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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