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This Week on The Boxoffice Podcast, sponsored by Spotlight Cinema Networks: Rebecca Pahle is joined by Shawn Robbins and Russ Fischer, who discuss the most recent news on the WGA/SGA strikes and what lessons to take from Sequel September. In our feature segment, Rebecca speaks with Rich Daughtridge of the Independent Cinema Alliance (ICA) on what lessons indie theaters can take from the summer of Barbenheimer, as well as the ICA’s priorities moving forward into 2024.

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Weekend Box Office: THE NUN II and EXPEND4BLES Too Close to Call on Lowest Weekend of 2023

This Week on The Boxoffice Podcast: Rebecca Pahle is joined by Russ Fischer and Chad Kennerk as the trio catches up on a slow news week and a near-tie at the box office between The Nun II and A Haunting in Venice. In the feature segment, Daniel Loria conducts interviews with Bryan Braunlich of NATO’s Cinema Foundation and Phil Clapp of the U.K. Cinema Association, who reflect on the second annual National Cinema Day.

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The Cinema Foundation’s National Cinema Day Attracts 8.5 Million Moviegoers and $34M
Weekend Box Office: THE NUN II Edges Out A HAUNTING IN VENICE for #1
What to Listen For

00:00 Intro
02:22 Universal Studios reaches $4B mark globally
03:09 Transition from silent movies to sound
05:28 Taylor Swift concert in cinemas
06:43 Weekend box office update
09:24 A Haunting in Venice
11:14 Expendables 4 prediction
14:39 Overview of the Cinema Foundation
17:13 The National Cinema Day initiative
21:42 Increased trust from partners
23:55 Highlight on the future of exhibition
25:47 Offering a flat ticket price
28:16 Selecting when to hold the National Cinema Day
32:20 Families coming in booking individually
34:53 Main trends in the National Cinema Day UK
37:00 30th anniversary of Jurassic Park
38:23 Tracking audience activity and preferences

In this episode of the Boxoffice Podcast, co-hosts Daniel Loria and Rebecca Pahle discuss their favorite experiences with horror films at the movies. In the feature segment, Loria interviews Craig Gillespie, director of Sony’s DUMB MONEY, coming out in limited release this weekend before expanding throughout the month.

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Weekend Box Office: THE NUN II Takes $32M First Place Debut
Long Range Box Office Forecast: THE EXORCIST: BELIEVER
What to Listen For

00:00 Intro
01:49 Top 5 box office grossers
04:46 What’s your favorite scary movie?
09:17 How did you get into watching horror films?
14:43 Good old fun horror movies
17:08 Horror remakes
22:48 Favorite horror movie watching experience
29:46 Dumb Money preview
31:13 Receiving the script for Dumb Money
33:39 Tight filming window
35:56 Based on factual events
39:11 Theatrical motion picture
40:38 The David and Goliath story

This Week on The Boxoffice Podcast: Daniel Loria, Rebecca Pahle, and Chad Kennerk look at the impact of Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour concert film on the release schedule—and the missed opportunity of having a BARBENHEIMER-style phenomenon after Universal’s Exorcist: Believer
abandoned its release date and deprived the public of the EXORSWIFT at the box office. In our feature segment, Rebecca speaks with Santikos CEO Tim Handren on the circuit’s aggressive expansion from a regional Texas chain to one of the country’s ten-largest movie theater brands.

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TAYLOR SWIFT | THE ERAS TOUR Concert Film Sets Presale Records for AMC Theatres, Fandango
Weekend Box Office: THE EQUALIZER 3 Leads Labor Day Frame
Universal Pictures to Unleash THE EXORCIST: BELIEVER a Week Early on October 6th

What to Listen For

00:00 Intro
01:54 Movies watched this weekend
03:18 Post pandemic first $4 billion milestone, labor day weekend box office
05:08 Taylor Swift Eras Tour in theaters
14:14 Five Nights at Freddy’s
15:12 The Exorcist: Believer 
16:48 My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3
18:10 The Nun II
19:58 Texas trade show
20:58 CinéShow 2023
24:43 Santikos acquires new theaters
27:32 Focus on rebranding within the theater employees
30:02 Implementing more family entertainment concepts
31:43 Offloading burdened on the GMs
33:54 Improvement on overall audio and visual experience

In this week’s episode of the Boxoffice Podcast, the panel recaps the early box office results from National Cinema Day and looks at the impact of Warner Bros.’ release schedule changes for Q4. In our feature segment, director Antoine Fuqua joins the podcast to discuss his latest film, The Equalizer 3.
 
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Episode Resources:

Weekend Box Office Forecast: THE EQUALIZER 3 Aiming for #2 All-Time Labor Day Debut
Weekend Box Office: GRAN TURISMO and BARBIE Lead National Cinema Day Weekend
Warner Bros. Moves DUNE: PART TWO to March 2024

What to Listen For

00:00 Intro
01:23 National Cinema Day, weekend movies
04:17 Lionsgate and STX deal
06:01 Redding opens Angelika Film Center in Australia
07:18 New board members at Art House Convergence
08:05 B&B Theatres Portland location renovation
09:34 National Cinema Day earnings
11:29 Predictions for upcoming weekend box office
12:52 Summer box office
14:09 Warner Bros. release date changes, Q4 forecast
18:22 Animated LOTR  
20:20 Equalizer 3 forecast
21:34 Ongoing strike’s effect on current film promotions
24:01 Connection to the original Equalizer
25:11 Focus on the human qualities of a normal guy
29:21 Changes in the storyline
30:44 Additional film in the franchise
31:54 Collective moviegoing experience

In this episode of the Boxoffice Podcast, co-hosts Rebecca Pahle, Shawn Robbins, and Chad Kennerk discuss this weekend’s second annual National Cinema Day, predicting which films could see the biggest boost from the industry-wide celebration of moviegoing. Later in the episode, the trio runs down the fall slate, highlighting the potential big earners–and big question marks–on the calendar from now through the end of November. In our feature segment, Boxoffice Podcast co-host Daniel Loria speaks with Jeff Geiger of NCG Cinemas, receiving the Statesman of the Year Award at this year’s ShowSouth.
 
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Episode Resources:

The Cinema Foundation Announces Second Annual National Cinema Day on Sunday, August 27
Weekend Box Office: BLUE BEETLE Dethrones BARBIE
Precious Mettle: Director Guy Nattiv Brings the Iron Lady of Israel to the Big Screen in GOLDA

What to Listen For

00:00 Intro
02:05 National Cinema Day
04:12 Upcoming weekend movies
05:07 Blue Beetles global debut
06:06 Box office top 5 spots
06:32 Golda
12:59 September film releases and predictions
18:02 The Creator, Dumb Money
19:51 October films run down
22:39 Holiday season film slate
26:04 What are you looking forward to watching?
30:14 Incredible summer
33:13 Oppenheimer and Barbie marketing
34:14 Seamless moviegoing experience
35:24 Advanced ticket buying
36:59 Broad offering helps retain moviegoers
38:38 Trends in hometown moviegoing
39:47 Demographics index
40:46 NCG Free Fall Film Festival
43:35 High hopes for the rest of 2023
45:43 Growth in select genre