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Screenwriter Dave Callaham, who also wrote the upcoming Wonder Woman will write the screenplay. Short Term 12 director Destin Daniel Cretton will direct. Executives likely hope that Shang-Chi can make as big of a cultural impact as Black Panther did. In the comics, a race called the Celestials the gold people from Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. The Eternals have the powers of flight, telepathy and manipulation of matter, among other things. The Eternals are tasked with protecting Earth. Those casting decision plus the presence of Benedict Cumberbatch as Doctor Strange on the casting lists has fans speculating that Spider-Man 3 might turn into a live-action Spider-verse movie with heroes and villains from past iterations of Spider-Man hopping between parallel universes.

Opening holes between universes would also allow for the introduction of characters that Marvel Studios recently acquired the rights to, like the Fantastic Four and the X-Men, into the MCU. Doctor Strange is getting a sequel, and given its title, it sounds like Marvel Cinematic Universe fans are about to be introduced to the multiverse.

Previous Marvel films like, minor spoiler alert, Spider-Man: Far From Home have poked fun at the idea of parallel universes where different versions of the same heroes exist. Many fans are theorizing the the introduction of a multiverse will lead to a film adaptation of the Secret Wars comic book plot line, which involves the destruction of many alternate universes.

The Russo brothers, who directed two Captain America films and two Avengers films, have even expressed interest at helming a Secret Wars movie. This gender-flip is not unprecedented: A female Thor took up the mantle in the comics in Chris Hemsworth will also return, as will Tessa Thompson, who confirmed again at Comic-Con that, yes, her character Valkyrie is queer. Based on early reviews, Sony greenlit a sequel for Into the Spider-Verse before it even premiered. Captain Marvel made her debut in a movie set in the s , though this movie will likely take place in modern day given the inclusion of Iman Vellani, the new Ms.

Last we saw Captain Marvel in Avengers: Endgame , she was taking a break from patrolling the universe for baddies to help defend Earth against Thanos.

Shock and sadness reverberated in August of with the news that Black Panther star Chadwick Boseman had died of colon cancer at The original film was a massive hit and won three Oscars. Feige announced the news at Comic-Con when he invited Ali on the stage. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. The film was set for until Disney fired James Gunn , who directed the first two Guardians films, in July after reviewing many of his old tweets.

The cast subsequently released a joint statement in support of Gunn. Eight months after its initial decision, Disney announced on March 15 that it had rehired Gunn to direct the film. Before Gunn was rehired by Disney, he signed with Warner Bros.

Marvel Studios has agreed to being the production of Guardians 3 after Gunn completes Suicide Squad 2 , so it is unclear when the movie will premiere. The final movie in the Guardians trilogy could launch at least one spinoff. In a post-credits scene of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. Jonathan Majors will join as the villain Kang the Conquerer. I forgot about the 7, copies from December. Looks like total sales for 3 combining December and January figures are approximately 24, Yes, Iron Man sales ought to be slightly up month-on-month.

Numbers swimming in front of my eyes, I think…. I like Bruce Banner as the Hulk. Ken, I agree with you. I just get so tired of good books getting the heave-ho. I know a lot of people jump ship when a new team takes over, but sigh…. Why is Marvel constantly renumbering every single title??? It pisses me off big time. Now Iron Man, watch when they relaunch FF 1 and revert at issue 20 or so…. It sems everyone is a hulk nowadas in Marvel Universe.

Instead of posters and cardboard stand-ups, they need a booth that sells Captain America and Thor comics. Grab the audience exactly when they see the movie!

The drop in Hulk numbers is too bad, as the story is fun and the characters are great. I avoided it like the plague under Loeb, but Parker and Hardman are making it a great buy. Put them on Daredevil already! Looks like they could have waited a couple of months and had the books out on time. Rumors abound that Marvel is rethinking their price point. Looking at these numbers, do you think Marvel? Parker and Hardman on Daredevil?! OH my word, yes, now!

Unfortunately, I have a feeling Marvel is going to remove the grim and gritty from Daredevil whenever it returns, which is disappointing. That could have certainly helped. I nearly missed out on What If… because the title is printed on the back cover.

Really bad packaging. I bought it because it was an anniversary issue of an intriguing series I used to read. No pin-up, although the wrap-around cover could serve that purpose.

