‘Tenet’ Tops $300M Global; China’s National Day Pics Lead 2020 WW Openers & Set IMAX Records – International Box Office

A.D. Amorosi Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis have signed with BMG to make their own music, marking their first recording contract as artists with releases due out in 2021.The very pinnacle of R&B’s turn from the funky and organically raw sounds of the 1980s to a still sweat-inducing sound that was sleek and synthetic throughout the decade, Jam (pictured at left) and Lewis worked with the S.O.S.

The programme saw this year's celebrity contestants get paired with their professional partners, before they all took to the dance floor to perform a group routine.

Jake Kanter International TV EditorEXCLUSIVE: Oscar-nominated 12 Years A Slave actor Chiwetel Ejiofor is to narrate a film about the world’s water shortage crisis, which is funded by an executive from Chinese tech giant Tencent and co-directed by Emmy-winner Kevin Sim.Housed at Keo Films and OoS Pictures, Day Zero is the brainchild of Tencent’s chief exploration officer David Wallerstein, who personally financed the production after becoming fascinated by the status of Earth’s water

Mike Fleming Jr Co-Editor-in-Chief, FilmEXCLUSIVE: MTV Documentary Films has acquired North American rights to 76 Days, a raw and emotional look at the struggles of the people of Wuhan, China, in the earliest days of the COVID-19 outbreak. Directed by New York filmmaker Hao Wu (People’s Republic of Desire) and China-based journalists, Weixi Chen and “Anonymous,” 76 DAYS made its world premiere at the 2020 Toronto International Film Festival.

Rebecca Davis editorChina’s patriotic “My People, My Homeland” has grossed $325 million as of Monday evening local time, earning more money in less than two weeks than the $323 million that Christopher Nolan’s “Tenet” has grossed globally in over a month, according to data from Maoyan and Box Office Mojo.This weekend, the total China box office hit $68 million, once again far surpassing sales in North America, where cinemas earned less than $9.5 million.

Nancy Tartaglione International Box Office Editor/Senior ContributorRefresh for latest…: China’s National Day holiday officially ended last Thursday, with takings for the October 1-8 period at an estimated RMB 3.95B ($589M) as the market continues to close the 2020 gap with domestic. This weekend saw continued play for the key titles, led by patriotic pic My People My Homeland which added another $42M (-65% for the FSS) to bring the local cume to about $321M.

Nancy Tartaglione International Box Office Editor/Senior ContributorThursday marked the end of the Chinese National Day holiday with the world’s second largest box office market significantly tightening the gap between its turnstiles and those of North America. Takings for the period are estimated at RMB 3.95B ($589M).

Nancy Tartaglione International Box Office Editor/Senior ContributorScreen Media has acquired all North American rights to the Simon West-directed Skyfire.

Dave McNary Film ReporterScreen Media has bought all North American rights to “Skyfire,” China’s first big-budget disaster movie, from Highland Film Group and plans to release the film in theaters and on demand in December.“Skyfire” is directed by Simon West and stars Jason Isaacs (“Hotel Mumbai”), Hannah Quinlivan (“Skyscraper”), Xueqi Wang (“Iron Man 3”) and Shawn Dou (“Wolf Totem”).

Natalie Oganesyan editorLady Gaga has garnered seven nominations for the 2020 MTV Europe Music Awards (EMAs), followed by BTS and Justin Bieber, each of whom received five nods. The global music awards show also added new categories best Latin, video for good and best virtual live.Gaga’s nominations include best artist, best pop and best video for her collaboration with Ariana Grande on “Rain On Me,” which also secured nominations for best song and best collaboration.

Run The Jewels have pushed back their special one-off TV performance of their latest album, ‘RTJ4’ due to a coronavirus scare on set.Originally planned to take place next Saturday (October 10), Killer Mike and El-P‘s Holy CalamaVote event has now been pushed back a week to October 17.Amaechi Uzoigwe, the duo’s manager, issued a statement about the postponement. “F*ck it. Why rush?,” he began.

Justin Bieber and Lady Gaga lead all nominations for the 2020 E!’s People’s Choice Awards after landing seven nods apiece on Thursday (October 1, 2020).Bieber landed most of his mentions for his collaborations with Ariana Grande and Chance The Rapper on the songs Stuck With U and Holy, while he’s also up for Male Artist and Social Celebrity honors.Gaga also landed a Social Celebrity nod, along with mentions in the Female Artist and Style Star categories, while her Rain On Me collaboration with A

Rebecca Davis editorThe Chinese box office hit its highest single-day tally of the year so far on Thursday, reaching $107 million (RMB728 million), more than 10 times what North American cinemas made in the whole of last weekend. That sum marks China’s second largest Oct.

Nancy Tartaglione International Box Office Editor/Senior ContributorA lucrative period for Chinese cinemas, the National Day holiday officially got underway today with the release of Jiang Ziya: Legend Of Deification. The highly-anticipated follow-up to 2019 smash Ne Zha set a new single-day record for animation in the Middle Kingdom with an estimated RMB 359M ($53M).

Blossoms, Radiohead and The Courteeners have lent their support to today’s global day of action for the events industry, which is aiming to prevent jobs being lost, workers going bankrupt and catastrophic damage being done to the £5.2 billion music scene.With April 2021 being earmarked as the earliest possible date that full capacity gigs might be able to return, the #WeMakeEvents campaign has planned an international day of action today (September 30) to make their cause widely known.The new

Nancy Tartaglione International Box Office Editor/Senior ContributorRefresh for latest…: In its fifth weekend at the international box office, Warner Bros’ Tenet added another $15.8M from 56 markets. The offshore cume has risen to $242M for a worldwide total of $283.2M.

Dee-Ann Kentish-Rogers invites HELLO! to her beautiful native Anguilla and tells how she credits the strong female role models in her life for instilling in her the ambition and drive to achieve her goals."I come from a long line of strong-minded, hard-working and progressive women," says multi-talented Dee-Ann, the youngest member of the Caribbean island’s House of Assembly.MORE: Princess Charlotte and Prince George's 'charming' conversation with Sir David Attenborough revealedShe is a