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Barbenheimer Breaks Records | Interview with Royal Corp.’s George and Marianne Abiaad Jul 27, 2023

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Barbie and Oppenheimer created the ultimate double-feature over their shared opening weekend, combining to deliver the highest-earning summer frame on record at the box office. On this week’s episode, Boxoffice Pro’s Daniel Loria and Rebecca Pahle go over the global box office highlights of the Barbenheimer phenomenon. In our feature segment, Rebecca interviews Royal Corp.’s George and Marianne Abiaad on their inspirational life story that made them a central part of the moviegoing experience for audiences across the nation.

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What to Listen For

00:00 Intro
01:11 Big weekend for Barbie and Oppenheimer
02:18 Alamo Drafthouse will have a new CEO
04:16 AMC ends the controversial variable pricing initiative
07:45 Barbenheimer breaks several records
08:43 Barbie $344M worldwide opening weekend
15:22 The Barbenheimer phenomenon
19:11 Top 10 10 highest grossing theaters for Barbie
21:57 Oppenheimer $180.3M global box office gross
27:26 Barbenheimer compliments each other
31:50 Amazing immigration story of George and Marianne Abiaad
37:41 Seeing the exhibition industry as an extended family
39:03 White glove service and high customer interface

Barbenheimer, New Cineworld Leadership, & Malco's Larry Etter Jul 20, 2023

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This Week on The Boxoffice Podcast: Daniel Loria and Rebecca Pahle are joined by Russ Fischer and Chad Kennerk to go over the potential impact of the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strike on exhibition, the new leadership at Cineworld, and preview the opening weekend for Barbie and Oppenheimer. In the feature segment, Malco’s Larry Etter joins to share highlights from the NAC Expo in Memphis, bringing insights from the world of cinema F&B.

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Cinépolis Executive Eduardo Acuna Chosen as New Cineworld CEO

What to Listen For

00:00 Intro
01:50 Proposed new executives at Cineworld
04:29 WGA and SAG-AFTRA strike
17:39 Weekend box office numbers
22:20 Pay-it-forward paying scheme
27:36 Theater Camp opening weekend
29:35 National Association of Concessionaires 2023 convention
33:00 Alcohol and special drinks
36:24 Full service food and beverage in theaters
40:42 A different take on hand to mouth food
44:57 How has the architecture of the concession stand influenced consumer behaviors?

Mid-Year Recap and an Interview with Insidious: The Red Door Star/Director Patrick Wilson Jul 13, 2023

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This week on The Boxoffice Podcast: Daniel Loria and Shawn Robbins provide an update on the box office forecast for Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part I’s opening weekend and go over the mid-year report on the domestic market. In the feature segment, Rebecca Pahle interviews Insidious: The Red Door star/director Patrick Wilson on the latest entry of the horror franchise—and his career as an exhibitor through Cinema Lab.

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What to Listen For

00:00 Intro
02:21 Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One debuts
06:27 What worked in the first half of the year?
12:36 Movies that performed but were never expected to hit $200M plus
18:15 What hasn’t worked in the first half of the year?
22:48 End of the year forecast
26:07 Transitioning into film directing
30:15 What was your hometown theater growing up?
32:00 Seeing the film as the actor and as the director
34:05 Reframing the film for the big screen release
36:03 What other genres would you direct?
37:55 Joining the exhibition industry

Boxoffice Rewind: Mission Impossible Franchise Jul 06, 2023

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This week on The Boxoffice Podcast, co-hosts Daniel Loria and Russ Fischer look back on the box office history of the Mission: Impossible franchise. Daniel and Russ discuss the legacy of the franchise after nearly thirty years of entries reaching cinema screens around the world, leading up to the release of this summer’s Mission: Impossible- Dead Reckoning Part I.

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What to Listen For

00:00 Intro
02:02 Santikos Entertainment expands
03:21 Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny underperforms during its opening weekend
06:42 New movies opening next weekend
09:28 Mission Impossible, May 1996
36:29 Mission: Impossible 2, May 2000
46:02 Mission: Impossible III, May 2006
52:22 Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol, December 2011
01:00:44 Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation, July 2015
01:09:29 Mission: Impossible – Fallout, July 2018

CineEurope 2023 Recap | Showcase UK Managing Director Crispin Lilly [Sponsored by ICE Theaters & Christie] Jun 29, 2023

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In our final episode of our CineEurope 2023 series, co-hosts Daniel Loria and Rebecca Pahle check in with Russ Fischer to get his parting thoughts from UNIC’s annual convention for the European exhibition industry. In the sponsored segment, Christie’s VP of Engineering David Kiers joins Rebecca Pahle in a conversation covering the cinema tech leader’s latest plans and priorities. And in our feature segment, Rebecca is joined by Crispin Lilly, the exhibition veteran who was recently named as Showcase Cinemas’ UK Managing Director.

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What to Listen For

00:00 Intro
03:08 The Flash didn’t work?
04:34 Latest box office numbers
07:16 Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny to face challenges
15:25 CineEurope 2023 recap
18:18 Piracy problems in Europe
26:06 Christie products and solutions
31:54 What is an integrated media block?
33:47 High frame rate movies evolution
35:56 Lessening the carbon footprint
37:48 Early years in the cinema industry
41:28 Reopening after the pandemic lookdown
45:53 What was your cinema growing up?
49:00 Why customer service is fundamental
51:49 Slow but steady market recovery

CineEurope Update with ICE Theaters and Nordisk Film Cinemas; The Flash and Elemental Underperform [Sponsored by ICE Theaters/Christie] Jun 22, 2023

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On this week’s episode of the Boxoffice Podcast, Boxoffice Pro Deputy Editor Rebecca Pahle runs down Disney’s latest batch of release date changes before speaking with Chief Analyst Shawn Robbins about the underperformance of The Flash and Elemental–and the good news that came out of last weekend’s box office. After a look ahead at this weekend’s potential grosses, we hear from Boxoffice Pro co-host Russ Fischer, live on the ground at CineEurope, to share his insights into the show as it progresses before speaking to Managing Director Guillaume Thomine Desmazures of ICE Theaters, an immersive screening format that’s wowed audiences in an array of global markets. Finally, Pahle speaks with Asger Flygare Bech-Thomsen of Nordisk Film Cinemas, CineEurope’s 2023 International Exhibitor of the Year.

