"Marvel's The Avengers" More bang for your superhero buck, the Marvel fantasy shoehorned in a half-dozen A-list stars including Robert Downey, Jr., Scarlett Johansson, and Samuel Jackson, plus A-list up-and-comers like the omnipresent Chris Hemsworth and Jeremy Renner. While all have their following, Mark Ruffalo's nuanced take on The Hulk excited Searches and fan talk of another solo-film try (although for now, he's rumored to portraying the raging scientist in the inevitable sequel). In an era of streaming entertainment at one's convenience, "The Avengers" (and "Avatar") are the only 21st-century films to make the top 25 all-time grossing movies adjusted for inflation, according to Box Office Mojo.
Did 2012 deliver for movie fans? One good way to measure is to stack up movies' buzz -- in this case, the number of Searches on Yahoo!, visited by a half a billion people each month, during each film's debut month -- against its critical reviews and box-office receipts. One thing to note: Hollywood-hyped titles like "John Carter" and "Battleship" weren't fooling audiences; they knew to save their online energy for bigger things. -- By Vera Chan, Yahoo!
Five more alternate jurors were selected Friday following questioning from prosecution and defense lawyers, rounding out the 12 jurors and six alternates needed for the case against Trump to proceed.
Former New York Yankees left-hander Fritz Peterson died at the age of 82. He is probably best known exchanging wives with teammate Mike Kekich in the 1970s.
Fantasy baseball analyst Andy Behrens offers up a series of pickups to assist every manager, starting with a duo of Rockies ahead of a Colorado homestand.