The Gen Z Box Office Boom and What They Think of Spielberg, Marvel, and Star Wars

About this episode

Matt Belloni discusses the Gen Z box office boom and their opinions on major film franchises with guest Kevin Goetz.

Matt is joined by founder and CEO of Screen Engine/ASI, Kevin Goetz, to talk about his new survey of Gen Z moviegoers to explain the Gen Z box office boom, how Hollywood can better appeal to the new wave of moviegoers, as well as their opinions on major stars, directors, and legacy IP (01:54). Matt finishes the show with an opening weekend box office prediction for Steven Spielberg’s ‘Disclosure Day’ (21:36). Host: Matt Belloni Guest: Kevin Goetz Producers: Craig Horlbeck, Jessie Lopez, and Matt Pevic Theme Song: Devon Renaldo Don’t Kill the Messenger In this darkly comedic series, a love triangle ends in death. Watch now. The Madison: for your Emmy consideration in all Drama Series categories. Visit ParamountFYC.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Matt Belloni

Guest: Kevin Goetz

Topics covered

• Gen Z
• box office
• Hollywood
• moviegoers
• film opinions
• legacy IP

Keywords

• Gen Z
• box office boom
• Hollywood
• Steven Spielberg
• Marvel
• Star Wars
• film survey

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Screen Engine/ASI

Books & works: Disclosure Day

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