In this week’s episode of The Boxoffice Podcast, Daniel Loria, Rebecca Pahle, and Shawn Robbins discuss Spider-Man: No Way Home’s pre-sales numbers and its positively looking box office debut predictions. 

In the feature segment, Pahle speaks with Heather Morgan, who as of January 1, 2022 will become the first female president of the Will Rogers Motion Picture Pioneers Foundation. She speaks about her own personal relationship with moviegoing and the future evolution of Will Rogers.

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What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 02:18 Spider-Man: No Way Home pre sales tickets
• 04:25 It’s time for a  pre-debut forecast
• 06:59 Potential of Spider-Man for holiday moviegoing
• 08:26 Macro figures from the the Thanksgiving weekend
• 09:53 Encanto’s international numbers
• 11:44 Are family audiences finally coming back to theaters?
• 14:41 Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City opened to the low expectation side
• 19:11 The Will Rogers Pioneers Assistance Fund
• 21:37 Putting together the executive board 
• 23:41 Financial literacy and money management
• 26:30 Background with volunteering and charitable work
• 28:28 Growing up, what’s the nearest theater?
• 31:52 Staying on the right strategic course
• 34:09 All businesses need an effective marketing