Boxoffice Podcast

On this week’s episode of The Boxoffice Podcast, hosts Daniel Loria and Rebecca Pahle discuss the weekend’s box office numbers and Lightyear’s debut gross, followed by Daniel chatting with Merrick Edwards of Apex Order Pickup Solutions about the smart food locker technology providing smart solutions to institutions providing delivery service. In the feature segment, Daniel interviews UNIC’s Laura Houlgatte and Phil Clapp about the state of the European market while recovery and the possible future for theatrical exclusivity. 

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Episode Resources:

• UNIC
• ICE Theaters
• Apex Order Pickup Solutions

What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 02:03 Disney Pixar’s Lightyear opens to $50.5M
• 06:22 Box office weekend numbers
• 08:43 Pre-pandemic growth of the European market
• 17:39 The impact of streaming
• 23:09 If you need to charge more, make the experience worth it
• 25:26 Staffing and workforce
• 31:39 What is Apex?
• 32:42 What makes a smart food locker unique?
• 36:05 Great solution for delivery service
• 41:22 The state of the market in Europe
• 43:52 Cinemas are back in strength
• 47:01 The challenges in production of domestic markets
• 48:54 Status of theatrical exclusivity in Europe

On this week’s episode of The Boxoffice Podcast, hosts Daniel Loria and Romeo Duchene provide insights on Jurassic World Dominion’s domestic and overseas box office numbers on its opening weekend. In the feature segment, Daniel speaks with Vue International’s former COO and current Group MD & Deputy CEO, Steve Knibbs, to discuss the recovery status of exhibition in the UK and the company’s efforts to convince more moviegoers to come and visit the cinemas again. 

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Episode Resources:

• Vue International
• ICE Theaters
• Apex Order Pickup Solutions

What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 02:00 Strange World is no longer available for French cinemas
• 04:07 Netflix signed a 15-month exclusivity deal 
• 09:38 Jurassic World Dominion opens at $143.3 in North America 
• 11:50 Jurassic World Dominion is popular among family viewers
• 15:05 Jurassic World Dominion opens in 15 markets overseas 
• 20:56 Getting introduced to film exhibition
• 27:57 Introducing the multiplex model in the UK
• 30:59 Recovery period is at a much better phase now
• 34:56 Areas Vue is investing in to maintain steady stream of moviegoers

On this week’s episode of The Boxoffice Podcast, hosts Daniel Loria and Shawn Robbins provide a forecast for Jurassic World Dominion’s weekend debut and Top Gun: Maverick’s record breaking box office numbers. In the feature segment, Russ and Daniel bring us back into memory lane as they go through Jurassic Park’s film evolution throughout the years.

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What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 03:22 Top Gun: Maverick gains $90M in its second weekend
• 06:53 Third week forecast for Top Gun: Maverick
• 08:11 Jurassic World Dominion weekend debut
• 16:30 June 1993, Jurassic Park
• 22:12 The visual logo 
• 31:17 May 1997, The Lost World: Jurassic Park 
• 37:43 July 2001, Jurassic Park 3
• 46:19 June 2015, Jurassic World
• 52:30 June 2018, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom

On this week’s episode of The Boxoffice Podcast, hosts Daniel Loria, Rebecca Pahle, and Romeo Duchene discuss the overwhelming success at the box office of Tom Cruise’s Top Gun: Maverick. In the feature segment, Rebecca chats with filmmakers that are part of the NATO Young Filmmaker Program about NATO’s mission to continuously connect with all filmmakers in the industry.

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Episode Resources:

• AMC Theatres Celebrates Top Gun: Maverick‘s Record-Breaking Memorial Day Weekend

What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 03:33 Top Gun: Maverick brought back a lot of moviegoers
• 12:27 The 2-year wait was well worth it
• 15:49 Overseas forecast for Jurassic World Dominion
• 19:48 NATO Young Filmmaker Program
• 22:18 Freedom in a visual medium
• 24:55 Do you remember the first movie you saw in a theater?
• 30:15 What is the future for these films?
• 33:28 What's your CinemaCon experience like?

On this week’s episode of The Boxoffice Podcast, hosts Russ Fischer, Daniel Loria, Rebecca Pahle, and Shawn Robbins provide their final box office forecast for Top Gun: Maverick’s opening weekend. In the feature segment, we take a stroll into Tom Cruise’s box office history, looking back on his star persona and his films’ box office performance throughout the years.

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What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 03:13 Forecast for Top Gun: Maverick opening weekend
• 15:08 1981, Taps, first major role
• 17:50 1983, Risky Business
• 18:38 1985, Legend 
• 20:27 1986, Top Gun, The Color of Money
• 25:32 1988, Cocktail, Rain Man
• 27:50 1989, Born on the Fourth of July
• 31:22 1990, Days of Thunder
• 32:24 1993, The Firm
• 33:49 1994, Interview with a Vampire
• 35:14 1996, Mission: Impossible
• 40:00 1999, Eyes Wide Shut, Magnolia
• 47:01 2000, Mission: Impossible 2
• 50:58 Collaboration with Spielberg, Minority Report, War of the Worlds
• 52:02 2004, Collateral
• 54:32 2006, Mission: Impossible III
• 56:54 2007 Lions For Lambs
• 59:26 2008, Valkyrie
• 01:02:47 2011, Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol
• 01:04:17 2012, Jack Reacher
• 01:08:09 Dark Universe
• 01:11:53 2017, American Made
• 01:12:38 2018, Mission: Impossible Fallout

On this week’s episode of The Boxoffice Podcast, hosts Daniel Loria and Rebecca Pahle share insights from the quarterly earnings call of the top five cinema chains in North America before assessing the box office potential of Downton Abbey: A New Age. In the feature segment, Prospector Theatre’s Executive Director Mike Santini talks to Daniel about the company’s mission of providing stable employment for adults with disabilities.

