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Vista Group

Each week, Matthew Liebmann, Vista Group’s Chief Product, Innovation, & Marketing Officer, and Simon Burton, Vista Group's Chief Film Officer draw from their extensive industry experience to deliver box office and audience insights for major movie releases.

Now in its sixth season, Behind the Screens focuses on global and domestic weekend box office, audience insights, and pre-sales analysis for all the biggest movie releases throughout the year. Happy listening!

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  • English

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  • S6 · E15
    April 21 · 14 min

    CinemaCon highlights, The Mummy, and our predictions for Michael

    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 Find us at https://www.linkedin.com/company/vista-group-limited/, and follow lifeatvistagroup on Instagram

  • S6 · E14
    April 7 · 14 min

    The Super Mario Galaxy Movie

    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 Find us at https://www.linkedin.com/company/vista-group-limited/, and follow lifeatvistagroup on Instagram

  • S6 · E13
    March 31 · 19 min

    Project Hail Mary continues to deliver!

    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 Find us at https://www.linkedin.com/company/vista-group-limited/, and follow lifeatvistagroup on Instagram

  • S6 · E12
    March 24 · 16 min

    Project Hail Mary

    With Project Hail Mary making an incredible impact at the box office this week, Matthew and Simon are taking a close look at everything that shaped up the stellar debut. Which audiences have yet to turn up for the movie, and what opportunities can movie marketers lean into? Join us Behind the Screens to find out. Topics and times: Year-on-year box office comparisons - 1:06 Project Hail Mary box office breakdown - 1:31 Project Hail Mary debut records and marketing success - 2:25 Project Hail Mary audience analysis - 3:32 Where Project Hail Mary opportunities lie in coming weeks - 5:25 Dhurandhar The Revenge box office - 7:39 Dhurandhar The Revenge audience analysis and marketing opportunities - 8:53 Ready or Not 2: Here I Come box office and audience - 12:10 They Will Kill You pre-sales tracking and audience - 13:58 Next week - 15:04 Find us at https://www.linkedin.com/company/vista-group-limited/, and follow lifeatvistagroup on Instagram

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