With A Quiet Place Part II and Cruella, Memorial Day Marks a Turning Point for An Industry Recovering from Covid

Boxoffice Podcast

English - June 03, 2021 09:00 - 28 minutes - 39.4 MB
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In this week’s episode of The Boxoffice Podcast, co-hosts Russ Fischer, Rebecca Pahle, and Shawn Robbins discuss how Memorial Day box office marks a turning point for domestic exhibition, the implications of Amazon purchasing MGM, and the steep second week drop of F9 in China.

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Episode Resources:

Amazon Enters Into Agreement to Acquire MGM The Biggest Movies Coming to Theaters Memorial Day Weekend and June

What to Listen For

00:00 Intro02:30 Amazon purchases MGM for $8.45 billion dollars07:40 The theatrical release predictions for No Time to Die and future Bond movies09:25 Boss Baby: Family Business will open on July 2 as day-and-date15:30 Expectations for A Quiet Place Part II opening on limited seating capacity still16:51 Progressive box office openings with several titles lined up for release19:15 F9 drops to 85% on its 2nd week in the Chinese theaters23:05 Cruella’s box office debut25:33 Disney’s attempt to re-invent old movies