Boxoffice Podcast

On this week’s episode of The Boxoffice Podcast, hosts Daniel Loria, Jesse Rifkin, and Romeo Duchene go over Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3’s $114M domestic and $282M global opening and the recent Q1 earnings call. In the feature segment, Daniel speaks with Fathom Events CEO Ray Nutt on its first quarter performance, ongoing programs, and specialty distribution plans.  

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Episode Resources:

• Fathom Events
• Weekend Box Office: GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 3 Spins $114M Domestic, $282M Global Opening

What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 01:36 Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 opening weekend
• 03:08 Friday box office 
• 04:40 2023 Q1 earnings call
• 10:31 Films in the marketplace
• 12:41 Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 domestic numbers
• 15:39 Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 global performance
• 22:24 Joining CinemaCon 2023
• 23:56 Fathom Events Q1 performance
• 25:01 Documentary opportunities and plans
• 26:29 Treating competition as new windows
• 29:51 A culture of transparency
• 31:14 Classic films
• 32:52 Studio Ghibli fest
• 34:54 Increase in cinema affiliates
• 36:34 Pivoting to specialty distribution

On this week’s episode of The Boxoffice Podcast, hosts Daniel Loria and Rebecca Pahle cover The Super Mario Bros. Movie still strong in its second week with some new title releases, Cinionic’s laser upgrades, and IMAX’s new locations worldwide. They also cover a quick but detailed recap of the CinemaCon 2023, an event that recently ended. In the feature segment, Daniel speaks with JACRO’s Alan Roe about system improvements and a better sales system.  

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Episode Resources:

• Cinionic
• Weekend Box Office: SUPER MARIO BROS. MOVIE Becomes the First Billion-Dollar Release of 2023
• CinemaCon 2023: Lionsgate to Bring 14 Titles to Theaters This Year, Reveals First Look at HUNGER GAMES Prequel

What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 02:42 Another strong weekend for The Super Mario Bros. Movie, new opener in the box office
• 06:01 Cinionic laser upgrades in auditoriums
• 09:26 IMAX signed agreements with 63 upgraded auditoriums around the world
• 13:43 Major takeaways from the CinemaCon 2023
• 15:13 AMC Dynamic pricing 
• 18:31 Which film won CinemaCon?
• 20:48 Warner Bros. presentation 
• 22:41 Disney/Pixar’s films
• 28:36 DC’s Blue Beetle
• 31:01 Lionsgate’s Hunger Games reboot
• 30:42 Universal's presentation
• 32:54 More film presentations
• 34:22 Best studio presentation of CinemaCon 2023
• 36:27 The best thing in the goodie bag
• 37:21 Jeff Bezos biopic
• 39:16 Very positive vibe in the CinemaCon trade show
• 41:03 Vendor traffic at the trade show
• 42:24 Consolidating complex and separate systems 
• 43:51 Cinema POS
• 47:44 Crucial features for all POS systems

In the final episode of our CinemaCon 2023 episode series, Romeo Duchene, Daniel Loria and Rebecca Pahle go over the Paramount and Lionsgate presentations—including mentions of surprise guests in attendance at the event. For our feature segment, we bring you the exclusive recording of a panel from CinemaCon 2023, a conversation between Boxoffice's Julien Marcel, Disney's Tony Chambers, and Event Cinemas' Jane Hastings.

Daniel Loria and Rebecca Pahle cover all the highlights from the Disney and Universal presentations at CinemaCon 2023. In our feature segment, we are joined by PVR INOX’s Ajay Bijli and representatives of the Independent Cinema Alliance.

In today's episode of The Boxoffice Podcast, hosts Daniel Loria, Rebecca Pahle, and Romeo Duchene share highlights from the Warner Bros. studio presentation—where Barbie, Dune, and the DCEU garnered significant interest from the exhibitors in attendance. In our feature segment, Rebecca Pahle interviews Luke Mackey and Alexandra Holden from Event Cinemas, this year's honoree for International Exhibitor of the Year.

In today's episode of The Boxoffice Podcast, hosts Daniel Loria and Rebecca Pahle go over the highlights of Monday's CinemaCon panels—tackling topics like audience engagement, premium formats, and pricing strategies. In the feature segment, Daniel interviews MPA Chairman and CEO Charlie Rivkin on theatrical's important role in the entertainment industry's ecosystem.

