Behind the Screens

Vista Group

Each week, Matthew Liebmann, Vista Group’s Chief Product, Innovation, & Marketing Officer, and Simon Burton, Vista Group's Chief Film Officer draw from their extensive industry experience to deliver box office and audience insights for major movie releases. Now in its sixth season, Behind the Screens focuses on global and domestic weekend box office, audience insights, and pre-sales analysis for all the biggest movie releases throughout the year. Happy listening!

  1. Project Hail Mary continues to deliver!

    1D AGO

    Project Hail Mary continues to deliver!

    Lauren Greene joins us again this week as we tackle the audience evolution of Project Hail Mary during its second week at #1 in the box office, and identify what opportunities there are to further expand the movie's audience. For box office breakdowns and audience analysis for newcomer They Will Kill You and the pre-sales of The Super Mario Galaxy Movie join us Behind the Screens. Topics and times: Box office year-to-date comparisons - 0:25Project Hail Mary box office overview - 1:10Project Hail Mary audience evolution and marketing opportunities - 2:11Lessons to learn from Project Hail Mary - 4:34Successes of original IP in cinema - 7:20They Will Kill You box office, audience, and reception - 8:00The Super Mario Galaxy Movie pre-sales tracking - 10:42The Super Mario Galaxy Movie pre-sales audience analysis - 11:25The Drama pre-sales analysis - 14:59Next week - 18:34 Find us at https://www.linkedin.com/company/vista-group-limited/, and follow lifeatvistagroup on Instagram

    20 min
  2. Project Hail Mary

    MAR 24

    Project Hail Mary

    With Project Hail Mary making an incredible impact at the box office this week, Matthew and Simon are taking a close look at everything that shaped up the stellar debut. Which audiences have yet to turn up for the movie, and what opportunities can movie marketers lean into? Join us Behind the Screens to find out. Topics and times: Year-on-year box office comparisons - 1:06Project Hail Mary box office breakdown - 1:31Project Hail Mary debut records and marketing success - 2:25Project Hail Mary audience analysis - 3:32Where Project Hail Mary opportunities lie in coming weeks - 5:25Dhurandhar The Revenge box office - 7:39Dhurandhar The Revenge audience analysis and marketing opportunities - 8:53Ready or Not 2: Here I Come box office and audience - 12:10They Will Kill You pre-sales tracking and audience - 13:58Next week - 15:04 Find us at https://www.linkedin.com/company/vista-group-limited/, and follow lifeatvistagroup on Instagram

    16 min
  3. Reminders of Him, Undertone, and pre-sales for Project Hail Mary

    MAR 17

    Reminders of Him, Undertone, and pre-sales for Project Hail Mary

    On the tail of the Oscars, our hosts look at the box office year-to-date this week. Join us to see how 2026 is shaping up so far, hear how Reminders of Him performed at the box office this weekend, and discover previews for Project Hail Mary right here on Behind the Screens. Topics and times: Oscars results and surprises - 0:15Universal extend their theatrical window - 1:55Year-to-date box office - 2:40Weekend box office results - 3:40Reminders of Him audience overview - 4:42Undertone box office and audience - 5:45Project Hail Mary impressions and pre-sales comparisons - 6:56Project Hail Mary pre-sales audience development - 8:40Ready or Not 2: Here I Come pre-sales tracking and audience - 11:49Next week - 14:45 Find us at https://www.linkedin.com/company/vista-group-limited/, and follow lifeatvistagroup on Instagram

    16 min
  4. Hoppers and Hoovers

    MAR 11

    Hoppers and Hoovers

    Hoppers exceeded expectations with an incredible opening weekend, making the biggest opening for an original animated title in nearly a decade. While The Bride! may have marked an end to a stream of #1 debuts, there's plenty for our hosts to sink their teeth into this week with Behind the Screens box office and audience analysis, and pre-sales tracking for Reminders of Him. Topics and times: Hoppers box office performance - 0:49Hoppers audience analysis - 2:42The Bride! box office overview - 5:05The Bride! audience analysis - 6:40The Bride! critical and audience reception - 8:49Reminders of Him pre-sales box office tracking - 9:38Reminders of Him pre-sales audience - 10:25Next week - 13:00 Find us at https://www.linkedin.com/company/vista-group-limited/, and follow lifeatvistagroup on Instagram