If the sales figures that you gave for NAMOR 4 are true, then you are the first creator that I am aware of who has actually admitted that these sales guestimates are actually pretty accurate. A movie is on average 2 hours, the time to read a comic book is minutes. Do the math, which is worth more of your time? Gosh, the numbers just seem to get worse every month.

I did it with both the Boys and Runaways vol. Realizing I could get the first arc in trade, I bought the trades, but then jumped on the monthlies from the beginning of the second arc. I bought Hulk 26 on your recommendation. Here are my thoughts, but a little background first.

The only superhero books I currently buy are Batman Inc. Next Men for nostalgia. The art on Hulk was good, better than usual superhero fare, the cover not so much. Story was okay, seemingly the beginning of a storyline. The fight between Red Hulk and Thor seemed unnecessary, as Thor not only started it but hinted that he wanted it. All in all, it was okay. The backup story was jarring, completely different in tone from the main story.

The most disconcerting to me was the credits for the backup story, as 12 people are listed. Recently there has been talk of the talent of the creators Moore and the diversity of comics with publishers Powell.

Worked the opposite for me though. I was going to pick it up until I realized it was about Namor fighting underwater vampires. This is because the ingredient is made from cannabis, which is now a Schedule I drug. However, here's a quick overview of how the law works: Under the Farm Bill, all hemp-related cannabis, cannabidiol also known as CBD , and any derivative products derived from it must contain a federal form of government permission.

Any company manufacturing cannabis products must register with the United States Drug Enforcement Administration, which means anyone who orders from them, unless they express otherwise, will receive a government stamp of approval for the product.

However, if you are worried about consuming cannabis, or you are in serious pain, or are in a rehabilitation facility or mental health facility, you should contact your doctor before taking any medication, and he will most likely recommend that you stay away from any Delta 8 THC products, at all. I tried to remain cautious in the face of the overwhelming hype surrounding the release of Black Panther. This could be a mistake. However, the only film opening this weekend that people are actually talking about is Black Panther.

This film is earning more buzz than any film opening until Infinity War and is widely expected to break records. This weekend last year was the weekend after Presidents Day long weekend, so it is not a fair comparison and will crush Compared to Presidents Day of last year , will still crush the competition.

There were some misses , but surprise holdovers made up the difference. Looking forward, February will be dominated by Black Panther. In fact, it will very likely make more during its opening weekend than the second place film, Fifty Shades Freed , will likely make in total. Black Panther will easily beat any film from last February; in fact, it could earn more than the top two films earned combined. The total box office was down 2. This means total attendance was 1.

That is troubling, but not as apocalyptic as some have made it out to be, as it is only 2. If bounces back, then we can still say the overall box office is healthy. If we see another 6-point drop in attendance in , then we can panic. It started out well and ended on a high note, but the summer was a disaster and that proved to be too much for the rest of the year to overcome.

It is unlikely any of the Oscar contenders will hit the century mark in January either. This is really bad news, as last January , we had a new release, Split and an Oscar contender, Hidden Figures , which both topped that milestone with ease. Coco remains the number one movie at the box office this weekend by a considerable margin, mainly due to a lack of serious competition from new releases. It still has some big openings to come, including Brazil, Korea, the UK, and Japan in January, so it has some way to go, although its progress will be eclipsed by The Last Jedi for the next few weeks.

The film opened in a trio of major markets in Europe, earning first place in all three. The film is already the biggest Pixar hit in China and is in third place for Disney animated films, behind Zootopia and Big Hero 6.

The weekend after Thanksgiving is usually when the studios take a breather before the big Christmas season, and this year is no different, with no new wide releases, and relatively minor shuffles on screen use at the theaters. It really needs that much to break even any time soon. It should be able to get to the century mark there, which will be reason to celebrate. This week we will tackle first run releases, and normally franchise box sets as well, but this year none jump out as essential additions to the Holiday Gift guide.

Worse still, has been awful at the box office with potential blockbuster after potential blockbuster getting savaged by critics and struggling at the box office. Additionally, some of the biggest and some of the best have been on the home market for nearly half a year, meaning nearly everyone who would want them, already own them. If you know someone who loves the MCU , but has all of the movies, then check out this site , which has some more unique gift ideas. I specifically like the Spider-man Drone.

In most major markets, the film opened above Wonder Woman and Thor: Ragnarok. November 19th, What does it mean for the franchise? The film held up even better in the U. The film already has more worldwide than either of the previous Thor films earned in total. It has entered the top ten in the MCU and it is on pace to enter the top five on that chart before its done.

