In this week’s episode of The Boxoffice Podcast, co-hosts Daniel Loria and Rebecca Pahle discuss the box office performance of Candyman and predictions for Labor Day weekend release Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings’, the first MCU film to debut exclusively in theaters since the start of the pandemic. In the feature segment, Daniel and Rebecca speak to Vanessa Amsbury-Bonilla, co-owner of Peterborough Community Theatre—the oldest theater in the state of New Hampshire—about how customer feedback led them to introduce vaccination-required screenings at their cinema.Give us your feedback on our podcast by accessing this survey: https://forms.gle/CcuvaXCEpgPLQ6d18 Episode Resources:Peterborough Community TheatreWhat to Listen For
00:00 Intro
02:01 Positive box office weekend debuts
08:00 Independent cinemas have been innovative during the pandemic closures
10:02 The impact of proof of vaccination on cinemas
12:41 The Peterborough Community Theatre
14:51 Primary demographic wants the big screen
16:05 Survey response showed that people want proof of vaccination only screening
18:38 Safer Sundays brought in more ticket sales
21:00 There are nights with zero ticket sold
24:03 No discrimanation, just providing more choices for people
26:22 Knowing regular customers on a personal level
28:36 Numbers and data will tell the comfort level of the patrons