Spider-Man Nears $2 Billion, The End of Oak Street Review & Classic Picks

PODCAST EPISODE TITLE Spider-Man Nears $2 Billion, The End of Oak Street Review & Classic Picks APPLE PODCASTS SUMMARY Spider-Man: Brand New Day nears $2 billion worldwide as Guy T. Wehman, Allison Rose, and Stephen Leibowitz break down the summer box office, review The End of Oak Street, preview PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie, and share their Classic Picks. FULL PODBEAN HTML DESCRIPTION

Spider-Man: Brand New Day continues its extraordinary box office run, reaching $1.7 billion worldwide and more than $700 million domestically. Guy T. Wehman, Allison Rose, and Stephen Leibowitz discuss the blockbuster's incredible second weekend, the power of repeat viewings and word of mouth, and whether Spider-Man could ultimately cross the $2 billion mark.

Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey remains a major theatrical draw, with IMAX screenings still selling out, while Toy Story 5, Minions and Monsters, and Disney's live-action Moana continue competing for family audiences.

The conversation turns to Hollywood's growing production budgets, franchise fatigue, original storytelling, and why simply spending $250 million doesn't guarantee audiences will show up. The team also looks at the disappointing performances of Ice Cream Man, One Night Only, and Super Troopers 3, and whether studios need to rethink how they develop and release movies.

Stephen and Allison then review The End of Oak Street, David Robert Mitchell's PG-13 dinosaur thriller starring Anne Hathaway and Ewan McGregor. When a 1980s neighborhood is suddenly transported back to the Jurassic era, the result is a big-screen summer adventure packed with dinosaurs, tension, humor, and the kind of crowd reactions that make seeing a movie in a theater worthwhile.

Allison also previews PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie, which arrives as families look for something new after weeks of Toy Story 5, Minions and Monsters, and Moana.

The episode wraps with Classic Picks of the Week. Stephen revisits Wes Craven's 1984 horror classic A Nightmare on Elm Street, Allison chooses 1989's Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure ahead of her Popcorn Frights interview with William Sadler, and Guy heads back to 1969 for Easy Rider.

Episode Chapters

• 00:00 - Welcome to FlickRadio
• 01:16 - Spider-Man: Brand New Day Nears $2 Billion
• 04:38 - Summer Box Office & Hollywood's Big-Budget Problem
• 10:06 - The End of Oak Street Review
• 11:54 - PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie Preview
• 13:09 - Classic Picks of the Week

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