Premier Pop C Pop Culture News – Movies, Comics, Television, Books, Toys, Games, and More With dismal reviews and bad word of mouth, Zack Snyder’s Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice plunged an estimated 68 percent in its second weekend — one of the biggest drops in history for a marquee superhero title — even as it easily stayed No. 1 due to no new films opening. …
Read More »‘Dawn of Justice’ Weak On Screen But Strong At Box Office
Despite bad reviews, weak story and terrible acting, Superman and Batman fans proved P.T. Barnum’s adage of never overestimating the intelligence of the consumer and turned out in droves to see Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. The cinematic monstrosity rolled in box office gold bringing in $170,100,000 domestically. The film earned …
Read More »‘Zootopia’ Threepeats At The Top Of The Box Office
Zootopia remained at No. 1 in its third weekend with a stellar $38 million domestically (it fell a slim 26 percent) to jump the $200 million mark in North America. And overseas, it earned another $64.8 million to finish Sunday with a foreign total of $389.9 million and global haul of …
Read More »‘Zootopia’ Remains Atop Box Office
Disney Animation Studios’ Zootopia continued to rule the roost in its second weekend, while the J.J. Abrams-produced 10 Cloverfield Lane opened to a pleasing $25.2 million in North America.Sacha Baron Cohen’s comedy The Brothers Grimsby debuted to a dismal $3.2 million, the worst opening of all time for the British comedian. Fellow new offerings The Young Messiah and The …
Read More »‘Zootopia’ Defeats ‘Deadpool’
Over the weekend, Zootopia — buoyed by glowing reviews launched to a record $73.7 million from 3,827 theaters in North America, the top showing ever for Disney Animation Studios and the top March debut for an animated title, besting Dr. Suess’ The Lorax ($70.2 million). The top 12 films of the weekend, as of …
Read More »‘Gods Of Egypt’ Bombs At Box Office
Gods of Egypt opened to an estimated $14 million domestically after costing a hefty $140 million to produce. The ancient fantasy epic, starring Gerard Butler, also bombed overseas, where it debuted to $24.2 million from 68 markets for a worldwide start of $38.2 million. Deadpool easily beat the film to stay …
Read More »‘Deadpool’ Has Record Setting Weekend
Ryan Reynolds’ very R-rated and irreverent Deadpool grossed a record-breaking $135 million over the three-day Valentine’s Day/Presidents Day weekend, one of the best showings of all time for a superhero movie and shattering all expectations. The top 12 films of the weekend, as of Sunday, February 14, are as follows: WEEKEND REVENUE …
Read More »‘Kung Fu Panda 3’ Chops Down Newcomers
Kung Fu Panda 3 easily stayed No. 1 in its second weekend as Hail, Caesar! grossed an underwhelming $11.4 million.The news was even more grim for mashup Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. The movie earned $5.2 million from 2,931 theaters, putting it behind Nicholas Sparks’ film adaptation The Choice. The top 12 films of …
Read More »‘Kung Fu Panda 3’ Wins Weekend
Kung Fu Panda 3 easily topped the North American box office with an estimated $41 million debut, even while it came in on the lower end of expectations for DreamWorks Animation and behind the $47.7 million launch of Kung Fu Panda 2 five years ago. The top 12 films of the weekend, as …
Read More »‘Revenant’ Storms To Top Of The Box Office
The Revenant rode to the top of the box-office chart in its third weekend in wide release — the first time the movie has come in No. 1. The frontier epic, starring DiCaprio, grossed $16 million from 3,711 theaters for a domestic total of $119.2 million for Fox and New Regency. …
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