Behind the Screens

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Behind the Screens episodes

May 31, 2023Mermaids, Machines, and Fathers, oh my!
With the debut of The Little Mermaid in cinemas, our hosts ask the big questions: how did Ariel fare compared to other live-action disney remakes? Are the sharks too real? And how scary can a children’s movie be? Along with Mermaids, we’re also talking Machines and Dads with The Machine and About My Father as we bring you all the numbers from the box office for Memorial Day Weekend.

Topics and times:
The Little Mermaid box office performance - 1:35

The Little Mermaid audience analysis - 3:24

The Machine overview and audience - 7:36

About My Father overview and audience - 10:26

Kandahar overview - 12:05

Holdovers - 13:09

Next week - 13:47

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15 min
May 23, 2023A furious debut: which audiences raced to see Fast X?
Fast X sped across the big screen this weekend, finding a powerful audience internationally. How did it measure up against F9? With a number of heavy hitters on their way to the box office, we have a packed lineup to talk about this week on Behind the Screens.

Topics and times:
Cannes Film Festival - 0:23

Fast X box office performance - 1:44

Fast X audience analysis - 3:14

Box office holdovers - 7:55

Next week’s box office lineup - 8:58

The Little Mermaid pre-sales - 10:00

Box Office Overview:
Fast X made $67M domestically and $251.5M internationally, for a worldwide total of $319M on its opening weekend.

Fast X’s domestic opening is in line with F9 and slightly ahead of Hobbs and Shaw.

China led the way internationally with $78M for Fast X, with Mexico, France, Brazil, and India making up the remaining top 5 international territories.

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 only dropped 48%, taking another $32M domestically, and $49M internationally for a worldwide current total of $659M.

The Super Mario Bros. Movie added another $10M domestically — a drop of 21%.

The Super Mario Bros. Movie now sits at a cumulative total of $551M domestic, $690M international, for a worldwide total of $1.24B.

With John Wick: Chapter 4, the John Wick franchise has now made over $1B across its four instalments.

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12 min
May 16, 2023Comparing sequels; Guardians of the Galaxy, Book Club, and Fast X
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 continues its phenomenal performance at the box office into its second week, while sequel Book Club: The Next Chapter struggles compared to its predecessor. As we head into a steady stream of blockbuster titles, we’re taking a look ahead at pre-sales for Fast X, and the question of the Fast & Furious saga’s conclusion potentially becoming a trilogy...

Topics and times:
Guardians Vol. 3 box office performance - 1:05

Guardians Vol. 3 audience analysis - 2:43

Book Club box office performance - 3:32

Book Club audience analysis - 3:58

Wider box office results - 7:46

Fast X pre-sales - 9:22

Next week - 11:43

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14 min
May 09, 2023Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 and Love Again
Our hosts may be jet lagged, but we’re charging across the Galaxy this week with Marvel’s latest release, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 and romcom Love Again. We break down the box office numbers and the audiences for both titles.

Topics and times:
Box office highlights - 2:28

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 audience analysis - 3:32

Box office continued - 6:39

Love Again audience analysis - 8:16

Next week - 9:29

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12 min
May 02, 2023CinemaCon retrospective with Amanda Johnson and Jorge De Los Rios
After an incredible CinemaCon 2023, we’re watching the box office as Super Mario Bros. passed the $1B mark, and looking to the audiences for newcomers Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret and Big George Foreman, as well as reflecting on our personal highlights from CinemaCon.

Topics and times:
Box office highlights - 0:50

Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret audience analysis - 2:00

Big George Foreman box office and audience analysis - 4:02

CinemaCon retrospective - 6:47

Next week - 11:17

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13 min
April 26, 2023Live from CinemaCon 2023!
With our hosts in the same room for the first time recording, we bring you Behind the Screens’ debut video episode live from CinemaCon 2023 in Vegas! As always, we bring you the box office and audience highlights for the biggest releases, this time covering Guy Ritchie’s The Covenant, and Evil Dead Rise.

