Box Office Bets with Zach and Aaron

The 7th movie in the 'Minions' franchise -- consisting of four 'Despicable Me' films and three Minion-centric spin-offs -- finally feels more like a passion project than a cash grab. It tributes everyone from Eadweard Muybridge to Damien Chazelle, hopefully reintroducing an entire generation of kids to the greats of filmmaking. But will paying homage to the last 148 years of cinema history pay off...

The people decided to put down their Lilypads and go out to the movies in the second half of June, showing up in spades for at least one film. The other three options at the late-June box office didn't perform nearly as well. We discuss these uneven box office trends and our second billion dollar month of the movie year in this week's episode! This episode's schedule: 'Toy Story 5' (5:39) 'The Dea...

Jaws . Close Encounters . Raiders . E.T . Jurassic Park . Schindler's List . Saving Private Ryan . A.I. Catch Me If You Can . Lincoln . The Fabelmans . And now, Disclosure Day . Enjoy it, folks. Watch the master work. This episode's schedule: 'Masters of the Universe' (3:15) 'Scary Movie' (13:22) 'Disclosure Day' (22:21) Spielberg Ranking (35:04) 'Leviticus'...

(Original Recording Date: June 6th, 2026) Indie horror takes the box office by storm while popular IP falters... what's going on? Is this good or bad for the industry? Was Pedro Pascal even present for filming? Is Kane Parsons old enough to drink? Who knows... all we can say for sure is that it's an exciting time for movies. Listen in for our discussion on the groundbreaking month of May a...

The movies continue to excel with the Devil, God, Hokums, Sheep, Obsessions, and Kombat, Hard and Soft. Tune in as the boys celebrate their one year podcast anniversary, COMPLETELY SOBER. Enjoy while they mispronounce names, go on rants, and talk about some of the coolest releases in May. Can't wait to keep this show going for the next decade! This episode's schedule: 'Animal Farm' (6:28) 'The Dev...

It's-A ME! Hee HEE! Mother Mar-Y! Lee Cronin's The Mum-MY! You, Me & Tusca-NY! While we may have gone off the radar, the box office sure didn't! April was a huge month for the movies, ushered in by Project Hail Mary , propelled by The Super Mario Galaxy Movie , and solidified with Michael . Now, are all the movies that came out this month worth taking the trip to see? Listen in to...

The box office is back and better than ever! Zach and Aaron break down the past two weeks of releases, from box office saving grace 'Project Hail Mary' to the dead in the water 'The Pout-Pout Fish.' Did audiences rush to find 'Ready or Not 2: Here I Come,' or leave it in hiding? Did they make sure 'They Will Kill You' lives to see another box office weekend? Could &...

A feminist reimagining of 'The Bride of Frankenstein?' Check. An animated reworking of 'Avatar?' Check. A dumbed-down riff on 'The Texas Chain Saw Massacre?' Check. Another Colleen Hoover adaptation? Check. A $500,000 indie about podcasters that just made 20x what it cost to produce? Check. Maybe WE should make one of those! We've got all that plus some movie news at th...

WE MADE IT THROUGH OSCARS SEASON! Praise be. Listen to us break down every win, every loss, every speech cut short, every bit gone wrong -- all in this episode of Box Office Bets. Plus, who had more correct predictions? Tune in to find out. Artwork by Mackenzie McCarron. "Award Show" Theme Music by Will DiNola. Edited and produced by Aaron Bartuska.

Happy Oscar Sunday! Listen to hear our official predictions on who will win in each category. Whoever gets more predictions right owes the other a steak dinner! And tune in tomorrow to hear our recap of the entire ceremony. Artwork by Mackenzie McCarron. "Award Show" Theme Music by Will DiNola. Edited and produced by Aaron Bartuska.

Surprise, Sidney! Tune in for our longest episode yet, where we cover 10+ February releases in true Box Office Bets fashion: at too late an hour... becoming progressively tired... in the middle of a rainstorm! If there's any other way you'd have your movie podcast, look elsewhere. But if you like these "woke losers" just the way they are, press play! Because this week's episo...

Quick! Send Help ! Have Mercy ! Find Shelter ! Return to Silent Hill ! Iron a Lung ! Plenty of movies to cover in this week's episode. Plus: some talk about our Fantasy Box Office League and the Super Bowl trailers! This episode's schedule: Fantasy Box Office Draft Picks (2:47) 'Mercy' (21:44) 'Return To Silent Hill' (31:25) 'Shelter' (36:49) 'Iron Lung' (41:55) Super Bowl Trailers (50:24) 'Send H...

