Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides debuted to an estimated $90.1M domestically — which was in line with expectations — but sailed into the record books with a huge $256.3M overseas for $346.4M worldwide. “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” held the previous record for highest-grossing start overseas with $236M. The international debut was also […]
One of the best parts of the Super Bowl are the commercials and sometimes the best commercials are the movie trailers. Super Bowl XLV featured several spots including: The Adjustment Bureau; Battle: Los Angeles; Captain America: The First Avenger; Cowboys & Aliens; Drive Angry; Fast Five; Just Go With It; Kung Fu Panda 2; Limitless; Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides; Rango; Rio; Super 8; Thor and Transformers: Dark of the Moon.
For your convenience, I’ve put together all the spots in one post. Click over the jump to watch them all.
2oth Century Fox has released a new movie poster for the upcoming animated feature film Rio. The film features the voices of Anne Hathaway, Neil Patrick Harris and Jesse Eisenberg. Click over the jump to see the poster in full and in high resolution.
Rio is scheduled to hit conventional and 3D theaters on April 8, 2011.
The teaser trailer for Airbender — which will be attached to Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (see related story) — will run about 100 seconds. [Frank Marshall]
Jonny Ferraro, creator of the American Gladiators TV franchise, is working on a live-action adaptation of the property for the big-screen: “I look forward to creating a compelling story that launches a whole new set of characters,” Producer Scott Mednick said. [Variety]
Warner Home Videos has announced a 1-disc DVD, and 2-disc DVD and Blu-ray Director’s Cut’s of Watchmen for release on July 21st. The director’s cut will feature 25 minutes of additional footage. More details at DVD Active.
Artwork for the 2-disc DVD and 2-disc Blu-ray Director’s Cut
First we heard news that Brett Ratner had dropped out as director of Conan due to scheduling conflicts, then CHUD reported that James McTeigue may be in line for the directing duties, now comes additional news that Lionsgate is interested in three different choices: Christopher Gans, Neil Marshall and Marcus Nispel. Head on over to CHUD for more details.
Aslyum has released the movie trailer for Mega Shark vs. Giant Octopus (out on store shelves May 26th) starring Lorenzo Lamas and Deborah Gibson.