Premier Pop C Pop Culture News – Movies, Comics, Television, Books, Toys, Games, and More New family film Wreck-It Ralph opened to a record-breaking $49.1 million from 3,752 theaters — the top weekend debut for a Disney Animation Studios title. Wreck-It Ralph did especially well on Friday in the Northeast, where families looked for a distraction from the aftermath of superstorm Sandy. Most of the 300 theaters closed early …
Read More »Disney Buys Lucasfilm
Mickey Mouse, Spider-Man, and Luke Skywalker now share a home. Continuing its strategy of delivering exceptional creative content to audiences around the world, The Walt Disney Company has agreed to acquire Lucasfilm Ltd. in a stock and cash transaction. Lucasfilm is 100% owned by Lucasfilm Chairman and Founder, George Lucas. …
Read More »Ultimate Spider-Man Conquers UK
Marvel’s Ultimate Spider-Man has stormed to record ratings on Disney XD UK. The show is the top rated animated title on the boy-focused, girl-inclusive channel launched in August 2009, reaching a huge 1.2 million individuals 4+ including 683,000 kids 4-15 and 265,000 boys 8-12 in its first six weeks on …
Read More »Nintendo’s Unveils Upcoming Portable Game Lineup
From puzzles and mysteries to fashion and photo fun, the diverse lineup of games set to arrive for the hand-held Nintendo 3DS and Nintendo 3DS XL systems during the remainder of 2012 truly has something for everyone. Nintendo today revealed launch dates for several upcoming games, including packaged games that …
Read More »Kingdom Hearts 3D [Dream Drop Distance] Dives Into Retailers
Square Enix announced that KINGDOM HEARTS 3D [Dream Drop Distance] is now available in North America, exclusively for the Nintendo 3DS™ system. Winning multiple awards and dozens of nominations including a nomination from the Game Critics Awards for Best Role-Playing Game, the highly acclaimed KINGDOM HEARTS 3D [Dream Drop Distance]received much praise from the media …
Read More »Disney Store’s Limited Edition Frankenweenie Vinyl Debuts At Comic-Con
Disney Store will debut its limited edition Sparky-Saurus vinyl figure, inspired by the upcoming Tim Burton film from Disney, Frankenweenie, in the Funko booth (#4829) at Comic-Con International 2012 in San Diego, California. Inspired by the unique aesthetic of the stop-motion black and white film, Sparky-Saurus is attached to a …
Read More »Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two Arrives At Comic-Con
Disney Interactive announced that the highly-anticipated “Disney Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two” video game will be featured in a panel at the Comic-Con International 2012 show in San Diego on Sunday, July 15th. In addition, Disney Interactive’s Junction Point has released the never-before-seen opening movie for the game …
Read More »Marvel Hosts “Iron Man 3” Kids’ Costume Event
Marvel Studios announced that they will be hosting an “Iron Man 3” Kids’ Costume Event on Saturday, July 14, at 12:30 p.m. at the Marvel booth (#2329), at Comic-Con International in San Diego. The event is open to all children ages 2-14 who come dressed as Iron Man—Marvel’s iconic Super …
Read More »Disney Unveils Villains Line
Disney revealed its Disney Villains Designer Collection, set to arrive exclusively in The Disney Store and at DisneyStore.com in early fall. Centered around a series of six limited edition Villains Designer dolls, limited to an edition of 13,000 each, the collection also includes apparel, beauty products, home items and stationery. …
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 …
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