In this week’s episode of the Boxoffice Podcast, co-hosts Daniel Loria, Rebecca Pahle and Chad Kennerk discuss the latest exhibition news, including the successful record-breaking opening weekends of Wicked and Gladiator II. In the sponsored segment, Daniel and Malcolm MacMillan, the Managing Director UK and EVP Exhibitor Relations, Boost Products and Services at The Boxoffice Company, discuss the importance of TikTok for exhibitors, noting its 67% user base aged 18-34. In the feature segment, Daniel and Chad are joined by Albert Lawrence to discuss the limited and platform releases in the month of December from major distributors.

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What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 01:15 Importance of Social Media for Film Discovery
• 03:40 Wicked’s Record-Breaking Opening Weekend
• 07:42 Interview with Universal’s Jim Orr on Wicked
• 10:53 Gladiator II Box Office Performance
• 14:02 Demographics Breakdown for Wicked and Gladiator II
• 16:15 Regional Box Office Trends for Gladiator II
• 18:21 Malcolm McMillan on TikTok Strategy for Cinemas
• 21:26 Moana 2 UK Premiere Insights
• 24:13 Importance of Honesty in TikTok Content Creation
• 27:20 December Limited Releases: Overview and Discussion
• 31:35 Highlights of September 5 and Nickel Boys
• 34:51 Anticipation for Y2K and Night Bitch
• 37:04 Nostalgia Marketing in Recent Films
• 40:25 Upcoming December Wide Releases: Sonic 3 and Mufasa
• 43:43 A24’s Baby Girl: Return of the Erotic Thriller
• 47:01 Robert Eggers’ Nosferatu and Cinematic Style
• 50:07 Boxing Biopic: The Fire Inside
• 52:20 Robbie Williams Biopic and Creative Risks
• 54:40 Bob Dylan’s A Complete Unknown