Box Office Surprises, “KPop Demon Hunters” Rise, and Muppets on Broadway (Ep. 321)

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Tv & Film, Places & Travel, Society & Culture

4.7 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 26 August 2025

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

Jim Hill is solo this week and breaks down the end of the 2025 summer movie season and why traditional blockbusters are struggling at the box office. From shocking second-weekend drop-offs to Netflix’s “KPop Demon Hunters” taking the No. 1 spot in theaters, Jim covers the hits and misses of the season. How films like Fantastic Four: First Steps and 28 Years Later stumbled in their second weekends Why streaming habits continue to disrupt box office expectations “KPop Demon Hunters” theater debut and record-breaking soundtrack buzz The English-dubbed release of Ne Zha 2 and its global box office dominance “The Bad Guys 2” performance compared to the original Broadway news: Muppets joining Rob Lake’s magic show, Disney’s Broadway Week deals, and more New York attractions for animation fans, from Nightmare Before Christmas light trails to Black Cauldron’s 40th anniversary screening Plus, Jim shares updates on upcoming animation books, CTNX 2025, Pixar’s Elio, and what fans can expect from Futurama Season 13. Support Our Sponsors Unlocked Magic Unlocked Magic, powered by DVC Rental Store and DVC Resale Market, offers exclusive Disney & Universal ticket savings with TRUSTED service and authenticity. With over $10 MILLION in ticket sales, use Unlocked Magic to get the BIGGEST SAVINGS. ⁠⁠⁠⁠Learn More⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:26.0	Welcome back to fine tuning with Drew Taylor.
0:28.8	Your one-stop shop when it comes to animation news and commentary.
0:32.5	I'm entertainment writer Jim Hill and Mr. Taylor, whose writings on the industry you can regularly read over on the
0:38.9	rap and whose musings on the Mission Impossible movies you can still listen to on Light the Fuse,
0:45.7	the official Mission Impossible podcast. Well, all right. First of all, just me this week.
0:52.9	If you've listened to the podcast, you know that Drew's and Katie's beautiful little dog
0:58.6	Nova had some surgery this week, and Mr. Taylor, it is brighter, busy being puppy parents.
1:05.0	So just me, it's this week.
1:07.6	No biggie, though.
1:08.4	He'll be back next week.
1:09.9	Anyway, I am recording this on Monday,
1:13.0	August 25th, which puts us what, seven days out from Labor Day 2025, which, by the way,
1:19.7	this year, falls on Monday, September 1st, the very start of the month. And by the way,
1:26.2	Labor Day is, to most folks' way of thinking.
1:31.0	It's when summer officially comes to a close.
1:34.3	And summer of 2025 has been weird, at least as far as film exhibitors are concerned.
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