The cape, the curl, the S on the chest. Superman is among comics’ most recognizable characters, and 75 years after Cleveland teenagers Jerry Siegel and Joe Schuster’s Kryptonian made his debut in the pages of Action Comics No. 1, his popularity remains stratospheric.
“Man of Steel” director Zack Snyder made a surprise appearance at Comic-Con on Saturday to announce he is making another Superman film and it will include Batman – the first time the two superheroes will be united on the big screen.
“The Way, Way Back” feels like the ultimate summer movie… of 1983. No cities are leveled. No planets are ruined. The only thing that blows up is a relationship.
With apologies to Barbara Mandrell, John T. Woods was crowdfunding when crowdfunding wasn’t cool.
What: “R.I.P.D.”
A look at some of the DVDs, CDs and books hitting stores this week:
With $44.8 million in domestic ticket sales Friday through Sunday, the animated sequel “Despicable Me 2” outdid the debuts of the Adam Sandler comedy “Grown Ups 2” and director Guillermo del Toro’s monsters-versus-robots action flick “Pacific Rim.”
In these uncertain times, we all want bright futures for our children. The best thing you could do for them right now? Train little Bobby or Susie to dedicate months of their life to constructing elaborate digital cityscapes only to have them carelessly torn asunder. If this summer is any indication, they’ll never want for food.
The minions of “Despicable Me 2” ran away with the July 4th box office, leaving the Johnny Depp Western “The Lone Ranger” in the dust. According to studio estimates Sunday, the Universal animated sequel took in $82.5 million over the weekend and $142.1 million across the five-day holiday window.
The minions have overtaken “The Lone Ranger.” Universal’s animated sequel “Despicable Me 2” created box-office fireworks on the Fourth of July, earning $24.5 million.
The Lone Ranger is a spirit walker whose life can’t end in battle.
A look at some of the DVDs, CDs and books hitting stores this week:
Ultimate Fighting Championship middleweight champ, Anderson Silva, soon will tap into his artistic, expressive dimension to expand his brand from the octagon cage to the big screen.
Sandra Bullock and Melissa McCarthy brought “The Heat” against Channing Tatum and Jamie Foxx at the box office. The Fox action-comedy starring the funny ladies as mismatched detectives earned $40 million in second place in its opening weekend, topping the $25.7 million debut haul of Sony’s “White House Down,” according to studio estimates Sunday.
