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CinemaCon: Cinépolis COO Miguel Mier on the Challenges Facing the Latin American Cinema Industry Aug 25, 2021

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Full insights and analysis from Tuesday’s State of the Industry speech and studio presentations from Warner Bros. and MGM/UA Presentation Recaps. Interview with Miguel Mier (COO, Cinepolis).

CinemaCon: Marcus Theatres CEO and NATO Chairman Rolando Rodriguez on Connecting with Audiences and Embracing Inclusivity Aug 24, 2021

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Opening day recap: global executive roundtable and Sony’s CinemaCon presentation. An interview with Rolando Rodriguez (Chairman, NATO & CEO, Marcus Theatres).

CinemaCon: MPA's Charlie Rivkin and NATO’s John Fithian on the Cinema Recovery Effort Aug 23, 2021

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CinemaCon Preview and Interview with John Fithian (President & CEO, NATO) and Charles Rivkin (Chairman & CEO, Motion Picture Association).

Kinema Brings a Social Cinema Focus to the World of Exhibition Aug 19, 2021

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In this week’s episode of The Boxoffice Podcast, co-hosts Daniel Loria, Rebecca Pahle, and Shawn Robbins discuss the opening weekend of Free Guy, next week’s upcoming events–both film releases and CinemaCon—and Disney’s Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings sticking to a 45-day theatrical exclusivity window. In the interview segment, Rebecca talks to Christie Marchese of Kinema—a platform that uses technology to deliver film, manage and reach audiences, and provide marketing assets to screening hosts—about their goal to make booking of niche and demographic films seamless for local hosts.

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00:00 Intro
01:44 Free Guy opened above expectations
04:38 More titles coming out this weekend
08:12 Venom and Clifford the Big Red Dog’s theatrical release has been moved
11:33 Families respond well to private rentals
12:13 Shang-Chi sticks to a 45-day theatrical exclusivity window
18:50 Christie Marchese on creating Kinema
22:30 Aiming to help make booking films seamless for local hosts
23:54 Looking forward to individuals and space who are becoming regular screening hosts
26:09 Niche films have a hard time pulling in enough people for multiple-week run
30:17 Building relationships with repeat hosts and bookers
34:10 Currently at 20k hosts, 450 active on the platform
35:07 How to find Kinema and join the community
37:54 The daily CinemaCon podcast next week

INDIE FOCUS with Look Dine-In Cinemas' Brian Schultz, Presented by Spotlight Cinema Networks Aug 12, 2021

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In this week’s episode of The Boxoffice Podcast, co-hosts Daniel Loria and Rebecca Pahle discuss the opening weekend of The Suicide Squad along with other top films in the box office. Brain Schultz of Look Dine-In Cinemas joins the team to talk about his new dine-in theater initiative, the changes the exhibition industry will deal with post-COVID, and the evolution of the dine-in space.

Sponsors: Spotlight Cinema Networks, Mondelez International

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What to Listen For

00:00 Intro
01:55 Two weeks away from CinemaCon
04:32 Recent box office numbers with The Suicide Squad’s opening weekend
08:36 New titles that will be exclusive to cinemas: Respect and Don’t Breathe 2
12:44 The panel for Rebuilding and Diversifying the Post-COVID Workforce and Cinemas topic
15:15 Brian Schultz’s first job in the exhibition industry
16:03 Passion for In-theater dine-in space
17:55 Additional tests to continue to evolve and improve
18:57 Food preparations, picking staff, and choosing what film to screen has always been a challenge
21:16 Movies are a platform for opening perspectives
24:27 Cinemas with a distraction-free experience and focus solely on the film
28:29 Change management in larger organizations
29:49 What can the industry do to emerge from the pandemic?
31:23 Spotlight Cinemas’ partnerships is both entertaining and informative

Vaccine Passports at the Movies Aug 05, 2021

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In this week’s episode of The Boxoffice Podcast, co-hosts Daniel Loria and Rebecca Pahle discuss Scarlett Johansson’s against Disney over the day-and-date release of Black Widow. Rebecca also recaps the latest edition of the WIE webinar series with insights from future leaders of exhibition. In the feature segment, Daniel and Rebecca discuss the newly announced proof of vaccine requirement for New York City movie theaters. The Boxoffice Company’s Romeo Duchene joins the podcast to talk about France’s experience in implementing proof of vaccination at cinemas, and how audiences and exhibitors have reacted to the new requirement.

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NYC Follows France in Requiring Proof of Vaccination for Moviegoers

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00:00 Intro
01:05 Jungle Cruise opened at $35M in 4310 locations
04:36 Women in Exhibition - the necessity of diversity in programming
09:12 Vaccine Passports, select areas will require vaccination pass
12:24 What does the Vaccine Passport mean for French audience?
15:18 Camelot’s nationwide premiere in France
16:26 Currently, the vaccine pass is creating confusion
18:19 The confusion continues and people are finding answers online
20:34 Implementation of vaccine passport caused a huge drop in moviegoing
21:26 Possible detrimental effects of unclear policies

Jungle Cruise Producers on the Hybrid Release Model; Giants of Premium Format Panel Reca Jul 29, 2021

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In this week’s episode of The Boxoffice Podcast, co-hosts Daniel Loria and Rebecca Pahle recap the most recent box office numbers and news from Disney before shifting to an interview with Jungle Cruise producers John Davis and John Fox, who discuss the film’s hybrid release model and the presence—or lack thereof—of concrete numbers by which to measure the success of a film’s streaming release. That interview is followed by a recap of Boxoffice Pro’s Giants of Premium Formats LIVE webinar, featuring insights from D-Box and ICE Theaters executives.

