BLUE BEETLE Director Angel Manuel Soto

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