Behind the Screens

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 continues its phenomenal performance at the box office into its second week, while sequel Book Club: The Next Chapter struggles compared to its predecessor. As we head into a steady stream of blockbuster titles, we’re taking a look ahead at pre-sales for Fast X , and the question of the Fast & Furious saga’s conclusion potentially becoming a trilogy... Topics and...

Our hosts may be jet lagged, but we’re charging across the Galaxy this week with Marvel’s latest release, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 and romcom Love Again . We break down the box office numbers and the audiences for both titles. Topics and times: Box office highlights - 2:28 Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 audience analysis - 3:32 Box office continued - 6:39 Love Again audience analysis - 8:16...

After an incredible CinemaCon 2023, we’re watching the box office as Super Mario Bros. passed the $1B mark, and looking to the audiences for newcomers Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret and Big George Foreman , as well as reflecting on our personal highlights from CinemaCon. Topics and times: Box office highlights - 0:50 Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret audience analysis - 2:00 Big George Fo...

With our hosts in the same room for the first time recording, we bring you Behind the Screens’ debut video episode live from CinemaCon 2023 in Vegas! As always, we bring you the box office and audience highlights for the biggest releases, this time covering Guy Ritchie’s The Covenant , and Evil Dead Rise . Topics and times: Box office highlights - 1:01 Evil Dead Rise audience analysis - 1:27 Guy R...

The box office stays steady and strong, with plenty of holdovers with only small drops, including The Super Mario Bros. Movie continuing to break records. We dive into new releases Renfield and The Pope’s Exorcist , and look forward to CinemaCon next week! Topics and times: Box office highlights - 0:51 The Pope’s Exorcist audience analysis - 2:40 Renfield box office and audience analysis - 5:37 Bo...

The Super Marios Bros. Movie outperformed enormously through the Easter weekend, and so we bring you all the box office highlights; the records Super Mario Bros. broke for video game adaptations, the multi-generational audience it pulled, and the difference of reception between moviegoers and critics. Topics and times: The Super Mario Bros. Movie box office highlights - 0:35 The Super Mario Bros....

Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves proves a critical hit at the box office, and with The Super Mario Bros. Movie debuting for Easter weekend, our hosts take a look at how recent video game (and board game)-based movies have had a resurgence on the big screen. Will video game adaptations prove to be the box office’s new best friend, or is history doomed to repeat itself? Listen along to fi...

John Wick: Chapter 4 lit up the big screen this past weekend! Between the franchise’s success and looking ahead to the highly-anticipated Dungeons & Dragons film, we tackle the box office and audience analysis, before jumping into the second half of Matthew’s fantastic interview with Jackie Brenneman and Patrick Corcoran of NATO. Topics and times: Apple commits to $1B on theatrical releases -...

This week we welcome Jackie Brenneman and Patrick Corcoran of the National Association of Theatre Owners (NATO) to talk through their incredible State of the Industry report. Matthew and Ryan cover this week’s box office, with Shazam! Fury of the Gods and holdovers for Scream VI and 65 , as well as pre-sales for the upcoming John Wick: Chapter 4 . Topics and times: Shazam! Fury of the Gods Box Off...

March is off to a stunning start, outperforming for the month’s expectations. We bring you all the latest box office and audience insights for the latest releases, Scream VI , 65 , Champions , and continued hits Creed III and Cocaine Bear . Topics and times: Box Office highlights - 2:06 Scream VI audience analysis - 3:20 65 box office and audience - 7:08 Champions box office and audience - 10:40 U...

Creed III made a heavyweight impact at the box office this week, so we’re taking on the numbers and the audience analysis for Michael B. Jordan’s feature directorial debut, as well as a month-in-review of February 2023, comparing its box office performance with previous years, our favourite titles of the month, and what trends February might show us for the coming months. Topics and times: Creed I...

Simon joins us again as our hosts tackle the box office and audiences for Cocaine Bear and Jesus Revolution (two titles we can only imagine the crossover for). News from the box office highlights Quantumania ’s growth in its first 10 days on the big screen, and Cocaine Bear ’s fantastic domestic performance. Topics and times: Box Office Recap - 0:46 Cocaine Bear audience analysis - 4:01 Jesus Revo...

We’re back with a brand-new season of Behind the Screens! This episode, Matthew and Ryan return from the quantum realm to break down the box office and audience analysis for Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania ’s opening weekend. James Cameron finds Titanic and Avatar: The Way of Water toe-to-toe with success, and Puss in Boots shows a particularly long tail… Topics and times: Box Office Recap - 1:4...

