INDIE FOCUS with Flix Brewhouse's Matthew Baizer, Presented by Spotlight Cinema Networks
09/23/21 • 42 min
In this week’s episode of The Boxoffice Podcast, co-hosts Russ Fischer, Daniel Loria, and Rebecca Pahle discuss the weekend box office numbers, with Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings soon to pass Black Widow as the highest-grossing movie of the pandemic.
In this month’s Indie Focus interview, Daniel and Rebecca talk to Matthew Baizer of Flix Brewhouse—the only first-run movie theatre in the world to incorporate a fully functioning microbrewery—about the cinema chain’s re-opening efforts, coming changes to their operations model, and reinforcing contactless experience for moviegoers.
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Episode Resources:
What to Listen For
- 00:00 Intro
- 02:42 Shang Chi is now the 2nd highest grossing movie in 2021
- 07:35 How Cry Macho is fairing in its opening weekend
- 11:51 Dune debuted at the number 1 spot in its international release
- 18:05 What 2020 was like for Flix Brewhouse?
- 21:15 Reopening efforts
- 24:06 Now, film release dates don’t move around too often
- 25:50 Out of 9 cinemas, six were re-opened
- 29:46 Creating an identity in a very competitive industry
- 35:14 Focus is on mobile and contactless operation
In this week’s episode of The Boxoffice Podcast, co-hosts Russ Fischer, Daniel Loria, and Rebecca Pahle discuss the weekend box office numbers, with Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings soon to pass Black Widow as the highest-grossing movie of the pandemic.
In this month’s Indie Focus interview, Daniel and Rebecca talk to Matthew Baizer of Flix Brewhouse—the only first-run movie theatre in the world to incorporate a fully functioning microbrewery—about the cinema chain’s re-opening efforts, coming changes to their operations model, and reinforcing contactless experience for moviegoers.
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Episode Resources:
What to Listen For
- 00:00 Intro
- 02:42 Shang Chi is now the 2nd highest grossing movie in 2021
- 07:35 How Cry Macho is fairing in its opening weekend
- 11:51 Dune debuted at the number 1 spot in its international release
- 18:05 What 2020 was like for Flix Brewhouse?
- 21:15 Reopening efforts
- 24:06 Now, film release dates don’t move around too often
- 25:50 Out of 9 cinemas, six were re-opened
- 29:46 Creating an identity in a very competitive industry
- 35:14 Focus is on mobile and contactless operation
Previous Episode
Disney Commits Remaining 2021 Slate to Theatrical
In this week’s episode of The Boxoffice Podcast, co-hosts Russ Fischer, Daniel Loria, and Rebecca Pahle discuss the weekend box office numbers with Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings still holding the number one spot with $35.8 million earnings on its second week. They also talk about Disney’s announcement on the theatrical exclusivity of the remaining 2021 titles, Halloween Kills going day-and-date in theaters and on Peacock, and Paramount’s executive shift.
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Episode Resources:
- Disney Announces Theatrical Exclusivity for Remaining 2021 Films
- Shang-Chi Leads the Pack with Best Sophomore Frame of the Pandemic
What to Listen For
- 00:00 Intro
- 01:58 Another strong weekend for Shang-Chi, other box office numbers
- 11:13 Disney to give theatrical exclusivity to remaining 2021 slate
- 16:41 Halloween Kills will stream on Peacock
- 23:48 CODA only went out to 101 cinemas locally
- 26:07 Substantial executive shake up at Paramount
Next Episode
CineEurope 2021 Preview with UNIC's Laura Houlgatte-Abbott and Phil Clapp, Presented by Cinionic
In this week’s episode of The Boxoffice Podcast, co-hosts Daniel Loria, Rebecca Pahle, and Shawn Robbins discuss the weekend box office numbers, as Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings surpasses Black Widow as the highest-grossing movie of the pandemic era while Dear Evan Hansen disappoints in its debut. Shawn Robbins shares his latest box office forecasts on the domestic release of several upcoming high-profile titles like Dune, Venom: Let There Be Carnage, and The Many Saints of Newark.
In the interview segment, UNIC CEO Laura Houlgatte-Abbott and President Phil Clapp join Daniel Loria for a conversation previewing CineEurope 2021, the biggest exhibition convention of the year for European movie theaters. The pair discuss the coming week’s importance and how ripple effects of the US markets have caused collateral damage for exhibitors across Europe.
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Episode Resources:
- CineEurope
- Interview with the Director of The Many Saints of Newark
- Tech Companies Look to Conventions to Boost Cinemas’ Recovery Effort
What to Listen For
- 00:00 Intro
- 01:48 Shang-Chi is now the highest grossing film in the pandemic era
- 06:14 Predictions for West Side Story’s future release
- 07:19 Dune’s overseas debut performance
- 12:42 Can Venom reach $45-65M on its opening weekend?
- 16:47 European exhibition fairs better this year compared to last year
- 20:36 The ripple effects of theatrical exclusivity
- 23:39 More in-person conventions mean the industry is recovering
- 27:03 Initiatives driven to keep existing audience engaged
- 31:08 The role of local content in the new normal
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