Boxoffice Podcast

This Week on The Boxoffice Podcast: Daniel Loria and Rebecca Pahle are joined by Russ Fischer and Chad Kennerk to go over the potential impact of the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strike on exhibition, the new leadership at Cineworld, and preview the opening weekend for Barbie and Oppenheimer. In the feature segment, Malco’s Larry Etter joins to share highlights from the NAC Expo in Memphis, bringing insights from the world of cinema F&B. 

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Episode Resources:

• Cinépolis Executive Eduardo Acuna Chosen as New Cineworld CEO

What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 01:50 Proposed new executives at Cineworld
• 04:29 WGA and SAG-AFTRA strike
• 17:39 Weekend box office numbers
• 22:20 Pay-it-forward paying scheme
• 27:36 Theater Camp opening weekend
• 29:35 National Association of Concessionaires 2023 convention
• 33:00 Alcohol and special drinks 
• 36:24 Full service food and beverage in theaters
• 40:42 A different take on hand to mouth food
• 44:57 How has the architecture of the concession stand influenced consumer behaviors? 

This week on The Boxoffice Podcast: Daniel Loria and Shawn Robbins provide an update on the box office forecast for Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part I’s opening weekend and go over the mid-year report on the domestic market. In the feature segment, Rebecca Pahle interviews Insidious: The Red Door star/director Patrick Wilson on the latest entry of the horror franchise—and his career as an exhibitor through Cinema Lab.  

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Episode Resources:

• Cinema Lab
• Weekend Box Office: INSIDIOUS: THE RED DOOR Surprises at #1, Beating INDIANA JONES
• Boxoffice Rewind: The Box Office History of the MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE Franchise

What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 02:21 Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One debuts
• 06:27 What worked in the first half of the year?
• 12:36 Movies that performed but were never expected to hit $200M plus
• 18:15 What hasn’t worked in the first half of the year?
• 22:48 End of the year forecast
• 26:07 Transitioning into film directing
• 30:15 What was your hometown theater growing up?
• 32:00 Seeing the film as the actor and as the director
• 34:05 Reframing the film for the big screen release
• 36:03 What other genres would you direct?
• 37:55 Joining the exhibition industry  

This week on The Boxoffice Podcast, co-hosts Daniel Loria and Russ Fischer look back on the box office history of the Mission: Impossible franchise. Daniel and Russ discuss the legacy of the franchise after nearly thirty years of entries reaching cinema screens around the world, leading up to the release of this summer’s Mission: Impossible- Dead Reckoning Part I.  

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Episode Resources:

• Santikos Entertainment
• Santikos Theaters to Become 8th Largest Circuit in North America
• Boxoffice Rewind: Tom Cruise at the Box Office

What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 02:02 Santikos Entertainment expands
• 03:21 Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny underperforms during its opening weekend
• 06:42 New movies opening next weekend
• 09:28 Mission Impossible, May 1996
• 36:29 Mission: Impossible 2, May 2000
• 46:02 Mission: Impossible III, May 2006
• 52:22 Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol, December 2011
• 01:00:44 Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation, July 2015
• 01:09:29 Mission: Impossible – Fallout, July 2018

In our final episode of our CineEurope 2023 series, co-hosts Daniel Loria and Rebecca Pahle check in with Russ Fischer to get his parting thoughts from UNIC’s annual convention for the European exhibition industry. In the sponsored segment, Christie’s VP of Engineering David Kiers joins Rebecca Pahle in a conversation covering the cinema tech leader’s latest plans and priorities. And in our feature segment, Rebecca is joined by Crispin Lilly, the exhibition veteran who was recently named as Showcase Cinemas’ UK Managing Director.  

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Episode Resources:

• ICE Theaters
• Christie

What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 03:08 The Flash didn’t work?
• 04:34 Latest box office numbers
• 07:16 Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny to face challenges
• 15:25 CineEurope 2023 recap
• 18:18 Piracy problems in Europe
• 26:06 Christie products and solutions
• 31:54 What is an integrated media block? 
• 33:47 High frame rate movies evolution
• 35:56 Lessening the carbon footprint
• 37:48 Early years in the cinema industry 
• 41:28 Reopening after the pandemic lookdown
• 45:53 What was your cinema growing up?
• 49:00 Why customer service is fundamental
• 51:49 Slow but steady market recovery

On this week’s episode of the Boxoffice Podcast, Boxoffice Pro Deputy Editor Rebecca Pahle runs down Disney’s latest batch of release date changes before speaking with Chief Analyst Shawn Robbins about the underperformance of The Flash and Elemental–and the good news that came out of last weekend’s box office. After a look ahead at this weekend’s potential grosses, we hear from Boxoffice Pro co-host Russ Fischer, live on the ground at CineEurope, to share his insights into the show as it progresses before speaking to Managing Director Guillaume Thomine Desmazures of ICE Theaters, an immersive screening format that’s wowed audiences in an array of global markets. Finally, Pahle speaks with Asger Flygare Bech-Thomsen of Nordisk Film Cinemas, CineEurope’s 2023 International Exhibitor of the Year. 

