On this week’s episode of the Boxoffice Podcast, Boxoffice Pro Deputy Editor Rebecca Pahle runs down Disney’s latest batch of release date changes before speaking with Chief Analyst Shawn Robbins about the underperformance of The Flash and Elemental–and the good news that came out of last weekend’s box office. After a look ahead at this weekend’s potential grosses, we hear from Boxoffice Pro co-host Russ Fischer, live on the ground at CineEurope, to share his insights into the show as it progresses before speaking to Managing Director Guillaume Thomine Desmazures of ICE Theaters, an immersive screening format that’s wowed audiences in an array of global markets. Finally, Pahle speaks with Asger Flygare Bech-Thomsen of Nordisk Film Cinemas, CineEurope’s 2023 International Exhibitor of the Year.   Give us your feedback on our podcast by accessing this survey: https://forms.gle/CcuvaXCEpgPLQ6d18 Episode Resources:
CineEurope International Exhibitor of the Year: Nordisk Film Cinemas
Weekend Box Office: THE FLASH ($55.1M), ELEMENTAL ($29.5M), THE BLACKENING ($6.0M) All Open Below Lowest Projections
What to Listen For
00:00 Intro
01:49 MCU and Avatar films release has been pushed back
04:09 What went wrong for The Flash 
06:10 Two more films from the DCEU extended universe
07:45 Elemental, The Flash underperforms
12:12 No Hard Feelings predictions
14:36 Local cinema, local output
17:10 Controversies in the European exhibition
22:24 Updates from CineEurope 2023
23:33 What is ICE Theaters?
26:18 80 screens worldwide
27:13 Titles that overperformed
29:02 PLF strategies
31:47 Nordisk Film Cinemas recovery process
34:23 Local titles are big
36:37 Supply and demand in the industry
40:43 Recliner seats
45:47 Sustainability efforts