Showing posts with label Pacific Rim. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Pacific Rim. Show all posts
Wednesday, 23 October 2013
Sunday, 1 September 2013
Pacific Rim Hits $400 Million Mark Globally
Even though Pacific Rim took this weekend for it to reach the $100 million mark in the U.S., the movie earned over $300 million internationally!
Composing at least 1/3 of those international earnings is from China wherein the movie earned a total of $109 million in spite the fact that some critics accused it of being American propaganda. Overall, the movie earned $400 million globally.
Source: ComicBook.com
Composing at least 1/3 of those international earnings is from China wherein the movie earned a total of $109 million in spite the fact that some critics accused it of being American propaganda. Overall, the movie earned $400 million globally.
Source: ComicBook.com
Wednesday, 21 August 2013
How Pacific Rim Should Have Ended - A Parody
Popular YouTube movie parody channel, How It Should Have Ended posted their recent parody, How Pacific Rim Should Have Ended. Aside from pointing out the obvious, the animated parody also featured some cameo appearances from popular Japanese imports.
As seen in the video, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (or Kyouryuu Sentai Zyuranger)'s Megazord (or Daizyujin) did some kaiju clean-up and later, Voltron (or Golion) at least killed a kaiju that looks like Godzilla!
As seen in the video, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (or Kyouryuu Sentai Zyuranger)'s Megazord (or Daizyujin) did some kaiju clean-up and later, Voltron (or Golion) at least killed a kaiju that looks like Godzilla!
Wednesday, 14 August 2013
Pacific Rim Debuts at #5 in the Japanese Box Office
Pacific Rim finally opened in Japan last weekend. With all the good reviews coming from prominent Japanese creators, did it earned well in its first week?
Pacific Rim premiered in 596 screens and earned a total of $2,162,951 in it's first weekend, debuting at the 5th spot in the box office. Meanwhile, above Pacific Rim are: The Wind Rises (#1), World War Z (#2), Monsters University (#3) and The After-Dinner Mysteries (#4).
In related box office news, the double-billing of Kamen Rider Wizard In Magic Land and Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger: Gaburincho of Music drops from #5 to #7 in the box office and earned a total of $1,457,919 this past weekend. Overall, the movie earned a total of $5,761,287 in its two weeks of screening.
Source: Box Office Mojo
Pacific Rim premiered in 596 screens and earned a total of $2,162,951 in it's first weekend, debuting at the 5th spot in the box office. Meanwhile, above Pacific Rim are: The Wind Rises (#1), World War Z (#2), Monsters University (#3) and The After-Dinner Mysteries (#4).
In related box office news, the double-billing of Kamen Rider Wizard In Magic Land and Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger: Gaburincho of Music drops from #5 to #7 in the box office and earned a total of $1,457,919 this past weekend. Overall, the movie earned a total of $5,761,287 in its two weeks of screening.
Source: Box Office Mojo
Wednesday, 10 July 2013
Pacific Rim Received Praises From Prominent Japanese Creators
Poster illustrated by Yoji Shinkawa (Metal Gear and Zone of the Enders)
Pacific Rim is a love letter to Japanese monster movies, super robot anime and Japanese superhero shows and it seems that the said love letter has just reached some of Japan's prominent creators!
Metal Gear and Zone of Enders creator Hideo Kojima posted his thoughts about the film via Twitter this week. Here's an excerpt from one of his tweets about the movie:
Go Nagai of Mazinger Z fame said, "I was overwhelmed by the intense kaijū vs. giant robot action. It was fun!" Yoshiyuki Sadamoto (Neon Genesis Evangelion's character designer) compared the film to a satisfying feast since the movie has the best prime cuts from Japanese tokusatsu and anime works.
Game designer Fumito Ueda (Ico, Shadow of the Colossus) was a bit nostalgic about the film as the film's battle scenes reminded him of the Japanese tokusatsu films he watched as a child.
Pacific Rim takes place is about the future war between humans piloting giant robots called "Jaegers" and giant monsters called "Kaiju" that rose from a portal in the Pacific Ocean and have killed millions of lives.
Pacific Rim premieres this July 12th in the U.S. and in August 8th in Japan.
Source: Anime News Network
Metal Gear and Zone of Enders creator Hideo Kojima posted his thoughts about the film via Twitter this week. Here's an excerpt from one of his tweets about the movie:
Director Guillermo del Toro offers this spectacular vision of massive kaijus and robots in PACIFIC RIM. This film is not simply a film to be respected, but most importantly, it let us dream the future of entertainment movies. Pacific Rim is the ultimate otaku film that all of us had always been waiting for. Who are you, if you are Japanese and won't watch this?
Go Nagai of Mazinger Z fame said, "I was overwhelmed by the intense kaijū vs. giant robot action. It was fun!" Yoshiyuki Sadamoto (Neon Genesis Evangelion's character designer) compared the film to a satisfying feast since the movie has the best prime cuts from Japanese tokusatsu and anime works.
Game designer Fumito Ueda (Ico, Shadow of the Colossus) was a bit nostalgic about the film as the film's battle scenes reminded him of the Japanese tokusatsu films he watched as a child.
Pacific Rim takes place is about the future war between humans piloting giant robots called "Jaegers" and giant monsters called "Kaiju" that rose from a portal in the Pacific Ocean and have killed millions of lives.
Pacific Rim premieres this July 12th in the U.S. and in August 8th in Japan.
Source: Anime News Network
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