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