Behind the Screens

By Vista Group

Each week, Matthew Liebmann, Vista Group’s Chief Innovation & Data Officer, Simon Burton, CEO of Numero and Maccs, & Ryan Provencher, Movio Senior Account Manager draw from their extensive ind... more

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December 17, 20242024 year in review: Kraven, Lord of the Rings, and what we see in 2025
It’s our season finale! As the holidays approach, we’re diving into the latest releases of Kraven The Hunter and Lord of the Rings: War of the Rohirrim, then taking a look back across 2024’s best titles, biggest trends, and box office forecasting. Join us for one last peek ahead at pre-sales for Mufasa and Sonic 3 as well as our hopes and predictions for 2025 on Behind the Screens.

Topics and times:
CineAsia highlights - 0:20

Local content and Hollywood content - 1:07

Domestic box office year-on-year comparison - 2:10

Kraven The Hunter box office overview - 3:24

Kraven The Hunter audience analysis - 4:55

Kraven The Hunter marketing recommendations - 7:51

The Lord of the Rings: War of the Rohirrim box office overview - 9:55

The Lord of the Rings: War of the Rohirrim audience analysis - 11:46

The Lord of the Wings: War of the Rohirrim UK insights - 13:37

Holdovers and box office roundup - 14:46

September 5 and other previews - 15:35

Mufasa and Sonic 3 pre-sales - 16:54

2024 in review: trends, notes, and out favourite films - 18:41

Our hopes for 2025 - 21:55

See you next year!

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Box Office Overview:
Moana 2 remained in 1st place, reaching $720M worldwide.

Wicked likewise remained in 2nd place with $44M domestically, reaching $525M cumulatively.

Kraven The Hunter debuted to 3rd position with $11M from the domestic market and $15M from 60 international territories for a global debut of $26M.

Gladiator II has now crossed $250M internationally and over $140M domestically, fast approaching the $400M mark globally.

Lord of the Rings: War of the Rohirrim debuted to 5th position, with $4.5M domestically and $5.7M from 72 international markets for a global total of $10.25M for its opening weekend.
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December 10, 2024More box office records smashed: Moana, Bollywood, and Interstellar re-release
Moana 2 continued to break down records with a record post-thanksgiving weekend packed with content. From Moana, Wicked, and Gladiator to Bollywood and Interstellar’s IMAX re-release, there’s a lot to explore this week Behind the Screens — join us to discover all the box office and audience insights!

Topics and times:
Another record box office weekend - 0:36

Domestic box office overview - 1:18

Interstellar re-release - 2:46

Pushpa 2: The Rule box office and audience analysis - 4:21

Marketing recommendations for sell-out sessions - 6:36

Moana 2 box office overview - 8:19

Holdovers box office - 10:46

Gladiator II opportunities - 12:10

Remaining new releases - 12:56

Lord of the Rings: War of the Rohirrim early release - 14:33

Kraven The Hunter preview - 16:06

September 5 - 17:03

Next week - 17:52

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Box Office Overview:
Moana 2 grossed $52M domestically, now exceeding $300M, and a further $103.5M internationally, where the total also exceeds $300M for a total over $600M worldwide.

Wicked grossed $34.9M in the domestic market, bringing the total to $320M domestically, and grossed $26M internationally, where the total reached $135M.

Gladiator II grossed $12.5M domestically and $17M internationally, bringing the worldwide totaly to $368.4M.

Pushpa 2: The Rule came in 5th place with $9.3M in the domestic market.
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20min
December 03, 2024Moana 2 smashes Thanksgiving records! How to entice more moviegoer visitation
With Moana 2 absolutely smashing lists of records over the Thanksgiving weekend period, we have an enormous episode of insights into everything Moana, Wicked, Gladiator, and more. Ryan breaks down how movie marketers can entice moviegoers to visit more frequently with such a busy box office, and as we look towards the end of 2024, there’s a vast amount of opportunity to be gained from these insights!

Topics and times:
Magic at the box office - 0:30

Thanksgiving domestic box office record set - 1:04

Moana 2 box office overview - 3:26

Moana 2 per-theatre averages - 4:50

Moana 2 records breakdown - 5:32

Moana 2 audience analysis - 10:08

Moana 2 reception - 13:07

Holdovers and international box office - 13:30

Upcoming releases - 17:11

How can cinema marketers bring moviegoers back faster than usual? - 18:29

Next week - 22:30

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Box Office Overview:
Moana 2 broke records with its opening across the Thanksgiving weekend, grossing $135.5M domestically over the 3-day weekend, and $211M over the 5-day period, with an additional $165.3M internationally, making its global total debut reach $386.3M.

Wicked grossed $80M domestically for the 3-day with a 28.9% drop, and $117.5M over the 5-day for a domestic total to date of $262.4M. Internationally, it grossed $96.9M, making its global total now $359.3M.

