At the end of the season for this year's Behind the Screens, we're looking to the big weekend to come, with pre-sales and audience analysis for Avatar: Fire and Ash. Join us to find out how Fire and Ash compares to The Way of Water and what opportunities its audience may offer.

Topics and times:

• Box office roundup - 0:58
• Avatar: Fire and Ash pre-sales tracking and upcoming titles - 3:15
• Avatar: Fire and Ash pre-release audience analysis - 4:34
• Tone impressions of Avatar: Fire and Ash - 6:19
• Avatar: Fire and Ash audience continued and marketing opportunities - 7:24
• The Housemaid pre-release audience analysis - 8:15
• Looking ahead to 2026 - 9:29

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It was a big weekend at the box office and for industry news. With Five Nights at Freddy's 2 hitting the big screen, Lauren and Matthew take us through the audiences and marketing opportunities for the horror sequel. But our eyes are turned a few weeks from now to the release of Avatar: Fire and Ash. Join us Behind the Screens to see how marketers can not only bridge the gap for the week to come, but build audiences for the end of year titles.

Topics and times:

• Netflix and Warner Bros. deal - 0:39

• How exhibitors can plan ahead - 2:40

• Box office overview, Zootopia 2, Now You See Me, Wicked: For Good - 4:24

• Five Nights at Freddy's 2 box office performance - 6:25

• Five Nights at Freddy's 2 audience analysis - 7:14

• Marketing recommendations to bridge a quiet week until Avatar - 9:16

• Looking ahead; Ella McCay - 12:52

• Ella McCay pre-sales audience and marketing opportunities - 14:20

• Avatar: Fire and Ash pre-sales analysis and audiences - 17:35

• Opportunities for Avatar to lean into - 21:51

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Thanksgiving weekend saw some impressive numbers from Zootopia 2 around the globe. Lauren Greene joins us from the UK to examine the audience that turned out for Zootopia 2 and what marketing opportunities it presents for exhibitors, before we turn our eyes to Five Nights at Freddy's 2.

Topics and times:

• Thanksgiving weekend box office overview - 0:59
• Zootopia 2 box office breakdown - 1:52
• Zootopia 2 audience analysis - 4:55
• Zootopia 2 marketing opportunities - 5:45
• Box office roundup - 9:13
• Hamnet impressions - 10:39
• Five Nights at Freddy's 2 pre-sales tracking - 12:34
• Five Nights at Freddy's 2 pre-release audience - 14:18
• Five Nights at Freddy's 2 marketing opportunities - 15:56
• Next week - 19:46

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Wicked: For Good hit the big screen this weekend, and our dynamic duo are tackling the box office, audience, and marketing opportunities for Part Two in-depth.

How did it shape up against Wicked Part One? How has the audience evolved? And how can exhibitors drive further repeat visitation to keep the momentum? We're answering all the burning questions and more this week on Behind the Screens.

Topics and times:

• Wicked: For Good opening weekend - 0:14
• Wicked: For Good global box office breakdown - 1:31
• Wicked: For Good in-depth audience analysis - 3:34
• Wicked: For Good audience and critical reception - 5:51
• Marketing opportunities for Wicked: For Good - 7:29
• Zootopia 2 pre-sales and audience comparisons - 8:22
• Next week - 12:54

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With Wicked: For Good on the horizon to debut this weekend, the box office anticipation is ramping up. We take a deep look at the audience and pre-sales comparisons with the original Wicked, as well as new releases Now You See Me: Now You Don't and Running Man this week on Behind the Screens.

Topics and times:

• Box office overview - 0:31
• Now You See Me: Now You Don't box office performance - 1:51
• Now You See Me: Now You Don't audience analysis - 2:40
• Running Man box office performance - 6:07
• Running Man audience analysis - 6:58
• Upcoming releases and Wicked: For Good pre-sales - 9:44
• Wicked: For Good pre-sales audience - 10:30
• Wicked: For Good marketing recommendations - 12:53
• Rental Family audience and marketing - 13:37
• Next week - 15:28

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With Predator: Badlands making a splash at the box office this weekend, the Behind the Screens hosts are diving into the audience, opportunities, and possible shifts in week two to take advantage of.

