In this week’s episode of the Boxoffice Podcast, brought to you by 2024 Giants of Exhibition Sponsors Barco, Digital Cinema United, Fandango, and VIP Luxury Seating, co-hosts Daniel Loria, Rebecca Pahle, and Chad Kennerk recap the incredible debut of Deadpool & Wolverine, which set admissions revenue records for an R-rated film, along with numerous food & beverage and merchandise sales records. The August movie preview tracks upcoming titles such as It Ends with Us and Alien: Romulus. Then in the feature segment, Chad Kennerk speaks to actor Zachary Levi about his starring role in Sony’s Harold and the Purple Crayon – which arrives in theaters this weekend – and the communal bonds moviegoing creates.
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What to Listen For
- 00:00 Intro
- 00:00 Intro
- 00:23 Introduction to the episode and panel members
- 01:17 Deadpool and Wolverine’s Record-Setting Debut discussion
- 01:41 Chad’s review of Deadpool and Wolverine
- 02:51 Rebecca’s review of Deadpool and Wolverine
- 05:00 Discussion on the marketing and audience demographics of Deadpool and Wolverine
- 09:00 Box office records analysis for Deadpool and Wolverine
- 13:00 Audience demographics breakdown for Deadpool and Wolverine
- 18:00 International box office performance of Deadpool and Wolverine
- 19:29 Transition to August movie previews
- 20:00 Discussion on "Trap" by M. Night Shyamalan
- 24:24 Preview of "Harold and the Purple Crayon" and interview with Zachary Levi
- 49:07 Outro and reminder to subscribe to the podcast
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