James Gunn’s Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, which debuted to $145 million from 4,347 theaters over the weekend — more than 54 percent ahead of the first film — for an early global total of $427.6 million. Males fueled the movie (56 percent), while 40 percent of ticket buyers …
Read More »Marvel Heroes Omega PlayStation 4 Closed Beta Begins
Gazillion announced that the closed beta for Marvel Heroes Omega on PlayStation4 is on. Inspired in part by popular action-RPGs and massively multiplayer online games, Marvel Heroes Omega combines non-stop action and long form RPG progression features. Marvel fans and gamers can level-up, defeat infamous Marvel Super Villains and henchmen, …
Read More »Review: Netflix’s Iron Fist
Netflix’s Iron Fist is the fifth season of Netflix’s Defenders arc that concludes later this year. Put simply it is the weakest of the four series, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t good. Spoilers ahead. To start with, this is not the Iron Fist you know. This is Danny Rand …
Read More »‘Logan’ Slices Into Box Office
Fox’s Logan sliced a major chunk from the North American box office over the weekend with $85.3 million from 4,071 theaters, the biggest opening of the year so far and one of the top showings of all time for an R-rated film or for a March release. Logan was also huge overseas, debuting to …
Read More »Marvel Entertainment And Square Enix Team Up For Multi-Year, Multi-Game Creative Partnership
Marvel Entertainment and Square Enix announced a new multi-year, multi-game licensing agreement to develop and publish original games based on beloved Marvel Super Heroes, beginning with The Avengers. This newly established partnership pairs the creative minds at Marvel and Square Enix for one of the most powerful alliances in interactive …
Read More »Iron Man Experience, Disney Parks’ First-Ever Marvel-Themed Ride, Opens at Hong Kong Disneyland
Walt Disney Parks and Resorts and the Hong Kong Government celebrated the grand opening of Iron Man Experience, the first-ever Marvel-themed ride at a Disney park and the first Disney attraction to feature the city of Hong Kong as its story setting. “We are always pushing the boundaries of creativity and innovation …
Read More »Disney/ABC, IMAX And Marvel Team For ‘Marvel’s The Inhumans,’
IMAX, Marvel Television, and Disney/ABC Television Group announced an innovative agreement to exclusively premiere the new ABC series “Marvel’s The Inhumans” in IMAX commercial theatres, marking the first time a live-action television series has debuted in this manner. Under the agreement, a version of the first two episodes of Marvel …
Read More »‘Doctor Strange’ Wins Boosted Box Office
From Doctor Strange to Trolls to Denis Villeneuve’s new cerebral sci-fi thriller Arrival, movies playing at the North American box office enjoyed a rare collective boost over the weekend as consumers flocked to the cinema seemingly seeking escapism following the conclusion of the 2016 presidential election and Donald Trump’s surprise victory. Marvel and Disney’s Doctor Strange easily stayed …
Read More »‘Doctor Strange’ Casts Spell Over Box Office
Doctor Strange opened to a far better-than-expected $85 million from 3,882 theaters at the North American box office, adding another franchise to the expanding Marvel Studios and Disney superhero universe and putting the movie’s early global total at a magical $325.4 million. Overseas, the pic earned another $118.7 million this weekend. Doctor Strange, …
Read More »Hasbro Heads to 2016 Comic-Con with Special Edition Items from Marvel, Transformers, Micronauts, Star Wars and More
Hasbro will be returning to the annual Comic-Con International in San Diego, California with exciting convention exclusive sets in tow. Drawn from Hasbro’s impressive brand portfolio, fans can expect limited edition products from MY LITTLE PONY, TRANSFORMERS, G.I. JOE, VISIONARIES, MAGIC: THE GATHERING as well as licensed partners, STAR WARS and …
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