That makes it the most successful Thor film already , and it seems like it should retain decent traction into the holidays, even with Justice League coming out next weekend. Murder on the Orient Express had a strong opening in the U. As I started writing this, there were still no reviews on Rotten Tomatoes. However, last year had a lot better depth. I fear will lose yet again in the year-over-year comparison. The Thor sub-franchise has been the weakest link in the Marvel Universe so far, but this outing is getting stellar reviews, and by coming after a seemingly-endless succession of horror movies in September and October, seems well timed.

November 2nd, On the other hand, A Bad Moms Christmas opened yesterday and when I started writing this in the early hours of Thursday morning, there were still no reviews on Rotten Tomatoes. Oh boy. Thor: Ragnarok will top that, but this year's depth is terrible compared to last year and we will very likely see yet another loss in the year-over-year comparison.

It will still take a minor miracle for to catch up in the end, but just cutting the lead in half by the end of December would be a reason to celebrate at this point. Jigsaw joins the throng this weekend, and is the widest new release, playing in 2, theaters. It was a terrible summer at the box office, but Spider-Man: Homecoming was one of the few bright spots. Does it deserve this success? The Numbers celebrates is 20th anniversary this week and as we previously stated , the site has grown a lot over those 20 years.

How big has it grown? Warner Bros. Smart move. Wonder Woman broke a number of records during its box office run, including biggest box office hit for a female director, biggest super hero original movie, etc. Did it deserve this success? Or was it only good compared to the previous installments in the DCEU? Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 was the second biggest hit of the summer and the third biggest hit of so far.

However, it could be a really good movie and still not live up to the original. Is that the case? Or can Vol 2 outshine the first installment? This was also a little lower than the same weekend last year. On its own, this would be nothing to worry about.

Its opening day vs. Spider-Man: Homecoming did earn better reviews , while both movies earned a solid A from CinemaScore, and many more kids have no school on Monday compared to when Guardians debuted. All of this should help its legs. On the other hand, Homecoming could have a bigger Fanboy Effect, as Spider-Man is a much more established character.

This is still simply fantastic and the only downside is Sony and Disney have to work together to make this work in the long term. Spider-Man 3 is the only one that beats it. That was the last Shrek movie, and this might be a good time for Gru to call it a day.

I hate it when the first of the month lands on a Saturday. Fortunately, Wonder Woman beat expectations and might end up as the biggest hit of the summer, at least for a little while. This July would have to beat expectations substantially to match this performance. June 25th, The studio is in desperate need of a hit, and the Transformers franchise is by far their biggest property. So all eyes are going to be on its overseas performance.

June 21st, We have early predictions this week, as Transformers: The Last Knight is out in theaters on Wednesday. We will get to the holdovers at the regular time. The Last Knight has to be a monster hit, because the studio, Paramount , is in a slump the likes of which you rarely see. Speaking of combined universes, The Last Knight is supposed to be the creation of a new Hasbro Combined Universe with this franchise and G.

Joe being the heart of the new universe. This could fail for the same reasons The Mummy failed to jump start the Dark Universe franchise. Namely, the reviews are terrible and audiences are tired of combined universes being forced instead of growing organically. Talk of a decline at Pixar is over-blown, in my opinion, but this is still a so-so result by their high standards.

Furthermore, Cars 3 is being seen much more by kids than Dory was, as that film had a larger share of adult animation fans, so this should also help its legs. At the beginning of the month, I assumed this weekend would be a close race between Wonder Woman and The Mummy.

Granted, its reviews are among the best of the year, so having better than average legs was expect. June 8th, The biggest new release is The Mummy , which is supposed to be the start of the Dark Universe , but its reviews suggest this combined universe will be short-lived. This weekend last year was similar in terms of box office strength. May 28th, May 25th, However, this year the two new releases are far from the best. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales has the worst reviews in the franchise and its domestic box office will likely be the same.

That said, they should still finish one-two over the weekend, while Alien: Covenant and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 will be in a race for third place. As expected , Alien: Covenant earned first place on the weekend box office chart. However, it had a strange journey there. Everything, Everything earned more during its opening weekend than it cost to make, which is great news for the studio. Unfortunately, it is not all good news.

