In this episode of the Boxoffice Podcast, co-hosts Rebecca Pahle and Daniel Loria go over release date changes and the latest updates from Canadian exhibitor Cineplex before diving into Thanksgiving 2023: Will any holdovers be able to hang on? What new releases will break through over the long holiday weekend? Then, in our feature segment, Boxoffice Pro’s Chad Kennerk interviews Francis Lawrence, director of Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes.Give us your feedback on our podcast by accessing this survey: https://forms.gle/CcuvaXCEpgPLQ6d18 Episode Resources:
Fading Snow: Director Francis Lawrence on Kindling the Franchise with Origin Story THE HUNGER GAMES: THE BALLAD OF SONGBIRDS AND SNAKES
Weekend Box Office: HUNGER GAMES and TROLLS Open Far Below Predecessors, THE MARVELS Has MCU’s Steepest Sophomore Drop
DUNE: PART TWO Moves Up Two Weeks From March 15 to March 1, 2024, Replacing THE FALL GUY
What to Listen For
00:00 Intro
01:04 MCU schedule switching
03:30 Diversification strategy of Cineplex
06:41 Weekend box office numbers
17:07 Napoleon theatrical release
19:32 Disney’s Wish
21:49 Holdover potential
26:24 The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes
28:39 Bringing back the The Hunger Games world
29:30 Career built on adaptations
30:53 Production stories, bonding experiences
33:00 Community in a fandom
34:35 Working with IMAX
36:40 Technology and visual effects
38:10 Favorite theatrical experience