Premier Pop C Pop Culture News – Movies, Comics, Television, Books, Toys, Games, and More Star Wars: The Force Awakens shattered numerous box-office records over the weekend, grossing $238 million in North America — the biggest opening of all time, not accounting for inflation — for a global launch of $517 million. The previous biggest domestic opening was this summer’s Jurassic World with $208.8 million. The top 12 films …
Read More »Paramount Pictures and Hasbro Combine Forces to Establish Cross-Property Film Universe
Paramount Pictures and Hasbro announced a groundbreaking deal today to collaborate on feature films for five of Hasbro’s iconic properties. Under the agreement, Paramount and Allspark Pictures, Hasbro’s film label, will establish a cross-property interconnected onscreen universe, featuring the deep stories and great characters from Hasbro brands G.I. Joe, Micronauts, Visionaries, M.A.S.K. …
Read More »FUNimation Reveals Plans For New Cable Channel
FUNimation announced that it is ending its content and brand partnership with Olympusat on December 31, 2015, to distribute the FUNimation Channel. After that time, Olympusat will no longer be broadcasting FUNimation titles. FUNimation confirmed that it will be relaunching the FUNimation Channel in 2016 with a renewed focus on delivering fans the …
Read More »‘Hunger Games’ Tops ‘In The Heart Of The Sea’
Hunger Games: Mockingjay 2 narrowly beat In the Heart of the Sea to stay at the top of the box office. Ron Howard’s seafaring epic starring Chris Hemsworth capsized at the box office, opening to $11 million from 3,103 theaters. The big-budget film cost roughly $100 million to make, excluding marketing costs. The top …
Read More »Ant Man Comes Home
The next evolution of the Marvel Cinematic Universe brings a founding member of The Avengers to spectacular life for the first time in Marvel’s “ANT-MAN,” the pulse-pounding action adventure now available to own on Digital 3D, Digital HD and Disney Movies Anywhere, and on Blu-ray 3D Combo Pack, Blu-ray, DVD, …
Read More »The Justice League Battles Brainiac LEGO Style
It will take all the efforts of the Justice League – and a few of their super pals – to keep Brainiac from adding Earth to his miniaturized collection of planets in the all-new animated feature, LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes – Justice League: Cosmic Clash. Produced by Warner Bros. Animation, …
Read More »‘Hunger Games’ Beats ‘Krampus’ To Threepeat
Holiday horror-comedy Krampus outperformed expectations in its debut at the North American box office, grossing $16 million from 2,902 theaters to come in No. 2 behind The Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part 2, which kept the number one spot with $18.6 million. The top 12 films of the weekend, as of Sunday, December 6, are …
Read More »‘Hunger Games’ Retains Top Spot At Box Office
Katniss Everdeen, a lovable dinosaur and an aging Rocky Balboa made for an appetizing feast at the Thanksgiving box office, where revenue was up sharply from last year. As expected, holdover The Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part 2 dominated overall in its second outing, earning $75.8 million for the Wednesday-Sunday holiday stretch. The …
Read More »Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes Now Available for Mobile from EA
Players can collect, fight and dominate in Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes, from Electronic Arts and Lucasfilm. The game challenges players to collect iconic characters from every corner of the Star Wars universe, build powerful teams, and craft cunning strategies to battle through memorable locations. Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes is free to download …
Read More »Production Begins on Warner Bros. Pictures’ Wonder Woman Feature Film
Principal photography is underway on Warner Bros. Pictures’ Wonder Woman feature film, the highly anticipated action adventure from director Patty Jenkins (“Monster,” AMC’s “The Killing”), starring Gal Gadot (the “Fast & Furious” movies) in the role of Diana Prince/Wonder Woman. The character will make her big screen debut this spring …
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