On this week’s episode of The Boxoffice Podcast, hosts Russ Fischer and Rebecca Pahle discuss the holdover potential of Don’t Worry Darling and what the demographics of Avatar’s 2022 re-release may indicate about its December sequel.. In the feature segment, Daniel and Rebecca talk to ICA Chairman Bill Campbell, Founding President Byron Berkeley, and ICA Director Joel Davis about the origin of the Cinema Buying Group and how it helped independent theaters survive the transition to digital projection.Give us your feedback on our podcast by accessing this survey: https://forms.gle/CcuvaXCEpgPLQ6d18 Episode Resources:
Premiere Cinemas
Cinema Buying Alliance
What to Listen For
00:00 Intro
01:30 Weekend box office numbers  
09:53 Movie releases this weekend
16:07 What is the Cinema Buying Group?
22:44 Going digital poses a threat to small theaters
24:29 Premiere Cinemas joins CBG
27:07 Current plans and programs