Premier Pop C Pop Culture News – Movies, Comics, Television, Books, Toys, Games, and More Momentum for the Nintendo 3DS hand-held system continues to build. Tonight, during a special Nintendo All-Access 3DS Software Showcase @ E3 2012 event at the Los Angeles Convention Center, Nintendo shared new information about upcoming Nintendo 3DS games that will launch in 2012, as well as downloadable content in the Nintendo eShop. “Millions upon …
Read More »Epic Mickey 2 Arrives In November
Paint and thinner will once again alter the universe on November 18, 2012 as Disney Interactive announces the launch date for its highly-anticipated action adventure game “Disney Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two” at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3 Expo). In celebration of the newly revealed launch date, industry …
Read More »‘Avengers’ Sinks ‘Battleship’
Universal and Hasbro Entertainment’s big-budget Battleship barely left port in its North American launch, grossing a dismal $25.3 million. That’s well below the anticipated $35 million to $40 million that Universal and director Peter Berg were hoping for. Battleship, designed to put the studio squarely in the tentpole game, cost at least $209 million to produce, …
Read More »Disney•Pixar Family Favorites Returning to the Big Screen
With the summer movie season heating up, four popular Disney•Pixar movies are returning exclusively to AMC Theatres for the Memorial Day holiday weekend. From May 25 through May 28, “Toy Story 3,” “Ratatouille,” “Up” and “WALL•E” will be featured at AMC locations around the country. Each film will be accompanied …
Read More »‘Dark Shadows’ Fails To Take A Bite Out Of ‘The Avengers’
As “The Avengers” racked up more box office records and easily topped the box office, “Dark Shadows,” the campy Tm Burton remake of the 60s soap opera, failed to meet studio expectations in its opening window. The film took second place with $28 million, bringing in just over one quarter …
Read More »‘Avengers’ Continues Record Breaking Run
Breaking another record, “The Avengers” grossed a stunning $103.2 million during the weekend in North America, becoming the first movie to cross the $100 million mark in its second weekend of release and falling a slim 50 percent. The Avengers is expected to cross the $1 billion threshold at the global box …
Read More »“Avengers’ Crosses $700 Million Mark In Under Two Weeks
Marvel’s The Avengers has posted the biggest domestic opening weekend of all time with $207.4 million for May 4-6. It then crossed $700 million in only 13 days at the global box office, one of the best showings of all time. “Marvel’s The Avengers is something we’ve been carefully building toward since we …
Read More »‘Avengers’ Blows Up Box Office Records
Marvel’s “The Avengers” is breaking record after record as the powerhouse superhero team steamrolled over the box office. The film brought in the his test grossing opening weekend ever, bringing in a whoping $200.3 million at the domestic box office. This wrapped up a week of international box office records where …
Read More »‘Think Like A Man’ Wins Second Week At Box Office
“Think Like a Man” grossed an impressive $18 million in its second weekend to stay at No. 1, while Jason Segel-Emily Blunt comedy “The Five-Year Engagement” came in No. 5 with a disappointing $11.2 million debut. Both films are expected to drop next week as the summer blockbuster season roars in with the U.S. …
Read More »‘Avengers’ Starts Record Breaking Run
The Avengers is off to a rocking start at the international box office, scoring the second-highest opening of all time in Australia behind Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2. The Marvel Studios and Disney tentpole grossed $6 million, compared to $7 million for Deathly Hallows Part 2. Additionally, Avengers …
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