Top 10 Video Game Movie Opening Weekends of All Time
Pokemon: Detective Pikachu earned an estimated $58 million in its first weekend, earning it the #1 spot on the top 10 video game movie opening weekends of all time list, beating out 2001's Lara Croft: Tomb Raider.
Via BoxOfficeMojo, Detective Pikachu's $58 million is over $10 million higher than Tomb Raider's $47 million, and about $20 million higher than the third place holder, The Angry Birds Movie with $38 million.
The full list of best opening weekends for video game adaptations is below, courtesy of BoxOfficeMojo;
How Pokemon Detective Pikachu Compares to the Video Game
The Detective Pikachu movie was heavily inspired by its video game predecessor, but in the process of making it to the big screen, plenty of details about Tim and Pikachu’s adventure were changed – though I’d argue many of the changes made their story better for the movie.
This list of changes and similarities was put together based on the most impactful changes to characters and the story.
Warning: this article contains spoilers for Pokemon: Detective Pikachu and Detective Pikachu the game!
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Unused Avengers: Endgame Subplot Had Black Widow Overseeing Orphans
SPOILERS AHEAD for Avengers: Endgame.
While Avengers: Endgame saw Black Widow leading the Avengers following the 5-year time jump after Thanos' Snap, an early version of the script had her instead "leading the organization in D.C. that was in charge of orphans."
Via TheWrap, Avengers: Endgame directors Joe and Anthony Russo appeared on the Slate podcast "The Gist" and discussed how an early draft tried to deal with the "idea that one-quarter of all children have no parents."
Respawn Will Ban ‘Piggy-Backing’ Apex Legends Players
Respawn is cracking down on "Piggy-Backing" in Apex Legends and will ban players who utilize the technique that involves players not actually participating in a match but using their teammates to "carry them to a good position and level up faster."
Jayfresh, Respawn's community manager, took to Reddit to give some updates to issues the team is currently working on for Apex Legends, including the aforementioned Piggy-Backing.
According to Respawn, Piggy-Backing is "when a player drafts off other players in the squad to carry them to a good position and level up faster but doesn't actually participate in the match
Payday 2 Publisher Starbreeze May Not Last Another Year
PayDay 2 and Overkill's The Walking Dead's publisher Starbreeze may not last another year following the story told by its Q1 2019 financial report that show gross profit and operating profit losses.
As reported by MCV, Starbreeze fully acknowledged its "challenging situation" and revealed that it would have a "liquidity shortfall" before the middle of this year if no further funding was secured, meaning it would not have the cash on-hand to keep the company running.
Q1 2019 results showed sales generated of SEK 47.8m ($4.9 million USD), with PayDay 2 accounting for SEK 26.7m ($2.7 million USD), which was up from the previous period. However, its EBITDA (earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization) showed a loss of SEK -106.7m ($11.1 million USD), which was more than double the loss from the same period in Q1 2018.
Avengers: Endgame Writers Confirm This Captain America Theory
SPOILERS AHEAD for Avengers: Endgame.
In Captain America: The Winter Soldier, it was revealed that Captain America's love, Peggy Carter, was married and had two kids. According to Avengers: Endgame writers Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely, the man she married was the Captain America from the main MCU timeline who went back in time at the end of the film.
Speaking to Patrick Shanley of The Hollywood Reporter, Markus and McFeely said that while they can't decide Marvel's future plans, especially with time travel now in play, it was their "intention that he was always the father of those two children" after marrying the love of his life.
Pottermore and Warner Bros. Announce Collaboration for New Site
Pottermore and Warner Bros. announced Saturday a new, joint relationship to release Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts content online under one roof, called Wizarding World Digital.
The news came in a statement from Pottermore, which detailed that all quizzes, features, and articles will be moved over to WizardingWorld.com around May 15, and that Wizarding World Digital will be managing both sites from then on, including Pottermore.com.
"Be on the lookout for even more digital experiences brought to you by Wizarding World Digital – a new joint venture between Pottermore and Warner Bros.," the statement read. "We can’t wait to share what we’ve been up to…"
Endgame Writers Unaware of Spider-Man Multiverse Plans
Full spoilers ahead for Avengers: Endgame!
The consequences of using the Infinity Gauntlet in Avengers: Endgame are already being depicted on the big screen, as the new trailer for Spider-Man: Far From Home revealed that the Snap damaged the fabric of reality enough to expose the existence of a multiverse.
Opinion: Endgame Cements Iron Man’s Story in the MCU
Spoiler Alert! There are tons of spoilers for Avengers: Endgame, Infinity War and much of the MCU below. You've been warned!
The first 22 films in the MCU ultimately center around two men - Iron Man and Thanos. When we first meet them, both are masters of death and destruction. But where Thanos seeks only to increase his powers and bring his dream of a perfectly culled and balanced universe to fruition, Tony Stark rejects his destiny as a death dealer. Tony's evolution from carefree arms dealer to a man holding the weight of the universe on his shoulders is one of the most satisfying character arcs you'll find in a superhero franchise. Even if it was a long and sometimes winding road toward that destination.