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What to Listen For

00:00 Intro
01:49 MCU and Avatar films release has been pushed back
04:09 What went wrong for The Flash
06:10 Two more films from the DCEU extended universe
07:45 Elemental, The Flash underperforms
12:12 No Hard Feelings predictions
14:36 Local cinema, local output
17:10 Controversies in the European exhibition
22:24 Updates from CineEurope 2023
23:33 What is ICE Theaters?
26:18 80 screens worldwide
27:13 Titles that overperformed
29:02 PLF strategies
31:47 Nordisk Film Cinemas recovery process
34:23 Local titles are big
36:37 Supply and demand in the industry
40:43 Recliner seats
45:47 Sustainability efforts

CineEurope Preview with UNIC’s Laura Houlgatte and Phil Clapp; Forecasts for The Flash, Elemental [Sponsored by ICE Theaters/Christie] Jun 15, 2023

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In this week’s episode of the Boxoffice Podcast, sponsored by ICE Theaters and Christie, Rebecca Pahle, Jesse Rifkin, and Shawn Robbins offer box office predictions for a crowded upcoming weekend, which sees The Flash, Pixar’s Elemental, and horror comedy The Blackening all hitting the big screen in wide release, along with Wes Anderson's Asteroid City. In our feature segment, Rebecca speaks with Laura Houlgatte and Phil Clapp of UNIC to provide an overview on the European cinema sector and an advance look at some of the topics being discussed at this year’s edition of CineEurope, starting this Monday, June 19.

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Weekend Box Office: TRANSFORMERS: RISE OF THE BEASTS Leads, SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE Surpasses 2018 Predecessor

What to Listen For

00:00 Intro
03:24 Transformers: Rise of the Beasts debut numbers
06:06 Weekend release slate
09:13 Pixar’s box office performance the past years
11:46 Predictions for Flash and Elemental
15:05 Preview of the summer films slate
18:12 Admission statistics for the European cinema
23:27 National Cinema Day in UK and Ireland
27:02 National Cinema Day in EU
29:25 Increasing regulation and legislation
33:06 Sustainability and resources
34:12 Major topics to be discussed in CineEurope

Boxoffice Rewind: The Transformers Franchise Jun 08, 2023

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In this week’s episode of the Boxoffice Podcast, co-hosts Rebecca Pahle and Jesse Rifkin break down the opening weekend of Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse–and what word of mouth could mean for holdover potential, as this weekend the superhero sequel is up against new release Transformers: Rise of the Beasts. In the feature segment, co-host Daniel Loria is joined by Romeo Duchene and Russ Fischer in a look back at the impact of the Transformers franchise.

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What to Listen For

00:00 Intro
02:59 Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse opening weekend
06:10 Transformers: Rise of the Beasts’ upcoming release
09:07 Describe the Transformers franchise
12:24 Hasboro adaptations
16:56 July 2007 - Transformers
40:17 June 2009 - Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
52:41 June 2011 - Transformers: Dark of the Moon
01:01:53 June 2014 - Transformers: Age of Extinction
01:14:10 June 2017 - Transformers: The Last Knight
01:25:11 December 2018 - Bumblebee

Little Mermaid Box Office Recap | Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse | Screenvision Media CEO John Partilla Jun 01, 2023

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On this week’s episode of The Boxoffice Podcast, hosts Daniel Loria and Romeo Duchene present the weekend debut numbers for The Little Mermaid as well as its global premier performance. In the feature segment, Screenvision Media CEO John Partilla joins Daniel and Rebecca in an interview to discuss recovery updates and partnerships with two companies for better cinema experience.

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What to Listen For

00:00 Intro
03:08 Domestic opening weekend for Disney’s The Little Mermaid
05:21 Global opening numbers for The Little Mermaid
09:45 Fast X second week
10:15 Preview of Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
15:39 What's the status of cinema advertising in the country?
17:46 The value of cinema experience
22:11 Partnership with Hartbeat Productions
25:58 TikTok partnership
29:04 Keeping pre-show content fresh
30:21 What’s the recovery status this year?
32:53 More certainty has been granted

Cannes Update & Memorial Day Box Office Preview [Sponsored by TAPOS / Screenvision Media] May 25, 2023

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On this week’s episode of The Boxoffice Podcast, hosts Daniel Loria and Jesse Rifkin discuss the box office success of Fast X and Memorial Day weekend box office potential; in the feature segment, Boxoffice Company CEO Julien Marcel joins Daniel for an update on the 2023 Cannes Festival.

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What to Listen For

00:00 Intro
02:46 Big opening weekend for Fast X
07:51 Packed Q2 slate coming up
10:12 Titles that are getting the early buzz at Cannes
15:50 Takeaways from Cannes 2023
17:51 Reconciliation between streaming and theatrical exhibition
20:40 The theatrical market is back
22:47 Social media influence and more younger audience
24:56 AI talks in the Cannes festival
26:27 Geographical diversity

29:17 Emerging from a couple of challenging years

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