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B.O. Boys (Movie Box Office)

395 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 14 hours ago - ★★★★★ - 147 ratings

Movie box office news, predictions, and analysis from the world’s only true B.O. experts.

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Weekend Preview: Smile and Bros

September 30, 2022 04:43 - 49 minutes - 68.2 MB

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Don’t Worry Darling opens to $19.2 and Avatar still has cultural clout.

September 26, 2022 05:51 - 59 minutes - 81.6 MB

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Interview with Zach Cregger, writer/director of BARBARIAN

September 23, 2022 19:08 - 19 minutes - 36.6 MB

On this special bonus B.O. Boys we talk to a KING OF THE BOX OFFICE! Zach Cregger is the writer and  director of BARBARIAN, which was the #1 Movie for the weekend of Sept 9 and had an incredible hold in Weekend #2. We discuss what it's like to be on top of the box office, how they pulled it off, and what's next for Zach. Perhaps a DC MOVIE? We get into it!   E-mail us: [email protected]

Weekend Preview: Don’t Worry Darling and Avatar (Re-Release)

September 23, 2022 03:47 - 36 minutes - 50.6 MB

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Finally! Our SUPER-SIZED Fall Preview (w/Jeff Bock)

September 16, 2022 17:43 - 1 hour - 161 MB

That chill in the air means it's time for The B.O. Boys annual Fall Preview! And you know Jeff Bock of Exhibitor Relations Co. is bringing the spice as we pick our winners and losers of the upcoming Fall slate   Plus, we preview this weekend's big Viola Davis action pic, The Woman King.   Find ERC: On the web at https://www.ercboxoffice.com Listen to the ERCBoxoffice Podcast Follow on Twitter @ERCboxoffice   Buy Audience-ology by Kevin Goetz: https://www.amazon.com/Audience-ology-Mo...

Barbarian makes $10 Million to book #1 and Lifemark brings Fathom Events back to the Top Ten

September 13, 2022 17:37 - 37 minutes - 51.5 MB

E-mail us: [email protected]   Read Pat's Famous Top Gun: Maverick Tweet: https://twitter.com/PatStango/status/1546533891523084289

Weekend Preview: We make our predictions for Barbarian and Brahmāstra: Part One – Shiva

September 09, 2022 05:03 - 38 minutes - 52.3 MB

In this weeks preview episode we talk about whether Barbarian has enough awareness to make it a hit, if Brahmāstra: Part One – Shiva can follow in the footsteps of RRR and Bahubali 2 to make bank at the B.O. and will the Queen's Funeral be a Fathom Event.   E-mail us: [email protected]   Read Pat's Famous Top Gun: Maverick Tweet: https://twitter.com/PatStango/status/1546533891523084289

Maverick is back at #1 and B.O. Pat Stango called it in July!

September 06, 2022 14:29 - 31 minutes - 42.8 MB

Even with Sony claiming victory all weekend with their re-release of Spider-Man: No Way Home, we believed. And it happened! Top Gun: Maverick is back at #1, and more importantly, B.O. Boy Pat Stango, a.k.a. BOstradamus, predicted it in July with a soon to be famous tweet: https://twitter.com/PatStango/status/1546533891523084289 We break down how Maverick did it, how Bullet Train beat Spider and we talk the smashing success of National Cinema Day.   E-mail us: [email protected]

Weekend Preview: Scott Mendelson of Forbes Returns!

September 01, 2022 02:17 - 58 minutes - 79.9 MB

Third times a charm as the B.O. legend Scott Mendelson of Forbes returns to talk Summer Movie Season takeaways, HBOMax, if there's any possible sleeper hits on the Fall slate and much, much more. Then, The Boys preview the Labor Day Weekend releases. Will Spider-Man: No Way Home, The More Fun Stuff Version make green stuff? Will The Jaws Re-Release have bite? Or, is this the weekend Top Gun: Maverick jets back to #1? Listen to find out!   Find Scott: https://www.forbes.com/sites/scottme...

