LOS ANGELES, (Variety.com) – The holiday box office proved fruitful for a wide variety of movies as overall ticket sales reached $200 million over the weekend — a 6.3% boost from last year. FILE PHOTO: A fan dressed as Kyle Ren awaits at a gala screening of “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker” film in
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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain has recognized its film-directing and cricketing stars in the New Year’s honors list, with a damehood for Olivia Newton-John and knighthoods for Sam Mendes, Steve McQueen and cricketer Clive Lloyd. Honors also go to Ashes hero Ben Stokes, his captain Joe Root and footballer Jill Scott. Singer Elton John, who was
Seven signed microphones used by K-Pop boy band BTS, described as the first ever items to come to auction from the band, are seen in an undated photo before an auction online in Los Angeles, California, U.S., in this handout photograph released to Reuters by Julien’s Auctions on January 24, 2019. Julien’s Auctions/Handout via REUTERS
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Australian popstar Kylie Minogue has invited weary Britons to forget politics and “call on your friends in Australia” in a tourism campaign launched in Britain on Christmas Day. FILE PHOTO: Singer Kylie Minogue looks on as she arrives for the U.K. premiere of “Last Christmas” in London, Britain, November 11, 2019. REUTERS/Simon
PARIS (Reuters) – Ballerinas in white tutus danced scenes from Swan Lake on the forecourt of the Paris Opera on Tuesday to protest against President Emmanuel Macron’s plans to scrap their special pension benefits. A view shows the Palais Garnier opera house with a banner that reads ”Paris opera on strike” after 20 days of
MUMBAI (Reuters) – One of Bollywood’s leading directors called on its three superstar actors to break their silence about a new citizenship law that has triggered riots in India, saying they could influence millions of fans. FILE PHOTO: Demonstrators shout slogans and hold placards as they arrive at the venue of a protest against a
SEOUL (Reuters) – In the early hours of a freezing Christmas Eve, 62-year-old Lee Myeong-sook queues up in Seoul’s ritzy Gangnam area for a chance to buy a t-shirt, or maybe even a toothbrush, branded with the logo of K-Pop boyband BTS. Fans of K-pop idol boy band BTS enjoy at a pop-up store selling
(Reuters) – In the not-so-distant past, TV viewers were forced to wait a week for the next installment of their favorite shows, parceled out by networks in half-hour or hour-long increments. FILE PHOTO: The Netflix logo is pictured on a television in this illustration photograph taken in Encinitas, California, U.S., January 18, 2017. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – A Brussels puppet theater as old as Belgium itself is staging its Christmas nativity show this year with a dash of Monty Python humor added to the traditional story of Jesus’s birth. “It’s like a parody, a little bit like Monty Python’s Life of Brian. We don’t mean to be disrespectful, but…it’s
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – “Star Wars” movie “The Rise of Skywalker” blasted into theaters with $374 million in global ticket sales over the weekend as fans rushed to see the final chapter in the long-running film saga, distributor Walt Disney Co (DIS.N) said on Sunday. FILE PHOTO: A fan dressed as Kyle Ren awaits at
FILE PHOTO: A fan dressed as Kyle Ren awaits at a gala screening of “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker” film in Cologne, Germany, December 17, 2019. REUTERS/Thilo Schmuelgen/File Photo LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – “Star Wars” movie “The Rise of Skywalker” opened in theaters with $374 million in global ticket sales over the weekend as
FILE PHOTO: The marquee at the Presidio Theater is seen before the opening of the final chapter of the Skywalker saga ‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’ in San Francisco, California, U.S. December 19, 2019. REUTERS/Kate Munsch LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The highly anticipated movie “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker” collected $40 million in
LONDON (Reuters) – “Cats” star Jason Derulo has hit back at critics who have slammed the film adaptation of the hit stage musical, calling the movie “an incredible, brave piece of art”. FILE PHOTO: Director Tom Hooper, singer Taylor Swift and actress Jennifer Hudson arrive for the world premiere of the movie “Cats” in Manhattan,
GUWAHATI, India (Reuters) – With a voice known to millions of Indian movie goers, Zubeen Garg crooned one of his old songs with patriotic fervor, but he is protesting against the government, not singing its praises. FILE PHOTO: Demonstrators attend a protest against a new citizenship law, after Friday prayers at Jama Masjid in the
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Netflix Inc’s (NFLX.O) animated holiday movie “Klaus” has been watched in nearly 30 million households worldwide during its first month, landing among the streaming service’s most-watched original movies, according to data the company provided to Reuters. A still image from the animated film “Klaus” is seen in this undated handout received
LONDON (Reuters) – A film adaptation of hit stage musical “Cats” hits cinemas this week but critics have not exactly been purring with delight. FILE PHOTO: Director Tom Hooper, singer Taylor Swift and actress Jennifer Hudson arrive for the world premiere of the movie “Cats” in Manhattan, New York, U.S., December 16, 2019. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly