‘Gran Turismo’ Revs To $1.4M In Thursday Previews – Box Office

With the latest Star Wars series being two episodes deep, many may wonder who Grand Admiral Thrawn is. Thrawn’s name has been dropped multiple times in the first two episodes. He was even mentioned in the opening text crawl.

Good Night, Oscar, the Oscar Levant bio-play starring Sean Hayes, and El Mago Pop, the Broadway debut of Spanish illusionist Antonio Díaz, ended their limited Broadway engagements on upswings last week, with the former selling out for its best week take of $1,147,057 and the magician conjuring a big $2,717,000 to break the house record at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre with an unusually busy 13-performance week.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans Editor Oscar-winning composer Alexandre Desplat has scored the music for Netflix’s “Nyad.” Directed by Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin, “Nyad” stars Annette Bening as Diana Nyad, an athlete, who at 60, achieves her lifelong dream of finishing the 110-mile open ocean swim from Cuba to Florida. In a statement to Variety, Desplat said, “Chai and Jimmy’s direction is very strong.

Barbie is no longer holding the box office crown.

Naman Ramachandran The “Barbenheimer” phenomenon continued at the U.K. and Ireland box office, occupying the top two positions for the sixth consecutive weekend. Warner Bros.’ “Barbie” collected £1.9 million ($2.4 million) in top spot and now has a total of £89.02 million ($112 million), per numbers from Comscore.

Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent After braving a massive backlash over her fiery political speech at the Cannes Film Festival, French director Justine Triet has succeeded in luring wide audiences in local theaters with her Palme d’Or winning film “Anatomy of a Fall.” A courtroom drama exploring the collapse of a marriage and a mother-son relationship, “Anatomy of a Fall” has scored the best B.O. score at the French box office for a Palme d’Or winner since “Blue is the Warmest Color,” the 2013 erotic drama starring Lea Seydoux and Adele Exarchopoulos.

Pizza Possum, an arcade action game about a ravenous possum eating their way through an idyllic village, is coming to PC and consoles in September.Developer Cosy Computer and publisher Raw Fury showcased a new trailer revealing the game’s release date as well as the chaos that players will wreak on the residents. Check it out below:The village’s patrol dogs are wise to the possum’s proclivities and will chase down the criminal relentlessly until the player is caught.

Teyon and publisher Nacon have delayed the release of RoboCop: Rogue City to November, however no reasoning has been offered yet.Originally announced in 2021, RoboCop: Rogue City is intended to be an “authentic RoboCop game experience that is faithful to the franchise’s DNA, while immersing gamers in an original story that enables them to play as none other than RoboCop himself”.Footage of the game was shown off in 2022, which revealed the return of the robot ED-209 as well as determinant dialogue systems and explosive shootouts in the streets of Detroit. Additionally, the decisions that the player takes will impact the fate of those involved and the conclusion of RoboCop’s story in Rogue City.Teyon and Nacon aimed for a release in June 2023 for PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S, but it was pushed to September, and again to November.

Gogglebox star Stephen Webb has been branded a 'hottie' and hailed as an inspiration as he was seen before his TV return. The hairdresser is expected to return to the hit Channel 4 show alongside his husband Daniel Lustig when it returns next month.

After a wet and mild summer, claims that Scotland and the rest of the UK may be in for an Indian Summer have been circulating.

Microsoft has nixed the Xbox Game Pass offer that introduced new customers to the subscription service for £1, one week before Starfield‘s launch.According to Games Radar, players realised that the offer disappeared over the weekend (August 26) and that the timing appears to be related to the upcoming launch of Starfield.Originally, players were able to get their first month of Xbox Game Pass for £1 in order to see the benefits of the service, such as playable first-party launches on day one, discounts and backwards compatible classics from the Xbox 360 era.In March, Xbox’s head of global communications Kari Perez said that the offer had been killed off as it “[evaluates] different marketing promotions for new members in the future”. The company then rolled out a system where current users could invite five of their friends to free two-week trials of Xbox Game Pass.Following that, the offer was resurrected in July, but it was shortened to 14 days of Xbox Game Pass for £1 for new customers just a month later.Xbox Game Pass is available in three different versions – console, PC and Ultimate.

