This week on the Boxoffice podcast, brought to you by Arts Alliance Media, co-hosts Daniel Loria, Rebecca Pahle, and Chad Kennerk discuss the success of Warner Bros.’ Minecraft, this weekend’s release of Sinners, and Blumhouse’s annual Halfway to Halloween Film Festival. In the feature segment, the executive director of The Cinema Foundation, Bryan Braunlich, shares more about the upcoming @ the Movies initiative ‘Sneak Peek Showcase’, previewing exclusive content to audiences nationwide on April 22nd and 24th.

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What to Listen For

00:00 Intro

00:56 Last Movie Watched: Sinners (IMAX)

02:52 Box Office Outlook for Sinners

03:40 Daniel’s Theater Visit in Philadelphia

04:44 Minecraft’s Box Office and Chicken Jockey Craze

05:45 Handling Rowdy Theater Behavior

07:10 Audience Participation and Jack Black’s Surprise Visit

09:08 Halfway to Halloween: Interactive Horror Screenings

10:44 Tech in Theaters: Second-Screen Experience Debate

12:50 Alamo Drafthouse Strike Ends

14:56 Sneak Peek Showcase Overview with Brian Brown Lake

16:33 Structure and Goals of the Showcase

18:12 Exclusive Content and Audience Warnings

20:20 Measuring Success with QR Data

21:48 Future Vision for Sneak Peek Showcase

24:52 A Celebration of Cinema