Boxoffice Podcast

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ICTA Preview | ICTA Executive Director Carrie Dietrich Jan 09, 2025

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In this week’s episode of the Boxoffice Podcast, co-hosts Daniel Loria, Rebecca Pahle and Chad Kennerk cover the latest exhibition news, including the upcoming National Popcorn Day on January 19th. In the feature segment, Rebecca previews the 2025 ICTA Los Angeles Seminar Series in a conversation with ICTA Executive Director Carrie Dietrich.

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What to Listen For

00:00 Intro

00:27 ICTA and Cinema Foundation Partnership

01:08 Annual Summit Preview in Los Angeles

03:12 Holiday Movie Recaps and Audience Experiences

06:00 2024 Box Office Results and Trends

09:15 Golden Globes and Awards Season Insights

11:23 Expanding Award Titles in January

13:18 National Popcorn Day Promotions by Cinemark and Regal

15:00 ICTA North American Cinema Awards Recap

16:20 Interview with ICTA’s Kerry Dietrich

17:00 Overview of the LA Seminar Series

18:45 Advancements in Audio-Visual Technology in Theaters

20:15 Innovations in Non-Presentation Cinema Technology

22:00 Education and Training for Theater Operators

23:40 Fundamentals of Presentation Technology Course

25:00 CinemaCon and Advanced Training Plans

27:10 ICTA Registration Details and Access Options

28:43 Record Attendance and Industry Support for ICTA

2025 Box Office Preview Jan 02, 2025

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Daniel Loria, Rebecca Pahle, Russ Fischer, and Chad Kennerk are on this week’s panel to discuss the biggest films coming to theaters in 2025. Our quarter-by-quarter breakdown includes analysis on the most important movies and holiday weekends for exhibition, as well as our picks for potential break-outs at the box office.

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What to Listen For

00:00 Intro

00:29 Bold Predictions for 2025 Box Office

01:55 Renovation Trends in Theaters

03:45 Fewer Screens, Enhanced Experiences

05:21 Q1 Highlights: Captain America Brave New World

08:16 Valentine's Day Releases: Paddington in Peru and Horror Counterprogramming

10:47 Disney’s Snow White Live-Action Discussion

13:22 Universal’s Dogman and Family Audiences

15:20 Ryan Coogler’s Sinners: Expectations and Mystery

17:50 Q2 Preview: Thunderbolts and Memorial Day Releases

21:13 Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning Analysis

24:30 Minecraft Movie Potential in April

27:20 How To Train Your Dragon Live-Action and Pixar’s Elio Head-to-Head

30:33 Universal Studios’ Themed Land and Dragon Franchise

33:00 Karate Kid Legends: Uniting Generations

35:12 Lionsgate’s Ballerina and Reshoots

37:55 28 Years Later: Anticipation for Zombie Sequel

41:00 Megan 2.0 and F1 Movie Counterprogramming

44:30 July Highlights: Jurassic World Rebirth and Superman: Legacy

48:20 Fantastic Four First Steps Analysis

52:00 Smurfs Musical Movie: Box Office Potential

54:50 Q4 Preview: Wicked Part Two and Zootopia 2

57:20 Avatar: Fire and Ash Release and Expectations

01:04:30 Michael Jackson Biopic: Challenges and Opportunities

01:08:50 Tron Ares and Sci-Fi Sequels

2024 in Review: The Biggest Stories, Hits, Misses, and Moments in Theatrical Exhibition Dec 26, 2024

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Daniel Loria, Russ Fischer, Rebecca Pahle, and Chad Kennerk review all the biggest stories, trends, hits, and misses from 2024 at the box office.

