LONDON, England (Reuters) — Scarlett Johansson was named the top-grossing actor of 2016 on Tuesday (December 27) thanks to her roles in the superhero movie “Captain America: Civil War” and the Hollywood satire “Hail Caesar.” Forbes said Johansson just edged out her “Captain America” co-stars Chris Evans and Robert Downey with box-office earnings of her second 2016 movie, “Hail Caesar.”Johansson’s movies grossed a leading $1.2 billion at the worldwide box office this year, compared with […]
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And the fandom of the year is…
QUEZON City, Philippines (December 20) – Fandom. From the word itself we get the meaning. It is a collective of fans sharing the same interests, gathering together to enthusiastically celebrate the same through cosplaying, writing fan fictions, maintaining fandom wikis and others. Due to the power of the internet, no interest – be it books, movies, TV shows, memes, what-have-you – no matter how obscure – can go unnoticed. And fans from around the world […]
My long overdue review of “Captain America: Civil War”
QUEZON City, Philippines (May 27) – “Captain America: Civil War” is one of the most-awaited films of 2016. That said, take away the cool special effects and spectacular action scenes and you have a mildly-entertaining film that can be summarized like this: “He is my best friend and I will take his side no matter what!” Did I mention that this review will be full of spoilers? Our favorite superhero team is thrown into a dilemma […]
‘Captain America’ stays atop North American box office
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — The latest action-packed “Captain America” film stayed atop the North American box office this weekend, according to preliminary industry figures Sunday. “Captain America: Civil War” features a cast of Marvel superheroes including Iron Man and the Black Widow who turn against one another in a series of massive fights over whether to submit to United Nations oversight. The blockbuster earned $72.6 million over the weekend, for a total of […]
‘Captain America’ bests Mowgli to grab US box-office lead
LOS ANGELES , United States (AFP) — The latest rock-’em-sock-’em “Captain America” film has vaulted past Disney’s “The Jungle Book” at the North American box office with a strong debut weekend take of $181.8 million, industry data showed Sunday. “Captain America: Civil War,” starring Chris Evans, is built around a seemingly no-lose formula: Marvel comics superheroes — including Iron Man, the Black Widow and the captain himself — turning against one another in a series […]
Superhero Captain America launches at supersized premiere
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, United States (Reuters) – With a huge star cast and a multi-million dollar budget, ‘Captain America: Civil War’ was launched on an equally large scale with a red carpet stretching along Hollywood Boulevard outside the Dolby Theatre on Tuesday (April 12). When asked about the size of the premiere, leading man Chris Evans who plays Captain America told Reuters “It’s overwhelming, it’s a little terrifying but you know what? For a movie […]





