawn Robbins chat about Jordan Peele’s mystery box movie Nope. In the feature segment, Daniel and Rebecca are joined by Malco’s Larry Etter to discuss the growing market of food and beverage in theaters and the upcoming NAC Expo.

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Episode Resources:

• National Association of Concessionaires (NAC)
• Malco Theatres
• Weekend Box Office Forecast: Jordan Peele’s Nope

What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 01:37 Jordan Peele’s new horror film, Nope
• 04:43 What was the opening weekend of Get Out like?
• 07:39 A look back at Get Out and Us
• 09:04 Is a mystery box movie sustainable?
• 13:35 Trends in foods and beverage
• 15:58 Cinemas scaling their menus
• 17:55 Can’t find these things in cinemas right now
• 19:54 Theater food service continues to compete with neighboring restaurants
• 21:36 The key role alcoholic beverages plays
• 24:17 F&B concession prices 
• 27:58 The NAC Concession & Hospitality Expo
• 31:23 F&B on cinema revenue growth 

On this week’s episode of The Boxoffice Podcast, hosts Daniel Loria and Jesse Rifkin cover Thor: Love and Thunder’s opening weekend as well as the latest box office numbers, including Minions: Rise of Gru significantly dropping on its second week.

In the feature segment, Daniel talks to Will Rogers Motion Picture Pioneers Foundation (WRMPPF) Executive Director, Christina Blumer, about the organization’s latest activities to continuously help the industry including an upcoming major event - the Pioneer of the Year Dinner.

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Episode Resources:

• Will Rogers Motion Picture Pioneers Foundation
• Will Rogers Motion Picture Pioneers Foundation Promotes Christina Blumer to Executive Director

What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 02:09 Thor: Love and Thunder opens at $302M globally
• 03:37 Minions: Rise of Gru drops in its second week
• 05:16 2022 box office numbers are getting better by the week
• 08:00 What’s going on for Disney?
• 09:09 Big release schedule changes
• 15:32 When did you first join Will Rogers?
• 16:26 Traditional Walk with Will
• 19:51 Will Rogers Foundation operates 3 distinct program
• 25:10 Years spent working for the charity
• 27:16 The Pioneer of the Year Dinner
• 30:19 Continue serving the people in the industry

On this week’s episode of The Boxoffice Podcast, hosts Daniel Loria, Rebecca Pahle, and Shawn Robbins cover the latest box office numbers with Minions: The Rise of Gru opening at $125M and predictions for Thor: Love and Thunder’s weekend release. Next, Russ Fischer joins Daniel and Rebecca to talk about where MCU is heading after the Avengers: Endgame. In the feature segment, April Wright, director of Back to the Drive-In documentary shares the resiliency of drive-in owners and how the industry is fighting to stay open.

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Episode Resources:

• Weekend Box Office: Minions: The Rise of Gru Earns Best Animated Opening of Pandemic Era
• The Biggest Movies Coming to Theaters in July 2022

What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 03:05 Cinépolis USA announces the first IMAX dine-in cinema
• 04:32 Minions: The Rise of Gru opens to $125M
• 06:52 What can we expect from Minions: The Rise of Gru 
• 09:00 Thor: Love and Thunder opens this weekend
• 10:51 What to expect in the coming months
• 12:06 Box office predictions after summer
• 13:47 Where does MCU stand right now?
• 19:00 Did Disney peak with Avengers Endgame?
• 24:10 What films can appeal to audiences this summer?
• 25:30 April Wright on Back to the Drive-In documentary
• 27:07 Why do a documentary on drive-ins?
• 30:55 The drive-in culture is going to stay
• 32:55 The first drive-in opened on June 6, 1933
• 35:35 How to get in touch with April Wright
• 37:51 Drive-in owners remain resilient

On this week’s episode of The Boxoffice Podcast, Rebecca Pahle and Jesse Rifkin discuss a photo-finish for the top spot at the box office between Warner Bros.' Elvis and Paramount's Top Gun: Maverick. In our final dispatch from CineEurope, Daniel Loria is joined by Celluloid Junkie's Sperling Reich to cover the convention's main themes and trends.  And in the feature segment, Daniel is joined by Guillaume Thomine Desmazures of ICE Theaters and Renaud Palliere, CEO of India's PVR Cinemas-The Luxury Collection, to chat about the Indian exhibitor's approach to premium formats.