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What to Listen For

00:00 Intro

00:23 Sony Acquires Alamo Drafthouse

01:00 2024 in Review: Theatrical Exhibition

02:14 Inside Out 2: Box Office Record and Impact

04:51 Disney's Rebound in Theatrical Releases

07:00 Success of 20th Century Studios Titles

09:02 Marketing Strategies for Moana 2

10:20 Analysis of Bad Boys Ride or Die

12:15 Deadpool and Wolverine’s Box Office Performance

13:44 Universal’s Marketing Success with Wicked

16:11 Challenges of Splitting Wicked into Two Movies

18:00 Moana 2 as the Box Office Surprise of the Year

20:50 Rise of Specialty Distributors like Neon and A24

22:15 Box Office Disappointment: Joker Folie à Deux

24:30 Dune Part 2 and Its Viral Marketing Success

27:00 Expansion of Concessions and Collectibles in Theaters

30:20 Movie Marketing Trends: Theatrical Collectibles

33:42 Rise of Cinema Entertainment Centers

37:00 Personal Favorite Movies of 2024

38:44 Top Performances of the Year

41:00 Memorable Moviegoing Experiences

44:50 2024’s Social Relevance in Cinema

47:20 Movies that Defined the Year

48:17 Outro and Next Week’s Preview

Christmas Box Office Preview | The Cinema Foundation’s Bryan Braunlich Dec 19, 2024

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Daniel Loria and Rebecca Pahle go over the latest headlines in theatrical exhibitions and preview the Christmas season box office. In the feature segment, the Cinema Foundation’s Executive Director, Bryan Braunlich, joins to talk about plans for the @ the Movies campaign—bringing four moviegoing—themed events to cinemas nationwide in 2025 to encourage habitual moviegoing.

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What to Listen For

00:00 Intro

00:20 Discussion on Cinema Activations and Promotions

01:00 Christmas Box Office Preview Overview

02:17 Weekend Box Office Recap: Craven the Hunter and Lord of the Rings Anime

06:28 Sonic the Hedgehog 3 Box Office Forecast

07:57 Mufasa: The Lion King Prequel Expectations

09:03 Overview of Christmas Day Releases

09:33 Focus Features’ Nosferatu and Searchlight’s A Complete Unknown

11:28 Tracking and Projections for Nosferatu and A Complete Unknown

12:42 Amazon MGM’s The Fire Inside Biopic Discussion

14:18 Marketing Strategies for Christmas Releases

15:15 Amazon MGM and CinemaCon Updates

16:55 Wicked’s Sing-Along Screenings Announcement

18:21 Fathom Events Rebranding as Fathom Entertainment

20:27 UK Audience Development Initiative Escapes

22:52 Cinema Foundation’s At the Movies Campaign Overview

25:00 January National Popcorn Day Plans

28:52 Sneak Peek Saturday: Summer 2025 Previews

34:26 August Date Night at the Movies Details

37:12 November Family Day at the Movies Plans

The Cinema Foundation Announces ‘@ the Movies’ | NICKEL BOYS Director RaMell Ross Dec 12, 2024

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In this week’s episode of the Boxoffice Podcast, co-hosts Daniel Loria, Rebecca Pahle and Chad Kennerk cover the latest exhibition news, including the announcement of CinemaCon's NATO Marquee Award, which is set to honor Cinemark CEO Sean Gamble, and NATO's rebranded National Cinema Day into the campaign At the Movies. In the feature segment, Daniel sits down with Nickel Boys director RaMell Ross to explore the challenges of adapting a celebrated novel and the significance of the theatrical experience.

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What to Listen For

00:00 Intro

01:03 Catching up

02:06

06:27 Timothée Chalamet’s appearance on ESPN

07:32 Paul Mezcal on SNL

08:15 CinemaCon 2025, National Cinema Day

14:02 New theater openings

15:28 Focus Feature’s Sarcophagus replica

21:40 Nickel Boys feature debut

24:05 Conceptualizing the Nickel Boys film

27:07 Production basis with a specific vision

31:06 Emotional connection to the audience

35:10 The first person perspective

38:30 Theatrical experience as a film maker

39:50 Iconic childhood theater

A New Thanksgiving Record | The Broadway to Hollywood Musical Pipeline with Ernesto Acevedo-Muñoz [Brought to you by One Ultra Screens] Dec 05, 2024

