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The movie Avengers now holds the record for fastest movie to make $400 million domestically, reaching that figure in just two weeks in its amazing run so far. Add to this the one billion in total revenue including overseas sales they made about a week ago makes a lot of people not only very happy but also very very rich. One actor who is loving this is the 37 minuets of screen time, Robert Downey Jr who, according to Vulture, is set to rake in a cool 50 million dollars. We were aware that Robert Downey Jr. got paid way more than his Avengers co-stars, despite the fact that — by Vulture's stopwatch — he's onscreen 41 seconds less than Chris Evans's Captain America and just three and a half minutes more than Scarlett Johansson's Black Widow. What we were … [Read more...]

  The movie Dark Shadows has come out and like many of this type of movie, it is receiving basically mixed reviews with people who love the formula, love the movie and those that don't, well... don't. The problem most critics are seeing is that Tim Burton, the director of this dark comedy based on an old gothic sitcom from the 1970's, has basically directed himself into a corner and has made a style that is becoming predictable. Of course add to that the reoccurring, and almost mandatory at this point, roles for Johnny Depp and Helena Bohnham Carter and Christopher Lee. All fine actors but seem to always end up in a Burton film along with the predictable Danny Elfman soundtrack. As the Mountain Times reports: The bulk of “Dark Shadows” works on basic … [Read more...]

The new big budget movie Battleship has been released world wide for about a month and has already made 200 million dollars but the real test is coming as it set to release in the United States on May 18th. The movie cost 211 million to make so it looks like it will make its money back however the screen debut of Rihanna and hopes of a franchise might have been washed away with the Avengers doing so well which also involves alien attack. As the Washington Post reports, translating a board game into a movie in the first place was a risky proposition.   The idea of taking a decades-old board game based on grids and guesses with no characters and turning it into a high-tech battle against giant invading alien machines might seem ludicrous to some (James Cameron called it … [Read more...]

The Avengers marches on to box office stardom. Can anything stop this juggernaut? The final figures for the opening weekend box office take is in and the total is staggering. Not only did they pass the previous first place movie, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2, they shattered the record. 207 million in domestic ticket sales added to the close to 700 million already collected over seas makes this a sure fire candidate for the billion dollar movie club. Taken from Wikipedia: 1 Avatar $2,782,275,172 2009   2 Titanic $2,175,778,696 1997   3 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 $1,328,111,219 2011   4 Transformers: Dark of … [Read more...]

How can the movie Avengers live up to the hype? How about delivering a great movie and breaking all previous box office records for an opening weekend? As predicted in a previous story, the Avengers not only smashed the old opening weekend box office record but ripped it to shreds like a Bruce Banner shirt after transforming into the Hulk. Inside movies reports:   Disney’s The Avengers smashed the opening weekend record by earning $200.3 million this weekend, according to studio estimates. The prior record was held by last summer’s Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows — Part 2, which debuted to $169.2 million. But The Avengers, directed by Joss Whedon, was the perfect storm: a highly anticipated 3-D action movie that combined the superheroes of several … [Read more...]

With $18.7 million made from the midnight US opening on Thursday night and a huge first day, the Avengers rakes in $80.5 million for the day. This is second only to Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2 which is the current record holder. HPatDH Part 2 made $91.1 million on its opening day so the record holder for the biggest weekend total ($169.2 million) is in serious jeopardy. That movie when it opened dropped 53% in attendance from Friday to Saturday so if the Avengers keeps its momentum through the weekend, it should be the new king of the box office. The Chicago Tribune reports: "The Avengers" surpassed its $220 million production costs some time ago. The film added another $30.3 million overseas on Friday, raising its foreign gross to $334 … [Read more...]

This story should be considered semi-spolier as it discusses the extra scene at the end of Avengers. If you don't want any surprises or explinations, read no further. We will not give away any plot points of the movie itse'f, but we will discuss in detail just what was seen in that little teaser. *****POSSIBLE SPOILERS AHEAD***** With the release of the Avengers breaking records all over the place, talk is already around the clip at the end of Avengers and what it means to the Marvel Universe and more specifically, Avengers 2.  This is not a new trick Marvel has employed, in fact every Marvel film from Iron Man 1 has had a little teaser placed in the end which comic book fans love and many people scratch their heads saying, "What the hell was that?" Iron Man introduced … [Read more...]

Ok, it's corny but we here at Popcorn Moives are big Star Wars geeks. It is one of those movies that just will always be in our psyche and forever be one of the greatest of all time. Well, let's be honest, Empire Strikes Back is the greatest and the first three were a huge disappointment, but you get what we mean. And we're not the only ones, the culture and the entire universe that is "Star Wars" is beyond just the movies and have lived on like few other films could ever hope for.   Even with great movies which technically and action wise and humor and special effects, better acting (well, basically every measure of a film) are better than Star Wars (If you haven't seen Avengers yet, what are you waiting for?) one still has to give it up for the original mac … [Read more...]

Don't pay attention to the rumors that Robert Downey Jr. is going to be re-cast as Iron Man. This is not some sort of James Bond character that has a Roger Moore waiting in the wings to take over. Granted the actor is now 42 years old, but with the CGI doing the heavy lifting and RDJ still in love with the character, don't expect to see anyone else donning the iron suit anytime soon. He told MTV News recently: ...he wasn't so thrilled about the idea of someone else playing Tony Stark. "I would really hate for someone else to think they could step into my shoes," he said. An infamous jokester, he couldn't help but ask, "I wonder who's playing Tony Stark next. Is it you? Is that what you're here to tell me?" "I know things are looking like that they could go on for a long while," … [Read more...]

  Avengers Assemble! The summer movie season is opening with a bang and if the Avengers is any indication of how this summer is going to be at the box office, we here at Popcorn Movies are very excited! The reviews are in and they are all good! With the Avengers opening overseas first and with mini premieres all around the US, this weekend looks to be huge for the Marvel Universe. In fact, the Huffington Post is reporting that already globably the film has earned close to 500 million dollars! Hulk smash. According to numbers released by Disney, "Marvel's The Avengers" has already grossed $218.2 million internationally, including $33.1 million on Monday. Couple that lofty number with foreign openings in Russia and China on Friday, and "The Avengers" could reach $400 million … [Read more...]