Oscars Recap, Mortal Kombat and Demon Slayer Open Big, and the Future of Anime at the Box Office

In this week’s episode of the Boxoffice Podcast, co-hosts Daniel Loria, Rebecca Pahle, and Shawn Robbins share their impressions of this year’s Academy Awards: a great shout-out in the pre-show but were movie theaters snubbed during the main broadcast? The panel also also looks at a record weekend at the pandemic box office with the debuts of Mortal Kombat and Demon Slayer. Mortal Kombat delivered the highest opening weekend for an R-rated movie during the pandemic and Demon Slayer emerged as a surprise crossover hit at the box office. What does Demon Slayer’s success tell us about the future potential of anime titles at the box office?

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Episode Resources:

• The Big Screen is Back
• Cinema Week
• Demon Slayer at the Box Office
• Weekend Box Office Results

What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 02:45 Sony announces additional release date changes
• 04:15 Cinema Week
• 06.20 Oscars Recap
• 07:45 The Big Screen is Back and a Successful Pre-Show
• 09:15 Were Movie Theaters Snubbed During the Main Broadcast?
• 14:00 Trailer Releases During the Oscars
• 16:30 Weekend Box Office Analysis
• 17:00 Mortal Kombat Tops the Box Office
• 18:00 Demon Slayers Surprises at the Box Office
• 19.40: Can the Market Build on this Momentum?
• 21:00 The Future Potential of Anime at the Box Office
• 23.10: Anime Breaking Through to the Mainstream
• 24.15 What’s Your Favorite Anime Title?