The film, which stars British actor Henry Cavill as the superhero, took £11.2m in ticket sales from 572 screens in its opening weekend.

Meanwhile, the Inquisitr.com website reports that while the movie has received mixed reviews amongst critics, the popularity of the film at the Box Office is equally matched by the positive chatter online via Twitter.

A new analysis of social network users via PCS Ltd's Social Knowledge platform clearly shows a majority of viewers had love for the film.

The company's software has allowed PCS to take a closer look at all the users that have tweeted about the film. 105,000 tweets were sent over opening weekend and they were helpfully broken down into three categories: positive, neutral and negative, with the positive comments coming out on top with 58,000 positive-focused tweets.

As to be expected on any films opening night, the tweets and comments were at their most fierce Friday within an hour of the films first screening in the United States.

On average, Man of Steel has earned 10.81 percent of comments that review the film as 'awesome', while 9.61 percent gave the film a 'good rating'; all of which means that, in addition to the $128 million mark that the film hit, Man of Steel is loved by the majority of people who have seen it.

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“All of our crew members are very excited about the [film festival], and we are delighted to share this film with you,” Synder said in a press release.

Man of Steel is expected to perform well in China, an increasingly important market for Hollywood. Only 34 foreign films are allowed to premiere in mainland cinemas per year, and Man of Steel is the only major Hollywood film to be screened during the summer session of the Shanghai International Film Festival.

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Look for more videos from my trip to the 2013 Superman Celebration in the coming days.

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Superman has some of the most famous and iconic poses in comics. But what about Clark Kent? He has an iconic pose as well.

Yes, perhaps it's because they're so important to maintaining his secret identity, but when most people think of Clark Kent, they think of the glasses and how he always seems to be taking them off in the most dramatic way possible. Well, starting today, we're naming this recognizable pose after the man responsible - we're calling it "Clark Kenting." And we're asking you to show us that you can Clark Kent with the best of them.

Here's how it'll work:

• Tweet us a picture of you pulling off your glasses in the most dramatic, Clark Kent-like way possible between now and 11:59 p.m. PST on Friday, June 21. Be sure to follow us and use the #clarkkenting hashtag to have your photo counted.
• After Friday, we'll pick our three favorites and send the winners a free copy of the Man of Steel Soundtrack Deluxe Edition, ensuring that whenever they Clark Kent in the future, they'll have the perfect music to accompany them.

That's all there is to it. We'll post the winning photos, along with some of the other great ones we receive, right here in the DC Comics Fan Blog next week.

It's time to give Clark Kent - and his famous pose - the recognition they deserve. It's not a bird. It's not a plane. It's Clark Kenting, and we look forward to seeing photos of fans doing it for a long time to come!

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Mild Mannered Reviews - Injustice: Gods Among Us - Chapter #22

"Injustice: Gods Among Us" - Chapter Twenty Two: "Breaking Point"

Writer: Tom Taylor
Artist: Mike S. Miller

Reviewed by: T.A. Ewart (aka liheibao)

This issue was a wee more entertaining than the last, but it's still part of along rise that needs to end. There are just not enough good moments with the story to justify it having gone on this long after the release of the game, which, by the way, has a much better story. It's melismatic at best, and being sung by a chicken. We're given a good scene where Damian points out that if Hawkgirl is there, Batman wants her to be, which is good, but there's no follow-up, no, "Hey, how exactly did you get here?" There's distrust, but not enough. Applied thought, but not enough. Lex steps in and reinforces Damian's point, which also reinforces the subtext that super-powered heroes aren't that bright, and it's the normal Joes that exceed in the brains department, but even he let's Hawkgirl be, knowing that she's been sent there to play them. When the story goes to Apokolips, it's surreal, which is saying a lot when you're reading a fictional work. There's no reason for Darkseid to appear, he's not even in the game (not even DLC!), yet here he is with Kalibak and the Black Racer, for no reason other than the kitchen sink must be next. Superman addressing the people in a suit is a great turnaround, and while his speech is a little more than plastic and he's reading of a tele-prompter (because super-powered heroes are sooo dumb), it's a cool moment to see him be Superman, and in that being human and likable. Then it all comes crashing down with an Apokoliptan attack, and an insipid Kalibak. It's as if Taylor just refuses to tell a good story.

