Black Widow Forecast, Cannes Preview, and a Conversation with mK2’s Nathanael and Elisha Karmitz

In this week’s episode of The Boxoffice Podcast, co-hosts Russ Fischer, Daniel Loria, Rebecca Pahle, and Shawn Robbins talk about their predictions for Black Widow’s debut, Quentin Tarantino’s purchase of Los Angeles’ historic Vista Theatre, and movies to look forward to from the 2021 Cannes Film Festival. 

In the main segment, mK2 Cinemas co-owners Nathanael and Elisha Karmitz discuss the success of the recently concluded Cinéma Paradiso Louvre festival and the concept behind their hotel/cinema Hotel Paradiso, as well are sharing their opinions on the premiumization of cinema and cultural differences between French and American moviegoers.

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Episode Resources:

• CinemaCon 2021
• Boxoffice Pro LIVE Sessions: Giants of Exhibition - Premium Formats
• Quentin Tarantino’s Vista Theatre Deal
• Cinéma Paradiso Louvre
• Hotel Paradiso

What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 03:16 Predictions for Black Widow weekend debut
• 04:43 F9 is about to hit the $500M mark in global sales
• 05:45 Marvel is good at selling the experience of watching their titles
• 09:07 Vista Theatre is purchased by Quentin Tarantino
• 12:51 Films premiering at the Cannes Festival 
• 18:41 Nathanael and Elisha Karmitz of mK2 joins our podcast team
• 20:33 The history of mK2
• 23:19 Being a brand about film culture
• 26:16 Cinéma Paradiso Louvre - Outdoor cinema festival
• 27:45 Hotel Paradiso: the first hotel cinema in the world 
• 32:12 How cinemas can co-exist with other platforms
• 37:22 Keeping the price low with great experience