October 2025 Preview

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