Boxoffice Podcast – Details, episodes & analysis

In the first of our CinemaCon 2025 Boxoffice podcast series, brought to you by TAPOS, co-hosts Daniel Loria, Rebecca Pahle and Chad Kennerk are joined by guest analyst Andrew Marszal of AFP to discuss what they hope to see from the studio presentations at this year’s CinemaCon. Then Daniel is joined by The Boxoffice Company’s CEO Stan Ruszkowski and Marine Suttle, the managing director of Boost to discuss the company's mission to build and connect global audiences to movie experiences through data, tech, and media. In the feature segment, Cinema United President and CEO Michael O'Leary joins Daniel to preview CinemaCon 2025, the largest and most important gathering for the worldwide motion picture industry.

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What to Listen For

00:00 Intro

02:15 State of the Industry

08:30 Major Studio Presentations to Watch

14:45 Independent & Specialty Films at CinemaCon

20:20 Technology & Innovation in Exhibition

26:50 The Evolution of Theater Chains

33:15 The Role of Event Cinema & Special Screenings

38:50 Interview: Michael O’Leary (Cinema United)

47:20 Marketing Strategies for 2025 Releases

53:10 Predictions for the Biggest Box Office Hits of 2025

58:30 Key Takeaways & Final Thoughts

In this episode of the Boxoffice podcast, co-hosts Daniel Loria, Rebecca Pahle and Chad Kennerk discuss the latest box office and exhibition news, including this week’s announcement that the National Association of Theatre Owners has rebranded as Cinema United. In the second UKCA edition of the Boxoffice Podcast, Sharon Reid, the director of marketing and partnerships at Cinema First, joins Daniel in the feature segment to discuss the organization's role in promoting UK cinema attendance.

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What to Listen For

00:00 Intro

01:05 Oscars Recap

02:01 A24’s “Anora” Wins

02:46 Conan O’Brien on Theatrical

03:35 Biggest Surprises

04:49 Limited Recognizability?

06:37 Balancing Act

09:06 A Bit of Both

11:50 Top Moments

13:19 James Bond

15:59 NATO Reacts to A24’s Oscar

16:59 Trailers

17:54 March Box Office Preview

25:00 Interview with Shankweiler’s

27:49 The Decision to Become Owners

30:04 Finding Shankweiler’s

34:49 Valuable Lesson

36:51 Doubling Admissions

40:00 Programming

44:00 Audience

45:58 Concessions

55:22 The Future of Independent Cinemas

In this week’s episode of the Boxoffice Podcast, co-hosts Daniel Loria, Rebecca Pahle and Chad Kennerk cover the latest exhibition news,  including how Will Rogers Motion Picture Pioneers Foundation is helping those affected by the wildfires in Southern California. National Popcorn Day is just around the corner on January 19th and the team shares more chains with special offers. Check your local theater for National Popcorn Day deals near you. In the feature segment, Daniel previews the 2025 Dine-In Cinema +FEC Summit with the founders of the event, Matt and Amy Mader of Venue Valet.

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What to Listen For

00:18 Preview of Dine-In Cinema Summit

01:05 Slow Box Office Weekend Overview

05:25 Lionsgate’s Upcoming Releases and Forecasts

08:00 National Popcorn Day Promotions Across Major Chains

12:00 Will Rogers Foundation’s Disaster Assistance Programs

13:23 Feature Segment: Interview with Matt and Amy Mater

14:05 FEC (Family Entertainment Center) Trends in Cinema

17:50 Challenges of Integrating FEC with Cinemas

20:30 Creative Use of Abandoned Retail Spaces

22:00 Kickoff Events for Dine-In Cinema Summit

23:45 AI Integration in Cinema Operations

26:10 Designing Efficient Dine-In Kitchens

27:45 Concurrent Programming at the Summit

30:10 Case Studies on Dine-In and FEC Models

32:30 Marketing Strategies for Cinema Operators

35:45 Integration of Gaming and Bowling in Cinemas

38:50 Technology and POS Systems for Cinemas

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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Episode Resources:

• Jacro
• Screenvision Media
• FAST X Opens to $251.5M Overseas, $318.5M Globally

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 

 MeOn this week’s episode of The Boxoffice Podcast, hosts Daniel Loria, Russ Fischer, and Romeo Duchene bring us the box office forecast for Fast X. In the feature segment, the trio discuss the entire history of the Fast and the Furious franchise.

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Episode Resources:

• Jacro
• Screenvision Media
• Weekend Box Office Forecast: FAST X Eyes $58M+ Domestic Debut; Will GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 3 Remain a Formidable Foe?

