In this week’s episode of The Boxoffice Podcast, Daniel Loria and Jesse Rifkin discuss the weekend’s box office results and the biggest headlines from the movie theater industry. Cineworld shows signs of recovery as Cinemark registers its best performance for a Netflix title at the box office in their circuit. 

In the feature segment, Rebecca talks to Film Hub NI Manager Hugh Odling Smee about the upcoming This Way Up Conference 2021 and the UK film industry’s tremendous effort to bring independent cinemas together to discuss relevant topics including accessibility, diversity, and inclusion. 

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Episode Resources:

• THIS WAY UP Event Registration
• Cineworld Returns to Profitability in October
• Red Notice Becomes Cinemark’s Highest-Earning Netflix Title
• Heather Morgan Named New President of Will Rogers Motion Picture Pioneers
• Sponsor: Boost your cinema

What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 02:12 Cineworld exceeds its 2019 figures
• 03:26 Cinemark’s best performing Netflix title, Red Notice
• 05:37 Will Rogers’ names its first female president
• 06:23 Eternals stays on the top spot in its second week
• 08:43 New title releases this weekend
• 10:52 Upcoming film releases next week
• 14:14 Bringing independent cinemas together to discuss multiple issues
• 16:55 Huge focus on film criticism 
• 20:16 The issue on accessibility
• 23:15 Awareness around being more transparent about the industry’s best practices
• 26:24 Diversity and inclusion is a work on progress for many organizations
• 27:08 Online and offline access to the TWU Conference 2021

In this week’s episode of The Boxoffice Podcast, co-hosts Daniel Loria and Rebecca Pahle covers AMC’s partnership with Disney+ and a new retail popcorn venture, Marcus Theater’s earnings call, and the current top 5 films in the box office, with Eternals taking the top spot on its opening weekend.

In the feature segment, Rebecca talks to the top executives at Studio Movie Grill, Ted Low, Ted Croft, and Tearlach Hutcheson, about the efforts put in place to emerge from Chapter 11 bankruptcy and the dine-in movie theater chain’s relentless endeavors to maintain the unique experience for every guest.

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Episode Resources:

• Studio Movie Grill

What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 01:10 AMC partners with Disney+ and enters the retails popcorn market
• 06:11 Marcus Theaters quarterly earnings call
• 07:15 Eternals opens to $71M domestically
• 10:42 Dune came in 2nd this week
• 10:55 Films taking the top spot this week
• 16:42 Titles to look forward to in December
• 20:34 Getting out of Chapter 11 Bankruptcy 
• 22:50 Unfortunate timing during the pandemic
• 23:54 Latest approach to SMG programming
• 25:14 Looking at high touch and low touch opportunities
• 28:39 Focus on guest experience and opportunistic growth
• 31:21 The SMG story is not done

In this week’s episode of The Boxoffice Podcast, co-hosts Daniel Loria and Rebecca Pahle recap a quiet Halloween weekend at the box office and discuss important attendance milestones from the month of October. As the Winter approaches, they talk about the potential of event cinema engagements to breakout at the box office in off-peak periods. 

In the feature segment, Daniel talks to Alamo Drafthouse’s Tim League on their successful recovery from Chapter 11 bankruptcy as the iconic dine-in chain opens their first New York City location and looks to continue expanding. 

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Episode Resources:

• Cinemark Delivers Best COVID-Era Box Office Performance in Month of October
• WEEKEND BOX OFFICE: Dune Wins Halloween Frame w/ $15.53M; My Hero Academia Debuts in 4th ($6.4M); Last Night in Soho ($4.22M) & Antlers ($4.2M) Disappoint
• AMC’s October Revenue was Highest Since Pandemic
• Kinepolis Announces Quarterly Earnings, Touts Across-the-Board Attendance Increase
• Christmas With The Chosen: The Messengers Sets Fathom Events Pre-Sales Record in First 12 Hours
• Iconic Events Releasing Partners with Netflix to Bring The Mitchells vs the Machines to Movie Theaters Nationwide on November 20-21
• Long Range Box Office Forecast: Ghostbusters: Afterlife Outlook, Eternals Tracking Softens, and More Updates
• Alamo Drafthouse

What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 02:07 Major chains record their highest grossing mark since the pandemic
• 04:22 The Mitchells vs. the Machines to play in theaters
• 07:24 Dune retains its top spot on its second weekend
• 09:41 Update on Halloween Kills and No Time To Die numbers
• 11:28 My Hero Academia: World Heroes' Mission opens at $6.4M
• 14:31 SearchLight’s unique approach for The French Dispatch
• 15:56 What to expect from the movie Eternals 
• 20:53 Alamo Drafthouse coming out of bankruptcy
• 24:53 Keeping the audience engaged with the Alamo brand
• 23:03 Plans to open more branches
• 23:50 The hardest cinema to renovate and re-open
• 24:53 Integrating retail spaces in cinemas
• 26:42 Giving moviegoers another reason to keep going to the theaters
• 28:47 Creating a micro-community for the audience
• 30:13 Is cinema a dying industry?

