This week on the Boxoffice podcast, co-hosts Daniel Loria, Rebecca Pahle, Russ Fischer, and Chad Kennerk discuss the success of Final Destination Bloodlines and the potential record-breaking Memorial Day weekend ahead—led by the release of Lilo & Stitch and Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning. Then in the feature segment, Daniel is joined by Film Expo Group President Andrew Sunshine to discuss the rebrand and relaunch of its annual ShowEast convention as CineLATAM—a new event focused on bringing together the Latin American cinema industry..

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What to Listen For

00:00 Intro

01:17 Early Review – Bring Her Back (A24)

03:00 Review – Final Destination: Bloodlines

05:00 Box Office Breakdown – Final Destination: Bloodlines

06:57 Franchise Potential & Comparison to Scream

08:46 International Performance – Final Destination: Bloodlines

10:04 Memorial Day Weekend Forecast Begins

11:01 Comparison to 2013 Record Memorial Day Weekend

12:08 Forecast – Lilo & Stitch Live Action

14:47 Forecast – Mission: Impossible: Final Reckoning

16:05 Full Weekend Rankings & Spillover Effect

17:20 Memorial Day Weekend Total Prediction

18:35 Film Expo Group Overview

20:00 CineEurope 2025 Preview

22:12 Trade Show & Tech Innovations

24:28 Keynote & Retail Innovation Panels

25:33 Rebranding of ShowEast to CineLATAM

27:52 Why Keep CineLATAM in Miami

29:58 CineLATAM Strategy & Market Focus

33:17 Box Office Pro Partnership

34:15 CineAsia 2025 Preview