May 18th, Alien: Covenant is looking to unseat Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 for top spot on the box office chart this weekend. The prognosis for those two is mixed. This year, there might be only two. If this happens, could win in the year-over-year comparison for the second weekend in a row. If not, then 's winning streak will end at one. This pushes it into seventh place on the MCU chart. This is 3. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 held on better than Captain America: Civil War did during its sophomore stint, but it was strong depth that helped win the year-over-year comparison.

May 11th, However, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 will likely destroy them at the box office. The real question is whether or not the top three films this year will out-earn the three films from this weekend last year.

The film opened in first place in a trio of major markets this past weekend: China, South Korea, and Russia. In each of these markets, Vol 2 showed strong growth compared to the original Guardians of the Galaxy.

For the eighth year in a row, a Marvel movie started the summer blockbuster season. As expected , Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 dominated the box office chart on Friday. Its reviews are fantastic, the best in the top ten by quite a margin, while it earned an A from CinemaScore, so it should have solid legs over the weekend.

This is clearly a monster hit, even if it is not quite as large as anticipated. To put it in perspective, it is the sixth best May opening of all time, so there's plenty of reasons to celebrate this debut. The lone exception is Spider-Man 3. Marvel owns May. The summer blockbuster season unofficially begins this weekend with the release of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2. There are no other films opening wide this week, so it will dominate the chart like few films are able to. I think will lose the year-over-year comparison this weekend, but the rest of the month should be better.

April is over and thank god for that. The Fate of the Furious is currently the only film that was better than a midlevel hit, while Going in Style might end up being the second-biggest release of the month. Fortunately, May looks a lot brighter. Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. The film is now the biggest hit of on the international chart and is behind only Beauty and the Beast on the worldwide chart.

As expected , Beauty and the Beast earned first place on Friday. To put this into perspective, this is more than Kong: Skull Island earned during its opening weekend. There are some confusing elements to deal with. Additionally, it earned a solid A from CinemaScore. So what does this mean for the future? The film just needs an internal multiplier above 2. That seems very likely at this point. March 9th, Home Market Releases for February 28th, February 28th, It is not a particularly long list of new releases this week, but there are several that are must haves.

This includes Doctor Strange , which was named Pick of the Week last week. Home Market Releases for February 21st, February 21st, Did you know Oscars are being handed out next week? In fact, only Manchester by the Sea was a contender for Pick of the Week. Doctor Strange was the first time that magic was really strongly introduced into the Marvel Cinematic Universe and some thought the film was a bit of a risk as a result. Instead, the film became the second biggest introductory film in the MCU, behind only Guardians of the Galaxy.

Is it as good as its box office numbers would suggest? Or has the MCU become self-sustaining generating hundreds of million of dollars regardless of quality?

The Screen Actors Guild were the third group to announce their nominations for this awards season. So far there have been three different films earning the most nominations. This could mean the Oscar race will be a lot closer than in past years.

This time around Manchester by the Sea led the way with four nominations. As predicted , Moana was able to grab first place on the weekend box office chart.

On the downside, it slipped a little faster than expected. That said, this is still 7. Moana will get to enjoy one last weekend at the top of the box office chart, in spite of a good debut for Office Christmas Party.

The second installment is going to be even shorter. There is an exception to this rule this year, but more on that down below. Atlanta is amazing, but the first season is only out on Video on Demand. The first season of Luke Cage is only available on Netflix. Furthermore, there are not a lot Megasets worth talking about. That said, we begin with not just a Megaset, but a Gigaset. Perhaps even a Teraset! The top of the box office chart remains a tale of two movies this weekend, with Moana maintaining an impressive lead over Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them , but both movies doing very nicely heading into the Christmas season.

Technically Frozen opened in limited release the week before and as we learned from Futurama , technically correct is the best kind of correct.

The film was a little more front-loaded than expected and nearly matched our predictions. The studio can now claim the top six 5-day Thanksgiving debuts and and the top eight 3-day Thanksgiving openings of all time.

The film had the biggest opening of the Harry Potter franchise in 16 of those 63 markets, but ironically not in the U. This is the third best in the franchise behind the two Deathly Hallows films. This puts the film ahead of the lifetime total of Thor and into 11th place in the MCU. It will be at least a couple of spots higher by this time next week. The sci-fi drama is a critical darling, but is having a harder time with general audiences who might be expecting something with a few more explosions and laser battles, and its CinemaScore is a B.

