This week on The Boxoffice Podcast, co-hosts Shawn Robbins and Rebecca Pahle talk about the weekend’s box office numbers and Avatar returning to the number one spot at the global box office. In the feature segment, co-hosts Rebecca and Daniel Loria discuss an interview with Landmark Theatres’ President and COO Paul Serwitz on the realities of specialty cinemas opening at limited capacity. Could you give us your feedback? Survey: https://forms.gle/CcuvaXCEpgPLQ6d18 Episode Resources:
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New York City Reopens 
Avatar Surpasses Avengers: Endgame in Global Box Office
What to Listen For
00:00 Intro
00:52 Box office numbers over the weekend
03:09 Avatar is back on top due a re-release in China
05:31 LA and NYC have finally reopened
09:06 Cinemark opened its first cinema in Los Angeles County
09:46 Quad Cinema opened its doors in New York City
12:27 Landmark’s Paul Serwitz on getting the right content to bring back viewers
15:09 The challenges of opening at 25% seating capacity
20:23 Decreased capacity means a lot for specialty markets
23:14 Specialty films are dealing with shortened theatrical window