Is This Thing On? Hell-oOoOo?? Hopefully you can hear us, because it's our first regularly scheduled episode of 2026! We will be discussing five films from the first three weeks of January. Did we go ape over Primate? Should you avoid Greenland 2: Migration like the plague? No, not THAT The Plague. And who exactly is getting boned in The Bone Temple ? All these questions and more will be answe...

Join us for our first live reaction episode, where we cover the nominations for the 98th Academy Awards. This episode's schedule: Predictions (5:43) Live Reactions to Nominations (24:51) Recap/Impromptu Winner Predictions (41:25) Artwork by Mackenzie McCarron. "Award Show" Theme Music by Will DiNola. Edited and produced by Aaron Bartuska.

Our last episode of the year has arrived! We made it through 22 episodes! Listen to us talk about our Top 10 of the year, as well as some honorable mentions. Then we look back on 2025 as a whole and discuss our most anticipated movies of next year before placing our first bets of 2026. Oh, happy day! Artwork by Mackenzie McCarron. Theme Song by Will DiNola. Edited and produced by Aaron Bartuska.

Have you ever thought to yourself, "Could I ever be attracted to a Na'vi?" Have you ever wondered, "How could they make a movie about ping-pong exciting?" Have you ever ventured to think, "What would it be like to be the governor of the state in which I was born and raised?" We have all those answers and more in this week's episode of B.O.B., our last regular...

Happy Holidays from our B.O.B. family to yours! On this episode, we discuss our favorite holiday classics, TV specials, and indie darlings. Listen to it while you sip some egg nog and spread some Christmas cheer! Artwork by Mackenzie McCarron. "Holiday" Theme Music by Will DiNola. Edited and produced by Aaron Bartuska.

Worried about the future of movie theaters? So are we! Everything is bad! The world is ending! But if the powers that be controlling what we consume and how we consume it is inevitable, you might as well just kick back and listen to two guys talk on a podcast in the meantime. On this week's episode, we cover seven new releases, but only after a half-hour freak out about Netflix, Paramount, Ope...

(Sing to the tune of Stephen Schwartz's classic song 'For Good') Like a Dek shunned by his father, kicked out of Yautja Prime. Like J-Law and Edward Cullen, fighting with a kid. Who can say if Oz Perkins is a Keeper? But, Now You See Me 3. Glen Powell is Running. And we saw Wicked: For Good. This week, we cover Predator: Badlands , Die My Love , Keeper, Now You See Me: Now You Don’t , The Running...

(Original Recording Date: October 31st, 2025) Bruce Springsteen may have been 'Born to Run,' but will his movie biopic starring Jeremy Allen White make it to 'The Promise Land' of box office success or get 'Lost In The Flood' of a dismal October slate? Plus, 'Black Phone 2,' 'Regretting You,' and other movies starring Mason Thames that end in an "oo" sound. This episode's schedule: 'Good Fortune'...

Hello, boils and ghouls! Enjoy our very special Halloween episode, a special treat for all of our devoted listeners. In this episode, we discuss some of our favorite Halloween movies and television specials, dive into a couple of new horror releases, and challenge ourselves with a Halloween-themed box office game. But this is no trick – we’ll be back to our regularly scheduled programming soon! Ed...

'Tron: Ares?' More like Tron: AIRBALL. 'The Smashing Machine?' More like The FLOPPING Machine. 'Taylor Swift: The Official Release Party Of A Showgirl?' More like Taylor Swift: The Official CASH GRAB Of A CON-ARTIST! Our only two success stories this weekend are 'Good Boy' and 'Roofman,' which also happen to be very good films! Who woulda thought? Zach and A...

If you see one movie this year, make it Paul Thomas Anderson's new masterwork. In this week's episode, we talk about the best movie of the year and four others. Is 'Him' Jordan Peele's first fumble as a film producer? Does 'A Big Bold Beautiful Journey' earn its name? Who is Gabby and why do we care about her dollhouse? Who are The Strangers and why do they need a Chapt...

(Original Recording Date: September 20th, 2025) If there were ever any doubts that the horror genre is more dominant than ever, the first week of September has put those to bed. This is only the second time horror has crossed a domestic total of one billion dollars in one calendar year -- and the earliest that milestone has been reached by nearly two months. On this episode, we discuss two of 2025...

Despite technical difficulties and sleep deprivation, Zach and Aaron are back with the last episode of the summer movie season. We should have stopped and smelled The Roses earlier in the summer, because these late August options are Toxic and there are no Avengers-level releases to be found. The studios have been Caught Stealing our money and we Don't appreciate it, Honey. But, we Ne Zha II t...