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Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Box Office Recap and Interview with Fathom Events CEO Ray Nutt Nov 17, 2022

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On this week’s episode of The Boxoffice Podcast, hosts Daniel Loria, Rebecca Pahle, and Shawn Robbins cover Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’s box office numbers for its weekend debut. In the feature segment, Daniel interviews Ray Nutt, CEO of Fathom Events on the box office success of their 2022 offerings as well as plans to distribute more content internationally.

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Fathom Events

What to Listen For

00:00 Intro
01:55 Black Panther: Wakanda Forever opening weekend
10:03 What helps drive concession sales?
12:16 The Fabelmans premiere
16:15 Fathom Events: just about to double last year’s revenue
18:08 Taking content internationally
19:39 Future plans for more growth opportunities
22:32 Quality content plays a huge role
24:25 The business model that works
26:16 Current event programs
29:52 The future of events cinemas

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Forecast and an Interview with THE MENU’s Mark Mylod Nov 10, 2022

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On this week’s episode of The Boxoffice Podcast, hosts Daniel Loria, Rebecca Pahle, and Shawn Robbins discuss Cinemark’s Q3 earnings call and the latest box office numbers with Black Adam staying in the top spot on its 3rd week. In the feature segment, Daniel interviews Mark Mylod on his upcoming film The Menu.

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What to Listen For

00:00 Intro
01:50 Black Panther: Wakanda Forever forecast
04:03 Black Adam stays at #1 spot on its 3rd week
05:54 Daniel Radcliffe’s Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
08:40 Cinemark’s Q3 report
10:21 Favorite movie theater candy
12:14 AMC ‘s $5 discount promotion
14:16 AMC partners with Zoom to create Zoom rooms
18:11 The Menu
23:22 Adding an Altman touch
26:45 Challenges of putting all characters together for 2 hours
30:34 Coming up with an original idea
33:17 Movie theaters you frequent
34:39 Expectations for The Menu

Holiday Box Office Preview Nov 03, 2022

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On this week’s episode of The Boxoffice Podcast, hosts Daniel Loria, Rebecca Pahle, and Shawn Robbins deliver box office forecasts for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever and Avatar: The Way of Water and the top films on the weekend release of Black Adam. In the feature segment, Rebecca interviews executives from NYC documentary mainstay DCTV on their new Firehouse Cinema.

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DCTV Firehouse Cinema

What to Listen For

00:00 Intro
02:11 Weekend box office’s top 10
04:43 Wakanda Forever forecast
06:39 New films with a breakthrough potential
09:13 Avatar: The Way of Water forecast
11:41 What kinds of movies are we missing?
13:34 AMC to upgrade their laser projection
16:09 DCTV’s The Firehouse Cinema
17:54 Conception and completion took 20 years
24:39 Finding balance between meeting community needs and company resources
30:01 How do you approach inclusive curation?
33:29 We are a community center
35:04 Plans for the first year of operations
38:31 Enhancing the education and enhancing capacity

Black Adam and Ticket to Paradise Deliver; Emagine Entertainment Turns a Historic Theater into a Haunted Halloween Attraction Oct 27, 2022

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On this week’s episode of The Boxoffice Podcast, hosts Rebecca Pahle, Shawn Robbins, and Jesse Rifkin recap the opening weekend success — and second weekend holdover potential — of Ticket to Paradise and Black Adam. In the feature segment, Rebecca interviews CEO Anthony LaVerde on Emagine Entertainment’s century-old Biringham 8 Theatre, which has been transformed into a haunted walkthrough experience for the month of October.

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What to Listen For

00:00 Intro
01:27 Ted Sarandos on Netflix investor interview
03:44 Yellowstone season premiere coming to theaters
05:07 Weekend box office numbers
08:03 Box office forecast
11:43 Turning one location into a full Halloween attraction
18:57 Haunted theater F&B
19:31 Staffing, training, and operation
22:14 Customer reactions

ShowEast 2022 with NATO Chairman Rolando Rodriguez & Black Adam Forecast Oct 20, 2022

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On this week’s episode of The Boxoffice Podcast, hosts Russ Fischer, Rebecca Pahle, and Shawn Robbins share updates on the latest batch of release date changes affecting the MCU and discuss the box office potential of new releases Black Adam and Ticket to Paradise. Later in the episode, host Daniel Loria provides an update on the conversations taking place at ShowEast; in our feature segment, Loria interviews NATO Chairman Rolando Rodriguez, being honored with the show's Dan Fellman Show “E” Award.

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What to Listen For

00:00 Intro
01:09 MCU’s release date shake ups
04:21 Prediction for Halloween Ends’ second week
06:36 Dwayne Johnson’s Black Adam
09:52 Ticket to Paradise performance
13:05 Industry revenue drops this year
15:18 Sufficient and uninterrupted theatrical releases
17:35 Cinema’s working with streamers
20:11 Theatrical release of Wakanda Forever in France
20:59 Viral marketing
23:44 TikTok to integrate showtime and digital ticketing in stories
24:44 The success of National Cinema Day
29:15 The most iconic visit to a movie theater
31:18 Working at a theater in a new country
34:12 Years of experience as an executive
40:20 Making exhibition more inclusive in the executive ranks
44:47 Calls to action within the team
46:54 Never lost trust in the industry even with the pandemic

Netflix Reaches Deal with Top Circuits & Halloween Ends Box Office Preview Oct 13, 2022

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On this week’s episode of The Boxoffice Podcast, hosts Russ Fischer and Daniel Loria discuss horror movies’ near-monopoly on the current domestic box office before turning to discussion of Netflix’s Glass Onion, which will be getting theatrical exclusivity before making its streaming debut. Also in the news this week: NATO Executive Director and CEO is set to retire from the trade group in May of 2023. In the feature segment, Rebecca interviews Cameron Mitchell - Executive Director, National Association of Cinema Operators (NACO) - with regards to the status of the Australian and Middle Eastern theatrical markets.

