In this week’s episode of the Boxoffice Podcast, sponsored by ICE Theaters and Christie, Rebecca Pahle, Jesse Rifkin, and Shawn Robbins offer box office predictions for a crowded upcoming weekend, which sees The Flash, Pixar’s Elemental, and horror comedy The Blackening all hitting the big screen in wide release, along with Wes Anderson's Asteroid City. In our feature segment, Rebecca speaks with Laura Houlgatte and Phil Clapp of UNIC to provide an overview on the European cinema sector and an advance look at some of the topics being discussed at this year’s edition of CineEurope, starting this Monday, June 19.  Give us your feedback on our podcast by accessing this survey: https://forms.gle/CcuvaXCEpgPLQ6d18 Episode Resources:Weekend Box Office: TRANSFORMERS: RISE OF THE BEASTS Leads, SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE Surpasses 2018 PredecessorWhat to Listen For
00:00 Intro
03:24 Transformers: Rise of the Beasts debut numbers
06:06 Weekend release slate
09:13 Pixar’s box office performance the past years
11:46 Predictions for Flash and Elemental
15:05 Preview of the summer films slate
18:12 Admission statistics for the European cinema
23:27 National Cinema Day in UK and Ireland
27:02 National Cinema Day in EU
29:25 Increasing regulation and legislation 
33:06 Sustainability and resources
34:12 Major topics to be discussed in CineEurope