M&A Madness: Is Amazon Preparing a Bid for a Major Circuit?

On this week’s episode of The Boxoffice Podcast, hosts Daniel Loria and Rebecca Pahle bring us the top performing films from last weekend and a look back at how counter programming has helped in increasing revenue. In the feature segment Daniel speaks with Celluloid Junkie executive editor, Sperling Reich, to discuss the latest buzz on Amazon possibly acquiring a major movie theater circuit.

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Episode Resources:

• Cineworld Announces Plan to Emerge from Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
• Weekend Box Office: Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves Rolls a First Place Opening
• Sony Pictures to Release Napoleon Theatrically on November 22
• Lay’s and Regal Cinemas Invite Fans to See Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves for a Potato
• Celluloid Junkie

What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 01:39 John Wick Chapter 4 - the best one yet?
• 03:52 Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves places 2nd
• 05:30 Other films that topped the box office chart
• 09:25 Film titles up for release next week
• 10:18 Counter programming success
• 14:36 Reading Cinemas
• 16:42 Cineworld’s  plans to emerge from Chapter 11 bankruptcy
• 20:49 Amazon acquiring AMC is just false news?
• 23:45 Cineworld’s Chapter 11 facts
• 27:38 Why would Amazon acquire a major exhibition circuit?
• 30:04 How Amazon evolved as a business
• 36:05 Amazon just bought a company
• 43:39 You can’t simply discount rumors
• 45:59 Apple buying a movie theater circuit?
• 48:25 How realistic is this?
• 50:51 It depends on the creditors
• 55:24 The reality for these giant companies  
• 57:51 Netflix is buying a theater circuit?