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Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorWith New Jersey and some markets in California reopening in the lead-up to Warner Bros.’ Tenet launch this week, the third biggest circuit stateside Cinemark is making sure they’re at the ready.By this Friday, Cinemark will have their Napa and Redding locations open in California, two locations in Oregon –Medford and Springfield, and half a dozen in Arizona. The latter state gave the go-ahead for theaters to reopen last week.

Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorEXCLUSIVE: The box office weekend projections for Warner Bros.’ Tenet just got higher.

Jill Goldsmith Co-Business EditorNew Jersey movie theaters can open this Friday, September 4, Governor Phil Murphy said Monday, the latest upbeat news for the battered exhibition business after California set parameters for reopening on Friday that would allow locations in San Francisco and other counties to open.Gov.

Katy Perry showed off her own unique “VMAs look” on Sunday night, days after giving birth to her baby daughter.The chart-topping singer has attended the MTV Video Music Awards multiple times in the past, including in 2017, when she hosted the ceremony.However, while she wasn’t among the guests at this year’s event, which went ahead without a live audience, at various locations around New York and California, that didn’t stop her getting into the spirit on her Instagram story.During the show,

Dave McNary Film ReporterWith North American moviegoing slowly resuming, the X-Men spinoff “The New Mutants” opened with a solid $3.1 million at 2,412 locations on Friday.That first-day figure portends a weekend opening in line with Disney’s forecast of $7 million to $10 million.

“The New Mutants,” the long-delayed superhero movie from 20th Century Studios that’s set in the X-Men universe and stars Maisie Williams and Anya Taylor-Joy, made $750,000 in Thursday night previews as audiences returned to the box office in earnest for one of the first times in months.In all, just 62% of the domestic marketplace of movie theaters is open across the country, and “The New Mutants” did not play in California, New York, New Jersey, Arizona (partial), North Carolina, Michigan,

tested positive for the coronavirus in Australia while filming their Elvis Presley biopic. The couple isolated themselves and are keeping their spirits up, sharing their experience on Instagram.Former Bond Girl Olga Kurylenko posted on Instagram Sunday that she was self-quarantining after testing positive for the coronavirus.

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorThe LNU complex fire in Northern California became the second-largest wildfire in state history overnight, according to Cal Fire.The blaze has scorched 314,000 acres in five counties: Sonoma, Lake, Napa, Yolo and Solano.

Selena Gomez will be spending part of her fall on the East Coast after spending the bulk of her year quarantining in California. Gomez recently signed onto her first TV series acting job of the new decade, Hulu's Only Murders in the Building alongside co-stars Steve Martin and Martin Short.

More details are emerging about Lori Loughlin‘s role in getting her daughter Olivia Jade, 20, admitted the University of Southern California. The 56-year-old allegedly encouraged her daughter to lie to her college admissions counselor at prestigious Los Angeles private school Marymount, according to new court documents.

Garcelle Beauvais has quickly become a fan favorite on the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills for her no-nonsense approach with the women. During the last episode of the show, she made a comment that stirred up some controversy.

Tyra Banks has sparked rumors of a secret engagement after stepping out with a new diamond on her left ring finger.The America’s Next Top Model creator was photographed with the large jewel over the weekend (August 8-9, 2020) as she left her upcoming California theme park, ModelLand, with her boyfriend Louis Belanger-Martin.The couple has been romantically linked since last autumn (2019), when Banks was spotted on a dinner date with the Canadian businessman in New York City.They were

A protest was held Aug. 11 at the state capitol. (Photo courtesy of the PBFC)

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorQuebec has been the Canadian province hardest-hit by COVID-19, but unlike in California and New York, cinemas were allowed to open in Montreal starting on July 3.Vince Guzzo, president and CEO of Cinémas Guzzo, has been eagerly awaiting the release of Christopher Nolan’s “Tenet.” Guzzo has 10 multiplexes in the greater Montreal area, but there hasn’t been much new product to screen.“All of a sudden, I’m losing more money than when I was shut,” Guzzo says.