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Edge of Tomorrow, Days of Future Past, Spider-Man & Cap’s Weekend Box Office

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edge of tomorrowThere were some high profile sequels debuting at the box office this past weekend, so it’s not a surprise they topped the box office. But, there were still quite a few “comic” movies in the theaters.

Edge of Tomorrow, based on the book All You Need is Kill (which is also a graphic novel) dropped 43.8% from it’s debut week. It earned $16.2 million, and so far has earned $56.6 million domestically. Overseas the film has earned $237 million. The film came in fourth for the week.

X-Men: Days of Future Past is in its fourth week, and came in sixth place. The film earned $9.5 million had has earned a total of $205.9 million domestically and $455.8 overseas. It’s now the top earning moving of the summer so far. Domestically it ranks third for “X” films, and fourth adjusted for inflation, though has a good chance of moving up some spots.

The Amazing Spider-Man 2 is in its seventh week and is now in 12th place domestically. It has earned a total $198.4 million domestically. The total is disappointing compared to previous Spidey films.

Captain America: The Winter Soldier is close to being the top movie domestically of 2014. The Lego Movie currently has the top spot. Globally, Cap is in the lead with Spidey about $10 million behind. In fact Cap, Spidey, and DOFP make up the top three films so far in 2014 globally.

Check Out the Exclusive Unmasked Amazing Spider-Man 2 Figure

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The Amazing Spider-Man 2 has amazed audiences around the globe, and love for the wall-crawling hero is stronger than ever! The top-grossing movie sees Spider-Man‘s friends become his worst enemies and his personal life get turned inside-out, so it’s fitting that Diamond Select Toys has teamed up with marvelshop.com to grant fans early access to an exclusive unmasked action figure!

Marvelshop.com will be the only place to order the Marvel Select Unmasked Spider-Man figure, featuring an exclusive head sculpt of Peter Parker as played by Andrew Garfield. An interchangeable masked head will be included in the packaging, as well as a variety of interchangeable hands, a pair of detachable web sprays and a modular 2-foot webline! All will come packaged in the famous Marvel Select packaging, suitable for display and featuring spine artwork for easy shelf reference.

After June 30, the Marvel Select Unmasked Spider-Man figure will be made available on disneystore.com, and will begin to make their way to Disney Store shelves in the U.S. and Canada.

Marvelshop.com is also your source for the Marvel Select Unmasked Captain America figure, featuring a battle-damaged uniform and an exclusive head sculpt of Steve Rogers, as seen in Captain America: The Winter Soldier. An interchangeable masked head is included, as well as a battle-damaged version of Cap’s shield and a diorama display base modeled after the SHIELD helicarriers seen in the film.

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X-Men: Days of Future Past Tops the Box Office

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days of future past movie posterIt’s not a surprise, but X-Men: Days of Future Past topped the Memorial Day weekend box office with an estimated $90.7 million for the 3-day Friday-through-Sunday period. Over the four day weekend, the movies will finish around $110 million.

Internationally, the film debuted in 100 countries and will earn an estimated $171 million. It has yet to open in Japan or Spain though. That means when you combine the domestic and international totals, the film has so far earned $281.1 million which is the biggest opening in X-Men movie history.

Days of Future past has had good reviews, earning around 91% on Rotten Tomatoes and an A Cinemascore. Both are a good sign for long legs.

However, when you compare the movie to previous “X” films, especially adjusting for 3-D ticket prices and inflation, the film hasn’t done that amazing. X-Men: The Last Stand earned $102 million over the three day Memorial Day weekend and $124 million over four days in 2006. X-2: X-Men United’s earned $85 million in 2003, X-Men Origins: Wolverine’s earned $85 million opening in 2009.

In other comic movie news Amazing Spider-Man 2 ended up in fifth place this weekend in theater with about $7.8 million earned. Domestically it’s up to $185 million. Overseas the film has earned $489 million, so worldwide, that’s $673.9 million.

Captain America: The Winter Soldier is no longer in the top ten after eight weeks in the theater. It has earned an estimated $1.7 million for the first three days of the Memorial Day weekend.

Godzilla Destroys the Box Office

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godzillaGodzilla has stomped into theaters this past weekend with an impressive debut of $93.2 million. It was expected to pull in $65 million, so it clearly exceeded expectations. It is only behind Captain America: The Winter Soldier‘s $95 million for the second largest debut of 2014. Internationally, the film has earned an estimated $103 million. The debut was good enough that word has come out a sequel is already in the works.

As expected men were the majority of the office, making up 58% of the audience, and 60% of the audience was over the age of 25.

The film as a decent 72% rating on Rotten Tomatoes as of this writing, and it received a B+ Cinemascore.

Amazing Spider-Man 2 continued to drop, this time 54% in its third week. The film landed in third for the week. It earned an additional $16.2 million, bringing the domestic total to $172.1 million. Internationally, the film earned another $31.5 million, and its total outside the US to $461 million.

Captain America: The Winter Soldier continues to earn, bringing in another $3.8 million to bring its domestic total to $250.6 million. The movie is closing in on The Lego Movie‘s $253.8 million to become to top grossing film of 2014.

