Behind the Screens

Box office is back with the launch of Black Adam; we take you through all the numbers and the audience for The Rock’s latest blockbuster. Tess Manchester and Swade Geiger join us to give their impressions and takeaways from ShowEast, and to give us the lowdown on the markets in the US and Latin America, respectively. Topics and times: Box Office Recap - 0:51 Interview with Tess Manchester and Swad...

Ryan and Matthew tackle the rough box office results of this past weekend as horror titles Halloween Ends and Smile battle it out. How has Halloween Ends's simultaneous release affected its box office performance? And we take a look ahead at Black Adam, how The Rock might make a marketing push for his superhero film, and what our expectations are for its release in the coming days. Topics and time...

With his co-hosts abandoning him this week, Matthew takes a solo mission to bring us through the box office numbers for Homecoming, Smile, Ticket to Paradise, and delves into new releases Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile and Amsterdam. Doctor Bryan Smith, VP of Research in Data Science at Movio, joins us to define just what data science is, how we use data at Movio, and the power behind Movio’s propensity al...

Ryan joins Matthew live from the deck of a cruise ship headed for the Bahamas to discuss the box office for Smile and Bros, as well as the significance and impact of Bros as an LGBTQ+ romcom with an LGBTQ+ principle cast, what it means for the community, and how movie marketers could widen the film’s appeal with its high critic and audience ratings. Topics and times: Box Office Recap - 0:54 Bros w...

This week Matthew and Ryan are joined by special guest Janelle Conti, a Movio Account Manager and they deep dive into the hyped-up new release Don't Worry Darling and some marketing campaign tips, along with the re-release of Avatar. They're also joined by Melissa Boudreau, EVP, and Chief Marketing Officer at Film Frog in the lead-up to 2022 National Cinema Week, where they cover what they learned...

Brock Bagby and Bobbie Bagby Ford of B&B Theatres join Ryan and Matthew for an excellent discussion of B&B Theatres’s growth, family-oriented business, and new areas of innovation. With several films moving, we cover both the shifts in the slate and the box office and audience for The Woman King, Ticket to Paradise, and more. Topics and times: Box Office Recap - 0:18 The Woman King audienc...

Matthew, Simon, and Ryan cover the results and audience breakdown of Bollywood production Brahmastra Part One: Shiva , and Barbarian . We’re also joined by new CEO of Flix Brewhouse Chance Robertson, and we explore how they offer an exceptional customer experience, from making sure the beer is cold through to meeting Brewster the robot. Topics and times: Intro - 0:18 Film Festivals - 2:30 Box Offi...

Matthew, Simon, and Ryan cover the results and audience breakdown of National Cinema Day, talk Jaws and re-release success, and are joined by Simon Brew to talk about what cinemas can do to make themselves magical again. Topics and times: National Cinema Day - 0:18 Box Office Recap - 10:18 Interview with Simon Brew - 16:06 Next Week - 40:50

Between hold-overs and re-releases, we cover the wide variety of titles making up the Box Office results at the end of August. Ryan provides us with insights into the audience for The Invitation, as well his thoughts as a Movio marketer on how to make the most of re-releases. Topics and times: Box Office Recap - 0:40 Marketing Re-eleases — 9:03 Next Week - 20:47

We break down the box office and audiences for the new anime film Dragon Ball Super: Superhero, before Brain Pritechett, Vice President and Managing Director Australasia at Paramount Pictures, joins us to talk about the mega-hit Top Gun: Maverick, and Paramount’s approach to distribution and marketing in Australasia. Topics and times: Box Office Recap - 1:45 Interview with Brian Pritchett - 10:06...

Valmir Fernandes, President of Cinemark International joins us to talk about the unique elements of the LATAM movie markets; how the pandemic has affected them, its history of innovations the US market has followed, and the importance of local content. As the slate for the next few weeks slow down, Ryan, Simon, and Matthew break down the box office holdovers, Fall, and Bodies Bodies Bodies. Topics...

Simon, Matthew, and Ryan hop aboard Bullet Train for a look at the action-packed debut weekend box office and audience for the film. Later, Matthew is joined by Cameron Mitchell, the new Executive Director of the National Association of Cinema Owners (NACO) to talk about his experiences in the industry in the Middle East and now Australia. Topics and times: Box Office Recap - 0:49 Interview with C...

