The people asked, and The Cinematic Schematic is here to deliver. By popular demand, we return from our end-of-summer hiatus a week early with a bonus episode of the podcast for a fall 2024 movie check-in, including a pulse check on the 2024 box office and our top 5 movies of the year so far.In this special edition, we break the show into three segments:* * * This is the charcuterie board episode of the fall season. Whether you tune into one segment or devour each sampling, we hope this gets you primed for the fall spooky season.2024 Box Office Predictions Check-In Time Stamp: In this segment, Daniel Bokemper joins hosts Caleb Masters and Laron Chapman to look at this year’s box office tracking, including the big box office bet from this year’s first episode. The top domestic box office performers of 2024 (According to Box Office Mojo)* Inside Out 2 – $652.5 million* Deadpool & Wolverine – $621.4 million* Despicable Me 4 – $359.4 million* Dune Part 2 – $282.1 million* Twisters – $266.3 millionTo recap the bets:(* Laron Chapman’s Top 3* Dune Part 2 * Deadpool & Wolverine* Wicked* Daniel Bokemper’s Top 3* Deadpool & Wolverine* Joker: Folie à Deux* Dune Part 2* Caleb Masters’s Top 3* Inside Out 2 * Dune Part 2* Deadpool & WolverineOur Top 5 Movies of the Year So FarTimestamp: Daniel Bokemper also sticks around for a pulse check on our top five movies of the year so far. Catching Up on September 2024 New Releases Time Stamp: Hosts Caleb Masters and Laron provide their quick reviews on a few of the movies they’ve watched since going on hiatus in August. Titles include: * Blink Twice* Strange Darling* Beetlejuice BeetlejuiceRebel Ridge Review: GoodTrash Genrecast GarbageChute Crossover