Box Office Birthday

Box Office Birthday
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A calendar-accurate cinema rewatch podcast! Join Brandon and Megan as they relive 1981 at the movies week by week.

  1. FEB 20

    Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen | February 20, 1981

    This week Brandon and Megan delve into the mysteries of Charlie Chan and the Dragon Queen, namely how did this franchise last so long and with so much yellowface. We also bring up race cars a weird number of times and come up with more brilliant advertising/business ideas. Box Office Birthday is a calendar-accurate movie rewatch podcast! Join us as we relive the year 1981 in film by choosing a new theatrical release to watch every other Friday. Follow us on Letterboxd at @boxofficebday!

    46 min

  2. FEB 6

    The Incredible Shrinking Woman | February 6, 1981

    She's bigger than a breadbox . . . oops, now she's smaller than a breadbox . . . it's The Incredible Shrinking Woman! Brandon and Megan discuss this Lily Tomlin flick that bumps Charles Grodin up to an early lead as our most watched actor of 1981. Stayed tuned for our debate on if Lily Tomlin's character would have appeared on Ellen and for our hot new segment, Megan's Sports Corner. Coming Attractions trailers for February 20 My Bloody ValentineCharlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon QueenThe Devil and Max DevlinScanners Box Office Birthday is a calendar-accurate movie rewatch podcast! Join us as we relive the year 1981 in film by choosing a new theatrical release to watch every other Friday. Follow us on Letterboxd at @boxofficebday!

    47 min
  3. It's My Turn | January 23, 1981

    JAN 23

    It's My Turn | January 23, 1981

    There are so many movies about that special relationship between a girl and her new step-brother: Clueless, Drive Me Crazy, many episodes of Gossip Girl. But now it's Brandon and Megan's turn to watch It's My Turn! Coming Attractions trailers for February 6 Fort Apache, The BronxThe Incredible Shrinking Woman Box Office Birthday is a calendar-accurate movie rewatch podcast! Join us as we relive the year 1981 in film by choosing a new theatrical release to watch every other Friday. Follow us on Letterboxd at ⁠⁠@boxofficebday⁠⁠!

    42 min
  4. Flash Gordon | January 9, 1981

    JAN 9

    Flash Gordon | January 9, 1981

    Brandon and Megan are back for the new year...quite literally! Season 2 of the podcast travels back in time to 1981. We start the year off with that classic space opera that isn't Star Wars: Flash Gordon. We discuss the great campy aesthetics and debate if the characters invented a new kind of racism. Box Office Birthday is a calendar-accurate movie rewatch podcast! Join us as we relive the year 1981 in film by choosing a new theatrical release to watch every other Friday. Follow us on Letterboxd at ⁠@boxofficebday⁠!

    1h 5m

  5. 12/31/2025 · BONUS

    THE BOBBIES | December 31, 1997

    We've made it to the end of 1997 and it's time for the first annual Bobbies, where Brandon and Megan decide on such prestigious awards as America's Sweetheart, Best Animal Actor, and Character We'd Like to Swap Out with Nic Cage. And of course, we crown our favorite movie of 1997! Finally, stayed tuned for us to announce what year we'll be covering in season 2! We check back in with whencanireusethiscalendar.com to decide, and then pick our first movie for January. Box Office Birthday is a calendar-accurate movie rewatch podcast! Join us as we relive the year 1997 in film by choosing a new theatrical release to watch each Friday.

    1h 3m

  6. 12/26/2025

    Mr. Magoo | December 26, 1997

    We did it! This week marks a full year of 1997 films watched! Brandon and Megan come full circle with a second movie directed by Jackie Chan collaborator, Stanley Tong: Mr. Magoo. There's still time to vote for our end of year award show, The Bobbies! Make your voice heard here. Box Office Birthday is a calendar-accurate movie rewatch podcast! Join us as we relive the year 1997 in film by choosing a new theatrical release to watch each Friday.

    48 min

  7. 12/19/2025

    TWO BOAT CHRISTMAS | December 19, 1997

    Welcome to the first annual Two Boat Christmas, where we watch two movies that feature boats. This year, Brandon and Megan watched Tomorrow Never Dies (featuring a super special stealth ship) and Titanic (featuring one big boat, and notably, not enough lifeboats). Megan doesn't really recall the plot of the James Bond movie, but Brandon's never even heard of the Britney Spears song about Titanic so it balances out. Coming Attractions trailers for December 26: An American Werewolf in ParisThe PostmanAs Good As It GetsMr. MagooJackie Brown Box Office Birthday is a calendar-accurate movie rewatch podcast! Join us as we relive the year 1997 in film by choosing a new theatrical release to watch each Friday.

    1h 25m

  8. 12/12/2025

    Scream 2 | December 12, 1997

    What's your favorite scary movie?? Is it Scream 2? Brandon and Megan watch arguably one of the better horror sequels and discuss such glaring inaccuracies as bathroom hieroglyphics and the geography of the Agamemnon play. And it's finally time!! Don't forget to vote for The Bobbies - our first annual award show, dropping on NYE 1997/2025 where we'll bestow such honors as "America's Sweetheart," "The One That Got Away," and "Best Animal Actor." VOTE HERE! Coming Attractions trailers for December 19 MousehuntTomorrow Never DiesTitanicAmistad Box Office Birthday is a calendar-accurate movie rewatch podcast! Join us as we relive the year 1997 in film by choosing a new theatrical release to watch each Friday.

    1h 4m
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A calendar-accurate cinema rewatch podcast! Join Brandon and Megan as they relive 1981 at the movies week by week.

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  • Creator
    Box Office Birthday
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    57
  • Rating
    Explicit
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