In this week’s episode of the Boxoffice Podcast, co-hosts Daniel Loria and Rebecca Pahle discuss a few key points from AMC’s recent earnings call, Zack Synder’s Army of the Dead landing a week-long exclusive theatrical run before it’s Netflix debut, and Cinemark signing an agreement with major studios. In the main segment, Mitchel Berger, Senior Vice President, Global Commerce at Funimation talks about the rise of anime popularity not just in North America but across other territories and how this new wave of culture has helped in the theatrical recovery efforts.  Give us your feedback on our podcast by access this survey: https://forms.gle/CcuvaXCEpgPLQ6d18 Episode Resources:
Cinemark Confirms Exclusive Theatrical Window for Netflix’s Army of the Dead
Funimation’s Mitchel Berger on Demon Slayer’s Success at the Box Office
What to Listen For
00:00 Intro
02:08 Insights on AMC’s earnings call
04:00 Snyder’s Army of the Dead’s week-long exclusive theatrical run before Netflix debut
07:58 Cinemark signed an agreement with Universal, Warner Bros., Disney, Paramount, and Sony to distribute titles
10:47 AMC, Cinemark, and Marcus: vaccines is the strong factor for recovery efforts
12:17 Wrath of Man opens at $8.1M gross 
16:20 Demon Slayer stays at the 2nd place on its third box office week
18:22 Funimation relies on a deeply connected anime fan base
21:28 Streaming services allowed exponential growth of new anime fans
23:34 Demon Slayer continues to bring in moviegoers in different territories
26:38 The future role of anime might have in the box office