In this week’s episode of The Boxoffice Podcast, Daniel Loria & Rebecca Pahle wrap up the biggest stories, surprises, and disappointments from an eventful 2021 in theatrical exhibition. Daniel and Rebecca also recap a busy Christmas weekend at the box office—with Spider-Man: No Way Home crossing $1 billion in ticket sales and Sing 2 upsetting The Matrix: Resurrections for second place in North America. Give us your feedback on our podcast by filling out this survey: https://forms.gle/CcuvaXCEpgPLQ6d18 Episode Resources
Spider-Man: No Way Home Becomes First $1 Billion Film of the Pandemic
WEEKEND BOX OFFICE: Spider-Man: No Way Home Swings to $81.5M 3-Day/$138.7M 5-Day, Crosses $1B Worldwide; Sing 2 ($23.8M/$41M) Tops The Matrix Resurrections ($12M/$22.5M) for 2nd Place
What to Listen For
00:00 Introduction
01:51 Recent closures & restrictions around the world and what the stats are saying
07:03 Why Spider-Man & Matrix felt new this time around VS previous titles of 2020
11:55 Rebecca & Daniel’s favorite movies they watched in 2021
17:37 Recapping the landmark releases of 2021
19:46 Biggest movie disappointments of 2021
21:15 Reminiscing on the biggest plot-twists in the cinema industry this past year