The Big Idea Capitalist

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#DoctorWho gets theatrical premiere courtesy of @fathomevents @BBCAmerica http://buff.ly/2prIy9q⠀ ⠀ Now in it's 54th year, the British sci-fi franchise has previously been honored by the Guinness Book of World Records as the most successful sci-fi franchise of all-time. A recent iNews report puts The Doctor's worldwide fan base at roughly 80 million — up from 77 million at the time of the 50th anniversary.⠀ ⠀ Fathom Events has brought The Doctor to the big screen in earlier Christmas specials and season premieres, playing off the cultish, worldwide popularity of the 1,000-year old Time Lord and his companions to sell tickets. ⠀ ⠀ Also included in the two-hour spectacle is the premiere episode of the spinoff series Class, featuring a guest appearance by Peter Capaldi and the never-before-seen bonus feature Becoming the Companion, in which fans will travel with Mackie from the London stage through the doors of the TARDIS. ⠀ ⠀ Finally, those who purchase though Atom Tickets get three free digital comics, courtesy of ComiXology and Titan Comics. .⠀ ⠀ #tvatthemovies #seasonpremiere #thedoctor #bbc #scifi #giveaways #scifitv #moviebusiness

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A cup of #Christmas freedom, courtesy of @nat_bey @pattybeyers @benbeyers and Little B. #warmestaloha #melekalikimaka #merrychristmas #lovemyfamily (at Waikoloa Beach, Hawaii)

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Great rendition of #Riri from @JScottCampbell: http://buff.ly/2eftxku #ironheart #comics #comicbookwomen #ironman #marvel #marvelcomics #comicbookart

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#SuicideSquad probably needs $525 mil. worldwide for box office break even. The film's B+ Cinemascore is decent and means there's an outside chance of it hitting that mark. I'll be digging into the numbers in more detail this week in a new version of the @DCComics movie report -> http://buff.ly/2aVemOp Check in at The Full Bleed for updates. Link in my profile. #dcmovies #comics #comicbookmovies #dcextendeduniverse #dccomics #harleyquinn #margotrobbie

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Remember how Jon Bernthal announced his casting as #ThePunisher for season 2 of #Daredevil on @Netflix? Image courtesy of @jonnybernthal on Twitter.: http://buff.ly/2b4ahKN Please visit http://buff.ly/2b4a5vb for analysis of the business of #comics #entertainment and #creativeentrepreneurship

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Not sure what Mark of #IronMan armor this is, but it's awesome. #dcc2016 (at Denver Comic Con)

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Got seats! About to see @realstanlee at @DenverComicCon. First panel for the little guy. #dcc2016 #comics #stanlee #marvel #marvelcomics #excelsior (at Denver Comic Con)

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Waiting for @threalstanlee at #dcc2016 #bigcrowd (at Denver Comic Con)

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.@Sphero cofounder Ian Bernstein w the company's signature creation #bb8 #dcc2016 #starwars #thisigedroidyourelookingfor (at Denver Comic Con)

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Day 2 of #DCC2016 begins with adding @JennaColeman autograph to the little guy's #DoctorWho shirt.

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With the incomparable Peter David at #dcc2016 #win #lifelongfan

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Exterminate! #dcc2016 In line to see @team_barrowman (at Colorado Convention Center)

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#XMen #Apocalypse passes $400 mil. worldwide but still over $66 million to box office break-even (est.) cc @foxstudios @20thcenturyfox #xmenmovies #marvel #foxstudios #comics #comicbookmovies #comicbook #mutants #cyclops #opticblast

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REPORT -> http://www.comicbookresources.com/article/report-green-arrow-rebirth-1-sells-over-90000-copies #GreenArrow #Rebirth first issue sells over 90,000 copies via @CBR Is it the #goatee? A rekindled romance with #BlackCanary? Whatever it is, I'm happy to see one of my favorite @DCComics characters get some love. #comics #dccomics #emeraldarcher #seattle #arrow #dcrebirth #comicbook #comicbooks #comicbookcharacters

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Now at http://goo.gl/7dHxrP -> @deadpoolmovie kills #FantasticFour Of all the numbers that describe how big a hit #Deadpool is for @20thcenturyfox the most important is $134,109,323. That's how much profit the #mercwithamouth has brought in for the studio -- after you include over $82 million in losses from Fantastic Four. The story gets even more interesting if you compare Deadpool to the wider universe of @marvel #movies. Copy and paste the link above for the full story, which you'll find at The Full Bleed. Thanks for reading! And for more geeky goodness, check out my #GeekInitiative partners at @scifitalk @the7thmatrix @geeklegacy @themightyjerd #deadpoolmovie #blog #comics #comicbookmovie #xmen #wadewilson #boxoffice #20thcenturyfox #foxmovies

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Will Elektra Add Spark to Season 2 of Daredevil? Elodie Yung brings the assassin to life in the forthcoming @netflix series from @marvel So far, the two-week-old trailer featuring #ThePunisher has more than three times as many views. And yet, from the looks of the trailer, it's #Elektra that seems poised to get more time on screen. Less clear is how this newest season of DD will connect to other parts of the extended #MarvelTV universe. Fans and investors aren't likely to be disappointed. Just as Marvel is doing its best to connect the dots between movies, comics, and broadcast TV, the Netflix shows will get their own brand of connective tissue. Have other ideas? Leave a comment below, and be sure to follow my partners at the #GeekInitiative: @scifitalk @geeklegacy and @the7thmatrix

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Could #Domino be in the @deadpoolmovie sequel? New rumor courtesy of @bleedingcool -> http://www.bleedingcool.com/2016/02/26/domino-rumored-for-deadpool-sequel/ #Deadpool #deadpoolmovie #xmenmovies #20thcenturyfox #xforce #comics #comicbookmovies