Matthew returns this week for the DC League of Super-Pets. We bring you the box office numbers and the audience analysis for the animated title, and welcome our guest Rob Novak, Senior VP of Food & Beverage at Marcus Theatres, and incoming President for the National Association of Concessionaires, here to talk to us about all manner of trends and learnings from dine-in and concessions. Topics...

With Nope hitting the big screens this past weekend, Simon and Ryan break down the audience that came out for Jordan Peele’s latest horror title, as well as bringing us all the usual box office numbers from the weekend of July 22 - 24. Topics and times: Box Office Recap - 0:55 Nope’s opening audience - 3:16 Next Week - 5:50

Christine and Simon bring us all the numbers from the box office, and dive into the audiences for Where the Crawdads Sing and Paws of Fury, who came to see the films, who they’re bringing in, and what they share closely with other horror and children-focused titles, respectively. We also take a look ahead at pre-sales for Nope. Topics and times: Box Office Recap - 0:39 Where The Crawdads Sing - 2:...

As Thor thunders through the theatre, we tackled the audience behind the box office numbers, and welcomed a special double-guest feature with Laura Houlgatte, CEO of UNIC — International Union of Cinemas, and Phil Clapp, returning guest and Chief Executive, UK Cinema Association. Topics and times: Box Office Recap - 0:43 Interview with Laura and Phil - 12:02 Next Week - 45:40

Minions: The Rise of Gru is taking the box office by storm this past weekend. Simon Burton returns to talk us through the numbers, as well as the highlights of Maverick. In our monthly retrospective segment with Christine Rizzolo, we look back at the first half of 2022, and the major releases of June including Jurassic World Dominion, Lightyear, and Elvis. Topics and times: Box Office Recap - 0:55...

Rounding out the end of CineEurope, we have our regular round table discussion with Leon Newnham, CEO of Vista Cinema, and Sarah Lewthwaite, soon-to-be CEO of Movio. We talk about the state of the cinema industry in Europe, impressions from the event, and the reaction to Tom Cruise's appearance. Ryan Provencher joins us again to discuss the box office as Top Gun passes $1 Billion and Elvis and The...

As Top Gun approaches the billion-dollar box office mark, we passed our own milestone of Behind the Screens' 50th episode. In this week's instalment, Ryan Provencher joins us again to talk through the box office and audiences for Jurassic World Dominion, Lightyear, and Top Gun: Maverick's continued exceptional performance. How does the hero from Toy Story match up against dinosaurs and fighter jet...

Nic Robin, Executive General Manager, Revenue & Growth at Village Cinemas Australia, joins us today to talk about the premiumisation of the cinema-going, and how Village have differentiated themselves through Gold Class, VMax, and other premium experiences. Matthew and Simon break down the numbers and audience for the latest release, Jurassic World: Dominion. Topics and times: Box Office Recap...

Christine Rizzolo joins us again this week as we dive into the audience insights from Top Gun: Maverick's stellar second weekend, where the film has had an incredible hold. We bring you the usual box office breakdown with highlights from Top Gun: Maverick's domestic and international success, and the opening of Jurassic World: Dominion. Topics and times: Box Office Recap - 1:09 Audience Analysis f...

Christine Rizzolo joins us once more for Behind The Screens' monthly roundup, looking at the soaring success of Top Gun: Maverick's opening, as well as the audiences and box office performances of the headline movies from the month of May. Topics and times: Box Office Recap - 1:12 May movies with Christine Rizzolo - 9:25 Next Week - 22:39

With Doctor Strange and Downton Abbey holding audiences’ attention in the box office this week, we welcome Jackie Brenneman, President of The National Association of Theatre Owners' new Cinema Foundation, to talk to us about just what The Cinema Foundation is, why it’s important and timely now, and how it stands to help the entire cinema industry. Topics and times: Box Office Recap - 0:54 Intervie...

We have an Australian double-feature this week with two highly-experienced guests from the Australian film industry: Sue Maslin and Gino Munari. They discuss The Australian Feature Film Summit, and how The Australian film industry can work together across the full range of production, distribution, and exhibition to create greater success for Australian titles and everyone involved. Matthew and Si...

Matthew and Simon take us through a brief but close look at Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, covering the movie's box office results, impressive comparisons to other Marvel Cinematic Universe titles, and the audience makeup that comprised its opening weekend. With both hosts still on the road, it's short and sweet this week, with an exciting interview lined up for next week's episode....