Premier Pop C Pop Culture News – Movies, Comics, Television, Books, Toys, Games, and More 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 …
Read More »‘Think Like A Man’ Halts ‘Hunger Games’
Ensemble comedy “Think Like a Man” scored one of the best openings in recent memory for an African-American themed film in debuting to $33 million, and continues Screen Gems’ winning streak at the box office. The film also halted “Hunger Games” winning streak. The film fell to third behind romance film …
Read More »‘Hunger Games’ Continues Record Run
“Hunger Games” grossed $21.5 million, becoming the first film since James Cameron’s “Avatar” to place at No. 1 for four consecutive weekends, putting its total gross at $337.1 million. It has earned $531.1 globally. The record run kept it in front of second place “The Three Stooges,” which brought in a respectable $17.1 …
Read More »‘Hunger Games’ Sinks ‘Titanic’ Rerelease
Moviegoers continue to feast on Lionsgate’s The Hunger Games, which easily topped the domestic box office in its third weekend, falling a narrow 43 percent to $33.5 million for a cume of $302.8 million. The pic jumped the $300 million mark in only 17 days, the fastest for any non-summer …
Read More »‘Hunger Games’ Crushes The Box Ofice
Lionsgate’s The Hunger Games opened to an astounding $155 million at the domestic box office, the third-best debut of all time and the best for any film opening outside of summer. Hunger Games — the big-screen adaptation of Suzanne Collins’best-selling young-adult novel starring Jennifer Lawrence,Josh Hutcherson and Liam Hemsworth — also reeled in the biggest opening for a non sequel. …
Read More »Parody of Cult Hit 21 Jump Street Tops Box Office
Sony and MGM’s R-rated comedy version of the cult hit 21 Jump Street opening to a $35 million at the domestic box office. Starring Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum, the buddy comedy take on the classic TV series nabbed the top spot of a relatively weak box office weekend. The Top-12 grossing motion pictures …
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