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AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR Hitting $1 Billion Worldwide in Record Time
Everyone knew that Marvel’s Avengers: Infinity War would easily pass $1 billion at the worldwide box office. But what people (probably) didn’t expect was just how fast it’d achieve that benchmark. Per Deadline, Infinity War hit $974.5 million worldwide on Friday, and it will pass the billion mark sometime today. It took the film 11 days to do so, setting a new record – and it’s not out in China until the 11th. The previous record holder, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, took 12 days to reach a billion. Infinity War marks Marvel’s sixth movie to hit a billion. The other titles were Iron Man 3, Captain America: Civil War,…
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FEATURE: Five Ideas for the AVENGERS 4 Title
Marvel Studios originally announced the third and fourth Avengers movies as Parts 1 and 2 of Infinity War. However, in order to sell them as different movies, the titles were changed. The first one is just Infinity War now, and the other one remains untitled…at least to the public. Marvel has been adamant about not revealing the Avengers 4 title publicly just yet, likely to keep the focus on Infinity War. With that movie out now, who knows how long it’ll be until they announce it. There has been a ton of speculation as to what the title will be, and here, we list five ideas that would be cool….…
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AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR Actor Discusses That Shocking Cameo [SPOILERS]
Avengers: Infinity War is, to put it plainly, the biggest movie in the world, following its record-smashing opening weekend. The film changes the Marvel Cinematic Universe as we know it, full of strong character moments and shocking plot twists. But one of the most shocking moments came in the appearance of one character. With the movie out now, the actor behind the character has discussed the role, the secrecy surrounding it, and whether he has a future in the MCU. [Warning: The following contains MAJOR SPOILERS from Avengers: Infinity War. If you have not seen the movie yet, stop reading right now and come back after you watch it.] .…
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Kevin Feige Rules Out This Title for AVENGERS 4
For the longest time, fans have been speculating over the title for Marvel’s fourth Avengers movie, which will directly follow the shocking events of Infinity War. Plenty of titles have been thrown around in speculation. Despite scheduled to come out next year, Marvel has been in no hurry to reveal the title, attempting to keep the spotlight on Infinity War instead. One popular theory is that the title will be Avengers: Infinity Gauntlet. That would make sense, considering these movies’ focus on Thanos and the Infinity Stones. Plus, it’s the name of the graphic novel that heavily inspired Infinity War. Unfortunately, that’s not it. Speaking with Collider, Marvel’s Kevin Feige…
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AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR Sets New Opening Weekend Record with Massive $258 Million
[Updated with latest figures] Everyone knew that Marvel Studios’ Avengers: Infinity War would be a massive hit. The superhero epic assembles almost every hero in the entire MCU, making it the most ambitious crossover event in history. Now, the film has surpassed even the highest of expectations. Per THR, Infinity War has opened this weekend with $257.7 million. This passes 2015’s Star Wars: The Force Awakens ($248 million) as the biggest North American opening in box office history. It also blows away every other superhero movie ever, including The Avengers ($207.4 million) and Black Panther ($202 million). Worldwide, Infinity War fared even better. The movie took in $382.8 million overseas, bringing its…
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Review: AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR (2018)
An unprecedented cinematic journey ten years in the making and spanning the entire Marvel Cinematic Universe, Marvel Studios’ Avengers: Infinity War brings to the screen the ultimate, deadliest showdown of all time. The Avengers and their super hero allies must willing to sacrifice it all in an attempt to defeat the power of Thanos before his blitz of devastation and ruin puts an end to the universe. 2018 marks the tenth anniversary of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, which launched in 2008 with Iron Man. In the decade since, Marvel Studios has built up a universe consisting of nearly 20 movies, with (almost) every one being a big hit.…
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Our Top 10 Marvel Studios Post-Credits Scenes So Far
Marvel Studios has popularized the notion of including at least one extra scene during or after a movie’s credits. Almost every movie has included one or two bonus scenes, while Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 had, like, five. In fact, other studios have adopted this concept, specifically a few DC movies and the X-Men saga. Today, we’re ranking our top 10 MCU mid- and post-credits scenes so far… #10: Thanos Does It Himself in Avengers: Age of Ultron By this point, Thanos has already appeared briefly a few times in the MCU, building up for his epic clash with the Avengers in Infinity War. His last appearance was in 2015’s Age of Ultron, where he found…
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Review: THE INFINTY GAUNTLET
Marvel’s Infinity Gauntlet is one of those events where you have no idea what’s going to happen next. The story goes from earth to space to face time face with God himself, and yet it never feels crazy or out of control. It’s gonna be tough breaking this one down but I’m up to the challenge. We have Thanos, the Mad Titan, a recurring villain of the Avengers gain control of the Infinity Gauntlet, the most powerful weapon in the universe. He wants to impress Death, like the physical embodiment of Death. He believes he can become her lover by inflicting as much death and destruction upon the universe. With…
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Retrospective Review: AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON
Avengers: Age of Ultron(2015) Directed By: Joss Whedon Produced By: Kevin Feige Written By: Joss Whedon Welcome again to our next installment of 20 Days of Infinity War! We’re here to talk about Avengers 1.5, I mean 2. Avengers: Age of Ultron! There are some spoilers below. Not many. But some! But seriously. Can we stop and talk about how this movie doesn’t feel like it needed to be a movie? Avengers: Age of Ultron doesn’t feel like a true movie, like it didn’t need to be as long, or have as many side notes. Almost could have been an Avengers 1.5, where Avengers 2 is Captain America: Civil War. We…
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FEATURE: Five Villains We’d Love to See in Future AVENGERS Sequels
To date, the Marvel Cinematic Universe has introduced many iconic villains from the comics, such as the Avengers saga. The first film pitted Earth’s Mightiest Heroes against Loki, the second film saw them fight Ultron, and the third and fourth films will see them defend Earth against Thanos. But what happens afterwards? Thanos is THE big bad of the MCU so far, meaning that the next main villain has a lot to live up to. Here, we list five villains that we’d love to see in Avengers 5 or another sequel. Norman Osborn Of course, Norman Osborn is best known for being Spider-Man’s arch-nemesis, the Green Goblin. But outside of Goblin, Norman has been…