Tag: The Avengers
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‘Ready Player One’: How Zak Penn Wrote the Impossible Steven Spielberg Movie
When screenwriter Zak Penn read galleys in 2011 for Ernest Cline’s “Ready Player One,” he had a thought: “This will never get made.” The sprawling novel was wall to wall with ’80s references, everything from movies “The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai,” “Batman” and “Back to the Future” to video games Halo, Minecraft, Tomb Raider, and…
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‘Black Panther’ becomes biggest superhero release of all time in North America
Pacific Rim Uprising takes the crown, as Tomb Raider falls away.Legendary Entertainment’s Pacific Rim Uprising starring John Boyega ended Black Panther’s magnificent five-week run at the top of the charts, although Marvel and Disney chiefs have plenty to celebrate as their tentpole sailed past $600m and overtook The Avengers to become the highest-grossing superhero release…
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‘Pacific Rim 2’ Tops Weekend as ‘Black Panther’ Becomes Fifth Largest Domestic Release of All-Time
It had to happen at some point and this was the weekend that saw Black Panther‘s streak as the #1 film at the weekend box office come to an end at the hands of Pacific Rim Uprising. That being said, it wasn’t a down weekend for Black Panther at all as it became the highest…
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‘Black Panther’ Surpasses ‘The Avengers’ as Highest-Grossing Superhero Movie of All Time in U.S.
With $631 million to date at the domestic box office, Marvel’s “Black Panther” has become the highest-grossing superhero movie in the U.S., not adjusted for inflation.Ryan Coogler’s superhero tentpole saw $17 million at 3,370 locations in its sixth weekend, allowing it to surpass “The Avengers’s” $623 million in 2012. “Black Panther” also recently passed “Star…
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Box Office: ‘Pacific Rim Uprising’ to Top ‘Black Panther’ With $25 Million
“Pacific Rim Uprising” is set to dethrone “Black Panther” this weekend with $25 million from 3,708 North American locations.Disney-Marvel’s “Black Panther” has topped the box office for the past five consecutive weekends, a rare feat, but will take in $16 million this weekend from 3,370 sites — down 464 theaters from last weekend. “Black Panther’s”…
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4 Reasons Why ‘Black Panther’ Could Match ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ in Global Box Office
With its fifth weekend at #1 and $605 million domestic to date, the incredible ride of “Black Panther” continues. It’s already bigger than “Rogue One”; soon it will surpass the biggest hit of 2017, “The Last Jedi,” and it could gross another $100 million before its theatrical run is finished.There aren’t many comps for a…
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Is Black Panther’s Wakanda Being Planned for Walt Disney World?
Black Panther is an enormous hit at the box office, earning a whopping $1.18 billion in just five weeks of release. This week, the film should surpass The Avengers to become not only the largest grossing film from Disney’s Marvel Studios, but the highest grossing superhero film of all time. One of the things that…
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Zak Penn Reveals Why No ‘Blade Runner’ And Ultra Man References In ‘Ready Player One’
For screenwriter Zak Penn, working with Steven Spielberg on the impressive adaptation of Ernest Cline’s “Ready Player One” was clearly heaven. During our conversation regarding the expected blockbuster you can hear the enthusiasm in his voice. Penn has contributed to popular projects in the past. He’s credited in different capacities on “X2” and “The Avengers,”…
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‘Black Panther’ crosses $600m in North America
Global champion Tomb Raider debuts in second place; Peter Rabbit crosses $100m.Black Panther became the first film since Avatar in 2009 to hold on to number one for five successive weekends as the tentpole surged to $605.4m following an estimated $27m weekend haul that kept new arrival Tomb Raider in second place.The superhero smash ranks…
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‘Black Panther’ Tops $600M Domestically While ‘I Can Only Imagine’ Surprises with $17M Debut
For the fifth weekend in a row, Disney and Marvel’s Black Panther is the weekend’s number one film at the domestic box office, becoming the first film to accomplish that feat since Avatar in 2009. The film is also only the seventh film to ever gross over $600 million at the domestic box office as…