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Episode Resources:

• Showbiz Sandbox Podcast
• ICE Theaters
• Apex Order Pickup Solutions
• ICE Theaters Announces Launch in India with PVR Cinemas Partnership

What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 02:01 Paramount and Warner Bros. released studio estimates for Top Gun: Maverick and Elvis
• 06:26 Box office top 5
• 11:01 Premiumization of cinemas
• 15:58 Marketing of higher ticket prices
• 23:08 Now, it’s selling tickets to your theater
• 26:09 PVR Cinemas signing a deal with ICE Theaters
• 27:07 The PVR network of theaters in India
• 29:42 Diversification of premium formats
• 31:24 ICE Theater format combined with Bollywood content  

On this week’s episode of The Boxoffice Podcast, hosts Daniel Loria and Rebecca Pahle discuss the weekend’s box office numbers and Lightyear’s debut gross, followed by Daniel chatting with Merrick Edwards of Apex Order Pickup Solutions about the smart food locker technology providing smart solutions to institutions providing delivery service. In the feature segment, Daniel interviews UNIC’s Laura Houlgatte and Phil Clapp about the state of the European market while recovery and the possible future for theatrical exclusivity. 

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Episode Resources:

• UNIC
• ICE Theaters
• Apex Order Pickup Solutions

What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 02:03 Disney Pixar’s Lightyear opens to $50.5M
• 06:22 Box office weekend numbers
• 08:43 Pre-pandemic growth of the European market
• 17:39 The impact of streaming
• 23:09 If you need to charge more, make the experience worth it
• 25:26 Staffing and workforce
• 31:39 What is Apex?
• 32:42 What makes a smart food locker unique?
• 36:05 Great solution for delivery service
• 41:22 The state of the market in Europe
• 43:52 Cinemas are back in strength
• 47:01 The challenges in production of domestic markets
• 48:54 Status of theatrical exclusivity in Europe

On this week’s episode of The Boxoffice Podcast, hosts Daniel Loria and Romeo Duchene provide insights on Jurassic World Dominion’s domestic and overseas box office numbers on its opening weekend. In the feature segment, Daniel speaks with Vue International’s former COO and current Group MD & Deputy CEO, Steve Knibbs, to discuss the recovery status of exhibition in the UK and the company’s efforts to convince more moviegoers to come and visit the cinemas again. 

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Episode Resources:

• Vue International
• ICE Theaters
• Apex Order Pickup Solutions

What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 02:00 Strange World is no longer available for French cinemas
• 04:07 Netflix signed a 15-month exclusivity deal 
• 09:38 Jurassic World Dominion opens at $143.3 in North America 
• 11:50 Jurassic World Dominion is popular among family viewers
• 15:05 Jurassic World Dominion opens in 15 markets overseas 
• 20:56 Getting introduced to film exhibition
• 27:57 Introducing the multiplex model in the UK
• 30:59 Recovery period is at a much better phase now
• 34:56 Areas Vue is investing in to maintain steady stream of moviegoers

On this week’s episode of The Boxoffice Podcast, hosts Daniel Loria and Shawn Robbins provide a forecast for Jurassic World Dominion’s weekend debut and Top Gun: Maverick’s record breaking box office numbers. In the feature segment, Russ and Daniel bring us back into memory lane as they go through Jurassic Park’s film evolution throughout the years.

