Talk about a hero story!!

Subject: Re: Talk about a hero story!! Fri Jun 14, 2013 4:50 pm

Did you see the recent Star Trek? I was disappointed in that one. I wonder how this movie compares.

Subject: Re: Talk about a hero story!! Fri Jun 14, 2013 5:17 pm

Glad you liked it, Ann and glad Crowe did not disappoint you. You have inspired me to watch it after it after my tummy issues are resolved

Subject: Re: Talk about a hero story!! Sat Jun 15, 2013 1:37 pm

Alice, have you finished your tests? learned any results?

Subject: Re: Talk about a hero story!! Sat Jun 15, 2013 2:45 pm

It looks like the people are still singing:

BoxOffice News wrote:: 'Man Of Steel' Eyes June Opening Weekend Record With $56.1 Million Banked Since Thursday

Warner Bros. reports that Man of Steel grabbed an impressive $44.05 million on Friday, in addition to the film's $12 million Thursday night previews at 7pm. That gives the film a $56.05 million domestic start. Although it is unclear whether the studio will include the preview grosses in the final weekend tally, as of today, they are separating the grosses into two separate figures.
The $44.05 million figure gives Man of Steel the highest opening day ever for a reboot (surpassing The Amazing Spider-Man's $35 million take). By comparison, 2006's Superman Returns took three days to reach $48.4 million domestically. In all, Man of Steel is on a close pace to top the June opening weekend record (held byToy Story 3's $110.3 million) with a projected $111 million three-day haul and $123 million total for the Thursday-Sunday period. The factor of NBA finals could work against the film on Sunday, however, Father's Day should counter that effect in addition to the film's positive word of mouth so far.

Subject: Re: Talk about a hero story!! Sat Jun 15, 2013 4:34 pm

alj wrote:: Alice, have you finished your tests? learned any results?

On the 20th, I begin a 24 hour tube down my nose test.

Will be glad to have that behind me.

Subject: Re: Talk about a hero story!! Sat Jun 15, 2013 5:06 pm

I would imagine.

Subject: Re: Talk about a hero story!! Sun Jun 23, 2013 2:11 pm

Quote :: ‘Man Of Steel’ Speeds To $400M Worldwide: Superman Still #1 Box Office Internationally

SUNDAY 11 AM UPDATE: The Superman reboot continues as a super-hit internationally. Here and overseas, Warner Bros’ and Legendary Pictures’ holdover 3D Man Of Steel (4,207 theaters in the widest release) went into this weekend as still the big #1 leader in the worldwide marketplace. And then Superman had to battle the zombies from World War Z through today. MOS broadened out to 52 markets outside of the U.S. and Canada and now has amassed an international cume of $188.3M. With $210M from its domestic gross in just 11 days, this third Superman franchise now has a huge worldwide total of $398.3M. That includes nearly $35M on exactly 600 worldwide IMAX screens, including the $3.2M opening weekend in China where IMAX screens represent 12.5% of the country’s movie gross. The pic has played very strong throughout Asia (see Korean poster) and, in China alone, grosses were an outstanding $25.5M from roughly 5,631 screens, taking a lion’s share of the market. Opening day took almost 80% marketshare for Warner Bros’ 2nd highest opening day behind only the Harry Potter finale.

This weekend, pic overall did $89M foreign with nearly 12M admissions from over 18,800 screens as the #1 film internationally. “Considering the massive openings last weekend and the hot weather impacting the business in many European markets, the film sustained a reasonable holdover drop of 59%,” Warner Bros said today. Man Of Steel is currently #3 in North America after doing $12.7M Friday (-71% from a week ago) and +29% for $16.2M Saturday and another huge tally around $41.2M (-65% from a week ago). ”We’re in great shape moving into the 4th of July holiday playtime with such an iconic character at the helm,” said Warner Bros Domestic Distribution President Dan Fellman. “Hoping we have a similar result to the strong day we had on Father’s Day.” The Christopher Nolan-Zack Snyder-David S. Goyer-Henry Cavill pic had 27 more markets opening this weekend, including the major countries France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Russia and China.
from Deadline Hollywood

http://www.deadline.com/2013/06/man-of-steel-speeds-to-345-6m-worldwide-box-office-in-first-9-days/

Subject: Re: Talk about a hero story!! Mon Jun 24, 2013 8:11 pm

Superman's dad takes his own sons to their first premiere.

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Tennyson (6) and Charlie (9) had seen the film already, at a private screening with dad. As to their father's role and his acting ability? They were more excited that he had become a Lego mini-figure. "They're never really impressed with me. I'm just dad, the taxi driver, but they love the film and they're here again tonight because they wanted to see it a second time."

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