The box office is back and better than ever! Zach and Aaron break down the past two weeks of releases, from box office saving grace 'Project Hail Mary' to the dead in the water 'The Pout-Pout Fish.' Did audiences rush to find 'Ready or Not 2: Here I Come,' or leave it in hiding? Did they make sure 'They Will Kill You' lives to see another box office weekend? Could 'Riverdale' and 'TSITP' save 'Forbidden Fruits' from financial failure? Tune in to find out!

This episode's schedule:

'The Pout-Pout Fish' (5:48)

'Project Hail Mary' (8:39)

'Ready or Not 2: Here I Come' and 'They Will Kill You' (17:31)

'Forbidden Fruits' (28:38)

Bets (37:27)

Artwork by Mackenzie McCarron.

Theme Song by Will DiNola.

Edited and produced by Aaron Bartuska.

A feminist reimagining of 'The Bride of Frankenstein?' Check. An animated reworking of 'Avatar?' Check. A dumbed-down riff on 'The Texas Chain Saw Massacre?' Check. Another Colleen Hoover adaptation? Check. A $500,000 indie about podcasters that just made 20x what it cost to produce? Check. Maybe WE should make one of those! We've got all that plus some movie news at the front in this week's episode of Box Office Bets.

This episode's schedule:

Movie News - 'Dune: Part Three,' 'Spider-Man: Brand New Day,' a Bradley Cooper 'Ocean's' Prequel, 'A Quiet Place Part III,' and the passing of Chuck Norris (2:33)

'The Bride!' (30:29)

'Hoppers' (43:50)

'Dolly' (56:19)

'Reminders of Him' (1:04:57)

'undertone' (1:21:03)

Zach's Pick: 'National Treasure' (1:30:18)

Bets (1:33:37)

Artwork by Mackenzie McCarron.

Theme Song by Will DiNola.

Edited and produced by Aaron Bartuska.

WE MADE IT THROUGH OSCARS SEASON! Praise be. Listen to us break down every win, every loss, every speech cut short, every bit gone wrong -- all in this episode of Box Office Bets. Plus, who had more correct predictions? Tune in to find out.

Artwork by Mackenzie McCarron.

"Award Show" Theme Music by Will DiNola.

Edited and produced by Aaron Bartuska.

Happy Oscar Sunday! Listen to hear our official predictions on who will win in each category. Whoever gets more predictions right owes the other a steak dinner! And tune in tomorrow to hear our recap of the entire ceremony.

Artwork by Mackenzie McCarron.

"Award Show" Theme Music by Will DiNola.

Edited and produced by Aaron Bartuska.

Surprise, Sidney! Tune in for our longest episode yet, where we cover 10+ February releases in true Box Office Bets fashion: at too late an hour... becoming progressively tired... in the middle of a rainstorm! If there's any other way you'd have your movie podcast, look elsewhere. But if you like these "woke losers" just the way they are, press play!

Because this week's episode highlights ‘Scream 7,’ a film we do not wish to support, we have donated to film critic David Ehrlich's fundraiser for the Palestine Children's Relief Fund and we implore our listeners to do the same!

This episode's schedule:

Quick Reviews: 'Shelter' (Aaron's Version), 'Solo Mio,' 'Nirvanna The Band The Show The Movie,' and 'EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert' (4:47)

'The Strangers: Chapter 3' (15:57)

'The Moment' (22:51)

'Crime 101' (30:45)

'GOAT' (41:00)

'Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die' (52:42)

'Wuthering Heights' (1:05:51)

'How To Make A Killing' (1:16:12)

'I Can Only Imagine 2' (1:24:01)

'Psycho Killer' (1:30:57)

'Scream 7' (1:40:36)

'Scream 7' SPOILERS (1:50:17)

Zach's Pick: 'Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter' (2:00:08)

Bets (2:04:57)

Artwork by Mackenzie McCarron.

Theme Song by Will DiNola.

Edited and produced by Aaron Bartuska.

Quick! Send Help! Have Mercy! Find Shelter! Return to Silent Hill! Iron a Lung! Plenty of movies to cover in this week's episode. Plus: some talk about our Fantasy Box Office League and the Super Bowl trailers!

This episode's schedule:

Fantasy Box Office Draft Picks (2:47)

'Mercy' (21:44)

'Return To Silent Hill' (31:25)

'Shelter' (36:49)

'Iron Lung' (41:55)

Super Bowl Trailers (50:24)

'Send Help' (55:49)

Aaron's Pick: 'Eighth Grade' by Bo Burnham (1:02:18)

Bets (1:09:57)

Artwork by Mackenzie McCarron.

Theme Song by Will DiNola.

Edited and produced by Aaron Bartuska.

Is This Thing On? Hell-oOoOo?? Hopefully you can hear us, because it's our first regularly scheduled episode of 2026! We will be discussing five films from the first three weeks of January. Did we go ape over Primate? Should you avoid Greenland 2: Migration like the plague? No, not THAT The Plague. And who exactly is getting boned in The Bone Temple? All these questions and more will be answered in this episode.

This episode's schedule:

'The Plague' (3:09)

'Greenland 2: Migration' (10:53)

'Primate' (19:20)

'Is This Thing On?' (27:51)

'28 Year Later: The Bone Temple' (34:05)

Zach's Picks: 'Van Helsing' by Stephen Sommers and 'High School Musical' by Kenny Ortega (51:43)

Bets (1:01:16)

JOIN OUR FANTASY BOX OFFICE LEAGUE. ONLY THREE SLOTS AVAILABLE; FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE!

Artwork by Mackenzie McCarron.

Theme Song by Will DiNola.

Edited and produced by Aaron Bartuska.

Join us for our first live reaction episode, where we cover the nominations for the 98th Academy Awards.

This episode's schedule:

Predictions (5:43)

Live Reactions to Nominations (24:51)

Recap/Impromptu Winner Predictions (41:25)

Artwork by Mackenzie McCarron.

"Award Show" Theme Music by Will DiNola.

Edited and produced by Aaron Bartuska.