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What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 03:22 Top Gun: Maverick gains $90M in its second weekend
• 06:53 Third week forecast for Top Gun: Maverick
• 08:11 Jurassic World Dominion weekend debut
• 16:30 June 1993, Jurassic Park
• 22:12 The visual logo 
• 31:17 May 1997, The Lost World: Jurassic Park 
• 37:43 July 2001, Jurassic Park 3
• 46:19 June 2015, Jurassic World
• 52:30 June 2018, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom

On this week’s episode of The Boxoffice Podcast, hosts Daniel Loria, Rebecca Pahle, and Romeo Duchene discuss the overwhelming success at the box office of Tom Cruise’s Top Gun: Maverick. In the feature segment, Rebecca chats with filmmakers that are part of the NATO Young Filmmaker Program about NATO’s mission to continuously connect with all filmmakers in the industry.

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Episode Resources:

• AMC Theatres Celebrates Top Gun: Maverick‘s Record-Breaking Memorial Day Weekend

What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 03:33 Top Gun: Maverick brought back a lot of moviegoers
• 12:27 The 2-year wait was well worth it
• 15:49 Overseas forecast for Jurassic World Dominion
• 19:48 NATO Young Filmmaker Program
• 22:18 Freedom in a visual medium
• 24:55 Do you remember the first movie you saw in a theater?
• 30:15 What is the future for these films?
• 33:28 What's your CinemaCon experience like?

On this week’s episode of The Boxoffice Podcast, hosts Russ Fischer, Daniel Loria, Rebecca Pahle, and Shawn Robbins provide their final box office forecast for Top Gun: Maverick’s opening weekend. In the feature segment, we take a stroll into Tom Cruise’s box office history, looking back on his star persona and his films’ box office performance throughout the years.

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What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 03:13 Forecast for Top Gun: Maverick opening weekend
• 15:08 1981, Taps, first major role
• 17:50 1983, Risky Business
• 18:38 1985, Legend 
• 20:27 1986, Top Gun, The Color of Money
• 25:32 1988, Cocktail, Rain Man
• 27:50 1989, Born on the Fourth of July
• 31:22 1990, Days of Thunder
• 32:24 1993, The Firm
• 33:49 1994, Interview with a Vampire
• 35:14 1996, Mission: Impossible
• 40:00 1999, Eyes Wide Shut, Magnolia
• 47:01 2000, Mission: Impossible 2
• 50:58 Collaboration with Spielberg, Minority Report, War of the Worlds
• 52:02 2004, Collateral
• 54:32 2006, Mission: Impossible III
• 56:54 2007 Lions For Lambs
• 59:26 2008, Valkyrie
• 01:02:47 2011, Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol
• 01:04:17 2012, Jack Reacher
• 01:08:09 Dark Universe
• 01:11:53 2017, American Made
• 01:12:38 2018, Mission: Impossible Fallout

On this week’s episode of The Boxoffice Podcast, hosts Daniel Loria and Rebecca Pahle share insights from the quarterly earnings call of the top five cinema chains in North America before assessing the box office potential of Downton Abbey: A New Age. In the feature segment, Prospector Theatre’s Executive Director Mike Santini talks to Daniel about the company’s mission of providing stable employment for adults with disabilities.

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Episode Resources:

• Prospector Theatre
• Gourmet Popcorn

What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 03:59 On the recent Top 5 US chains earnings call
• 13:52 Let’s talk about Downton Abbey 2
• 20:23 The Prospector Theatre’s mission
• 21:43 Opening more jobs for adults with disabilities
• 24:16 There needs to be more work spaces for adults with disabilities
• 27:51 Integrating accessibility to an engaged community
• 32:01 Aiming to be the best theater
• 35:17 Regrouping during the height of the pandemic
• 41:05 Reach out to Prospector to learn about their business model 

On this week’s episode of The Boxoffice Podcast, hosts Russ Fischer and Rebecca Pahle discuss the box office success of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness and what the film indicates about the future of the MCU. In the INDIE FOCUS feature, Rebecca speaks with Moisés Esparza, the Exhibitions Manager at Digital Gym Cinema, to talk about how the company is progressing in reopening their theater in a different location, the challenges of attracting moviegoers in the new location, and why moviegoing should be a community experience. 

