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Avatar Passes $250 Million in 12 Days
Avatar continues to draw massive crowds and after 12 days has grossed $250.4 million. Only four movies have reached the $250 million mark faster but all of them had much larger opening weekends than Avatar. Some of the reason why it is holding so well has to be attributed to the higher ticket prices from 3D and IMAX screens but it is the word-of-mouth that is the primary driver of success. The worldwide total gross is now nearing $700 million. It is remarkable looking at the weekday numbers...
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Second Trailer for How To Train Your Dragon
Dreamworks next animated offering is How to Train Your Dragon featuring the voices of Jay Baruchel and Gerard Butler. The son of a Viking chief must capture a dragon in order to mark his passage into manhood and prove his worthiness to the tribe. Early buzz has this shaping up to possibly be the best Dreamworks animated film to date, or at least amongst the better ones they have produced. How to Train Your Dragon is slated to release on March 26th. DRAGONS TRAILER 02 VO HAS HERITAGEby Miste...
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Week 16 Ratings Change Suggestions
The next roster update for Madden 10 is nearing with its release slated for January 8th just in time for Wild Card Weekend. With the regular season nearing an end some players seem to be shutting it down while others are stepping up or seizing opportunities. Matt Moore has performed admirably for the Panthers which goes to show even more how Jake Delhomme was overrated in the game through the season. Moore deserves a decent boost based on his six TDs in the past two games while avoiding thr...
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#4 of 2009: FIFA 10
The ranking of games in the best of 2009 list is based primarily on the personal amount of enjoyment had with a particular title. Some other factors include whether advertised features were fully delivered on, post-release support, community interaction and communication, overall gameplay experience, feature set, and online play performance. Again this is a personal take on the games. The analysis is weighted largely towards those which I had the most fun with while considering them as a who...
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Second Teaser Trailer for Inception
The second trailer for the Christopher Nolan movie Inception has made its way online. The film stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Ellen Page with a plot that is still largely being kept secret. The synopsis is purposefully vague describing it as a contemporary science fiction thriller about a corporation that has developed a technology that can enter dreams and extract information from the human mind. "Your mind is the scene of the crime" when Inception releases on July 16th. ...
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NFL Trainer Rumored As New EA Sports Game
There has been a lot of speculation regarding the new EA Sports game that will be revealed in January. The latest rumor comes from Destructoid where apparently a source has provided information on a game called NFL Trainer in development for the Wii. The game is currently called NFL Trainer, and it's all about getting players to do football-based exercises and workouts. The new game will also coach players on how to throw footballs, and give you advice on how to perfect throws. There's also t...
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Avatar Tops Largest Box Office Weekend in History
In what turned out to be the highest grossing weekend in box office history Avatar came in #1 and nearly matched its first weekend while Sherlock Holmes, Alvin and the Chipmunks, and It's Complicated all opened strong. A total of $278 million was spent at the box office shattering the previous record for a weekend which came in June 2008 with the release of The Dark Knight. (more…)...
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Your Top Game of 2009
While the final four games in my countdown will be revealed this coming week here is an opportunity for you to express what your favorite sports game of the year was. I've narrowed the choices for the poll down to the 10 most likely to be cited however feel free to leave your thoughts in the comments whether your game is on the list or not! Your favorite of 2009(survey) ...
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