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Back To The Blockbuster

On the air since October 2021 · creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/back-to-the-blockbuster

229Films
350Episodes
546Hours of talk
18 yrsAvg. film age

LATELY

Recently covered

All episodes
ObsessionOct 5, 2026Episode 301 - Obsession Goes Comedy At The Golden Globes
DiggerJul 24, 2026Episode 296 - The Batman: Part II Delayed, Elm Street Resurrected, Plus New Trailers for Digger & Soulm8te!
Soulm8teJul 24, 2026Episode 296 - The Batman: Part II Delayed, Elm Street Resurrected, Plus New Trailers for Digger & Soulm8te!
SupergirlJul 3, 2026Episode 294 - Supergirl Underwhelms At The Box Office
HokumJun 2, 2026Episode 290 - Hokum - When Supernatural Horror, Folklore & Trauma Collide
The Batman: Part IIMay 26, 2026Episode 288 - The Batman: Part II Cast Reveal & What’s In Development?

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Milestones

First filmHouse of GucciDec 2, 2021
25th filmThe Lost BoysAug 11, 2022
50th filmTucker and Dale vs. EvilFeb 28, 2023
100th filmUsNov 10, 2023
LatestSoulm8teJul 24, 2026

WHO'S IN IT

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BY THE NUMBERS

How the films rate on TMDB

Median 6.9 out of 10 · 228 films with 50+ votes
2.0 to 2.5: 0 films22.5 to 3.0: 0 films3.0 to 3.5: 0 films33.5 to 4.0: 0 films4.0 to 4.5: 0 films44.5 to 5.0: 0 films5.0 to 5.5: 8 films855.5 to 6.0: 18 films186.0 to 6.5: 37 films3766.5 to 7.0: 68 films687.0 to 7.5: 54 films5477.5 to 8.0: 28 films288.0 to 8.5: 13 films1388.5 to 9.0: 2 films29.0 to 9.5: 0 films92.0 to 2.5: 0 films22.5 to 3.0: 0 films3.0 to 3.5: 0 films33.5 to 4.0: 0 films4.0 to 4.5: 0 films44.5 to 5.0: 0 films5.0 to 5.5: 8 films855.5 to 6.0: 18 films186.0 to 6.5: 37 films3766.5 to 7.0: 68 films687.0 to 7.5: 54 films5477.5 to 8.0: 28 films288.0 to 8.5: 13 films1388.5 to 9.0: 2 films29.0 to 9.5: 0 films9

Highest rated on TMDB

Interstellar★ 8.5 / 10 · 2014
The Dark Knight★ 8.5 / 10 · 2008
Se7en★ 8.4 / 10 · 1995

Lowest rated on TMDB

Megalopolis★ 5.1 / 10 · 2024
Black Christmas★ 5.2 / 10 · 2006
Spring Breakers★ 5.3 / 10 · 2013

Box office

A hit grossed 2.5× its budget. A flop grossed less than its budget.
$42.1BWorldwide gross
$11.2BCombined budgets
65% hits11% flops · 25% in between

Biggest hits

Spider-Man: No Way Home$1.9B on a $200M budget
Top Gun: Maverick$1.5B on a $170M budget
Barbie$1.4B on a $145M budget

Biggest flops

Megalopolis$14M on a $120M budget
Idle Hands$4.2M on a $25M budget
Digger$42M on a $180M budget

THE MIX

94% of the films are American and 31 are from the United Kingdom. 7 aren't in English, mostly French and Spanish. 50 were new releases when covered.

Genres

Horror95
Thriller77
Drama67
Mystery51
Crime50
Action49
Comedy43

Release decades

1970s: 6 films6'70s1980s: 26 films26'80s1990s: 47 films47'90s2000s: 60 films60'00s2010s: 34 films34'10s2020s: 56 films56'20s

Franchises

Scream6 of 7 films covered
Halloween5 of 11 films covered
A Nightmare on Elm Street4 of 7 films covered
Batman3 of 4 films covered
I Know What You Did Last Summer3 of 4 films covered
The Dark Knight3 of 3 films covered
Friday the 13th2 of 11 films covered
Home Alone2 of 4 films covered

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