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A Quiet Place Part II has become the first film to surpass $100million in US ticket sales during the pandemic era.The horror sequel starring Emily Blunt opened in the United States on May 28 after multiple COVID-related delays, and has since generated $108million (£77m) at the domestic box office and another $80million (£57m) internationally.The $100million mark wouldn’t usually be a notable feat, but because the coronavirus pandemic forced cinemas to close for a long period of time ticket sales

coronavirus pandemic.AP’s chief photographer in Spain, Emilio Morenatti, won the feature photography prize.

Metallica have filed an insurance lawsuit against Lloyd’s Of London over losses suffered as a result of postponing its South American tour due to coronavirus.The band were due to embark on a six-date tour of South America with support from Greta Van Fleet in April 2020, with the shows planned before the global pandemic shut down the live music industry.Metallica rescheduled the shows for December 2020, but with the pandemic showing no signs of slowing down, those dates were also postponed.

EXCLUSIVE: Ariel Winter (Modern Family) and Mason Gooding (Booksmart) have joined the cast of the indie feature Pools, which begins production in Chicago later this month.

The Foo Fighters are helping to bring back live entertainment in a big way.

Owen Gleiberman Chief Film CriticThere’s a certain kind of music-video director who will seize on the prospect of doing a movie as an opportunity to make a splash. It’s not hard to see why.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentDespite current travel restrictions, a flurry of high-profile U.S. films and series are set to shoot in France, including Lionsgate’s “John Wick: Chapter 4” and Netflix’s “The Gray Man.” Starz mini-series “The Serpent Queen,” meanwhile, has been shooting in southern France since April.Paris hadn’t hosted any big American shoots for over a year as France struggled to ride out the various waves of the pandemic.

British-born Emily Blunt has forged an acting career and life for herself in the States, living in New York with her husband and actor John Krasinski and their two daughters Hazel, seven, and four-year-old Violet. And although she may be hundreds of miles away across the pond, the 38-year-old enjoyed the joys of homeschooling during lockdown like we all have.

The Masked Dancer fans think they've unzipped Towie's Mark Wright's disguise after the character let slip three big hints during last night's show. The bespectacled Zip revealed further clues about his identity, including about living in America, DJ-ing and living in the jungle.

A Quiet Place Part II has broken the US box office record in the pandemic era on its opening weekend.The horror sequel starring Emily Blunt opened in the United States this weekend (May 28) after multiple COVID-related delays.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterYou can almost hear the collective sigh of relief from studio executives across Hollywood.After a brutal year and change for the movie theater business, the North American box office is finally showing signs of life again.That’s mostly thanks to John Krasinski’s thriller “A Quiet Place Part II,” which has collected $48 million between Friday and Sunday — the biggest three-day haul of the pandemic era.

Ellise Shafer administrator“A Quiet Place II” is set to make a loud debut at the domestic box office this Memorial Day weekend.The sequel to 2018’s “A Quiet Place” is projected to bring in $47 million through Sunday and $57 million by Monday from 3,726 North American theaters, with some experts even predicting that the film will hit the $60 million mark in its four-day numbers.

It’s a sad day for Disnerds everywhere as the voice of the iconic Sebastian the Crab in The Little Mermaid, Samuel E Wright, has died.

has died. He was 74.Wright died Monday night, peacefully in his sleep, at his home in Walden, New York, his daughter told  His death comes following a three-year battle with prostate cancer.Before his performance in, Wright was an accomplished stage star, making his debut in the 1971 production of and had a lead role in on Broadway in 1972.He earned his first Tony Award nomination in 1984 for his role in In 1997, he began his run as Mufasa in the Broadway adaptation of.

Jennifer Hudson has stepped out for a rare appearance, rocking orange activewear while shopping for new jewelry. The 39-year-old singer and actress was seen leaving the XIV Karats Ltd jeweler in Beverly Hills with a small group of friends on May 22. She appeared to be in high spirits after making a few sparkly purchases, as she posed for the camera and flashed her new bling.