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Episode Resources:

• Prospector Theatre
• Gourmet Popcorn

What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 03:59 On the recent Top 5 US chains earnings call
• 13:52 Let’s talk about Downton Abbey 2
• 20:23 The Prospector Theatre’s mission
• 21:43 Opening more jobs for adults with disabilities
• 24:16 There needs to be more work spaces for adults with disabilities
• 27:51 Integrating accessibility to an engaged community
• 32:01 Aiming to be the best theater
• 35:17 Regrouping during the height of the pandemic
• 41:05 Reach out to Prospector to learn about their business model 

On this week’s episode of The Boxoffice Podcast, hosts Russ Fischer and Rebecca Pahle discuss the box office success of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness and what the film indicates about the future of the MCU. In the INDIE FOCUS feature, Rebecca speaks with Moisés Esparza, the Exhibitions Manager at Digital Gym Cinema, to talk about how the company is progressing in reopening their theater in a different location, the challenges of attracting moviegoers in the new location, and why moviegoing should be a community experience. 

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Episode Resources:

• Digital Gym CINEMA
• Spotlight Cinema Networks

What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 03:12 Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness meets box office expectations
• 14:35 What’s the next MCU movie slate?
• 18:34 Watching films as a community
• 22:23 Reopening at a new location
• 26:42 Why is the community aspect so important?
• 33:24 Partnership with Spotlight 

On this week’s episode of The Boxoffice Podcast, hosts Daniel Loria and Shawn Robbins look at the latest opening weekend forecast for Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. Can the new Marvel movie cross the $200 million mark over its domestic debut in theaters? The hosts also look ahead to the latest tracking figures for Memorial Day weekend, where Top Gun: Maverick will open alongside The Bob’s Burgers Movie to kick off the summer box office. The world premiere of Top Gun: Maverick has exhibitors raving about the movie—but can the film connect with a younger generation of moviegoers? 

In the feature segment, Daniel speaks with Ross Melnick, professor of film and media studies at the University of California at Santa Barbara. Melnick’s new book, “Hollywood’s Embassies: How Movie Theaters Projected American Power Around the World,” looks at how the American conception of the movie theater was exported around the world. In a wide-ranging conversation going over 90 years of theatrical exhibition history, Loria and Melnick draw parallels between film history and today’s multinational expansion of the movie theater business.

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Episode Resources:

• Cinema Treasures

What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 04:08 Doctor Strange domestic opening forecast
• 12:29 Cinema Treasures
• 15:18 It happened in about a 15-year period
• 19:15 MGM and Paramount building cinemas overseas
• 26:24 The export of the American concept of a movie theater 
• 35:44 Decline in building the massive movie houses
• 41:04 The perception of privatized spaces

On the final episode of The Boxoffice Podcast’s Daily CinemaCon edition, hosts Daniel Loria, Rebecca Pahle, and Shawn Robbins are joined by Boxoffice CEO Julien Marcel in discussing their reactions to the last two studio presentations at this year’s event. Paramount’s world premiere screening of Top Gun: Maverick thrilled exhibitors in attendance and capped off an eventful week at the cinema industry’s most important convention. The hosts also discuss Lionsgate’s presentation, which balanced original titles with established franchises. 

In our vendor profile, Daniel reconnects with Guillaume Thomine Desmazures of Ice Theaters to catch up on all the action from the CinemaCon trade show. And in our feature segment, we bring you highlights of the CinemaCon panel session on hiring and staff retention, moderated by NATO’s Jackie Brenneman and featuring insights from B&B Theatres’ Brittanie Bagby Baker, Warner Bros.’ Scott Forman, Paramount’s Pat Gonzalez, and Look Cinemas’ 

Brian Schultz.

On today’s episode of the Boxoffice Podcast, hosts Daniel Loria, Rebecca Pahle, and Shawn Robbins cover the major titles announced at Disney and Universal’s studio presentations. 

Disney kicked off the day’s festivities with extended looks at Marvel’s Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness and Pixar’s Lightyear. The presentation ended with an exclusive look at one of the year’s most anticipated films, James Cameron’s Avatar: The Way of Water. but can the film’s release in digital 3D reignite business for the format?

In Universal’s presentation, we caught advance looks at a multitude of upcoming titles—including Jordan Peele’s No, Jurassic World: Dominion, and Minions. The hosts cover all the films showcased at the presentation and delve into their box office prospects moving forward.

Today’s feature interview segment brings highlights from a CinemaCon panel discussion on exhibitor marketing. Hear from Alicia Cook (AMC Theatres), Rich Daughtridge (Warehouse Cinemas), Ben Deighton (Reading Cinemas), and Annelise Holyoak (Cinépolis USA) as they go over the different approaches they’ve adopted in re-engaging moviegoers emerging from the pandemic.