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.  Give us your feedback on our podcast by accessing this survey: https://forms.gle/CcuvaXCEpgPLQ6d18 Episode Resources:
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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