New Approaches to Hiring and Retention in the Cinema Industry

On this week’s episode of The Boxoffice Podcast, hosts Rebecca Pahle and Jesse Rifkin discuss potential second-weekend holds for overperformer Smile and underperformer Bros, as well as this weekend’s release of the first major family movie since July. The feature is an excerpt from a Geneva Convention panel, moderated by Pahle, at last week’s Geneva Convention. In that panel, Jackie Brenneman (NATO, The Cinema Foundation), Valerie Alexander (author/keynote speaker), and Stacy Babl (Marcus Theatres) discuss the changing realities of how to attract and retain employees in the cinema space. 

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What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 02:04 Update on Cineplex and Cineworld
• 03:20 Latest box office numbers
• 10:14 Next weekend title releases 
• 13:32 Is recent staffing difficulty going away soon?
• 14:43 Dealing with Gen Z applicants
• 16:56 Hiring and retention process since the pandemic
• 22:27 Sponsorship versus mentorship
• 29:42 Implementing changes in the industries
• 33:08 Keeping employees engaged