In this episode of the Boxoffice Podcast, co-hosts Rebecca Pahle, Shawn Robbins, and Chad Kennerk discuss this weekend’s second annual National Cinema Day, predicting which films could see the biggest boost from the industry-wide celebration of moviegoing. Later in the episode, the trio runs down the fall slate, highlighting the potential big earners–and big question marks–on the calendar from now through the end of November. In our feature segment, Boxoffice Podcast co-host Daniel Loria speaks with Jeff Geiger of NCG Cinemas, receiving the Statesman of the Year Award at this year’s ShowSouth.

 

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Episode Resources:

The Cinema Foundation Announces Second Annual National Cinema Day on Sunday, August 27Weekend Box Office: BLUE BEETLE Dethrones BARBIEPrecious Mettle: Director Guy Nattiv Brings the Iron Lady of Israel to the Big Screen in GOLDA


What to Listen For

00:00 Intro02:05 National Cinema Day04:12 Upcoming weekend movies05:07 Blue Beetles global debut06:06 Box office top 5 spots06:32 Golda12:59 September film releases and predictions18:02 The Creator, Dumb Money19:51 October films run down22:39 Holiday season film slate26:04 What are you looking forward to watching?30:14 Incredible summer33:13 Oppenheimer and Barbie marketing34:14 Seamless moviegoing experience35:24 Advanced ticket buying36:59 Broad offering helps retain moviegoers38:38 Trends in hometown moviegoing39:47 Demographics index40:46 NCG Free Fall Film Festival43:35 High hopes for the rest of 202345:43 Growth in select genre