Russell Wilson Bought Amazon Stock for His Offensive Line

Written by adminApril 26, 2019
Entertainment

Being an NFL lineman is a wonderful thing. You get paid millions of dollars to play your sport. But, if you’re good, the guy you protect likes to take care of you. It’s not uncommon for NFL quarterbacks to take their linemen out for dinner. Some buy their linemen expensive Rolex watches. They are the highest paid players in the NFL.

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Russell Wilson took gift-giving to the next level this week. After signing his new record $140 million contract, but bought each of his 13 linemen $156,000 worth of Amazon stock. Headquartered in Seattle, Wilson seems to have made the most Seattle-like purchase we can think of. Surely that stock will serve the linemen well in the future.

Russell Wilson spoke to TMZ about his gift.

“Every Sunday we go to battle together,” Russell Wilson said. “You sacrifice your physical and mental well-being to protect me, which in turn allows me to provide and care for my family. This does not go unnoticed and it is never forgotten.”

Still, being a quarterback in the NFL is never easy. You’re constantly getting hit as the opposing team would like nothing more than to throw you to the ground. Russell Wilson is also known as an agile and fast runner who can take off at a moment’s notice. Having that extra protection is key. It means a lot to Wilson that his line is there to protect him at all costs.

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“When I sat down to think of ways to honor your dedication,” said Russell Wilson, “a dozen different ideas came to mind. Some were flashy, some were cool, but I wanted to give you something that had a lasting impact. Something that would affect the lives of you, your family, and your children.”

Amazon stock is at a great value right now and will only seemingly continue to grow. It seems like the perfect way to honor someone and even encourage them to want to protect you even more. Seattle’s offensive line is far from being the best in the league, so perhaps this will be a bit more of an incentive to do a better job.

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‘Avengers: Endgame’ poised to set box-office records in US debut weekend

Written by adminApril 25, 2019
Entertainment

The culmination of 10 years and over 20 movies of the Marvel Cinematic Universe has come to this moment. Walt Disney’s “Avengers: Endgame”, the most anticipated movie event of the year is set to drop this week.

Having already smashed records for advanced ticket sales, “Endgame” will have the red carpet laid out for it to reach or even surpass $300 million in its inaugural opening weekend. That will be the highest opening in history, the current record holder being “Avengers: Infinity War” at $257.6 million.

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Online ticketing sites Fandango and Atom Tickets reported that 4000 showings have been sold out, which correspond to “Endgame” having the widest release of any movie in US film history. To handle the overwhelming demand, some cinemas have begun offering showings round-the-clock. In some areas of the country, moviegoers are still unable to find tickets for opening weekend.

Critics like Boxoffice.com chief analyst Shawn Robbins are skeptical of “Endgame” hitting the $300 million mark, calling it “mathematically challenging”, for a couple of reasons.

First up is the competition that “Endgame” faces from movies currently showing in theaters. “Shazam!,” “Hellboy,” “Dumbo,” “Captain Marvel,” and “Breakthrough” among others, are still slated to play in cinemas nationwide. As much as theaters would like to show just “Endgame”, contractual obligations have forced their hands to set aside screens to play these other films.

Secondly is the run time of “Endgame”. Standing at a whopping three hours, theaters can feasibly only show the film three times in a 12-hour period when you take into account the time it takes for previews and cleanup which can account for another hour.

In response, some theaters have included early-bird showings at 4am and 7am. Robbins believes that this won’t tip the scales too much for opening weekend. Taking into account that “Endgame” will be showing in 4600 theaters, which is more than the 4470 for “Infinity War”, each theater would have to bring in an average of more than $65000 each to come close to hitting the $300 million mark.

Robbins notes that “It’s unprecedented, it’s never happened, but it doesn’t mean that it can’t happen”. Inflation and rising ticket prices have helped to bump up these figures, and one has to take into account the number of IMAX theaters thrown into the mix, where tickets are usually more expensive than standard theaters.

On the global stage, “Endgame” is also slated to break records. The total global opening weekend has been estimated to range from $750 million to $900 million, with many analysts predicting it to be the fastest film to hit the $1 billion mark.   

Whatever the result, the Marvel Cinematic Universe has lived up to the hype thus far, and this weekend will definitely be the benchmark to beat for years to come.

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