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The Super Mario Bros. Movie hits level took winning the weekend box office again

Posted on April 17, 2023 by Brett

The Super Mario Bros. Movie was the weekend box office again, with a slight drop of 40.6% from the previous weekend. The film added $87 million to its domestic total to bring it to $347.8 million. Internationally, the film nearly doubled its first week gross over the week adding $157.1 million to bring that total to $330.1 million. Worldwide, the film has grossed just under $678 million. It’s now the highest grossing film domestically and internationally that was released in 2023.

In second place was The Pope’s Exorcist which debuted with $9.2 million. Internationally, the film did much better grossing $27.4 million. Worldwide, the film has grossed $36.6 million.

John Wick: Chapter 4 slipped one spot to third grossing $7.9 million and bringing its domestic total to $160.1 million. Last week the international total didn’t change as of reporting but since our last reported amount, it’s gone up $67.6 million to $189.6 million. Worldwide, the film has grossed $349.7 million.

Debuting in fourth place was Renfield with $7.8 million. The film also grossed $2.3 million internationally for a worldwide debut of $10 million. The film was based on an idea of Robert Kirkman, creator of The Walking Dead who was also a producer.

Rounding out the top five was Air which added $7.7 million to its domestic total to lift that to $33.3 million. Internationally, the film has grossed $20.8 million. Worldwide, the film has earned $54.1 million.

In comic film news…

Shazam! Fury of the Gods added $600,000 over the week. Domestically, the film has grossed $57.2 million. Over the week, the film internationally grossed about $8.2 million to bring that to $74.6 million. Worldwide, the film has grossed $131.8 million.

Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania added $44,000 over the weekend to bring the domestic total to $212.9 million. Internationally, the movie grossed $400,000 over the week to bring that to $261.3 million. Worldwide, the film has grossed $474.3 million.

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba – To the Swordsmith Village looks like it still has earned $10.1 million domestically. Internationally, the film remained about the same at $46 million and $56.1 million worldwide.

That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime the Movie: Scarlet Bond looks like it didn’t make any gains and the domestic total is steady at $1.6 million. Internationally, it looks like it remained at a little over $10 million. The worldwide total is a bit over $11.6 million.

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever looks like it held steady at $453.8 million domestically. Internationally, the film looks like it gained a little and is about $405.3 million. Worldwide, the film has grossed over $859.1 million.

The week’s overall box office success…

Numbers have 67 films earning $148,441,498 from 35,036 theaters. That’s a decrease from last weekend’s $205,098,102 from 31,597 theaters and 66 films. But, it’s still a solid weekend box office. The average earning was $4,237 this past weekend, a decrease from the previous weekend’s $6,491.06.

The Super Mario Bros. Movie power ups taking the weekend box office

Posted on April 10, 2023 by Brett

The Super Mario Bros. Movie was the weekend box office to the shock of no one. How much it earned though… The film grossed $146.4 million over the weekend. Domestically, the film has grossed $204.6 million over five days. At the international box office, the film has grossed $173 million delivering $377.6 million worldwide. That’s the third highest domestic gross this year so far and second worldwide for movies released this year.

In second place was John Wick: Chapter 4 which remained in place. The film added $14.6 million to its total to bring its domestic earning to $147.1 million. The international total hasn’t changed as of this article and remains at $122 million for a worldwide gross of $269.1 million.

In a close third place was Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves which added $14.5 million to its domestic total which is now $62.3 million. Internationally, it added $28.8 million over the week to bring that to $61.8 million. Worldwide, the film has grossed $124.1 million.

Air debuted in fourth place with $14.468 million to open with $20.2 million for its first week. No international total has been reported.

Scream VI wrapped up the top five with an estimated $3.3 million and bring its domestic total to $103.8 million. The international total has increased by $8.4 million to $57.8 million. Worldwide, the film has grossed $161.6 million.

In comic film news…

Shazam! Fury of the Gods added $1.6 million over the weekend. Domestically, the film has grossed $56.6 million. Over the week, the film internationally grossed about $400,000 to bring that to $66.4 million. Worldwide, the film has grossed $123 million.

Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania grossed a little under $600,000 over the week to bring the domestic total to $212.6 million. Internationally, the movie grossed $1.1 million over the week to bring that to $260.9 million. Worldwide, the film has grossed $473.5 million.

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba – To the Swordsmith Village looks like it still has earned $10.1 million domestically. Internationally, the film has grossed about $50,000 to bring that to $46 million and $56.1 million worldwide.

The week’s overall box office success…

Numbers have 66 films earning $205,098,102 from 31,597 theaters. That’s a massive increase from last weekend’s $97,877,297 from 33,107 theaters and 65 films. The average earning was $6,491.06 this past weekend, over double the previous weekend’s $2,956.39.

