Behind the Screens

We're joined again by Lauren Greene, our expert in the UK, to look at the audiences across the world that have made The Devil Wears Prada 2 shine this past weekend. With a great deal to cover, and pre-sales for Mortal Kombat II and Billie Eilish - Hit Me Hard And Soft, this episode of Behind the Screens is packed with insights
Topics and times:
May the 4th - 0:22

Box office year-on-year comparison - 1:46

Weekend box office overview - 2:14

The Devil Wears Prada 2 impressions and reception - 4:24

The Devil Wears Prada 2 box office breakdown - 5:35

Women-led comedy audiences - 7:22

The Devil Wears Prada 2 international box office insights - 8:10

The Devil Wears Prada 2 audience insights - 9:44

Records, production, and word of mouth opportunities - 13:51

Mortal Kombat II previews and pre-sales comparisons - 16:15

Mortal Kombat II pre-sales audience - 17:55

Billie Eilish: Hit Me Hard And Soft pre-sales - 20:25

The Sheep Detective - 26:41

Next week - 27:29

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With Michael dazzling the box office, our hosts are bringing all the insights across records, reception, box office results, audience composition, and the accuracy of their personal predictions. Then we turn our attention to The Devil Wears Prada 2 to see how the long awaited sequel is shaping up in pre-sales.

Topics and times:
Simon's prediction for Michael (which did make it into last week's episode) - 0:21

Box office year-to-date and weekend box office overview - 1:03

Michael box office results in-depth - 1:46

Michael audience analysis - 3:36

Michael critical and audience reception - 7:20

The Devil Wears Prada 2 pre-sales tracking - 8:30

The Devil Wears Prada 2 pre-sales audience - 9:32

Upcoming titles - 12:57

Next week - 14:46

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Our hosts return after a week in Las Vegas to bring us their highlights from CinemaCon, from theatrical window commitments to an exciting summer line-up. Lee Cronin's The Mummy brought some interesting insights internationally, and we dive into the pre-sales tracking and audience composition for this weekend's Michael.

Topics and times:
CinemaCon highlights - 0:13
Weekend box office breakdown - 3:20
Lee Cronin's The Mummy box office overview - 4:45
Lee Cronin's The Mummy audience analysis - 5:39
Michael pre-sales tracking and comparisons - 8:01
Michael pre-sales audience analysis - 8:57
Our Michael predictions - 12:25

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The Super Mario Galaxy Movie is the talk of the town this week, as our hosts dive deep into every element of the sequel, from box office results to production cost comparisons, audience analysis, and how it measures against its predecessor.

Topics and times:
Box office year-to-date performance - 0:53

Weekend box office overview - 1:40

The Super Mario Galaxy Movie records - 3:02

The Super Mario Galaxy Movie audience analysis - 4:12

The Super Mario Galaxy Movie production cost comparisons - 6:22

The Drama box office and audience - 7:31

You, Me, and Tuscany expectations and pre-sales audience - 10:16

Next week - 13:24

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Lauren Greene joins us again this week as we tackle the audience evolution of Project Hail Mary during its second week at #1 in the box office, and identify what opportunities there are to further expand the movie's audience. For box office breakdowns and audience analysis for newcomer They Will Kill You and the pre-sales of The Super Mario Galaxy Movie join us Behind the Screens.

Topics and times:

Box office year-to-date comparisons - 0:25

Project Hail Mary box office overview - 1:10

Project Hail Mary audience evolution and marketing opportunities - 2:11

Lessons to learn from Project Hail Mary - 4:34

Successes of original IP in cinema - 7:20

They Will Kill You box office, audience, and reception - 8:00

The Super Mario Galaxy Movie pre-sales tracking - 10:42

The Super Mario Galaxy Movie pre-sales audience analysis - 11:25

The Drama pre-sales analysis - 14:59

Next week - 18:34

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