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Episode Resources:

• Digital Gym CINEMA
• Spotlight Cinema Networks

What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 03:12 Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness meets box office expectations
• 14:35 What’s the next MCU movie slate?
• 18:34 Watching films as a community
• 22:23 Reopening at a new location
• 26:42 Why is the community aspect so important?
• 33:24 Partnership with Spotlight 

On this week’s episode of The Boxoffice Podcast, hosts Daniel Loria and Shawn Robbins look at the latest opening weekend forecast for Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. Can the new Marvel movie cross the $200 million mark over its domestic debut in theaters? The hosts also look ahead to the latest tracking figures for Memorial Day weekend, where Top Gun: Maverick will open alongside The Bob’s Burgers Movie to kick off the summer box office. The world premiere of Top Gun: Maverick has exhibitors raving about the movie—but can the film connect with a younger generation of moviegoers? 

In the feature segment, Daniel speaks with Ross Melnick, professor of film and media studies at the University of California at Santa Barbara. Melnick’s new book, “Hollywood’s Embassies: How Movie Theaters Projected American Power Around the World,” looks at how the American conception of the movie theater was exported around the world. In a wide-ranging conversation going over 90 years of theatrical exhibition history, Loria and Melnick draw parallels between film history and today’s multinational expansion of the movie theater business.

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Episode Resources:

• Cinema Treasures

What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 04:08 Doctor Strange domestic opening forecast
• 12:29 Cinema Treasures
• 15:18 It happened in about a 15-year period
• 19:15 MGM and Paramount building cinemas overseas
• 26:24 The export of the American concept of a movie theater 
• 35:44 Decline in building the massive movie houses
• 41:04 The perception of privatized spaces

On the final episode of The Boxoffice Podcast’s Daily CinemaCon edition, hosts Daniel Loria, Rebecca Pahle, and Shawn Robbins are joined by Boxoffice CEO Julien Marcel in discussing their reactions to the last two studio presentations at this year’s event. Paramount’s world premiere screening of Top Gun: Maverick thrilled exhibitors in attendance and capped off an eventful week at the cinema industry’s most important convention. The hosts also discuss Lionsgate’s presentation, which balanced original titles with established franchises. 

In our vendor profile, Daniel reconnects with Guillaume Thomine Desmazures of Ice Theaters to catch up on all the action from the CinemaCon trade show. And in our feature segment, we bring you highlights of the CinemaCon panel session on hiring and staff retention, moderated by NATO’s Jackie Brenneman and featuring insights from B&B Theatres’ Brittanie Bagby Baker, Warner Bros.’ Scott Forman, Paramount’s Pat Gonzalez, and Look Cinemas’ 

Brian Schultz.

On today’s episode of the Boxoffice Podcast, hosts Daniel Loria, Rebecca Pahle, and Shawn Robbins cover the major titles announced at Disney and Universal’s studio presentations. 

Disney kicked off the day’s festivities with extended looks at Marvel’s Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness and Pixar’s Lightyear. The presentation ended with an exclusive look at one of the year’s most anticipated films, James Cameron’s Avatar: The Way of Water. but can the film’s release in digital 3D reignite business for the format?

In Universal’s presentation, we caught advance looks at a multitude of upcoming titles—including Jordan Peele’s No, Jurassic World: Dominion, and Minions. The hosts cover all the films showcased at the presentation and delve into their box office prospects moving forward.

Today’s feature interview segment brings highlights from a CinemaCon panel discussion on exhibitor marketing. Hear from Alicia Cook (AMC Theatres), Rich Daughtridge (Warehouse Cinemas), Ben Deighton (Reading Cinemas), and Annelise Holyoak (Cinépolis USA) as they go over the different approaches they’ve adopted in re-engaging moviegoers emerging from the pandemic. 

