On this week’s episode of The Boxoffice Podcast, Rebecca Pahle and Jesse Rifkin discuss a photo-finish for the top spot at the box office between Warner Bros.' Elvis and Paramount's Top Gun: Maverick. In our final dispatch from CineEurope, Daniel Loria is joined by Celluloid Junkie's Sperling Reich to cover the convention's main themes and trends.  And in the feature segment, Daniel is joined by Guillaume Thomine Desmazures of ICE Theaters and Renaud Palliere, CEO of India's PVR Cinemas-The Luxury Collection, to chat about the Indian exhibitor's approach to premium formats.

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Episode Resources:

• Showbiz Sandbox Podcast
• ICE Theaters
• Apex Order Pickup Solutions
• ICE Theaters Announces Launch in India with PVR Cinemas Partnership

What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 02:01 Paramount and Warner Bros. released studio estimates for Top Gun: Maverick and Elvis
• 06:26 Box office top 5
• 11:01 Premiumization of cinemas
• 15:58 Marketing of higher ticket prices
• 23:08 Now, it’s selling tickets to your theater
• 26:09 PVR Cinemas signing a deal with ICE Theaters
• 27:07 The PVR network of theaters in India
• 29:42 Diversification of premium formats
• 31:24 ICE Theater format combined with Bollywood content