Boxoffice Podcast

This week on the 300th episode of the Boxoffice podcast, co-hosts Daniel Loria, Rebecca Pahle, Russ Fischer, and Chad Kennerk preview the August slate and discuss the biggest movies coming to theaters. Then in the feature segment, Chad Kennerk chats with filmmaker Akiva Schaffer, the director behind Paramount Pictures’ uproarious comedy The Naked Gun, which arrives on August 1st.

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What to Listen For
00:00 Intro 
01:10 Farewell to Russ Fisher
02:35 Reactions: Superman and Fantastic Four
04:09 August 2 Preview: The Naked Gun and Bad Guys 2
06:39 Comedy Talk: Slapstick, Popstar, and Trailer Reactions
08:14 Box Office Forecast: The Naked Gun vs. Bad Guys 2
10:53 Body Horror from Neon: Together
13:35 August 8 Preview: Freakier Friday, Weapons, Sketch
16:59 Hype and Tracking for Weapons
18:51 Sketch – Angel Studios’ First Festival Buy
19:58 August 15 Preview: Nobody 2
20:54 August 22 Preview: Honey Don’t! and Nazia 2
23:02 August 29 Preview: Caught Stealing and The Roses
27:44 Interview: Akiva Schaffer on The Naked Gun

What is Boxoffice Podcast?

The Boxoffice Podcast is your weekly resource for the latest results, trends, news, and topics in the cinema industry. Each week we feature insights and analysis from leading experts in theatrical exhibition, along with interviews with the most influential executives in the movie theater business.