This weekend saw The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, Trolls Band Together, Thanksgiving, and Next Goal Wins all debuting for a bold box office, with something for everyone from adventure to animation to horror. So we have plenty to dig into on this episode of Behind the Screens as we uncover the audiences for the top films, see how Songbirds and Snakes measures up against the previous Hunger Games titles, and the impressive performance of horror throughout 2023! Topics...

The Marvels unfortunately saw the MCU’s lowest opening weekend box office results, so we take a look at what may be forming challenges for the MCU in audiences’ eyes. We break down who made it out for the film, the reporting cost-per-minute of production, and more on this week’s Behind the Screens. Topics and times: The Marvels box office overview - 0:45 The Marvels audience analysis - 2:01 The challenges of the MCU’s scope for audiences - 5:43 Cost-per-minute of production - 8:08 ...

With a return from the Australian International Movie Convention, Matthew, Ryan, and Simon are back together bringing us breakdowns from the domestic and international box office titles, examining the audience of Priscilla, and taking a deeper dive into the pre-sales audience for The Marvels as we look to bigger upcoming titles. Topics and times: AIMC - 0:15 Updates on the SAG-AFTRA strike - 1:07 Domestic box office overview - 2:54 Priscilla audience analysis - 4:01 International...

The latest video game movie adaptation, Five Nights at Freddy’s saw Blumhouse’s biggest opening weekend ever! What seems to be the key to video game adaptations finding their audience? We take a deep dive into Freddy’s audience, as well as the new religious title After Death, and more on this week’s Behind the Screens. Topics and times: Five Nights at Freddy’s box office overview - 0:52 Five Nights at Freddy’s audience analysis - 1:54 Uplift in younger audiences from Five Nights at...

Scorcese’s newest blockbuster hit the big screens, but with a runtime clocking in at 3.5 hours, what did Killers of the Flower Moon’s audience look like? We bring you all the insights from across the box office and audiences this week on Behind the Screens. Topics and times: 2023 cumulative box office - 1:22 Killers of the Flower Moon box office overview - 1:56 Killers of the Flower Moon audience analysis - 3:28 Is Killers’ runtime hurting it? - 6:52 Killers of the Flower Moon...

With Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour bringing the biggest concert film opening of all time — as well as the second biggest October film opening of all time — we dive into the audience and box office analysis, and bring along resident Movio marketing expert (and Taylor Swift expert) Janelle Conti to tell us how movie marketers can make the most of Taylor Swift’s audiences. Topics and times: Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour box office overview - 1:09 Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour record breaking...

With Halloween on the way, Horror titles are battling for the box office between The Exorcist: Believer, Saw X, and The Nun II. While The Exorcist makes its debut, we’re looking to the massive release of Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour Movie, with pre-sales analysis and comparisons to theatrical benchmarks to see how the concert event of the season matches up. Topics and times: The Exorcist: Believer box office overview - 0:30 The Exorcist: Believer audience analysis - 1:39 Box office...

The box office is booming again this week with a trio of major releases. We examine the box office results and audience demographics for Saw X, Paw Patrol: The Mighty Movie, and The Creator. China’s autumn festival made for an 8-day-long holiday period with exceptional box office results from local titles, and we look ahead as Beyoncé adds to the concert movie buzz and Matthew and Ryan prepare for NATO Fall Cinema Summit. Topics and times: Vista Group launch Oneview - 0:46 Paw Patrol...

Riding on the excellent news of the WGA reaching a tentative agreement with the AMPTP, we take a look at the unfortunately lackluster debut for The Expendables 4 — who turned out to see the latest instalment, and what audiences might marketers try to draw in to round out its box office? Topics and times: WGA reach a tentative agreement - 0:39 The Expendables 4 box office overview - 1:44 The Expendables 4 audience analysis  - 4:03 Box office roundup - 8:24 Next Week -...

While it may not have been the most explosive weekend at the box office, there are still plenty of insights to be had. We’re diving into A Haunting in Venice to see how its audience and box office compare to previous instalments, with some surprising changes. Then we take a look ahead at upcoming releases with The Expendables 4, The Creator, and Taylor Swift: the Eras Tour Movie. Topics and times: A Haunting in Venice box office overview - 2:09 A Haunting in Venice audience analysis  -...

The Nun II and My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 debuted this past weekend to widely different audiences, and we saw the biggest opening for a Hindi film internationally with Jawan. The boys bring us all the numbers and analysis from the box office and audiences, before looking ahead at Taylor Swift’s concert film and next week’s A Haunting in Venice. Topics and times: The Nun II box office overview - 0:30 The Nun II audience analysis  - 1:45 My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 box office overview -...

Taylor Swift’s concert movie presales have smashed records for the box office over the past weekend, creating a buzz to kick off the season. With the UK and Nigeria celebrating their National Cinema Days, The Equaliser 3 debuting for the 2nd biggest Labor Day domestic opening of all time, and a roundup of the summer box office, this episode of Behind The Screens is packed with insights and excitement. Topics and times: Taylor Swift blows up presales - 0:17 UK & Nigeria Cinema Days...

With National Cinema Day in the US this past weekend, we’re racing into the numbers of a full box office, with Gran Turismo making #1 while Retribution appears to struggle off the line. Matthew, Ryan, and Simon bring us all the numbers from the box office and break down the audiences for the latest titles to hit the big screen this week Behind the Screens. Topics and times: National Cinema Day - 0:44 Gran Turismo box office overview - 2:15 Gran Turismo audience analysis - 3:30 ...

