Breaking Down the 2023 Best Picture Race

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