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  • Movies Now to premiere ‘The Legend of Hercules’ on 29 November

    Movies Now to premiere ‘The Legend of Hercules’ on 29 November

    MUMBAI: Movies Now, brings the action-packed epic The Legend of Hercules exclusively for its viewers less than a year after its theatrical release. This premiere is part of the channel’s continued commitment to bring its viewers a fresh line up of the content, including explosive series, Hollywood’s biggest franchises and never before seen movies.

     

    Discover the origin of the greatest hero of Greek Mythology in The Legend of Hercules, this Saturday, 29 November at 9 PM. From captive to hero, witness one man’s legendary journey to become a god. Find out how Hercules, the strong and fearless leader, leads his people in a heroic battle for their freedom. The Xclusive blockbuster is presented by Hyundai, co-presented by Blender’s Pride and powered by Kohler. The premiere is supported by an extensive marketing campaign across TV, digital and print in key markets.

     

    The Movies Now content refreshment, which began in August with the launch of Rush the series and Olympus Has Fallen, has proved to be a hit with viewers. The channel shares jumped by 20%, while the Movies Now premieres of Olympus Has Fallen and Battleship became the most watched movies of the week. With a non-stop line up of the most popular Hollywood blockbusters and exhilarating properties, MOVIES NOW continues to be the channel of choice for all Hollywood fans.

  • Avengers pulls steam off Battleship with intake of $1.18 bn

    Avengers pulls steam off Battleship with intake of $1.18 bn

    MUMBAI: Disney and Marvel Studios‘ Avengers became the fourth film of all time with an intake of $1.18 billion while Universal and Hasbro Entertainment‘s Battleship lost steam midway grossing $25.3 million.

    Battleship‘s international gross of $226.8 million provided some cushion, but it needed a strong domestic performance to end up in the black. There‘s already speculation that Battleship will follow the same course as Disney‘s John Carter that debuted at $30.2 million in March and topped out at $71.8 million domestically. Overseas, the Disney film earned $200.6 million. The results finally showed a $200 million write-down for Disney.

    The continuing strength of Disney and Marvel Studios‘ The Avengers has undoubtedly made life difficult for Battleship and Warner Bros.‘ Dark Shadows that opened last weekend.

    The alien-invasion actioner — based on the classic board game not well known by younger generations — played notably older Friday, with 66 per cent of the audience over the age of 25. Battleship ended up competing with Sacha Baron Cohen‘s new R-rated comedy for males, who made up 57 per cent of Battleship‘s audience.