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"Alien: Romulus" dominated the weekend box office. The seventh installment in the "Alien" franchise frossed 41-point-five-million dollars, the second-best opening in the franchise's history. Ryan Reynolds' "Deadpool & Wolverine" fell to second place, with 29-million dollars. Meanwhile, his wife Blake Lively's "It Ends With Us" took third with 24-million dollars.
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/alien-romulus-box-office-opening-1235977632/
The Summer Olympics closing ceremony is giving some of its musical performers a big boost. Billboard reports digital downloads of Billie Eilish's song "Birds of Feather" quadrupled from the week before her Olympics appearance and it also jumped up several positions on the charts, while staying in the Top Ten. In addition, fellow closing ceremony performers including Phoenix, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre all saw an increase in downloads.
A group of four pickleball players in Grand Rapids, Michigan will try to set the Guinness World Record for the longest consecutive play of pickleball in November. The group will try to play for 30 consecutive hours starting on November 23rd. But, it's for a good cause: they are raising money for Gift of Life Michigan as one of their fellow players needs a kidney transplant. The current record is 27-hours-five-minutes, set by a group in Montana.
https://www.woodtv.com/news/grand-rapids/gr-pickleball-players-looking-to-break-world-record/
Season four of the Hulu series "Only Murders in the Building" premieres this month. This time around, the podcasting trio of Steven Martin, Selena Gomez and Martin Short will be featured in a movie, with their parts being played by others. "Only Murders in the Building" returns next Tuesday with new episodes streaming every Tuesday on Hulu.
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/only-murders-building-season-4-221919380.html
The hat worn by Harrison Ford in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom has sold for a pretty penny at auction. The brown felt fedora - specifically made for the 1984 film - sold last Thursday in Los Angeles for 630-thousand dollars. The auction house said the hat was also used during additional photography at producer George Lucas 's visual effect facilities, and was worn by Ford's stunt double, who died last year. The hat came from stunt double's personal collection.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/indiana-jones-temple-of-doom-hat-630000-at-auction/
A documentary about John Lennon and Yoko Ono and one of the most iconic weeks in television history is being released. "Daytime Revolution" focuses on the week John and Yoko hosted afternoon talk show "The Mike Douglas Show." It was an experience they both clearly enjoyed. A press release says the film shows Lennon being "astonishingly candid" during Q-and-A sessions with the studio audience. Yoko Ono and her son Sean Ono Lennon are both creative consultants on the film. It is slated to hit at least 50 theaters on October 9th, which would have been Lennon's 84th birthday.
https://deadline.com/2024/08/john-lennon-yoko-ono-documentary-daytime-revolution-1236039799