Boxoffice Podcast

On this week’s episode of The Boxoffice Podcast, hosts Daniel Loria and Rebecca Pahle discuss the top grossing film releases this week, John Wick: Chapter 4’s $73.5M start. In the feature segment brought to us by Spotlight Cinema Networks, Daniel interviews Dine In Cinema Summit hosts Matt and Amy Mader about the innovative concepts in dine-in cinemas for better moviegoing experience.

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Episode Resources:

• Dine In Cinema Summit
• Interview with the Directors of Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves
• Weekend Box Office: John Wick: Chapter 4 Shoots to Franchise-Best Debut
• Spotlight Cinema Networks

What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 03:45 BTS: Yet To Come in Cinemas 
• 05:40 John Wick: Chapter 4 weekend debut
• 07:47 Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves
• 10:25 Scream VI, Creed III updates
• 13:25 The most interesting innovation of dine-in cinemas
• 16:06 Main takeaway from the Dine In Cinema Summit
• 22:51 The concept of providing ‘ease’ with entertainment
• 31:36 Creating a new line of revenue to stay open
• 35:34 Allocating more space for other leisure activities

On this week’s episode of The Boxoffice Podcast, hosts Daniel Loria and Rebecca Pahle go over the disappointing opening weekend results for Warner Bros.' Shazam! Fury of the Gods. In the feature segment, Daniel chats with NATO’s Jackie Brenneman on The Cinema Foundation's recently released cinema industry report.

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Episode Resources:

• The Cinema Foundation's State of the Cinema Industry Report

What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 03:58 Shazam! Fury of the Gods opens at $30M
• 05:09 Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom and The Flash 
• 06:15 John Wick: Chapter 4
• 10:05 The Cinema Foundation 
• 16:50 Total screen count coming out of the pandemic
• 20:32 Success stories of performing new films
• 23:33 The overall impact of National Cinema Day
• 29:57 How to maximize the value of streaming and theatrical releases
• 34:42 Dealing with piracy

On this week’s episode of The Boxoffice Podcast, hosts Daniel Loria and Rebecca Pahle cover the latest updates from the recently-concluded Oscars and some positive news on the industry’s recovery progress. In the feature segment, Daniel interviews SCREAM VI producers William Sherak and Paul Vanderbilt on the success of the film's box office debut.

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Episode Resources:

• Weekend Box Office: Scream VI Scares Up Franchise’s Best Opening
• The Cinema Foundation State of the Cinema Industry Report

What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 01:36 Latest news from the Oscars
• 09:32 Scream VI box office debut
• 12:00 Weekend forecast for Shazam! Fury of the Gods
• 13:42 Worldwide bump of movie screens 
• 15:44 PLF screens drive sales
• 18:48 Theater upgrades for better viewing service
• 22:38 Scream VI box office debut success
• 26:00 Horror genre continue to hook audience
• 30:53 Anything can work theatrical
• 32:31 Special promotions and initiatives
• 33:19 3D marketing
• 35:20 Better experience than at-home viewing for every consumer 

On this week’s episode of The Boxoffice Podcast, hosts Daniel Loria and Rebecca Pahle bring us the latest box office numbers including Creed III’s $50M domestic opening. In the feature segment, Rebecca talks to Mariam El Bacha, Territory General Manager at Vue International, about the Women in Exhibitions’ mentorship program launch.

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Episode Resources:

• NATO Appoints Michael P. O’Leary as President and CEO
• Women in Exhibition

What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 01:16 What movies did you watch this weekend?
• 04: Creed III opens to $50M domestically
• 06:38 Weekend box office numbers
• 09:37 New NATO president and CEO
• 11:16 AMC Theater Perfectly Popcorn
• 13:35 New 'Alien' movie
• 18:51 When did the mentorship program start?
• 23:09 Strengthened mentor-mentee relationship
• 24:00 It was a new program with a few mentors

On this week’s episode of The Boxoffice Podcast, hosts Daniel Loria and Rebecca Pahle cover last weekend’s box office numbers and the upcoming movie releases. In the feature segment, Daniel together with Russ Fischer is joined with freelance journalist and author Brin-Jonathan Butler for an in-depth recollection of the entire Rocky/Creed franchise starting from the first Rocky film in the 1976.

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Episode Resources:

• Women in Exhibition Mentorship Program: Mentor and Mentee Application Forms
• The Biggest Movies Coming to Theaters in March 2023
• Weekend Box Office Forecast: Creed III, Demon Slayer: To the Swordsmith Village, and Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre Kick Off A Promising March

On this week’s episode of The Boxoffice Podcast, hosts Rebecca Pahle and Shawn Robbins deliver the box office performance of Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania on its opening weekend and the films premiering this weekend. In the feature segment, Daniel Loria speaks with Wanda Giehart, the Global Chief Marketing & Content Officer at Cinemark. They talk about the theater chain’s rebranding efforts, enhanced customer experience, and their focus on immersive in-theater concession services.

