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Venom closing in on $675 million worldwide after huge China debut

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Sony’s Venom is storming towards the $700 million mark at the global box office thanks to a whopping $111 million opening in China this weekend, the second-biggest for a superhero movie behind Avengers: Infinity War ($191 million).Venom’s $111 million weekend in China already puts it ahead of the total grosses of Logan ($106 million), Black […]

Spider-Man DLC ‘Turf Wars’ gets a release date, will focus on Hammerhead

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Following last month’s ‘The Heist’ DLC [read our review here], Sony has announced that the next chapter of ‘The City That Never Sleeps’ Season Pass for Insomniac Games’ Spider-Man is set to arrive on November 20th.Titled ‘Turf Wars’, the content is set to focus on the villain Hammerhead, who was introduced in ‘The Heist’, and […]

Venom scores second-biggest opening day for a superhero movie in China

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Having already topped the $500 million mark around the world following its release this past month, Sony’s Venom made its way into China yesterday, where it scored the second-biggest opening day for a superhero movie behind Avengers: Infinity War.Forbes is reporting that the Spider-Man spinoff grossed $34.2 million in the Middle Kingdom on Friday, putting […]

Venom home-entertainment release will feature extended post-credits scene

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Warning. Spoilers for Venom’s post-credit scene follows…It may be separate from the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but Sony’s Venom took a leaf out of the MCU playbook with regards to post credits scenes, with the film featuring a stinger that set up the introduction of fan favourite villain Carnage in the inevitable sequel.In said scene, Tom […]

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse gets a new poster and sneak peek trailer

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Sony Pictures has released an international extended sneak peek trailer for Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse along with a new poster for the upcoming animated feature which we have for you here…SEE ALSO: It’s “Time to Swing” in new Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse trailerPhil Lord and Christopher Miller, the creative minds behind The Lego Movie and 21 […]

The success of Venom may stop Spider-Man’s rights returning to Marvel

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Because Venom was such a success, the chance that Spider-Man’s rights return to Marvel has become slimmer according to a box office analyst.Venom wasn’t exactly a hit with critics but fans went to see the Tom Hardy led film in droves, making Sony more than $500 million worldwide, and therefore becoming a truly successful venture for the studio.But […]

Hasbro unveils new Star Wars and Marvel Legends action figures

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Hasbro has released promotional images of four of its upcoming figures unveiled at this week’s Lucca Comics and Games event. For Star Wars fans, we’ve got a Vintage Collection Poe Dameron a Black Series Mace Windu, as well as Puma and a six-armed Spider-Man from the Marvel Legends line; check them out here…What do you […]

Peter Parker and Miles Morales featured on new Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse image

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A new image has arrived online for the upcoming animated feature Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse featuring Peter Parker and Miles Morales; take a look here via USA Today…SEE ALSO: It’s “Time to Swing” in new Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse trailerPhil Lord and Christopher Miller, the creative minds behind The Lego Movie and 21 Jump Street, bring their […]

Video Game Review – Spider-Man: The Heist DLC

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Ricky Church reviews Spider-Man: The Heist DLC…Though its been over a month since its release, Insomniac Games isn’t done with Spider-Man and the wall-crawler’s world. The studio has released the first piece of downloadable content for its “City That Never Sleeps’ pack which sees the return of the Black Cat, one of New York’s most renowned car burglars, […]

Venom passes $500 million worldwide, on course to become Sony’s most profitable Marvel release

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After setting an October opening weekend record at the domestic box office earlier this month, Sony’s Tom Hardy-led Spider-Man spinoff Venom has now pushed its worldwide haul beyond the half billion dollar mark in its fourth weekend.The film, based upon the fan favourite Marvel villain, has grossed $187.3 million domestically, plus a further $321.1 million […]