October 2025 Preview
Description
This week on the Boxoffice podcast, co-hosts Daniel Loria, Rebecca Pahle, and Chad Kennerk recap the opening weekend performance of Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another, cover the latest news in exhibition, and preview the October slate—including the surprise addition of Taylor Swift | The Official Release Party of a Showgirl.
What to Listen For
00:00 Intro
00:28 PTA’s One Battle After Another
01:02 Press Screening Reactions (Smashing Machine)
02:11 PTA Box Office & Career High
02:53 Warner Bros. Hot Streak
04:22 Hollywood Tariff Threats
07:55 Advisory Committee & Industry Response
08:17 October Preview Kickoff
09:07 Taylor Swift: Life of a Showgirl (AMC Event)
10:56 A24’s The Smashing Machine with Dwayne Johnson
13:37 Avatar: The Way of Water Re-Release
13:57 Daniel Day-Lewis in M&A
15:12 Horror Spotlight: Bone Lake (Bleecker Street)
16:22 Tron: Ares Preview
18:14 Paramount’s Ruman (Channing Tatum)
19:07 A24’s If I Had Legs I’d Kick You
19:42 Sony Faith-Based Soul on Fire
20:22 Netflix Thriller House of Dynamite
21:03 Musical Adaptation Kiss of the Spider Woman
21:54 Universal’s Black Phone 2
23:47 Lionsgate’s Good Fortune (Keanu Reeves)
24:42 Angel Studios’ Truth and Treason
25:13 Amazon/MGM’s After the Hunt
26:42 Kelly Reichardt’s The Mastermind
27:22 Chainsaw Man: The Movie (Anime)
28:23 Paramount’s Regretting You (Colleen Hoover)
29:02 Bruce Springsteen Biopic Deliver Me From Nowhere
31:43 Richard Linklater’s Rogers & Hart Film
32:52 Yorgos Lanthimos Sci-Fi Remake
United States
