About this episode

The episode discusses how release timing affects box office performance, particularly during school holidays.

A romantic comedy opens during school holidays and gets absolutely steamrolled at the box office. That one result kicks off a bigger conversation we all feel as moviegoers but rarely name out loud: release timing can matter as much as the movie itself. I’m joined by cinema insider Ross Churchell as we unpack how school-holiday crowds reshape programming, why adults and retirees “rediscover” the cinema right after the kids go back to school, and what that awkward in-between period means for Ne...

People in this episode

Hosts: Brent Harbour, Ross Churchouse

Guest: Ross Churchell

Topics covered

• box office
• release timing
• romantic comedy
• school holidays
• cinema programming

Keywords

• box office
• romantic comedy
• release timing
• school holidays
• cinema

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