Worried about the future of movie theaters? So are we! Everything is bad! The world is ending! But if the powers that be controlling what we consume and how we consume it is inevitable, you might as well just kick back and listen to two guys talk on a podcast in the meantime. On this week's episode, we cover seven new releases, but only after a half-hour freak out about Netflix, Paramount, OpenAI and more.

This episode's schedule:

The Warner Bros. Situation (2:21)

The Golden Globe Nominations, Variety's Actors on Actors Selections and other movie news (32:09)

'Rental Family' (45:59)

'Sisu 2: Road to Revenge' (49:31)

'Zootopia 2' (53:25)

'Eternity' (59:13)

'Wake Up Dead Man' (1:03:22)

'Five Nights at Freddy's 2' (1:07:12)

'Hamnet' (1:13:37)

Zach's Pick: 'Palm Springs' by Max Barbakow (1:23:15)

Bets (1:26:44)

Artwork by Mackenzie McCarron.

Theme Song by Will DiNola.

Edited and produced by Aaron Bartuska.

(Sing to the tune of Stephen Schwartz's classic song 'For Good')

Like a Dek shunned by his father, kicked out of Yautja Prime.

Like J-Law and Edward Cullen, fighting with a kid.

Who can say if Oz Perkins is a Keeper?

But, Now You See Me 3.

Glen Powell is Running.

And we saw Wicked: For Good.

This week, we cover Predator: Badlands, Die My Love, Keeper, Now You See Me: Now You Don’t, The Running Man, and Wicked: For Good in RECORD time! Are we getting better at our jobs, or are movies just getting worse? Who can say?

Apologies for the microphone feedback in this episode.

This episode's schedule:

'Predator: Badlands' (8:31)

'Die My Love' (13:39)

'Keeper' (18:04)

'Now You See Me: Now You Don't' (22:20)

'The Running Man' (28:04)

'Wicked: For Good' (33:04)

Bets (45:52)

Aaron's Pick: 'Terms of Endearment' by James L. Brooks (49:07)

Artwork by Mackenzie McCarron.

Theme Song by Will DiNola.

Edited and produced by Aaron Bartuska.

(Original Recording Date: October 31st, 2025)

Bruce Springsteen may have been 'Born to Run,' but will his movie biopic starring Jeremy Allen White make it to 'The Promise Land' of box office success or get 'Lost In The Flood' of a dismal October slate?

Plus, 'Black Phone 2,' 'Regretting You,' and other movies starring Mason Thames that end in an "oo" sound.

This episode's schedule:

'Good Fortune' (3:04)

'Black Phone 2' (8:50)

'After The Hunt' (16:09)

'Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere' (23:26)

'Regretting You' (36:16)

Zach's Pick: 'Us' by Jordan Peele (44:59)

Aaron's Pick: 'Lake Mungo' by Joel Anderson (52:14)

Bets (57:59)

Artwork by Mackenzie McCarron.

Theme Song by Will DiNola.

Edited and produced by Aaron Bartuska.

Hello, boils and ghouls! Enjoy our very special Halloween episode, a special treat for all of our devoted listeners. In this episode, we discuss some of our favorite Halloween movies and television specials, dive into a couple of new horror releases, and challenge ourselves with a Halloween-themed box office game. But this is no trick – we’ll be back to our regularly scheduled programming soon!

Edited and produced by Aaron Bartuska.

"Spooky" Theme Music by Will DiNola.

Artwork by Mackenzie McCarron.

'Tron: Ares?' More like Tron: AIRBALL. 'The Smashing Machine?' More like The FLOPPING Machine. 'Taylor Swift: The Official Release Party Of A Showgirl?' More like Taylor Swift: The Official CASH GRAB Of A CON-ARTIST! Our only two success stories this weekend are 'Good Boy' and 'Roofman,' which also happen to be very good films! Who woulda thought? Zach and Aaron discuss all of these titles and more on this week's episode of Box Office Bets. Stay tuned at the end for an analysis of this year's overall box office using the metric of how many movies have crossed the $100 million domestic mark.