On today’s episode of The Boxoffice Podcast hosts Daniel Loria, Rebecca Pahle, and Shawn Robbins go over Tuesday’s events at CinemaCon 2022. The day began with NATO’s John Fithian pronouncing the end of simultaneous releases as a serious business model during his State of the Industry address. Fithian cited overwhelming piracy concerns as the reason for its demise—at least when it comes to major titles on the release schedule. The hosts break down that statement in relation to the releases showcased during the day’s studio presentations. Neon followed the State of the Industry session with a showcase of three titles, including David Cronenberg’s highly-anticipated return to the body horror genre. Warner Bros. capped off the day with its own presentation, showcasing a number of original titles and its roster of upcoming DC Comics movies. Early footage from The Flash wowed the CinemaCon crowd, while personal appearances from Baz Luhrman and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson kept the event lively.

In our feature segment, Daniel interviews Cinemark CEO Sean Gamble on the value of an exclusive theatrical window. The Cinemark executive speaks on why he believes exclusivity won’t act as a deterrent for cinemas to work with streamers—his circuit already has a working relationship with Netflix—and why cinema’s future will involve a greater variety of programming.

CinemaCon 2022 is underway as hosts Daniel Loria, Rebecca Pahle, and Shawn Robbins recap a full day of panels and presentations from Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. Daniel and Rebecca go over the morning’s panel sessions from international day, including insights from leading global executives and Dune director Denis Villeneuve. Programming was a major topic during the opening day of CinemaCon, with exhibitors discussing the challenges of engaging with moviegoers beyond studio tentpoles. Shawn joins the conversation to recap Sony’s slate presentation, where the studio unveiled early looks at upcoming titles like Bullet Train, The Woman King, and Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse.

Today’s feature segment welcomes Cineplex CEO Ellis Jacob, recipient of the 2022 NATO Marquee Award. Rebecca interviews the head of Canada’s largest circuit to delve into the chain’s diversified strategy as an entertainment destination for Canadian audiences—and how they’ve overcome the challenges of the pandemic.

On today’s episode of The Boxoffice Podcast’s Daily CinemaCon Edition Presented by ICE Theaters, hosts Daniel Loria, Rebecca Pahle, and Shawn Robbins go over their expectations for this year’s event. The trio discusses the movies they hope to see previewed at the studio presentations and the trends they’ll be looking out for at the trade show floor.

Today’s vendor profile segment brings The Boxoffice Company’s Marine Suttle to discuss how ecommerce has shaped the moviegoing experience since audiences returned from the pandemic. And in today’s feature interview, NATO’s John Fithian and MPA’s Charlie Rivkin join Daniel and Rebecca to share their priorities as the cinema industry continues to move forward on the road to recovery.

In this week’s episode of The Boxoffice Podcast, Daniel Loria and Rebecca Pahle cover the latest box office numbers with Sonic 2 still exceeding industry expectations while Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore is off to a so-so start.

In the feature segment, Daniel and Rebecca talk to Guillaume Thomine Desmazures, ICE Theaters SVP for Sales and Strategy about how the immersive technology has successfully enhanced the moviegoing experience as more and more people don’t mind the pricing difference. They end the episode with a preview CinemaCon 2022 daily podcast schedule happening next week. 

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Episode Resources:

• ICE Theaters

What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 05:41 AMC Theaters buying more locations
• 07:14 New title releases
• 09:05 Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore opens to $43M
• 10:33 Halfway between niche and moderate title coming out
• 12:43 Movies making it at the top 5
• 18:43 What is ICE Theaters?
• 20:53 ICE Theaters technology in CinemaCon 2022
• 22:37 Introducing the PLF concept to the public
• 25:45 Offer people more than what they had during the pandemic
• 28:03 The perfect balance that brings action on screens
• 32:02 Preview of next week’s daily CinemaCon podcast