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Wednesday, July 30, 2008
Monday, July 28, 2008
Sunday, July 27, 2008
PODCAST: The Joker Versus The Joker
So who's the better Joker? Find out what I think in this latest podcast! Comments are always welcomed!
-Andres
BOX OFFICE: Batman Continues to Soar
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest broke and set records two years ago. I never thought its record would be broken this soon. Spider-Man 3 reclaimed it huge box office opening weekend a year later and I thought "No one could out do this." As of today, The Dark Knight broken and set another record of crossing the $300 million mark previously set by Dead Man's Chest in 16 days which Batman did in 10 days. Yes, The Dark Knight will be the highest grossing comic book adaptation ever made. Mark my words, Batman will become the 2nd highest grossing movie of all time behind Titanic in the domestic box office without adjusting for inflation, of course.
So far, the Christopher Nolan directed flick has grossed $314.4 million in 10 days thanks to a strong second weekend draw of $75.6 million!
-Andres
Saturday, July 26, 2008
PODCAST: Comic Book Movies!
The Summer 2008 Comic Book Movie Wrap Up
Click on the image or here for the podcastComments are always welcomed!
Thursday, July 24, 2008
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Monday, July 21, 2008
Sunday, July 20, 2008
BOX OFFICE: Batman Returns!
In 1989, Tim Burton's Batman set a box office record by opening to a then-impressive $40.5 million dollars. Adjust to inflation and it comes out to over $70 million! The film topped out at $251 million when adjusted to inflation comes out to nearly $435 million! Subsequent sequels would open to bigger weekends then the first film, but none would reach the heights Batman reached.
The Dark Knight changes that as it opened to not only the highest opening of the Bat films, but also the largest single-weekend opening in history at $158.4 million easily passing Spiderman 3's record of $151.1 million! The Dark Knight, in my opinion, has a shot at being the largest comic book movie adaptation ever. The current record holder is Spiderman at $404 million.
With this latest installment to the reengineered Batman franchise, DC Comics puts themselves on the map once again after Marvel Comics made a surprising smash hit with Ironman. In the next 3 years, Marvel Studios will be rolling out a bunch of films based on their most popular comics. Next year, DC Comics/Warner Bros. will have a shot drawing attention away from Marvel with the hotly anticipated Watchmen movie!
The next Superman installment is called The Man of Steel. If The Dark Knight is any indication that Warner Bros. finally got their groove together, then maybe Superman can return in a truly epic film he deserves!
Will The Dark Knight be the highest grossing comic book movie ever? It will greatly depend on receipts for next weekend. I'll let you know then!
-Andres
Friday, July 18, 2008
Thursday, July 17, 2008
CONTEST: And The Winner Is . . .
Congratulations to Alex S.!
Alex gets the $25 AMC Gift Card which he solemnly swears to use towards The Dark Knight!
A special thank you to everyone that participated and submitted their entries into the contest!
The Dark Knight opens at 12:01am Friday! See you all at the movies this weekend!
Alex gets the $25 AMC Gift Card which he solemnly swears to use towards The Dark Knight!
A special thank you to everyone that participated and submitted their entries into the contest!
The Dark Knight opens at 12:01am Friday! See you all at the movies this weekend!
-Andres
Batman Preying On Box Office Record Books
REPORT: 'Dark Knight' Speeding Towards Friday: Selling, Selling, Selling ...90% Sold Out; Batman Will Play In Record 4,366 Venues
I told you so!
-Andres
THE COUNTDOWN:
The Dark Knight premires tomorrow!
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
CONTEST ENDS TOMORROW!!!!
There's still time to enter the contest! You can try multiple times to answer correctly so if in doubt, send it anyway! Contest submissions are trickling in so best answer soon!
CONTEST ENDS THURSDAY JULY 17 AT 6AM
[Click on image for Contest Post]
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The Dark Knight (Review Date: July 16, 2008)
Download my review for The Dark Knight here or just click on the image above!
THE COUNTDOWN:
2 days until The Dark Knight!
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Monday, July 14, 2008
Sunday, July 13, 2008
Batman Begins (Review Updated: February 19, 2007)
The Countdown to The Dark Knight continues with a visit to the film that restarted the franchise: Batman Begins! Read it here!
THE COUNTDOWN
5 days until The Dark Knight!
Hellboy II: The Golden Army (Review Date: July 13, 2008)
Hyperlink corrected! Review is available for download.
Download my review for Hellboy II: The Golden Army here or click on image above!
Saturday, July 12, 2008
CONTEST: The Dark Knight Giveaway! (UPDATED)
NOTE: Hyperlinks in Contest Rules have been corrected. They can know be clicked on with the updated file upload!
Greetings, fellow moviegoer!
To help build up even more hype for the highly anticipated sequel The Dark Knight, The Critic Corner is giving away Batman-related prizes!
GRAND PRIZE: A $25 AMC Theatres Entertainment Card!
2nd Place: Mp3 downloads of the Batman Begins Original Soundtrack with bonus tracks and The Dark Knight Original Soundtrack!
2nd Place: Mp3 downloads of the Batman Begins Original Soundtrack with bonus tracks and The Dark Knight Original Soundtrack!
3rd Place: A Batman Begins Widescreen (Single Disc Edition) DVD!
For complete rules and the contest game play, click here or the image above.
NOTE: Make sure you read the rules carefully!!! If you have trouble viewing/reading the contest rules and game play, please contact me and I'll send you the simple text version.
SUBMITTAL: Simply submit your answers to all 4 questions in the proper order along with your name and phone number (phone number optional if you check your email religiously) in an email with the subject title: "CONTEST ANSWERS".
All entries must be emailed to: thecriticcorner@gmx.com
CONTEST ENDS THURSDAY JULY 17, 2008, at 6AM
Good luck!
-Andres Segovia
THE COUNTDOWN:
6 days until The Dark Knight!
Friday, July 11, 2008
Thursday, July 3, 2008
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
The Dark Knight destined for greatness
I recommend you read this blog post by Neil Miller:
Is The Dark Knight Headed for the Box Office Record Books?
Neil Miller has this in his post:
"The folks at MovieTickets.com sent over word this afternoon that The Dark Knight has sold eight times the amount of tickets online as Spider-Man 3 did at the same point during its sales cycle — 21 days prior to release. And if you remember correctly, Spider-Man 3 opened to $152 million dollars in its opening weekend, the largest opening weekend in history. There have also been reports of midnight shows across the country already being sold-out."
Every pundit had their money on Indy whipping up the records but Yours Truly remained loyal to the Batsy camp. Now, months later after the major rival films have either outperformed or underperformed expectations, pundits and "gurus" are coming over the Batsy camp.
Earlier this year in the Summer Movie Guide I stated I couldn't make a ranking forecast as to which would be the biggest films of the year. I did mention which could be on the top 5 list. Well, in the latest edition of the Summer Movie Guide I declared The Dark Knight the winner followed by Iron Man, Indiana Jones, and Hancock with Wall-E competiting for 4th and 5th place spots.
I'm not sure of the 2-5th place spots anymore, but I'm 1,000% sure The Dark Knight will rise above all else!
-Andres
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
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