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The Boxoffice Podcast is your #1 resource for news and analysis about movies and the movie business. We'll be your guide through these evolving and sometimes disruptive times. While breaking down film headlines, exploring box office results, and chatting with studio & cinema executives, we'll discuss all aspects of movies and entertainment. By movie lovers for movie lovers!

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The Boxoffice Podcast is your #1 resource for news and analysis about movies and the movie business. We'll be your guide through these evolving and sometimes disruptive times. While breaking down film headlines, exploring box office results, and chatting with studio & cinema executives, we'll discuss all aspects of movies and entertainment. By movie lovers for movie lovers!

    INDIE FOCUS: Lessons from Sequel September; Rich Daughtridge of the ICA on Movie Marketing for Indie Cinemas [Sponsored by Spotlight Cinema Networks]

    INDIE FOCUS: Lessons from Sequel September; Rich Daughtridge of the ICA on Movie Marketing for Indie Cinemas [Sponsored by Spotlight Cinema Networks]

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

    • 43 min
    Looking Back on National Cinema Day with NATO's Cinema Foundation and the UKCA

    Looking Back on National Cinema Day with NATO's Cinema Foundation and the UKCA

    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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    Episode Resources:

    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

    • 40 min
    Dumb Money Director Craig Gillespie

    Dumb Money Director Craig Gillespie

    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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    Episode Resources:

    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

    • 42 min
    Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour at the Movies and the Missed Opportunity of EXORSWIFT | Santikos CEO Tim Handren

    Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour at the Movies and the Missed Opportunity of EXORSWIFT | Santikos CEO Tim Handren

    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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    Episode Resources:

    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

    • 36 min
    Antoine Fuqua on The Equalizer 3

    Antoine Fuqua on The Equalizer 3

    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

    • 34 min
    Fall Preview; ShowSouth 2023: Interview with NCG Cinemas’ Jeff Geiger

    Fall Preview; ShowSouth 2023: Interview with NCG Cinemas’ Jeff Geiger

    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 

    • 49 min

Customer Reviews

4.6 out of 5
45 Ratings

45 Ratings

Richard Laurent ,

A Behind the Scenes Look at the Cinema Industry

A weekly recap of news and analysis on the business side of the cinema business, with a focus on the moviegoing experience. box office reporting and analysis, as well as movie theater profiles and interviews with leading industry executives

Ceggieham ,

Highly recommended

Informative, thoughtful podcast on the state of the theatrical industry, hosted by the excellent Russ Fischer and Daniel Loria. If you want to keep up to date on the latest in exhibition during the pandemic, consider this your authoritative source.

Roman Cstvt ,

Gross

They talk about the closures as if there’s no reason theaters are closed. Hundreds of thousands of people have died.

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