With one superhero still holding the top of the box office, we're looking at a wide range of new release titles this week: I Know What You Did Last Summer, Smurfs, and Eddington, as well as a deep dive into how audiences are shaping up for Fantastic Four, how to embrace word of mouth, and marketing recommendations for the upcoming title here on Behind the Screens!

Topics and times:

• Lulls and surges in box office over the year - 1:22
• Box office top 5 overview - 1:50
• The success of film holdovers - 3:01
• New releases this week - 4:41
• I Know What You Did Last Summer audience analysis - 5:32
• Smurfs box office overview - 8:29
• Smurfs audience analysis - 9:44
• Eddington domestic release overview - 12:24
• Looking ahead at Fantastic Four - 12:46
• Generating word of mouth for Fantastic Four - 16:34
• Fantastic Four audience preview analysis - 17:26
• Marketing recommendations for Fantastic Four - 19:00
• Next week - 22:22

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Superman and his trusty companion have taken the box office's heart with the top position this week. We're unmasking the audience behind the superhero's success here on behind the Screens, then looking ahead at Smurfs and I Know What You Did Last Summer with pre-sales audiences and marketing recommendations.

Topics and times:

• Superman box office in-depth - 0:54
• Superman audience analysis - 4:35
• Marketing and audience reception for Superman - 7:35
• Smurfs pre-sales audience analysis - 9:01
• Smurfs marketing recommendations - 11:56
• I Know What You Did Last Summer reboot audience analysis and marketing recommendations - 13:45
• Next week - 17:45

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Fireworks and dinosaurs marked this box office weekend, and we're examining how Jurassic World Rebirth differed from it predecessors in it's audience. As Superman gets ready to fly in the coming days, join us for a discussion of pre-sales, analysis of new impacts, and marketing recommendations for the DC Superhero on Behind the Screens.

Topics and times:

• Jurassic World Rebirth box office overview - 1:53
• Screen count cannibalisation - 3:03
• Jurassic World Rebirth audience analysis - 5:18
• Jurassic World Rebirth audience and critical reception - 7:36
• Superman pre-sales, tracking, and news impact - 8:45
• Superman pre-sales audience analysis and insights - 12:11
• Superman marketing recommendations - 14:34
• Next week - 16:44

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We're taking a pit stop to check the pressure on F1's roaring debut at the box office this week, with the race taking the number one spot. But that's not the only thing roaring as we examine pre-sales, audience makeup, and marketing opportunities for Jurassic World: Rebirth here on Behind the Screens.

Topics and times:

1. Denis Villeneuve as new Bond director - 0:15

2. F1 The Movie box office overview - 1:47

3. F1 The Movie audience analysis - 4:25

4. F1 The Movie audience reception and marketing opportunities - 6:25

5. Megan 2.0 box office overview - 8:36

6. Megan 2.0 audience analysis - 11:02

7. Pre-sales and audience analysis for Jurassic World: Rebirth - 12:40

8. Next week - 17:20

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With two new releases this past week, we dive into the box office numbers and audiences for 28 Years Later, and Elio. Plus, we shift gears and look ahead to pre-sales for Brad Pitt’s F1 movie and everyone’s favourite AI doll in M3GAN 2.0, all on Behind the Screens.

Topics and times:

• CineEurope highlights - 0:16

• Box office roundup – 1:54
• 28 Years Later box office overview - 2:55
• 28 Years Later audience analysis - 3:32
• 28 Years Later critical reception - 4:53
• Elio box office overview - 5:54
• Elio critical reception and audience analysis - 6:55
• Upcoming releases - 9:29
• Pre-sales for F1 - 10:22
• Pre-sales for M3GAN 2.0 - 11:38

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Box Office Overview:

• The summer box office has crossed $1.5B domestically, up 26% from last year.
• How To Train Your Dragon was the number 1 domestic film, taking another $37M.
• 28 Years Later opened to $30M in the domestic market, and a further $30M internationally, for a worldwide opening weekend total of $60M.
• Elio opened to $21M in the domestic market, and took $14M internationally.

A number of new releases hit the big screen this week, so we're delving into all things John Wick with Ballerina, the Wes Anderson crowd analysis for The Phoenician Scheme, and a look ahead at pre-sales for the upcoming How To Train Your Dragon live-action remake!

Topics and times:

• Year-to-date box office comparisons - 0:55
• This weekend's box office - 2:25
• Ballerina audience analysis - 3:24
• Ballerina audience reception - 5:00
• Ballerina marketing recommendations - 6:34
• The Phoenician Scheme box office overview - 8:15
• The Phoenician Scheme audience analysis - 9:07
• Upcoming releases - 11:06
• How To Train Your Dragon pre-sales analysis - 11:49
• Next week - 12:49

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With the box office booming once more with Lilo & Stitch and Mission: Impossible, we take a look at 2025's box office performance against previous years and slates, then tackle Karate Kid: Legends and upcoming pre-sales analysis for the John Wick spinoff, Ballerina!

