Marvel Has The Biggest Fandom
Comic Con starts TODAY in San Diego, and so the"Hollywood Reporter" conducted a poll on comics, superhero movies, and pop culture. Marvel was the most popular 'fandom' in the poll.
They surveyed 2,200 people, and 63% said that they're fans of Marvel, which is incredible. 15 years ago, 63% of people may not have even known what Marvel was, let alone been actually INTO it.
Here are the ones they asked about, and the percentage of people who were fans:
1. The Marvel Universe . . . 63% fans, 37% not fans
2. "Star Wars". . . 60% fans, 40% not fans
3. The DC Universe . . . 59% fans, 41% not fans
4. "Harry Potter". . . 53% fans, 47% not fans
5. "Star Trek". . . 49% fans, 51% not fans
6. "The Lord of the Rings". . . 48% fans, 52% not fans
7. "The Walking Dead". . . 37% fans, 63% not fans
8. "Game of Thrones". . . 34% fans, 66% not fans
9. "Pokémon". . . 30% fans, 70% not fans
10. "Doctor Who". . . 28% fans, 72% not fans
11. "Fortnite". . . 14% fans, 86% not fans
And: "Pop Culture in General" . . . 59% fans, 41% not fans
Obviously, most of the interest in comic book characters is because of the recent movies. It's unclear how much it's carried over into actual READING, but it probably provided a big boost.
37% say they're fans of comic books, which seems high for the population in general, but it's low when you consider that 62% said they were fans of superhero movies, and 58% said they like "movies based on comic books."
(It's like if you surveyed 10th graders, a LOT more kids would say they like movies based on Shakespeare . . . than actually reading Shakespeare.)
Still, more than one-in-three people being into comic books must be bigger than it was 15 years ago. And 13% are serious enough that they've participated in cosplay, and dressed up like their favorite characters.
Chrissy Metz Boyfriend Slid In Her DMs
The chances of any of us regular people dating a celebrity is about a billion to one. But if you want it to happen, go ahead and slide into that celebrity's DMs. You never know what could happen.
Because that's how CHRISSY METZ from"This Is Us"found her new boyfriend.
On"The Wendy Williams Show" yesterday, she said, quote, "He had messaged a couple of times, very sweet but not obnoxious or weird. And then I was like, 'Let me see if he's cute. Oh, he's cute! Okay, I guess I can respond.'
"But I waited a little bit because you can't be an eager beaver. And then I responded, and then we just sort of hit it off."
Courteney Cox Delays Her Wedding Again
So it looks like Courteney Cox has delayed her wedding to longtime love, Johnny McDaid once again. Courtney and Johnny had planned on getting married back in 2015 when her daughter Coco was just eleven years old. At that time she was going through a divorce with former husband David Arquette and didn't want to complicate things.
The couple thought it best to wait until Coco was 18 so the plan is to get hitched in 2022. Johnny is currently recovering from neck surgery.
Source: RadarOnline