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What to Listen For

00:00 Intro
03:01 It’s time for horror films
07:59 Netflix films getting theatrical release
14:09 Black Panther not releasing in France?
15:45 Halloween Ends
23:19 Australian content
25:18 Government support during the pandemic
27:17 Loyalty programs and premium cinema experience
31:16 International content is becoming popular
32:59 The Middle East market

New Approaches to Hiring and Retention in the Cinema Industry Oct 06, 2022

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On this week’s episode of The Boxoffice Podcast, hosts Rebecca Pahle and Jesse Rifkin discuss potential second-weekend holds for overperformer Smile and underperformer Bros, as well as this weekend’s release of the first major family movie since July. The feature is an excerpt from a Geneva Convention panel, moderated by Pahle, at last week’s Geneva Convention. In that panel, Jackie Brenneman (NATO, The Cinema Foundation), Valerie Alexander (author/keynote speaker), and Stacy Babl (Marcus Theatres) discuss the changing realities of how to attract and retain employees in the cinema space.

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What to Listen For

00:00 Intro
02:04 Update on Cineplex and Cineworld
03:20 Latest box office numbers
10:14 Next weekend title releases
13:32 Is recent staffing difficulty going away soon?
14:43 Dealing with Gen Z applicants
16:56 Hiring and retention process since the pandemic
22:27 Sponsorship versus mentorship
29:42 Implementing changes in the industries
33:08 Keeping employees engaged

How the Cinema Buying Group Saved Independent Cinemas Sep 29, 2022

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On this week’s episode of The Boxoffice Podcast, hosts Russ Fischer and Rebecca Pahle discuss the holdover potential of Don’t Worry Darling and what the demographics of Avatar’s 2022 re-release may indicate about its December sequel.. In the feature segment, Daniel and Rebecca talk to ICA Chairman Bill Campbell, Founding President Byron Berkeley, and ICA Director Joel Davis about the origin of the Cinema Buying Group and how it helped independent theaters survive the transition to digital projection.

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What to Listen For

00:00 Intro
01:30 Weekend box office numbers
09:53 Movie releases this weekend
16:07 What is the Cinema Buying Group?
22:44 Going digital poses a threat to small theaters
24:29 Premiere Cinemas joins CBG
27:07 Current plans and programs

The State of Dine-In Cinema, Presented by Spotlight Cinema Networks Sep 22, 2022

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On this week’s episode of The Boxoffice Podcast, hosts Daniel Loria, Rebecca Pahle, and Shawn Robbins discuss the last week’s film releases date changes and the strong holdover potential for The Woman King and Barbarian. For the Vendor Segment, Daniel talks to Michael Giacinto, Director of Sales at Proctor Companies, about how the company’s visions are providing better service in the concessions space.

In the Indie Focus feature, Daniel moderates a panel discussion pulled from Boxoffice Pro’s recent webinar on the state of dine-in cinemas. Jerry Rakfeldt of Spotlight Cinema Networks introduces.

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What to Listen For

00:00 Intro
02:57 What did you watch this week?
06:52 Expectations for Avatar re-release
09:22 Upcoming titles for the Halloween season
13:48 Return of the original Karate Kid franchise
15:10 Next installment of the Searching franchise
16:00 Some schedule shift
23:56 Innovations in theater concessions
25:19 Bars in theaters are money makers
26:54 Dine-in models
31:04 Macro overview of the dine-in space
32:29 Tackling supply chain issues
33:42 Most recent trends
35:58 The the Dine-In Cinema Summit
38:00 Ensuring that dine-in stays a luxury experience
39:46 A lot focus is on content
41:19 Flexible operations matter
43:45 Giving local teams freedom and flexibility
45:13 Special-themed menu items
46:38 The content is always the main feature
48:20 What would you change?

Cineworld Bankruptcy | D23 & Fall Festival Highlights | Cinema Week 2022 Sep 15, 2022

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On this week’s episode of The Boxoffice Podcast, hosts Daniel Loria and Russ Fischer discuss Cineworld's Chapter 11 bankruptcy, Disney’s new film announcements, and the highlights for the fall festival season. In the feature segment, Daniel talks to Brandon Jones (FILMFROG Marketing) and Rich Daughtridge (ICA President) about the preparations, strategies, and goals for Cinema Week on October 7-13, 2022.

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What to Listen For

00:00 Intro
01:30 Cineworld files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
04:46 Amazon and Apple going into the movie ticket business?
08:25 Disney announces new movie titles
15:39 What to expect from the upcoming festival season
20:49 More titles for the festival season
36:22 Cinema Week
38:45 How is Cinema Week different?
41:06 Cinema Week theme: Cinema Connects Us
45:32 Unlimited popcorn?

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