In this week’s episode of the Boxoffice Podcast, co-hosts Rebecca Pahle, Shawn Robbins, and Chad Kennerk discuss a slow week at the box office, as the Gen Z nostalgia-driven Five Nights at Freddy’s tops the box office for the second week running. Looking ahead, Robbins talks concerns for THE MARVEL’s opening weekend and TROLLS BAND TOGETHER’s international run in advance of its domestic debut on 11/17. In the feature segment, spooky season continues as Kennerk speaks to Virgil Cardamone of the Mahoning Drive-In Theater, where an event-based approach to screenings has made them a bucket list destination for horror fans.
Episode Resources:
What to Listen For
- 00:00 Intro
- 00:33 The Mahoning Drive-In
- 01:45 Third lowest box office weekend of 2023
- 03:02 Five Nights at Freddy’s box office numbers
- 05:55 Day-and-Date opening
- 09:31 Nostalgic movies
- 13:12 Added show times
- 14:58 Killers of the Flower Moon numbers drop
- 18:02 International box office numbers
- 20:37 The Marvels prediction
- 23:45 Preservation of drive-in culture
- 25:42 35 millimeter film fanatics
- 27:43 Going retro
- 29:43 Slight movement in the culture
- 34:11 Commitment of retro film
- 39:47 Breeding ground for creatives
- 41:23 Curated food and beverage experience
- 46:10 Plans for 2024
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.