Behind the Screens

The 4th of July weekend returned some interesting results at the global box office. Matthew and Simon take us through everything Minions and Monsters , and pre-sales for the upcoming live-action Moana and Evil Dead Burn . Join us Behind the Screens for all the insights. Topics and times: Box office year-to-date comparisons - 1:00 July 4th weekend box office breakdown - 1:30 Minions & Monsters...

Lauren and Simon join us fresh from CineEurope to give us their highlights from the event. Supergirl didn't quite stick the landing we hoped for at the box office, but we break down the audience to see what opportunities there may be to market the superhero movie wider. Finally, Minions & Monsters shows some surprises in pre-sales, all here on Behind the Screens. Topics and times: Highligh...

Toy Story 5 broke records for the franchise with its box office debut this past weekend. Join us as Matthew and Simon examine the generational growth of Toy Story audiences, before turning their attention to DC's Supergirl release on the horizon. Topics and times: Box office overview - 0:33 Toy Story 5 box office in-depth and records - 1:24 Toy Story 5 audience analysis - 2:22 Toy Story 5 crit...

Spielberg's Disclosure Day certainly impressed our hosts, but how did it fare with wider audiences this past weekend? Matthew and Lauren bring us all the numbers from the box office and the audience, along with marketing opportunities for Disclosure Day . And Toy Story 5 pre-sales give us a peek ahead at the audience and comparisons for the upcoming family film. Topics and times: What we'r...

Scary Movie brought large-scale comedy success to the big screen this past weekend. Our hosts take us through the box office, audiences, and insights for Scary Movie and Masters of the Universe this week, before we look ahead to Disclosure Day . Join us Behind the Screens to hear all the box office insights. Topics and times: Weekend box office overview - 1:02 Scary Movie success as a comedy - 3:0...

Backrooms captivated audiences around the world with an incredible opening weekend. Matthew and Simon are digging into the data to bring us the audience and insights from A24's stunning liminal horror. And with Scary Movie and Masters of the Universe coming on the horizon, we have an incredible amount of pre-sales tracking, comparisons, and audience analysis, so join us Behind the Screens to f...

Star Wars returned to the big screen after six years with The Mandalorian and Grogu and our hosts took a look at the movie's reception and the opportunities that exist to extend both audiences and revenue streams. Looking ahead, Backrooms and The Breadwinner pre-sales and pre-sales audiences wrap up an episode filled with insights.   Topics and times: Memorial Weekend - 0.14 Box office overvie...

Star Wars is coming back to the big screen after six years with The Mandalorian and Grogu . Our equally loveable duo of hosts take us through how pre-sales and audiences are shaping up for the new blockbuster as we head into the official summer season. Topics and times: ICA: Independent Cinema Association of Australia - 0:34 Box office top titles overview - 1:52 New releases from the past week - 3...

Lauren and Simon are our dynamic duo this week, bringing us deep insights from across the box office and audience analysis for Mortal Kombat II , The Sheep Detectives , and Billie Eilish - Hit Me Hard And Soft . Join us Behind the Screens for all the insights from the latest on the big screen. Topics and times: Box office overview - 1:08 Mortal Kombat II box office breakdown - 2:19 Mortal Kombat I...

We're joined again by Lauren Greene, our expert in the UK, to look at the audiences across the world that have made The Devil Wears Prada 2 shine this past weekend. With a great deal to cover, and pre-sales for Mortal Kombat II and Billie Eilish - Hit Me Hard And Soft , this episode of Behind the Screens is packed with insights Topics and times: May the 4th - 0:22 Box office year-on-year compa...

With Michael dazzling the box office, our hosts are bringing all the insights across records, reception, box office results, audience composition, and the accuracy of their personal predictions. Then we turn our attention to The Devil Wears Prada 2 to see how the long awaited sequel is shaping up in pre-sales. Topics and times: Simon's prediction for Michael (which did make it into last week&#...

Our hosts return after a week in Las Vegas to bring us their highlights from CinemaCon, from theatrical window commitments to an exciting summer line-up. Lee Cronin's The Mummy brought some interesting insights internationally, and we dive into the pre-sales tracking and audience composition for this weekend's Michael . Topics and times: CinemaCon highlights - 0:13 Weekend box office break...

