On this week’s episode of The Boxoffice Podcast, hosts Daniel Loria, Rebecca Pahle, and Shawn Robbins discuss the recently concluded National Cinema Day and the box office forecast for big title releases this year. In the feature segment, Daniel talks to Roberto Quintero,  the organizer of CineShow Mexico - an event that brings together independent exhibitors and alternative theaters from Mexico and Latin America - to help address the challenges faced by exhibitors during the pandemic, and now into its recovery phase. Give us your feedback on our podcast by accessing this survey: https://forms.gle/CcuvaXCEpgPLQ6d18 Episode Resources:
National Cinema Day
CineShow Mexico
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What to Listen For
00:00 Intro
02:32 National Cinema Day
06:57 Movie Pass is back!
08:07 Box office weekend numbers
13:40 Forecast for Q3
15:13 Delay in release of new films
16:49 What’s the next hundred million opener?
17:40 Cinema recovery in Mexico
20:22 CineShow Mexico
22:47 History of movie theaters in Puebla, Mexico
25:35 Struggles during the pandemic
29:34 Concessions in Mexico
31:15 Priorities in the Mexican exhibition   
35:00 Expectations for the Mexican exhibition in 2023
36:48 CineShow Mexico is a celebration