This is disturbingly depressing– this is what we have to look forward to in movie theaters this summer: Four adaptations of comic books. One prequel to an adaptation of a comic book. One sequel to a sequel to a movie based on a toy. One sequel to a sequel to a sequel to a movie…
Billy West talks about how be brought back is all time favorite Looney Tunes star, plus what we can look forward to in the coming weeks during the new run of FUTURAMA. And we finally have a new movie SPIDER-MAN, but on TV we lose a few summer shows. < And be sure to stay…
When it comes to action on TV this summer, chances are it is on a show created by MATT NIX. With THE GOOD GUYS a hit and BURN NOTICE riding high, Matt has plenty to talk about with his present & future projects. Plus THE HOBBIT may have found a director and JONAH HEX tanks…
First, let’s get the opening numbers for Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen out of the way: 3-day weekend total is $112M and 5-day overall is $201.2M from 4,234 theaters. Those figures include a Sunday estimate of around $34+M mirroring that day’s -15% play on the first Transformers. The breakdown is $40.6M for Saturday, $36.7M Friday, $28.6M Thursday, and a…
A new facility and a great turn-out for the MOCCA Art Festival in New York – we’ve got your recap plus the newest comic publisher happens to be Uncle Sam, Peter Jackson got his ticket to ComicCon and Marvel gives us some Strange. PRESS THE BUTTON to Get The Point! And be sure to stay…
For over four decades, PAT COOPER has made audiences laugh, but when it comes to the state of comedy today, Pat isn’t amused. His no-holds-barred opinion on today’s comics is red hot plus DOCTOR WHO gets a companion at last and something BIG is going on with CAPTAIN AMERICA #600! PRESS THE BUTTON to Get…
Max Payne is the first video game-inspired movie in a while and it did something its predecessors failed to do, capture the number one spot in its first weekend and get reasonable reviews. The film opened with $18 million in tickets sold, according to Box Office Mojo. It was clearly the number one film for…
You can tell the summer is over just by looking at the box office gross chart and see that the cool films have arrived and we’re in a lull as people focus on school and the arrival of the fall television season. The number film this weekend, based on Box Office Mojo projections, is Nicholas…
Even if we are lucky enough to ever see another Serenity feature, there are far too many questions to be answered in one sitting. One of those is just who is Shepherd Book. Joss Whedon talks about why he chose character for a new Dark Horse mini-series, plus: Buffy gets an MMO, Firefly gets put…
The newest Batman movie, The Dark Knight, is doing a nice bit of smackdown with all kinds of records, as well it should. It’s taking in money hand over fist. There are even whispers that it could wind up outgrossing Titanic, although I don’t think that will happen myself. The film will probably be up…
More good news on the comic book movie front, as Hellboy 2: The Golden Army is reportedly tops at the box office, with a $35.9 million haul. Variety says that well outpaces 2002’s Hellboy, the first teamup between director Guillermo del Toro and Hellboy creator Mike Mignola. The second film didn’t face much competition, and…
Box Office Mojo reports that Ratatouille is the top-grossing film this weekend, as expected, with grosses of more than $47 million. This beats Live Free or Die Hard, which earned a tad over $33 million. "But wait," you say. "Die Hard 4 opened on Wednesday. Didn’t the real fans go then, driving up the gross?"…