In this week’s episode of The Boxoffice Podcast, co-hosts Russ Fischer, Daniel Loria, and Rebecca Pahle discuss Dune’s $41M opening weekend in North America and the success of Wes Anderson’s The French Dispatch in limited release. 

In the feature segment, Rebecca talks to Thomas van de Weerd of the (Any)Thing Micro-Cinema about their unique micro-cinema concept, where audiences get to decide which films to watch in a small collection of private auditoriums. 

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Episode Resources:

• The (Any)Thing Cinema

What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 02:10 New trailer for Uncharted
• 04:02 Dune opens at $41M, highest opening for Warner Bros. since pre-pandemic
• 08:48 International numbers for Dune
• 10:18 Halloween Kills drops in its 2nd week
• 13:04 Update on No Time To Die’s box office numbers
• 15:14 The French Dispatch opens at $1.3M
• 17:43 Promoting a film with limited release schedule
• 20:21 New films coming out next week
• 22:51 How it started for The (Any)Thing Cinema
• 26:00 Customers decide what movie to play at what time
• 29:23 Pricing strategy and accessibility
• 30:47 Why it’s named The (Any)Thing Cinema
• 32:11 Future expansion plans
• 33:32 Challenges that come with micro-cinema concept
• 34:43 Keeping movies available for as long as possible

In this week’s episode of The Boxoffice Podcast, co-hosts Russ Fischer, Daniel Loria, Rebecca Pahle, and Shawn Robbins discuss Halloween Kills box office numbers, the disappointing receipts of The Last Duel, the performance of the international market, Disney’s latest round of release date changes, and the forecast of several of this weekend’s new releases, including Dune and The French Dispatch.

In the Indie Focus segment, Rebecca talks to Mary D. Fisher Theatre's Patrick Schweiss about the theater’s efforts to give moviegoers a reason to keep coming to the theaters and their continuous efforts to get in front of as many audience members as possible while recovering from the pandemic.

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Episode Resources:

• Mary D. Fisher Theatre
• Spotlight Cinema Networks

What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 01:43 3rd consecutive domestic weekend where box office reached over $100M gross
• 02:43 Halloween Kills had the highest opening for a day-and-date film of all time
• 04:02 Shawn’s prediction for Halloween Kills hits the mark
• 06:40 No Time To Die on its second week
• 10:27 AMC’s open captio roll-out
• 13:32 Disney’s release date changes, including the MCU
• 16:08 Other titles release date changes
• 20:45 The French Dispatch forecast
• 22:18 Update on new releases in the international market
• 24:40 The Batman starring Robert Pattinson
• 28:25 Turning the most untheatrical building into a theater
• 32:24 The cultural heart of Sedona
• 35:20 A blend of a year-round film festival
• 36:56 Giving people an intense movie experience they would want to talk about
• 39:06 Maintaining strong relationships with customers
• 43:40 Transition into and out of the pandemic

In this week’s episode of The Boxoffice Podcast, co-hosts Russ Fischer, Daniel Loria, Rebecca Pahle, and Shawn Robbins discuss the global performance of Venom: Let There Be Carnage and No Time To Die, and their box office predictions for this week—with several new titles set to hit the big screen. And in line with new film releases, the team goes over the latest trailer launches from The Boxoffice Trailer Network on YouTube.

In the interview segment, Daniel talks to Everyman Cinemas’ Serena Gill about the company’s record earnings through the release of No Time To Die and the lessons they’ve learned from the pandemic.

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Episode Resources:

• Everyman Cinema
• The Boxoffice Trailer Network 

What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 01:53 No Time To Die tops at $55.2 domestically
• 08:07 Overseas performance of Venom: Let There Be Carnage and No Time To Die
• 12:22 Box office predictions this weekend
• 17:01 On YouTube: The Boxoffice Trailer Network
• 21:35 CineEurope was a great success
• 22:34 Stayed in contact and kept the customer engaged throughout the pandemic
• 24:01 Thinking outside the box
• 26:05 Special screenings for diverse films in partnership with different brands
• 27:49 UK industry needs to focus on local British films
• 30:29 UK exhibition is a thriving marketplace

In this week’s episode of The Boxoffice Podcast, co-hosts Daniel Loria, Rebecca Pahle, and Shawn Robbins discuss the weekend’s box office with Venom: Let There Be Carnage opening at $90M domestically and now the top grossing film in the pandemic, The Addams Family 2 coming in second, and Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings leaving the top spot on its fifth week. 

