Shayla, Ken, and Kyle discuss who the new CEO of Disney is, which leads to preparing exhibitors to push back against A.I. They also discuss the growing popularity of video game movies and a stacked Valentine's Day weekend at the movies.

Alyssa, Codi, and Kyle are pleased by the opening of Iron Lung and explain how being an independent distributor is beneficial for theaters and film bookers. They also share updates on some release changes in March, including a change to The Super Mario Galaxy Movie's release date, while giving quick insight into Project Hail Mary's potential.

Shayla and Kyle sit down with Adam Howe from GoTab, a company that designs and sells point-of-sales technology. Adam breaks down how their technology works, why it's effective, and how movie theaters can utilize this in their complexes.

If you're interested in GoTab, please reach out to Adam ([email protected]) or visit their website.

Codi, Alyssa, and Kyle explain the role of a film booker for movie theaters and why they can be very beneficial for running a cinema. The three of them also bring optimism for the Masters Of The Universe movie and explain why certain horror movies struggle to perform well in January.

How A Film Booker Is Beneficial article

Shayla, Ken and Kyle return to discuss which movies in February could be successes. They also break down an IndieWire article that explains how Iron Lung found a distributor.

Shayla, Ken, and Kyle are back from the holidays, and so they play catch-up to see how the movies performed. The three of them also criticize the Oscars for finally enforcing voters to watch all the films, which should've been a rule already.

The whole darn crew, Codi, Ken, Shayla, Alyssa & Kyle all gather for the first episode of 2026! We look through the 2026 release calendar to see what movies theaters everywhere should be aware of, and also discuss their favorite Popcorn Bucket Picks of 2025.

Shayla, Kyle, and Alyssa all celebrate the final day at the office by making last-minute announcements regarding trailers attached to the Avatar movie. They also discuss the importance of discovering new movies for Gen Alpha and how Iron Lung could serve as an example of that. Finally, they create a new guessing game involving film ratings for some iconic and lesser-known movies.

Shayla, Kyle, and Ken don't know a lot about business, but they still take it upon themselves to discuss Paramount's last big attempt to claim Warner Bros from Netflix. They predict Avatar: Fire & Ash's opening weekend, discuss the struggles booking the finale of Stranger Things, and explain (as best as they can) the big deal with the upcoming movie Iron Lung.

Be prepared, because no one of this episode is happy about Netflix buying out Warner Bros. studios. Listen to Codi, Kyle, and Ken discuss why this has happened, and what movie theaters should prepare for as the industry makes another massive change.