Daft Punk’s “TRON: Legacy” Soundtrack Debuts At #10 On Billboard Dan Koelsch, December 16, 2010 As you may have guessed from our review and my tweets, we here at MovieViral are big fans of the TRON: Legacy Soundtrack that is produced exclusively by Daft Punk. It looks like the rest of the world loves the music of The Grid as well, as the album, released on the 7th, debuted at #10 on Billboard Top 200 albums. The soundtrack sold 70,794 units in the United States and Canada for the period of 12/7-12/12, which is more than the Inception soundtrack has sold TO DATE (62,000). In fact, it is the first score soundtrack to debut in the Top 10 in five years (last one was Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith in 2005). Globally, the album is in the Top 10 on the iTunes chart: in the U.S. (#3), France (#1), Australia (#1), Canada (#1), Belgium (#1), Germany (#2), Ireland (#2), New Zealand (#2), UK (#3), Spain (#3), Denmark (#3), Mexico (#3), Italy (#4), Norway (#9), Sweden (#9). The album has shipped Gold in France and is #1 on the Digital Album chart. Source: Walt Disney Studios News Daft PunkMusicSoundtrackTron Legacy
Elephants On Parade: The Coolest Pachyderms In Film November 20, 2013From “Water For Elephants” to “Horton Hears A Who,” the elephant is beloved in both classic and modern films. Unfortunately, these movie tributes belie an unfortunate reality: according to the World Wildlife Fund, elephants are fighting for survival, with threats from ivory poachers to the continued decimation of their natural… Read More
Help Choose The Ending of the “Clue”-centric 100th Episode of the TV Show “Psych” March 25, 2013To celebrate the 100th episode of the long-running USA comedic detective series Psych, they’re allowing fans to dictate how the show ends live on the air. To find out more about the episode and how you can participate in the vote this Wednesday, hit the jump for details. Read More
‘Cloverfield’ Sequel Will Happen…Eventually March 21, 2011The seed that began MovieViral was the J.J. Abrams-produced Cloverfield. While we never got a chance to cover the film’s viral campaign as part of this website, we have been following the much-rumored sequel since our birth. Now director Matt Reeves confirms that a sequel is indeed in the works. Read More