This week on the Boxoffice podcast, co-hosts Daniel Loria, Rebecca Pahle, and Chad Kennerk recap the latest industry news, including the $70.6M debut of Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle, which now holds the record as the highest-grossing anime title in North America. Daniel is joined in the feature segment by fifth-generation exhibitors Nathan and Jacob Schulman to discuss their family's 100-year history in the industry and Schulman Theatres’ entertainment center model, which integrates bowling and an arcade with a made from scratch menu.
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What to Listen For
00:00 Intro
00:43 Baseball & Football Banter
02:13 Recent Screenings
03:28 Cine LatAm Recap Teaser
05:17 Box Office – Demon Slayer Record
07:58 Global Anime Performance
10:06 Conjuring & Anime Trends
12:05 Weekend Forecast
13:15 Jordan Peele’s Him
14:14 Remembering Robert Redford
16:41 Skydance–Warner Bros. Rumors
19:21 Schulman Theaters – Intro
21:01 Family Business & Legacy
25:01 Movie Entertainment Center Model
28:03 Small Market Strategy
29:21 COVID Recovery
30:55 Food & Beverage Expansion
32:11 Programming & Families
33:45 Premium Formats & Pricing
35:09 Audience Changes
37:08 Future Plans – Bowling, Arcades, Music
40:04 Industry Stability
42:11 Theater Design & Spaces
45:13 Arcades as Revenue
46:34 Growing Up in Theaters