Topics and times:

1. Year-to-date box office comparisons - 0:21

2. Diversity and demand reflected in the slate - 1:59

3. Lilo & Stitch holdover box office overview - 2:39

4. Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning box office - 4:10

5. Karate Kid: Legends box office debut - 4:40

6. Karate Kid: Legends audience analysis - 5:35

7. Karate Kid: Legends audience reception and marketing - 7:37

8. Karate Kid series comparisons - 8:58

9. Bring Her Back box office and audience analysis - 9:41

10. Bring Her Back audience reception - 12:18

11. Ballerina's upcoming release - 13:29

12. Ballerina pre-sales analysis - 14:14

13. The Phoenician Scheme - 15:03

14. Next week - 15:53

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Box Office Overview:

1. Lilo & Stitch stayed in 1st position, grossing $63M domestically for a domestic total now of $280M. Internationally, it saw a $113M result over the 3-day weekend, bringing the international total of $330.7M, and the worldwide cumulative total to $610M.

2. Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning grossed $27.3M domestically for a current domestic total of $123M. Internationally, it added $76.1M for a total of $231M internationally, and worldwide, $354M.

3. Karate Kid: Legends debuted to $21M domestically, and internationally added $12M, bringing the international cumulative total to $26M.

4. Bring Her Back debuted with $7.1M domestically, and $1M from 8 internationally territories, for a global total of $8.1M.

As Lilo & Stitch broke records for the Memorial Day weekend, and Tom Cruise ran across the big screen in Mission: Impossible, we’re diving into all the insights from the box office and audience analysis for both blockbuster titles this week Behind the Screens.

Topics and times:

• Record-breaking Memorial Day weekend - 0:41
• Lilo & Stitch box office overview - 1:34
• Disney’s moves from streaming to theatrical - 2:59
• Lilo & Stitch audience analysis - 3:49
• Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning box office overview - 5:34
• Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning audience comparisons - 6:47
• Mission: Impossible - The FInal Reckoning audience profile - 8:10
• Marketing opportunities for Mission: Impossible - 9:19
• The Last Rodeo box office and audience - 11:16
• Next week - 12:53

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Box Office Overview:

• Lilo & Stitch broke the Memorial Day weekend record with an opening of $145.5M for the domestic 3-day weekend, and $183M for the 4-day. Internationally it grossed $158.7M for a worldwide total opening of $341.7M.
• Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning debuted to a domestic 3-day result of $64M, and $77.5M for the 4-day weekend, with an additional $127M from 64 international markets, including previews, making a worldwide total of $191M.

We've reached our Final Destination with a bang in the box office! Join us as we uncover who made the franchise's return such a success, as well as pre-sales audiences and analysis for the upcoming memorial day weekend releases Lilo & Stitch and Mission: Impossible: The Final Reckoning here on Behind the Screens.

Topics and times:

• Final Destination: Bloodlines opening - 0:27
• Box office performance comparisons - 1:27
• AMC discount days expansion & market possibilities - 2:21
• Final Destination: Bloodlines box office overview - 8:05
• Final Destination: Bloodlines audience analysis - 11:41
• Hurry Up Tomorrow box office overview - 14:57
• Memorial Day previews - Lilo & Stitch and Mission: Impossible - 16:39
• Mission: Impossible: The Final Reckoning pre-sales analysis - 17:11
• Mission: Impossible: The Final Reckoning pre-sales audience - 18:41
• Lilo & Stitch pre-sales analysis - 21:10
• Lilo & Stitch pre-sales audience - 22:01
• Next week - 24:11

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We’re diving into the Horror genre this week with Clown in a Cornfield and a deep-dive into previews with Final Destination: Bloodlines. Join us to hear how the horror audience correlates with frequency, and what the Final Destination audience is shaping up to be.

Topics and times:

• Box office overview - 0:17
• Thunderbolts* and the New Avengers marketing - 2:16
• Holdovers and box office roundup - 3:23
• Friendship 6-screen release - 4:44
• Clown in a Cornfield box office overview - 5:11
• Clown in a Cornfield audience analysis - 6:04
• Other new releases - 7:52
• Final Destination: Bloodlines previews and deep-dive analysis - 8:15
• Final Destination: Bloodlines marketing recommendations - 12:24
• Next week - 14:16

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Box Office Overview: