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Avengers Assemble (Blu-ray)

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We all remember the Battle Of New York, when Thor, Captain America, Iron Man, The Hulk, Hawkeye and Black Widow got together to fight off extra-terrestrial terrors coming through a wormhole, due to a plot by Loki. This documentary looks at what led up to that battle.

Well, okay, I’m sure you’re aware this isn’t a documentary, as we’re in a world sadly lacking in superpowered heroes (although the lack of alien terror-mongers is a bit of a plus), but as audiences proved earlier this summer, we do love to escape to a comic book world. Avengers Assemble is only the third film ever to gross more than $1.5 billion (and the first not directed by James Cameron). It’s an astonishing success, particularly as the movie made more than twice as much as any of the movies that led up to it (Iron Man 2 was the biggest previous Marvel produced movie, taking $623 million). [Read more…]

Avengers Assemble Alternate Opening – The film could have had a more sombre start

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Avengers Assemble could have started on a slightly bleaker note, with New York covered in rubble and SHIELD’s Maria Hill bemoaning what happened, and then the rest of the film told in flashback. Marvel has now released this opening, ahead of the movie’s DVD/Blu-ray release on September 17th. Although I’m glad this didn’t make it into the movie, it’s interesting as it would have set a different tone and also has the kind of self-knowing attitude Joss Whedon is known for. Take a look.

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Avengers Assemble Extended Scene & Blooper Reel

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With Avengers Assemble hitting DVD & Blu-ray on September 17th, an extended scene featuring Loki and Hawkeye plus a fun blooper reel for the movie have hit the internet. Although you can understand why the Loki-Hawkeye scene was shortened, it’s still an interesting addition to the film.

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Joss Whedon Confirmed For The Avengers 2

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Much of The Avengers success wasn’t just down to bringing a load of superheroes together, it was in the way Joss Whedon did it. Marvel Studios seems to have realised that, as they’ve signed Joss to a three-year deal, which will cover The Avengers 2, development of a TV series and possibly other projects too.

At Comic-Con Whedon said he was yet to decide whether he would write and direct Avengers 2, but now it seems as deal has been struck as Disney CEO Bob Iger has confirmed that Whedon is on-board for the highly-anticipated sequel. He’s also confirmed that Whedon is involved in the development of an ABC live-action television series that will be set inside the Marvel cinematic universe

Marvel’s The Avengers took the box office by storm this summer, raking in a massive $616.7 million at the domestic box office, and over $1.4 billion worldwide, making it the third highest grossing movie of all time. The sequel won’t hit theaters until at least 2015, since Marvel Studios currently has the sequels Iron Man 3, Thor: The Dark World, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, and an animated Guardians Of The Galaxy movie slated for release between now and 2014.

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Madagacar 3 Tops The US Box Office

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Both major new releases in the US outperformed expectations over the weekend, with Madagascar 3 topping the chart with $60 million. It was ahead of expectations and in line with the openings of the earlier films in the franchise, suggesting the movie will have legs.

Prometheus had to settle for second spot with $50 million, which was still more than many had thought it would get and very good for an R rated movie. Indeed it’s the second highest opening ever for Ridley Scott, behind Hannibal, and the 12th biggest start for an R rated movie ever.

Those were the only new openers in the top 10, although Moonrise Kingdom made its first appearance in the upper echelons of the chart, as it expanded the number of screens it was on and took $1.58 million to finish 10th, from only 96 screens, which ain’t bad at all. Here’s the top 10 films at the US box office for the weekend of June 8th-10th.

Rank Title Weekend Gross (millions) Total Gross to date (millions)
1 Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted $60.3 $60.3
2 Prometheus $50.0 $50.0
3 Show White And The Huntsman $23.0 $98.5
4 Men In Black 3 $13.5 $135.5
5 The Avengers $10.8 $571.8
6 The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel $3.2 $31.0
7 What To Expect When You’re Expecting $2.7 $35.7
8 Battleship $2.2 $59.8
9 The Dictator $2.1 $55.1
10 Moonrise Kingdom $1.5 $3.7
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Avengers Sinks Battleship At US Box Office

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The Avengers once again smashed allcomers at the US box office, taking another $55 million over the weekend to take its total to an incredibly impressive $457 million. It believed that its continued success at attracting repeat business is one of the reasons Universal’s Battleship opened to a disappointing $25 million, well below the $35-$40 million that had been expected.

It’s a big blow to the film, which may have made $200 million outside the US, but is unlikely to break $100 million in America, ensuring the film will make a loss. So while Universal was hoping for a Transformers style franchise, that’s no longer likely to happen.

It wasn’t the only film that underplayed as The Dictator took $17 million over the weekend for a total of $25 million since it opened last Wednesday. Thankfully though, it took $45 million overseas in the terriories it opened in, ensuring that while the US has been weak, it should make a profit worldwide.

Even a film designed to attract a very different audience to the male dominated summer blockbusters failed to attract an audience, with What To Expect When You’re Expecting taking just $10.5 million. Take a look below for the US box office top 10 for the weekend of May 18th-20th.

Rank Title Weekend Gross (millions) Total Gross to date (millions)
1 The Avengers $55.0 $457.0
2 Battleship $25.3 $25.3
3 The Dictator $17.4 $24.4
4 Dark Shadows $12.7 $50.9
5 What To Expect When You’re Expecting $10.5 $10.5
6 The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel $3.2 $8.2
7 The Hunger Games $3.0 $391.6
8 Think Like A Man $2.7 $85.8
9 The Lucky One $1.7 $56.9
10 The Pirates! Band Of Misfits $1.4 $25.3
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Avengers Becomes First Film To Make $100 Million In Its Second Weekend

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After its record-breaking $207 million opening in the US last week, The Avengers isn’t done with setting firsts, as it’s become the first movie to ever make $100 at the North American box office in its second weekend, taking $103 million. On the way to that it became the fastest film ever to reach $300 and $350 million.

The film had plenty to cheer worldwide too, and globally its take now stands at $1.03, equalling Avatar and Harry 8’s record of getting there in only 17 days, an achievement made more impressive by the fact those film opened pretty much everywhere on the same day, while Avengers didn’t reach the US until a week and a half after its first openings in some other countries.

While Tim Burton’s Dark Shadows had been expected to open in the $35 million range, it ended up disappointing with only $25 million. It’s a lot softer than Warner Bros. would have been hoping and won’t be helped by relatively poor word of mouth over the coming weeks.

The only other new entry in the top 10 was the Eva Mendes comedy-drama Girl In Progress, which took $1.35 million to place 10th on the chart. The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel also made its first appearance in the top 10, after expanding onto more screens following its limited opening last week. The movie took $2.6 million to place eighth.

Take a look below for the US box office top 10 for the weekend of May 11th-13th.

Rank Title Weekend Gross (millions) Total Gross to date (millions)
1 The Avengers $103.1 $373.1
2 Dark Shadows $28.8 $28.8
3 Think Like A Man $6.3 $81.9
4 The Hunger Games $4.4 $386.9
5 The Lucky One $4.0 $53.7
6 The Pirates! Band Of Misfits $3.2 $23.1
7 The Five-Year Engagement $3.1 $24.3
8 The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel $2.6 $3.7
9 Chimpanzee $1.6 $25.5
10 Girl In Progress $1.3 $1.3
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Avengers 2 Definitely In The Works

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In probably the least surprising development in the history of cinema, with The Avengers having made over $700 million in les than two weeks, Disney CEO Robert Iger has confirmed a sequel is in the works and that they hope to use the movie as a springboard for other Marvel franchises.

Iger told CNBC, “Marvel’s The Avengers isn’t just a film. It’s a franchise, from our perspective. It was helped by the success of the Iron Man movies and Captain America: The First Avenger. From the Avengers we get a chance to make Thor 2 and Iron Man 3 and hopefully another Marvel’s The Avengers movie.