The box office results are in and Sony’s racing movie “Gran Turismo” won the weekend over “Barbie”, after all.

Dalton Gomez, the estranged husband of pop sensation Ariana Grande, is reportedly navigating the split and learning to accept his new normal. According to exclusive sources from Us Weekly, Dalton's journey towards acceptance has been a rollercoaster of emotions.

Barbie has become the highest-grossing movie in Warner Bros. history.Greta Gerwig’s fantasy comedy passed the $1.342billion mark at the global box office on Monday (August 28), beating Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows – Part 2 to become the company’s highest-grossing film ever, not adjusted for inflation.According to The Hollywood Reporter, Barbie is set to become only the 13th movie in history to cross the $600million mark at the US box office later this week.

It’s Tuesday, and one star sign should be honest about their feelings today, while another will look to create a more harmonious working environment. There are 12 zodiac signs - Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, and Pisces - and the horoscopes for each can give you the lowdown on what your future holds, be it in work, your love life, your friends and family or more. These daily forecasts have been compiled by astrologer Russell Grant, who has been reading star signs for over 50 years.

Ariana Grande is opening up about the album cover of Yours Truly, and revealing that there was another option for it.

Sometimes we guess Ariana Grande just has to drop the mask and tell her fans how she really feels!

Anna Wintour isn’t your traditional grandma!

The Atlanta Pride Committee has announced this year’s Grand Marshals for the Atlanta Pride Festival and Parade on October 14 to 15, 2023, in Piedmont Park. A beloved part of every Atlanta Pride, the Grand Marshals were selected from more than 50 nominations submitted by the community. With the theme of this year’s Atlanta Pride Festival, Show Up & Show Out, APC invites the entire community to show up for each other and to show out with acts of joy and justice for LGBTQ people in Atlanta and across the South.

Ariana Grande has paid tribute to Mac Miller in the tenth anniversary edition of her debut studio album Yours Truly. The new version contains six live recordings from London, including "The Way" featuring Mac Miller.

EXCLUSIVE: Grant Singer has signed with LBI Entertainment, hot off making his feature directing debut in Reptile. Benicio Del Toro stars with Justin Timberlake in the thriller for Black Label Media and Netflix. The pic will be released October 6 after its Toronto premiere.  

Ariana Grande has paid tribute to Mac Miller in the video for a new version of the pair’s 2013 track ‘The Way’.Last week (August 25), Grande shared a 10th anniversary deluxe reissue of her debut album ‘Yours Truly’, featuring a host of rarities and unheard material.She also released a new live performance video for ‘Baby I’, filmed at the Soho House in London, where Grande is currently filming for the Wicked movie.Also included in the album celebrations is a series of new videos, including one for ‘The Way’. In the video, the background fades out at the end and left are the words “Feat.

Denise Van Outen ex Eddie Boxshall has taken a swipe at the TV star, as he went public with his new girlfriend.The couple announced that they had split after seven years after Eddie sent texts of a sexual nature behind Denise's back, which ultimately ended their relationship. Eddie did say that he was "deeply sorry" and "ashamed" about the messages.

National Cinema Day did 8.5 million admissions we hear off of a Sunday total day box office that’s estimated around $34M. All tickets for all movies and showtimes were $4 vs. last year’s $3. Note this figure could go up later today once final numbers are tabulated.

Brent Lang Executive Editor “Barbie” and “Gran Turismo” are both claiming victory at the box office in a showdown that has a lot to do with movie accounting and shifting definitions of the meaning of an opening weekend. Warner Bros., which backed “Barbie,” is claiming that the film won the weekend for the fifth time, earning $15.1 million over last Friday, Saturday and Sunday. However, Sony, which produced “Gran Turismo,” is claiming that its film topped box office charts with $17.4 million.

Step foot onto the streets of Manchester and you will be hit with a cacophony of sounds you would expect to hear in any modern city.

Denise van Outen’s ex Eddie Boxshall has revealed he’s loved up again with someone who has a striking resemblance to his former fiancee.

