In this week’s episode of The Boxoffice Podcast, co-hosts Russ Fischer, Daniel Loria, Rebecca Pahle, and Shawn Robbins discuss Halloween Kills box office numbers, the disappointing receipts of The Last Duel, the performance of the international market, Disney’s latest round of release date changes, and the forecast of several of this weekend’s new releases, including Dune and The French Dispatch.

In the Indie Focus segment, Rebecca talks to Mary D. Fisher Theatre's Patrick Schweiss about the theater’s efforts to give moviegoers a reason to keep coming to the theaters and their continuous efforts to get in front of as many audience members as possible while recovering from the pandemic.

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Episode Resources:

• Mary D. Fisher Theatre
• Spotlight Cinema Networks

What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 01:43 3rd consecutive domestic weekend where box office reached over $100M gross
• 02:43 Halloween Kills had the highest opening for a day-and-date film of all time
• 04:02 Shawn’s prediction for Halloween Kills hits the mark
• 06:40 No Time To Die on its second week
• 10:27 AMC’s open captio roll-out
• 13:32 Disney’s release date changes, including the MCU
• 16:08 Other titles release date changes
• 20:45 The French Dispatch forecast
• 22:18 Update on new releases in the international market
• 24:40 The Batman starring Robert Pattinson
• 28:25 Turning the most untheatrical building into a theater
• 32:24 The cultural heart of Sedona
• 35:20 A blend of a year-round film festival
• 36:56 Giving people an intense movie experience they would want to talk about
• 39:06 Maintaining strong relationships with customers
• 43:40 Transition into and out of the pandemic