LA and NYC Movie Theaters Re-Open, How the Pandemic is Revolutionizing the Specialty Film Business

This week on The Boxoffice Podcast, co-hosts Shawn Robbins and Rebecca Pahle talk about the weekend’s box office numbers and Avatar returning to the number one spot at the global box office. In the feature segment, co-hosts Rebecca and Daniel Loria discuss an interview with Landmark Theatres’ President and COO Paul Serwitz on the realities of specialty cinemas opening at limited capacity. 

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Episode Resources:

• Landmark Theatres
• New York City Reopens 
• Avatar Surpasses Avengers: Endgame in Global Box Office

What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 00:52 Box office numbers over the weekend
• 03:09 Avatar is back on top due a re-release in China
• 05:31 LA and NYC have finally reopened
• 09:06 Cinemark opened its first cinema in Los Angeles County
• 09:46 Quad Cinema opened its doors in New York City
• 12:27 Landmark’s Paul Serwitz on getting the right content to bring back viewers
• 15:09 The challenges of opening at 25% seating capacity
• 20:23 Decreased capacity means a lot for specialty markets
• 23:14 Specialty films are dealing with shortened theatrical window