CineEurope 2021 Preview with UNIC's Laura Houlgatte-Abbott and Phil Clapp, Presented by Cinionic

In this week’s episode of The Boxoffice Podcast, co-hosts Daniel Loria, Rebecca Pahle, and Shawn Robbins discuss the weekend box office numbers, as Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings surpasses Black Widow as the highest-grossing movie of the pandemic era while Dear Evan Hansen disappoints in its debut. Shawn Robbins shares his latest box office forecasts on the domestic release of several upcoming high-profile titles like Dune, Venom: Let There Be Carnage, and The Many Saints of Newark. 

In the interview segment, UNIC CEO Laura Houlgatte-Abbott and President Phil Clapp join Daniel Loria for a conversation previewing CineEurope 2021, the biggest exhibition convention of the year for European movie theaters. The pair discuss the coming week’s importance and how ripple effects of the US markets have caused collateral damage for exhibitors across Europe.

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Episode Resources:

• CineEurope
• Interview with the Director of The Many Saints of Newark
• Tech Companies Look to Conventions to Boost Cinemas’ Recovery Effort 

What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 01:48 Shang-Chi is now the highest grossing film in the pandemic era
• 06:14 Predictions for West Side Story’s future release
• 07:19 Dune’s overseas debut performance
• 12:42 Can Venom reach $45-65M on its opening weekend? 
• 16:47 European exhibition fairs better this year compared to last year
• 20:36 The ripple effects of theatrical exclusivity
• 23:39 More in-person conventions mean the industry is recovering
• 27:03 Initiatives driven to keep existing audience engaged
• 31:08 The role of local content in the new normal