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.Give us your feedback on our podcast by accessing this survey: https://forms.gle/CcuvaXCEpgPLQ6d18 Episode Resources:
CinemaCon 2021
Boxoffice Pro LIVE Sessions: Giants of Exhibition - Premium Formats
Quentin Tarantino’s Vista Theatre Deal
Cinéma Paradiso Louvre
Hotel Paradiso
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