Gladiator 2 grossed $30.7M for the 3-day with a 44.2% drop, and $44M for the 5-day, bringing the domestic total to date to $111.2M. Internationally, it grossed $27.2M, making its global total now $320M.

Red One grossed $12.9M for the 3-day, only a 2.5% drop, and $18.7M for the 5-day, reaching $76M to-date in the domestic market. Internationally, it grossed $5M.

The Best Christmas Pageant Ever grossed $3.3M over the 3-day and $4.9M over the 5-day, reaching $32M total to-date.
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November 26, 2024Marketing Wicked and Gladiator: can a new Barbenheimer be made? + Moana 2 pre-sales audience analysis
With a massive weekend seeing the debut of both Wicked and Gladiator II, we have a full house to examine the box office, audiences for the US and the UK, and the marketing opportunities to make the best of these new films on the big screen. Can their crossover create a new Barbenheimer? We dive into every facet, as well as in-depth pre-sales analysis of the audience for the upcoming Moana 2 here on Behind the Screens.

Topics and times:
Wicked opening weekend box office overview - 0:50

Wicked’s US audience analysis - 2:47

Wicked’s UK audience analysis - 5:06

Encouraging repeat visitation for Wicked - 6:22

Sing-along controversies and audience engagement - 9:02

Wicked production cost efficiency - 12:03

Gladiator II box office overview - 12:51

Gladiator II audience analysis - 14:26

Gladiator II UK audience evolution and marketing recommendations - 15:51

Bonhoeffer box office and audience analysis - 18:20

Holdovers in the box office - 20:41

Moana 2 pre-sales audience analysis - 21:35

Moana 2 in the UK market and marketing recommendations - 23:40

Next week - 31:05

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Box Office Overview:
Wicked debuted to $114M in the domestic market over the weekend, with another $50.1M internationally for a worldwide debut of $164M.

Gladiator II grossed $55M in its domestic opening, with a further $50.5M from international markets, taking its global total now past $220M.

Red One had a drop of 59% against the two newcomers, grossing $13M in the domestic market, and now crossing $100M globally.

Venom: The Last Dance has reached a worldwide cumulative total of $456M.
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33min
November 19, 2024Are you not entertained? Gladiator 2 UK audience analysis, Red One, and pre-sales for Wicked
With Gladiator 2 opening internationally, we took a unique look at the analysing the movie’s UK audience ahead of its US release. With Red One debuting, and more pre-sales looks at Wicked and previews of Moana 2, this episode of Behind the Screens is packed with new insights — don’t miss it!

Topics and times:
Complex Worldwide release schedule - 0:18

Red One box office overview - 0:56

Red One audience analysis - 3:08

Christmas films & Red One audience reception - 6:50

Costs of production and entertainment factor - 8:13

Gladiator 2 international box office - 9:10

Gladiator 2 UK audience analysis - 11:05

Box office milestones - 14:30

Wicked: Part One pre-sales analysis - 15:47

Moana 2 preview - 16:14

Matthew’s Wicked takeaway - 17:30

Next week - 18:42

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Box Office Overview:
Gladiator 2 released in a number of international markets, grossing $87M around the globe this weekend ahead of its US release.
Red One debuted to $34.1M domestically and $14.7M internationally for a worldwide weekend of $48.8M and running cumulative total of $82.1M.
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21min
November 12, 2024Heretic, Christmas Pageants, and end-of-year Release Schedules
In the quiet before Gladiator 2 and Wicked arrive, we’re looking to two specialist titles with the faith-based The Best Christmas Pageant Ever and A24’s new horror Heretic seeing Hugh Grant turned villain. Along with a peek at Gladiator 2 and Wicked pre-sales, join us for all the audience insights, the box office breakdown, and the question of how the end-of-year schedule stands this week on Behind the Screens.

Topics and times:
Red One opens internationally - 0:32

The Best Christmas Pageant Ever box office overview - 1:04

The Best Christmas Pageant Ever audience analysis - 2:31

Faith-based films growing in number - 5:00

Heretic box office and reception - 6:47

Heretic audience analysis - 8:30

Box office holdover strength - 10:41

Red One box office overview - 12:11

Gladiator 2 and Wicked pre-sales - 13:10

Next week - 14:10

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16min
November 05, 2024AIMC highlights, Bollywood hits, and pre-sales for Gladiator 2, Wicked, and Moana 2
Simon and Matthew share their highlights from AIMC, and while it was mostly holdovers this week, we break down the box office and audiences for Tom Hanks’ new title, Here. Plus, we dive in to the pre-sales for Gladiator 2, Wicked, and Moana 2.
AIMC summary- 0:59

October box office YoY- 1:45

Here box office overview & audience analysis- 3:05

Box office overview: Venom: The Last Dance, The Wild Robot - 6:17

Bollywood box office - 8:58

Upcoming title releases - 10:30

Pre-sales for Gladiator 2, Wicked, and Moana 2 - 11:47

Next week - 14:08

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Box Office Overview:
October 2024 domestic box office -17% YoY ($462M vs $556M October 2023)

Year-to-date box office -12.2% at $6.6B vs $7.6B for the same period in 2023

Here opened in 5th position domestically with $4.88M in the domestic market.