In today’s episode of The Boxoffice Podcast’s daily CinemaCon edition, hosts Daniel Loria and Rebecca Pahle cover the industry’s biggest questions heading into the convention. How will consolidation impact the new paradigm of theatrical exhibition? How will NATO evolve under new leadership? And what can exhibitors expect from the 2023 box office?

Episode Resources:

• ICE Theaters 
• ParkVIP

On this week’s episode of The Boxoffice Podcast, hosts Daniel Loria, Rebecca Pahle, and Romeo Duchene discuss the upcoming CinemaCon 2023 including the possible presentations of the major exhibitors and their respective upcoming movie slates. In the feature segment, Daniel talks to John Fithian, outgoing NATO president and CEO, about his long history in service of exhibition and the industry as a whole.

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Episode Resources:

• CinemaCon 2023 Schedule Of Events
• National CineMedia Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy, To Undergo Debt Restructuring

What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 01:53 National CineMedia files for Chapter 11
• 02:47 Cineplex Q1 earnings
• 03:53 New title releases
• 06:18 Sony’s upcoming movie slate
• 10:53 The Flash to screen at CinemaCon, Warner Bros. upcoming films
• 14:11 Disney’s presentation next week
• 18:29 Universal and Focus presentation coverage
• 22:41 Paramount and the next Mission Impossible film
• 25:16 Lionsgate presentation
• 31:35 How it got started  
• 34:00 NATO executives 1992 
• 35:59 Industry-wide issues that affect everyone in the industry
• 39:47 Transition to digital cinema
• 45:09 The cyclical life of exhibition
• 49:11 NATO needed to evolve
• 54:22 Acquisition of Show West
• 59:04 Global unity
• 01:02:51 Crisis management challenges
• 01:04:58 The Sony hack
• 01:07:39 Develop positive relationships to the creative community
• 01:11:42 Misunderstood comment about 12 Years a Slave

On this week’s episode of The Boxoffice Podcast, hosts Daniel Loria and Rebecca Pahle bring us the overwhelming number of The Super Mario Bros. Movie’s weekend debut. In the feature segment Daniel interviews Stephen Williams and Stefani Robinson, director and writer respectively of the 2022 film Chevalier. They talk about what attracted them to a film that depicts a lifetime story of Joseph Bologne and help them decide to push through with producing and then releasing it.

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Episode Resources:

• Weekend Box Office Forecast: Super Mario Bros. Chases More Animation History in 2nd Frame as Renfield, The Pope’s Exorcist, and Suzume Debut

What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 01:45 What did you watch last weekend?
• 04:12 The Super Mario Bros. Movie is breaking records
• 15:33 Upcoming films next weekend
• 21:30 Writing the screenplay for Chevalier
• 24:53 Condensing a lifetime story into a screenplay
• 29:07 Real connection to the story
• 34:51 Resonating with remarkable people in history
• 40:03 Movies are a high version of visual narrative  

On this week’s episode of The Boxoffice Podcast, hosts Daniel Loria and Rebecca Pahle bring us the top performing films from last weekend and a look back at how counter programming has helped in increasing revenue. In the feature segment Daniel speaks with Celluloid Junkie executive editor, Sperling Reich, to discuss the latest buzz on Amazon possibly acquiring a major movie theater circuit.

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Episode Resources:

• Cineworld Announces Plan to Emerge from Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
• Weekend Box Office: Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves Rolls a First Place Opening
• Sony Pictures to Release Napoleon Theatrically on November 22
• Lay’s and Regal Cinemas Invite Fans to See Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves for a Potato
• Celluloid Junkie

What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 01:39 John Wick Chapter 4 - the best one yet?
• 03:52 Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves places 2nd
• 05:30 Other films that topped the box office chart
• 09:25 Film titles up for release next week
• 10:18 Counter programming success
• 14:36 Reading Cinemas
• 16:42 Cineworld’s  plans to emerge from Chapter 11 bankruptcy
• 20:49 Amazon acquiring AMC is just false news?
• 23:45 Cineworld’s Chapter 11 facts
• 27:38 Why would Amazon acquire a major exhibition circuit?
• 30:04 How Amazon evolved as a business
• 36:05 Amazon just bought a company
• 43:39 You can’t simply discount rumors
• 45:59 Apple buying a movie theater circuit?
• 48:25 How realistic is this?
• 50:51 It depends on the creditors
• 55:24 The reality for these giant companies  
• 57:51 Netflix is buying a theater circuit?