In this week’s episode of the Boxoffice Podcast, co-hosts Daniel Loria and Rebecca Pahle discuss a few key points from AMC’s recent earnings call, Zack Synder’s Army of the Dead landing a week-long exclusive theatrical run before it’s Netflix debut, and Cinemark signing an agreement with major studios. 

In the main segment, Mitchel Berger, Senior Vice President, Global Commerce at Funimation talks about the rise of anime popularity not just in North America but across other territories and how this new wave of culture has helped in the theatrical recovery efforts.  

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Episode Resources:

• Cinemark Confirms Exclusive Theatrical Window for Netflix’s Army of the Dead
• Funimation’s Mitchel Berger on Demon Slayer’s Success at the Box Office

What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 02:08 Insights on AMC’s earnings call
• 04:00 Snyder’s Army of the Dead’s week-long exclusive theatrical run before Netflix debut
• 07:58 Cinemark signed an agreement with Universal, Warner Bros., Disney, Paramount, and Sony to distribute titles
• 10:47 AMC, Cinemark, and Marcus: vaccines is the strong factor for recovery efforts
• 12:17 Wrath of Man opens at $8.1M gross 
• 16:20 Demon Slayer stays at the 2nd place on its third box office week
• 18:22 Funimation relies on a deeply connected anime fan base
• 21:28 Streaming services allowed exponential growth of new anime fans
• 23:34 Demon Slayer continues to bring in moviegoers in different territories
• 26:38 The future role of anime might have in the box office