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Transformers 4 Remains On Top of the Box Office

Posted on July 7, 2014 by Brett

According to reports, the Fourth of July weekend was weak at the box office. Without any blockbuster competition,Transformers: Age of Extinction remained at the top of the box office with an estimated $36.4 million. That has the film dropping 64% from the previous weekend and in two weeks it has racked up a domestic total of $714.7 million. Overseas the film has topped $400 million already.

As far as other “comic book” movies Edge of Tomorrow, which is based on the Japanese light novel/manga series All You Need Is Kill, fell to #10 in its fifth weekend. The film added $3.6 million which brings its domestic total to $90.9 million. The film has earned $248.6 million overseas.

Snowpiercer is one of the summer’s best-reviewed action films, around 93% positive on Rotten Tomatoes. The film, based on a French graphic novel, expanded from 8 to 250 theaters. The film earned just under $1 million.

X-Men: Days of Future Past was in 13th and earned $1.84 million which brings its domestic total to $227.1 million. Captain America: The Winter Soldier earned $338,000 and brought its domestic total to $257.8 million. The Amazing Spider-Man 2 finally fell off the charts.

When it comes to 2014, domestically, Cap remains in 1st place, Days of Future Past in third, and Spidey is fifth. Globally Days of Future Past is in first with $724.7 million, The Winter Soldier is second at $711.8 million, and Spider-Man 2 is third at $704.2 million.

Transformers: Age of Extinction Tops the Box Office

Posted on June 30, 2014 by Brett

As expected, Transformers: Age of Extinction topped the box office, bringing in an estimated $100 million in North America, with a $41.6 million opening day. What’s amazing is, the film has also done amazing overseas bringing in around $90 million in China over its first three days. That’s a record for that market, and the film’s final act was set in the country with a high profile Chinese actress in it as well. The film also earned $111.3 million from other foreign markets. That puts it at $301.3 million for the opening weekend. Transformers: Age of Extinction cost an estimated $325 million.

The movie received an A- CinemaScore, and %17 on Rotten Tomatoes, showing off the polarizing reviews.

Not shockingly the film was mostly male, 64%, and older with 57% over 35. Only 27% of the crowd was under the age of 18.

On the other comic book movie front, Edge of Tomorrow has now earned $84.1 million in North America.

X-Men: Days of Future Past wound up in ninth place after its sixth weekend. The film has earned $233.4 million domestically.

The Amazing Spider-Man 2 crossed the $200 million mark domestically, with a global total of $703 million.

When it comes to the 2014 rank, Captain America: The Winter Soldier is sitting at the top domestically $257.2 million, Days of Future Past is in third with $223.4 million, and The Amazing Spider-Man 2 is in fifth at $200.2 million.

Globally, things are a bit different. Days of Future Past is sitting on top globally at $712.7 million, The Winter Soldier is second at $711.2 million, and Spider-Man 2 is third at $703.7 million.

Comics at the Box Office

Posted on June 23, 2014 by Brett

While there wasn’t any new “comic” based movies debuting this past weekend, there were still quite a few in the theaters. Tom Cruise’s Edge of Tomorrow is still doing decent at the box office, dropping 37.4% in its third weekend and earned $10.3 million. Domestically the film has earned $74.5 million, and will wind up somewhere around $100 million when its domestic run ends. Internationally the film added $21.5 million to bring its international total to $218.3 million. Japan has yet to open, so internationally the film should wind up around $300 million.

X-Men: Days of Future Past is still going strong in its fifth week. It earned $6.2 million domestically and is up to $216.8 million. Globally the film has earned $692 million.

The Amazing Spider-Man 2 is still in theaters and earned $600,000 for $199.5 million domestically. Globally, the film is at $702.8 million.

Captain America: The Winter Soldier earned $197,000 and globally it has earned $710.7 million. The film is the top earner globally this year and tied with The Lego Movie to be the top earner domestically.

The top earning films so far this year are movies based on comic books. Captain America: The Winter Soldier is on top but The Amazing Spider-Man 2 is going to be close, and might top the film. X-Men: Days of Future Past is right now in third and doing well, so we’ll see where it ends up.

This coming week sees the opening of Transformers: Age of Extinction, and Snowpiercer, based on the graphic novel.

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

Posted on June 16, 2014 by Brett

There 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

Posted on June 14, 2014 by Brett

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.

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

Posted on May 26, 2014 by Brett

It’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

Posted on May 19, 2014 by Brett

Godzilla 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!

Posted on May 16, 2014 by Brett

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.

Spider-Man Gets Exterminated, Drops to 2nd

Posted on May 12, 2014 by Brett

The 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.