1. | Batman v. Superman was the dawn of a few notable box office accomplishments. After its final numbers, all of these facts are true about the super showdown, except which one? | ||
Highest March opening at $166 million | |||
Largest opening of DC comics-based film | |||
Largest Friday to Sunday decline for a superhero film with 55% drop | |||
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Highest debut for Warner Bros film | ||
By way of explanation.....
The Warner Bros record still holds at $169 million for the final Harry Potter film. |
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2. | And while Batman and Superman were having either a good or a very bad weekend at the box office, on the small screen, Supergirl met this fellow DC superhero on a crossover event on her TV show Monday: | ||
Aquaman | |||
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The Flash | ||
Green Lantern | |||
Powergirl | |||
3. | Meanwhile, this entertainment landmark might be up for sale, as part of a much larger deal: | ||
The Hollywood sign | |||
Grauman's Chinese Theater | |||
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The Playboy Manion | ||
The Capitol Records building | |||
4. | SLW had successfully blocked this Razzie-winning classic film from our minds but it hit the pop culture radar again this week when a man was arrested for a 14-year-old past due rental of said film. | ||
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Freddy Got Fingered | ||
Battlefield Earth | |||
Catwoman | |||
All About Steve | |||
5. | As part of the recent sudden opening of Cuba, this well-known band rocked the socks of Havana residents in an unprecedented concern Friday night: | ||
The Who | |||
Black Sabbath | |||
The Eagles | |||
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The Rolling Stone | ||
6. | Replacing Pharrell and Christina as swivel chair-sitting coaches on The Voice will be Alicia Keys and this Disney Channel alum. | ||
Selena Gomez | |||
Demi Lovato | |||
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Miley Cyrus | ||
Britney Spears | |||
7. | If you host a late night talk show but saw one of your well-known bits made into a primetime special this week, then you have an unusual amount in common with: | ||
Seth Meyers | |||
Conan O'Brien | |||
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James Corden | ||
Stephen Colbert | |||
8. | He plays a superhero in the movies, but took a real-life superhero turn this week as he saved his son and others who were caught in a riptide at Bondi Beach. Who is he? | ||
Chris Hemsworth | |||
Christian Bale | |||
Robert Downey, Jr. | |||
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Hugh Jackman | ||
9. | No, the fetching Jessica Lowndes is not actually dating this significantly less fetching Saturday Night Live alum....rather, it's all some kind of publicity stunt for her album. Or Something. | ||
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Jon Lovitz | ||
Dana Carvey | |||
Mike Meyers | |||
Chevy Chase | |||
10. | SLW mourns the passing of another famous face at the all-too-familiar age of 69, like Alan Rickman and David Bowie earlier this year. Actress Patty Duke died this week, who may be remembered best for her roles of identical cousins on The Patty Duke Show and for winning a supporting actress Oscar for portraying what historical figure? | ||
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Helen Keller | ||
Anne Frank | |||
Joan of Arc | |||
Anne Boleyn | |||
11. | And here's a fact that we should have known it wasn't possible not to know, but which we didn't know: the recently departed Patty Duke was mother to this Lord of the Rings actor: | ||
Orlando Bloom | |||
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Sean Astin | ||
Elijah Wood | |||
Viggo Mortensen | |||
12. | The unexpected next entry for the live TV tradition started by The Sound of Music will be which of these Aaron Sorkin-penned films? | ||
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A Few Good Men | ||
An American President | |||
The Social Network | |||
Steve Jobs | |||