Audiences decline The Invitation. Plus, a guide to talking to your kids about the end of the $10 Million Streak and the state of theatrical.

August 29, 2022 14:13 - 47 minutes - 65.8 MB

The Invitation makes a measly $7 Million to take the #1 spot, ending a 65 week streak of at least one movie making $10 Million. We explain why it happened. Then we turn our attention to the children by giving parents advice on how to talk to their kids about the end of the streak, the state of theatrical and what to say if your child's favorite theater closes.  Powerful and important stuff.   E-mail us: [email protected]

The Future of Theatrical w/Matt Belloni of The Town Podcast, plus our weekend preview.

August 27, 2022 16:18 - 1 hour - 108 MB

The great Matt Belloni, founder of Puck News and the host of the podcast The Town on The Ringer Network, joins us to talk MoviePass 2.0, whether theaters can survive with a dearth of product, the treatment of Pixar by Disney and much, much more.   Plus, we give our predictions for this weekend's new releases including The Invitation and Three Thousand Years of Longing.   Find Matt Belloni: The Town Podcast Puck News Twitter: @MattBelloni   E-mail us: [email protected]  

Weekend Preview: Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero, Beast and Maverick lands on PVOD TOO EARLY! (w/ Erin Foley Chan)

August 19, 2022 05:15 - 55 minutes - 76.5 MB

WannaBO Girl Erin Foley Chan fills in for Pat who is on assignment in Europe. We talk Top Gun: Maverick (last weeks #2 film!) coming to PVOD on August 23rd and ask "WHY?!?" Plus, we make our predictions for Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero and Idris Elba's Beast.   E-mail us: [email protected] Subscribe: https://theboboys.substack.com

Bodies Bodies Bodies hits the floor (of it’s tracking), Mack & Rita gets a D + and Maverick zooms back to #2

August 16, 2022 16:21 - 32 minutes - 44.1 MB

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Weekend Preview: The Summer Doldrums begin as we make our predictions for Bodies Bodies Bodies, Mack & Rita, Fall and ET’s 40th Anniversary IMAX re-release

August 11, 2022 16:19 - 53 minutes - 73.5 MB

The B.O. may be slowing down, but The Boys never will! In this week's preview episode, we talk about the ET 40th Anniversary IMAX release being bait for Spielberg, whether or not Bodies Bodies Bodies is the Gen Z Scream, and can Mack & Rita be a hit despite the smell of Gravitas Ventures. Plus, is the Fall going to make Air as strong of an IP as Fire or Water?   E-mail us: [email protected] Subscribe: https://theboboys.substack.com

Bullet Train speeds to #1 and Easter Sunday was what we thought it was

August 08, 2022 15:00 - 54 minutes - 75.1 MB

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Weekend Preview: The Batgirl/Discovery HBOMax Situation, plus Bullet Train and Jo Koy’s Easter Sunday

August 05, 2022 15:02 - 48 minutes - 66.1 MB

The Boys tackle Batgirl getting shelved and what the Discovery/HBOMax situation means for streaming and theatrical moving forward.   Plus, we make our predictions for Bullet Train and Jo Koy's Easter Sunday.   E-mail us: [email protected] Subscribe: https://theboboys.substack.com

DC League of Super Pets makes a mess on the carpet with a mangy $23 Million. Is DC a tainted IP?

August 01, 2022 23:27 - 54 minutes - 75.3 MB

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Weekend Preview: DC League of Super-Pets

July 29, 2022 05:07 - 38 minutes - 53.4 MB

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Nope does $44 Million at the B.O. and Pat was boots on the ground at San Diego Comic Con. Plus, The Boys talk Marvel Phases 5 & 6

July 25, 2022 23:32 - 56 minutes - 77.7 MB

This week, Pat is straight off a plane on onto a mic, because this weekend he was boots on the ground at geek central, San Diego Comic Con. We get his report.  Plus, Nope open at #1 to $44 million. This is great... right? Finally, we talk the big news coming out of Comic Con, Marvel Phases 5 & 6.   E-mail us: [email protected] Subscribe: https://theboboys.substack.com