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In this week’s episode of the Boxoffice Podcast, brought to you by One Ultra Screens, co-hosts Daniel Loria and Chad Kennerk discuss the highest-earning Thanksgiving weekend frame of all time, driven by Disney's Moana 2, Universal's Wicked, and Paramount's Gladiator II. Exhibitors including AMC, Regal, and Cinemark all reported record-breaking holiday weekends. In the feature segment, Daniel speaks to Ernesto Acevedo-Muñoz, a professor of cinema studies at the University of Colorado Boulder, about the evolution of Broadway adaptations, highlighting the rise and fall of the Hollywood musical and the recent success of Wicked, the highest-grossing Broadway adaptation of all-time.

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What to Listen For

00:00 Intro
00:20 Highest-Earning Thanksgiving Weekend Overview
01:07 Wicked Becomes Highest-Grossing Broadway Adaptation
01:50 Thanksgiving Movie Experiences: Moana 2 and Gladiator II
03:38 Denzel Washington’s Performance in Gladiator II
06:17 Thanksgiving Box Office Records Analysis
07:15 Moana 2 Breaks Multiple Box Office Records
09:41 International Performance of Moana 2
10:47 Wicked’s Sophomore Frame Performance and Global Numbers
11:47 Gladiator II: Domestic and International Highlights
12:07 Record Attendance for AMC Theaters
13:04 Regal’s Thanksgiving Records and Merchandising Success
14:00 Cinemark Achieves Best Food & Beverage Revenue Day
15:14 Thanksgiving Box Office Recovery Analysis
16:21 Feature Segment with Ernesto Munoz Begins
17:01 History of the Broadway-to-Hollywood Pipeline
22:47 Evolution of the Movie Musical in the 1930s
27:34 MGM’s Role in Shaping Musicals in the 1940s
30:00 Broadway Adaptations and 1950s Hollywood Musicals
32:27 West Side Story as a Turning Point
35:00 Decline of Hollywood Musicals in the Late 1960s
37:50 Cabaret’s Influence in the 1970s
40:00 Rock Musicals: Hair and Jesus Christ Superstar
44:00 Revival of the Musical in the Early 2000s
45:22 Why Wicked Works as a Movie
47:00 Anticipation for Wicked Part Two
50:22 Modern Musical Success Stories and Future Prospects

December Specialty Preview - All The Awards Contenders Coming to a Theater Near You Nov 28, 2024

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In this week’s episode of the Boxoffice Podcast, co-hosts Daniel Loria, Rebecca Pahle and Chad Kennerk discuss the latest exhibition news, including the successful record-breaking opening weekends of Wicked and Gladiator II. In the sponsored segment, Daniel and Malcolm MacMillan, the Managing Director UK and EVP Exhibitor Relations, Boost Products and Services at The Boxoffice Company, discuss the importance of TikTok for exhibitors, noting its 67% user base aged 18-34. In the feature segment, Daniel and Chad are joined by Albert Lawrence to discuss the limited and platform releases in the month of December from major distributors.

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What to Listen For

00:00 Intro
01:15 Importance of Social Media for Film Discovery
03:40 Wicked’s Record-Breaking Opening Weekend
07:42 Interview with Universal’s Jim Orr on Wicked
10:53 Gladiator II Box Office Performance
14:02 Demographics Breakdown for Wicked and Gladiator II
16:15 Regional Box Office Trends for Gladiator II
18:21 Malcolm McMillan on TikTok Strategy for Cinemas
21:26 Moana 2 UK Premiere Insights
24:13 Importance of Honesty in TikTok Content Creation
27:20 December Limited Releases: Overview and Discussion
31:35 Highlights of September 5 and Nickel Boys
34:51 Anticipation for Y2K and Night Bitch
37:04 Nostalgia Marketing in Recent Films
40:25 Upcoming December Wide Releases: Sonic 3 and Mufasa
43:43 A24’s Baby Girl: Return of the Erotic Thriller
47:01 Robert Eggers’ Nosferatu and Cinematic Style
50:07 Boxing Biopic: The Fire Inside
52:20 Robbie Williams Biopic and Creative Risks
54:40 Bob Dylan’s A Complete Unknown

