In this week’s episode of the Boxoffice Podcast, co-hosts Russ Fischer, Shawn Robbins, and Chad Kennerk discuss the release of Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon, the first place holdover of Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour, the current state of the SAG/AFTRA strike, and review box office numbers: including the “What’s This?” surprise of 1993’s The Nightmare Before Christmas rounding out the top five. In the feature segment, Daniel Loria speaks with Comscore’s Senior Media Analyst Paul Dergarabedian
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What to Listen For
- 00:00 Intro
- 00:57 Boxoffice Podcast’s 200th episode
- 03:35 SAG-AFTRA update
- 05:42 Taylor Swift Eras Tour Concert Film leads box office
- 07:28 Weekend top 5 box office films
- 10:45 Effect of limited-time only films
- 13:17 Killers of the Flower Moon
- 20:40 Five Nights at Freddy’s
- 27:45 Start in cinema space
- 33:57 People are invested in box office movies
- 36:51 What makes the movie business exciting
- 42:11 Joining the industry for a living
- 48:22 Franchise trap
- 56:21 The halo effect of movie theaters on other business
- 59:30 Weekend wrap up podcast
What is Boxoffice Podcast?
The Boxoffice Podcast is your #1 resource for news and analysis about movies and the movie business. We'll be your guide through these evolving and sometimes disruptive times. While breaking down film headlines, exploring box office results, and chatting with studio & cinema executives, we'll discuss all aspects of movies and entertainment. By movie lovers for movie lovers!