This week on the Boxoffice podcast, brought to you by Arts Alliance Media, co-hosts Daniel Loria, Rebecca Pahle, and Chad Kennerk discuss the success of Warner Bros.’ Minecraft, this weekend’s release of Sinners, and Blumhouse’s annual Halfway to Halloween Film Festival. In the feature segment, the executive director of The Cinema Foundation, Bryan Braunlich, shares more about the upcoming @ the Movies initiative ‘Sneak Peek Showcase’, previewing exclusive content to audiences nationwide on April 22nd and 24th.
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What to Listen For
00:00 Intro
00:56 Last Movie Watched: Sinners (IMAX)
02:52 Box Office Outlook for Sinners
03:40 Daniel’s Theater Visit in Philadelphia
04:44 Minecraft’s Box Office and Chicken Jockey Craze
05:45 Handling Rowdy Theater Behavior
07:10 Audience Participation and Jack Black’s Surprise Visit
09:08 Halfway to Halloween: Interactive Horror Screenings
10:44 Tech in Theaters: Second-Screen Experience Debate
12:50 Alamo Drafthouse Strike Ends
14:56 Sneak Peek Showcase Overview with Brian Brown Lake
16:33 Structure and Goals of the Showcase
18:12 Exclusive Content and Audience Warnings
20:20 Measuring Success with QR Data
21:48 Future Vision for Sneak Peek Showcase
24:52 A Celebration of Cinema