Last week’s international figures were already a huge clue that Captain America: Civil War‘s eventual release in the US this weekend past would be massive, and the US box office did not disappoint! The star-spangled superhero ensemble opened up Thursday evening previews with a damn good $25 million – the 10th highest ever domestically, just behind Batman v Superman ($27.7 million) and Avengers: …
The Huntsman: Winter’s War may see Chris Hemsworth walking around packing two large axes, but it seems the movie still just couldn’t cut it. The pre/sequel to 2012’s Snow White and the Huntsman had to settle for a limp $20 million second place debut at the box office, dropping way short of its predecessor’s $56 million opening weekend performance. And with …
We’ve just had the release of Batman v Superman: This name is too long and also the upcoming Wonder Woman and Justice League films to look forward to next year – but the real DC Comic film I am personally looking forward to is Suicide Squad, coming out later this year. What I like about the Suicide Squad movie is …
If there is one thing we can learn about movies based on the legendary Dark Knight – they make money, loads of it. And although we’ve just had the release of the critically mixed, but still wildly successful Batman v Superman: The… Oh you get the picture already, we are still yet to be graced with what may be the …
[Of course, there is a huge honking SPOILER WARNING on this article] Yes, I know that this is already the third Batman v Superman article we’ve posted today (fourth, if you count the tangentially related Wonder Woman Amazon reveal), but that’s what happens when a highly divisive movie is the biggest thing in the world right now. And Warner Bros are doubling …
By the time you read this, it will be less than 6 hours until I get to watch Batman v Superman. Normally, I would rub this early screening privilege in your faces (ain’t I grand?) but some people have already rubbed it in mine, as they got to attend the film’s official premiere in Los Angeles on Sunday night. There are …
Good Monday to all you crazy cats out there! Of course today is Human Rights day and what better way to celebrate than to win some awesome SWAG?! Well, the time for the draw is here, and let me tell you we had quite a few entries, the most for any of our competitions actually. And to THAT chap who thought …
Welcome to our Weekly Round-Up for the The Extras! A collection of the 15 most popular movie related clips, posters, pics and just plain cool stuff posted on our Twitter profile and Facebook page using the hashtag #TheMoviesExtras in the last week. Remember, these are only the contributions that received the most likes and views since last Thursday, so if …
Cloud gaming removed hardware barriers, but it replaced them with something less visible and …
A spooky European village. Properly scary castle mania. Vampires. Werewolves! The only thing more frightening, is a glimpse at your empty bank account when it comes to deciding whether or not you can grab Resident Evil Village this month. Capcom's successor to its long-running survival-horror franchise is finally out, and if you've read our review then you know the game is a winner on multiple levels.
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