On this week’s episode of The Boxoffice Podcast, hosts Daniel Loria, Rebecca Pahle, and Jesse Rifkin cover the Thanksgiving box office numbers. In the feature segment, Daniel talks to NCG Cinemas CEO Jeff Geiger about NCG’s roots and origins, and strategy of incorporating modern concepts into their theaters. 

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Episode Resources:

• Fathom Events
• NCG

What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 04:15 The Amazon Studios deal?
• 07:51 Box office numbers for Thanksgiving weekend
• 12:53 Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery release numbers
• 18:26 From bowling business to movie theaters
• 20:53 Family business through the years
• 24:16 Modern concepts 
• 27:11 Good content + good marketing
• 28:36 What about alternative content?
• 30:06 Staying competitive in digital content
• 31:33 Educating customers of change
• 34:29 Movie theater pricing
• 36:10 Getting back to pre-COVID numbers