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MONDAY AM writethru: Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus, and he’s delivering the motion picture industry a $9 billion-plus year at the domestic box office, a feat many thought was unimaginable with the lack of a mega-tentpole over the holiday, coupled by a Q4 impacted by the double strikes. The numbers were compiled from
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Gypsy Rose Blanchard is preparing for her prison confessions.  The 32-year-old spoke out in the first videos since she was released from the Chillicothe Correctional Center in Missouri on Dec. 28 after serving seven years for her role in the 2015 death of her mother Clauddine “Dee Dee” Blanchard. “I’m finally free,” Gypsy shared in a TikTok video Dec. 31. “I
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London celebrates 10 years since same-sex marriage quality during New Year’s Eve firework display. (BBC) London heralded in 2024 with their annual New Year’s Eve fireworks display and this year paid homage to same-sex marriage equality, Barbie-mania and the Windrush generation. The 15-minute firework and drone display, organised by the Mayor of London Sadiq Khan,
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Releasing three tentpole movies into December, Warner Bros is walking away with bragging rights to giving the holiday season an important boost – particularly given the absence of an Avatar or a Spider-Man as in recent years. In total, WB’s three titles on release have grossed $700 million since Wonka first began offshore rollout on
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The Grammy winner had previously attended the Chiefs’ Dec. 25 game and made that event a full family affair, bringing along for the first time both of her parents at the same time—with her mom Andrea Swift making her debut—as well as her brother Austin Swift. Taylor’s mom and her dad Scott Swift were spotted chatting with Travis’ dad Ed Kelce at the event. Taylor’s mom
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Burundi’s president Evariste Ndayishimiye said LGBTQ+ people should be ‘put in a stadium and stoned’ in a hateful speech. (Getty) Burundi’s president Evariste Ndayishimiye said that queer people in the east African nation ‘should be stoned’ amid a virulent anti-LGBTQ+ tirade.  Ndayishimiye, who has led Burundi since 2020, lashed out against LGBTQ+ rights in a
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Robyn Casias is seeking at least $3 million in compensation for three civil claims for gender discrimination, retaliation and punitive damages along with legal costs. (Getty) Atlanta trans woman Robyn Casias is seeking $3 million in a lawsuit against her former employer over alleged discrimination.   Casias worked with American telecommunications company AT&T for 16 years,
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Christmas week rang in an estimated $281.4M, +14% from the Dec. 23-29 period a year ago ($246.4M), indicating that moviegoing remains healthy post-pandemic for a family-heavy, yet diversified lineup of movies — this despite the lack of one big five-quad tentpole on marquees. Warner Bros./DC’s Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom won the week with $58.3M,
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Greek prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has promised to legalise same-sex marriage in Greece. (Nicolas Koutsokostas/NurPhoto via Getty Images) The Greek government is pushing ahead with its same-sex marriage legislation, despite opposition from the church.  In July, the prime minister of Greece, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, promised to legalise same-sex marriage, saying that “Greek society is much more ready
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Nico Rios was arrested on drunk driving charges and refusal to provide a chemical test. (YouTube/The Bismarck Tribune) North Dakota leaders are urging Republican lawmaker Nico Rios to resign after he was recorded screaming homophobic and racist abuse during a DUI arrest. State lawmaker Rios of Williston was arrested and charged with driving under the
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There will be blood at the box office in 2024. And not the type that comes with two studio tentpoles going at each other. Nah, as Barbenheimer showed this past year, that’s actually great for business. We’re talking the red-ink kind, and it will be felt on both sides, studios and cinemas, with the latter
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Updated Christmas Day: While everyone was sleeping during the pre-Christmas week, Universal undated both Monkeypaw Productions that were slated for 2024 on Sept. 27 and Christmas Day. These were all strike-related movies. TBD when both secret untitled features return. Universal replaced the Dec. 25 release with Robert Eggers’ Nosferatu while Lionsgate swooped in and took
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EXCLUSIVE: Saudi hit thriller Night Courier (Mandoob) has continued its record-breaking box office run at home in its second week on release, outpacing Aquaman and Dunki with just under three times the admissions of either picture. Per the figures of the movie’s Saudi distributor Front Row Arabia, the joint distribution label of Front Row Filmed
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