Some of the biggest upcoming Hollywood movies are being shot in Chicago (Transformers 3), New Orleans (The Green Lantern) and England (Captain America).
He's also a fan of Superman, Spider-Man and the Green Lantern.
In a blog post today (subscription required) Greenfield points out that despite Warner Bros. heavily hyping The Green Lantern in 3-D on Fandango, the film still seems to be selling more 2-D tickets.
Of the three anomalies thus far, there were two Green Lantern films, one in 2009 and another in May 2011 to capitalize on the then-upcoming Green Lantern movie.
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The 2-D film can act as counter programming to the bigger films slated to hit theaters in the coming weeks like Green Lantern and the third Transformers movie.
Solid revenues across virtually all major categories and the addition of the Cars 2 and Green Lantern franchises are encouraging, but Wells Fargo analysts say investors want more clarity on matters like inventory, input costs, pricing and the sustainability of products tied to Cars 2 and other entertainment tie-ins.
The chances of a "Green Lantern" sequel look slimmer with each passing day, "Wonder Woman" plans fell through several years ago, and it's anyone's guess as to how next year's Superman reboot, "Man of Steel, " will be received.
Animation's Green Lantern will become available on the popular "Just for Kids" section of the world's leading Internet TV subscription service.
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Green Lantern, while not nearly the blockbuster the Batman films were, also did well enough to be a contender and fills the profitable summer schlock category (like Thor did for Marvel).
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Add to that Ryan Reynolds, the 35-year-old Canadian actor of Green Lantern and X-Men fame, who has ridden Triumphs and Ducatis for years.
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The company rolled out Horrible Bosses on Oct. 11 and Green Lantern Oct. 14.
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The game will launch with a dozen characters, including Flash, Gaslight Joker, Green Lantern, Poison Ivy, Wonder Woman and Doomsday, and three maps.
The upcoming trio of films is a far cry from recent years when movies such as "Iron Man" and "Green Lantern" took a chance by introducing lesser-known superheroes on the big screen with very different results.
The film, expected in theaters in July and starring Ryan Reynolds (Van Wilder, Green Lantern), Paul Giamatti (Sideways, John Adams) and Michael Pena (Gangster Squad, Tower Heist), depicts a snail that, through some strange turn of events, manages to become capable of great speeds in the aftermath of a freak accident.
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