In this week’s episode of The Boxoffice Podcast, Daniel Loria, Rebecca Pahle, and Shawn Robbins talk about the latest box office numbers, the 3-hour literary adaptation, Drive My Car’s performance, and predictions for the upcoming release of Morbius.

In the feature segment, we get to listen to Emagine Entertainment CEO Anthony Laverde, Alamo Drafthouse Cinema founder Tim League, and CEO Bob Bagby of the B&B Theaters talk about the constant initiative to push for alternative programming in premium large formats and their takes on the recent M&As.   

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Episode Resources:

• B&B Theaters
• Alamo Drafthouse Cinema
• Emagine Entertainment

What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 02:40 Drive My Car, a 3-hour literary adaptation from Japan
• 05:36 The missed opportunity for CODA
• 09:45 Finally, Morbius is coming out
• 15:18 Top 5 box office films this week
• 16:42 Everything Everywhere All At Once gets an IMAX screening
• 21:00 Alamo Drafthouse’s premium large format
• 23:38 B&B Theaters exploring premiumization in their circuit
• 27:40 Imagine Entertainment’s alternative programming
• 30:35 Reactions to recent mergers and acquisitions