Kyle and Shayla are shocked by the price of an individual Dune ticket, which leads to a discussion of why tickets are becoming expensive and encourages theaters to keep demanding lower prices across all cinemas.

Cinema Week and Comscore released a report about how advertising movies on TikTok drives up box office attendance. Shayla and Kyle break down why TikTok is a useful tool for advertising and offer helpful tips for using the app, while Ken tries to log onto his Myspace page.

Full report available here.

Kyle breaks down the big takeaways from this year's CinemaCon, and Ken and Alyssa share their perspectives on it all. Takeaways include Disney's announcement of Infinity Vision, the CEO's making claims about windowing and adding more movies for theaters, and much more!

Alyssa, Shayla, and Kyle decide to be brave and figure out whether movie theaters should book the Michael Jackson biopic and see just how much of his controversies will be addressed. They also discuss the need for rom-coms to return to cinemas and the changes in a movie's editing and pacing, especially in animated features.

Ken and Kyle discuss that while it's great to see the new Mario movie has performed well to start, it's in company with Project Hail Mary and Hoppers. The two of them also discuss how The Pitt's season finale, coming to Alamo Drafthouses, is adding on to the current trend of television hits playing at cinemas.

Alyssa and Kyle celebrate the massive opening of Project Hail Mary while also prepping movie theaters for the upcoming Mario movie. They gush over what they loved about the movie and give insight into why this is a terrific 4-quadrant movie.

Codi discovers that the major studios changed the rule for how long a theater can stay open, which leaves her spiteful. She, Ken, and Kyle also congratulate AMC Theaters for standing up to AI filmmaking and discuss why popcorn buckets are the new movie memorabilia.

Universal has finally decided to stop the ridiculous short windowing rules and is heading back to longer theatrical windows. Codi, Alyssa, and Kyle celebrate the great news and share their optimism for the industry's future.

Ken has brought back new categories to celebrate 2025 for movie theaters, but do Shayla and Ken agree with the winning results? They also discuss how Pixar and animation are adjusting to stay current for moviegoers, and much more!

In a shocking twist, Netflix decides to back out of a potential purchase of Warner Bros., with Paramount swooping in to take it instead. Shayla, Ken, and Kyle discuss the change of events and Paramount's future.