Premier Pop C Pop Culture News – Movies, Comics, Television, Books, Toys, Games, and More Smashing records and setting off early holiday fireworks, Seth MacFarlane’s Ted debuted to a massive $54.1 million at the domestic box office — the best showing ever for an original R-rated comedy. Steven Soderbergh‘s male striptease dramedy Magic Mike likewise overperformed in a big way, grossing $39.2 million. It’s the first time in history that two R-rated …
Read More »‘Brave’ Extends Pixar’s Winning Streak
Brave, continuing Pixar’s unblemished record of opening its movies at No. 1, also scored the second-highest June opening for an animated pic after Pixar’s Toy Story 3 ($110.3 million). Overseas, the Disney/Pixar title debuted to $13.5 million in 10 markets. The weekend brought disappointing results for Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter. Costing $68 …
Read More »Cruise Crushed By Madagascar
Cruise’s “Rock Of Ages” took a beating at the domestic box office over Father’s Day weekend, narrowly beatingAdam Sandler’s “That’s My Boy” as both performed dismally in their debuts. Instead, it was holdovers “Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted” and “Prometheus” that continued to top the chart, staying at No. 1 and No. 2 respectively …
Read More »‘Madagascar’ Tops ‘Prometheus’
Family animated tentpole “Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted” landed at the top of the box office with a $60.4 million opening, besting the $50 million scored by Ridley Scott’s sci-fi epic “Prometheus”. “Prometheus” did well for an R-rated, original tentpole, and did more than expected on the strength of Scott’s fan base and …
Read More »Snow White Becomes The Fairest Of Them All
Universal’s Snow White and the Huntsman has succeeded in winning over moviegoers, topping the domestic box office with a better-than-expected $56.3 million and opening to $95.6 million worldwide. Sony’s Men in Black 3 won the weekend overseas, however, grossing a strong $79.1 million in its sophomore session for a worldwide total of $387.7 million …
Read More »‘Avengers’ Sinks ‘Battleship’
Universal and Hasbro Entertainment’s big-budget Battleship barely left port in its North American launch, grossing a dismal $25.3 million. That’s well below the anticipated $35 million to $40 million that Universal and director Peter Berg were hoping for. Battleship, designed to put the studio squarely in the tentpole game, cost at least $209 million to produce, …
Read More »“Avengers’ Crosses $700 Million Mark In Under Two Weeks
Marvel’s The Avengers has posted the biggest domestic opening weekend of all time with $207.4 million for May 4-6. It then crossed $700 million in only 13 days at the global box office, one of the best showings of all time. “Marvel’s The Avengers is something we’ve been carefully building toward since we …
Read More »‘Avengers’ Blows Up Box Office Records
Marvel’s “The Avengers” is breaking record after record as the powerhouse superhero team steamrolled over the box office. The film brought in the his test grossing opening weekend ever, bringing in a whoping $200.3 million at the domestic box office. This wrapped up a week of international box office records where …
Read More »‘Think Like A Man’ Wins Second Week At Box Office
“Think Like a Man” grossed an impressive $18 million in its second weekend to stay at No. 1, while Jason Segel-Emily Blunt comedy “The Five-Year Engagement” came in No. 5 with a disappointing $11.2 million debut. Both films are expected to drop next week as the summer blockbuster season roars in with the U.S. …
Read More »‘Avengers’ Starts Record Breaking Run
The Avengers is off to a rocking start at the international box office, scoring the second-highest opening of all time in Australia behind Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2. The Marvel Studios and Disney tentpole grossed $6 million, compared to $7 million for Deathly Hallows Part 2. Additionally, Avengers …
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