Pre-sales audiences for The Running Man and Now You See Me: Now You Don't show us a combined analysis of marketing opportunities for the coming weekend.

Topics and times:

• Predator: Badlands box office performance vs predictions - 0:49
• Predator: Badlands audience analysis - 1:46
• Marketing opportunities of Badlands' week two - 3:28
• Pre-sales for The Running Man - 5:24
• Pre-sales for Now You See Me: Now You Don't - 6:06
• Combined pre-sales audiences and marketing opportunities - 7:20
• Next week - 10:31

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With a rough Halloween weekend at the box office, we're looking forward to Predator: Badlands, analysing pre-sales, audiences, and marketing opportunities for the upcoming title this week Behind the Screens.

Topics and times:

• Back from AIMC - 0:18
• Box office overview - 2:29
• Bugonia box office and audience breakdown - 4:12
• Upcoming titles - 7:18
• Predator: Badlands pre-sales - 8:13
• Predator: Badlands pre-sales audience analysis - 8:52
• Predator: Badlands marketing opportunities - 10:43
• Next week - 11:29

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Between Chainsaw Man - The Movie, Regretting You, and Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere hitting the big screen, there's a wide variety of audiences to appeal to at the box office this weekend. With Matthew away at AIMC, Simon and Lauren give us all the details on the box office and audience breakdowns for each title.

Topics and times:

• Box office overview - 0:49
• Chainsaw Man - The Movie audience analysis - 1:35
• Chainsaw Man - The Movie critical and audience reception - 3:29
• Regretting You box office performance - 4:41
• Regretting You audience analysis - 5:20
• Regretting You critical and audience reception - 7:51
• Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere box office and audience - 8:17
• Next week - 10:11

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With Black Phone 2 finding its horror audience in the build-up to Halloween, we're taking a look at who turned out and the opportunities for the movie in the coming weeks. Looking ahead, Matthew and Simon break down the pre-sales tracking and audiences for Regretting You and Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere here on Behind the Screens.

Topics and times:

• One Battle After Another international box office - 0:14

• TRON: Ares week 2 box office drop - 1:10

• Black Phone 2 box office overview - 1:49

• Black Phone 2 reception and audience analysis - 2:29

• Upcoming titles — Regretting You, Springsteen, Bugonia - 4:35

• Regretting You pre-sales - 5:20

• Regretting You pre-sales audience analysis - 6:14

• Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere pre-sales audience analysis - 9:11

• Bugonia previews - 11:55

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The question this week: who was TRON: Ares for? We dive into the audience makeup and reception to understand the performance of the latest Tron film, then take a look ahead at how pre-sales are shaping up for the horror hit Black Phone 2 here on Behind the Screens.

Topics and times:

• Fall Summit - 0:20

• Taylor Swift's documentary series - 0:48

• TRON: Ares box office overview - 2:42

• Box office milestones - 3:39

• TRON: Ares audience analysis - 4:53

• TRON: Ares critical and audience reception - 7:31

• Roofman box office overview - 8:21

• Roofman audience analysis - 8:39

• Black Phone 2 pre-sales tracking - 11:02

• Black Phone 2 pre-sales opening audience trends - 11:48

• Next week - 13:10

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Taylor Swift: The Official Release Party of a Showgirl delivered a boost for the box office this weekend, so Matthew and Simon are diving deep into the details to see how it measured up against The Eras Tour. Then with Tron: Ares on the horizon, we look at pre-sales comparisons for both the audience and box office here on Behind the Screens.

Topics and times:

• Taylor Swift: The Official Release Party of a Showgirl box office performance - 0:25
• Weekend box office overview - 1:58
• Taylor Swift audience analysis - 2:59
• The Smashing Machine box office performance, audience, and reception - 6:07
• Upcoming titles: Roofman, Tron: Ares - 9:17
• Pre-release opening comparisons for Tron: Ares - 10:03
• Pre-release audience for Tron: Ares - 11:33
• Roofman pre-release audience - 13:48
• Next week - 14:45

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Tackling a wide range of releases this week, Matthew breaks down the audiences, box office, and marketing opportunities for One Battle After Another, Gabby's Dollhouse, and The Strangers: Chapter 2. With Taylor Swift: The Official Release Party of a Showgirl on the horizon, join us for a Behind the Screens look at how the pre-sales audience compares to The Eras Tour.