Topics and times:
Box office highlights - 1:01

Evil Dead Rise audience analysis - 1:27

Guy Ritchie’s The Covenant audience analysis - 4:48

Box office holdovers - 6:40

Next week - 8:32

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11 min
April 18, 2023The Pope’s Exorcist, Renfield, and looking forward to CinemaCon
The box office stays steady and strong, with plenty of holdovers with only small drops, including The Super Mario Bros. Movie continuing to break records. We dive into new releases Renfield and The Pope’s Exorcist, and look forward to CinemaCon next week!

Topics and times:
Box office highlights - 0:51

The Pope’s Exorcist audience analysis - 2:40

Renfield box office and audience analysis - 5:37

Box office holdovers - 9:33

Next week - 10:32

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14 min
April 11, 2023Super Mario Bros. smashes box office expectations
The Super Marios Bros. Movie outperformed enormously through the Easter weekend, and so we bring you all the box office highlights; the records Super Mario Bros. broke for video game adaptations, the multi-generational audience it pulled, and the difference of reception between moviegoers and critics.

Topics and times:
The Super Mario Bros. Movie box office highlights - 0:35

The Super Mario Bros. Movie audience analysis - 6:12

Mario’s reception - 8:45

What this means for family animation - 10:45

Air box office and audience analysis - 12:29

Remaining top 5 domestic titles - 15:54

Next week - 17:18

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20 min
April 04, 2023Time for a Video Game Movie Renaissance?
Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves proves a critical hit at the box office, and with The Super Mario Bros. Movie debuting for Easter weekend, our hosts take a look at how recent video game (and board game)-based movies have had a resurgence on the big screen. Will video game adaptations prove to be the box office’s new best friend, or is history doomed to repeat itself? Listen along to find out!

Topics and times:
Box Office highlights - 1:28

Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves audience analysis - 2:32

His Only Son - 5:38

Box Office holdovers - 8:29

Q1 2023 in review - 9:25

Mario pre-sales - 12:09

Next week - 14:05

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Box Office Overview:
Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves opened domestically to $37.2M, exceeding expectations.

Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves also grossed a further $33M from 60 international territories for a global total just over $70M for its opening weekend.

John Wick: Chapter 4 grossed $28.2M this weekend, bringing the total to $123M.

Scream VI added $5.3M for a total now of $123M, less than $5M from being the highest-grossing title of the franchise now.

Creed III has risen to a domestic cumulative total of $123M.

New release His Only Son grossed $5.5M from 1,920 screens.

And finally, Shazam! Fury of the Gods now sits at a total of $53.5M.
17 min
March 28, 2023John Wick: Chapter 4, and National Cinema Day with Jackie Brenneman and Patrick Corcoran
John Wick: Chapter 4 lit up the big screen this past weekend! Between the franchise’s success and looking ahead to the highly-anticipated Dungeons & Dragons film, we tackle the box office and audience analysis, before jumping into the second half of Matthew’s fantastic interview with Jackie Brenneman and Patrick Corcoran of NATO.

Topics and times:
Apple commits to $1B on theatrical releases - 0:48

Box Office highlights - 2:20

John Wick: Chapter 4 audience analysis - 3:31

Box Office holdovers - 6:26

Interview with Jackie Brenneman and Patrick Corcoran, Part 2 - 9:55

Next week - 30:53

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Box Office Overview:
John Wick: Chapter 4 grossed $73.5M domestically and $64M internationally for a global opening of $137.5M.

John Wick: Chapter 4 likewise debuted at #1 in all 71 of the markets it opened in this past weekend.

China’s domestic market continues to rebound, grossing $73M this weekend compared to $19M for the same weekend in 2022.

Shazam! dropped 68% to $9.7M domestically.

Creed III in its fourth week took $8.4M, with the total now over $140M domestically, and a global total of $246M.

Scream VI grossed $8.4M this weekend, with its domestic total nearing $90M, making it on track to pass the $103M mark and become the most successful domestic Scream title.
33 min

About Behind the Screens

From the publisher's feed

Each week, Matthew Liebmann, Vista Group’s Chief Product, Innovation, & Marketing Officer, and Simon Burton, Vista Group's Chief Film Officer draw from their extensive industry experience to deliver box office and audience insights for major movie releases.