Premier Pop C Pop Culture News – Movies, Comics, Television, Books, Toys, Games, and More Iron Man may have led the box office as the year’s highest grossing film, but it was the Man of Steel that led Warner Bros. Pictures to become the top-grossing studio for 2013, ranking number one in domestic, international and worldwide market shares. The announcement was made today by Dan …
Read More »‘Frozen’ Freezes Out Competition At Box Office
“Frozen” continued its remarkable ride at the box office on the first weekend of 2014, topping the chart in North America with $20.7 million and skating past the $600 million mark worldwide. The family tentpole, released at Thanksgiving, took in $52.5 million overseas from 49 markets for a world total of …
Read More »TVGN To Air ‘Tomorrow People’ Marathon
The holidays may be over, but TVGN (TV Guide Network) invites viewers to indulge in binge viewing three fan favorite television series from The CW Network this month. Every episode to date of THE TOMORROW PEOPLE (Saturday, January 4 starting at 2:00 PM ET/PT), THE ORIGINALS (Saturday, January 11 starting …
Read More »Zelda Lands #6 On Amazon’s Year-End List
In a monumental year for entertainment, Dark Horse Comics has secured its place in video-game-art history with The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Historia, which charted in the top ten as one of 2013’s best-selling books globally. In February, The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Historia soared to the top of the Nielsen BookScan charts, …
Read More »‘Hobbit 2’ Holds Tops Spot To Ring Out Record Year
Dominating the post-holiday weekend were a trio of all-audience offerings: “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug,” “Frozen” and “Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues.” The three holdovers beat out six new films opening nationwide on Christmas Day. “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug” continues its climb up the worldwide box office, crossing $500 …
Read More »Sony Preps for Ghostbusters’ 30th Anniversary
Sony Pictures is getting ready for the 30th anniversary of Ghostbusters next year by lining up a raft of licensees for apparel, toys, collectibles and publishing. The all-new program will target the classic film’s core fan base with products and events. Licensees signed on to support the anniversary include Mattel, IDW Publishing, World Tech …
Read More »Dark House Announces Matt Kindt and Brian Hurtt Graphic Novel
Matt Kindt, the award-winning, New York Times best-selling author of MIND MGMT and Red Handed, and Brian Hurtt, the award-winning, New York Times best-selling artist of The Sixth Gun and The Damned, are soon to publish Poppy! and the Lost Lagoon, the first in a new graphic novel series for children. The book follows the story of Poppy Pepperton, a ten-year-old girl with a typographic …
Read More »‘Hobbit’ Beats ‘Anchorman 2’ To Top Box Office
Peter Jackson’s “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug” remained at No. 1 in its second weekend, holding off “Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues,” despite a year-long promotional effort spotlighting Will Ferrel as main character Ron Burgundy. “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug” has surpassed $300 million at the worldwide box office after seven …
Read More »Aspyr Announces Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 1.1 Update Now Live on the App Store
Aspyr Media today announced that Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 1.1 is live on the App Store as a free update for all current users. Originally developed and released exclusively for iPad by leading Mac games publisher Aspyr earlier this year to commemorate the pioneering game’s 10th anniversary, the latest …
Read More »Pokémon the Series: XY Season 17 to Premiere on Cartoon Network on January 18th
Pokémon the Series: XY, the 17th season of the beloved animated series, is premiering this January on Cartoon Network. This seasonAsh Ketchum sets out to explore the Kalos region, an all-new region full of never-before-seen Pokémon! Along the way, they’re joined by some new friends—a genius inventor named Clemont, his …
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