Ticket to Ride
Ticket to Ride
Podcast Description
Ticket to Ride brings you inside the business of Hollywood, with insights from insiders who are on the ground and in the know. Listen in to Paul Dergarabedian from Comscore, Mike Polydoros from Paper Airplane and Thaddeus Bouchard from Screendollars.
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The podcast covers a range of themes including box office performances, industry trends, and upcoming movie releases, featuring episodes that analyze the impact of events like Super Bowl weekend, showcase special releases like 'Captain Paddington,' and discuss historical milestones in cinematic releases such as Valentine's Day openings.
Ticket to Ride brings you inside the business of Hollywood, with insights from insiders who are on the ground and in the know. Listen in to Paul Dergarabedian from Comscore, Mike Polydoros from Paper Airplane and Thaddeus Bouchard from Screendollars.
In this episode, the Ticket to Ride trio breaks down the Memorial Weekend battlefield and what it means for the summer ahead. With high-stakes titles like Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, Lilo & Stitch, Superman and Jurassic World Rebirth on the horizon, the crew debates how theaters—and audiences—are navigating the crowd.
Inside the episode:
– Memorial Day Weekend: a crucial litmus test for cinema’s summer momentum
– Opening weekend vs. the long game: why playability might just be the real king
– Marketing muscle, premium formats, and the evolving strategy to win eyeballs
– The fickle audience factor—and how even “can’t-miss” movies still have to fight for attention
– What happens when multiple tentpoles go head-to-head?
– Plus: why strong holdovers might quietly become this summer’s secret winners
Whether you're a studio exec, exhibitor, or box office nerd, this one’s for anyone trying to decode the why behind the what opened big this weekend.
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