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Time to check the Monday morning box office. And, on top: Disney's "The Marvels" The Marvel movie that brings back Captain Marvel took in an estimated 47-million-dollars in its opening weekend. That's the worst debut ever for a Marvel movie, but good enough finish well ahead of the rest of the pack. "Five Nights at Freddy's" drops to second this week with nine-million-dollars. "Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour" is third. Next weekend could see higher numbers with the actors strike having ended and actors once again able to promote their films.
Billy Joel is finally movin' out! All good things must come to an end and so it goes for Billy Joel's Madison Square Garden residency. The "piano man" confirmed his 150th and final show will take place on July 25th, 2024. Joel has been performing monthly at the Garden since 2014. During a press conference earlier this year, Joel said he was "flabbergasted" the residency has lasted this long.
The Rockefeller Center Tree arrived in New York City Saturday and is now standing. Last Wednesday morning, the 80-year-old, 80-foot tall, 12-ton Norway Spruce was cut down at Vestal, New York. The tree made a roughly 200 mile journey to be the star of the Big Apple's holiday season. The decorations include five miles worth of more than 50-thousand LED lights and is topped with a nine foot, 900 pound Swarovski star adorned with three million crystals. The tree lighting will take place on Wednesday, November 29th.
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Scientists in Texas have discovered a new species of dinosaur. A small fossil from the dinosaur was discovered in 2020. But more bones were found near Lake Grapevine, Texas, last week and scientists confirmed it was an entirely new species. The dinosaur was likely about six-feet long and between 20 to 60 pounds. The small herbivore's Latin name translates to "Cohen's Grapevine Jaw," a combination of Murray Cohen, the man who first made the discovery, and the place it was found.
A legendary rock and roll band is about to leave the road for good, allegedly. If you can't be at Madison Square Garden on December 2nd for the final concert from KISS, you can watch it on pay-per-view. Kiss announced the concert will stream through ppv.com and will also be available through cable and satellite TV. The price is 39-99 and a subscription is not required. Kiss has eight shows in Canada and four in the U.S. this month before wrapping up their final tour with two shows at the Garden.
https://people.com/kiss-stream-final-concert-madison-square-garden-live-pay-per-view-8400374
Taylor Swift usually waits until she breaks up with a guy before she includes him in one of her songs. But at a concert on her Eras Tour in Buenos Aires, Argentina on Saturday, Swift referenced Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce as she changed the lyrics of her song Karma. Kelce was in attendance as she sang "Karma is the guy on the Chiefs." Kelce was watching with Taylor's dad. The All-Pro tight end put his hands on his face and smiled as the crowd cheered before continuing dancing, as seen in a video posted online.