Episodes 240
Avg. Duration 20m
Activity Highly Active
Apple Rating 4.9 (11)
Since Jun 2021
Latest Episode Jun 2026

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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!

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S6E22 Scary Movie, He-Man, and impressions of Disclosure Day

Jun 09, 2026 21m

Scary Movie brought large-scale comedy success to the big screen this past weekend. Our hosts take us through the box office, audiences, and insights for Scary Movie and Masters of the Universe this…

S6E21 Behind the Backrooms, Scary Movie, and Masters of the Universe

Jun 02, 2026 20m

Backrooms captivated audiences around the world with an incredible opening weekend. Matthew and Simon are digging into the data to bring us the audience and insights from A24's stunning liminal…

S6E20 The Mandalorian and Grogu, Obsession, and Backrooms pre-sales

May 27, 2026 18m

Star Wars returned to the big screen after six years with The Mandalorian and Grogu and our hosts took a look at the movie's reception and the opportunities that exist to extend both audiences and…

S6E19 How The Mandalorian and Grogu is shaping up in pre-sales

May 19, 2026 17m

Star Wars is coming back to the big screen after six years with The Mandalorian and Grogu. Our equally loveable duo of hosts take us through how pre-sales and audiences are shaping up for the new…

S6E18 Mortal Kombat II, The Sheep Detectives, and Billie Eilish

May 12, 2026 14m

Lauren and Simon are our dynamic duo this week, bringing us deep insights from across the box office and audience analysis for Mortal Kombat II, The Sheep Detectives, and Billie Eilish - Hit Me Hard…

S6E17 May the 4th, The Devil Wears Prada 2, and Mortal Kombat pre-sales

May 05, 2026 28m

We're joined again by Lauren Greene, our expert in the UK, to look at the audiences across the world that have made The Devil Wears Prada 2 shine this past weekend. With a great deal to cover, and…

S6E16 Michael, and The Devil Wears Prada 2 pre-sales

Apr 28, 2026 15m

With Michael dazzling the box office, our hosts are bringing all the insights across records, reception, box office results, audience composition, and the accuracy of their personal predictions. Then…

S6E15 CinemaCon highlights, The Mummy, and our predictions for Michael

Apr 21, 2026 14m

Our hosts return after a week in Las Vegas to bring us their highlights from CinemaCon, from theatrical window commitments to an exciting summer line-up. Lee Cronin's The Mummy brought some…

S6E14 The Super Mario Galaxy Movie

Apr 07, 2026 14m

The Super Mario Galaxy Movie is the talk of the town this week, as our hosts dive deep into every element of the sequel, from box office results to production cost comparisons, audience analysis, and…

S6E13 Project Hail Mary continues to deliver!

Mar 31, 2026 19m

Lauren Greene joins us again this week as we tackle the audience evolution of Project Hail Mary during its second week at #1 in the box office, and identify what opportunities there are to further…

S6E12 Project Hail Mary

Mar 24, 2026 16m

With Project Hail Mary making an incredible impact at the box office this week, Matthew and Simon are taking a close look at everything that shaped up the stellar debut. Which audiences have yet to…

S6E11 Reminders of Him, Undertone, and pre-sales for Project Hail Mary

Mar 17, 2026 15m

On the tail of the Oscars, our hosts look at the box office year-to-date this week. Join us to see how 2026 is shaping up so far, hear how Reminders of Him performed at the box office this weekend,…

S6E10 Hoppers and Hoovers

Mar 11, 2026 14m

Hoppers exceeded expectations with an incredible opening weekend, making the biggest opening for an original animated title in nearly a decade. While The Bride! may have marked an end to a stream of…

S6E9 Behind the Screams

Mar 03, 2026 15m

The latest instalment of Scream hit the big screens this weekend, with Scream 7 outperforming many expectations at the box office. Join our hosts as they go Behind the Screams on the horror title,…

S6E8 Illuminating the future of cinema — Bonus Episode

Feb 26, 2026 57m Bonus

We have a special episode for our listeners, with a panel recorded live from VistaCon26: Illuminating the future of cinema: connection, experience, and innovation.When entertainment is just a click…

S6E7 Powell, Presley, and big screen presence

Feb 24, 2026 14m

Between holdovers of GOAT and Wuthering Heights and a number of new releases, our hosts have a lot to cover this week. Join us Behind the Screens to see how I Can Only Imagine 2, How To Make A…

S6E6 VistaCon26, Wuthering Heights, and Scream 7

Feb 18, 2026 19m

After a week off for VistaCon26, our Behind the Screens hosts are back with a packed episode of insights, covering the past weekend performance with Wuthering Heights, Goat, and Crime 101, before we…

S6E5 Send Help, Iron Lung, and Melania

Feb 03, 2026 15m

A range of new titles hit the big screen this weekend with impressive results. Matthew and Simon take us through the box office, audience analysis, and marketing opportunities for Send Help, Iron…

S6E4 Storms, Mercy, and Iron Lung

Jan 27, 2026 17m

Chris Pratt returned to the big screen with Mercy this past weekend. While the box office was quietened in the US due to storms, Matthew and Simon have a lot of pre-sales data to dig into between…

S6E3 Netflix, The Bone Temple, and Mercy pre-sales

Jan 21, 2026 15m

With 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple underperforming at the box office this week, Matthew and Simon are digging into the audiences and comparisons to the previous instalment to find out why, and what…

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