by Scott Mendelson
A weekly conversation about the weekend box office between myself (Scott Mendelson) and a few younger (Jeremy Fuster), hipper (Ryan Scott) and cooler (Lisa Laman) entertainment journalists. Spoiler: I am what they grow beyond. <br/><br/><a href="https://scottmendelson.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast">scottmendelson.substack.com</a>
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April 16, 2025
<p>A Minecraft Movie held firm atop both the domestic and global box office with a hold on par with Beauty and the Beast. Meanwhile, two faith-specific films opened with good-to-great grosses relative to their expectations and obligations. The King of Kings was a much-needed hit for Angel Studios and earned a comparatively robust debut for a non-Disney/Comcast animated film. Drop was the latest underperformer for the previously over-indexing Blumhouse. In a more challenging theatrical ecosystem, 20th Century Studios’ The Amateur opened about on par, give or take, with what might have been expected from an adult-skewing, “new to you” high-concept Fox-released espionage thriller. Additionally, The Chosen’s three-part theatrical release of its eight season-five episodes must be a blueprint for Sony’s eventual release strategy for their four-film Beatles opus. </p> <br/><br/>Get full access to The Outside Scoop at <a href="https://scottmendelson.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4">scottmendelson.substack.com/subscribe</a>
April 10, 2025
<p>Cinema United and friends spent the entire week listening to studios pledge their loyalty to theatrical exhibition, while theater owners implicitly reaffirmed the commercial and cultural value of the big screen. A day later, the Generation Z-targeted A Minecraft Movie opened so overwhelmingly above even optimistic projections that it single-handedly made the case for them. So yes, Scott and Jeremy spent the week at CinemaCon. They had plenty to say about what was shown (a big “Trust us!” presentation from Amazon MGM Studios, a surprisingly 20th Century Studios-centric Disney panel, etc.), what wasn’t shown (not much from Superman, and nothing at all from Michael), and macro-sized conversations and takeaways from the “largest and most important gathering of movie theater owners from around the world.”</p> <br/><br/>Get full access to The Outside Scoop at <a href="https://scottmendelson.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4">scottmendelson.substack.com/subscribe</a>
April 6, 2025
<p>Pardon the tardiness for this one, I made a losing bet with myself that I’d have time to put this one out amid the week spent in Las Vegas at CinemaCon. <a target="_blank" href="https://open.spotify.com/show/6OWjC2VooChhsCT8UCzDlL">Action For Everyone podcast host Mike Scott</a> joins us to discuss Jason Statham’s latest commercial triumph as well as the cultural circumstances that have changed so that the kids no longer go up for “cool movies for cool kids” flicks like Death of a Unicorn. All parties discuss how Snow White’s implosion will impact Disney’s run of live-action remakes.</p> <br/><br/>Get full access to The Outside Scoop at <a href="https://scottmendelson.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4">scottmendelson.substack.com/subscribe</a>
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