This week on the Boxoffice podcast, co-hosts Daniel Loria, Rebecca Pahle, and Chad Kennerk recap the opening weekend of “Wuthering Heights” and cover all the latest news in theatrical exhibition. Then in the feature segment, Daniel speaks with Barry Hertz, Deputy Arts Editor at the Globe and Mail, about his new book Welcome to the Family: The Explosive Story Behind Fast & Furious, the Blockbusters that Supercharged the World. 

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00:00 Intro

00:21 Episode Preview Barry Hertz Interview

01:00 Weekend Box Office Kickoff and Weathering Heights Opening

06:11 Weathering Heights $38M Debut Analysis

08:00 Warner Bros.’ Ninth #1 in a Row

08:21 Sony’s Goat Opens to $35M

08:44 Amazon MGM’s Crime 101 Overperforms

11:43 Amazon MGM’s 2025 Slate Momentum

13:00 Disney Hits $1B Globally in February

14:00 Warner Bros. Sale Update

14:26 New Fast & Furious Release Date 2028

16:02 Barry Hertz Joins the Podcast

17:00 Discovering the First Fast & Furious

21:00 From Street Racing Article to Global Franchise

23:26 How the Franchise Went Global

29:00 Was Tokyo Drift Almost Direct to DVD?

30:00 Justin Lin Reinvents the Series

33:00 Universal and Vin Diesel Decline Participation

37:57 On Set Tensions and Diesel Johnson Rift

39:00 Scrapped Villain Super Team Plans

41:00 What’s Happening With Fast X Part 2?