CAPTAIN AMERICA WHIPS JACK SPARROW
November 3, 2011 by admin · Leave a Comment
Paramount Home Entertainment’s Captain America: The First Avenger sent Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides to the plank last week. The Marvel superhero debuted in first place on the DVD and Blu-ray Disc charts, according to Nielsen VideoScan First Alert. According to Home Media magazine, Blu-ray Disc sales for Captain America accounted for […]
CAPTAIN AMERICA TRIUMPHS OVER HARRY IN AMERICA
July 26, 2011 by admin · Leave a Comment
Just as it had during another war with Great Britain — one that no doubt cost far less than the current one — America returned from crushing defeat last weekend to win the latest weekend at the box office in spectacular fashion. Paramount’s Captain America: The First Avenger blew past the U.K.-produced Harry Potter and […]
HALLOWS: FIRST IN SALES; SIXTH IN ATTENDANCE
July 19, 2011 by admin · Leave a Comment
It didn’t come close to the $195 million that some of the wildest forecasts envisaged, but Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 did earn slightly more than Warner Bros.’ Sunday estimate — coming in at $169.2 million, a record for a three-day domestic weekend (versus the estimated $168.55 million). That record was achieved, […]
HALLOWS IS DEATHLY TO BOX-OFFICE RECORDS
July 18, 2011 by admin · Leave a Comment
Warner Bros.’ Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 shattered one record after another over the weekend, culminating with an estimated $168.6 million domestically for the three days, making it the all-time champion for a regular weekend opener. The previous record, $158.4 million, set in 2008, was held by another Warner Bros. film, The […]
MOVIE REVIEWS: WINNIE THE POOH
July 15, 2011 by admin · Leave a Comment
“Oh, bother,” as Winnie the Pooh would say. Or, “Oh, fluff and stuff.” Everybody loves Winnie the Pooh, but there are probably relatively few everybodies who will be taking their kids to see the latest Pooh adventure this weekend — what with Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 making its debut. Winnie […]
