On this week’s episode of The Boxoffice Podcast, hosts Daniel Loria and Rebecca Pahle deliver the latest news in the box office including new film schedule lineup, the return of Movie Pass, and several chief executive announcements from a few exhibitors. In the feature segment, Daniel talks to UK Cinema Association’s Phil Clapp and NATO’s Jackie Brenneman to discuss the upcoming National Cinema Day 2022, an all films, all screens, all day event on September 3, 2022. 

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Episode Resources:

• National Cinema Day
• National Cinema Day Brings $3 Tickets to US Movie Theaters on September 3
• Weekend Box Office Forecast: Top Gun: Maverick Chases More History, Spider-Man: No Way Home and Jaws Court Moviegoers for Slow Labor Day Frame
• National Cinema Day Coming to the UK on September 3 with £3 Tickets for All Films at Participating Theaters
• The Moviegoer’s Guide to Austin, Texas

What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 02:34 Trade show sold out
• 04:51 Halloween Ends will go day-and-date
• 05:47 New films schedule changes
• 09:06 Movie Pass is coming back
• 11:19 New chief executive announcements
• 13:40 National Cinema Day 2022
• 18:42 NATO and UKCA working together
• 19:35 The National Cinema Day initiative
• 23:24 What’s in it for the moviegoers?
• 26:27 Exhibitors joining the event
• 28:14 Cinemas knows their audience best
• 31:06 Titles audiences can watch during the event