CinemaScores: What Audiences Think of the MCU, From Iron Man to Captain Marvel
UPDATED, MARCH 9, 2019: Captain Marvel has received an "A" CinemaScore rating. As Captain Marvel becomes the latest epic blockbuster to line Disney's coffers, let's take a look back at how every MCU movie has fared in the CinemaScore department and how those scores compare to their critical reception and box office gross.
Generally, a high CinemaScore rating -- the survey of what actual audiences thought of a film -- is a pretty good indicator that a movie will do well at the box office.
Is it any wonder then that the Marvel Cinematic Universe is such a huge moneymaker when these films almost always score at least an "A-" with moviegoers?
Crimes of Grindelwald in 4K Leads Up Tuesday’s Blu-ray Releases
It's a bit of a slow week for home video releases, but that's probably by design, what with a blockbuster like Captain Marvel in theaters taking up people's movie-mind share. That's not to say there aren't some pretty big movies coming to physical media this week. The Crimes of Grindelwald and Oscar-winner Green Book are getting 4K releases, while the 1990s cult classic The Craft is getting a Blu-ray special edition release.
Coming to DVD, Blu-ray and 4K March 12
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (4K)
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald comes to 4K UHD on March 12, and includes both the theatrical version and the extended cut, as well a Blu-ray and digital copy. That's like, 6 movies in one. What is this, some kind of wizardry? Oh wait.
Crimes of Grindelwald in 4K Leads Up Tuesday’s Blu-ray Releases
It's a bit of a slow week for home video releases, but that's probably by design, what with a blockbuster like Captain Marvel in theaters taking up people's movie-mind share. That's not to say there aren't some pretty big movies coming to physical media this week. The Crimes of Grindelwald and Oscar-winner Green Book are getting 4K releases, while the 1990s cult classic The Craft is getting a Blu-ray special edition release.
Coming to DVD, Blu-ray and 4K March 12
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (4K)
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald comes to 4K UHD on March 12, and includes both the theatrical version and the extended cut, as well a Blu-ray and digital copy. That's like, 6 movies in one. What is this, some kind of wizardry? Oh wait.
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Captain Marvel’s Cat Goose Explained
Full spoilers follow for Captain Marvel!
Everyone who’s seen Captain Marvel knows that Goose the cat not only steals his scenes in the movie, he also steals the Cosmic Cube. And that’s because he’s not just some mere tabby cat. No, it’s revealed that Goose the cat's species is a Flerken, an alien that just so happens to look exactly like earthly felines …. but with some very shocking and deadly differences.
Introduced in the pages of Ms. Marvel by creators Brian Reed and Roberto De La Torre, the Marvel Comics equivalent of the movie’s Goose was named Chewie — yes, after Star Wars’ Chewbacca, but changed for the movie as an homage to Top Gun and Carol Danvers’ military aviation background. Fun fact: Chewie was also a she, not a he.
Video Games Releasing Next Week: Division 2, One Piece, and More
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Anyone on the lookout for something new to play has a few appealing options coming out next week. So whether you do your gaming on PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, or PC, let's take a look at what games are slated for release the week of March 11.
Tom Clancy's The Division 2 - March 15
Video Games Releasing Next Week: Division 2, One Piece, and More
If you buy something through this post, IGN may get a share of the sale. For more, read our Terms of Use.
Anyone on the lookout for something new to play has a few appealing options coming out next week. So whether you do your gaming on PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, or PC, let's take a look at what games are slated for release the week of March 11.
Tom Clancy's The Division 2 - March 15
Kevin Smith Shares Emotional Response to Captain Marvel’s Mallrats Reference
SPOILERS ahead for Captain Marvel.
Kevin Smith is officially part of the MCU thanks to a reference to Mallrats in Captain Marvel.
Kevin Smith took to Instagram and posted a very emotional picture and message that thanked Marvel for the inclusion of the script of Mallrats, which was being read by the one-and-only Stan Lee in one of his famous cameos.
"Just saw @captainmarvelofficial. I am a blubbering mess. After a lifetime spent referencing the movies, the movies just referenced me! Many thanks to @marvelstudios, #ryanfleck, #annabodin, and to my friend @therealstanlee for the cinematic shout-out! But if I’m now part of the @marvel Universe, I have only one question: Did I survive The Snap? #KevinSmith #captainmarvel #marveluniverse #marvel #marvelstudios #gratitude #kevinfeige #ryanfleck #annaboden"
Kevin Smith Shares Emotional Response to Captain Marvel’s Mallrats Reference
SPOILERS ahead for Captain Marvel.
Kevin Smith is officially part of the MCU thanks to a reference to Mallrats in Captain Marvel.
Kevin Smith took to Instagram and posted a very emotional picture and message that thanked Marvel for the inclusion of the script of Mallrats, which was being read by the one-and-only Stan Lee in one of his famous cameos.
"Just saw @captainmarvelofficial. I am a blubbering mess. After a lifetime spent referencing the movies, the movies just referenced me! Many thanks to @marvelstudios, #ryanfleck, #annabodin, and to my friend @therealstanlee for the cinematic shout-out! But if I’m now part of the @marvel Universe, I have only one question: Did I survive The Snap? #KevinSmith #captainmarvel #marveluniverse #marvel #marvelstudios #gratitude #kevinfeige #ryanfleck #annaboden"
A Small Screen Social Network? Show in the Works About Snapchat’s Founding
Frat Boy Genius, an upcoming series that will air on the video platform Quibi, will focus on the founding and rise of Snapchat and its creator, Evan Spiegel.
As reported by TechCrunch, former chairman of Walt Disney Studios Jeffrey Katzenberg and former CEO of HP and eBay Meg Whitman announced that their upcoming video streaming platform, Quibi, will be getting a bunch of new shows, including the Snapchat and Spiegel story that is based on a screenplay of the same name that "had written Spiegel as a hard-partying Standford student."