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• 19 Jun 2013
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"The LEGO Movie," the first-ever, full-length theatrical LEGO adventure, directed by Phil Lord & Christopher Miller, opens in theaters February 7, 2014. It stars the vocal talents of Chris Pratt, Will Ferrell, Elizabeth Banks, Will Arnett, Nick Offerman and Alison Brie, with Liam Neeson and Morgan Freeman.

The original 3D computer animated story follows Emmet, an ordinary, rules-following, perfectly average LEGO minifigure who is mistakenly identified as the most extraordinary person and the key to saving the world. He is drafted into a fellowship of strangers on an epic quest to stop an evil tyrant, a journey for which Emmet is hopelessly and hilariously underprepared.

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Superman's hometown has often been depicted as being somewhere in Kansas, although a specific city was not named. Other Superman fans claim he was born in different states.

The Hutchinson News reports three residents worked for more than a year to persuade Hutchinson officials to change the name. Christopher Wietrick, Ben Eisiminger and Casey McNeely say they are already planning a bigger celebration for next year.

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"Man of Steel: Inside the Legendary World of Superman" offers an intimate look at the reinvention of the world's most iconic superhero through the eyes of acclaimed director Zack Snyder (300, Watchmen) and producer Christopher Nolan (The Dark Knight Trilogy). This unique companion book offers a rich selection of materials, from concept art and behind-the-scenes set photography to director commentary and interviews with key creatives, unlocking the secrets behind giving new life to an immortal hero.

Warner Bros. have given the Superman Homepage a look inside the 160 page book via the attached 10 page PDF file (13.4mb).

Order your copy of "Man of Steel: Inside the Legendary World of Superman" from our Online Store.

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Look for more videos from my trip to the 2013 Superman Celebration in the coming days.

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Look for more videos from my trip to the 2013 Superman Celebration in the coming days.

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Now in cinemas, "Man of Steel" stars Henry Cavill as Superman, Michael Shannon as General Zod, Amy Adams as Lois Lane, Kevin Costner as Jonathan Kent, Diane Lane as Martha Kent, Russell Crowe as Jor-El, Ayelet Zurer as Lara Lor-Van, Laurence Fishburne as Perry White, Antje Traue as Faora, Harry Lennix as General Swanwick and Christopher Meloni as Col. Hardy.

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Well, I guess I have to apologize that this Superman figure was sidestepped for the past two entries in favor of the newer releases, the Mattel Injustice Superman and the Mattel Movie Masters "Man of Steel" Superman. But since both of those figures had no bearing to Superman's comic book continuity, let me get back to my regular programming by reviewing the Mattel DCUC 90s Superman.

Since Superman's return from death, Superman's editorial team decided to give Superman a new look by giving him longer hair. I don't know the reasoning behind this, but when Superman was put on the regeneration chamber during his death, his time spent there made his hair grow. Since then, Superman never bothered to cut those locks and just leave them be. The longer hair was so 80s (see McGyver), but maybe the writers thought that by giving Superman the mullet hair, he would channel the look of the classic strong men of yesteryear like Conan, Tarzan, and Samson. But whatever real reasons the editorial team had, the longer haired Superman still had a good three year run of stories. In fact he was essentially a part of the relaunched Justice League comic book which was written by Grant Morrison. In his own books, the 90s writing team of Jurgens, Stern, Simonson, Karl Kesel, and David Michelinie featured action packed stories that further rooted the post-crisis Superman's mythology.

In fact, he was even given a new comic book series titled Superman: Man of Tomorrow. Stories such as "Bizarro's World", "Battle for Metropolis", "Fall of Metropolis", "Dead Again", "Death of Clark Kent", "Trial of Superman", among others continued and concluded the plot threads that were planted before Superman's death. With one underlying plot thread, Superman and Lois' relationship, going from strong, to near break up, reconciliation, and the eventual marriage. We would last see Superman's long hair when he and Lois finally decided to walk down the aisle. Maybe he thought that he need to have a cleaner look on his wedding day. Thus, the mullet hair had to go and went back for the classic hair style that he is popularly known for.

Read Jasper's complete Mattel's DCUC 90s Superman Action Figure review right here at the Superman Homepage.

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• 19 Jun 2013
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