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What to Listen For

00:00 Intro
03:33 Two new films joins the Top 5 in the box office
08:39 It took 6 years for Jungle Cruise to finally debut in theaters
11:29 Being compared to Pirates of the Caribbean adventure movie
15:06 The success metric for Jungle Cruise
17:47 There has to be a fundamental reason why Black Widow dropped in its second week
20:53 Half of the fun of the movie is with the audience’s reaction
22:20 Producers are tasked to make great movies
24:16 Every movie being developed is geared toward theatrical release
27:20 What premium large formats auditoriums mean for the industry
29:17 Ice Theaters ventures into global PLF
31:03 D-BOX offers better watching experience today
32:10 Boxoffice Pro and Women of Exhibition collaborating on a webinar series

INDIE FOCUS with Cinema Lab's Brandon Jones, Presented by Spotlight Cinema Networks Jul 22, 2021

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In this week’s episode of The Boxoffice Podcast, co-hosts Daniel Loria, Rebecca Pahle, and Shawn Robbins talk about Black Widow’s second box office weekend and NATO’s statement on Disney’s hybrid release strategy. In the main segment, Daniel and Rebecca sit down with Brandon Jones to discuss Cinema Lab’s continuous effort to revitalize moviegoing in community theaters, the challenges of marketing new locations, and the organization's future plans and projects.

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What to Listen For

00:00 Intro
02:16 What’s up with the team this week?
03:36 Box office numbers this week
08:23 A breakdown of the PVOD revenue
11:00 Black Widow’s 2nd week didn’t see much of a drop
14:13 Young audiences are driving ticket sales
15:57 The stances of players that have committed to day-and-date releases
19:04 Black Widow was the summer movie
20:26 This weekend’s box office predictions
22:56 Brandon Jones on revitalizing community theaters
24:17 Cinema Week bounced back after being closed for more than a year
25:30 The Cinema Lab project
27:01 The challenges of marketing new locations
30:39 How can community theaters thrive?
33:21 What’s the future for Cinema Lab in the future?
35:09 There is a willingness to bring theaters in real estate properties
36:55 Loyalty programs are reward programs in a unique way
38:35 Movie theaters owned the relationship with the moviegoers
40:35 Tools to utilize to get in touch with the target audiences
43:49 Most exhibitors only push out the content studios give them

Black Widow’s Theatrical Release Breaks Pandemic Record at $80.3M Jul 15, 2021

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In this week’s episode of The Boxoffice Podcast, co-hosts Russ Fischer, Daniel Loria, Rebecca Pahle, and Shawn Robbins talk about Black Widow’s opening weekend and assess how its hybrid model may have affected its box office as well as the potential of the future of the MCU.

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00:00 Intro
01:11 Black Widow opens at $80.3M domestically
04:39 Pre-sales are evolving, probably more heavy into the opening days
07:15 More households opted to pay $30 to watch Black Widow at home
10:18 The unvaccinated population remains a factor for moviegoing numbers
14:36 It may not be ideal to open on a weekend with major sports event happening
17:10 Marvel launching phase 4 and introducing new characters
20:09 Disney still weighing how Black Widow would fair in the international market

Black Widow Forecast, Cannes Preview, and a Conversation with mK2’s Nathanael and Elisha Karmitz Jul 08, 2021

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In this week’s episode of The Boxoffice Podcast, co-hosts Russ Fischer, Daniel Loria, Rebecca Pahle, and Shawn Robbins talk about their predictions for Black Widow’s debut, Quentin Tarantino’s purchase of Los Angeles’ historic Vista Theatre, and movies to look forward to from the 2021 Cannes Film Festival.

In the main segment, mK2 Cinemas co-owners Nathanael and Elisha Karmitz discuss the success of the recently concluded Cinéma Paradiso Louvre festival and the concept behind their hotel/cinema Hotel Paradiso, as well are sharing their opinions on the premiumization of cinema and cultural differences between French and American moviegoers.

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What to Listen For

00:00 Intro
03:16 Predictions for Black Widow weekend debut
04:43 F9 is about to hit the $500M mark in global sales
05:45 Marvel is good at selling the experience of watching their titles
09:07 Vista Theatre is purchased by Quentin Tarantino
12:51 Films premiering at the Cannes Festival
18:41 Nathanael and Elisha Karmitz of mK2 joins our podcast team
20:33 The history of mK2
23:19 Being a brand about film culture
26:16 Cinéma Paradiso Louvre - Outdoor cinema festival
27:45 Hotel Paradiso: the first hotel cinema in the world
32:12 How cinemas can co-exist with other platforms
37:22 Keeping the price low with great experience

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