Premier Pop C Pop Culture News – Movies, Comics, Television, Books, Toys, Games, and More 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 »Split Tops XXX At Weekend Box Office
M. Night Shyamalan’s latest horror-thriller, Split, easily topped the chart after trumping the competition with a far-better-than-expected $40.2 million from 3,015 theaters in another victory for Blumhouse Productions and Universal’s partnership. The top 12 films of the weekend, as of Sunday, January 22, are as follows: # Title Distributor Name Weekend …
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 »Amy Adams and Jeremy Renner Star in Arrival
ARRIVAL makes its home entertainment debut on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, DVD and On Demand February 14, 2017 from Paramount Home Media Distribution. The film arrives two weeks early on Digital HD January 31. Five-time Academy Award nominee Amy Adams “delivers one of her best performances” (Brian Truitt, USA Today) as expert …
Read More »NECA Announces Action Figure And Collectibles License For ‘BLADE RUNNER 2049’
Action figure and collectibles maker NECA announced that it has acquired the license to Blade Runner 2049, the hotly anticipated sequel to the legendary sci-fi movie. The company plans to release a full range of figures, die-cast vehicles, replicas, games and more in 2017. Additional details will be revealed at New …
Read More »‘Rogue One’ Squeaks Out Another Box Office Win
Rogue One, the stand-alone Star Wars movie starring Felicity Jones, squeaked out another box office win, narrowly beating out Hidden Figures. The film has now earned a massive $477.3 million domestically and is virtually guaranteed of crossing the $500 million mark. The pic easily won the foreign weekend race with $56.6 million, …
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 …
Read More »“Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them” Generates a Magical Half Billion Dollars at the Worldwide Box Office
On the heels of topping the box office in its opening weekend, the widely acclaimed magical adventure “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them” surpassed half a billion dollars at the global box office on Tuesday, November 29, following its second weekend in release. The announcement was made today by …
Read More »Idris Elba And Richard Madden Star In The Action-Packed Thriller: The Take
A rogue CIA agent helps a small-time criminal in the intense-action film, The Take, available now on Digital HD and on Blu-ray and DVD on February 7, 2017 from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. This powerful story stars Idris Elba (Star Trek Beyond, Beasts of No Nation) and Richard Madden (Game of Thrones).The Take Blu-ray™ and DVD include exciting bonus content …
Read More »‘Moana’ Slays ‘Beasts’ At Box Office
In another huge win for animated films — and Disney — Moana scored one of the best five-day Thanksgiving showings of all time with $81.1 million from 3,875 theaters, enough to conquer holdover Harry Potter spinoff Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, which placed No. 2 in its second outing with $65.8 million from …
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