Boxoffice Podcast

In this episode of the Boxoffice Podcast, co-hosts Daniel Loria and Rebecca Pahle discuss their favorite experiences with horror films at the movies. In the feature segment, Loria interviews Craig Gillespie, director of Sony’s DUMB MONEY, coming out in limited release this weekend before expanding throughout the month.

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Episode Resources:

• Weekend Box Office: THE NUN II Takes $32M First Place Debut
• Long Range Box Office Forecast: THE EXORCIST: BELIEVER

What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 01:49 Top 5 box office grossers
• 04:46 What’s your favorite scary movie?
• 09:17 How did you get into watching horror films?
• 14:43 Good old fun horror movies
• 17:08 Horror remakes
• 22:48 Favorite horror movie watching experience
• 29:46 Dumb Money preview
• 31:13 Receiving the script for Dumb Money
• 33:39 Tight filming window
• 35:56 Based on factual events
• 39:11 Theatrical motion picture
• 40:38 The David and Goliath story

This Week on The Boxoffice Podcast: Daniel Loria, Rebecca Pahle, and Chad Kennerk look at the impact of Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour concert film on the release schedule—and the missed opportunity of having a BARBENHEIMER-style phenomenon after Universal’s Exorcist: Believer

abandoned its release date and deprived the public of the EXORSWIFT at the box office. In our feature segment, Rebecca speaks with Santikos CEO Tim Handren on the circuit’s aggressive expansion from a regional Texas chain to one of the country’s ten-largest movie theater brands.

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Episode Resources:

• TAYLOR SWIFT | THE ERAS TOUR Concert Film Sets Presale Records for AMC Theatres, Fandango
• Weekend Box Office: THE EQUALIZER 3 Leads Labor Day Frame
• Universal Pictures to Unleash THE EXORCIST: BELIEVER a Week Early on October 6th

What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 01:54 Movies watched this weekend
• 03:18 Post pandemic first $4 billion milestone, labor day weekend box office
• 05:08 Taylor Swift Eras Tour in theaters
• 14:14 Five Nights at Freddy’s
• 15:12 The Exorcist: Believer 
• 16:48 My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3
• 18:10 The Nun II
• 19:58 Texas trade show
• 20:58 CinéShow 2023
• 24:43 Santikos acquires new theaters
• 27:32 Focus on rebranding within the theater employees
• 30:02 Implementing more family entertainment concepts
• 31:43 Offloading burdened on the GMs
• 33:54 Improvement on overall audio and visual experience

In this week’s episode of the Boxoffice Podcast, the panel recaps the early box office results from National Cinema Day and looks at the impact of Warner Bros.’ release schedule changes for Q4. In our feature segment, director Antoine Fuqua joins the podcast to discuss his latest film, The Equalizer 3.

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Episode Resources:

• Weekend Box Office Forecast: THE EQUALIZER 3 Aiming for #2 All-Time Labor Day Debut
• Weekend Box Office: GRAN TURISMO and BARBIE Lead National Cinema Day Weekend
• Warner Bros. Moves DUNE: PART TWO to March 2024

What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 01:23 National Cinema Day, weekend movies
• 04:17 Lionsgate and STX deal
• 06:01 Redding opens Angelika Film Center in Australia
• 07:18 New board members at Art House Convergence
• 08:05 B&B Theatres Portland location renovation
• 09:34 National Cinema Day earnings
• 11:29 Predictions for upcoming weekend box office
• 12:52 Summer box office
• 14:09 Warner Bros. release date changes, Q4 forecast
• 18:22 Animated LOTR  
• 20:20 Equalizer 3 forecast
• 21:34 Ongoing strike’s effect on current film promotions
• 24:01 Connection to the original Equalizer
• 25:11 Focus on the human qualities of a normal guy
• 29:21 Changes in the storyline
• 30:44 Additional film in the franchise
• 31:54 Collective moviegoing experience

In this episode of the Boxoffice Podcast, co-hosts Rebecca Pahle, Shawn Robbins, and Chad Kennerk discuss this weekend’s second annual National Cinema Day, predicting which films could see the biggest boost from the industry-wide celebration of moviegoing. Later in the episode, the trio runs down the fall slate, highlighting the potential big earners–and big question marks–on the calendar from now through the end of November. In our feature segment, Boxoffice Podcast co-host Daniel Loria speaks with Jeff Geiger of NCG Cinemas, receiving the Statesman of the Year Award at this year’s ShowSouth.

