The Super Mario Galaxy Movie is the talk of the town this week, as our hosts dive deep into every element of the sequel, from box office results to production cost comparisons, audience analysis, and how it measures against its predecessor.

Topics and times:

• Box office year-to-date performance - 0:53
• Weekend box office overview - 1:40
• The Super Mario Galaxy Movie records - 3:02
• The Super Mario Galaxy Movie audience analysis - 4:12
• The Super Mario Galaxy Movie production cost comparisons - 6:22
• The Drama box office and audience - 7:31
• You, Me, and Tuscany expectations and pre-sales audience - 10:16
• Next week - 13:24

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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 - 0:25
• Project Hail Mary box office overview - 1:10
• Project Hail Mary audience evolution and marketing opportunities - 2:11
• Lessons to learn from Project Hail Mary - 4:34
• Successes of original IP in cinema - 7:20
• They Will Kill You box office, audience, and reception - 8:00
• The Super Mario Galaxy Movie pre-sales tracking - 10:42
• The Super Mario Galaxy Movie pre-sales audience analysis - 11:25
• The Drama pre-sales analysis - 14:59
• Next week - 18:34

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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 - 1:06
• Project Hail Mary box office breakdown - 1:31
• Project Hail Mary debut records and marketing success - 2:25
• Project Hail Mary audience analysis - 3:32
• Where Project Hail Mary opportunities lie in coming weeks - 5:25
• Dhurandhar The Revenge box office - 7:39
• Dhurandhar The Revenge audience analysis and marketing opportunities - 8:53
• Ready or Not 2: Here I Come box office and audience - 12:10
• They Will Kill You pre-sales tracking and audience - 13:58
• Next week - 15:04

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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 - 0:15
• Universal extend their theatrical window - 1:55
• Year-to-date box office - 2:40
• Weekend box office results - 3:40
• Reminders of Him audience overview - 4:42
• Undertone box office and audience - 5:45
• Project Hail Mary impressions and pre-sales comparisons - 6:56
• Project Hail Mary pre-sales audience development - 8:40
• Ready or Not 2: Here I Come pre-sales tracking and audience - 11:49
• Next week - 14:45

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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 - 0:49

• Hoppers audience analysis - 2:42

• The Bride! box office overview - 5:05

• The Bride! audience analysis - 6:40

• The Bride! critical and audience reception - 8:49

• Reminders of Him pre-sales box office tracking - 9:38

• Reminders of Him pre-sales audience - 10:25

• Next week - 13:00

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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 - 0:56
• Scream 7 audience analysis - 2:10
• Scream 7 reception and marketing challenges - 4:42
• Box office holdovers and notable results - 5:20
• Hoppers pre-sales tracking and comparisons - 7:00
• Hoppers marketing opportunities - 10:05
• The Bride pre-sales tracking and comparisons - 10:42
• Next week - 13:44

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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

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 - 1:01
• I Can Only Imagine 2 audience analysis - 1:49
• How To Make A Killing box office - 3:30
• How To Make a Killing audience analysis - 4:12
• EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert box office, audience, and marketing recommendations - 5:23
• Scream 7 pre-sales box office tracking - 9:00
• Scream 7 pre-sales audience - 10:20
• Next week - 12:53

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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 - 0:15
• Box office weekend overview - 2:00
• Wuthering Heights audience analysis - 2:50
• Wuthering Heights box office and implications - 6:22
• Goat box office overview - 7:50
• Goat audience analysis - 9:48
• Crime 101 box office and audience - 11:32
• Pre-sales tracking and audience for Scream 7 - 14:33

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A range of new titles hit the big screen this weekend with impressive results. Matthew and Simon take us through the box office, audience analysis, and marketing opportunities for Send Help, Iron Lung from Markiplier, and more on this packed episode of Behind the Screens.

Topics and times:

• Weekend box office overview - 0:40
• Send Help international box office results - 2:16
• Send Help audience analysis - 3:09
• Iron Lung international box office results - 4:48
• Iron Lung audience analysis - 5:48
• Melania box office and reception - 7:43
• Melania audience analysis - 8:46
• The Strangers: Chapter 3 pre-sales and audiences - 10:12
• Solo Mio and marketing opportunities - 12:11
• Next week - 14:46

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