Premier Pop C Pop Culture News – Movies, Comics, Television, Books, Toys, Games, and More Lionsgate’s Texas Chainsaw 3D exceeded expectations in its debut, grossing $23 million to win the crowded domestic box-office race. The seventh installment in the slasher franchise scored one of the better openings for the first full weekend in January, a favorite landing place for horror. On the same weekend last year, The Devil …
Read More »Warner Bros. Settles Smallville Lawsuit
Warner Bros. has settled a big part of a lawsuit that alleged the creators and executive producers of Smallville were cheated out of tens of millions of dollars through sweetheart license-fee deals that the studio made with its sister TV networks, which include The WB and CW. A Warner Bros. spokesperson confirms …
Read More »Pringles And Star Wars Present “The Force For Fun” Video Project
In a totally out-of-this-world alliance, Pringles,that irresistibly crunchy and flavorful crisp, and Star Wars™, the powerful pop culture phenomenon from Lucasfilm, have come together to launch “The Force for Fun” video contest. This fun and inventive contest gives fans everywhere the opportunity to express their creativity for the chance to have their …
Read More »Femme Fatales Arrives On DVD
Looks can kill in season one of Femme Fatales, the hit Cinemax anthology series about powerful, sexy and dangerous women inspired by and styled in the tradition of pulp stories, film noir and graphic novels. This January, season one finally arrives on DVD along with over two hours of never-before-seen …
Read More »Dark Horse Reprints Sold Out Hellboy In Hell
Retailers around the country are sold out of the critically acclaimed first issue of Hellboy in Hell. In response, Dark Horse is reprinting the acclaimed first issue. The reprint is available for reorder now, with an on-sale date of January 30, just 1 week before Hellboy in Hell #3 goes on sale. …
Read More »‘Skyfall’ Hits Billion Dollar Box Office While ‘Hobbit’ Takes Top Spot
“Skyfall,” the latest James Bond outing, reached the milestone Sunday when its worldwide tally hit $1 billion, by far the best showing of any Bond pic, not accounting for inflation. Skyfall has grossed $289.6 million domestically and $710.6 million internationally, becoming the highest grossing film in Sony’s history and the first to jump …
Read More »“The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” Crosses $500 Million Mark Worldwide
“The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” has surpassed the $500 million benchmark at the worldwide box office. The joint announcement was made today by Toby Emmerich, President and Chief Operating Officer, New Line Cinema; Gary Barber, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios; Dan Fellman, President of Domestic Distribution, Warner Bros. …
Read More »The Hobbit Slams Tom Cruise
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey held onto the box office ring this weekend. Jack Reacher, the Tom Cruise action movie, opened in the second slot to an estimated $15.6 million, doing far worse than expected while Judd Apatow’s latest comedy This Is 40 bowed in third place with $12 million. The Guilt Trip, the mother-son comedy starring Barbra Streisand and Seth …
Read More »The Walt Disney Company Completes Lucasfilm Acquisition
Continuing its strategy of delivering exceptional creative content to audiences around the world, Robert A. Iger, President and Chief Executive Officer of The Walt Disney Company announced that Disney has completed its acquisition of Lucasfilm Ltd. LLC. “We’re thrilled to welcome Lucasfilm to the Disney family,” said Iger. “Star Wars …
Read More »Charlie Brown and Peanuts Go Digital
Innovative visual content eBook distributor Graphicly is excited to announce a partnership with Peanuts Worldwide to bring the vast library of Peanuts children’s books and comic strips to the leading eBook marketplaces on Apple iBooks, Amazon Kindle, Barnes & Noble Nook, Kobo Reader, Google Play Books and others. By partnering …
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