Category Archives: Business

Box Office Report: ‘Expendables 2’ Comes Out On Top Of A Weak Weekend

Posted on August 20, 2012 by Jonathan Weilbaecher

Last week I said this was not going to be a big weekend, even with three new films nothing really had good Box Office potential. Even though the final tallies proved that this was indeed a lack luster weekend no … Continue reading →

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Good News, Bad News: Talks Between Marvel And Fox Fall Apart

Posted on August 15, 2012 by Jonathan Weilbaecher

We told you last week that Marvel and Fox were in talks to make a trade of sorts. Fox would get an extension on their Daredevil rights and Marvel would recoup certain specific character rights from the Fantastic Four universe, … Continue reading →

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Nintendo Might Be Launching The Wii U The Week Of Black Friday

Posted on August 13, 2012 by Jonathan Weilbaecher

Black Friday, the biggest shopping bonanza of the year. Virtually everyone has the day off and with retail stores doing sales on top of sales, going out to the store can be a mad house, especially if rumors are to be believed. … Continue reading →

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Box Office Report: A Franchise Is ‘Bourne’ Again

Posted on August 13, 2012 by Jonathan Weilbaecher

It is really hard to take a franchise away from what made it a success, especially when most people consider the lead actor the pivotal piece of the franchise. Yet that was the task of The Bourne Legacy, which was comfortable swapping lead actors, … Continue reading →

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Could Galactus And Silver Surfer Be Heading Back To Marvel Studios?

Posted on August 8, 2012 by Jonathan Weilbaecher

By now everyone realizes that the cinematic rights to certain characters and franchise within the Marvel Pantheon are not actually held by Marvel Studios. They are spread out among several other major studios, most notably Sony and Fox, with those studios holding lucrative deals … Continue reading →

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Box Office Report: Wherein The Winner Is Some Film About A Man Dressed As A Bat

Posted on August 6, 2012 by Jonathan Weilbaecher

In its third week of release The Dark Knight Rises once again trumps all competition to reign supreme in the Box Office battlefield. Honestly, I could have written that sentence two years ago it was such a forgone conclusion. Bringing in another … Continue reading →

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It’s Official, ‘The Hobbit’ Is A Trilogy

Posted on July 30, 2012 by Jonathan Weilbaecher

Wow, leading up to comic-con this concept was inconceivable. Take the already stretched tale of The Hobbit and transform it into a trilogy, to paraphrase Bilbo, it seemed like an idea that make the story feel like butter spread over too much bread. … Continue reading →

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Box Office Report: ‘The Dark Knight Rises’ Stands Supreme

Posted on July 30, 2012 by Jonathan Weilbaecher

You may have noticed that there was not a Box Office Report last week. Due to the tragedy in Aurora, Colorado the major studios made a choice to not announce any returns during the weekend, in tribute to the victims. … Continue reading →

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