Blue Beetle and Strays debuted this past week to different audiences on the big screen. With Blue Beetle finally taking the #1 spot from Barbie after four weeks, we look at who came out to see the latest DC superhero, and who turned up for the new comedy Strays. Topics and times: Domestic box office overview - 2:11 Blue Beetle audience analysis - 3:17 Strays box office and audience analysis - 7:14 Box office holdover roundup - 11:27 Next Week - 12:10 Find us at...

August is off to a hot start, sitting at 149.4M, outpacing every single year domestically in aggregate since 2016! We take a look at the titles making it such a success, from Barbie and Oppenheimer box office updates right through to newcomer Last Voyage of The Demeter from Universal Pictures. Topics and times: Domestic box office overview - 0:24 Barbie Box Office update - 0:54 Oppenheimer Box Office update - 1:54 Last Voyage of The Demeter Box Office & Audience - 2:51 ...

Meg 2: The Trench and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem debuted this past week, and we bring you all the box office and insights into the audiences. Barbie passes $1B, we compare June 2023’s box office to previous years, and ask ourselves where the crossover of nostalgic IPs and family film intersect on Behind the Screens. Topics and times: Domestic box office overview - 1:09 Meg 2: The Trench audience analysis - 3:43 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem box office...

New releases Haunted Mansion and Talk To Me hit the big screen this weekend, while Barbie and Oppenheimer continued with fantastic holds. We pause to look back at July’s month in review, and to see how 2023’s year-to-date compares with past years’ box office. As well as audience analyses for both new titles, Matthew and Ryan run us through some upcoming changes to the release schedule, and what it might mean for the coming box office. Topics and times: Haunted Mansion box office...

Barbie and Oppenheimer were battling for the box office—or in many cases bringing moviegoers in together with Barbenheimer double-features! So how many moviegoers went to see both the bomb and the bombshell, what demographics had the greatest overlap, and what made the atomic blonde combo the biggest domestic opening weekend since Avengers: Endgame? Join us Behind the Screens to find out. Topics and times: Barbie box office overview - 1:02 Barbie audience analysis - 3:04 Oppenheimer...

Tom Cruise sprinted onto the big screen again this past weekend with Mission: Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part One, which had the biggest global opening of the Mission: Impossible franchise to date. Take a Behind the Screens look at the box office and audience analysis for Cruise's latest blockbuster, Matthew's preview of Barbie, and a discussion on the writers & actors' strikes in Hollywood. Topics and times: Mission: Impossible box office overview - 1:19 Mission: Impossible...

This week we are joined by Vista Group’s new CEO, Stuart Dickinson, to discuss his experiences and impressions across the businesses and the cinema industry at CinemaCon and CineEurope. In box office news, Sony revives their horror history with Insidious: The Red Door’s debut at #1, alongside Sound of Freedom and Joy Ride. Join us for the numbers, the audiences, and even more insights on this episode of Behind the Screens: Topics and times: Insidious: The Red Door box office and...

Sarah Lewthwaite and Leon Newnham join us for the CineEurope Round Table, discussing all the highlights and insights from the latest industry event in Barcelona. Comedy takes centre stage with box office and audience analyses for No Hard Feelings, and we examine how Asteroid City’s wide release compares to previous Wes Anderson titles on this week’s instalment of Behind The Screens. Topics and times: No Hard Feelings box office overview - 0:55 No Hard Feelings audience analysis - 1:49 ...

Thank you to all our listeners for helping us to reach our 100th episode! While Simon parties in Barcelona at CineEurope this week, Matthew and Ryan discuss The Flash’s disappointing box office performance and the possible reasons for it, as well as audiences for The Flash, Elemental, and The Blackening. Plus, we bring you a special treat to celebrate our 100th episode! Topics and times: CineEurope - 0:16 The Flash box office overview - 2:00 The Flash audience analysis - 3:21 Why...

Transformers hit the big screen with a roar, while Spider-Man continued swinging this past weekend. We bring you all the box office and audience analysis, plus special guest Andrew Brooks, Executive Director of Sales and Marketing for Santikos, talks us through their premiere of The Flash in San-Antonio! Topics and times: 2023 Summer Season overview - 1:02 Transformers: Rise of the Beasts box office overview - 1:56 Transformers: Rise of the Beasts audience analysis - 3:34 Do we need...

With Spider-Man swinging through the Spider-Verse again this past weekend, June 2023 saw the biggest domestic opening 3-day weekend in history! We bring you all the numbers from throughout the Spider-Verse, covering box office, audience, and more titles to come this week Behind the Screens. Topics and times: May 2023 box office performance & year-to-date - 0:24 June’s opening weekend box office overview - 1:41 Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse box office overview - 2:23 ...

With the debut of The Little Mermaid in cinemas, our hosts ask the big questions: how did Ariel fare compared to other live-action disney remakes? Are the sharks too real? And how scary can a children’s movie be? Along with Mermaids, we’re also talking Machines and Dads with The Machine and About My Father as we bring you all the numbers from the box office for Memorial Day Weekend. Topics and times: The Little Mermaid box office performance - 1:35 The Little Mermaid audience analysis...