Topics and times:

• New releases this weekend - 0:32
• Box office weekend roundup - 0:58
• One Battle After Another box office in-depth - 2:27
• One Battle After Another audience analysis - 3:07
• One Battle After Another critical reception and marketing opportunities - 5:24
• Gabby's Dollhouse box office performance - 7:08
• Gabby's Dollhouse audience analysis - 7:50
• The Strangers: Chapter 2 box office and audience analysis - 9:28
• Taylor Swift: The Official Release Party of a Showgirl pre-release analysis and Eras Tour comparison - 11:30
• Taylor Swift: The Official Release Party of a Showgirl pre-release audience - 13:07
• Smashing Machine pre-release audience analysis - 16:03
• Cinema United's Fall Summit next week - 18:56

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Between Him, A Big Bold Beautiful Journey, and upcoming releases there's a lot of box office and audiences to dive into this week. Taylor Swift: The Official Release Party of a Showgirl shapes up for a big impact, and we dive into the pre-sales for One Battle After Another, and Gabby's Dollhouse before a sad farewell today on Behind the Screens.

Topics and times:

• CineLatam conference - 0:16
• Box office overview - 1:24
• Him box office results - 3:13
• Him audience analysis - 4:44
• A Big Bold Beautiful Journey box office results - 6:42
• A Big Bold Beautiful Journey audience analysis - 8:32
• The Senior - 10:06
• Looking ahead: upcoming releases -10:29
• Taylor Swift: The Official Release Party of a Showgirl - 11:16
• Taylor Swift: The Official Release Party of a Showgirl pre-sales analysis - 13:21
• One Battle After Another pre-sales and audience analysis - 14:23
• Gabby's Dollhouse: The Movie pre-sales and audience - 16:48
• A sad farewell - 19:38

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There's something for everyone this week, with the latest Demon Slayer title, Infinity Castle taking the box office by storm alongside Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale and The Long Walk. With an in-depth look at the box office and audiences for all three, as well as previews of the upcoming Him, Big Bold Beautiful Journey, and The Senior, be sure to join us Behind the Screens to uncover all the insights.

Topics and times:

• Demon Slayer worldwide release box office - 1:20

• The Conjuring second week results - 1:50

• Downton Abbey debut results - 2:25

• Box office roundup, holdovers, and re-releases - 2:51

• Alternative content in cinemas - 4:04

• New releases: Demon Slayer analysis - 4:57

• Demon Slayer audience breakdown - 7:10

• Demon Slayer audience and critical reception - 9:16

• Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale box office breakdown - 10:08

• Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale audience analysis - 11:13

• The Long Walk box office breakdown - 12:42

• The Long Walk audience analysis - 13:38

• The trend of shorter films - 15:34

• Spinal Tap - 16:14

• Upcoming titles - 16:39

• Him pre-sales and audience - 17:00

• Big Bold Beautiful Journey pre-sales and audience - 18:36

• The Senior pre-sales - 19:40

• Next week - 21:05

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Following an unprecedented slew of successes, Warner Bros' latest, The Conjuring: Last Rites made an incredible show at the box office this weekend. We bring you all the details from box office and audience analysis, as well as a look ahead at The Long Walk, Downton Abbey, and Spinal Tap here on Behind the Screens.

Topics and times:

• Global box office overview - 0:43
• Domestic box office close-up - 1:50
• The Conjuring: Last Rites box office and records - 2:42
• The Conjuring: Last Rites audience analysis - 5:14
• The Conjuring: Last Rites critical reception - 8:19
• Hamilton rerelease results - 8:42
• Demon Slayer marketing opportunities - 10:50
• The Long Walk pre-release audience analysis - 11:43
• Downton Abbey pre-release audience analysis - 14:36
• Spinal Tap pre-release audience analysis - 17:41
• Next week - 21:28

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As the sun sets on the summer season, we're taking a Behind the Screens look back at the season's highlights and comparisons to previous years, as well as Jaws' 50th Anniversary re-release, the audience of Caught Stealing, and a preview of audience and box office predictions for the upcoming The Conjuring: Last Rites.

