Variety The Children’s Charity Launches WICKED Gold Heart Pin Campaign

In this week’s episode of the Boxoffice Podcast, co-hosts Rebecca Pahle, and Chad Kennerk discuss the latest box office news, including the underperformance of Joker: Folie à Deux with $37.6M. They also forecast upcoming releases such as Terrifier 3 and the wide expansion of Jason Reitman’s Saturday Night. Rebecca is joined in the feature segment by Erica Lopez, executive director of Variety - the Children's Charity of the United States, to discuss the annual Gold Heart Pin Campaign. Since its inception, the pins have raised millions and helped Variety provide equipment, services, and experiences to help children become active and independent.   Give us your feedback on our podcast by accessing this survey: https://forms.gle/CcuvaXCEpgPLQ6d18  What to Listen For00:00 Intro01:00 Movies Seen Last Week: Joker and We Live in Time03:00 Fandango's New Fan Club Loyalty Program04:00 Joker 2 Box Office Performance Discussion05:30 Wide Expansion Forecast for Saturday Night06:30 Forecast for Terrifier 307:30 The Apprentice Box Office Forecast08:00 My Hero Academia Limited Release Forecast09:00 Wicked Gold Heart Campaign Introduction10:00 Interview with Erica Lopez from Variety Children's Charity13:00 History of the Gold Heart Campaign16:00 Stories of Theater Employees Involved in Selling Pins18:00 How People Can Get Involved with Variety20:00 Upcoming Variety Events Across the US