In this week’s episode of The Boxoffice Podcast, Daniel Loria, Rebecca Pahle, and Shawn Robbins talk about the latest box office numbers, the 3-hour literary adaptation, Drive My Car’s performance, and predictions for the upcoming release of Morbius.In the feature segment, we get to listen to Emagine Entertainment CEO Anthony Laverde, Alamo Drafthouse Cinema founder Tim League, and CEO Bob Bagby of the B&B Theaters talk about the constant initiative to push for alternative programming in premium large formats and their takes on the recent M&As.   Give us your feedback on our podcast by accessing this survey: https://forms.gle/CcuvaXCEpgPLQ6d18 Episode Resources:
B&B Theaters
Alamo Drafthouse Cinema
Emagine Entertainment
What to Listen For
00:00 Intro
02:40 Drive My Car, a 3-hour literary adaptation from Japan
05:36 The missed opportunity for CODA

09:45 Finally, Morbius is coming out
15:18 Top 5 box office films this week
16:42 Everything Everywhere All At Once gets an IMAX screening
21:00 Alamo Drafthouse’s premium large format
23:38 B&B Theaters exploring premiumization in their circuit
27:40 Imagine Entertainment’s alternative programming
30:35 Reactions to recent mergers and acquisitions