I wrote in a prior post that I didn’t expect “Green Lantern” to pull in any more than $40 million dollars in its Friday-Monday debut. I underestimated its box office by almost $13 million dollars. It’s better than my estimate, though still weak in comparison to other superhero films like “Thor” or “X-Men: First Class.” Another […]
Comic book characters have been on television and in movies for many years, though the publishers of such characters have in the past been more numerous. These days, most superhero films either come from either Marvel Studios (a division of Walt Disney, and based upon characters like Spider-Man, Captain America, The Fantastic Four, Thor, the […]
The reason I titled this post ‘Remember When I Told You Not Leave During “Thor” Credits?’ is because I knew that there was an added scene that showed up only after they were done, though I had no idea that people that stayed would get an added bonus beyond the ‘hidden’ scene itself. That’s that the […]
Marvel Studios’ “Thor” has pulled in $122 million dollars in the United States after two weeks, and $230 million overseas. Not too shabby for a $150 million dollar film.
(Minimal spoilers because I hate reviews that tell you exactly what happens in a film. If I wanted to know that I would, I don’t know, go see it myself. I read reviews for an opinion, a perspective, not a blow-by-blow, scene-by-scene examination) I went to see “Thor” at the Loews Uptown today, a theater that–if not […]
To commemorate the opening of “Thor” nationwide tomorrow, Marvel has created a little 8-bit gaming action called Thor: Bring The Thunder. It’s an attractive game, with lots of bright colors and sharply-defined backgrounds. The characters are small and somewhat squat, visually resembling Kubrick or Lego figures. I am surprised that it hasn’t been offered as […]
Above is an image of Heimdall (played by Idris Elba), from “Thor”. Some in the fan community were incensed when they found that Mr. Elba would be playing Heimdall because the character–as designed by Marvel–is white (image below the break).
According to ComicBookMovie.com, the image above is The Eye of Agamatto. You may be wondering, “What the heck is The Eye of Agamatto”?
According to Box Office Mojo, “Thor” has pulled in $93 million in foreign box office receipts (UK, France, Korea, Spain, Brazil, Russia, Germany, Taiwan, Singapore, the Philippines and Australia). Total production costs are currently unavailable, but it’s probably in the +/- $150 million dollar range.
Marvel Studios upcoming “Thor” and “Captain America” look to be huge hits, but there’s no way of knowing before the films are released into theaters. No one wants to be known for an unsuccessful film, which can potentially follow them their entire careers (John Travolta, no matter what he does, cannot shake the sheer, unrelenting […]
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