Can WICKED and GLADIATOR II Give Us This Year's Barbenheimer? Nov 21, 2024

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Boxoffice Pro’s Daniel Loria, Rebecca Pahle, and Chad Kennerk cover the marketing campaigns leading up to this weekend’s launch of Universal’s Wicked and Paramount’s Gladiator II. In our feature segment, Flix Brewhouse’s CRO, Chris Randleman, joins to discuss the box office prospects of the remaining 2024 theatrical slate.

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What to Listen For

00:00 Intro
01:00 Introduction to Thanksgiving Box Office Season
03:00 Recent Moviegoing Experiences of the Hosts
06:00 Wicked Review and Audience Reaction
10:00 Gladiator II Early Box Office Predictions
12:00 Discussion on BarbHeimer Comparisons
15:00 AMC Theaters Renovation Updates
18:00 Alamo Drafthouse Promotions and Leadership Changes
20:00 Box Office Success of International Films
23:00 Forecast for Wicked and Gladiator II Box Office Performance
26:00 Moana 2 Predictions for Thanksgiving Weekend
28:00 Merchandise and Collectibles for Holiday Releases
31:00 December Releases: Sonic 3, Mufasa, and Niche Titles
34:00 Challenges with Screen Availability for Upcoming Films

Amazon/MGM’s RED ONE to Serve as the Appetizer for a Thanksgiving Box Office Feast Nov 14, 2024

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In this week’s episode of the Boxoffice Podcast, co-hosts Daniel Loria, Rebecca Pahle and Chad Kennerk discuss the latest exhibition news, including AMC’s comprehensive Go Plan and a new Screen X location arriving at MJR Theatres. The trio then covers the latest box office, including a preview of the latest tracking for this weekend’s Red One and the Thanksgiving season releases of Wicked, Gladiator II, and Moana 2.

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What to Listen For

00:00 Intro
01:00 Last Movies Seen by Hosts
04:00 AMC Theaters Announces Major Renovation Plans
08:00 MJR Digital Cinemas Adding ScreenX in Michigan
10:00 Discussion on AMC XL Mid-Tier Premium Format
13:00 Overview of Red One’s Theatrical Release
16:00 Red One Opening Weekend Box Office Projections
18:00 International Performance of Red One
21:00 Comparison of Red One to Fall Guy
23:00 Upcoming Thanksgiving Box Office Releases: Wicked, Gladiator 2, Moana 2
25:00 High Pre-Sales for Moana 2 and Mufasa

November Box Office Preview Nov 07, 2024

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In this week’s episode of the Boxoffice Podcast, co-hosts Daniel Loria, Rebecca Pahle and Chad Kennerk discuss the upcoming November slate. They highlight a trio of anticipated strong openers around the Thanksgiving holiday corridor – Wicked, Gladiator II, and Moana 2 – and reflect on the titles they’re personally looking forward to during November.

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What to Listen For

00:00 Intro
01:00 November Movie Preview Overview
03:00 Discussion on Slow Start with "Here" from Sony
05:00 Anticipation for The Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Lionsgate
08:00 A24's Heretic Starring Hugh Grant
11:00 Early Insights on Red One by Amazon/MGM
13:00 Forecast for Gladiator 2 by Paramount
15:00 Expectations for Wicked Part One by Universal
18:00 Anticipation for Moana 2 by Walt Disney Animation
21:00 Analysis of Thanksgiving Box Office Trends
24:00 Mufasa: The Lion King and Sonic the Hedgehog 3 Release Discussion
27:00 Personal Movie Picks for November
29:00 Final Thoughts on Upcoming Releases

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