CineEurope 2025: Coca-Cola HBC’s Dominic Donylal and Jérôme Seydoux, Chairman of Pathé [Presented by Coca-Cola and Christie]

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CineEurope 2025: Coca-Cola HBC’s Dominic Donylal and Jérôme Seydoux, Chairman of Pathé [Presented by Coca-Cola and Christie]

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This week on the CineEurope 2025 edition of the Boxoffice podcast, presented by Coca-Cola and Christie, co-hosts Daniel Loria and Russ Fischer review the latest industry news and preview the opening weekend of Elio and 28 Years Later. In the feature segments, Daniel Loria speaks to Dominic Donylal, the head of groupwide vending & autonomous retail at Coca-Cola HBC, to discuss frictionless vending and its impact on the cinema industry. Then Julien Marcel interviews Jérôme Seydoux, the chairman of Pathé, who has been honored as the International Exhibitor of the Year at CineEurope.Give us your feedback on our podcast by accessing this survey: https://forms.gle/CcuvaXCEpgPLQ6d18 What to Listen For00:00 Intro01:00 Box Office Round-Up: How to Train Your Dragon Debuts at $83.7M  02:36 Audience Response to Dragon Remake  03:53 A24’s ‘Materialists’ Opens at $12M  05:15 Cast and Screen Count Strategy  06:27 Disappointment for ‘Ballerina’ in Week 2  08:12 Why ‘Ballerina’ Failed to Connect  10:01 ‘Elio’ Tracking Dangerously Low for Pixar  11:37 Risks of Reworking and Rescheduling Pixar Titles  13:13 Pixar’s Shift Toward Safe Sequels  14:11 Disney’s Franchise Fatigue Warning  15:26 Preview: ‘28 Years Later’ Tracking Above $35M  16:55 Legacy and Challenges of ‘28 Days Later’  17:56 Digital Filmmaking Discussion: Collateral vs. 28 Days  18:56 Cillian Murphy’s Rising Star and Cult Appeal  19:40 Projected Surprise Performance for ‘28 Years Later’  20:13 Heather Morgan Joins IMAX as Global Distribution Head  20:33 CineEurope Retail Award: Audience Cinema Group & Pathé   22:03 What is Frictionless Retail in Cinemas?  23:08 Amazon Just Walk Out Tech Explained  24:46 Impulse Buying & Customer Flow Benefits  26:34 Applications in Schools, Universities & Cinemas  27:19 Increasing Revenue Through Relaxed Browsing  28:10 Steps to Adopting Frictionless Retail in Cinemas  29:12 Flexible Setup Sizes for Any Location  30:12 Self-Service Enhancing Guest Experience  31:15 The Parent’s Cinema Struggle Solved  32:04 Snacking During Long Movies Made Easy  33:02 Using Idle Cinema Space for Retail Innovation  34:10 Cost Considerations and ROI Timeline  35:25 Early Success Cases in Retail Rollouts  36:02 Exhibition Chains Exploring the Technology  37:15 CineEurope Takeaway: Good for Guests = Good for Business    39:01 Cinema is Capital Intensive – Premium is Key  40:45 The Legacy of Pathé: A Century of Innovation  41:55 Pathé’s Invention of the Rental Model  43:00 French Windowing System and Its Role  44:14 Optimism Rooted in Quality Films  45:03 Great Movies Need the Big Screen  

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