Its potential long-term performance is a therefore a little hard to gauge at this point, but it would be very surprising for it not to pick up a few more theaters, and it might be decent counter-programming to the explosions and laser battles promised by several other films coming up in the next few weeks. November 10th, There are a trio of new releases coming out this week, but none of them are expected to challenge for top spot.

Almost Christmas is a Christmas movie aimed at African-Americans. It might miss the Mendoza Line. This will leave Doctor Strange with an easy first place, while Trolls should remain in second. This weekend last year , the new releases were pitiful. I think that gives us reason to brag. Both Trolls and Hacksaw Ridge beat expectations by a relatively significant margin. If can maintain this lead until Rogue One comes out, then will win in the end. After a couple of months of weak box office, and some very disappointing openings, Doctor Strange , Trolls and Hacksaw Ridge are each, in their own way, putting things back on track.

Granted, Doctor Strange had much better previews, so the actual hour Friday numbers are much closer. This is still a great start and another smash hit from the Marvel Cinematic Universe. November 3rd, Doctor Strange is the latest installment in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and arguably the strangest one.

It is widely expected to dominate the box office this weekend. Trolls is expected to open way back in second place, but still have a strong showing. The final wide release of the week is Hacksaw Ridge , which appears to be getting lost in the crowd. This weekend last year. October turned out to be a mixed month. However, it was also a more steady month than last October and the last two weeks really helped in the year-over-year comparisons.

A little while ago, I thought Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them would be the biggest hit of the month, but the buzz took a hit recently. More on that below. There is certainly precedent for an animated movie to be a monster hit at this time of year, but there is also a lot of competition. In doing so, it created a lot of interesting tidbits worth talking about. Home Market Releases for September 27th, September 27th, It is a pretty good week on the home market with a few releases worth picking up.

The Blu-ray screener arrived late, and I held off on naming it Pick of the Week when it came out for that very reason.

However, has the brisk pace resulted in a substandard film? Or is it yet another critical smash? Four films opened wide or semi-wide over the weekend , but only one of them, Sully , did well at the box office. The other two new releases bombed. Overall, the box office was flat, up 1.

This was also flat when compared to last year , down just 1. Since this weekend was so close to last weekend, it should come as no surprise that the year-over-year comparison hardly moved. This time last week, was ahead of by just over 6.

One of the most talked-about debuts of the year is shaping up to be one of the better ones. This is great news for the studio. Superman and the two films earned identical reviews. Before we talk about the weekend predictions So accusing Rotten Tomatoes of having an anti-D.

Starting a petition to shut down Rotten Tomatoes is a sign you really need a more productive hobby. I suggest Magic: The Gathering. Moving on Suicide Squad is the last major release of the summer. Many analysts think it will fail to reach the top five during its opening weekend. This weekend last year was the weekend Fantastic Four opened. Suicide Squad should crush that movie at the box office. In fact, it should earn more than the top ten earned last year. Is it really as bad as its reputation?

Yes it is. At first glance, that's a good start. On the other hand, the film is playing in 75 markets, so it doesn't have a lot of markets left to open in. Back to the original hand, one of the markets it has yet to open in is China. The film's biggest single market was the U. On the other hand, it was down a mere 6. If that number holds, it will put Civil War 8th on the list of best second weekends , almost exactly tied with Iron Man 3.

The Marvel juggernaut continues to roll on. Another weekend, another triumph at the box office for Disney. The Marvel Cinematic Universe now claims four of the top six spots on the all-time list. There is some very good news going forward. On the other hand, Civil War does have better reviews than Age of Ultron earned , so it should have better legs.

April started on a soft note and ended weak, but thanks to The Jungle Book , overall the month was actually really good. This bodes well for May, which is both a slow month and a fantastic month. The potential blockbusters are led by Captain America: Civil War , which is not only going to be the biggest hit of the month, but according to a Fandango survey, it is the most anticipated film of the summer.

On a side note, Finding Dory is the most anticipated family film of the summer and Ghostbusters is the most anticipated comedy of the summer. I was surprised by the last result. Overall, the month looks excellent. There's also the issue of the misalignment in the weekends, which hurt April, but will really help May. After ranking Star Wars: The Force Awakens for those who still haven't seen it, we can do a full featured review. Or did people just get caught up in the hype? Batman and Superman not only had to fight each other this weekend, but also mediocre reviews.

It's March 1st, which is not only the beginning of the month, but also Super Tuesday. If you are not American and don't pay attention to American politics, Super Tuesday is sort of like the Oscar night of the primary season.