In this week’s episode of The Boxoffice Podcast, co-hosts Russ Fischer, Daniel Loria, and Rebecca Pahle discuss Dune’s $41M opening weekend in North America and the success of Wes Anderson’s The French Dispatch in limited release. 

In the feature segment, Rebecca talks to Thomas van de Weerd of the (Any)Thing Micro-Cinema about their unique micro-cinema concept, where audiences get to decide which films to watch in a small collection of private auditoriums. 

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Episode Resources:

• The (Any)Thing Cinema

What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 02:10 New trailer for Uncharted
• 04:02 Dune opens at $41M, highest opening for Warner Bros. since pre-pandemic
• 08:48 International numbers for Dune
• 10:18 Halloween Kills drops in its 2nd week
• 13:04 Update on No Time To Die’s box office numbers
• 15:14 The French Dispatch opens at $1.3M
• 17:43 Promoting a film with limited release schedule
• 20:21 New films coming out next week
• 22:51 How it started for The (Any)Thing Cinema
• 26:00 Customers decide what movie to play at what time
• 29:23 Pricing strategy and accessibility
• 30:47 Why it’s named The (Any)Thing Cinema
• 32:11 Future expansion plans
• 33:32 Challenges that come with micro-cinema concept
• 34:43 Keeping movies available for as long as possible