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

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 For 00:00 Intro 01:00 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