Weekend Preview: NOPE

July 22, 2022 04:29 - 33 minutes - 45.7 MB

Pat is at San Diego Comic Con, but that hasn't kept The Boys from making their predictions for Jordan Peele's 3rd Film NOPE!   E-mail us: [email protected] Subscribe: https://theboboys.substack.com

The Crawdads Sing to $17 Million, Paws of Fury is a Doogal and we Divvy Up Elvis’s Millions

July 18, 2022 17:15 - 1 hour - 109 MB

We analyze the box office weekend of Friday, July 15, 2022. THOR: LOVE AND THUNDER drops huge, WHERE THE CRAWDADS SING opens, PAWS OF FURY eats it, and we decide who deserves the credit for ELVIS crossing $100 million domestic.  E-mail us: [email protected] Subscribe: https://theboboys.substack.com

The Lost Minutes of Last Episode: Final thoughts on Diane Lane and our Top 5 predictions.

July 16, 2022 05:04 - 7 minutes - 10.4 MB

Our preview episode got cut off, so hear our final thoughts on Diane Lane's B.O. history and our Top 5s for this coming weekend!   E-mail us: [email protected] Subscribe: https://theboboys.substack.com

Weekend Preview: Where The Crawdads Sing, Paws of Fury and The Boys right a wrong!

July 15, 2022 05:04 - 58 minutes - 80.8 MB

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Thor: Love & Thunder is #1 and no one seems psyched. The Boys duke it out and it gets HEATED! Plus a review of the MINIONS!

July 12, 2022 01:16 - 1 hour - 95 MB

If a Minions was a ...MUNions?!?! by Tony Zaret: https://youtu.be/IG3i0_-WcvM   E-mail us: [email protected] Subscribe: https://theboboys.substack.com

Weekend Preview: Thor: Love And Thunder, plus the Clerks III announcement

July 08, 2022 13:24 - 1 hour - 87 MB

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Munions: The Rise of Gru breaks a 4th of July weekend record and older women continue to flow for Elvis

July 05, 2022 03:40 - 1 hour - 103 MB

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Elvis beats out Maverick in a dog fight for #1, plus audiences answer the call from The Black Phone

June 28, 2022 00:50 - 1 hour - 95.8 MB

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Weekend Preview: Elvis and The Black Phone (w/Austin Gallego)

June 24, 2022 04:22 - 1 hour - 88.2 MB

Actor and Wanna B.O. Boy Austin Gallego joins us to talk about Lightyear's underperformance, whether Beavis and Butthead Do The Universe should have gone theatrical, and how big Elvis and the Black Phone could open. Plus, can Top Gun: Maverick get back to #1?!?   Austin is an exciting young actor and he knows his B.O., so listen up!   Find Austin: IMDB Luminary Figures Group   E-mail us: [email protected] Subscribe: https://theboboys.substack.com  

Weekend Preview: How high will Lightyear fly? (w/Erin Foley Chan)

June 17, 2022 04:49 - 58 minutes - 79.7 MB

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Weekend Preview: Jurassic World: Dominion (w/David Thompson of Cinema Spending)

June 10, 2022 04:30 - 58 minutes - 80.8 MB

David Thompson of the Cinema Spending podcast joins us to talk about Neve Campbell's Scream 6 announcement, the Top Gun: Maverick Premium Screen phenomenon and how loud these Dinos could roar this weekend.   Follow David: Twitter @CinemaSpending YouTube Channel Cinema Spending Podcast   Subscribe: https://theboboys.substack.com E-mail us: [email protected]

Top Gun: Maverick has a record breaking 2nd weekend hold and we ponder whether Beavis & Butthead Do The Universe would succeed theatrically

June 06, 2022 15:53 - 51 minutes - 70.7 MB

(Note: This episode was recorded before the Monday final numbers. Top Gun: Maverick's drop is now -29%. Amazing.) Subscribe: https://theboboys.substack.com E-mail us: [email protected]

