This Week on The Boxoffice Podcast: Rebecca Pahle is joined by Russ Fischer and Chad Kennerk as the trio catches up on a slow news week and a near-tie at the box office between The Nun II and A Haunting in Venice. In the feature segment, Daniel Loria conducts interviews with Bryan Braunlich of NATO’s Cinema Foundation and Phil Clapp of the U.K. Cinema Association, who reflect on the second annual National Cinema Day.Give us your feedback on our podcast by accessing this survey: https://forms.gle/CcuvaXCEpgPLQ6d18 Episode Resources:
The Cinema Foundation’s National Cinema Day Attracts 8.5 Million Moviegoers and $34M
Weekend Box Office: THE NUN II Edges Out A HAUNTING IN VENICE for #1
What to Listen For
00:00 Intro
02:22 Universal Studios reaches $4B mark globally
03:09 Transition from silent movies to sound
05:28 Taylor Swift concert in cinemas
06:43 Weekend box office update
09:24 A Haunting in Venice
11:14 Expendables 4 prediction
14:39 Overview of the Cinema Foundation
17:13 The National Cinema Day initiative
21:42 Increased trust from partners
23:55 Highlight on the future of exhibition
25:47 Offering a flat ticket price
28:16 Selecting when to hold the National Cinema Day
32:20 Families coming in booking individually
34:53 Main trends in the National Cinema Day UK
37:00 30th anniversary of Jurassic Park
38:23 Tracking audience activity and preferences