Now that the next wave of Marvel movies featuring the superheroes from The Avengers are gearing up, America’s most loyal citizen, Captain America, has an August 4, 2014 opening date for his sequel, Captain America: The Winter Soldier. Accompanying him will be Marvel Comic’s first African-American superhero. His name is Sam Wilson, but he’s also known as The Falcon. [...]
Anthony Mackie Honored to be Cast as First African-American Superhero, The Falcon
September 22, 2012 | Posted by
‘The Avengers’ Surpasses $1.5 Billion Mark, 3rd Biggest Movie of All Time
September 3, 2012 | Posted by
Given that the Walt Disney Co announced its $4 billion purchase of Marvel three years ago almost to the day, that price tag looks like a bargain after Summer 2012. Because Marvel’s The Avengers in its 19th week of global release has passed $1.5 billion in worldwide theatrical grosses through Sunday. It’s now the world’s 3rd biggest [...]
2012 Summer Movie Season Started with a Bang, Ended with a Whimper
September 2, 2012 | Posted by
Enjoy your Labor Day weekend and the end to Summer 2012′s movie season. It started out strong with Marvel’s The Avengers (which Disney expanded into about 1,700 theaters this weekend and added $365K Friday to help its worldwide gross push past $1.5B sooner) and is now finishing weak on what is traditionally one of the softer weekends of the year. Saturday’s grosses in [...]
‘Men in Black 3’ At the Top of the Box Office, Beats ‘The Avengers’
May 28, 2012 | Posted by
Agents J and K have knocked the world’s greatest heroes out of the top spot in the box office. Men in Black 3 scored the top spot with $55 million in this weekend’s box office, knocking The Avengers down to second with $37 million. However, the admission prices for movie theaters were lower when the [...]
‘Avengers’ Beats ‘Battleship’ To Remain No. 1
May 20, 2012 | Posted by
“The Avengers” continues to muscle out everything else Hollywood throws at it, easily sinking naval rival “Battleship” and other new releases. With $55.1 million domestically, Disney’s superhero sensation remained No. 1 for a third-straight weekend and took in more than the three big newcomers combined. Overseas, “The Avengers” added an additional $56 million. The film [...]
“The Avengers” Expected to Knock “Think Like A Man” from Top Spot
May 2, 2012 | Posted by
Think Like A Man is still sitting at the top of the U.S. box office since being released almost two weeks ago but Marvel’s The Avengers is set to take its place. Think Like A Man has made a total of $61.7 million, a surprising figure for a movie with a predominantly African-American cast. Some [...]
