Matthew and Simon break down the weekend’s box office with the second weekend of Morvel’s Eternals and the debut of Clifford the Big Red Dog. Adam Posner joins us for Part 1 of a rich interview into global loyalty trends, his study ‘For Love or Money’, and how the self-coined term ‘joyalty’ can change how exhibitors look at the customer experience.

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Matthew and Simon runs us through the numbers and audiences of the opening weekend for Marvel’s Eternals, as well as holdovers on Dune, No Time To Die, and Venom: Let There be Carnage. Tyler DiNapoli of Bleecker Street joins Matthew to discuss all things arthouse and specialist cinema, as well as the overlaps of theatrical and home entertainment.

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This week, Matthew has his first interview diving into the production side of film, speaking to John Barnett, Founder of Endeavour Ventures, and David Strong, CEO of the New Zealand Film Commission to talk about what makes a film a New Zealand film. Simon returns to review the weekend box office for the end of October.

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Ryan and Matthew break down Dune’s domestic release weekend, as well as Ron’s Gone Wrong and this weekend’s strong holdovers. We’re also joined by Zidane Lamrani, Group Marketing and Communications Director for ELAN Group and Novo Cinemas, ahead of the META cinema forum this week to break down how he’s applied his wide experience to the cinema industry in the Middle East.

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Ahead of the UK Cinema Association conference this week, we spoke to Phil Clapp, CEO of the UKCA about the impressive recovery of cinema exhibition in the UK. Simon is off sick this week, so Ryan joins us to take a look at Halloween Kills, The Last Duel, and holdovers for No Time To Die, Venom, and Dune.

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We’re joined by Leon Newnham, CEO of Vista, and Sarah Lewthwaite, CCO of Movio, for our CineEurope wrap up round table, and in a special appearance we have both Ryan and Simon on the episode to talk all things Bond, from No Time To Die’s impact to the history of all the actors who nearly took on the role before!

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Bond breaks records internationally with No Time To Die, and Matthew and Simon break down the wide variety of huge releases around the globe this past weekend. Greg Ambrose of Cineplex joins us to talk about their extensive new loyalty program, Scene+

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Box Office Recap - 1:10

As Shang Chi enters yet another week at the top of the box office, we take a look at audience evolutions, the tumbling of Dear Evan Hansen, a look ahead at pre-sales for Venom: Let There Be Carnage, analysing the audience so far for the sequel. Ann Stadler joins Matthew to talk about communities in cinema, her vast experience in cinema marketing, and the next steps in her career.

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Box Office Recap - 0:57

Matthew and Simon catch up on NZ’s lockdown changes, Shang-Chi’s third weekend at number one in the box office, and the unique audience of Clint Eastwood films. We welcome Clayton Calk to the podcast this week to explain what iOS 15 means for email marketing, which he dives deeper into in his blog article on movio.co

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To find out more about iOS 15, what it means for email marketing, and why we're ready visit https://movio.co/blog/ios-15-what-it-means-and-why-we-re-ready/

This week Matthew and Simon dive into assessing the summer results for the box office, and examine Shang-Chi’s second week on top around the world. Marketing veteran Andrew Williams joins them to discuss the summer season, give the low-down on trailers, and a look at the upcoming Malibu Horror Story.

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