Minions: The Rise of Gru is taking the box office by storm this past weekend. Simon Burton returns to talk us through the numbers, as well as the highlights of Maverick. In our monthly retrospective segment with Christine Rizzolo, we look back at the first half of 2022, and the major releases of June including Jurassic World Dominion, Lightyear, and Elvis.

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Rounding out the end of CineEurope, we have our regular round table discussion with Leon Newnham, CEO of Vista Cinema, and Sarah Lewthwaite, soon-to-be CEO of Movio. We talk about the state of the cinema industry in Europe, impressions from the event, and the reaction to Tom Cruise's appearance. Ryan Provencher joins us again to discuss the box office as Top Gun passes $1 Billion and Elvis and The Black Phone arrive in cinemas.

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As Top Gun approaches the billion-dollar box office mark, we passed our own milestone of Behind the Screens' 50th episode. In this week's instalment, Ryan Provencher joins us again to talk through the box office and audiences for Jurassic World Dominion, Lightyear, and Top Gun: Maverick's continued exceptional performance. How does the hero from Toy Story match up against dinosaurs and fighter jets? Tune in to find out!

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Nic Robin, Executive General Manager, Revenue & Growth at Village Cinemas Australia, joins us today to talk about the premiumisation of the cinema-going, and how Village have differentiated themselves through Gold Class, VMax, and other premium experiences. Matthew and Simon break down the numbers and audience for the latest release, Jurassic World: Dominion.

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Christine Rizzolo joins us again this week as we dive into the audience insights from Top Gun: Maverick's stellar second weekend, where the film has had an incredible hold. We bring you the usual box office breakdown with highlights from Top Gun: Maverick's domestic and international success, and the opening of Jurassic World: Dominion.

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Christine Rizzolo joins us once more for Behind The Screens' monthly roundup, looking at the soaring success of Top Gun: Maverick's opening, as well as the audiences and box office performances of the headline movies from the month of May.

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With Doctor Strange and Downton Abbey holding audiences’ attention in the box office this week, we welcome Jackie Brenneman, President of The National Association of Theatre Owners' new Cinema Foundation, to talk to us about just what The Cinema Foundation is, why it’s important and timely now, and how it stands to help the entire cinema industry.

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We have an Australian double-feature this week with two highly-experienced guests from the Australian film industry: Sue Maslin and Gino Munari. They discuss The Australian Feature Film Summit, and how The Australian film industry can work together across the full range of production, distribution, and exhibition to create greater success for Australian titles and everyone involved. Matthew and Simons cover Doctor Strange’s holdover and audience evolution since its release.

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Matthew and Simon take us through a brief but close look at Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, covering the movie's box office results, impressive comparisons to other Marvel Cinematic Universe titles, and the audience makeup that comprised its opening weekend. With both hosts still on the road, it's short and sweet this week, with an exciting interview lined up for next week's episode.

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Vista Cinema CEO Leon Newnham and Movio CCO Sarah Lewthwaite join Matthew and Simon again for a round table discussion of their experiences at CinemaCon, with everything from the incredible slate lineup to impressions of Top Gun: Maverick.

We also break down the audience that comprises everyone seeing Everything, Everywhere, All At Once, and take a look ahead at pre-sales for fellow multiverse movie, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.

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