Premier Pop C Pop Culture News – Movies, Comics, Television, Books, Toys, Games, and More Universal and Hasbro Entertainment’s big-budget Battleship barely left port in its North American launch, grossing a dismal $25.3 million. That’s well below the anticipated $35 million to $40 million that Universal and director Peter Berg were hoping for. Battleship, designed to put the studio squarely in the tentpole game, cost at least $209 million to produce, …
Read More »Universal Goes Silent
Elizabeth Olsen ( Martha Marcy May Marlene ) stars in this harrowing, edge-of-your-seat thriller presented in real time as one single, uninterrupted shot. Silent House is available on Blu-ray Combo Pack with Ultra Violet, as well as DVD, Digital Download and On Demand on July 24, 2012, from Universal Studios Home Entertainment. When Sarah (Olsen) finds herself …
Read More »Eureka Season 5 Arrives on DVD
They can bend the laws of nature. They can push science to the absolute limit. But there’s one force they can’t change: their destiny. Return to the small town with big secrets as the geniuses of Eureka venture beyond everything they have ever known in the fifth and final season …
Read More »Universal Announces A Call For Snow White Pop Art Submissions
Universal Pictures announced a call for artists to submit artwork inspired by the upcoming film Snow White and the Huntsman. The submissions must be received by 11:59 p.m. PDT on May 11, and they will be showcased in a pop-up gallery located on the internationally renowned Melrose Avenue in Los Angeles. Artwork will be on display …
Read More »Warehouse 13 Season Three Arrives on DVD
Explosive action, fantastical artifacts and inventive gadgetry abound in season three of Syfy’s “Warehouse 13,” available on DVD July 10, 2012 from Universal Studios Home Entertainment. Pete (Eddie McClintock, “Bones,” “Stark Raving Mad”), Myka (Joanne Kelly, “Supernatural,” “Vanished”), Claudia (Allison Scagliotti, “Drake & Josh”) and Artie (Saul Rubinek, “Frasier,” “Once and Again”) …
Read More »‘Jaws’ Devours Blu-ray This Summer
The landmark motion picture that still makes audiences afraid to go in the water – comes to Blu-ray for the first time ever on August 14th, 2012. Featuring an all-new, digitally remastered and fully restored picture, as well as 7.1 surround sound, the JAWS Blu-ray Combo Pack with DVD, Digital Copy and UltraViolet …
Read More »‘Safe House’ To Make DVD Debut
Tobin Frost (Oscar® winner Denzel Washington), one of the CIA’s most dangerous traitors, resurfaces inSouth Africa after eluding capture for almost a decade. During his interrogation, the safe house is attacked by brutal mercenaries forcing rookie agent, Matt Weston (Ryan Reynolds) to take the infamous Frost on the run. As the masterful manipulator toys with his reluctant …
Read More »“The Lorax” Dominates The Box Office
It felt like summer for the movie industry as “The Lorax” did summer blockbuster numbers in its first weekend of release. The film from Universal and Illumination Entertainment debuted to a staggering $70.7 million, marking the best opening ever for a non-sequel animated movie, edging out 2004’s “The Incredibles.” and posting phenomenol …
Read More »‘Contraband’ Arrives on Blu-ray and DVD
A legendary smuggler who long ago abandoned his life of crime to become a law-abiding family man is dragged back into the cutthroat, underground world of international crime in the suspenseful thriller Contraband , coming to Blu-ray Combo Pack with UltraViolet, as well as DVD, Digital Download and On Demand on April 24, …
Read More »Hasbro Unveils “Battleship” Toys
Hasbro will turn another one of its timeless brands into a multimedia entertainment property this year with the release of Universal Pictures’ epic action-adventure BATTLESHIP. Hasbro will augment the experience of the hotly anticipated film directed by Peter Berg with an action-packed line of BATTLESHIP-themed toys — both in the gaming …
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