September Movie Preview
Episode 249 – September 5, 2024
In this week’s episode of the Boxoffice Podcast, co-hosts Daniel Loria, Rebecca Pahle, and Chad Kennerk are joined by The Boxoffice Company’s Romeo Duchene and Boxoffice Studios’ Russ Fischer to review the diverse September slate. The monthly box office preview highlights September’s major release, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, and other notable wide releases like Speak No Evil, Transformers One, The Wild Robot, and Megalopolis. With Halloween rapidly approaching, the panel also covers a number of limited horror releases, like The Substance and Azrael, emphasizing the importance of diverse releases to complement blockbusters. Give us your feedback on our podcast by accessing this survey: https://forms.gle/CcuvaXCEpgPLQ6d18
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Showbiz Direct’s Kevin Mitchell [Brought to you by ShowBiz Direct]
Episode 248 – August 29, 2024
In this week’s episode of the Boxoffice Podcast, brought to you by Fathom Events, co-hosts Daniel Loria and Chad Kennerk discuss the latest industry news and the upcoming Labor Day box office weekend including new releases Reagan, 1992, and Slingshot. Then in the feature segment, Daniel speaks with exhibition veteran Kevin Mitchell about the evolution of Showbiz Direct and this weekend’s release of the Dennis Quaid starring biopic Reagan.
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CORALINE Sets a New Record with 15th Anniversary | Fathom Events CEO Ray Nutt [Brought to you by Fathom Events]
Episode 247 – August 22, 2024
In this week’s episode of the Boxoffice Podcast, brought to you by Fathom Events, co-hosts Daniel Loria, Rebecca Pahle, and Chad Kennerk discuss the success of Fathom Events’ 3D re-release of Coraline, which earned $12.5M over the weekend, surpassing last year’s Fathom Events repertory release record. The team also reviews Alien: Romulus, which had a $42M opening weekend, slightly below expectations. Then in the feature segment, Rebecca speaks with Ray Nutt, the CEO of Fathom Events, to discuss event cinema, focusing on Fathom Events’ diverse content offerings, strategic partnerships, and audience engagement.
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Box Office Rewind: The ALIEN Franchise
Episode 246 – August 15, 2024
In this week’s episode of the Boxoffice Podcast, Russ Fischer, Daniel Loria, and Rebecca Pahle discuss the lasting cultural impact of the ALIEN franchise on contemporary moviegoing, going back to discuss and analyze everything that went right (and wrong) with every theatrical entry in the series.
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Will ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ Continue to Win the Box Office? | Art House Convergence Board of Directors President Lela Meadow-Conner
Episode 245 – August 8, 2024
In this week’s episode of the Boxoffice Podcast, brought to you by 2024 Giants of Exhibition Sponsors Barco, Digital Cinema United, Fandango, and VIP Luxury Seating, co-hosts Daniel Loria, Rebecca Pahle, and Chad Kennerk are joined by Romeo Duchene, The Boxoffice Company’s VP Strategic Content Partnerships, to forecast the opening weekend of It Ends With Us and Borderlands. Then in the feature segment, Rebecca speaks with Lela Meadow-Conner, the president of the board of Art House Convergence, to discuss the current state of art house cinema and the support available to independent cinemas through initiatives like Art House Convergence and Film Festival Alliance.
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- Entertainment Food and Beverage Association (EFBA)
- Art House Convergence (AHC)
- Film Festival Alliance
‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ Shatter Box Office Records | August Preview | ‘Harold and the Purple Crayon’ Star Zachary Levi
Episode 244 – August 1, 2024
In this week’s episode of the Boxoffice Podcast, brought to you by 2024 Giants of Exhibition Sponsors Barco, Digital Cinema United, Fandango, and VIP Luxury Seating, co-hosts Daniel Loria, Rebecca Pahle, and Chad Kennerk recap the incredible debut of Deadpool & Wolverine, which set admissions revenue records for an R-rated film, along with numerous food & beverage and merchandise sales records. The August movie preview tracks upcoming titles such as It Ends with Us and Alien: Romulus. Then in the feature segment, Chad Kennerk speaks to actor Zachary Levi about his starring role in Sony’s Harold and the Purple Crayon – which arrives in theaters this weekend – and the communal bonds moviegoing creates.
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In this week’s episode of the Boxoffice Podcast, co-hosts Daniel Loria, Rebecca Pahle, and Chad Kennerk are joined by The Boxoffice Company’s Romeo Duchene and Boxoffice Studios’ Russ Fischer to review the diverse September slate. The monthly box office preview highlights September’s major release, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, and other notable wide releases like Speak No Evil, Transformers One, The Wild Robot, and Megalopolis. With Halloween rapidly approaching, the panel also covers a number of limited horror releases, like The Substance and Azrael, emphasizing the importance of diverse releases to complement blockbusters.
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What to Listen For
- 00:00 Intro
- 01:00 September Box Office Overview
- 03:00 Labor Day Weekend Recap
- 05:00 Beetlejuice Sequel Opening Weekend Predictions
- 07:00 Tim Burton’s Career and Beetlejuice Sequel
- 10:00 Upcoming Horror Releases: The Front Room and Speak No Evil
- 12:00 Discussion on The Killer’s Game
- 14:00 Transformers One: Animated Feature Expectations
- 16:00 Release Strategy for Animated Films in September
- 18:00 Upcoming Lionsgate Releases
- 20:00 Focus on Smaller Films and Counterprogramming
- 22:00 Anticipation for Megalopolis
- 25:00 The Wild Robot: Animated Feature Analysis
- 28:00 Closing Remarks and Next Week’s Preview