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Episode Resources:

• The Cinema Foundation Announces Second Annual National Cinema Day on Sunday, August 27
• Weekend Box Office: BLUE BEETLE Dethrones BARBIE
• Precious Mettle: Director Guy Nattiv Brings the Iron Lady of Israel to the Big Screen in GOLDA

What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 02:05 National Cinema Day
• 04:12 Upcoming weekend movies
• 05:07 Blue Beetles global debut
• 06:06 Box office top 5 spots
• 06:32 Golda
• 12:59 September film releases and predictions
• 18:02 The Creator, Dumb Money
• 19:51 October films run down
• 22:39 Holiday season film slate
• 26:04 What are you looking forward to watching?
• 30:14 Incredible summer
• 33:13 Oppenheimer and Barbie marketing
• 34:14 Seamless moviegoing experience
• 35:24 Advanced ticket buying
• 36:59 Broad offering helps retain moviegoers
• 38:38 Trends in hometown moviegoing
• 39:47 Demographics index
• 40:46 NCG Free Fall Film Festival
• 43:35 High hopes for the rest of 2023
• 45:43 Growth in select genre 

In this week’s episode of the Boxoffice Podcast, Co-hosts Daniel Loria and Rebecca Pahle recap the latest box office results and industry headlines for theatrical exhibition. In the feature segment, Daniel Loria interviews Angel Manuel Soto, the filmmaker behind Warner Bros.’ latest DC super hero adventure, Blue Beetle.

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Episode Resources:

• Weekend Box Office: BARBIE Leads for Fourth Consecutive Frame
• Weekend Box Office Forecast: Can BLUE BEETLE or STRAYS Dethrone BARBIE and OPPENHEIMER?

What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 01:09 Meg 2: The Trench weekend debut
• 03:10 Barbie stay at #1 and other box office top performers
• 07:21 Q2 earnings call for AMC, Cineplex, Reading
• 15:06 Blue Beetle and Strays weekend debut
• 21:21 Charm City Kings on going streaming
• 27:21 Shot at the scale of an IMAX movie
• 30:16 The fictional city of Palmera City
• 34:39 Preparations, support, and execution
• 40:37 Favorite movie theater of all time

In this week’s episode of the Boxoffice Podcast, co-hosts Rebecca Pahle, Shawn Robbins, and Chad Kennerk discuss Q2 earnings call, Barbie still sitting in the number one spot, and August release list. In our feature segment, Daniel shares his interviews on the success of Angel Studio’s Sound of Freedom becoming the biggest summer surprise hit of 2023.

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Episode Resources:

• B&B Theatres
• Weekend Box Office: BARBIE Reaches $1B Global; MEG 2: THE TRENCH Chomps Second Place, TMNT MUTANT MAYHEM Finishes Fourth

What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 02:07 B&B Theatres breaks box office records
• 03:28 Q2 earnings call update
• 06:01 Weekend box office numbers
• 11:11 August film releases and forecast
• 16:18 Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One box office performance
• 18:43 Angel Studio’s Sound of Freedom
• 25:22 The power of word of mouth
• 29:37 Risky and bold release date
• 32:09 Campaign put together to support the film
• 34:00 The Pay It Forward scheme
• 37:37 Pay It Forward implementation 
• 40:14 Partnerships and community support
• 43:01 How to deal with problematic patrons