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Avengers and Low Expectations, Assemble!

Zachary Zahos  —  May 7, 2012

The Avengers just opened to a record-breaking $207 million weekend. But is it any good? Arts & Entertainment Editor Zachary Zahos '15 weighs in.

Superheroes, Zombies and ...

Hannah Stamler  —  Sep 13, 2010

Full of zombies and robots, alum Ed Catto's '85 new comic book takes place at university closely resembling Cornell. The Sun spoke to him about Cornell's influence and the joy of comic books.

How About Those Watchmen?

Josh Pothen  —  Mar 26, 2009

Now that the box office receipts are in, it's hard to believe that "Watchmen" once had a lot of buzz behind it.

A week ago, the LA Times wrote that the film had a substantial drop in revenue, garnering $17.8 million in its second week from its opening weekend revenue of $55.2 million. This week, the film also had steep decrease in profits, making only $6.8 million in its third week. With its $60.6 million from overseas ticket sales, this brings the movie's totals up to about $160 million.

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