CinemaCon 2023 Recap with JACRO's Alan Roe

On this week’s episode of The Boxoffice Podcast, hosts Daniel Loria and Rebecca Pahle cover The Super Mario Bros. Movie still strong in its second week with some new title releases, Cinionic’s laser upgrades, and IMAX’s new locations worldwide. They also cover a quick but detailed recap of the CinemaCon 2023, an event that recently ended. In the feature segment, Daniel speaks with JACRO’s Alan Roe about system improvements and a better sales system.  

  

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Episode Resources:

CinionicWeekend Box Office: SUPER MARIO BROS. MOVIE Becomes the First Billion-Dollar Release of 2023CinemaCon 2023: Lionsgate to Bring 14 Titles to Theaters This Year, Reveals First Look at HUNGER GAMES Prequel

What to Listen For

00:00 Intro02:42 Another strong weekend for The Super Mario Bros. Movie, new opener in the box office06:01 Cinionic laser upgrades in auditoriums09:26 IMAX signed agreements with 63 upgraded auditoriums around the world13:43 Major takeaways from the CinemaCon 202315:13 AMC Dynamic pricing 18:31 Which film won CinemaCon?20:48 Warner Bros. presentation 22:41 Disney/Pixar’s films28:36 DC’s Blue Beetle31:01 Lionsgate’s Hunger Games reboot30:42 Universal's presentation32:54 More film presentations34:22 Best studio presentation of CinemaCon 202336:27 The best thing in the goodie bag37:21 Jeff Bezos biopic39:16 Very positive vibe in the CinemaCon trade show41:03 Vendor traffic at the trade show42:24 Consolidating complex and separate systems 43:51 Cinema POS47:44 Crucial features for all POS systems