In the interview segment, Cinionic CEO Wim Buyens and CMO Carl Rijsbrack join Daniel to talk about using premium technology to enhance the experience for moviegoers with laser projection. Daniel and Rebecca then cover the latest happenings at CineEurope and how distributors and exhibitors can work together to bring more moviegoers back to the theaters by making it more accessible for everyone.

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Episode Resources:

• Cinionic
• CineEurope 2021

What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 02:00 Venom: Let There Be Carnage opens to $90M domestically
• 07:49 Shang-Chi drops down to Top 3 on its 5th week
• 08:36 The Addams Family opens at 2nd place
• 11:11 Warner Bros day-and-date releases are not pulling good numbers
• 13:20 No Time To Die overperforms in international market
• 18:40 Is moviegoing back?
• 22:32 First in-person CineEurope event
• 27:04 The rise of specific markets because of local content
• 30:30 Premium technology is helping drive moviegoers back
• 32:48 Laser projectors make a huge difference
• 36:39 Making moviegoing accessible for all instead of diving more into premium services
• 39:31 Pricing and mobile/digital ticketing
• 41:47 Are audiences finally comfortable to come back to the theaters?
• 44:45 Titles must be well represented by a distributors
• 46:19 Memoria retains its theatrical exclusivity 
• 48:07 Shorter theatrical exclusivity window will make it easier to screen independent titles

In this week’s episode of The Boxoffice Podcast, co-hosts Daniel Loria, Rebecca Pahle, and Shawn Robbins discuss the weekend box office numbers, as Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings surpasses Black Widow as the highest-grossing movie of the pandemic era while Dear Evan Hansen disappoints in its debut. Shawn Robbins shares his latest box office forecasts on the domestic release of several upcoming high-profile titles like Dune, Venom: Let There Be Carnage, and The Many Saints of Newark. 

In the interview segment, UNIC CEO Laura Houlgatte-Abbott and President Phil Clapp join Daniel Loria for a conversation previewing CineEurope 2021, the biggest exhibition convention of the year for European movie theaters. The pair discuss the coming week’s importance and how ripple effects of the US markets have caused collateral damage for exhibitors across Europe.

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Episode Resources:

• CineEurope
• Interview with the Director of The Many Saints of Newark
• Tech Companies Look to Conventions to Boost Cinemas’ Recovery Effort 

What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 01:48 Shang-Chi is now the highest grossing film in the pandemic era
• 06:14 Predictions for West Side Story’s future release
• 07:19 Dune’s overseas debut performance
• 12:42 Can Venom reach $45-65M on its opening weekend? 
• 16:47 European exhibition fairs better this year compared to last year
• 20:36 The ripple effects of theatrical exclusivity
• 23:39 More in-person conventions mean the industry is recovering
• 27:03 Initiatives driven to keep existing audience engaged
• 31:08 The role of local content in the new normal

In this week’s episode of The Boxoffice Podcast, co-hosts Russ Fischer, Daniel Loria, and Rebecca Pahle discuss the weekend box office numbers, with Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings soon to pass Black Widow as the highest-grossing movie of the pandemic. 

In this month’s Indie Focus interview, Daniel and Rebecca talk to Matthew Baizer of Flix Brewhouse—the only first-run movie theatre in the world to incorporate a fully functioning microbrewery—about the cinema chain’s re-opening efforts, coming changes to their operations model, and reinforcing contactless experience for moviegoers.

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Episode Resources:

• Flix Brewhouse

What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 02:42 Shang Chi is now the 2nd highest grossing movie in 2021
• 07:35 How Cry Macho is fairing in its opening weekend
• 11:51 Dune debuted at the number 1 spot in its international release
• 18:05 What 2020 was like for Flix Brewhouse?
• 21:15 Reopening efforts 
• 24:06 Now, film release dates don’t move around too often
• 25:50 Out of 9 cinemas, six were re-opened
• 29:46 Creating an identity in a very competitive industry
• 35:14 Focus is on mobile and contactless operation

In this week’s episode of The Boxoffice Podcast, co-hosts Russ Fischer, Daniel Loria, and Rebecca Pahle discuss the weekend box office numbers with Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings still holding the number one spot with $35.8 million earnings on its second week. They also talk about Disney’s announcement on the theatrical exclusivity of the remaining 2021 titles, Halloween Kills going day-and-date in theaters and on Peacock, and Paramount’s executive shift.

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Episode Resources:

• Disney Announces Theatrical Exclusivity for Remaining 2021 Films
• Shang-Chi Leads the Pack with Best Sophomore Frame of the Pandemic

What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 01:58 Another strong weekend for Shang-Chi, other box office numbers
• 11:13 Disney to give theatrical exclusivity to remaining 2021 slate 
• 16:41 Halloween Kills will stream on Peacock
• 23:48 CODA only went out to 101 cinemas locally
• 26:07 Substantial executive shake up at Paramount