In this week’s episode of The Boxoffice Podcast, co-hosts Russ Fischer, Daniel Loria, and Rebecca Pahle discuss Dune’s $41M opening weekend in North America and the success of Wes Anderson’s The French Dispatch in limited release. In the feature segment, Rebecca talks to Thomas van de Weerd of the (Any)Thing Micro-Cinema about their unique micro-cinema concept, where audiences get to decide which films to watch in a small collection of private auditoriums. Give us your feedback on our podcast by accessing this survey: https://forms.gle/CcuvaXCEpgPLQ6d18 Episode Resources:The (Any)Thing CinemaWhat to Listen For
00:00 Intro
02:10 New trailer for Uncharted
04:02 Dune opens at $41M, highest opening for Warner Bros. since pre-pandemic
08:48 International numbers for Dune
10:18 Halloween Kills drops in its 2nd week
13:04 Update on No Time To Die’s box office numbers
15:14 The French Dispatch opens at $1.3M
17:43 Promoting a film with limited release schedule
20:21 New films coming out next week
22:51 How it started for The (Any)Thing Cinema
26:00 Customers decide what movie to play at what time
29:23 Pricing strategy and accessibility
30:47 Why it’s named The (Any)Thing Cinema
32:11 Future expansion plans
33:32 Challenges that come with micro-cinema concept
34:43 Keeping movies available for as long as possible