Behind the Screens

Behind the Screens

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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We’re back! With ants, Quantumania, and long tails

We’re back! With ants, Quantumania, and long tails

We’re back with a brand-new season of Behind the Screens! This episode, Matthew and Ryan return from the quantum realm to break down the box office and audience analysis for Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quan...

21 Helmi 202319min

Oscar Nominations, Pathan, and Ghana’s Film Industry with Juliet Yaa Asantewa Asante

Oscar Nominations, Pathan, and Ghana’s Film Industry with Juliet Yaa Asantewa Asante

With a uniquely international-focused box office this week, Matthew and Ryan dive into the details of the Asia-led titles bringing in the biggest numbers, as well as what Oscars nominations mean for t...

31 Tammi 202340min

Opportunity in the African Film Industry with Juliet Yaa Asantewa Asante

Opportunity in the African Film Industry with Juliet Yaa Asantewa Asante

As Avatar soars past the $2B mark and into the 6th highest-grossing position, we cover all the latest news from the box office, examine the audience behind new release Missing, and Matthew speaks to J...

24 Tammi 202335min

Holiday audience evolutions: Avatar, M3gan, Plane, and A Man Called Otto

Holiday audience evolutions: Avatar, M3gan, Plane, and A Man Called Otto

We’re bringing in the new year with a swath of titles from the holidays, kicking off with an audience evolution for Avatar: The Way of Water. Newer releases M3gan, Plane, Operation Fortune, and A Man ...

18 Tammi 202319min

Bonus Episode! How Retail Can Be A Solution for Loneliness with Matthew & Wendy Liebmann

Bonus Episode! How Retail Can Be A Solution for Loneliness with Matthew & Wendy Liebmann

We’re still on break but today we’re sharing an interesting episode of Future Shop Podcast with WSL, where our very own Matthew Liebmann joined their CEO, Wendy Liebmann to discuss the role of physica...

10 Tammi 202329min

Avatar: The Way of Water makes a splash!

Avatar: The Way of Water makes a splash!

It’s our final episode of the year! As the long-awaited Avatar: The Way of Water hits the big screens, we bring you the numbers and audience for its opening; who came out to see James Cameron’s latest...

20 Joulu 202225min

Our CineAsia Round Table and the calm before the Avatar storm

Our CineAsia Round Table and the calm before the Avatar storm

Simon returns for a packed episode this week as we look at a quiet box office, but a looming storm with Avatar: The Way Of Water’s pre-sales audience, as well as our CineAsia Round Table with Vista Gr...

13 Joulu 202229min

Violent Night, Maverick’s return, and all eyes turning to Avatar

Violent Night, Maverick’s return, and all eyes turning to Avatar

What makes a Christmas movie? In the quiet post-Thanksgiving week, we talk about who turned up for the new Violent Night, Maverick’s latest run at the box office in the Top Gun: Maverick re-release, a...

6 Joulu 202222min