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THOR: RAGNAROK Passing $800 Million at Worldwide Box Office
Marvel Studios has had a wildly successful year, with its first two films grossing well over $800 million apiece at the worldwide box office. Its third title of the year, Thor: Ragnarok, is no exception. Per Variety, the critically acclaimed sequel is expected to surpass $800 million sometime today. This success pushes Disney past the $5 billion mark for the third year in a row. Ragnarok is the seventh Marvel title to crack $800 million, and it is easily the biggest Thor movie so far. Ragnarok is currently the eighth highest grossing movie of 2017 worldwide, and the sixth highest domestically. That’s only going to go higher as its run…
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JUSTICE LEAGUE Passes $500 Million at the Worldwide Box Office
DC Films’ Justice League is heading into its third weekend, but ahead of that, the movie has hit a key box office milestone. According to Forbes, Justice League has surpassed the $500 million mark at the worldwide box office. So far, the film has made about $179 million domestically, bringing its worldwide total to $505 million. Due to its colossal $300 million production budget (not counting marketing), Justice League reportedly needs to gross at least $700 million in order to break even. Thankfully, we’re just $200 million away from that happening. Hopefully, the movie maintains enough legs to cross that hurdle and generate at least some sort of profit for Warner…
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Ranking the Arrowverse Crossover Events So Far
Ever since 2014, The CW has aired an annual crossover event for its DC Comics shows. The first two crossovers just had Arrow and The Flash, but with the introduction of Supergirl and Legends of Tomorrow on the network, the crossovers expanded to four shows. And they’re only getting bigger and bigger each year. With The CW just finishing its biggest event yet, “Crisis on Earth-X,” we figured we’d go back and rank all four of the Arrowverse crossovers up to this point. #4: Heroes Join Forces (2015) “Heroes Join Forces” was a two-episode crossover between The Flash and Arrow. The story establishes the backstories for Hawkgirl, Hawkman, and Vandal Savage, leading…
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The First Trailer for AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR is Here and it's Glorious
The Avengers are back and are facing their greatest challenge yet. Thanos is on a quest to get the all-powerful infinity stones, and only the Avengers can stop. You probably already know this just watch the trailer. There was an idea… The idea was to bring together a group of remarkable people remarkable people. To see if they could become something more. To see if they could work together when we need them to, to fight the battles that we never could. – Nick Fury Avengers Infinity War hits theaters May 4th, 2018.
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Rumor: DC Films Emphasizing on the Legion of Doom for the Future
With Justice League‘s box office results being lackluster so far, there has been much speculation over the future of the DC Films franchise. There are three movies that are definitely happening – Aquaman, Shazam, and Wonder Woman 2 – but beyond that, the future is very much uncertain. However, a new rumor suggests that Warner Bros. does have plans for the foreseeable future, with an iconic supervillain team at the center of it. [Warning: The Following Contains SPOILERS From Justice League.] The end-credits scene for Justice League saw Deathstroke meeting with Lex Luthor, who pitched the idea of forming their own League. This was a good indicator that a potential sequel…
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FEATURE: Why the DC Films Were Destined to Fail
Two weeks ago I wrote a piece about the Future of the DC films. After seeing what a mess Justice League seems to be at the box office, and what happened before and after the film’s release, I think it’s time to talk about the elephant in the room. Why the DC Films were destined to fail. To get a complete understanding of what’s happening with The DC Extended Universe, we’re going to have to do some research. We can trace things back all the way to 2011 with the release of Green Lantern: this was Warner Bros. first attempt at a Cinematic Universe. They tried their best to copy Marvel.…
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FLASH SPOILER Review: Episode 4×07 “Therefore I Am”
The Flash (4×07) – “Therefore I Am” Written by: Eric Wallace & Thomas Pound Directed by: David McWhirter Okay, so last week ended with Barry meeting DeVoe but it doesn’t seem like they got their right guy. What with him being a pretty ordinary college history professor in a wheelchair. There’s even a flashback to when he was lust a regular college history with a noble plan to help the world expand their minds that could be easily corrupted by human nature and circumstance but only the audience knows that part. Barry and Joe only know that this seems like a bust… Well Joe knows it, Barry seems…
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MULTIPLE MAN: James Franco Confirms Development on X-Men Project, Teases "Hard R" Rating
A few days ago, it was reported that James Franco is joining the X-Men universe as star and producer of Multiple Man, based on the character of the same name. The film centers on Jamie Madrox, a mutant who has the ability to create clones of himself. Now, Franco has addressed his involvement with the project. In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Franco confirms that he’s working with producer Simon Kinberg on an X-Men project, but doesn’t say the name of it. “I do have a superhero that I am developing. I don’t know how much I can say. But I will say I am producing and performing in it.…
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Astonishing Marvels Staff Weighs In: Thor Ragnarok
Marvel’s Thor: Ragnarok is the latest sequel to reach box office hit acclamation, and has surpassed $700 million worldwide. The film has also successfully revived the Thor franchise, turning the god of thunder into a suave, hysterical leader of Asgard. What did we here at Astonishing Marvels think of Thor: Ragnarok? Look below to see the crew’s reviews, and check out Mike’s full review HERE. Michael:“Thor: Ragnarok takes everything we know about the character and turns it on its head. It’s a hilarious space adventure, but also the darkest Marvel film yet. Director Taika Waititi delivers his signature style of humor and the spectacle Thor deserves. I had a smile…
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SUICIDE SQUAD: That Joker Batsuit Was Never Actually in the Movie
There was a lot of merchandise released for the Suicide Squad movie last year, but there was one thing that caught fans’ attention. Hot Toys released a figure of Joker wearing a Batman suit, covered in classic Joker colors and graffiti. Funko released a Pop! figure with the same design for this year’s San Diego Comic-Con. This Batsuit never appeared in Suicide Squad, and considering all that has been cut from the movie, was it ever going to? Turns out it wasn’t. Writer-director David Ayer set the record straight on Twitter, saying that the Joker Batsuit was never actually made for the movie. Rather, it’s just a toy gimmick. Not…