Box Office: The Invisible Man Sees Big Opening Weekend
North American Box Office Estimates
Sonic the Hedgehog continued to race for gold, earning $16 million and landing in second place. With $128 million domestically, to date, Sonic is now has a global total of $265 million. Everything else in the Top 10 held on as expected. Call of the Wild has only brought in $79.3 worldwide so far, which doesn't bode well considering its massive budget. Parasite didn't crack the Top 10, but it's raked in $51.5 million in America to date, closing in on setting a record for a non-English language film here in the States. Here are the Top 10 North American box office estimates for the (2-day) weekend (via Box Office Mojo)- 1. The Invisible Man $29,000,000
- 2. Sonic the Hedgehog $16,000,000
- 3. Call of the Wild $13,205,000
- 4. My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising $5,109,247
- 5. Bad Boys for Life $4,300,000
- 6. Birds of Prey $4,100,000
- 7. Impractical Jokers $3,545,000
- 8. 1917 $2,670,000
- 9. Brahms: The Boys II $2,622,381
- 10 Fantasy Island $2,330,000
Spanish Voice Actor for Dragon Ball’s Gohan Reportedly Killed
Warning: This story contains details regarding death and attempted suicide. Read with caution.
Luis Alfonso Mendoza, the Spanish dub voice actor for iconic characters like Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, and Dragon Ball’s Gohan, has been killed, according to reports from Spanish media.
According to Cartoon Brew, who translated a report from Media Tiempo, Mendoza was allegedly killed during an altercation with a man who was renting living space from Mendoza and his family. The suspect also allegedly killed Mendoza’s wife and brother-in-law. Mendoza lived in the Portales Norte district of Mexico City.
The suspect later attempted suicide via shooting himself in the head, but survived and is currently in “serious condition.”
Mendoza’s castmates took to Twitter to share their condolences.
Mario Castañeda, who voices the Spanish dub of Goku, reflected on just how recently he had shared a laugh with Mendoza.
Rossy Aguirre, who voices the Spanish dub of Krillin, shared her condolences, along with an image of her and Mendoza.
Eduardo Garza, who voiced Krillin in the latter half of Dragon Ball Z’s Spanish dub, similarly shared a photo and condolences.
Mendoza voiced the Spanish dub of Gohan since 1996, but also provided the Spanish voice for numerous other recognizable roles, both live-action and animated. Besides Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck, Mendoza voiced Count Duckula, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ Leonardo, Kon from Bleach, and more. As for live-action roles, Mendoza provided dubbing for Fresh Prince’s Carlton, Karate Kids’ Daniel LaRusso, Joey on Friends, and The Big Bang Theory’s Sheldon.
He was 55 years old. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Joseph Knoop is a writer/producer for IGN.Spanish Voice Actor for Dragon Ball’s Gohan Reportedly Killed
Warning: This story contains details regarding death and attempted suicide. Read with caution.
Luis Alfonso Mendoza, the Spanish dub voice actor for iconic characters like Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, and Dragon Ball’s Gohan, has been killed, according to reports from Spanish media.
According to Cartoon Brew, who translated a report from Media Tiempo, Mendoza was allegedly killed during an altercation with a man who was renting living space from Mendoza and his family. The suspect also allegedly killed Mendoza’s wife and brother-in-law. Mendoza lived in the Portales Norte district of Mexico City.
The suspect later attempted suicide via shooting himself in the head, but survived and is currently in “serious condition.”
Mendoza’s castmates took to Twitter to share their condolences.
Mario Castañeda, who voices the Spanish dub of Goku, reflected on just how recently he had shared a laugh with Mendoza.
Rossy Aguirre, who voices the Spanish dub of Krillin, shared her condolences, along with an image of her and Mendoza.
Eduardo Garza, who voiced Krillin in the latter half of Dragon Ball Z’s Spanish dub, similarly shared a photo and condolences.
Mendoza voiced the Spanish dub of Gohan since 1996, but also provided the Spanish voice for numerous other recognizable roles, both live-action and animated. Besides Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck, Mendoza voiced Count Duckula, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ Leonardo, Kon from Bleach, and more. As for live-action roles, Mendoza provided dubbing for Fresh Prince’s Carlton, Karate Kids’ Daniel LaRusso, Joey on Friends, and The Big Bang Theory’s Sheldon.