Topics and times:

• Jaws 50th Anniversary - 0:36
• Summer box office roundup - 1:57
• Labor day weekend box office overview - 3:00
• Jaws 50th Anniversary re-release - 4:56
• Jaws 50th Anniversary audience analysis - 6:07
• Caught Stealing box office overview - 9:09
• Caught Stealing audience analysis - 10:08
• Caught Stealing marketing opportunities - 12:42
• The Roses box office and audience analysis - 13:36
• Upcoming titles - 17:14
• Audience and pre-sales previews for The Conjuring: Last Rites - 18:01
• Our picks this weekend - 22:15
• Next week - 23:08

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It's a short and sweet dive into the theatrical release of KPop Demon Hunters this week, as it dominated both the box office and the music charts. We're taking a close look at the audience for the sing-along release, as well as the audience for The Roses ahead of the end of the summer box office.

Topics and times:

• Summer box office vs 2024 - 0:44
• KPop Demon Hunters box office overview - 1:35
• Holdovers and new releases, rounding out the box office - 2:24
• KPop Demon Hunters audience analysis - 3:19
• Chart-topping soundtrack - 5:20
• Upcoming releases this week - 6:12
• The Roses audience analysis - 6:53
• Next week - 8:09

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Today marks our 200th episode of Behind the Screens! Our hosts tackle the genres of horror and comedy this week with Weapons and Freakier Friday resonating with wide audiences, and we look at the pre-sales audience, box office predictions, and marketing opportunities for the upcoming Nobody 2.

Topics and times:

• Weekend box office results - 1:16
• Weapons box office in-depth breakdown - 3:25
• Weapons audience analysis - 5:19
• Weapons reception and critical response - 7:40
• Freakier Friday box office breakdown - 9:10
• Freakier Friday audience analysis - 9:50
• Freakier Friday audience marketing opportunities - 11:41
• Are comedies back? - 13:30
• Upcoming releases: Nobody 2, Americana, and Highest to Lowest - 14:24
• Nobody 2 pre-sales box office tracking - 15:19
• Nobody 2 pre-sales audience insights - 16:33
• Nobody 2 marketing opportunities - 18:55
• Next week - 22:14

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Comedies return to the cinemas this week with The Naked Gun getting emphatic recommendations from our host Ryan, and we look ahead to the 22-year throwback Freakier Friday coming next week with pre-sales and audience previews, marketing recommendations, and more Behind the Screens.

Topics and times:

• Box office year-to-date analysis - 0:16
• Weekend box office overview - 0:50
• Bad Guys 2 audience analysis - 2:57
• The Naked Gun impressions and audience analysis - 5:09
• The Naked Gun marketing potential - 8:00
• Together - 9:40
• Freakier Friday predictions and pre-sales - 10:25
• Freakier Friday pre-sales audience - 12:17
• Freakier Friday marketing recommendations - 13:59
• Weapons pre-sales audience analysis - 15:43

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It's all things Fantastic Four this week, we're bringing you in-depth box office analysis and pre-sales performance comparisons, and a deep dive on the audience, before we look ahead at The Naked Gun, seeing how comedy in cinemas shapes up in the modern market, along with comparative analysis and marketing recommendations to make the most of it this week on Behind the Screens.

Topics and times:

• Box office year-to-date analysis - 0:16
• Fantastic Four box office overview - 1:30
• Fantastic Four pre-sales comparisons with debut - 3:25
• Fantastic Four critical and audience reception - 4:30
• Fantastic Four audience analysis - 5:50
• Bad Guys 2 and The Naked Gun pre-sales tracking - 10:13
• The important of comedies in cinemas - 12:34
• The Naked Gun comp title analysis and marketing recommendations - 13:30
• Next week - 17:30

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