An Hour With… Fathom Entertainment CEO Ray Nutt

Published by The Outside Scoop/ The Box Office Podcast on Jun 04, 2026 1:35 PM

The head of a company that’s shorthand for “old movie back in theaters” discusses hopes for ‘Wildwood’ and ‘Amazing Digital Circus’ amid intentions to emphasize variety and quality over sheer quantity

Having already announced his intentions to step down from his role as the Chief Executive Officer of Fathom Entertainment at the end of this year, Ray Nutt also stopped by for a brisk 35-minute chit-chat for another irregular “an hour with” episode of The Box Office Podcast.

On the eve of Amazing Digital Circus becoming the latest “from YouTube to movie theaters” success story, and weeks after Fathom’s first trailer for Laika’s Wildwood broke the Internet, the departing CEO discussed hopes that recent success with the 15th anniversary rerelease of Coraline (with $34 million in North America alone) and the aforementioned Wildwood teaser trailer (100 million views in a day or two) will translate into actual butts-in-seats interest for what will be Fathom’s first conventional nationwide theatrical release, on October 23, for a “new” movie.

Mr. Nutt also discusses the recently announced Jimmy, a KJ Apa-starring Jimmy Stewart biopic set for November 6 and what will likely be his proverbial swan song. Among the subjects of discourse are what he believes he accomplished during his nine years in the top spot, as the company has sought to expand what it offers theaters, even as it emphasizes quality and variety over sheer quantity.

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And now I have to watch the final two episodes of The Amazing Digital Circus, so I’m all caught up before showtime.