He was 55 years old. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Joseph Knoop is a writer/producer for IGN.Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Novelization Reportedly Confirms Palpatine Was a Clone
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Novelization Reportedly Confirms Palpatine Was a Clone
Japanese Superhero Ultraman Makes His Way to Marvel Comics
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“A few years ago, thanks to my time on Power Rangers, I was able to discover and learn more about Tokusatsu. With its wildly different conventions and inspirations, Tokusatsu — and Ultraman in particular — has been a huge source of joy for me,” said Higgins in Marvel's press release. “It’s a genre so ripe with possibilities, even down to what we conceive of in the structure of super hero storytelling. It’s both an honor and a privilege to bring Ultraman to Marvel.”
“Monsters in fiction have been embodying all that is dark and scary in our world for as long as we’ve been telling stories. But I don’t think anybody understood the immense scale of our most pressing problems quite like [Ultra Series creator] Eiji Tsuburaya,” teased Groom. “He imagined the darkness looming overhead as tall as skyscrapers— alien and unknowable and ANGRY. But he also imagined us being able to stand up to those monsters, by rising above our worst impulses and embracing a nobler way of being. He imagined ULTRAMAN. What does that mean in this complex, contradictory world of lies? We’re going to find out...”
Marvel hasn't yet revealed a release date for The Rise of Ultraman #1, but they are teasing more announcements in the near future. Let us know if you're excited for this Ultraman re-imagining in the comments below.
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For other major Marvel projects in the works, find out about the X-Men crossover X of Swords and what to expect from Empyre, Marvel's ambitious Avengers/Fantastic Four event. Then learn why we think Empyre could be a sign of things to come for the MCU.
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Jesse is a mild-mannered staff writer for IGN. Allow him to lend a machete to your intellectual thicket by following @jschedeen on Twitter.Japanese Superhero Ultraman Makes His Way to Marvel Comics
(Image Credit: Marvel Comics)[/caption]
“A few years ago, thanks to my time on Power Rangers, I was able to discover and learn more about Tokusatsu. With its wildly different conventions and inspirations, Tokusatsu — and Ultraman in particular — has been a huge source of joy for me,” said Higgins in Marvel's press release. “It’s a genre so ripe with possibilities, even down to what we conceive of in the structure of super hero storytelling. It’s both an honor and a privilege to bring Ultraman to Marvel.”
“Monsters in fiction have been embodying all that is dark and scary in our world for as long as we’ve been telling stories. But I don’t think anybody understood the immense scale of our most pressing problems quite like [Ultra Series creator] Eiji Tsuburaya,” teased Groom. “He imagined the darkness looming overhead as tall as skyscrapers— alien and unknowable and ANGRY. But he also imagined us being able to stand up to those monsters, by rising above our worst impulses and embracing a nobler way of being. He imagined ULTRAMAN. What does that mean in this complex, contradictory world of lies? We’re going to find out...”
Marvel hasn't yet revealed a release date for The Rise of Ultraman #1, but they are teasing more announcements in the near future. Let us know if you're excited for this Ultraman re-imagining in the comments below.
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For other major Marvel projects in the works, find out about the X-Men crossover X of Swords and what to expect from Empyre, Marvel's ambitious Avengers/Fantastic Four event. Then learn why we think Empyre could be a sign of things to come for the MCU.
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Jesse is a mild-mannered staff writer for IGN. Allow him to lend a machete to your intellectual thicket by following @jschedeen on Twitter.Indiana Jones’ Ark Prop Estimated to be Worth up to $250,000
A prototype of the lost “Ark of the Covenant” from the first Indiana Jones film recently found itself on an episode of PBS’ long-running Antiques Roadshow, evidently escaping from its former confines in a secret government warehouse. The prop was professionally valued at anywhere from $80,000 to $250,000.
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An unnamed man brought the Ark prop to the Antiques Roadshow, saying it previously belonged to his father, who he said was an employee for VFX studio Industrial Light & Magic, working on Indiana Jones, Star Wars, and even Star Trek. The owner said his father worked for ILM as a pyrotechnician.
The owner said his family stored blankets inside, though he did enjoy getting to tell friends he owned the Ark.
Appraiser James Supp rightly notes that the man’s version of the Ark is different from what audiences saw in the final version of Indiana Jones.
“I know that this was a prototype used to size the pyro,” the owner said. “I know that the Ark that they used was significantly smaller, the details are different. This is one of the prototypes, maybe the first prototype for pyro [effects].”