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Episode Resources:

• Cinemark

What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 01:53 Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania debut week
• 04:37 Cocaine Bear premiere
• 06:14 Prediction for Ant-Man’s second weekend
• 08:33 Films to debut this weekend
• 13:31 Changes in the industry 
• 17:00 Understanding customer needs
• 19:23 Provide super immersive experience
• 22:43 Rebranding and experience upgrade
• 24:34 Making it as frictionless as possible
• 27:16 Main focus in the entertainment factor
• 29:00 Where is Front Row Joe?
• 29:59 Immersive food and beverage

On this week’s episode of The Boxoffice Podcast, hosts Daniel Loria, Rebecca Pahle, and Shawn Robbins give us a run down of the movie trailers presented at the Super Bowl LVII. In the feature segment, Daniel and Rebecca chat with ICA President Rich Daughtridge about the organization’s vision to help more independent cinemas grow and gain access to more content.

This episode is sponsored by JACRO.

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Episode Resources:

• Independent Cinema Alliance (ICA)

What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 02:27 Super Bowl LVII trailers
• 15:57 Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
• 18:10 Q1 forecast
• 23:09 What is the ICA?
• 25:06 Benefits of joining the ICA
• 27:58 Takeaways from 2022
• 29:56 Alternative content
• 31:17 Staffing and film availability
• 33:42 Q2 films
• 35:42 Studio per studio
• 38:22 Creating a lift for movies
• 40:57 Giving value beyond the tickets
• 43:28 Join ICA

On this week’s episode of The Boxoffice Podcast, hosts Russ Fischer and Rebecca Pahle discuss AMC’s controversial new dynamic pricing decision before breaking down Warner Bros.’ plans for their new universe of DC Comics films. In the feature segment, Fischer and Daniel Loria break down the top movies–both financially and in terms of creative impact–of 1997, in honor of Titanic’s 25th anniversary re-release this weekend.

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Episode Resources:

• Warner Bros. and DC Studios Announce DC Universe Slate
• Super Bowl Weekend Box Office Forecast: Magic Mike’s Last Dance and Titanic‘s 25th Anniversary Re-Issue Will Try to Counter the Big Game
• AMC Theatres Unveils “Sightline at AMC” Variable Pricing Initiative

What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 02:15 AMC’s dynamic pricing tiered program
• 06:01 DC Studios
• 16:58 Release dates
• 22:36 Magic Mike’s Last Dance
• 24:21 Going back to 1997
• 26:08 Tomorrow Never Dies
• 28:57 My Best Friend’s Wedding
• 31:05 Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope
• 33:51 Good Will Hunting
• 37:00 As Good As It Gets
• 39:33 Air Force One
• 42:19 Liar Liar
• 43:40 The Lost World: Jurassic Park
• 44:59 Men in Black
• 52:00 Other notable 1997 films
• 01:06:10 Titanic

On this week’s episode of The Boxoffice Podcast, hosts Daniel Loria and Rebecca Pahle cover the updates from the Sundance Streaming Festival as it wraps up and the biggest movie releases this month. In the feature segment, Daniel speaks with Stacy Spikes, co-founder and CEO of MoviePass, about the company’s beta relaunch, tiered programs, and service upgrades to improve moviegoing experience.

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Episode Resources:

• MoviePass

What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 01:37 Valentine’s Day plans
• 02:28 Sundance Streaming Festival wraps up
• 04:13 What movies did you watch?
• 07:56 Pathaan
• 10:04 Top box office films, Billie Eilish concert
• 16:04 Two new releases from Universal
• 20:16 MoviePass
• 23:42 Getting funding
• 26:50 Cinema needs software upgrade
• 29:12 Concerns during MoviePass relaunch
• 31:47 MoviePass tiered upgrade
• 35:29 Partners 
• 38:31 Film variety and premium experience
• 41:34 Beta launch
• 47:15 Incorporating customer service
• 48:31 Multiple price points

On this week’s episode of The Boxoffice Podcast, hosts Daniel Loria, Rebecca Pahle, and Chad Kennerk cover the list of notable films nominated in the Oscars, the latest updates from the ongoing Sundance Film Festival, and theater closures from several exhibition giants. 

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Episode Resources:

• Sundance Film Festival
• Avatar: The Way of Water Crosses $2B Globally, Sixth-Highest Earning Film Ever

What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 01:20 M3gan crosses the $125M mark Worldwide
• 02:51 Takeaways from Sundance Film Festival
• 05:54 All Quiet on the Western Front
• 07:22 Avatar: The Way of Water crossed the 2 billion mark worldwide
• 11:08 The Banshees of Inisherin
• 12:20 Elvis
• 14:35 Everything Everywhere All at Once
• 18:48 Tár
• 21:19 Women Talking
• 25:16 Chinese box office after the lunar new year
• 26:37 Regal Cinema to close 39 theaters
• 29:20 Cinépolis Chelsea is quietly seizing operations
• 31:18 Schedule changes 
• 34:09 Box office numbers as we finish up January