We Guess The Box Office And Get Humbled

We Guess The Box Office And Get Humbled

May 12, 2026 · 21 min

About this episode

The hosts discuss box office predictions and audience trends in the film industry.

A movie can have rough critic scores and still steamroll the box office, and this week’s numbers prove it. We come in buzzing about big upcoming releases (yes, we talk about the Odyssey trailer hype) and then immediately put our own forecasting skills on trial with a fresh round of box office predictions vs reality. From there, we dig into what’s actually working for audiences right now. We recap the surprise strength of Michael and the huge opening for Devil Wears Prada (plus how advanced s...

People in this episode

Hosts: Brent Harbour, Ross Churchouse

Topics covered

Keywords

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Devil Wears Prada, Michael, Odyssey trailer

More episodes of Eat.Sleep.Movie.Repeat

Explore listener stats, chart rankings, contacts and more on the Eat.Sleep.Movie.Repeat podcast page.