Weekend Preview: Top Gun: Maverick’s 2nd Weekend and Cronenberg’s Crimes of the Future (w/ Danny Eskamalji from I Screen, U Scream 4 Movies)

June 03, 2022 03:33 - 40 minutes - 56.1 MB

Danny Eskamalji from I Screen, U Scream 4 Movies joins us to talk about his Top Gun: Maverick viewing experience and how well we think it will hold in its 2nd weekend. Plus, we open up the Mailbag and read some missives from our WannaBO Boys, WannaBO Girls and WannaBO People.   E-mail us: [email protected]   Follow Danny: https://linktr.ee/iscreenuscream4movies https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i-screen-u-scream-4-movies/id1596803171   IG: https://www.instagram.com/is...

Top Gun: Maverick Spoiler Review (w/Erin Foley Chan)

June 01, 2022 15:31 - 51 minutes - 70.4 MB

We're not critics huh, but we needed to talk about Top Gun: Maverick. So the Boys and Wanna B.O. Girl Erin Foley Chan walked straight from their IMAX showing last Friday to do just that.   Subscribe: https://theboboys.substack.com E-mail us: [email protected]

Top Gun: Maverick sets a Memorial Day record and Box Office Mojo founder Brandon Gray sets the record straight about the Top Gun vs Pirates 3 controversy

May 31, 2022 04:39 - 1 hour - 92 MB

Brandon Gray of Box Office Revival (and founder of Box Office Mojo) talks Top Gun: Maverick's record setting Memorial Day Weekend and sets the record straight about the Top Gun: Maverick versus The Pirates of The Caribbean: At World's End kerfluffle.   Join Clubhouse: https://www.joinclubhouse.com   Subscribe: https://theboboys.substack.com E-mail us: [email protected]

Predictions for Top Gun: Maverick and The Bob’s Burger’s Movie

May 27, 2022 04:20 - 40 minutes - 55.4 MB

This episode of the B.O. Boys is dedicated to the great Ray Liotta (1954 - 2022)   E-mail us: [email protected] Subscribe: https://theboboys.substack.com

Predictions for Top Gun: Maverick and The Bob’s Burgers Movie

May 27, 2022 04:20 - 40 minutes - 55.4 MB

This episode of the B.O. Boys is dedicated to the great Ray Liotta (1954 - 2022)   E-mail us: [email protected] Subscribe: https://theboboys.substack.com

Downton Abbey: A New Era brings in the oldsters and Men is flaccid at the B.O.

May 24, 2022 14:36 - 50 minutes - 68.9 MB

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Weekend Predictions For Downton Abbey: A New Era and Men

May 20, 2022 15:23 - 22 minutes - 30.5 MB

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It’s Here! Our MASSIVE Summer 2022 Movie Preview (w/Jeff Bock)

May 17, 2022 16:43 - 1 hour - 160 MB

In what's become an annual tradition, we welcome Jeff Bock of Exhibitor Relations Co. to make our predictions for what will clean up at the B.O., what will wipe out and what will surprise this summer. Cowabunga!   Find ERC: On the web at https://www.ercboxoffice.com Listen to the ERCBoxoffice Podcast Follow on Twitter @ERCboxoffice   E-mail us: [email protected] Subscribe: https://theboboys.substack.com

How high can Dr. Strange In The Multiverse of Madness go? We make our predictions!

May 03, 2022 15:08 - 57 minutes - 79.6 MB

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Sonic 2 SPEEDS past the competition and Ambulance breaks down, plus we make our predictions for Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore (w/ Danny Eskamalji from I Screen, U Scream 4 Movies)

April 12, 2022 15:26 - 59 minutes - 81.9 MB

Danny Eskamalji from I Screen, U Scream 4 Movies joins us to break down Sonic 2's $70+ Million opening weekend and Ambulance doing what we expected to do. Then, we make our predictions for the wildly unanticipated 3RD Harry Potter prequel film Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore and Mark Wahlberg's vanity project Father Stu. Follow Danny: https://linktr.ee/iscreenuscream4movies https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i-screen-u-scream-4-movies/id1596803171   IG: https://www.inst...

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