Behind the Screens

With three newcomers, an encore, and holdovers, there's a lot to cover this week in the box office. Lauren and Matthew tackle Heart of the Beast, Primetime, and the especially interesting audience breakdown of Forgotten Island, as well as how Avengers: Endgame Encore is setting the scene for Doomsday later in the year.

Meanwhile, upcoming titles Digger and Verity look to provide an even wider audience appeal across the box office this weekend; join us Behind the Screens to see how the pre-sales tracking and audiences are shaping up.

Topics and times:
Fall Summit - 0:51

Box office weekend overview - 1:23

Heart of the Beast audience analysis - 3:38

Heart of the Beast critical and audience sentiment - 6:45

Primetime box office and audience analysis - 7:52

Robert Pattinson's popularity and performances in 2026 - 11:00

Forgotten Island box office opening - 12:11

Forgotten Island's audience surprises - 13:21

How Forgotten Island could find longevity from word of mouth - 16:19

Avengers: Endgame Encore's box office results - 17:03

Digger pre-sales tracking and audience - 19:01

IMAX's widening genre appeal - 21:59

Verity pre-sales tracking and audience - 23:40

Next week - 26:32

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Resident Evil hit a franchise-best opening both at the box office and in its reception. Lauren Greene joins us for this week's episode to take an in-depth look through the box office, audience analysis, and critical reception for the video game adaptation's opening weekend.

We also take a look at the week to come, tackling pre-sales tracking and audiences for Forgotten Island, Heart of the Beast, and Primetime. Join us Behind the Screens to find out which looks like it will come out on top.

Topics and times:
A24 box office performance - 0:59

Resident Evil domestic box office results - 3:03

Resident Evil international box office - 4:28

Resident Evil in-depth audience analysis - 6:32

Resident Evil critical and audience reception - 10:11

Forgotten Island pre-sales tracking and audience - 10:41

Heart of the Beast pre-sales opening weekend tracking - 15:01

Heart of the Beast pre-sales audience - 16:02

Primetime pre-sales tracking - 19:13

Next week - 21:34

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Practical Magic 2 knocked Spider-Man off the number 1 spot at the domestic box office this week. With a divide between the audience and critical reception, can it reach the cult classic status of the original? Our hosts dive into the box office and audience analysis for the new release, as well as pre-sales comparisons and tracking for the upcoming Resident Evil.

Topics and times:
New Odyssey and Spider-Man records as fall begins - 0:21

September slate comparisons - 1:04

Weekend box office results - 2:36

Runner and Angel Studios - 3:54

Practical Magic 2 audience analysis - 6:19

Practical Magic 2 reviewers vs audience reception - 9:32

Resident Evil pre-sales comparisons and tracking - 10:23

Resident Evil pre-sales audiences - 11:22

Next week - 14:25

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The Summer Box Office hit a new record total! Join our hosts as they reveal the details, comparisons, and milestones for the year-to-date, cover new release By Any Means, and take a Behind the Screens look into the pre-sales audience and tracking for Practical Magic 2.

Topics and times:
2026's Summer Box Office record - 0:45

Year-to-date comparison of box office performance - 2:42

Labour day weekend box office breakdown - 3:45

By Any Means box office overview - 4:43

By Any Means audience and reception - 5:26

Matthew's Practical Magic 2 impressions - 7:03

Practical Magic 2 pre-sales audience and box office tracking - 8:11

Next week - 11:47

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The August totals have set a new bar for the box office. Join us as our hosts dive into the box office month and year-to-date comparisons to see how 2026 is tracking, along with insights into the audiences of new releases Coyote vs ACME and The Dog Stars here on Behind the Screens.

Topics and times:
Days of Thunder sequel - 0:24

August box office roundup - 1:47

Year-to-date box office comparison and tracking - 2:52

Coyote vs ACME weekend box office - 3:22

Coyote vs ACME audience analysis - 4:58

The Dog Stars box office and audience - 8:20

The Dog Stars critical and audience reception - 10:45

By Any Means and Onslaught pre-sales - 11:40

Next week - 13:15

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