Premier Pop C Pop Culture News – Movies, Comics, Television, Books, Toys, Games, and More Furious 7, marking the final film from the late Paul Walker — continued to dominate the North American box office with $60.6 million from 4,022 theaters, one of the best showings for any film in its sophomore frame (it ranks No. 12) and pushing its total to $252.2 million, a franchise best. …
Read More »Disney, Lucasfilm and 20th Century Fox Announce The Star Wars Digital Movie Collection
As anticipation builds for the December release of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, the first new film in the Star Wars Saga in a decade, The Walt Disney Studios, Lucasfilm Ltd., and 20th Century Fox today announced the upcoming release of The Star Wars Digital Movie Collection. For the first time ever, all six epic films …
Read More »Box Office Gets Furious
Furious 7 raced to a $143.6 million debut at the North American box office and $240.4 million overseas for a massive worldwide launch of $384 million. The $190 million movie broke numerous records, delivering a series best and the biggest launch for any movie domestically since The Hunger Games: Catching Fire in November 2013. …
Read More »‘Home’ Wins The Box Office Race
Animated family film Home easily topped the North American box office with $54 million from 3,708 theaters in a much-needed win for Jeffrey Katzenberg‘s DreamWorks Animation. The top 12 films of the weekend, as of Sunday, March 29, are as follows: RANK TITLE DISTRIBUTOR NAME WEEKEND REVENUE CUME REVENUE REVENUE # OF LOCATIONS* LOC …
Read More »Universal Celebrates 20th Anniversary of Apollo 13
A harrowing moment in human history became an exhilarating cinematic event two decades ago when acclaimed director Ron Howard chronicled NASA’s tense 1970 lunar mission crisis in the Oscar-nominated film Apollo 13. Universal Pictures Home Entertainment celebrates the unforgettable tale of courage and conviction with Apollo 13: 20th Anniversary Edition, coming to Blu-ray™ and Digital HD …
Read More »‘Insurgent’ Rises Over Box Office
Lionsgate’s sequel Insurgent debuted to $54 million domestically — easily enough to come in No. 1 — and $47 million internationally, where it topped the chart in 66 of 76 markets. The top 12 films of the weekend, as of Sunday, March 22, are as follows: RANK TITLE DISTRIBUTOR NAME WEEKEND REVENUE CUME …
Read More »Broadchurch Season 2 Comes To Home Video
The critically acclaimed second season of the top-rated British mystery series BROADCHURCH returned to the U.S. airwaves this March on BBC America. And on May 19, mystery buffs, TV DVD aficionados and anglophiles are invited to return to the stunning Dorset coastal town of Broadchurch for more mystery, heightened drama, …
Read More »Amazon Greenlights Second Season of Its Hour-Long Original Drama Series Bosch
In just one month since its record-breaking debut, Amazon today announced it has greenlit a second season of its first original hour-long drama series Bosch. Based on Michael Connelly’s internationally best-selling Harry Bosch book series with nearly 50 million copies sold, Bosch has achieved the biggest debut weekend among all Amazon Original Series and …
Read More »‘Cinderella’ Ends Weekend Happily Ever After
The Kenneth Branagh directed princess tale Cinderella, took the top spot at the box office with an estimated $70.1 million domestically from 3,845 theaters. Cinderella becomes Branagh’s biggest opening of all time as a director and marks another key win for Disney as it spins its classic animated tales into live-action offerings. The top …
Read More »Marvel Rolls Out Extensive Licensing Program for 2015 Around Avengers: Age of Ultron, Spider-Man and More
Following American International Toy Fair in New York, Disney Consumer Products (DCP) announced its 2015 plans for Marvel and its key franchises including The Avengers and Spider-Man. This year will see the roll out one of its biggest-ever licensing programs around Marvel’s Avengers: Age of Ultron, expansion in high potential categories …
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