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Time to check the holiday weekend box office and the big winner is a biopic about a reggae superstar. "Bob Marley: One Love" biopic exceeded expectations and made 51-million-dollars from Valentine's Day through yesterday. Sony's spiderverse film "Madame Web" made over 25-million-dollars during the holiday stretch, coming in right where it was projected to finish. However, those numbers are against an 80-million-dollar budget and the film isn't expected to rebound in theaters due to poor reviews from critics.

https://deadline.com/2024/02/bob-marley-one-love-madame-web-opening-weekend-global-international-box-office-1235829751/

It's the "Lyft and Swift" connection. The CEO of Lyft says the rideshare company's bottom line was boosted thanks to the Taylor Swift Eras Tour. David Risher tells Yahoo Finance that traffic to and from stadiums and hotels was significantly up when the popstar was in town, anywhere from 25 to 60 percent. Risher also said that Swifties tend to tip three times higher than average.

https://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/lyft-rides-boosted-taylor-swift-beyonce-sporting-events-2023

NASA is looking for volunteers to spend a year in a simulated Mars habitat. The plan is for four people to live inside a 17-hundred square foot simulation at the Johnson Space Center in Houston. Those who end up inside will have to work to keep things running, grow crops and work with robotics. The mission is set for Spring 2025 and applications are due by April 2nd. To qualify you must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident between the ages of 30 and 55 with at least a master's degree in engineering, math or biology. Pilots with more than a thousand hours could also qualify.

https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/martians-wanted-nasa-opens-call-for-simulated-yearlong-mars-mission/

If you love pizza and lived in New York City, you might want to ask for a raise to pay for it. The Big Apple has the most expensive pizza in the United States,according to the real estate website, Clever. The average price of a pie in the city is 28-dollars and-60-cents. Chicago came in at second place at 27-dollars-and-68-cents, followed by Orlando at 25-dollars-and-35-cents.

https://www.cnbc.com/2024/02/17/new-york-has-the-nations-most-expensive-pizza-at-nearly-30-a-pie.html

A Florida judge is dealing a blow to a man's hopes of seeing a superstar in concert. Tallahassee corruption scandal suspect J.T. Burnette asked a federal judge to let him travel overseas for business and to attend a Swift concert this fall with his family. Burnette is on supervised release after he was convicted three years ago of extortion and bribery. The judge, though, denied Burnette's request. He says those on supervised release are only allowed to leave the country in exceptional circumstances, and the Eras Tour apparently doesn't qualify.

https://www.wctv.tv/2024/02/19/judge-denies-jt-burnettes-request-travel-attend-taylor-swift-concert/

Madonna knows how to keep the show going despite a mishap. During her Sunday tour stop in Seattle, the singer took a fall on stage but laughed it off. Fan captured videos show Madonna performing her song "Open Your Heart" while sitting in a chair. One of her male dancers tilts her seat back and pulls her across the stage but ends up slipping and taking Madonna to the ground with him. Madonna quickly rolled over on the floor and kept the show going but did acknowledge the fall with a subtle laugh. 

https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/madonna-awkwardly-falls-chair-seattle-concert


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