This coming week X-Men: Days of Future Past debuts, so next weekend’s box office should be very interesting.

Amazing Spider-Man 2 Minimates Swing into Comic Shops with New Photos!

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The 56th series of Marvel Minimates is here, and it’s based on the latest entry in the cinematic world of Marvel superheroes: The Amazing Spider-Man 2! This week, when you pick up the latest issues of your favorite comic book titles at the local comic shop, you can also pick up four different two-packs of Marvel Minimates featuring Spider-Man and his big-screen friends and foes! Check out the gallery, and read all about them!

First up, Spider-Man battles a grinning Green Goblin using his webline and megaphone accessories. Then a Battle-Damaged Spider-Man dons a fireman’s helmet to take on a metallic Electro, with lightning attachments and an energy base. Peter Parker and Gwen Stacy pair up in the third two-pack, with a Spider-Man mask, backpack and phone, and the final two-pack gives us Electro’s boss Alistair Smythe with a briefcase and a pre-Rhino Aleksei Sytsevich with a machine gun and an alternate pantsless pair of legs.

These four two-packs are exclusively available at comic shops and specialty stores, although Toys “R” Us will receive slightly different versions of the two Spider-Man sets one with a serious-faced Green Goblin and one with a translucent Electro. Toys “R” Us will also have their own exclusive two-pack, featuring a “Flashback” version of Spider-Man and a pre-accident Max Dillon with briefcase and newspaper.

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Spider-Man Gets Exterminated, Drops to 2nd

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amazing-spider-man-2-posterThe Amazing Spider-Man 2 has fallen to 2nd place, in its second weekend at the North American box office. The film plummeted 59% and earned an estimated $37.2 million for the weekend. That brings its two week domestic total to $147.9 million. That’s the lowest 14 day total out of the five Spider-Man films.

Spider-Man was knocked from the top spot by Neighbors, which opened with a much stronger than expected debut. The film earned $51.1 million which is impressive for the R-rated movie as it was expected to earn $35 million. That film cost $18 million to make compared to $250 million for Spider-Man 2 (which doesn’t include marketing).

The Amazing Spider-Man 2 has earned $550.9 million worldwide, which Sony describes as “exceeding our goals.”

Captain America: The Winter Soldier, earned an additional $5.6 million this weekend and was in fifth place. For the six weeks the film has been opened, the movie has earned just shy of $245 million domestically and a total of $695,597,000 worldwide.

 

Around the Tubes

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It’s new comic book day! What’s everyone looking forward to?

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ICv2 – More Numbers Behind the Convention Boom – Some interesting numbers concerning geek conventions.

iO9 – The Amazing Spider-Man 2: The Amazing Spoiler-FAQ – Yeah, this sums up my thoughts.

Kotaku – Why There Still Isn’t A Wonder Woman Movie – Zing!

 

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CBR – Original Sin #1

Comic Vine – Original Sin #1

Comicsgirl – Over Easy by Mimi Pond

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It’s new comic book day tomorrow! What’s everyone excited for?

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Bleeding Cool – The Wire Alum Seth Gilliam Joining The Walking Dead Season 5 – Nice addition.

Spinoff Online – Seth Rogen Says AMC’s ‘Preacher’ Will Deviate From Comic – Well considering some of the material they can’t show on tv….

ICv2 – Washington AG Charges Kickstarter Fraud – Good. There should be a lot more charges against many more people.

GamePolitics – Kickstarter: No Plans on Going Public or Adding Support for Equity-Based Investing – They have a lot to fix before even thinking about either.

Kotaku – Two Gamers Are Going To Jail For Stealing $6,405 In Virtual Items – 1) See Kickstarter stuff above, 2) Hopefully some of the online harassers are next.

Around the Tubes Reviews

CBR – Silver Surfer #2

The Amazing Spider-Man 2 Reviews

The Mary Sue – The Amazing Spider-Man 2 Doesn’t Quite Live Up to Its Adjective

Amazing Spider-Man 2 Opens to a Swinging $92 Million

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amazing-spider-man-2-posterThe Amazing Spider-Man 2 swung into North American theaters this past weekend and earned $92 million after a $35.5 million box office Friday. That opening is about what estimates pegged it at. The film also earned an additional $116 million overseas for a worldwide total of $369 million so far. The film has a budget north of $200 million, which means it’ll need a $500 million to break even.

Compared to Sam Raimi’s films, his first Spider-Man in 2002 opened to $114.8 million, the second opened to $88 million, and third opened to $151 million. The Amazing Spider-Man earned a total of $262 million in 2012. That movie earned $137 million over its first six days, and debuted the Tuesday before July 4th.

The Amazing Spider-Man 2 earned 43% of its total from 3-D showings and 17% from IMAX and PLF showings.

When it comes to demographics, the film had 51% under the age of 25, and 33% families for the opening weekend. The film was 61% male and 49% female. I predicted men to be between 55-60% men, so pretty close to what I expected and what Facebook statistics shows. The film also has a B+ Cinemascore and 54% on Rotten Tomatoes.

Captain America: The Winter Soldier dropped to fourth in its fifth weekend. The film earned $7.8 million, bringing its domestic total to $237.1 million.

 

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