This episode's schedule:

'Taylor Swift: The Official Release Party of a Showgirl' (5:08)

'Good Boy' (15:40)

'The Smashing Machine' (23:24)

'Tron: Ares' (32:18)

'Roofman' (37:47)

Zach's Pick: 'As Above So Below' by John Erick Dowdle (45:25)

Box Office Analysis (53:04)

Bets (59:06)

Artwork by Mackenzie McCarron.

Theme Song by Will DiNola.

Edited and produced by Aaron Bartuska.

If you see one movie this year, make it Paul Thomas Anderson's new masterwork. In this week's episode, we talk about the best movie of the year and four others. Is 'Him' Jordan Peele's first fumble as a film producer? Does 'A Big Bold Beautiful Journey' earn its name? Who is Gabby and why do we care about her dollhouse? Who are The Strangers and why do they need a Chapter 2? All this and more in our newest episode where we presented ourselves with an interesting challenge: starting a one-hour timer at the top of the episode and releasing that hour of conversation unedited. Hopefully it's just as entertaining!

This episode's schedule:

'Him' (4:20)

'A Big Bold Beautiful Journey' (16:21)

World Series Side-bet (23:58)

'One Battle After Another' (25:33)

'The Strangers: Chapter 2' (43:02)

'Gabby's Dollhouse: The Movie' (47:38)

Zach's Picks: 'Rush Hour 2' by Br*tt R*tner, 'The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special' by James Gunn and 'Werewolf by Night' by Michael Giacchino (49:17)

Bets (57:25)

Artwork by Mackenzie McCarron.

Theme Song by Will DiNola.

Edited and produced by Aaron Bartuska.

(Original Recording Date: September 20th, 2025)

If there were ever any doubts that the horror genre is more dominant than ever, the first week of September has put those to bed. This is only the second time horror has crossed a domestic total of one billion dollars in one calendar year -- and the earliest that milestone has been reached by nearly two months. On this episode, we discuss two of 2025's most significant horror offerings as well as three surprising movie-adjacent theatrical experiences that have garnered a collective $750 million at the worldwide box office.

We also forgot to talk about what we ate. Zach had Chick-Fil-A and Aaron had a Saquon Barkley hoagie from Wawa.

This episode's schedule:

'The Conjuring: Last Rites' (3:40)

'Hamilton,' 'Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Infinity Castle,' and 'Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale' (20:36)

'The Long Walk' (34:24)

Aaron's Picks: 'Signs/The Happening' by M. Night Shyamalan and 'War of the Worlds' by Rich Lee (48:49)

Bets (53:44)

Artwork by Mackenzie McCarron.

Theme Song by Will DiNola.

Edited and produced by Aaron Bartuska.

Despite technical difficulties and sleep deprivation, Zach and Aaron are back with the last episode of the summer movie season. We should have stopped and smelled The Roses earlier in the summer, because these late August options are Toxic and there are no Avengers-level releases to be found. The studios have been Caught Stealing our money and we Don't appreciate it, Honey. But, we Ne Zha II talk about all of our bets, so here we are! That last one was a bit of stretch. Maybe we should drop this whole "trying to fit the movie titles into the episode description" thing. We couldn't think of anything for Kpop Demon Hunters.

Next week, tune in for our end of summer recap and a very special episode!

This episode's schedule:

'Honey, Don't' (11:38)

'Kpop Demon Hunters' (15:37)

'Caught Stealing' (24:00)

'The Toxic Avenger Unrated' (28:02)

Aaron's Pick: 'Hillbilly Elegy' by Ron Howard (33:39)

Zach's Pick: 'Blade' by Stephen Norrington (36:35)

Aaron's Pick: 'Barbarian' by Zach Cregger (39:01)

Bets (41:30)

Artwork by Mackenzie McCarron.

Theme Song by Will DiNola.

Edited and produced by Aaron Bartuska.