Who Are the Winners and Losers of Thanksgiving 2023?; Interview with Dir. Francis Lawrence of Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
Boxoffice Podcast
English - November 23, 2023 08:00 - 39 minutes - 72.5 MBTV & Film Society & Culture boxoffice box office cinema movies entertainment industry box office results Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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In this episode of the Boxoffice Podcast, co-hosts Rebecca Pahle and Daniel Loria go over release date changes and the latest updates from Canadian exhibitor Cineplex before diving into Thanksgiving 2023: Will any holdovers be able to hang on? What new releases will break through over the long holiday weekend? Then, in our feature segment, Boxoffice Pro’s Chad Kennerk interviews Francis Lawrence, director of Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes.
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Episode Resources:
Fading Snow: Director Francis Lawrence on Kindling the Franchise with Origin Story THE HUNGER GAMES: THE BALLAD OF SONGBIRDS AND SNAKESWeekend Box Office: HUNGER GAMES and TROLLS Open Far Below Predecessors, THE MARVELS Has MCU’s Steepest Sophomore DropDUNE: PART TWO Moves Up Two Weeks From March 15 to March 1, 2024, Replacing THE FALL GUYWhat to Listen For
00:00 Intro01:04 MCU schedule switching03:30 Diversification strategy of Cineplex06:41 Weekend box office numbers17:07 Napoleon theatrical release19:32 Disney’s Wish21:49 Holdover potential26:24 The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes28:39 Bringing back the The Hunger Games world29:30 Career built on adaptations30:53 Production stories, bonding experiences33:00 Community in a fandom34:35 Working with IMAX36:40 Technology and visual effects38:10 Favorite theatrical experience