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Finding Dory Wins Again as Independence Day Doesn’t Resurge

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finding dory posterFinding Dory topped the box office again bringing in an estimated $73.2 million to bring its domestic total to $286.6 million after two weeks. The film currently has earned $396.9 million worldwide.

The film has the eighth largest second weekend of all-time beating this year’s Captain America: Civil War which had $72.6 million.

Newcomer Independence Day: Resurgence earned an estimated $41.6 million. The estimated $165 million film has to be considered having a disappointing opening. It was also saddled with poor reviews so expect a much worse second weekend. The original film had an opening of $50.2 million 20 years ago and went on to earn $817.4 million.

In other new films, The Shallows opened in fourth bringing in an estimated $16.7 million and Free State of Jones was far behind in fifth with an estimated $7.8 million.

In comic movie related films, X-Men: Apocalypse added an estimated $2.5 million to its domestic total. The film has now earned $523.8 million worldwide. The film is third (unadjusted) when it comes to worldwide totals for “X” films. This year’s Deadpool is first.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows added an estimated $2.4 million to its total. That film has earned $153.9 million worldwide so far.

Finally, Captain America: Civil War continues to earn and added $1.4 million to its total. That film currently has earned $1.15 billion worldwide.

Next weekend’s holiday weekend should be interesting with some high profile openings and we will see if Dory can three-peat.

Independence Day Resurgence Trailer

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The first trailer for Independence Day: Resurgence has arrived!

We always knew they were coming back. After Independence Day redefined the event movie genre, the next epic chapter delivers global spectacle on an unimaginable scale. Using recovered alien technology, the nations of Earth have collaborated on an immense defense program to protect the planet. But nothing can prepare us for the aliens’ advanced and unprecedented force. Only the ingenuity of a few brave men and women can bring our world back from the brink of extinction.

It’s been 20 years since the aliens originally invaded, but Jeff Goldblum and a crew of old and new folks are ready to take on a new alien threat

Independence Day: Resurgence will hit theaters on June 24, 2016.

 

Independence Day Comes to Comics Courtesy of Titan

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Titan Comics LogoTitan Comics has announced it has secured the license to publish all-new Independence Day comics from Twentieth Century Fox Consumer Products.

In 1996, Independence Day wowed audiences across the world, winning numerous awards, including an Academy Award for Best Visual Effects and Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture or for Television.

A new film, directed by Roland Emmerich, Independence Day Resurgence takes place 20 years after the events of the original film and stars Liam Hemsworth and Jessie Usher, along with Independence Day returnees Jeff Goldblum, Bill Pullman, Judd Hirsch, and Vivica A. Fox.

Independence Day Resurgence is set to launch in theatres everywhere June 24, 2016.

Titan Comics Independence Day comic series will be a rich psychological prison drama set after the events of the first film.

Steve White, the Titan Comics editor of the forthcoming series described it as:

A golden opportunity to segue nicely into next year’s blockbuster sequel by taking the mythos of the original and maybe adding a little darkness to it.