Matt is joined by Bloomberg’s Lucas Shaw and Franklin Leonard, a film executive and founder of the Black List, to discuss the weekend box office performance of Sinners, the road it has to travel to become profitable, and the revolving conversation around the special deal that director Ryan Coogler negotiated with Warner Bros. to make it. They also debate why the international numbers for Sinners weren’t as strong, whether race has anything to do with the type of media coverage the film has received, and whether the type of deal that Coogler made is the end of the studio system or just hyperbole (04:04).

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Host: Matt Belloni Guests: Lucas Shaw and Franklin Leonard Producers: Craig Horlbeck and Jessie Lopez

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