Premier Pop C Pop Culture News – Movies, Comics, Television, Books, Toys, Games, and More Warner Bros. Pictures had a full house of talent at this year’s CinemaCon presentation in Las Vegas, showcasing the broad diversity of its upcoming slate. Generating excitement throughout the Caesars Palace Colosseum, the Studio’s 2017 Big Picture presentation was highlighted by footage from each movie—some never-before-seen—and appearances from some of …
Read More »Viacom Names Jim Gianopulos Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Paramount Pictures
Viacom announced the appointment of Jim Gianopulos as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Paramount Pictures, effective April 3, 2017. Gianopulos will report directly to Bob Bakish, President and Chief Executive Officer of Viacom. In his role as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Paramount, Gianopulos will oversee the studio’s …
Read More »‘Beast’ Conquers ‘Power Rangers’ At Box Office
Beauty and the Beast continued to make history in its second weekend, declining a scant 49 percent to an estimated $88 million from 4,210 locations, the fourth-biggest sophomore outing of all time. And its North American cume of $317 million is the fourth-biggest 10-day total in history. Lionsgate and Saban’s Power Rangers, an …
Read More »Patrick Stewart Unleashes His Inner Dragon
Patrick Stewart stars as the voice of Drago in the all-new epic action adventure Dragonheart: Battle for the Heartfire, debuting on Blu-ray, DVD, Digital HD and On Demand on June 13, 2017 from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. Distinguished producer Raffaella De Laurentiis makes a triumphant return with a fresh installment of the legendary fantasy franchise that …
Read More »Kong Tops Logan At Box Office
Warner Bros. and Legendary’s Kong: Skull Island roared louder than expected in its North American box-office debut, scaling $61 million to top Wolverine threequel Logan. Kong: Skull Island hopes to restore the world’s most famous ape to glory and build a new film franchise, with a Kong v. Godzilla installment already in the works. The top 12 movies …
Read More »‘Split’ Maintains Top Box Office Spot
M. Night Shyamalan’s horror-thriller Split stayed atop the North American box office for a third weekend in a row with $14.6 million from 3,373 theaters, the first time Shyamalan has claimed that victory since The Sixth Sense in 1999. The top 12 films of the weekend, as of Sunday, February 5, are as follows: …
Read More »Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Announces the Release of All Eight Harry Potter Films Coming to Ultra HD Blu-ray in 2017
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment announced that all eight films in the popular and acclaimed Harry Potter series will be released on Ultra HD Blu-ray in 2017. The last four films in the series will be released on March 28 and will include Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Harry Potter and …
Read More »‘Split’ Tops Box Office For Second Week
M. Night Shyamalan’s sleeper hit Split fell a scant 36 percent in its second weekend to $26.3 million for a domestic total of $78 million. The horror film easily stayed No. 1 for Blumhouse and Universal. A Dog’s Purpose came in behind expectations over the weekend with a debut of $18.3 million from 3,058 …
Read More »‘Hidden Figures’ Takes Box Office As New Releases Bomb
Three high-profile studio movies bombed this weekend, including Martin Scorsese’s Silence and Ben Affleck’s Live by Night, making it easier for Hidden Figures to take the top spot a week after squeaking out a last minute victory over Rogue One last week. Hidden Figures — the biographical drama about three black female NASA mathematicians who …
Read More »“Moana” Holds On To Box Office Top Spot
Disney’s Moana easily topped the domestic box office for its second week in a row, with a catch of $28.4 million. On a traditionally sleepy weekend between major holidays, the Disney animated film did strong business, dropping just 50 percent from its opening weekend. That’s even better than Disney’s record-breaking animated hit, Frozen, which dropped …
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