TMNT Reaches #1 with $65M Weekend; Sequel Announced for 2016

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It was a weekend full of Turtle Power as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles dominated the box office, dropping Guardians of the Galaxy to the #2 spot.

With a strong $4.6 million on Thursday night, Turtles ended the weekend with $65 million, beating early estimates of $40-$45 million.

To no one's surprise, Paramount announced early Sunday morning that the August hit would officially get a sequel, currently scheduled for a June 3, 2016, release. While no director or cast members are yet confirmed, Michael Bay will once again be on board as a Producer, and Josh Appelbaum and André Nemec will also be back as writers.

"Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" NOW PLAYING!

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It's finally here and officially open nationwide! Grab a pizza and some of your fellow ninjas and get out to a theater this weekend!

Be sure to tweet and mention @ninjapizza on Twitter with your reactions to the movie or pictures of your crew at the theater!

"Ninja Turtles" Nationwide Screenings Start TONIGHT!

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Although the official release date isn't until tomorrow, many theaters will begin general audience screenings of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles tonight.

Check your local theater listings for showtimes and further information. My local theater has numerous showings staring at 7pm in both 2D and 3D.

Be sure to tweet and mention @ninjapizza on Twitter with your reactions to the movie or pictures of your crew at the theater! I'll be retweeting regularly throughout the weekend.

"Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" Score by Brian Tyler Now Available on iTunes

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As of today, the official Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles score album, featuring music by Brian Tyler, is available as a digital download from iTunes. Unfortunately, this seems to be the only way to get the album as of right now and there are no signs of it being released as a physical CD. However, this is the first official release of a complete TMNT movie score, so it's nice to have at least this.

Get it here!

Track List:
01 - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
02 - Adolescent Genetically Altered Shinobi Terrapins
03 - Splinter vs. Shredder
04 - Origins
05 - Brotherhood
06 - Turtles United
07 - Rise of the Four
08 - The Foot Clan
09 - Shellacked
10 - Project Renaissance
11 - Shortcut
12 - Shredder
13 - Cowabunga
14 - 99 Cheese Pizza
15 - Adrenaline
16 - Buck Buck
17 - TMNT March

Pentatonix "We Are Ninjas" Music Video

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A second track and music video has been released from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, which hits theaters THIS Friday. The song, "We are Ninjas," is by Pentatonix.

"Ninja Turtles" Red Carpet Premiere Held in LA Yesterday

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TMNT cast, crew, and fans gathered in Los Angeles yesterday for the red carpet premiere of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Here is a selection of photos and video taken at the event.

Photos via:
http://meganfox86.tumblr.com
Courtney Eastman's Facebook page

San Diego Comic-Con 2014 "Turtle Power" Documentary Panel

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The next panel video from Comic-Con features the upcoming documentary "Turtle Power: The Definitive History of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles." This panel discussed the making of the documentary with filmmakers Randall Lobb (writer/director), Isaac Elliott-Fisher (executive producer), Mark Hussey (executive producer), and Galen Walker (executive producer), plus TMNT co-creator Kevin Eastman.

See the panel video below. "Turtle Power" is released on DVD and Digital HD next Tuesday, August 12. (Pre-order it now!) I will be doing a DVD review of the documentary next week when the DVD is released.