What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 02:54 Fast X box office forecast
• 06:19 June 2001 - The Fast and The Furious
• 22:02 June 2003 - 2 Fast 2 Furious
• 24:35 June 2006 - The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift
• 33:26 April 2009 - Fast & Furious
• 42:11 April 2011 - Fast Five
• 54:07 May 2013 - Fast & Furious 6
• 01:00:28 April 2015 - Furious 7
• 01:09:14 April 2017 - The Fate of the Furious
• 01:13:14 July 2019 - Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw

01:18:11 June 2021 - F9

On this week’s episode of The Boxoffice Podcast, hosts Daniel Loria, Jesse Rifkin, and Romeo Duchene go over Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3’s $114M domestic and $282M global opening and the recent Q1 earnings call. In the feature segment, Daniel speaks with Fathom Events CEO Ray Nutt on its first quarter performance, ongoing programs, and specialty distribution plans.  

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Episode Resources:

• Fathom Events
• Weekend Box Office: GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 3 Spins $114M Domestic, $282M Global Opening

What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 01:36 Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 opening weekend
• 03:08 Friday box office 
• 04:40 2023 Q1 earnings call
• 10:31 Films in the marketplace
• 12:41 Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 domestic numbers
• 15:39 Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 global performance
• 22:24 Joining CinemaCon 2023
• 23:56 Fathom Events Q1 performance
• 25:01 Documentary opportunities and plans
• 26:29 Treating competition as new windows
• 29:51 A culture of transparency
• 31:14 Classic films
• 32:52 Studio Ghibli fest
• 34:54 Increase in cinema affiliates
• 36:34 Pivoting to specialty distribution

On this week’s episode of The Boxoffice Podcast, hosts Daniel Loria and Rebecca Pahle cover The Super Mario Bros. Movie still strong in its second week with some new title releases, Cinionic’s laser upgrades, and IMAX’s new locations worldwide. They also cover a quick but detailed recap of the CinemaCon 2023, an event that recently ended. In the feature segment, Daniel speaks with JACRO’s Alan Roe about system improvements and a better sales system.  

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Episode Resources:

• Cinionic
• Weekend Box Office: SUPER MARIO BROS. MOVIE Becomes the First Billion-Dollar Release of 2023
• CinemaCon 2023: Lionsgate to Bring 14 Titles to Theaters This Year, Reveals First Look at HUNGER GAMES Prequel

What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 02:42 Another strong weekend for The Super Mario Bros. Movie, new opener in the box office
• 06:01 Cinionic laser upgrades in auditoriums
• 09:26 IMAX signed agreements with 63 upgraded auditoriums around the world
• 13:43 Major takeaways from the CinemaCon 2023
• 15:13 AMC Dynamic pricing 
• 18:31 Which film won CinemaCon?
• 20:48 Warner Bros. presentation 
• 22:41 Disney/Pixar’s films
• 28:36 DC’s Blue Beetle
• 31:01 Lionsgate’s Hunger Games reboot
• 30:42 Universal's presentation
• 32:54 More film presentations
• 34:22 Best studio presentation of CinemaCon 2023
• 36:27 The best thing in the goodie bag
• 37:21 Jeff Bezos biopic
• 39:16 Very positive vibe in the CinemaCon trade show
• 41:03 Vendor traffic at the trade show
• 42:24 Consolidating complex and separate systems 
• 43:51 Cinema POS
• 47:44 Crucial features for all POS systems

In the final episode of our CinemaCon 2023 episode series, Romeo Duchene, Daniel Loria and Rebecca Pahle go over the Paramount and Lionsgate presentations—including mentions of surprise guests in attendance at the event. For our feature segment, we bring you the exclusive recording of a panel from CinemaCon 2023, a conversation between Boxoffice's Julien Marcel, Disney's Tony Chambers, and Event Cinemas' Jane Hastings.

Daniel Loria and Rebecca Pahle cover all the highlights from the Disney and Universal presentations at CinemaCon 2023. In our feature segment, we are joined by PVR INOX’s Ajay Bijli and representatives of the Independent Cinema Alliance.

In today's episode of The Boxoffice Podcast, hosts Daniel Loria, Rebecca Pahle, and Romeo Duchene share highlights from the Warner Bros. studio presentation—where Barbie, Dune, and the DCEU garnered significant interest from the exhibitors in attendance. In our feature segment, Rebecca Pahle interviews Luke Mackey and Alexandra Holden from Event Cinemas, this year's honoree for International Exhibitor of the Year.