2023 in Review: The Biggest Stories Hits, Surprises, and Disappointments at the Box Office

Boxoffice Podcast

English - December 28, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour - 143 MB
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In this episode of the Boxoffice Podcast, co-hosts Daniel Loria, Rebecca Pahle, and Russ Fischer take a look back at this year’s high grossing box office films including the one of the biggest box office surprise hits, Taylor Swift’s ERAs Tour coming to theaters and the unanticipated success of Barbie and Oppenheimer as well as films that didn’t make much appeal to moviegoers.

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Episode Resources:

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What to Listen For

00:00 Intro01:23 Barbenheimer07:29 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike10:42 Marvel after Endgame13:01 Superhero movies decline18:45 Several reshuffle in leadership20:58 #1 film of the year25:15 Biggest box office surprise in 202328:00 Another box office surprise hit31:11 Theatrical distributor of the year37:43 Angel Studios walked into mainstream42:26 The Marvels was a disappointment44:51 The Disney+ effect48:19 Taylor Swift’s The Eras Tour theatrical release51:28 Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.53:13 The most anticipated 2023 films