February 04, 2019

Episode 39 - Miss Bala; 2018 Awards!

February 04, 2019/ Brian Surber

Miss Bala opens; the Super Bowl brings some new TV spots; Brian and Noah give out awards for 2018.

January 28, 2019

Episode 38 - The Kid Who Would Be King; Serenity!

January 28, 2019/ Brian Surber

The Kid Who Would Be King opens alongside Serenity.

January 22, 2019

Episode 37 - Glass; Oscar Nominations!

January 22, 2019/ Brian Surber

January 14, 2019

Episode 36 - The Upside; A Dog's Way Home!

January 14, 2019/ Brian Surber

The Upside and A Dog’s Way Home open; Into the Spider-Verse continues to hold strong.

January 07, 2019

Episode 35 - Escape Room!

January 07, 2019/ Brian Surber

Escape Room’s first weekend; also 2019’s first weekend.

January 02, 2019

Episode 34 - Vice; Holmes and Watson!

January 02, 2019/ Brian Surber

Vice and Holmes and Watson opened; Christmas happened.

December 24, 2018

Episode 33 - Aquaman; Mary Poppins Returns; Bumblebee!

December 24, 2018/ Brian Surber

Aquaman opens relatively well, while Mary Poppins does so nonrelatively poorly.

December 17, 2018

Episode 32 - Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse; Mortal Engines; The Mule!

December 17, 2018/ Brian Surber

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse and The Mule open well; Mortal Engines barely opens at all.

December 10, 2018

Episode 31 - It's Almost The Holidays!

December 10, 2018/ Brian Surber

Still just Ralph and The Grinch.

December 03, 2018

Episode 30 - Thanksgiving Leftovers!

December 03, 2018/ Brian Surber

Nothing new; the second weekend of Ralph and Creed II.

November 26, 2018

Episode 29 - Thanksgiving!

November 26, 2018/ Brian Surber

Ralph Breaks the Internet and Creed II both opened big on Thanksgiving weekend.

November 19, 2018

Episode 28 - Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald; Instant Family; Widows!

November 19, 2018/ Brian Surber

Fantastic Beasts opens, and The Grinch steals second place.

November 05, 2018

Episode 26 - Bohemian Rhapsody; The Nutcracker and the Four Realms; Nobody's Fool!

November 05, 2018/ Brian Surber

October 29, 2018

Episode 25 - Hunter Killer, Johnny English Strikes Again!

October 29, 2018/ Brian Surber

Hunter Killer and Johnny English Strikes Again open real small.

October 24, 2018

Episode 24 - Halloween!

October 24, 2018/ Brian Surber

Halloween’s opening weekend.

October 15, 2018

Episode 23 - First Man, more Venom, and more A Star Is Born!

October 15, 2018/ Brian Surber

First Man and Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween open against Venom and A Star is Born.

October 01, 2018

Episode 22 - Night School, Smallfoot, Hell Fest!

October 01, 2018/ Brian Surber

Night School, Smallfoot, and Hell Fest open well, ok, and pretty badly, in that order.

September 24, 2018

Episode 21 - The House With A Clock In Its Walls, Fahrenheit 11/9, Life Itself

September 24, 2018/ Brian Surber

September 17, 2018

Episode 20 - The Predator, A Simple Favor, White Boy Rick!

September 17, 2018/ Brian Surber

The Predator and A Simple Favor open, The Nun falls hard.

September 04, 2018

Episode 19 - The End of the Summer!

September 04, 2018/ Brian Surber

Operation Finale and Kin open; the Summer Movie Season closes.

What's in the Box Office?

What's in the Box Office? is a weekly podcast exploring the ins and outs of the weekend box office. Hosts, Chicago filmmakers Brian Surber and Noah Drewke, examine and analyze the weekend returns of the films playing at a theater near you. Whether you're a so-called expert (Brian) or an admitted novice (Noah), there is something for everyone at the box office.

Hosts of many podcasts on their very own Oh, It's a Podcast network, Brian has been following the box office for over 16 years, while Noah has seen A Few Good Men a lot. Probably more than anyone else.

With deep dives into the weekend returns, predictions, retrospectives, maybe some special guests, and a whole lot of fun, What's in the Box Office? has something for everyone*!

*Unless you don't like movies, numbers, money, or us. In which case you probably shouldn't listen.