About this podcast
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!
Episodes
The newest 20 of 260 episodes
- Kaiju, cats, and wild horses · 20 min · Season 6 Episode 42Godzilla may still be king of the monsters with Godzilla: Minus Zero taking the top spot at the box office this weekend, but we have a wide range of films to cover on this week's…
- Halloween, AIMC, and Godzilla pre-sales · 16 min · Season 6 Episode 41Fresh from AIMC, our hosts return to cover the weekend box office over Halloween, as well as examining the way the audience for the documentary You Can See Everything has evolved…
- We Can See Everything: Street Fighter, documentaries, and Clayface pre-sales · 16 min · Season 6 Episode 40Street Fighter and You Can See Everything took big swings at the box office this weekend, with the latter putting in a surprisingly large performance across less than 1000…
- Other Mommy and The Social Reckoning · 20 min · Season 6 Episode 39Other Mommy took the top spot at the box office this past weekend, so who turned out to make its debut a splash? Matthew and Simon take us through the results, audience, and…
- Encores, surprising audiences, and pre-sales for Digger and Verity · 28 min · Season 6 Episode 38With three newcomers, an encore, and holdovers, there's a lot to cover this week in the box office. Lauren and Matthew tackle Heart of the Beast, Primetime, and the especially…
- Dissecting Resident Evil · 23 min · Season 6 Episode 37Resident Evil hit a franchise-best opening both at the box office and in its reception. Lauren Greene joins us for this week's episode to take an in-depth look through the box…
- Practical Magic 2 and Resident Evil pre-sales · 15 min · Season 6 Episode 36Practical Magic 2 knocked Spider-Man off the number 1 spot at the domestic box office this week. With a divide between the audience and critical reception, can it reach the cult…
- The Summer in review! Breaking records, YTD performance, and pre-sales for Practical Magic 2 · 13 min · Season 6 Episode 35The Summer Box Office hit a new record total! Join our hosts as they reveal the details, comparisons, and milestones for the year-to-date, cover new release By Any Means, and…
- Coyote vs ACME · 14 min · Season 6 Episode 34The August totals have set a new bar for the box office. Join us as our hosts dive into the box office month and year-to-date comparisons to see how 2026 is tracking, along with…
- Insidious, Mutiny, and Coyote vs ACME · 14 min · Season 6 Episode 33As the box office is heading towards record-setting August totals, Matthew and Simon take us through this week's new releases: Insidious: Out of the Further, and Mutiny, as well…
- Dogs and Dinos: The End of Oak Street and Paw Patrol · 16 min · Season 6 Episode 32Two dinosaur-related releases hit the big screen this weekend to two distinct audiences. Matthew and Simon take us through all the box office and audience insights for The End of…
- Spider-Man and The Odyssey cross $1B · 12 min · Season 6 Episode 31Spider-Man: Brand New Day and The Odyssey continue to make waves at the box office, as Simon and Lauren join us this week to tackle all the records and milestones the…
- Spider-Man's Brand New Records · 18 min · Season 6 Episode 30The biggest domestic 3-day weekend of all time. Spider-Man: Brand New Day has broken records in the domestic box office alongside The Odyssey's continued success, so join us…
- How The Odyssey is evolving: IMAX, audiences, and opportunities · 16 min · Season 6 Episode 29With The Odyssey still going strong through its second week, we're taking a special week-by-week comparison look at the audience to see how the movie is evolving, and what…
- The Odyssey · 12 min · Season 6 Episode 28The Odyssey has arrived, and our hosts are breaking down every last detail, from the box office results around the world, to repeat visitation within the opening weekend, how…
- The Odyssey pre-sales, Moana, Evil Dead Burn · 18 min · Season 6 Episode 27One title has our hosts more excited than usual! With The Odyssey about to hit the big screen, Matthew and Simon tell us how the pre-sales performance is tracking so far, who…
- 4th of July, Minions, Moana, and Evil Dead Burn · 17 min · Season 6 Episode 26The 4th of July weekend returned some interesting results at the global box office. Matthew and Simon take us through everything Minions and Monsters, and pre-sales for the…
- Highlights from CineEurope, Supergirl, and Minions & Monsters · 14 min · Season 6 Episode 25Lauren and Simon join us fresh from CineEurope to give us their highlights from the event. Supergirl didn't quite stick the landing we hoped for at the box office, but we break…
- Breaking records with Toy Story 5 · 15 min · Season 6 Episode 24Toy Story 5 broke records for the franchise with its box office debut this past weekend. Join us as Matthew and Simon examine the generational growth of Toy Story audiences…
- What Disclosure Day and Toy Story 5 have in common · 18 min · Season 6 Episode 23Spielberg's Disclosure Day certainly impressed our hosts, but how did it fare with wider audiences this past weekend? Matthew and Lauren bring us all the numbers from the box…
