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Time to check the Monday morning box office. "Despicable Me 4" is on top for the second straight week. The animated film made 44-point-seven-million in its sophomore outing. In second, "Longlegs" brought in 22-point-six-million-dollars to secure the best original horror opening this year. "Inside Out 2" continued it's run with 20-point-seven-million for a third place finish in its fifth week. Rounding out the top five: "Inside Out 2," "A Quiet Place: Day One" and "Fly Me to the Moon".
Rock and Roll Hall of Famers the Beastie Boys are taking on Chili's Grill and Bar. They're suing Chili's for using their 1994 classic "Sabotage" in commercials without permission. Bandmember Adam MCA Yauch died in 2012 and his will forbids the use of Beastie Boys music in advertisements. The lawsuit, filed in federal court in New York last Wednesday, accuses the restaurant chain's parent Brinker International of putting out promotional videos in 2022 that used "Sabotage" and parodied its music video, which sends up 1970s crime shows.
A man is under arrest in Wisconsin and accused of threatening the employees of a wine shop with a... skateboard. Officers say they were called to the store in Madison. They say Christian L. Collins threatened employees with the skateboard before leaving the area. He came back while officers were on the scene, and quickly ran away. He was arrested shortly afterward on four charges.
Disney is releasing an album full of their classic songs covered by alternative-pop rock bands. It's called "A Whole New Sound" and the lead single is Simple Plan covering "Can You Feel The Love Tonight" from "The Lion King." In a statement, the members of Simple Plan said they grew up watching Disney movies with their families and now get to enjoy them with their children, so being invited to play on this album is amazing. Disney has yet to reveal the full tracklist and release date for "A Whole New Sound."
Stevie Nicks is ready to make it up to her fans after postponing shows in England and Scotland. Earlier this month, Stevie missed those concerts due to a leg injury that needed surgery. Now she's announcing the rescheduled dates, which will take place tomorrow in Manchester and July 24th in Glasgow. After wrapping up her European dates, Nicks will head to the U.S. for shows in Michigan and Pennsylvania in September.
The folks at Yellowstone National Park were busy last Friday, fishing a car out of a thermal geyser. In a press release, Park Services said a car with five people inside "inadvertently" left the roadway Thursday morning and veered into the Semi-Centennial Geyser. All five people were able to exit the car and get out of the 105-degree geyser with non-life-threatening injuries. One day later, authorities closed the nearby road and lifted the car out of nine feet of water. The cause of the accident remains under investigation.