On this week’s episode of The Boxoffice Podcast, hosts Daniel Loria and Rebecca Pahle deliver the latest news in the box office including new film schedule lineup, the return of Movie Pass, and several chief executive announcements from a few exhibitors. In the feature segment, Daniel talks to UK Cinema Association’s Phil Clapp and NATO’s Jackie Brenneman to discuss the upcoming National Cinema Day 2022, an all films, all screens, all day event on September 3, 2022. 


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Episode Resources:

National Cinema DayNational Cinema Day Brings $3 Tickets to US Movie Theaters on September 3Weekend Box Office Forecast: Top Gun: Maverick Chases More History, Spider-Man: No Way Home and Jaws Court Moviegoers for Slow Labor Day FrameNational Cinema Day Coming to the UK on September 3 with £3 Tickets for All Films at Participating TheatersThe Moviegoer’s Guide to Austin, Texas


What to Listen For

00:00 Intro02:34 Trade show sold out04:51 Halloween Ends will go day-and-date05:47 New films schedule changes09:06 Movie Pass is coming back11:19 New chief executive announcements13:40 National Cinema Day 202218:42 NATO and UKCA working together19:35 The National Cinema Day initiative23:24 What’s in it for the moviegoers?26:27 Exhibitors joining the event28:14 Cinemas knows their audience best31:06 Titles audiences can watch during the event