The Super Mario Galaxy Movie is the talk of the town this week, as our hosts dive deep into every element of the sequel, from box office results to production cost comparisons, audience analysis, and how it measures against its predecessor. Topics and times: Box office year-to-date performance - 0:53 Weekend box office overview - 1:40 The Super Mario Galaxy Movie records - 3:02 The Super Mario Gal...

Lauren Greene joins us again this week as we tackle the audience evolution of Project Hail Mary during its second week at #1 in the box office, and identify what opportunities there are to further expand the movie's audience. For box office breakdowns and audience analysis for newcomer They Will Kill You and the pre-sales of The Super Mario Galaxy Movie join us Behind the Screens. Topics and times...

With Project Hail Mary making an incredible impact at the box office this week, Matthew and Simon are taking a close look at everything that shaped up the stellar debut. Which audiences have yet to turn up for the movie, and what opportunities can movie marketers lean into? Join us Behind the Screens to find out. Topics and times: Year-on-year box office comparisons - 1:06 Project Hail Mary box of...

On the tail of the Oscars, our hosts look at the box office year-to-date this week. Join us to see how 2026 is shaping up so far, hear how Reminders of Him performed at the box office this weekend, and discover previews for Project Hail Mary right here on Behind the Screens. Topics and times: Oscars results and surprises - 0:15 Universal extend their theatrical window - 1:55 Year-to-date box offic...

Hoppers exceeded expectations with an incredible opening weekend, making the biggest opening for an original animated title in nearly a decade. While The Bride! may have marked an end to a stream of #1 debuts, there's plenty for our hosts to sink their teeth into this week with Behind the Screens box office and audience analysis, and pre-sales tracking for Reminders of Him . Topics and times:...

The latest instalment of Scream hit the big screens this weekend, with Scream 7 outperforming many expectations at the box office. Join our hosts as they go Behind the Screams on the horror title, and check in with pre-sales tracking, comparisons, and opportunities for Hoppers and The Bride next week. Topics and times: Scream 7 box office overview - 0:56 Scream 7 audience analysis - 2:10 Scream 7...

We have a special episode for our listeners, with a panel recorded live from VistaCon26: Illuminating the future of cinema: connection, experience, and innovation. When entertainment is just a click away, how do cinemas reclaim their role as cultural hubs? This panel explores the future of cinemagoing in a world where convenience often trumps experience. How do exhibitors make cinema a regular hab...

Between holdovers of GOAT and Wuthering Heights and a number of new releases, our hosts have a lot to cover this week. Join us Behind the Screens to see how I Can Only Imagine 2 , How To Make A Killing , and EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert impacted the box office this week, as well as a new preview of Scream 7 pre-sales. Topics and times: Box office overview: Goat, Wuthering Heights, I Can Only Ima...

After a week off for VistaCon26, our Behind the Screens hosts are back with a packed episode of insights, covering the past weekend performance with Wuthering Heights , Goat , and Crime 101 , before we take a look over the horizon to see how Scream 7 is shaping up both in the box office and audiences. Topics and times: VistaCon26 - 0:15 Box office weekend overview - 2:00 Wuthering Heights audience...

A range of new titles hit the big screen this weekend with impressive results. Matthew and Simon take us through the box office, audience analysis, and marketing opportunities for Send Help , Iron Lung from Markiplier, and more on this packed episode of Behind the Screens. Topics and times: Weekend box office overview - 0:40 Send Help international box office results - 2:16 Send Help audience anal...

Chris Pratt returned to the big screen with Mercy this past weekend. While the box office was quietened in the US due to storms, Matthew and Simon have a lot of pre-sales data to dig into between upcoming titles Iron Lung , Send Help , and Shelter this week Behind the Screens. Topics and times: Winter storm impact on the US box office - 0:30 Weekend box office results - 1:34 Mercy audience analysi...

With 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple underperforming at the box office this week, Matthew and Simon are digging into the audiences and comparisons to the previous instalment to find out why, and what opportunities marketers may have to boost the title's performance. Mercy pre-sales give us a look ahead to Chris Pratt's next big screen outing here on Behind the Screens. Topics and times: Ne...

Two new titles hit the big screen this weekend. With Primate and Greenland 2: Migration in the open, our hosts are analysing the box office, audiences, and marketing opportunities for both movies. Join us Behind the Screens for the latest insights from this past weekend, as well as pre-sales previews to see how 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple is shaping up. Topics and times: Anaconda 2 and The Hou...