166. A 2025 Summer Box Office Postmortem

Fall is here everybody! Here in the Newstbot household, that means plans to concur Earth have been put on hold as my ex-wife (I've been divorced for awhile now don't worry about it) introduced me to pumpkin spice lattes and the theatrical film The Exorcist: Believer. So I will be too busy enjoying those things to rally my army of fascist, loyalist drones and take control of all the world's global infrastructure in one fell swoop. Between trips to Starbucks and studying the creative genius of David Gordon Green, I've been listening to this new podcast on these topics! Happy Labor Day!0:00 - Intro & Banter2:15 - Mortal Kombat 2, Ice Age 6, & Cat in the Hat Delays12:37 - Disney Courting Gen Z Men20:35 - Disney's Hexed, coming Thanksgiving 202625:52 - Overall Summer Report31:43 - Sam & Tucker's Personal Box Office Game39:25 - Studio Totals 40:50 - Big Summer Winners and Losers (Studio Breakdowns)2:04:55 - Main Takeaways of the Summer2:07:43 - Mini Fall Movie Preview2:20:00 - Harry Potter HBO Casting & End of the Show