Regal Announces Reopening and Inks Deal with Warner Bros. as Disney Pushes Black Widow Day-and-Date

The Boxoffice Podcast enters its second year with a full house, as co-hosts Russ Fischer, Daniel Loria, Rebecca Pahle, and Shawn Robbins break down some major news: the reopening of Regal locations in the U.S., Cineworld/Regal’s agreement with Warner Bros. on a reduced theatrical exclusivity window, and Disney pushing Black Widow and Cruella day-and-date and removing Pixar’s Luca from the domestic theatrical release calendar entirely. In the feature segment, co-hosts Rebecca and Daniel discuss the highlights and key takeaways of Boxoffice PRO’s Giants of Exhibition LIVE session, which welcomed executives from four major circuits to share their thoughts on the exhibition industry.

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Episode Resources:

• Disney Moves Black Widow, Cruella Day-and-Date, Pushes Luca Exclusively to Disney Plus
• Regal to Begin Phased Reopening on April 2; Cineworld Strikes Deal to Play Warner Bros. Films Under Shortened Window Starting 2022
• Giants of Exhibition 2021

What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 01:05 Regal Cinemas to reopen, makes a deal with Warner Bros.
• 02:03 Cineworld with Warner Bros. to screen films under 30-45 day theatrical exclusivity window
• 05:39 Disney surprises us with another shift on its movie release schedule
• 09:33 Shang-Chi to premier on labor day weekend
• 11:35 Is Black Widow already past its prime?
• 13:47 Black Widow might struggle to maximize its theatrical potential
• 16:24 July might be the big return to movie-going
• 19:50 Regal on its operation and sanitation strategies
• 22:55 Cinemark’s efforts to drive business recovery 
• 24:40 The digital disruption happening in the industry
• 25:33 Cineplex at better marketing of new content
• 27:26 Take away from the Giants of Exhibition live session