Now that it’s all over, of course the end result is what matters… how did it perform at the box office?
According to Box Office Mojo – http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=2012.htm it did about $155M domestically and rather better in the worldwide release – almost $700M. As would be expected I suppose for a movie with worldwide repercussions.
What do [...]
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2012 Movie Box Office
December 14th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Uncategorized
NASA Opposes 2012 and End of the World
November 13th, 2009 · No Comments · Uncategorized
“Nothing bad will happen to the Earth in 2012,” states NASA in a new FAQ web page set up for the occasion.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/11/11/nasa_world_not_ending_2012/
“Our planet has been getting along just fine for more than 4 billion years, and credible scientists know of no threat associated with 2012.”
http://www.nasa.gov/topics/earth/features/2012.html
One question on the faq — “Q: How do NASA [...]
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Wall Street Journal 2012 Review
November 13th, 2009 · No Comments · Uncategorized
Joe Morgenstern didn’t seem to think it was a great movie… too long mostly and formulaic. Too bad. Roland Emmerich’s other films were kind of epic and interesting, but apparently this one did not make the grade. I’ll still go see it eventually, or maybe wait until it’s on DVD and will probably enjoy it. [...]
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2012 Doomsday Scenarios – The Mayan Calendar Seems to Predict the End of the World in 2012
September 28th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Uncategorized
Yes it’s true that the Mayan Calendar ends in 2012. But wouldn’t they just start a new one? Or were they hoping that the Mayan civilization would last until 2012? Maybe some secret Mayan society that was just hanging on is about to lose it’s last member? Maybe it’s just a numerology thing and just [...]
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Death from the Skies – Some Light Reading
August 10th, 2009 · No Comments · Uncategorized
Plait, an astronomer and author of the popular Web site badastronomy.com, presents in loving detail the many, many ways the human race could die, from temperature extremes and poisonous atmosphere to asteroid impacts and supernovae explosions. Such a state of destruction existed some 65 million years ago, when a giant meteoroid struck Earth, sending up [...]
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2012: Supernova from Asylum
August 8th, 2009 · No Comments · Uncategorized
I heard Asylum was planning a sequel to their movie 2012: Doomsday. I didn’t know any details, nor did I watch the first movie, butit struck me as kind of funny Asylum would do a sequel to a movie in which the world has already ended.
So anyway, I was poking on their web site a [...]
Hello Will!
August 6th, 2009 · 3 Comments · Uncategorized
Welcome to WordPress. This is your first post. Edit or delete it, then start blogging!
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