On this week’s episode of The Boxoffice Podcast, hosts Daniel Loria and Jesse Rifkin discuss the box office success of Fast X and Memorial Day weekend box office potential; in the feature segment, Boxoffice Company CEO Julien Marcel joins Daniel for an update on the 2023 Cannes Festival.
Episode Resources:
What to Listen For
- 00:00 Intro
- 02:46 Big opening weekend for Fast X
- 07:51 Packed Q2 slate coming up
- 10:12 Titles that are getting the early buzz at Cannes
- 15:50 Takeaways from Cannes 2023
- 17:51 Reconciliation between streaming and theatrical exhibition
- 20:40 The theatrical market is back
- 22:47 Social media influence and more younger audience
- 24:56 AI talks in the Cannes festival
- 26:27 Geographical diversity
29:17 Emerging from a couple of challenging years
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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.