The infamous Ark of the Covenant was the magical item/MacGuffin that spurred Indiana Jones and his friends to adventure across Egypt, Nepal, and the Aegean Sea. Fabled to house the Ten Commandments, Nazi forces pursue the Ark in the film, believing it could grant them invincibility. Ultimately, the legends turn out to have a dark twist, with the angels of death emerging from the Ark to explode, liquefy, and generally murder every single Nazi in the vicinity.
[ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/02/15/harrison-ford-indiana-jones-5-will-see-part-of-his-history-resolved"]Supp points out that the prototype is definitely cobbled together from various junk and crafts you might find at any prop studio. The two winged angels on the top are made from trophies, the lid is made from a picture frame, and the seemingly ornate “carvings” on the side are just squiggles from a hot glue gun painted gold.
“That original prop is somewhere in the LucasFilm archives at Skywalker Ranch,” Supp said. “People who want to replicate props have scoured every scene to copy all the little details on it. This is the closest anybody in the private market can get to owning the Ark of the Covenant from Raiders of the Lost Ark.”
Supp said that while his conservative estimate would put the Ark prop between $80,000 to $120,000, he admits he could see the prop earning a price tag “in the quarter-million-dollar range.”
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If hearing all this news about a famous Indiana Jones prop has you excited for more adventures, you won’t have to wait too long. Indiana Jones 5 is currently in development. Here’s everything we know about Indiana Jones 5, including director options, cast and crew, release date, and more. Last we heard from Harrison Ford (who will be returning in his iconic role as Indy), filming begins shooting in April, although a recent director change may have shifted that. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Joseph Knoop is a writer/producer/golden idol for IGN.Indiana Jones’ Ark Prop Estimated to be Worth up to $250,000
A prototype of the lost “Ark of the Covenant” from the first Indiana Jones film recently found itself on an episode of PBS’ long-running Antiques Roadshow, evidently escaping from its former confines in a secret government warehouse. The prop was professionally valued at anywhere from $80,000 to $250,000.
[caption id="attachment_2311604" align="alignnone" width="720"] Image Credit: PBS' Antiques Roadshow[/caption]
An unnamed man brought the Ark prop to the Antiques Roadshow, saying it previously belonged to his father, who he said was an employee for VFX studio Industrial Light & Magic, working on Indiana Jones, Star Wars, and even Star Trek. The owner said his father worked for ILM as a pyrotechnician.
The owner said his family stored blankets inside, though he did enjoy getting to tell friends he owned the Ark.
Appraiser James Supp rightly notes that the man’s version of the Ark is different from what audiences saw in the final version of Indiana Jones.
“I know that this was a prototype used to size the pyro,” the owner said. “I know that the Ark that they used was significantly smaller, the details are different. This is one of the prototypes, maybe the first prototype for pyro [effects].”
The infamous Ark of the Covenant was the magical item/MacGuffin that spurred Indiana Jones and his friends to adventure across Egypt, Nepal, and the Aegean Sea. Fabled to house the Ten Commandments, Nazi forces pursue the Ark in the film, believing it could grant them invincibility. Ultimately, the legends turn out to have a dark twist, with the angels of death emerging from the Ark to explode, liquefy, and generally murder every single Nazi in the vicinity.
[ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/02/15/harrison-ford-indiana-jones-5-will-see-part-of-his-history-resolved"]Supp points out that the prototype is definitely cobbled together from various junk and crafts you might find at any prop studio. The two winged angels on the top are made from trophies, the lid is made from a picture frame, and the seemingly ornate “carvings” on the side are just squiggles from a hot glue gun painted gold.
“That original prop is somewhere in the LucasFilm archives at Skywalker Ranch,” Supp said. “People who want to replicate props have scoured every scene to copy all the little details on it. This is the closest anybody in the private market can get to owning the Ark of the Covenant from Raiders of the Lost Ark.”
Supp said that while his conservative estimate would put the Ark prop between $80,000 to $120,000, he admits he could see the prop earning a price tag “in the quarter-million-dollar range.”
[ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/02/27/steven-spielberg-might-not-direct-indiana-jones-5"]
If hearing all this news about a famous Indiana Jones prop has you excited for more adventures, you won’t have to wait too long. Indiana Jones 5 is currently in development. Here’s everything we know about Indiana Jones 5, including director options, cast and crew, release date, and more. Last we heard from Harrison Ford (who will be returning in his iconic role as Indy), filming begins shooting in April, although a recent director change may have shifted that. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Joseph Knoop is a writer/producer/golden idol for IGN.