Air returns in new editions

Posted on March 4, 2023 by Graphic Policy Team

From Dark Horse and Berger Books, under the direction of legendary editor Karen Berger, the brilliant Vertigo series Air returns in new editions. Air is created by visionary G. Willow Wilson, acclaimed artist M.K. Perker, and letterer Jared K. Fletcher. Each new paperback volume in the series features brand new cover art by Perker. Air Volume 1, Volume 2 (February 2023) and Volume 3 (June 2023) continue Blythe’s epic journey through a reality unlike any she’s ever known while trying to master her mysterious new powers. In October 2023, Air Volume 4 will showcase the gripping conclusion to this breathtaking science-fiction fantasy series.

The adventure continues next in Air Volume 2, where acrophobic flight attendant Blythe has left her safe, sterile life for a world of strange danger. And she’s been taken under the wing of none other than Amelia Earhart herself–alive and soaring after all these years. How did Amelia survive her disappearance? What is the centuries-old secret that enables her to travel the known and unknown world, using nothing but dreams for fuel? And what is her real agenda?

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Then, in Air Volume 3, with the help of Earhart, Blythe has begun to harness her perplexing power; one step closer to controlling time and space. But when the fragmented trail of her mysterious love leads her to dangerous territory of double agents, metalhead jihadists, and an alarming backstory, Blythe will need to control more than just reality: she’ll need to manage her own suspicions–and her addiction.

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Concluding the series in Air Volume 4, Blythe’s metaphysical training is over, and one final test stands between her and her future as the greatest hyperprax pilot to ever live. Caught between opposing organizations–the dazzling explorers who support and need her, and the cutthroat conspiracists who have targeted her–Blythe must find her own path in her most perilous journey yet: to pass her test, find her future, and make sense of a senseless universe–for Good. This journey will take her deep into the past and far into a future she was never meant to see, but may be able to re-shape.

The Air Volume 2 trade paperback will be available in bookstores March 7, 2023 and comic shops February 8, 2023. Air Volume 3 will be released June 20, 2023 in bookstores and June 21, 2023 in comic shops, with Air Volume 4 releasing in bookstores October 17, 2023 and comic shops October 18, 2023. Each volume is available for pre-order now on Amazon, Bookshop, and at your local comic book shop and will retail for $19.99.

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Reach New Heights with Air from Berger Books and Dark Horse Comics

Posted on April 18, 2022 by Graphic Policy Team

Dark Horse Comics and Berger Books present brand-new editions of award-winning author G. Willow Wilson and acclaimed illustrator M.K. Perker’s four volume series Air—a high-stakes, high altitude adventure about where limits lie, and what happens when they’re not only broken… but re-made.

Acrophobic flight attendant Blythe has just fallen for a mysterious traveler– who may or may not be a terrorist– and she’s about to embark on the strangest journey of her life. Searching for him, Blythe will crash-land into a web of technological conspiracies, dark politics and cryptic orders. When she learns that she is the only person able to control flight and reality, with science so advanced it might be magic, she’ll have to break the rules of time and space for answers.

Air Volume 1 trade paperback will be in comic shops September 14, 2022 and in bookstores September 27, 2022. It is available for pre-order on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and at your local comic shop and bookstore. Air Volume 1 will retail for $19.99.

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Comics Herstory: G. Willow Wilson

Posted on March 27, 2016 by Madison Butler

By now, almost everyone with an interest in comics has at least heard of Ms. Marvel, the iconic and groundbreaking book about Muslim superhero Kamala Khan.

G. Willow Wilson spent time living in Egypt in her twenties, and this influenced much of her work. In 2007, Vertigo published her first graphic novel, titled Cairo, about six characters whose stories intertwine as they search for a stolen hookah. While in Egypt, she worked as a journalist, writing for Cairo Magazine, The Atlantic, The National Post, and The New York Times Magazine. Her series Air, also published by Vertigo, launched in 2008. While Air debuted to generally positive reviews, it was canceled after 24 issues.

Aside from comics, Wilson has also written a memoir called The Butterfly Mosque, which was released in 2010. Her first novel, Alif the Unseen, won best novel in the 2013 World Fantasy Awards. She has been nominated for several awards in comics, including both Harvey and Eisner Awards, and has also won a number of awards for different genres.

Part of what makes Wilson such a prolific writer is the way in which she treats Kamala as a character. Much of this has been said before, but Ms. Marvel invited an audience into comics that has had little chance to see themselves represented. The heart of the story is a teenage girl, a category of women that is often met with derision in the world of comics. Instead of giving readers a laugh at her expense, however, Wilson created a character whose enthusiasm and interests are dorky and typical of a teenage girl, but who is never the butt of jokes by her family and friends. Kamala’s faith is incorporated into the book, and as the first Muslim superhero to have her own title, it’s clear that Ms. Marvel isn’t just diversity for diversity’s sake–her story is her own, and it is an important story with tons of heart.

Almost everyone can relate to Kamala in some way, whether it’s in fangirling over Wolverine or in wanting to become a better person or because she represents a demographic that is rarely included in Western comics. Wilson’s work is widely celebrated, and rightly so, because it is a credit to the comics community.