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2016 sets a new domestic box office record with $11.36 billion

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Hollywood is celebrating a record year at the North American box office, with THR reporting that 2016’s releases grossed $11.36 billion combined, up 2.1% from 2015’s previous record of $11.14 billion. Disney led the way with the three biggest releases of the year in Finding Dory ($486 million), Rogue One: A Star Wars Story ($430 […]

The Russos considered killing an Avenger in Captain America: Civil War

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In the build up to the release of Captain America: Civil War there was a lot of speculation as to whether Marvel would follow the Civil War comic book story arc with the death of Captain America, while one rumour even suggested that death scenes had been filmed for Falcon, War Machine and Scarlet Witch. […]

Captain America: Civil War overtakes Zootopia, now highest-grossing movie of 2016

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Having wasted no time in passing Deadpool and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Marvel’s Captain America: Civil War has now overtaken Zootopia to become the highest-grossing movie of 2016 to date. By close of play on Tuesday, Civil War has earned $306.6 million domestically, with a further $665.3 from international markets, for a total […]

Captain America: Civil War pulls in $182 million domestic opening weekend, hits $678 million worldwide

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The dust is settling on the domestic opening weekend for Captain America: Civil War, with the Marvel blockbuster debuting to $181.8 in North America, giving it the fifth biggest domestic opening of all time. It had been predicted prior to release that Civil War could break the $200 million mark, although those estimates were lowered on […]

Captain America: Civil War opens with $200 million internationally

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This past Wednesday, Marvel launched Phase Three of the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Captain America: Civil War began rolling out around the world, expanding to 63 markets internationally by the weekend and pulling in $200.2 million across the five days. The opening for Civil War is on par with last year’s Avengers: Age of Ultron, which […]

Movie Review – Captain America: Civil War (2016)

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Captain America: Civil War, 2016. Directed by Joe Russo & Anthony Russo. Starring Chris Evans, Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson, Sebastian Stan, Anthony Mackie, Don Cheadle, Elizabeth Olsen, Paul Rudd, Jeremy Renner, William Hurt, Emily VanCamp, Tom Holland, Martin Freeman, Chadwick Boseman, Daniel Brühl, Paul Bettany and Frank Grillo. SYNOPSIS: The Avengers become divided over the […]

Defending The Amazing Spider-Man

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As the wall-crawler prepares to make his Marvel Cinematic Universe debut in Captain America: Civil War, Henry Bevan defends 2012’s The Amazing Spider-Man… A child is trapped in a car that is hanging off a bridge. The hero swings down, takes off his mask and reassures the trapped child that everything is going to be […]

Is Iron Man 4 closer than we think?

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Thomas Roach on whether Iron Man 4 is closer than we think… A few days ago Robert Downey Jr. took to his Facebook page and teased us with Iron Man 4. With Phase Three having been announced a few months back there was no sign of a fourth Iron Man movie, but it was revealed […]

Anthony Mackie says Captain America: Civil War “is gonna be so much better” than Avengers: Age of Ultron

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It seems there’s not a week goes by without Anthony Mackie taking the opportunity to big up the Phase Three-launching Marvel threequel Captain America: Civil War, and the Captain America: The Winter Soldier star has been at it again this week, telling WZYZ-TV Detroit that the 2016 release “is gonna be so much better than” […]

Captain America: Civil War to be first Marvel film shot in IMAX

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Marvel have today confirmed today that Captain America: Civil War will be the first in the Marvel Cinematic Universe to be part-shot in IMAX, using the latest 2D camera technology. Around 15 minutes of the film will be shot using IMAX technology, which co-director Joe Russo has been discussing: “We like being on the cutting […]