Wolmania - Friday, June 3, 2022

Hello, reader, and happy Friday. This week we're talking about most of the usual stuff. I'll try to get back to #space #content again soon.

Item 1: a link

How Language Localization Works on Streaming Services

This article is part of a set of pieces on subtitles that Vulture published this week. I’m glad someone spent the time to report on the process of translating TV & movies into and out of English. I have always wondered about how the subtitles/closed captions and dubbed audio for this stuff is put together. Spoiler: it’s a lot of work and no one is all that happy with the results.

Item 2: a list

The 50 Highest-Grossing Films, Ranked:

1. Star Wars: The Last Jedi
2. Avengers: Endgame
3. Black Panther
4. Titanic
5. Skyfall
6. Spider-Man: No Way Home
7. Jurassic Park
8. Avatar
9. The Dark Knight
10. Avengers: Infinity War
11. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
12. Captain America: Civil War
13. Frozen
14. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
15. Iron Man 3
16. Spider-Man: Far From Home
17. Furious 7
18. Frozen II
19. The Avengers
20. Toy Story 3
21. Star Wars: The Force Awakens
22. The Dark Knight Rises
23. Zootopia
24. Incredibles 2
25. Avengers: Age of Ultron
26. Captain Marvel
27. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2
28. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 1
29. Toy Story 4
30. The Fate of the Furious
31. Jurassic World
32. Finding Dory
33. Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone
34. Aquaman
35. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
36. Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
37. Alladin (2019 remake)
38. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest
39. Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
40. Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
41. Minions
42. The Lion King (2019 remake)
43. Despicable Me 2
44. Beauty and the Beast (2017 remake)
45. Despicable Me 3
46. Alice in Wonderland
47. Transformers: Age of Extinction
48. Transformers: Dark of the Moon
49. Joker
50. Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

Item 3: a media recommendation

Item 4: a photograph

See ya!

Today's list was suggested by Wolmania reader Jessie B. If you have any ideas for future newsletters, let me know! No promises, and no compensation, but I may credit you in a future issue.

Have a good weekend. See you next week.