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Will 'Avengers 2′ and 'Iron Man 4′ Lose Robert Downey, Jr. Because of Money?

Damon Houx — Wed, 08 May 2013 00:47:08 +0000

In one of the most public contract negotiations of the modern era, Robert Downey Jr. has let it be known that he finished his contractual obligations to Marvel and to playing Tony Stark and Iron Man. Which means his future involvement with both 'The Avengers' and 'Iron Man' will depend on how much Marvel is willing to pony up.

What's The Jersey Shore's Favorite Movie of 2012? [POLL]

Lou Russo — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 11:26:30 +0000

As the year comes to a close, we look back at a big year for the movie industry. Now it’s time to figure out which movie was then Jersey Shore’s favorite of 2012. As we look at the box office numbers, the top three grossing movies domestically were The Hunger Games with over $408 million, [...]

'The Avengers' Gets an Honest Trailer

Damon Houx — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 03:00:50 +0000

With the arrival of the film on Blu-ray, it’s time to better assess the relative strengths and weakness of ‘The Avengers.’ Though the film was easily the most entertaining blockbuster of the summer, it’s not without its faults. All of which are analyzed in the film’s “honest trailer.” This comes from Screenjunkies, and though – [...]

No Matter What's #1, The Avengers Keeps Getting The Headlines

Lou Russo — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 11:07:50 +0000

Snow White and the Huntsman grabbed a very solid $56.3 million this weekend to knock MIB III out of the top spot. The Will Smith flick pulled in just over $29 million, and although it's already out of number one, it has grabbed over $112 million in those two weeks. But the story again this weekend is really The Avengers.

Men In Black 3 Finally Knocks The Avengers Out Of Top Box Office Spot

Lou Russo — Tue, 29 May 2012 10:08:26 +0000

Men In Black 3 pulled in 70 million dollars over the long holiday weekend and has dethroned The Avengers as the top movie at the box office. The Avengers continues to plow through the record books though, and now has brought in over $500,000,00. It's the fastest movie to do so, accomplishing that in 23 days.

Battleship Can't Sink The Avengers!

Lou Russo — Mon, 21 May 2012 11:21:13 +0000

A beautiful weekend at the Jersey shore didn't keep people from heading to the theaters, and what a weekend at the box office it was! The unbelievable, unprecedented run of The Avengers continues as it brushed aside newcomer Battleship to maintain the top spot at the box office.

The Avengers Keeps Breaking Records

Lou Russo — Mon, 14 May 2012 10:08:31 +0000

On Friday's morning show I mentioned the battle between The Avengers and Johnny Depp's Dark Shadows would be an interesting one since it seems almost automatic that a Johnny Depp movie always seems to bring in $25 million just because he's in it. I was right about that. It brought in $28.8 million. As far as a battle between Dark Shadows and The Avengers, not so much.

Avengers Shatters Opening Weekend Box Office Record

Lou Russo — Mon, 07 May 2012 09:59:10 +0000

Just when you thought all the talk in the movie world this year would be about all the money The Hunger Games made, The Avengers completely shattered the record for an opening weekend by bringing in over $200,000,000 this weekend. Just how big of a weekend is that? How about beating the previous record, set [...]

Avengers Getting Mostly Rave Reviews

Lou Russo — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 12:20:52 +0000

I guess we can start calling it summer season for movies. May is here, and so are The Avengers! I did a little research and almost every review I’ve seen is a positive one. Some reviewers didn’t love it though, like one review I read at boxofficemagazine.com. There’s no doubt that there’s a buzz about the movie. The only [...]