Whenever Marvel Studios doesn’t show up at San Diego Comic-Con, it’s like pulling the brain out of the Scarecrow in The Wizard of Oz. Or, to put it in fanboy speak, it’s like pulling the brain out of Twiki the robot from NBC’s 1980s series Buck Rogers. Twiki the Robot For the most part, whenever…
“Making less.” If there’s a cure for superhero fatigue for Marvel Studios boss Kevin Feige, particularly in the wake of the brand’s string of bombs including Eternals ($402M), Thunderbolts ($382M) and The Marvels ($206.1M), it’s that. “Making two or three movies a year, some years it will be one, some years it will be three,”…
SATURDAY UPDATE: On Friday, Warner Bros/DC’s Superman added another $21.5M from 78 international box office markets. That brings the offshore flying cume to $40M through Friday. Globally, with Friday’s domestic count, the worldwide running total is $96.5M. While we still have Saturday and Sunday to come overseas, what’s clear here is that domestic is leaning…
UPDATED FRIDAY MIDDAY: Warner Bros/DC Studios‘ Superman is looking at a great $55M first day, including all those $22.5M previews. This puts the James Gunn directed movie on course as of this minute for a $115M+ 3-day. The weekend is still young, and there’s room for upside. Some are spotting $120M. Is the MAGA sentiment…
Superman, the first movie in Peter Safran and James Gunn‘s revamped DC Studios Phase I, labeled “Gods and Monsters,” is opening this weekend. Talk about pressure. There is a lot riding on this movie as it tees up the tone and grand plans that the duo have assembled since Warner Bros Discovery siloed DC away…