In this week’s episode of The Boxoffice Podcast, co-hosts Daniel Loria and Rebecca Pahle discuss promising signs at the overseas box office—including a great reopening weekend in the UK and the first $100 million-plus of the pandemic with F9’s debut in China.In the feature segment, distribution veteran Bob Berney, CEO of Picturehouse and the former head of marketing and distribution at Amazon Studios, joins Daniel to talk about the current state of theatrical distribution. Berney shares his insights on the current volatility in the market as streaming companies make a play for big movies and major franchises at the multiplex, while specialty players learn to adapt to a market without the influence of the film festival circuit.  Give us your feedback on our podcast by access this survey: https://forms.gle/CcuvaXCEpgPLQ6d18 Episode Resources:
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What to Listen For
00:00 Intro
01:07 The UK market reopens
04:44 F9 opens big in China
07:51 The long-term impact of shortened theatrical exclusivity window
10:58 F9’s performance in other overseas markets
13:31 High stakes for the domestic market over Memorial Day weekend
18:25 Seeing where we are at with recovery efforts
20:42 Picturehouse CEO Bob Berney
27:14 The role of new films in the recovery effort from the pandemic
31:06 Independent films need word of mouth
34:54 The missing piece that will connect indie films to audiences
41:26 Metrics of success for streaming platforms
42:36 Survival of the theatrical experience with renewed competition from streamers