Michael Bay's giant alien robot antics get a free pass with them. Peter Berg's upcoming alien invasion on water epic "Battleship" essentially serves as a two-hour recruitment commercial. But when it came to "Marvel's The Avengers", the Pentagon decided not to help out with use of their equipment and personnel. Phil Strub, the U.S. Defense … [Read more...]
“Avengers” Is Biggest Opening Weekend Ever
May 6, 2012 by
Sunday 3AM: It broke many opening weekend records in its international release, now "Marvel's The Avengers" is about to do the same in the United States. Deadline reports that the film scored a whopping $ 80.5 million on Friday (including $ 18.7M in midnight previews), while it's looking like it'll nab an incredible $ 68+ million haul this … [Read more...]
Have Your Say: “The Avengers”
May 4, 2012 by
You can't escape it, "Marvel's The Avengers" is dominating the talk of film, comic and sci-fi geekdoms this weekend. Now, with the film finally open pretty much everywhere, comes your chance to have your say. What did you think? Did it live up to the hype? Was Hulk the scene stealer people are claiming? What faults, if any, did you find with … [Read more...]
“Avengers” Scores $18.7M At Midnight
May 4, 2012 by
The first domestic box-office numbers are in with "The Avengers" pulling in $ 18.7 million at midnight screenings in theatres all across North America reports the trades. That is about on par with the $ 18.5 million that "The Dark Knight" took in midnight runs in 2008. That film went on to gross $ 158.4 million for its opening weekend in the … [Read more...]
“Avengers” Post-Credit Scene Confirmed
May 3, 2012 by
How big is "The Avengers"? Its global box-office tally is already over the $ 260 million mark, and by end of Sunday (with the US opening weekend helping) it's expected to be somewhere close to the $ 600 million mark Similarly the film is accounting for a whopping 94% of sales on U.S. online ticking service Fandango. One thing that patient U.S. … [Read more...]
“Knight Rises” Trailer With “Avengers”?
April 21, 2012 by
Nolan Fans reports that according to the WB Exhibitor site, the third trailer for "The Dark Knight Rises" will be attached to copies of "Marvel’s The Avengers" on May 4th in the United States. A new trailer has been expected with "The Avengers" and/or Warners own "Dark Shadows" looking to be the likely titles to have it, now we know. … [Read more...]
“Avengers” Just Shot An Extra Scene?
April 13, 2012 by
Marvel's much anticipated "The Avengers" screened for Los Angeles critics on Wednesday night to a strong response, while early tracking figures have emerged indicating enough interest for potentially the biggest opening weekend yet for a Marvel film ("Iron Man 2" currently holds the record with $ 128 million). Yesterday however was the big press … [Read more...]
“The Avengers” Marathon Sells Out
April 7, 2012 by
AMC Theatres® announced today that advance tickets for "The Avengers", the culmination of its buzzed about six-film The Ultimate Marvel Marathon, have sold out at 10 AMC locations across the country - a full month ahead of the event and just three weeks after they went on sale. Based on high demand, AMC is adding additional marathon shows at … [Read more...]
All Sorts Of “Avengers” News Tidbits
March 13, 2012 by
Been a busy few days on "The Avengers" front with a lot of news morsels dropping all over. Joss Whedon has recently done early interviews ahead of the release of "Cabin in the Woods" in mid-April and used the opportunity to speak quite extensively about the superhero mashup. He tells Collider that his earliest rough cut of the film clocked in at … [Read more...]
Joss Whedon Talks “Avengers” Sequel
March 10, 2012 by
Even though the first film is still two months off, filmmaker Joss Whedon is already looking ahead to a potential sequel to Marvel's "The Avengers" he tells SFX (via Digital Spy). Of his aims for the first film, Whedon says "I want to know what makes them tick, what makes them flawed, what makes them fight - and ultimately, what makes them … [Read more...]
