Thor: Love & Thunder Preview; April Wright on Her Latest Drive-In Doc

On this week’s episode of The Boxoffice Podcast, hosts Daniel Loria, Rebecca Pahle, and Shawn Robbins cover the latest box office numbers with Minions: The Rise of Gru opening at $125M and predictions for Thor: Love and Thunder’s weekend release. Next, Russ Fischer joins Daniel and Rebecca to talk about where MCU is heading after the Avengers: Endgame. In the feature segment, April Wright, director of Back to the Drive-In documentary shares the resiliency of drive-in owners and how the industry is fighting to stay open.

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Episode Resources:

• Weekend Box Office: Minions: The Rise of Gru Earns Best Animated Opening of Pandemic Era
• The Biggest Movies Coming to Theaters in July 2022

What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 03:05 Cinépolis USA announces the first IMAX dine-in cinema
• 04:32 Minions: The Rise of Gru opens to $125M
• 06:52 What can we expect from Minions: The Rise of Gru 
• 09:00 Thor: Love and Thunder opens this weekend
• 10:51 What to expect in the coming months
• 12:06 Box office predictions after summer
• 13:47 Where does MCU stand right now?
• 19:00 Did Disney peak with Avengers Endgame?
• 24:10 What films can appeal to audiences this summer?
• 25:30 April Wright on Back to the Drive-In documentary
• 27:07 Why do a documentary on drive-ins?
• 30:55 The drive-in culture is going to stay
• 32:55 The first drive-in opened on June 6, 1933
• 35:35 How to get in touch with April Wright
• 37:51 Drive-in owners remain resilient