CinemaCon 2022 Preview with ICE Theaters

Show Notes

In this week’s episode of The Boxoffice Podcast, Daniel Loria and Rebecca Pahle cover the latest box office numbers with Sonic 2 still exceeding industry expectations while Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore is off to a so-so start.

In the feature segment, Daniel and Rebecca talk to Guillaume Thomine Desmazures, ICE Theaters SVP for Sales and Strategy about how the immersive technology has successfully enhanced the moviegoing experience as more and more people don’t mind the pricing difference. They end the episode with a preview CinemaCon 2022 daily podcast schedule happening next week. 

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Episode Resources:

• ICE Theaters

What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 05:41 AMC Theaters buying more locations
• 07:14 New title releases
• 09:05 Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore opens to $43M
• 10:33 Halfway between niche and moderate title coming out
• 12:43 Movies making it at the top 5
• 18:43 What is ICE Theaters?
• 20:53 ICE Theaters technology in CinemaCon 2022
• 22:37 Introducing the PLF concept to the public
• 25:45 Offer people more than what they had during the pandemic
• 28:03 The perfect balance that brings action on screens
• 32:02 Preview of next week’s daily CinemaCon podcast

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