F9 Breaks Pandemic Records with $70M Domestic Debut

In this week’s episode of The Boxoffice Podcast, co-hosts Russ Fischer, Rebecca Pahle, and Shawn Robbins talk about the box office success of F9 on its domestic debut as well as predictions on two more Universal titles to debut next weekend—one getting theatrical exclusivity one going day-and-date.

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Episode Resources:

• CinemaCon 2021

What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 01:29 Dune is rescheduled to debut on October 22
• 03:21 Domestic box office hits $1B sales for 2021
• 05:05 F9 opens at $70M gross in 4179 locations
• 09:51 We still cannot rush how people are quickly coming back to the cinemas
• 16:26 A Quiet Place Part 2 drops 32% in its 5th weekend
• 18:19 Universal is putting out 3 movies within a 2-weekend timeframe 
• 20:48 Predictions for The Forever Purge