With a uniquely international-focused box office this week, Matthew and Ryan dive into the details of the Asia-led titles bringing in the biggest numbers, as well as what Oscars nominations mean for the impact of certain films, and what Pathan’s Bollywood audience looked like. Finally, we have Part 2 of Matthew’s interview with Juliet Yaa Asantewa Asante! Topics and times: Box Office Recap - 3:11...

As Avatar soars past the $2B mark and into the 6th highest-grossing position, we cover all the latest news from the box office, examine the audience behind new release Missing , and Matthew speaks to Juliet Yaa Asantewa Asante of the National Film Authority in Ghana about the massive potential in the African cinema market, and how it is evolving. Topics and times: Box Office Recap - 2:07 Missing a...

We’re bringing in the new year with a swath of titles from the holidays, kicking off with an audience evolution for Avatar: The Way of Water. Newer releases M3gan, Plane, Operation Fortune, and A Man Called Otto all vie for the box office, and we take a look at who turned up for each. Topics and times: Box Office Recap - 1:11 Avatar: The Way of Water audience evolution - 4:58 M3gan audience - 8:22...

We’re still on break but today we’re sharing an interesting episode of Future Shop Podcast with WSL, where our very own Matthew Liebmann joined their CEO, Wendy Liebmann to discuss the role of physical experiences in addressing the increasingly disturbing societal issues of loneliness, and how the theatrical experience creates a community, an antidote to isolation. For more on WSL’s podcast: https...

It’s our final episode of the year! As the long-awaited Avatar: The Way of Water hits the big screens, we bring you the numbers and audience for its opening; who came out to see James Cameron’s latest blockbuster, and how well did it perform at the box office? We also take a look back at 2022, our highlights both to see on the screen and across the industry, as well as a special self-analysis of B...

Simon returns for a packed episode this week as we look at a quiet box office, but a looming storm with Avatar: The Way Of Water’s pre-sales audience, as well as our CineAsia Round Table with Vista Group’s attendees Tan Ngaronga, Bobby Bennet, and Richard Greenwood. Topics and times: Box Office Recap - 1:28 Avatar Pre-Sales audience - 5:53 CineAsia Round Table — 9:59 Next Week - 28:55

What makes a Christmas movie? In the quiet post-Thanksgiving week, we talk about who turned up for the new Violent Night, Maverick’s latest run at the box office in the Top Gun: Maverick re-release, and turn our eyes to the horizon with Avatar: The Way Of Water, comparing the sequel’s pre-sales to those of Avatar’s recent re-release into theatres. Topics and times: Box Office Recap - 1:32 Violent...

This Thanksgiving weekend we’re diving into the box office and audiences for Disney’s Strange World’s strange results, Netflix’s short theatrical release for Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, and the Korean War movie Devotion. Join us to see who turned out for each of this week’s rather unusual performances, and explore how Netflix’s model of theatrical release is taking shape. Topics and times:...

This week we dive into Disney’s management shift, the audience evolution of their current film, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, and pre-sales for Avatar: The Way of Water. In the second part of Matthew’s interview with Steve Knibbs, he gives us his views on the industry, particularly around Vue’s circuit in Europe. Topics and times: Box Office Recap - 1:37 Interview with Steve Knibbs, Part 2 - 17:...

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever shatters the box office with its debut this weekend; we recap the box office and examine the audience for the opening weekend. Steve Knibbs, Group MD and Deputy CEO of Vue, joins Matthew for part one of an interview diving into the technology of cinemas. Topics and times: Box Office Recap - 0:40 Interview with Steve Knibbs - 6:09 Next Week - 33:45

This week, with the strength of holdovers on Smile and Black Adam continuing to impress, we examined the longevity of films and how films lifespans go under different theatrical and streaming releases. Box office highlights from Black Adam, Smile reaching $200M, and Crunchyroll’s One Piece Film: Red. We examine One Piece’s audience, and take a look ahead at pre-sales for Black Panther 2: Wakanda F...

Matthew and Ryan break down the box office big hitters with Black Adam’s impressive hold and the high return on Prey for the Devil, as well as analysing the audience that came out for Prey for the Devil. With the big news of Twitter’s recent acquisition by Elon Musk, the boys talk through what this means for movie marketers in the initial reaction, as well as what it might mean as time goes on. To...