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October 26, 2012 Leave a comment
Presidency 1829–1837
In January 1835, Jackson paid off the entire national debt, the only time in U.S. history that has been accomplished. The accomplishment was short lived. A severe depression from 1837 to 1844 caused a tenfold increase in national debt within its first year.
September 29, 2012 2 Comments
Which is better Marvel or DC comics? This is one of the oldest and most well known ongoing arguments among comic book fans. We thought we’d take another look at this debate by comparing both of their movie performances at the U.S. box office over the last fifty years and totaling up the dollar receipts on a 2012 inflation adjusted basis. But depending on how you look at it, either of them could be determined triumphant in this analysis as one of them has taken more in total at the box office, while the other has taken more on average per movie.
September 7, 2012 Leave a comment
7-Election has started and is putting the presidential race in your hands. Come in for 7-Eleven coffee, pick a red or blue cup and help predict the president
August 23, 2012 1 Comment
Rumors are flying that Johnny Depp is considering a fifth Pirates of the Caribbean installment, and the speculation may be overheating. Some international papers including The Sun say the newly single star could make some rather unprecedented cha-ching —to the tune of £60 million (that’s about $95 million at current exchange rates). That would be some crazy treasure even the likes of, well, a pirate, could only dream of… But is the super-star actor worth the stupid money even if the rumors were only say, mostly true?
Producer Jerry Bruckheimer revealed in May that a fifth Pirates script was in the works. He told the Los Angeles Times that he could only make the pic with Depp on board. Who else could play Captain Jack Sparrow after all?
“Hopefully, if this one does well, (Depp) will want to come back and play the character again,” Bruckheimer told the L.A. Times. “But it’s going to depend on the screenplay. It always does. He’s maniacal about not wanting to disappoint his audience.” Apparently, Depp is considering another round of Pirates, according to The Wrap. The site also noted last summer Depp cashed had cashed in with the franchise at almost $350 million at the time.
OK, so Depp already owns a Bahamian island and likely could seize some more with his current Pirates war chest alone, but is he worth potentially the biggest pay out yet if he takes on a fifth installment? Here’s a breakdown of the franchise’s worldwide grosses:
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tide: $1,043,871,802 ($250 million production budget)
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End: $963,420,425 ($300 million production budget)
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest: $1,066,179,725 ($225 million production budget)
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl: $654,264,015 ($140 million production budget)
Of course, these are theatrical grosses, never mind all the other tie-ins. So, is a mega-package, whether it’s a cool $90 million — or so — worth the payout?
August 20, 2012 Leave a comment
The Expendables 2 $28.8M
The Bourne Legacy $17.0M
ParaNorman $14.0M
The Campaign $13.4M
Sparkle $12.0M
The Dark Knight Rises $11.1M
The Odd Life of Timoth… $10.9M
Hope Springs $9.1M
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: D… $3.8M
Total Recall $3.5M
August 2, 2012 Leave a comment
PARIS —A gang of thieves dressed as knights and armed with a sword and an axe robbed the organisers of a medieval festival in northeast France Monday and made off with 20,000 euros ($25,000), police said.
The theft took place in the early hours of Monday as organisers were counting revenues from the festival in Bitche, near France’s border with Germany, a spokesman for regional police in Lorraine said.
“According to witnesses, there were three or four individuals, masked and wearing medieval attire,” the spokesman said.
They struck one of the organisers with the handle of the axe and escaped with the cash. Police have opened an investigation and interviewed several witnesses, he said.
The “Medievales Europeennes de Bitche” is one of France’s largest festivals of medieval culture and last year was attended by more than 11,000 people
July 30, 2012 Leave a comment
The As You Wish Project is a charity art event featuring reimagined over 40 Boba Fett and Clone Trooper helmets. This helmet along with 49 others will be displayed a Star Wars: Celebration VI in Orlando, FL from Aug 23-26. Starting Monday, August 27 these helmets will be auctioned on eBay by the Make-A-Wish Foundation with 100% of the proceeds going to support Make-A-Wish.
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July 27, 2012 Leave a comment
The cost of being Iron Man
Iron Man is one of the richest superheroes of all time with enormous wealth to spend on weapons, gadgets and technology – but how much would it cost you to become Iron Man?
Before you reach for your Platinum Credit Card, it should be noted that Iron Man, like Batman, doesn’t actually possess super human powers, but instead uses his wealth to fund the state of the art gadgets, vehicles and weaponry which he uses to fight crime.
Iron Man aka Tony Stark has an estimated personal wealth of $9.3 billion. The majority of his fortune was accumulated through his company, Stark Industries, which he inherited from his father, Howard. Stark Industries is worth an estimated $20.3 billion!
Stark Industries is a fictional defence contractor that develops advanced weapons systems for the military. With his immense wealth and all that military technology at his fingertips, Tony Stark doesn’t need savings or a loan to fund his extraordinary lifestyle – but how much would it cost you to become this Marvel Comics superhero? Take a look at our infographic below for the costs associated with Iron Man’s suits, cars, home, weapons, gadgets and more
July 16, 2012 Leave a comment
Olly Moss’ Dark Knight Rises poster will be a 16 x 24 inch screen print with an edition TBD. Cost is $40. The image above is actually a 24 x 36 inch variant, edition of 180, currently on sale at Comic-Con (cost $100). The regular will be the same image, just smaller.
So for 24 hours from 12:01 CST Wednesday July 18 till 11:59 CST, head to mondotees.com and order a poster. Everyone who orders will get one. Also, including in one poster will be a golden ticket that’ll allow the winner to have Moss do an original, one-off image of anything you want. Anything in the world