    15 min
  5. Behind the Screams

    MAR 3

    Behind the Screams

    The latest instalment of Scream hit the big screens this weekend, with Scream 7 outperforming many expectations at the box office. Join our hosts as they go Behind the Screams on the horror title, and check in with pre-sales tracking, comparisons, and opportunities for Hoppers and The Bride next week. Topics and times: Scream 7 box office overview - 0:56Scream 7 audience analysis - 2:10Scream 7 reception and marketing challenges - 4:42Box office holdovers and notable results - 5:20Hoppers pre-sales tracking and comparisons - 7:00Hoppers marketing opportunities - 10:05The Bride pre-sales tracking and comparisons - 10:42Next week - 13:44Find us at https://www.linkedin.com/company/vista-group-limited/, and follow lifeatvistagroup on Instagram

    16 min

  6. FEB 26 ·  BONUS

    Illuminating the future of cinema — Bonus Episode

    We have a special episode for our listeners, with a panel recorded live from VistaCon26: Illuminating the future of cinema: connection, experience, and innovation. When entertainment is just a click away, how do cinemas reclaim their role as cultural hubs? This panel explores the future of cinemagoing in a world where convenience often trumps experience. How do exhibitors make cinema a regular habit again? Can theatres evolve beyond seats, screens and sound to become vibrant gathering spaces that foster community connection and wellbeing? Global experts in technology, guest experience, cinema, and related industries composed our digital panel: Justin Honaman Global Head, Worldwide Retail, Restaurants & Consumer Goods GTM, Amazon Sheila Liming Associate Professor at Champlain College and author of Hanging Out: The Radical Power of Killing Time Stephen Follows Film data Researcher, Author, Educator, Producer and Founder and Head of Innovation for Catsnake: The Story Agency Theresa English Principal at TK Architects

    58 min
  7. Powell, Presley, and big screen presence

    FEB 24

    Powell, Presley, and big screen presence

    Between holdovers of GOAT and Wuthering Heights and a number of new releases, our hosts have a lot to cover this week. Join us Behind the Screens to see how I Can Only Imagine 2, How To Make A Killing, and EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert impacted the box office this week, as well as a new preview of Scream 7 pre-sales. Topics and times: Box office overview: Goat, Wuthering Heights, I Can Only Imagine 2 - 1:01I Can Only Imagine 2 audience analysis - 1:49How To Make A Killing box office - 3:30How To Make a Killing audience analysis - 4:12EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert box office, audience, and marketing recommendations - 5:23Scream 7 pre-sales box office tracking - 9:00Scream 7 pre-sales audience - 10:20Next week - 12:53 Find us at https://www.linkedin.com/company/vista-group-limited/, and follow lifeatvistagroup on Instagram

    14 min
  8. VistaCon26, Wuthering Heights, and Scream 7

    FEB 18

    VistaCon26, Wuthering Heights, and Scream 7

    After a week off for VistaCon26, our Behind the Screens hosts are back with a packed episode of insights, covering the past weekend performance with Wuthering Heights, Goat, and Crime 101, before we take a look over the horizon to see how Scream 7 is shaping up both in the box office and audiences. Topics and times: VistaCon26 - 0:15Box office weekend overview - 2:00Wuthering Heights audience analysis - 2:50Wuthering Heights box office and implications - 6:22Goat box office overview - 7:50Goat audience analysis - 9:48Crime 101 box office and audience - 11:32Pre-sales tracking and audience for Scream 7 - 14:33 Find us at https://www.linkedin.com/company/vista-group-limited/, and follow lifeatvistagroup on Instagram

    20 min
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Each week, Matthew Liebmann, Vista Group’s Chief Product, Innovation, & Marketing Officer, and Simon Burton, Vista Group's Chief Film Officer draw from their extensive industry experience to deliver box office and audience insights for major movie releases. Now in its sixth season, Behind the Screens focuses on global and domestic weekend box office, audience insights, and pre-sales analysis for all the biggest movie releases throughout the year. Happy listening!

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  • Creator
    Vista Group
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2026
  • Episodes
    231
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © Vista Group
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