This week on the Boxoffice podcast, presented by Qube Wire, co-hosts Daniel Loria, Rebecca Pahle, and Chad Kennerk recap the Thanksgiving holiday and take a weekend-by-weekend look ahead at the holiday 2025 box office. In the sponsored segment, Daniel speaks to Alan Christensen and Mark Waterston of Qube Cinema to discuss cloud-based distribution service Qube Wire and the recent expansion of their network domestically. Rebecca then interviews Emma Tammi, the director behind Blumhouse and Universal’s Five Nights at Freddy’s, in advance of the sequel’s December 5 release.

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What to Listen For

00:00 Intro 

00:34 Episode Overview: Zootopia 2 + December Lineup

09:54 Thanksgiving Box Office Results

10:00 Zootopia 2’s Domestic Opening

11:03 Global Performance & China Records

13:52 AMC & Regal Thanksgiving Records

15:54 Wicked for Good Week 2 Drop Analysis

18:12 Should Wicked Become a Franchise

20:35 December Box Office Outlook

20:45 Five Nights at Freddy’s 2 Projections

22:14 Avatar Fire and Ash Presales

23:10 December Counterprogramming Strategy

24:44 Christmas Day Releases Overview

29:00 Cube Cinema Sponsored Segment

47:00 Interview Emma Tammi (FNAF 2)

47:59 FNAF 1 Box Office Breakout

52:35 Animatronics with Henson Creature Shop