“This one film, which was successful, over $700 million, as you said, as of last night, is going to get a number of other films and franchises. We see tremendous interest in products and in games for Marvel’s The Avengers. We have an ability to leverage what was a very fun film done by a great group of film makers into something much bigger for the company and the effect will be prolonged and that’s very, very exciting for us.”

However just because Iger says it, doesn’t mean he’s not going to have difficulty getting the full team back together. While the likes of Chris Evans and Chris Hemsworth have lengthy contracts that guarantee their participation in individual sequels and The Avengers 2, Robert Downey’s Jr. contract only runs through Iron Man 3. A new deal would have to be worked out for him, and if they want Joss Whedon back, he’ll also need a new contract. As Marvel is well known for refusing to pay as much as many others in the industry are prepared to, it may prove tough getting both of them back.

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Avengers Smashes US Opening Weekend Record

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This weekend exactly 10 years ago, an adaptation of a Marvel comic became the very first movie to make $100 million is a single weekend. That film was Spider-man and now, a decade on, another Marvel property has become the first movie to power past $200 million in only three days in the US, smashing numerous records in the process.

The film took $200.3 million on its US release, which is by far the biggest opening ever, ahead of last year’s Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Part 2’s $169 million. It became the fastest film to $100 million, $150 million and $200 million, took the biggest Saturday ($69.7 million) and Sunday ($50.1 milion) gross ever and had the highest per-theatre average ever for a nationwide release of $46,057.

Perhaps just as impressively its already beaten the lifetime US take of Thor, Captain America and the Incredible Hulk, and will almost certainly pass both Iron Man films by next weekend. It’s a massive vindication of Marvel’s plan to make a series of interconnected movies and will ensure we see many more movies featuring the characters in the future.

The only bad news what that The Avengers dominance meant all the other movies in the top 10 took a big hit, but cinema owners are unlikely to be complaining, and will hope this is only the beginning of a huge summer. Take a look below for the US box office top 10 for the weekend of May 4th-6th 2012.

Rank Title Weekend Gross (millions) Total Gross to date (millions)
1 The Avengers $200.3 $200.3
2 Think Like A Man $8.0 $72.0
3 The Hunger Games $5.7 $380.7
4 The Lucky One $5.5 $47.9
5 The Pirates! Band Of Misfits $5.4 $18.5
6 The Five-Year Engagement $5.1 $19.2
7 The Raven $2.5 $12.0
8 Safe $2.4 $12.8
9 Chimpanzee $2.3 $23.0
10 The Three Stooges $1.8 $39.6
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The Avengers New York Tribeca Screening Red Carpet Video

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Stars from the summer’s most hotly anticipated film celebrated imagination at the New York premiere of ‘The Avengers’. Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Cobie Smulders and Tom Hiddleston reflected on their experience of making the film and bringing the comic book series to the big screen. Bombay Sapphire announces the launch of their Imagination Series Filmmakers Competition at Tribeca Film Festival this week, hosting the exclusive after-parties of Emily Blunt’s ‘Your Sister’s Sister’, Chris Rock’s ‘2 Days In New York’ and the closing premiere, summer blockbuster ‘The Avengers’.

To celebrate filmmakers around the world, Bombay Sapphire, in association with Tribeca Film Festival, is offering budding filmmakers the chance to make their own short film, using their imagination to interpret Oscar-winner Geoffrey Fletcher’s short film script. From the 26th of April, budding filmmakers can view the script at www.imaginationseries.com and can submit their interpretation of the Geoffrey’s script on this site from the 8th of May 2012. A global judging panel, including Geoffrey Fletcher and industry leaders put together by the Tribeca Film Festival, will select five winners from a shortlist of entries who will then go on to produce and direct their own individual films and view these at a star-studded international premiere early 2013.

For more information visit www.bombaysapphire.com | www.facebook.com/BombaySapphire

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