On this week’s episode of The Boxoffice Podcast, Daniel Loria and the Box Office Company’s Romeo Duchene discuss The Fall Guy box office forecast. In the feature segment, Daniel, Russ, Rebecca, and Chad give us a sneak peek of May movies preview.    

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Episode Resources:

• Weekend Preview: How High Will THE FALL GUY Rise?

What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 03:41 Jerry Seinfeld
• 05:00 Jerry Seinfeld’s Unfrosted
• 09:59 Movie release schedules
• 22:02 The Fall Guy
• 24:01 Tarot
• 26:51 Challengers 
• 29:49 Would you watch?
• 33:52 Star Wars re-release
• 38:35 Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes re-release
• 39:25 Amy Winehouse biopic
• 41:15 The Strangers: Chapter 1
• 44:05 If
• 45:59 The Garfield Movie
• 48:41 Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga

On this week’s episode of The Boxoffice Podcast, Daniel Loria and the Box Office Company’s Romeo Duchene cover the latest insights and this weekend’s wide release,  director Luca Guadagnino’s Challengers, starring Zendaya. In the feature segment, Daniel speaks to Brett King, the CEO of CineTrain, a digital platform that facilitates employee training in the cinema industry.    

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Daniel and Rebecca recap the post-CinemaCon 2024 box office. In the feature segment, Daniel speaks with Greg Marcus, the CEO of the Marcus Theatres, from CinemaCon. Greg and Daniel discuss the Marcus Corporation's performance in 2023 and outlook for 2024, highlighting the circuit's strong finish despite concerns about a lack of big releases and the impact of strikes on the industry's momentum. Greg reacts to all the news coming out of CinemaCon 2024, including his thoughts on the panel session between Matthew Belloni and AMC Theatres’ Chairman and CEO Adam Aron.   

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What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 01:16 Back from CinemaCon
• 02:25 Warner Bros. hit $1B 
• 03:08 Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire opens at $20M
• 03:53 A24’s Civil War, other films 
• 10:36 Boxoffice weekend forecast
• 17:21 Marcus Theaters business update
• 19:53 Entertainment center
• 21:25 Movie theater pizza
• 22:40 PLF 
• 24:26 Back to pre-pandemic
• 26:30 Maximizing revenue
• 31:11 Keeping it interesting
• 32:23 Biggest takeaway from CinemaCon
• 34:37 What people want to see
• 36:53 TikTok

Daniel, Rebecca, and Chad bring insights and highlights from the Paramount and Disney presentations at CinemaCon 2024. In the feature segment, we bring you highlights from the CinemaCon 2024 panel on promoting mid-budget films, moderated by NATO’s Michael O’Leary and including insights from B&B Theatres’ Brock Bagby, Focus Features’ Lisa Bunnell, Neon’s Elissa Federoff, and Showcase Cinemas’ Rebecca Stein. 

Daniel, Rebecca, and Chad bring insights and highlights from the Angel Studios, Lionsgate, and Universal/Focus presentations at CinemaCon 2024. In the feature segment, Daniel is joined by Angel Studios EVP and Global Head of Theatrical Distribution at Angel Studios. 

Daniel, Rebecca, and Chad present highlights from the Crunchyroll and Warner Bros. studio presentations at CinemaCon 2024. In the feature segment, Daniel is joined by NATO President & CEO Michael O’Leary.

Daniel, Rebecca, and Chad are joined by Celluloid Junkie’s Sperling Reich recap the top highlights and insights from CinemaCon 2024’s opening day panels. In the feature segment, Daniel is joined by Classic Cinemas CEO Chris Johnson, recipient of the CinemaCon 2024 NATO Marquee Award.

Daniel, Rebecca, and Chad give us an overview of the highlights and insights from CinemaCon 2024 International Day. In the feature segment, Rebecca is joined by Searchlight Pictures’ Rebecca Kearey to discuss the value of CinemaCon as a platform for networking and industry collaboration is underscored, emphasizing its role in driving the global cinema landscape forward.

Daniel, Rebecca, and Chad highlight what they expect from the studio presentations on this special preview edition of the Boxoffice Podcast’s CinemaCon 2024 series, brought to you by Tapos by Jacro. In our feature segment, Daniel interviews Cineworld CEO Eduardo Acuña and CJ 4DPLEX Americas CEO Don Savant. 

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Episode Resources:

• Tapos by Jacro
• Cineworld Group Announces Leadership Team with New Executive Hires

What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 02:26 CinemaCon during the pandemic
• 04:40 Crunchyroll at CinemaCon 2024
• 13:01 Warner Bros’ Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
• 15:02 Risk of two-part movie strategies
• 23:30 Angel Studios at CinemaCon
• 26:21 Lionsgate's Strategic approach at CinemaCon 
• 31:49 Universal Studios and Focus Features upcoming titles 
• 40:41 Paramount’s buzzing titles and what will Chris Aronson wear?
• 45:12 Disney's lineup for CinemaCon 2024
• 52:59 Eduardo Acuña on working at Cineworld
• 54:40 CJ 4DPlex and Cineworld: A partnership for premium entertainment
• 55:39 The success of 4DX screens
• 56:59 Adapting to changing customer needs in cinema experience
• 1:00:52 Expanding 4DX and ScreenX in the US
• 1:04:06 Expectations for CinemaCon 2024
• 1:05:47 CineEurope
• 1:08:00 Concessions around the world

On this week’s episode of the Boxoffice Podcast, co-hosts Daniel Loria and Rebecca Pahle discuss the box office performance of Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire before looking ahead to the opening weekend of the latest film in Warner Bros.’ Monsterverse. In the feature segment, Loria speaks with Matthew Liebman, Chief Production Innovation and Marketing Officer at Vista Group. 

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Episode Resources:

• Showcase Cinemas to Offer Shower Stations and Yoga Breaks for Marvel Marathon
• Vista Group
• Vista Oneview
• Weekend Box Office: GHOSTBUSTERS FROZEN EMPIRE Heats Up Big Grosses

What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 01:40 Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire’s $45 million opening
• 04:31 Three horror movies in the Top 10
• 06:52 Star Wars re-release marathon
• 08:47 Showcase Cinemas to offer yoga breaks
• 11:10 Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire predictions
• 19:34 Vista Cloud
• 21:36 Vista Oneview
• 25:30 What makes Oneview special?
• 28:44 New features in Oneview
• 30:39 Oneview podcast
• 32:20 Transforming cinema business operations
• 34:13 Oneview in the coming years
• 36:36 Future of AI in the industry