BOX OFFICE: Captain America Soars with $95 million
Captain America: The Winter Soldier, the sequel to the 2011 original starring Chris Evans as the Super Soldier, grossed an estimated $96.2 million this opening weekend. The Marvel Superhero flick set a record for best April opening and earning an “A” CinemaScore from its audiences.
While it’s opening did fall beneath The Avengers and Iron Man 3, it does outrank many of the stand-alone Marvel character debuts, including both Thor films and the original Captain America, which it outgrossed by 48%. It also grossed an additional $110 million from audiences overseas.
Comparing it to the other Marvel stand-alone films that have been released since 2012’s The Avengers, The Winter Soldier‘s domestic debut received the biggest “Avengers bump” yet: Iron Man 3 was up 36%, while Thor: The Dark World improved 30%.
While it’s not surprising that more men than women showed up to watch the latest Marvel Superhero film, more couples were in the audience than families, with the majority of the audience between 18-49.
Last weekend’s top-charter Noah‘s audience fell a steep 61% this weekend with $17.05 million, putting its domestic total at $72.3 million.
Here are the weekend’s Top 10 films at the box office:
1. Captain America: The Winter Soldier / $95 million
2. Noah / $17.05 million
3. Divergent / $13 million
4. God’s Not Dead / $7.8 million
5. Muppets Most Wanted / $6.14 million
6. The Grand Budapest Hotel / $6.11 million
7. Mr. Peabody & Sherman / $5.1 million
8. Sabotage / $2 million
9. Need for Speed / $1.8 million
10. Non-Stop / $1.79 million
H/T: Box Office Mojo
Ryan Phillippe to Headline ABC’s Secrets & Lies
Ryan Phillippe is headed to the small screen.
The Cruel Intentions, 54 and I Know What You Did Last Summer star is in final negotiations to headline ABC’s drama pilot Secrets & Lies.
Based on an Australian television series, Secrets & Lies is about “a family man who finds the body of a young boy and quickly becomes the prime murder suspect. He has no choice but to try to find the real killer as his marriage, his kids, his reputation, and his sanity are all at stake.”
Phillippe got his big break in 1992 on the ABC soap One Life to Live, where he portrayed the first gay teen character on daytime television.
H/T: Entertainment Weekly
Chippendales Puts the Man in Mansion for its Miami Extension
Chippendales® – the #1 male revue in the world – will keep the “man” in Mansion Nightclub by extending its South Beach residency beginning Thursday, February 20 through Saturday, March 22, 2014. Chippendales, “The Show” opened in Miami on January 9th for a three-week engagement, but after sold-out shows and increased demand, an additional five weeks of shows were added to its Miami schedule.
“Miami Beach has been very good to us,” says Chippendales Managing Partner, Kevin Denberg. “The show has clearly struck a chord with the audiences in South Florida and Chippendales Miami quickly became a go-to destination for a girls night out in South Beach.”
According to Miami New Times, “whether you’re a bachelorette celebrating your final days of singledom, a recent divorcee rejoicing in the end of a failed marriage or a gal just looking to get her Missy Elliott-style freak on, the Chippendales show is an experience worth having, ESPECIALLY in the 305. Because what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas, but what happens in Miami… never happened.”
“We are thrilled with the response to the show; Chippendales is the perfect pre-party to any night out,” says Opium Group spokesperson, Vanessa Menkes. “Mansion has not been the same since Chippendales opened earlier this year… even male club goers are taking notice and arriving earlier to mingle with the women as they are let out of the show.”
Performances begin promptly at 9 pm each night, doors open at 8 pm. All guests are granted complimentary access to Mansion Nightclub with their Chippendales ticket and invited to meet and greet with the cast after the show. Tickets range from $49.95 to $99.95 and offer a mix of VIP tables, preferred banquettes, and traditional theatre-style seating. Bachelorettes and birthday girls in groups of six or more are invited for free as our guests!
Tickets are available at chippendales.wantickets.com or by visiting chippendales.com.
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The Simpsons Predicted a Broncos vs. Seahawks Super Bowl in 2005
Apparently the folks in Springfield on FOX’s The Simpsons can see the future. The show’s official Twitter account shared an image from the 2005 episode “Bonfire of the Manatees” that shows Homer Simpson watching the Super Bowl.
In that episode, the two teams playing in the Super Bowl are the Seattle Seahawks and the Denver Broncos. Nine years later… they are facing off at Super Bowel 2014!
The real test as to whether or not The Simpsons can see the feature is if the final score ends up coming true. On the animated series, the Broncos won with 19 points to the Seahawks’ 14.
H/T: Zap2it
Actor Michael B. Jordan Flashed That Awkward Moment Co-stars Zac Efron and Miles Teller on Set
Actor Michael B. Jordan flashed his That Awkward Moment co-stars Zac Efron and Miles Teller during the filming of the bromantic comedy.
Jordan was supposed to be wearing a modesty sock while filming a scene, but as a practical joke, he decided to go full monty and flash his co-stars the whole shebang.
Michael B. Jordan: “I said, ‘F*ck it. Why not make it awkward on them?’ I was fine! I was completely comfortable.”
That Awkward Moment hit theaters yesterday.
H/T: US Magazine
Disney Plans Chip ‘n Dale Rescue Rangers Feature Film
Chip ‘n Dale Rescue Rangers is heading to the big screen!
Director Robert Rugan pitched a live-action feature to Disney, and they gave it a thumbs up! The film is being planned as a live-action/CG hybrid. Mandeville Films (The Muppets, Muppets Most Wanted) is attached to produce the film, which is in early development.
Chip ‘n’ Dale first appeared in a 1943 animated short starring Pluto, and went on to appear in 22 shorts stretching into the mid-1950s where the duo either annoyed Pluto or antagonized Donald Duck. In 1989, the characters were revamped (fedora-wearing Chip and Hawaiian shirt aficionado Dale) and headlined the Disney Afternoon animated series Chip ‘n Dale Rescue Rangers. The series ran for three seasons and 65 episodes from March 4, 1989 – November 19, 1990.
H/T: Entertainment Weekly
