We pick the films and artists who will or could win big at Sunday’s Academy Awards.
Month: March 2018
Suicide Squad Won an Oscar But Somehow These Other Comics Films Did Not
The complete list of every comic book movie ever nominated for an Academy Award, going all the way back to the 1940s.
21 Book to TV Adaptations That Should Be on Your Radar
With Amazon rumored to be working on series based on Wheel of Time and The Dark Tower, here are 21 other book to TV adaptations to look out for.
Jessica Jones Season 2 Premiere Doesn’t Pull Its Punches
The first episode of Jessica Jones Season 2 comes out swinging, but will it land another hit?
CinemaScores: What Audiences Think of Jennifer Lawrence Movies
Find out which grade filmgoers gave her new movie Red Sparrow as well as her X-Men and Hunger Games films.
Xbox One Weekly News Roundup: Far Cry 5 Shenanigans, Weird Helmets In Monster Hunter, And 1440p Resolution
The week in Xbox One news is fairly balanced, giving us a good look at Far Cry 5, and plenty of other titles. No exclusives this week, however.
Xbox One’s latest system update has rolled out to alpha Ring testers, and it means better resolution. Monster Hunter World‘s latest event is riding the strange train this week as its reward is a very peculiar wiggler helmet. Bringing the tone down from strange to rumors, we might get to see a new Battlefield game this year. A Way Out has officially gone gold, and Defiance and Injustice 2 Legendary Edition are on the way to Xbox One. A new tech series controller will launch this month, and you can get a $100 gift card with the purchase of an Xbox One X for a limited time.
Forthcoming Releases
We Test The Limits Of Far Cry 5’s Co-Op Multiplayer
New Battlefield Is Set In World War 2, Has Loot Boxes, Coming This Year – Reports
PS4, Xbox One, And PC Getting Multiplayer Shooter Defiance
Injustice 2 Legendary Edition Announced For PS4, Xbox One, PC
EA’s Co-Op Prison Escape Game A Way Out Crosses A Big Milestone
Out Now
Turok and Turok 2 Are Now On Xbox One
Check Out The First Few Hours Of Sword Art Online’s New Shooter
Check Out Overwatch’s New Hero, Brigitte, In Action
Kingdom Come And Why First Impressions Matter
Updates and DLC
New Xbox One Update Adds 1440p Resolution And A New Way To Grief Others
Another Fortnite Update Released, Here’s What It Does (Not Much)
Call Of Duty: WW2’s First DLC Pack Out Now On Xbox One And PC
Dragon Ball FighterZ Patch Notes Include Bug Fixes And More
Free Stuff Available In Metal Gear Survive, As Dev Apologizes For Issues
WWE Tie-In Items Announced For Rocket League
Betas and Events
Sea of Thieves Holding Another Test This Weekend
Monster Hunter World’s New Event Quest Adds A Really Weird Helmet
Another Beta Announced For 8-Player Naruto Fighting Game Following Widespread Server Issues
Accessories and Hardware
New Xbox One Controller Release Sports Combat Tech Style
Deals
Xbox One Game Sale: Xbox Deals With Gold From Now Until Mar. 6
Get An Xbox One X With A $100 Gift Card For $500 In The US
Xbox Live
March’s Xbox One Free Games With Gold Revealed
More Free Xbox One And Xbox 360 Games Are Now Available
Xbox One X Backwards Compatibility Feature Expands With A New Option
Sea Of Thieves Headlines Xbox One Game Pass March Lineup
Industry
The Division Passes 20 Million Players Across PS4, Xbox One, And PC
Crytek Founder Steps Down As CEO Following Early Access Launch Of Hunt: Showdown
Amid Loot Box Controversy, ESRB Will Label Games With “In-Game Purchases”
Tony Hawk Says He’s No Longer Working With Activision On His Iconic Skateboard Series
Black Panther Hits $900 Million Worldwide, Continues To Set Records
Black Panther continues to dominate and set records at the box office. The Marvel superhero movie made an estimated $67.5 million at the US and Canadian box office this weekend, putting it firmly ahead of newcomers like Jennifer Lawrence’s Red Sparrow and the new Bruce Willis movie Death Wish.
$67.5 million is good for the third best third weekend in history at the domestic box office, only behind the juggernauts Star Wars: The Force Awakens and Avatar. It’s a dropoff from last week’s $108 million for its second weekend, but downturns are always expected.
Black Panther has now pulled in $501.1 million in the US and Canada over its first 17 days, and it has been No. 1 at the box office every weekend since its release. The movie now ranks 10th best all time domestically (before inflation), and its $501.1 million is better than every previous Marvel movie to date except for 2012’s The Avengers.
Black Panther is also a hit overseas. This weekend it made an estimated $56.2 million, pushing its haul to $396.6 million. Combined with the more than $500 million it’s made in the US and Canada, Black Panther has now brought in close to $900 million.
You can see the full Top 10 list for the March 2-4 US/Canada box office below, as rounded up and compiled by Entertainment Weekly. As you’ll see, there is a massive gap between Black Panther and everything else.
US/Canada Box Office For March 2-4:
- Black Panther — $65.7 million
- Red Sparrow — $17 million
- Death Wish — $13 million
- Game Night — $10.7 million
- Peter Rabbit — $10 million
- Annihilation — $5.7 million
- Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle — $4.5 million
- Fifty Shades Freed — $3.3 million
- The Greatest Showman — $2.7 million
- Every Day — $1.6 million
PS4 Weekly News Roundup: Detroit: Become Human Dated, Yakuza 6 Demo Pulled, And Witcher 3’s HDR Patch Is Coming Soon
This week’s PS4 news is all about the exclusives. A forthcoming title has been dated, and we might just see several other titles find theirs soon.
