Premier Pop C Pop Culture News – Movies, Comics, Television, Books, Toys, Games, and More Launching a new franchise for Summit and parent company Lionsgate, the dystopian sci-fi film “Divergent” scored $56 million at the North American box office, benefitting from good word of mouth among moviegoers, who gave it an A CinemaScore despite mostly withering reviews. The top 12 films of the weekend, as of …
Read More »Tonner Doll Company Takes a Bite Out of Zombie Love
Tonner Doll Company has released Character Figures based on Summit Entertainment’s Warm Bodies. The film was released nationwide by Summit Entertainment. “I read the book a while ago after a friend had suggested it,” said Robert Tonner, doll artist and company CEO. “When I found out there would be a …
Read More »Zombies Take Over Weak Weekend
Summit Entertainment’s zombie film “Warm Bodies” topped a weak Super Bowl weekend box office with a $20 million debut, while Sylvester Stallone‘s new action pic “Bullet to the Head” turned in a grim $4.5 million. Overall box office grosses were down 26 percent from last year’s Super Bowl weekend. The top 12 films of …
Read More »Tonner Doll Extends Twilight License
Tonner Doll Company has extended its license with Summit Entertainment for The Twilight Saga in order to create figures from the most recent installment of the movie series, “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1.” Tonner has produced 2 more dolls to complete their Twilight Saga Collection: Forever Edward …
Read More »The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 Breaks $700 Million
The fourth installment in the blockbuster TWILIGHT SAGA franchise – THE TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN – PART 1 has grossed an estimated $701.3 million in global box office receipts since the film’s release on November 18, 2011. THE TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN – PART 1 is on its way to becoming the highest …
Read More »‘Twilight’ Studio Bought By Lionsgate
Lionsgate and Summit Entertainment today announced that Lionsgate has completed a transaction to acquire Summit for a combination of cash and stock valued at $412.5 million. The transaction unites two leading studios with powerful brands and complementary assets, solidifying Lionsgate’s position as the world’s largest and most diversified independent entertainment company. By …
Read More »Lackluster Box Office Allows “Twilight” To Threepeat
With no new wide releases this weekend, the box office turned in the second worst performance of 2011. The weekend was also down from last year by 4 percent to 7 percent. With such poor results, “Twilight” remained in the top spot, while “The Muppets” easily kept the second spot. …
Read More »Twilight Rises Over Muppets
“The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn–Part 1” took the box office for the second week, eclipsing Disney’s reboot of “The Muppets.” Over the extended holiday the film took in $62.3 million and pushing its worldwide cume to nearly $500 million. “The Muppets” beat a number of family films to take second place …
Read More »Twilight: Breaking Dawn Takes Hug Bite Out Of Box Office
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn–Part 1 opened with a sharp bite around the globe, grossing $139.5 million domestically. Breaking Dawn wasn’t able to quite match the $142.8 million opening of The Twilight Saga: New Moon on the same weekend two years ago. However,Breaking Dawn made up for the gap at the international box office, where it opened …
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