It’s Monday, and one star sign should stay out of conversations that grow heated, while another can expect praise from a senior colleague. There are 12 zodiac signs - Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, and Pisces - and the horoscopes for each can give you the lowdown on what your future holds, be it in work, your love life, your friends and family or more. These daily forecasts have been compiled by astrologer Russell Grant, who has been reading star signs for over 50 years.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Chinese crime action film “No More Bets” headed the mainland China box office for the fourth consecutive weekend, cementing its place as one of the biggest films in the world this year. Between Friday and Sunday, it earned $33.5 million (RMB241 million), according to data from specialist consultancy firm Artisan Gateway. Global data provider Comscore ranked that as the third highest performance of the weekend anywhere in the world, narrowly behind “Barbie’s” $35.3 million. The latest increment advanced “No More Bets’” cumulative score to $469 million (RMB3.37 billion). “Papa,” a comedy about parental efforts to improve their son’s education, held an unchanged second place in its second week.

Ariana Grande has released a new live performance video for ‘Baby I’ as part of her ongoing ‘Yours Truly’ 10th anniversary celebrations – watch it below.The video was filmed at the Soho House in London, where Grande is currently filming for the Wicked movie. The video features the singer surrounded by a full band and mini orchestra, and tapestry with a video of her singing projected onto it.Watch Ariana Grande’s special live rendition of ‘Baby I’ below.‘Baby I’ is the third video to receive the special live video treatment from the ‘Yours Truly’ album to celebrate its 10th anniversary.

Emma Seligman’s Bottoms is looking at an estimated weekend gross of $516k on ten screens with a possible leading $51,625 per-theater average for the raunchy, teenage high school girl take on Fight Club.

Spiritbox have announced their new EP ‘The Fear Of Fear’ and shared single ‘Jaded’.The six-track EP is due to drop on November 3, and will feature their fierce new track alongside April single ‘The Void’.“And I’ve always been ashamed that I want to / Fall into a dream with my honour desecrated / Blood is jaded I’ve never found a way to be honest,” Courtney LaPlante sings on the ferocious middle verse of ‘Jaded’.You can pre-save or pre-order ‘The Fear Of Fear’ vinyl EP here. Listen to ‘Jaded’ and watch the accompanying music video below.The announcement comes ahead of the metalcore band’s North American ‘Revolutions Live’ tour with Shinedown and Papa Roach, which kicks off in St Louis, Missouri on September 3.Other stops include New York, Florida, Texas, Las Vegas, Salt Lake City and many more before they finish up in Denver, Colorado on October 20.You can check out the dates and find any remaining tickets here.1. ‘Cellar Door’2. ‘Jaded’3. ‘Too Close’ / ‘Too Late’4. ‘Angel Eyes’5. ‘The Void’6. ‘Ultraviolet’Speaking to NME for a recent In Conversation interview, LaPlante explained how the band’s writing process has changed at all since 2021 album ‘Eternal Blue’.“I’m starting to feel more comfortable being a little bit more literal in songs,” LaPlante said.“Hiding behind metaphors is safer, but it’s also a little pretentious, because you’re not really having to commit to what you’re saying.

In celebration of the new 10th-anniversary edition of her debut album Yours Truly, Ariana Grande just dropped a special treat for fans.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic Substitute “ears” for “eyes,” and “Can’t Take My Eyes Off You” still applies for much of the world when it comes to the music of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons. It’s a dozen major hits from the ‘60s and ‘70s that remain foremost in the thoughts of pop fans, but the catalog of group and solo material goes much deeper than almost anyone who’s not a truly seasoned Valli fanatic would guess.

Jade Goody's mum has shared her sweet reaction to her grandson, Bobby Brazier, appearing on Strictly Come Dancing. Jackiey Budden has said that it will be just like watching her late daughter on screen when Bobby steps on the dance floor later next month.The 64 year old explained that she is "over the moon" by Bobby's latest adventure, and explained that Jade loved the BBC dancing show. Bursting with pride, Jackiey told The Mirror: "I’m over the moon, and he’s just stepped in his mum’s shoes — he’s in Jade’s trotters.

Summer may be drawing to a close, but the blockbusters of the season are still basking in box office glory. To wit: Greta Gerwig’s Barbie is poised to become the highest-grossing Warner Bros movie of all time globally on Monday. Through today, the worldwide estimate is $1.34B, meaning just $1M separates it from Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 to attain the record.