In this week’s episode of the Boxoffice Podcast, co-hosts Rebecca Pahle, Shawn Robbins, and Chad Kennerk discuss a slow week at the box office, as the Gen Z nostalgia-driven Five Nights at Freddy’s tops the box office for the second week running. Looking ahead, Robbins talks concerns for THE MARVEL’s opening weekend and TROLLS BAND TOGETHER’s international run in advance of its domestic debut on 11/17. In the feature segment, spooky season continues as Kennerk speaks to Virgil Cardamone of the Mahoning Drive-In Theater, where an event-based approach to screenings has made them a bucket list destination for horror fans.Give us your feedback on our podcast by accessing this survey: https://forms.gle/CcuvaXCEpgPLQ6d18 Episode Resources:
Weekend Box Office: FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY’S is First Horror Leader in Post-Halloween Frame Since 1991
Long Range Box Office Forecast: Marvel Studios’ THE MARVELS
What to Listen For
00:00 Intro
00:33 The Mahoning Drive-In

01:45 Third lowest box office weekend of 2023
03:02 Five Nights at Freddy’s box office numbers
05:55 Day-and-Date opening
09:31 Nostalgic movies
13:12 Added show times 
14:58 Killers of the Flower Moon numbers drop
18:02 International box office numbers
20:37 The Marvels prediction
23:45 Preservation of drive-in culture
25:42 35 millimeter film fanatics
27:43 Going retro
29:43 Slight movement in the culture
34:11 Commitment of retro film
39:47 Breeding ground for creatives
41:23 Curated food and beverage experience
46:10 Plans for 2024