Premier Pop C Pop Culture News – Movies, Comics, Television, Books, Toys, Games, and More 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 …
Read More »“Monster High” Comes To DVD
Mattel and Universal Pictures announced the first ever feature-length DVDs from the hugely successful Monster High franchise. Monster High: Ghouls Rule! will be the first direct-to-DVD, CG-animated film to be released under this new partnership. Centered around the perfectly imperfect teenage children of the world’s most famous monsters, Monster High resonates with girls across the …
Read More »‘Contraband’ Wins Weekend Box Office
The box office is enjoying solid traffic over the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend, with Universal’s action-thriller “Contraband” easily taking the lead. Starring Mark Wahlberg and Kate Beckinsale, “Contraband” is exepcted to gross $28.4 million for the four-day weekend, following a three-day gross of $24.1 million. This is a strong performance for January and, with …
Read More »The Bionic Woman Makes Her Dynamite Debut
Following the success of their popular The Bionic Man ongoing series, Dynamite Entertainment is releasing The Bionic Woman #1. Written by Paul Tobin and drawn by Leno Carvalho, with an amazing cover by Paul Renaud, The Bionic Woman #1 hits stores in March 2012! The Bionic Woman ongoing series is licensed through …
Read More »Universal Pictures Celebrating 100th Anniversary
Universal will mark its 100th anniversary in 2012, and will commemorate its centennial with a yearlong celebration honoring the studio’s rich film history and cultural legacy. The campaign draws its inspiration from Universal’s extraordinary and diverse library of films, many of which will be highlighted throughout the year, and is designed …
Read More »Transformers Attack Blu-Ray
A mysterious event from Earth’s past threatens to ignite a war so big that the TRANSFORMERS alone will not be able to save the planet. Sam Witwicky (Shia LaBeouf) and the AUTOBOTS must fight against the darkness to defend our world from the DECEPTICONS’ all-consuming evil in the smash hit from director Michael …
Read More »Eureka Season 4.5 Comes Home in 2012
Relationship audits, floating banks and force fields that run amok … sounds like just another day in Eureka. As the town’s resident geniuses continue to adjust to the cataclysmic changes in their personal lives following their trip through time to 1947, they are presented with a new challenge: mounting a …
Read More »Return Once More To Death Race
Convicted cop-killer Carl Lucas, aka Frankenstein, is a superstar driver in the brutal prison yard demolition derby known as Death Race. Only one victory away from winning freedom for himself and his pit crew, Lucas is plunged into an all-new competition more vicious than anything he has experienced before. Pitted against …
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