Venom: The Last Dance took another $68.4M in its second weekend, bringing its cumulative total to $317M.

The Wild Robot in its sixth week grossed another $7.55M domestically (+11% WoW), bringing the global total to almost $270M.
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14min
October 29, 2024Venom: The Last Dance and Conclave live from AIMC
Matthew and Simon are coming to us live from AIMC on the gold coast, joined by Ryan as they break down Venom: The Last Dance and Conclave. Join us Behind the Screens as we explore the box office and the audience behind the latest movies to hit the big screen.

Topics and times:
Preparing for AIMC - 0:44

Venom: The Last Dance box office overview - 1:17

Venom: The Last Dance audience analysis - 2:06

Venom: The Last Dance reception - 4:40

Conclave impressions - 6:14

Conclave box office and audience analysis - 7:25

Marketing opportunities for Conclave - 10:32

Box office roundup - 11:31

Next week - 12:00

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Box Office Overview:
Venom: The Last Dance debuted with $51M in the domestic market, and a massive $124M internationally, making for a $175M global opening.

Smile 2 grossed $9.4M domestically, and a total of $22M worldwide for the weekend, bringing its global total to $84M.

The Wild Robot in week 5 took $6.5M domestically and now sits at $230M worldwide.

Terrifier 3 has now reached a global cumulative total of $53M, after adding just under $5M this weekend domestically.

Conclave grossed $6.5M for its domestic opening weekend.
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14min
October 22, 2024Horror, cannibalism, and Halloween: Smile 2 marketing recommendations
Horror continues to reign in the build-up to Halloween! This week we’re talking Smile 2, diving deep into the audience to see how it differs to the 2022 original, and what marketing opportunities there may be to entice wider audiences to attend. With a number of titles in the box office and coming up soon, there’s a lot to dive into on this week’s instalment of Behind the Screens.

Topics and times:
Smile 2 box office overview - 1:06

Smile 2 in-depth audience analysis - 2:46

Smile 2 marketing reccomendations - 5:36

Horror’s continued October run - 7:28

A24’s We Live In Time box office overview - 8:48

Box office overview: The Wild Robot, Joker, Terrifier 3 - 9:39

International break-ins - 12:33

Upcoming title excitement - 14:56

Next week - 17:54

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Box Office Overview:
Smile 2 took the number 1 spot globally with this weekend with $23M domestically and the same internationally for a worldwide debut of $46M.

The Wild Robot is staying strong in week 4, with an added $10.1M domestically taking the domestic total to $101.7M, and fast approaching the $200M mark worldwide with $196M so far.

Joker: Folie a Deux dropped a further 69% unfortunately, grossing only $2.2M in the domestic market, but $16.9M internationally, bringing the worldwide cume thus far to $192M.

Terrifier 3 grossed an additional $9.3M domestically, bringing the total to $36M, along with $3M inernationally for a global total of $44.8M.
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October 15, 2024Send in the clowns: Joker, Terrifier, and the Apprentice
Our hosts aren’t the only ones clowning around this week, as we watched Terrifier 3 overtake Joker: Folie a Deux with an unfortunately dramatic 2nd week drop, and saw The Apprentice join the market. While Joker may not have been the box office boost we hoped to see, we’re looking ahead to promising pre-sales for Smile 2, Gladiator 2, and Wicked so join us Behind the Screens to see how the rest of 2024’s slate is shaping up.

Topics and times:
Box office overview: Joker, Terrifier 3 - 0:58

Terrifier 3 audience analysis - 2:30

Terrifier 3 budget, profitability, and reception - 5:22

Extended box office roundup - 6:27

The Apprentice reception - 7:20

Piece by Piece audience analysis - 8:15

Saturday Night - 11:14

Joker: Folie a Deux roundup - 11:53

The Wild Robot, and pre-sales for Smile 2, Gladiator 2, and Wicked - 14:00

Next week - 16:21

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Box Office Overview:
Terrifier 3 debuted at number 1 with $18.3M domestically and nearly $5M internationally. On a budget of only $2M, an opening weekend total of $23.1M makes Terrifier 3 likely to be the most profitable movie of the year.

The Wild Robot grossed another $13.5M domestically, keeping a strong momentum in its 3rd week.

Joker: Folie a Deux saw an unfortunate 81% drop in the domestic market with only $7M, making for the highest 2nd week drop of a comic book movie.

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice in its 6th week was only a hair behind, also with $7M in the domestic market, where its total has now passed $275M.

Piece by Piece, a lego documentary, debuted to $3.8M.

My Hero Academia the Movie: You’re Next debuted with just over $3M domestically.

And The Apprentice grossed $1.58M from 1740 screens.
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