Joker Will Break Venom’s Opening Weekend Box Office Record
UPDATE, Oct. 4: Joker is barreling towards a $90 million opening weekend, which would break the record for October domestic opening weekends previously held by 2018's Venom.
According to Variety, Joker earned an estimated $13.3 million from Thursday night previews, breaking the previous preview record held by -- that's right -- Venom. Final weekend box office figures will be reported Monday.
Our original tracking report from September follows.
Students Cosplay as Star Wars Characters, Memes for Hilarious High School ID Photos
Dressing up in costume used to just be for Halloween. Now, cosplay is becoming part of American culture, with fans dressing up for comic conventions like Comic-Con International, AnimeExpo, and E3. However, this trend doesn't just extend to conventions, as even high schools are beginning to embrace the cosplay movement.
For instance, North Farmington High School in Farmington Hills, Mich. has started a fun tradition. Every year, for the last three years, they encourage students to dress up as their favorite actor, musician, or meme. The students pick their favorite outfits and dress up to get their student ID photos taken.
Students Cosplay as Star Wars Characters, Memes for Hilarious High School ID Photos
Dressing up in costume used to just be for Halloween. Now, cosplay is becoming part of American culture, with fans dressing up for comic conventions like Comic-Con International, AnimeExpo, and E3. However, this trend doesn't just extend to conventions, as even high schools are beginning to embrace the cosplay movement.
For instance, North Farmington High School in Farmington Hills, Mich. has started a fun tradition. Every year, for the last three years, they encourage students to dress up as their favorite actor, musician, or meme. The students pick their favorite outfits and dress up to get their student ID photos taken.
Borderlands 3’s Best Easter Eggs (That We’ve Found So Far)
The Borderlands franchise is well known to host a plethora of pop culture references as well as some nicely tucked away easter eggs. After many hours playing Borderlands 3, here are some of the coolest we’ve found along the way.
(If you don’t want some of these awesome moments spoiled for you, stop reading here, ya dingdong. I don’t want to read how this was spoiled for you in the comments because you were “forced” to read it.)
Click through the gallery above, or scroll down for the full list.
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Borderlands 3’s Best Easter Eggs (That We’ve Found So Far)
The Borderlands franchise is well known to host a plethora of pop culture references as well as some nicely tucked away easter eggs. After many hours playing Borderlands 3, here are some of the coolest we’ve found along the way.
(If you don’t want some of these awesome moments spoiled for you, stop reading here, ya dingdong. I don’t want to read how this was spoiled for you in the comments because you were “forced” to read it.)
Click through the gallery above, or scroll down for the full list.
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Wheel of Time Cast Unite in First Group Photo
The cast of Amazon Prime's Wheel of Time are together at last in a new photo posted by showrunner Rafe Judkins to his Instagram.
Though the cast members were all previously announced, this is the first group photo showing the actors who will be playing Moiraine (Rosamund Pike), Rand Al'Thor (Josha Stradowski), Perrin Aybara (Marcus Rutherford), Mat Cauthon (Barney Harris), Egwene Al'Vere (Madeleine Madden), Nynaeve (Zoë Robins) and al'Lan Mandragoran (Daniel Henney) all together.
Wheel of Time Cast Unite in First Group Photo
The cast of Amazon Prime's Wheel of Time are together at last in a new photo posted by showrunner Rafe Judkins to his Instagram.
Though the cast members were all previously announced, this is the first group photo showing the actors who will be playing Moiraine (Rosamund Pike), Rand Al'Thor (Josha Stradowski), Perrin Aybara (Marcus Rutherford), Mat Cauthon (Barney Harris), Egwene Al'Vere (Madeleine Madden), Nynaeve (Zoë Robins) and al'Lan Mandragoran (Daniel Henney) all together.
Madden NFL 20 Repeats as August 2019’s Best-Selling Game
Madden NFL 20 is the best-selling game of August 2019, repeating its victory after being the top-selling game in July of this year, while also becoming the seventh yearly Madden entry in a row to top the charts in August.
As reported by the NPD Group, Madden is now the third-best-selling game of 2019, trailing behind Kingdom Hearts III and Mortal Kombat 11. Minecraft, interestingly, had its all-time high placement on the NPD best-sellers chart, coming in as the second-best-selling game for the month of August.
Our Madden NFL 20 review said this year’s entry had some of the best moment-to-moment gameplay in the series. However, our reviewer found other parts like the Franchise mode to be somewhat lacking.
Madden NFL 20 Repeats as August 2019’s Best-Selling Game
Madden NFL 20 is the best-selling game of August 2019, repeating its victory after being the top-selling game in July of this year, while also becoming the seventh yearly Madden entry in a row to top the charts in August.
As reported by the NPD Group, Madden is now the third-best-selling game of 2019, trailing behind Kingdom Hearts III and Mortal Kombat 11. Minecraft, interestingly, had its all-time high placement on the NPD best-sellers chart, coming in as the second-best-selling game for the month of August.
Our Madden NFL 20 review said this year’s entry had some of the best moment-to-moment gameplay in the series. However, our reviewer found other parts like the Franchise mode to be somewhat lacking.
Fire and Blood: Next Game of Thrones Prequel Could Be a Targaryen History
A second Game of Thrones prequel series is reportedly in the works at HBO, according to Deadline and The Hollywood Reporter.
Both outlets are reporting that the new series is close to a pilot order. Written by Colony co-creator Ryan Condal and produced by Condal and A Song of Ice and Fire author George R. R. Martin, the potential prequel is based on Martin's Fire and Blood, a history of the Targaryen dynasty. Set 300 years before the events of Game of Thrones, the series would reportedly focus on the dominance and decline of House Targaryen.