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Episode Resources:

• CineEurope International Exhibitor of the Year: Nordisk Film Cinemas
• Weekend Box Office: THE FLASH ($55.1M), ELEMENTAL ($29.5M), THE BLACKENING ($6.0M) All Open Below Lowest Projections

What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 01:49 MCU and Avatar films release has been pushed back
• 04:09 What went wrong for The Flash 
• 06:10 Two more films from the DCEU extended universe
• 07:45 Elemental, The Flash underperforms
• 12:12 No Hard Feelings predictions
• 14:36 Local cinema, local output
• 17:10 Controversies in the European exhibition
• 22:24 Updates from CineEurope 2023
• 23:33 What is ICE Theaters?
• 26:18 80 screens worldwide
• 27:13 Titles that overperformed
• 29:02 PLF strategies
• 31:47 Nordisk Film Cinemas recovery process
• 34:23 Local titles are big
• 36:37 Supply and demand in the industry
• 40:43 Recliner seats
• 45:47 Sustainability efforts

In this week’s episode of the Boxoffice Podcast, sponsored by ICE Theaters and Christie, Rebecca Pahle, Jesse Rifkin, and Shawn Robbins offer box office predictions for a crowded upcoming weekend, which sees The Flash, Pixar’s Elemental, and horror comedy The Blackening all hitting the big screen in wide release, along with Wes Anderson's Asteroid City. In our feature segment, Rebecca speaks with Laura Houlgatte and Phil Clapp of UNIC to provide an overview on the European cinema sector and an advance look at some of the topics being discussed at this year’s edition of CineEurope, starting this Monday, June 19.

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Episode Resources:

• Weekend Box Office: TRANSFORMERS: RISE OF THE BEASTS Leads, SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE Surpasses 2018 Predecessor

What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 03:24 Transformers: Rise of the Beasts debut numbers
• 06:06 Weekend release slate
• 09:13 Pixar’s box office performance the past years
• 11:46 Predictions for Flash and Elemental
• 15:05 Preview of the summer films slate
• 18:12 Admission statistics for the European cinema
• 23:27 National Cinema Day in UK and Ireland
• 27:02 National Cinema Day in EU
• 29:25 Increasing regulation and legislation 
• 33:06 Sustainability and resources
• 34:12 Major topics to be discussed in CineEurope

In this week’s episode of the Boxoffice Podcast, co-hosts Rebecca Pahle and Jesse Rifkin break down the opening weekend of Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse–and what word of mouth could mean for holdover potential, as this weekend the superhero sequel is up against new release Transformers: Rise of the Beasts. In the feature segment, co-host Daniel Loria is joined by Romeo Duchene and Russ Fischer in a look back at the impact of the Transformers franchise.

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Episode Resources:

• AMC Theatres On Demand Taps Fandango’s Vudu as Official Streaming Destination
• Weekend Box Office: SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE Spins a $120.5M Domestic Weekend, $208.6M Global Launch
• SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE Co-Director Kemp Powers on Miles Morales’ Inter-dimensional Journey

What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 02:59 Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse opening weekend
• 06:10 Transformers: Rise of the Beasts’ upcoming release
• 09:07 Describe the Transformers franchise
• 12:24 Hasboro adaptations
• 16:56 July 2007 - Transformers
• 40:17 June 2009 - Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
• 52:41 June 2011 - Transformers: Dark of the Moon
• 01:01:53 June 2014 - Transformers: Age of Extinction
• 01:14:10 June 2017 - Transformers: The Last Knight
• 01:25:11 December 2018 - Bumblebee

On this week’s episode of The Boxoffice Podcast, hosts Daniel Loria and Romeo Duchene present the weekend debut numbers for The Little Mermaid as well as its global premier performance. In the feature segment, Screenvision Media CEO John Partilla joins Daniel and Rebecca in an interview to discuss recovery updates and partnerships with two companies for better cinema experience.

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Episode Resources:

• Screenvision
• Weekend Box Office: THE LITTLE MERMAID Swims to $95M, #5 Memorial Day Weekend Opening All Time

What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 03:08 Domestic opening weekend for Disney’s The Little Mermaid
• 05:21 Global opening numbers for The Little Mermaid
• 09:45 Fast X second week
• 10:15 Preview of Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
• 15:39 What's the status of cinema advertising in the country?
• 17:46 The value of cinema experience
• 22:11 Partnership with Hartbeat Productions
• 25:58 TikTok partnership
• 29:04 Keeping pre-show content fresh
• 30:21 What’s the recovery status this year?
• 32:53 More certainty has been granted  

On this week’s episode of The Boxoffice Podcast, hosts Daniel Loria and Jesse Rifkin discuss the box office success of Fast X and Memorial Day weekend box office potential; in the feature segment, Boxoffice Company CEO Julien Marcel joins Daniel for an update on the 2023 Cannes Festival.

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Episode Resources:

• Jacro
• Screenvision Media
• FAST X Opens to $251.5M Overseas, $318.5M Globally

What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 02:46 Big opening weekend for Fast X
• 07:51 Packed Q2 slate coming up
• 10:12 Titles that are getting the early buzz at Cannes
• 15:50 Takeaways from Cannes 2023
• 17:51 Reconciliation between streaming and theatrical exhibition
• 20:40 The theatrical market is back
• 22:47 Social media influence and more younger audience
• 24:56 AI talks in the Cannes festival
• 26:27 Geographical diversity 

29:17 Emerging from a couple of challenging years 

 MeOn this week’s episode of The Boxoffice Podcast, hosts Daniel Loria, Russ Fischer, and Romeo Duchene bring us the box office forecast for Fast X. In the feature segment, the trio discuss the entire history of the Fast and the Furious franchise.

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Episode Resources:

• Jacro
• Screenvision Media
• Weekend Box Office Forecast: FAST X Eyes $58M+ Domestic Debut; Will GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 3 Remain a Formidable Foe?

What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 02:54 Fast X box office forecast
• 06:19 June 2001 - The Fast and The Furious
• 22:02 June 2003 - 2 Fast 2 Furious
• 24:35 June 2006 - The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift
• 33:26 April 2009 - Fast & Furious
• 42:11 April 2011 - Fast Five
• 54:07 May 2013 - Fast & Furious 6
• 01:00:28 April 2015 - Furious 7
• 01:09:14 April 2017 - The Fate of the Furious
• 01:13:14 July 2019 - Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw

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