Boxoffice Podcast

Join us as we share our in-depth reactions to Christopher Nolan’s
The Odyssey with Monster Donut: A Percy Jackson Podcast host Emily Garber, covering the
challenges and pitfalls of adapting a classic text for a contemporary audience. In our feature
segment, we interview the Rocky Mountain Theater Convention’s Diane Eve and Candis Harrop
about the upcoming exhibition convention taking place in Spokane, Washington from
September 1 to 3.

This week on the Boxoffice podcast, co-hosts Daniel Loria, Rebecca Pahle, and Chad Kennerk recap a slow weekend at the box office, preview Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey, and address the attorneys general antitrust lawsuit against the Paramount–Warner Bros. merger. Then in the feature segment, Daniel speaks to Ohio Goes to the Movies program director Molly Kreuzman about a statewide initiative to bring communities back to movie theaters.

This week on the Boxoffice podcast, co-hosts Daniel Loria, Rebecca Pahle, and Chad Kennerk recap Minions & Monsters misstep at the July holiday box office and highlight Angel’s success with Young Washington. Then in the feature segment, Rebecca previews CinéShow 2026 with Diane Feffer and Joel Davis. The conference and vendor marketplace takes place August 24-26 in Dallas.

This week on the Boxoffice podcast, co-hosts Daniel Loria and Rebecca Pahle are joined by The Boxoffice Company’s Diogo Hausen to discuss the weekend, with Toy Story 5 returning to take number one and a slow domestic debut for Supergirl. Then in the feature segment, Daniel recaps CineEurope 2026 with J. Sperling Reich, the executive editor of Celluloid Junkie. Reich shares the optimistic mood at CineEurope in Barcelona, noting the dominant topic of premiumization and the industry confusion over Disney's Infinity Vision.

This week on the Boxoffice podcast, presented by HeyLED, co-hosts Daniel Loria and Rebecca Pahle cover the latest exhibition news from CineEurope 2026 and recap Toy Story 5’s record-breaking weekend. Then in the feature segment, Rebecca talks to Kenny Chow, the chief technology officer of Timewaying, to discuss the company’s full line of DCI certified LED screens, including their Acoustic Transparent and Front Maintenance series.

This week on the Boxoffice podcast, presented by Lumma and HeyLED, co-hosts Daniel Loria and Rebecca Pahle cover recent acquisitions in the exhibition space, including Kinepolis acquiring 13 U.S. Showcase Cinemas and CMX Cinemas adding select IPIC Theaters locations to its Portfolio. They also address the statement released by the Department of Justice Antitrust Division on the closing of its investigation of the merger of Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Then in the feature segment, Daniel reviews CineEurope 2026 with Lumma’s Rolando Rodriguez.

This week on the Boxoffice podcast, co-hosts Daniel Loria and Rebecca Pahle are joined by Max Evry, author of the upcoming book Stranded on Earth: How Night Skies Became E.T. the Extra Terrestrial (October 6, now available for pre-order), to discuss Spielberg’s alien encounters, including his latest—Universal Pictures’ Disclosure Day. Then in the feature segment, in advance of the film’s June 12 release, Daniel talks to Disclosure Day screenwriter David Koepp.

 In this week’s episode of The Boxoffice Podcast, Daniel Loria, Rebecca Pahle, and Romeo Duchene cover the stellar opening weekend for A24’s BACKROOMS and the surging demand for Focus Features’ OBSESSION. In our forecasting segment, Romeo Duchene offers the latest tracking for Paramount’s SCARY MOVIE (2026) and Amazon MGM’s MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE. In our feature segment, Rebecca Pahle is joined by Hormel’s Tim Bortner and Beth Fehrenbacher (HormelFoodservice.com) for a look at the latest expanded menu options available at the concession stand.

 This week on the Boxoffice podcast, co-hosts Daniel Loria, Rebecca Pahle, and Romeo Duchêne break down a stronger-than-expected Memorial Day weekend at the box office, including the opening performance of Disney’s The Mandalorian and Grogu, the continued breakout success of Obsession, and the surprising early tracking for A24’s internet horror phenomenon Backrooms. Then in the feature segment, Daniel speaks with Mary Jo Ziesel, Brandon Schenkman, and Eric Hynes of the Jacob Burns Film Center about the organization’s 25th anniversary, its role as a community-driven cultural hub in Westchester County, and how filmmaker conversations, education programs, and curated theatrical experiences continue to shape the future of independent cinema. 

In this week’s episode of the Boxoffice Podcast, co-hosts Daniel Loria and Rebecca Pahle are joined by The Boxoffice Company’s Romeo Duchenne to discuss the box office potential of this weekend’s Memorial Day slate, including new releases Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu and I Love Boosters as well as holdovers Obsession, Michael, and The Devil Wears Prada 2. In the feature segment, Daniel speaks with Elizabeth Frank, CEO of RealD, about the evolution of the premium format and its current resurgence.