Black Adam and Ticket to Paradise Deliver; Emagine Entertainment Turns a Historic Theater into a Haunted Halloween Attraction

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