On this week’s episode of The Boxoffice Podcast, hosts Russ Fischer, Daniel Loria, Rebecca Pahle, and Shawn Robbins chat about Jordan Peele’s mystery box movie Nope. In the feature segment, Daniel and Rebecca are joined by Malco’s Larry Etter to discuss the growing market of food and beverage in theaters and the upcoming NAC Expo.

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Episode Resources:

• National Association of Concessionaires (NAC)
• Malco Theatres
• Weekend Box Office Forecast: Jordan Peele’s Nope

What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 01:37 Jordan Peele’s new horror film, Nope
• 04:43 What was the opening weekend of Get Out like?
• 07:39 A look back at Get Out and Us
• 09:04 Is a mystery box movie sustainable?
• 13:35 Trends in foods and beverage
• 15:58 Cinemas scaling their menus
• 17:55 Can’t find these things in cinemas right now
• 19:54 Theater food service continues to compete with neighboring restaurants
• 21:36 The key role alcoholic beverages plays
• 24:17 F&B concession prices 
• 27:58 The NAC Concession & Hospitality Expo
• 31:23 F&B on cinema revenue growth