Premier Pop C Pop Culture News – Movies, Comics, Television, Books, Toys, Games, and More The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey received more Saturn Award nominations than any other film released last year, withLife of Pi and Skyfall close behind as the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films today revealed the nominations for the 39th Annual Saturn Awards. Marvel’s The Avengers, The Dark Knight Returns, Looper, Cloud Atlas, Argo and Les Miserables all received multiple …
Read More »‘Skyfall’ Hits Billion Dollar Box Office While ‘Hobbit’ Takes Top Spot
“Skyfall,” the latest James Bond outing, reached the milestone Sunday when its worldwide tally hit $1 billion, by far the best showing of any Bond pic, not accounting for inflation. Skyfall has grossed $289.6 million domestically and $710.6 million internationally, becoming the highest grossing film in Sony’s history and the first to jump …
Read More »‘Skyfall’ Regains Box Office Crown
James Bond film “Skyfall” reclaimed the No. 1 spot at the weekend box office with $11 million. “Skyfall” continues to shatter records, becoming the highest-grossing movie released by Sony with $918 million in worldwide tickets sales, beating “Spider-Man 3” ($890 million). Sony is MGM’s distribution and co-financing partner on the film. The top …
Read More »Box Office Sets Thanksgiving Record
Moviegoers stuffed themselves on a diverse buffet of movies at the Thanksgiving box office, with overall revenues ringing in it at a record $290 million for the Wednesday through Sunday stretch, easily surpassing the $270.5 collected in 2009. “The Twilight Saga: Break Dawn Part II”, “Skyfall”, and “Lincoln” all drew …
Read More »Breaking Dawn Takes Big Bite Out Of Box Office
Twilight: Breaking Dawn — Part 2 topped the box office this weekend with $141.3 million domestically from 4,070 theaters and $199.6 million internationally from 61 markets. It’s the franchise’s best global opening, thanks to massive international business. Meanwhile, SkyFall also set a frnachise record, becoming the best-selling Bond film of all …
Read More »‘SkyFall’ Nets Biggest Bond Opening
James Bond pic Skyfall easily seduced the North American box office with a potent $87.8 million debut, bringing its worldwide cume to $518.6 million. The film’s four-day domestic total is $90 million, including $2.2 million earned in exclusive Thursday runs in IMAX and other large-format theaters. The top 12 films of the weekend, …
Read More »Celebrate The 50th Anniversary Of James Bond
Friday, October 5th, 2012 will be Global James Bond Day, marking the 50th anniversary of the James Bond film franchise. It was Albert R. Broccoli and Harry Saltzman who adapted Ian Fleming’s books and brought Dr No to the screen in 1962. The 007 franchise today is the longest running in film history with twenty-three films produced. The …
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