The new year is upon us and The Force Awakens continues to crush more and more records. It would seem that J.J. Abrams’ fears about reaching $1.5 billion globally were unfounded. The Revenant and The Hateful Eight do very well in their limited releases, Star Wars matte paintings are still amazing, new Doctor Strange photos are released, the MPAA strikes again (and Rob Zombie is none too pleased about it), and more.
– TFA breaks Christmas weekend records with $149M (domestic)…
– …and New Year’s Day at $34M (domestic)…
– …and over $1.5B (global)
– The Force Awakens broke 32 records within one week of opening
– The Revenant and Hateful Eight do very well in their limited releases
– Domestic box office breaks the $11B record
– Globally, box office revenue hits a record $38B
– Hateful Eight pirates apologize then claim that they helped sales
– Fan-made modern trailer: The Empire Strikes Back
– The original Star Wars trilogy matte paintings are still amazing
– A dedicated fan spends a year to build a 7,500-piece LEGO Millennium Falcon
– Warner will support Ultra HD Blu-ray at launch
– Get a small look at the new Batcave for Batman v Superman
– Video and photos from the set of Wonder Woman
– Marvel releases new Doctor Strange images
– Mads Mikkelsen gets to be the as-yet-unnamed baddie in Doctor Strange
– Christopher Nolan’s next movie will be based on the evacuation of Dunkirk during WWII
– Win a chance to see Captain America: The Winter Soldier in IMAX
– Rob Zombie is not happy with the MPAA’s rating for his new crowdfunded movie 31
– Red-band trailer: Deadpool
– Green-band trailer: Deadpool
– The top most-pirated movies of 2015