David Cage’s latest title, Detroit: Become Human, has an official release date. Yakuza 6‘s recent delay was met with a demo, but that demo was pulled fairly quickly as the full game was accessible within it. PS4 exclusive EX Layer finally has a release window, and we got to see a new character this week. CDProjekt Red says that Witcher 3‘s HDR update on PS4 is still coming, but not just yet. Horizon Zero Dawn broke sales records this week with a whopping 7.6 million copies sold. And in response to the loot box controversy, ESRB has announced it will now be labeling all video games that contain some sort of microtransaction with “in-game purchases.”
Forthcoming Releases
PS4’s Detroit: Become Human Release Date Confirmed
We Test The Limits Of Far Cry 5’s Co-Op Multiplayer
New Battlefield Is Set In World War 2, Has Loot Boxes, Coming This Year – Reports
PS4, Xbox One, And PC Getting Multiplayer Shooter Defiance
Injustice 2 Legendary Edition Announced For PS4, Xbox One, PC
EA’s Co-Op Prison Escape Game A Way Out Crosses A Big Milestone
PS4 Demo For Yakuza 6 Pulled Because The Full Game Is Playable
PS4 Game Fighting EX Layer Release Window, New Character Announced
Out Now
Check Out The First Few Hours Of Sword Art Online’s New Shooter
Check Out Overwatch’s New Hero, Brigitte, In Action
Kingdom Come And Why First Impressions Matter
Updates and DLC
Another Fortnite Update Released, Here’s What It Does (Not Much)
Dragon Ball FighterZ Patch Notes Include Bug Fixes And More
Free Stuff Available In Metal Gear Survive, As Dev Apologizes For Issues
WWE Tie-In Items Announced For Rocket League
Witcher 3’s HDR Patch For PS4 Pro Is Still Coming
Betas and Events
Monster Hunter World’s Second Horizon Zero Dawn Quest Available Now For A Limited Time
Monster Hunter World’s New Event Quest Adds A Really Weird Helmet
Another Beta Announced For 8-Player Naruto Fighting Game Following Widespread Server Issues
Deals
PS4 Sale: Tons Of PSN Game Deals From Now Until Mar. 6
PlayStation Network
You Can Now Get $15 PSN Credit When You Spend $100 For A Limited Time
Free PS4 PS Plus Games For March 2018 Revealed
Industry
The Division Passes 20 Million Players Across PS4, Xbox One, And PC
Crytek Founder Steps Down As CEO Following Early Access Launch Of Hunt: Showdown
Amid Loot Box Controversy, ESRB Will Label Games With “In-Game Purchases”
Tony Hawk Says He’s No Longer Working With Activision On His Iconic Skateboard Series
Horizon Zero Dawn Sells 7.6 Million Copies, Setting New PS4 Record
Switch Weekly News Roundup: Switch Turns One and And Disappearing User Reviews
It’s been just over a year since the Nintendo Switch launched around the world, and quite a lot has changed for both Nintendo’s future and the state of the system. This week’s news doesn’t quite do that drastic change too much justice, but it does have several highlights you won’t want to miss.
Speaking of anniversaries, the Switch and its flagship title Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild have quite a lot to celebrate. Of course, we had to take the time to reflect our favorite things about the game a year later, the system’s first year, and which Wii U titles we think deserve one more chance before you make the jump to Switch forever. Thankfully, the Switch isn’t stuck in 2017, and the future has so much more to bring with confirmed releases for Happy Birthdays and Peter Molyneux’s latest title The Trail: Frontier Challenge. As far as Diablo goes, this week’s tease proved to be false.
Forthcoming Releases
It Looks Like Blizzard Is Teasing Diablo For Nintendo Switch [UPDATE]
Nintendo Switch Version Of Dinosaur Gardening Game Happy Birthdays Dated
Nintendo Switch Version Of Fable Creator’s Adventure Game Coming Soon
Limited-Edition Zelda: Breath Of The Wild Complete Soundtrack Releasing This April In Japan
Updates and DLC
Two Batmobiles Coming To Rocket League Next Week
Eshop
Nintendo Switch Adds 20 New Games, Xenoblade Chronicles 2 DLC This Week
Nintendo Launches User Reviews, But Removes Them Right Away And Doesn’t Explain Why
Anniversary
Nintendo Switch Is Resetting Play Times After One Year [UPDATE 2]
Nintendo Switch’s One Year Anniversary Marks A Successful Launch With A Few Key Hiccups
Nintendo Switch One Year Later: 5 Wii U Games That Deserve A Second Chance
Box Office: Black Panther Passes $500 Million
Black Panther held strong in first place for its third consecutive weekend at the domestic box office, earning an estimated $65.7 million.
In addition to having the third highest-grossing third weekend ever—behind Star Wars: The Force Awakens ($90.2 million) and Avatar ($68.5 million)—Black Panther is the third movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe to retain its first place spot at the box office for three weekends in a row. The Avengers and Captain America: The Winter Soldier are the only two other MCU films to do the same.
The current domestic total for Black Panther stands at $501.1 million, making it the 10th highest-grossing film of all time, unadjusted for inflation. It’s also now the second highest-grossing MCU movie domestically, only behind The Avengers ($623.4 million).