Thor Takes $300M Global Debut and an Interview with Will Rogers' Christina Blumer

On this week’s episode of The Boxoffice Podcast, hosts Daniel Loria and Jesse Rifkin cover Thor: Love and Thunder’s opening weekend as well as the latest box office numbers, including Minions: Rise of Gru significantly dropping on its second week.

In the feature segment, Daniel talks to Will Rogers Motion Picture Pioneers Foundation (WRMPPF) Executive Director, Christina Blumer, about the organization’s latest activities to continuously help the industry including an upcoming major event - the Pioneer of the Year Dinner.

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Episode Resources:

• Will Rogers Motion Picture Pioneers Foundation
• Will Rogers Motion Picture Pioneers Foundation Promotes Christina Blumer to Executive Director

What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 02:09 Thor: Love and Thunder opens at $302M globally
• 03:37 Minions: Rise of Gru drops in its second week
• 05:16 2022 box office numbers are getting better by the week
• 08:00 What’s going on for Disney?
• 09:09 Big release schedule changes
• 15:32 When did you first join Will Rogers?
• 16:26 Traditional Walk with Will
• 19:51 Will Rogers Foundation operates 3 distinct program
• 25:10 Years spent working for the charity
• 27:16 The Pioneer of the Year Dinner
• 30:19 Continue serving the people in the industry