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Time to check the Monday morning box office and the top spot goes to "Civil War". The dystopian thriller set a record for A24 Studio, earning over 25-million dollars in its debut weekend. "Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire" comes in second with 15-million dollars. "Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire" will land in third and is close to hitting 100-million-dollars domestically. "Kung Fu Panda 4" and "Dune Part Two" round out the top five.Â
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/civil-war-box-office-opening-1235873625/
Here's an unusual musical pairing: Keith Urban and Snoop Dogg. The cross-genre icons are featured in a new track for the Garfield Movie. Urban handles most of the vocals for "Let It Roll," and Snoop pops-in in the middle of the song. The rapper also voices a character named Snoop Catt. The Garfield Movie hits theaters on May 24th.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8ry3cGoNHQ
The Kelce brothers--of football and Taylor Swift fame--got a surprise last week. On Thursday, Travis and Jason Kelce took their podcast to their alma mater college, the University of Cincinnati, to record a live episode in front of thousands of fans. Neither of them got to attend graduation after they completed their degrees, so when the show concluded, the University decided to surprise them with their own graduation ceremony. Both brothers got to wear caps and gowns, and Travis even chugged a beer while receiving his diploma on stage.
They're not gonna take it--or are they? Twisted Sister might take it after all--take money, that is, to reunite. In 2016, Dee Snider said the band was retired but now says that reunion offers are becoming tempting as they continue to get bigger. He said the offers aren't "quite there yet," but did say they're getting close. Snider also said there's been a little bit of conversation amongst the members about how they would carry out a reunion both physically and logistically. Twisted Sister played their last show in November of 2016. Â
The late Tony Bennett left his heart in San Francisco, but his art is in New York City. That's where an auction of his artwork will take place later this week. Bennett's watercolor paintings of New York scenes, including Central Park, are being auctioned off Thursday and Friday at the Ertegun Jazz Hall of Fame at Lincoln Center. The auction conducted by Julien's Auctions will also be online.Â
https://www.juliensauctions.com/en/articles/announcing-tony-bennet-a-life-well-lived
What are the best and worst water parks in the U.S.? The nation's largest swim retailer, SwimOutlet, has ranked them. Best water park is Cedar Point Shores in Ohio, followed by Disney World's Typhoon Lagoon. Aquatica Orlando came in fourth-best. The worst water park is Six Flags Hurricane Harbo in Phoenix. Universal Orlando's Volcano Bay came in near the bottom, ranked fourth-worst.