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| 'Odyssey' tops North American box office with $125M | Christopher Nolan's epic, The Odyssey, is the No. 1 movie in North America, earning $125 million in receipts this weekend, BoxOfficeMojo.com announced Sunday. Coming in at No. 2 is Moana with $19 million, followed by Minions & Monsters at No. 3 with $14.8 million, Toy Story 5 at No. 4 with $14.8 million and Evil Dead Burn at No. 5 with $5 million. Rounding out the top tier are The Invite at No. 6 with $3.9 million, Young Washington at No. 7 with $3.7 million, Obsession at No. 8 with $2.5 million, Supergirl at No. 9 with $1.53 million and Disclosure Day at No. 10 with $1.5 million. |
| Madonna, Muppets, Shakira, BTS light up World Cup halftime show | Sunday's World Cup halftime show at Met Life Stadium in New Jersey included energetic performances by Madonna, The Muppets, Shakira, BTS and Justin Bieber. Jennifer Hudson kicked off the high-profile soccer game with a stunning rendition of "The Star-Spangled Banner." Watching the nail-biter of an event, which went into overtime so Spain could beat Argentina 1-0, were U.S. President Donald Trump, actors Tom Cruise, Timothee Chalamet, Matt Damon, Jason Sudeikis and Will Ferrell, reality TV star Kylie Jenner. "More than 30 days ago, 48 nations began a journey," Cruise said in a speech from the field at the top of the game. "They crossed oceans. They crossed borders. They crossed cultures. |
| Singer Freddy 'Boom Boom' Cannon dead at 89 | Singer Freddy "Boom Boom" Cannon -- known for his songs "Palisades Park" and "Tallahassee Lassie" -- has died at the age of 89. His representative told Variety he died in a California hospice facility after recently being diagnosed with cancer. Deadline.com, which also confirmed Cannon's death, said the "Way Down Yonder in New Orleans," "Abigail Beecher," "Action" and "Let's Put the Fun Back in Rock N Roll" artist appeared on Dick Clark's music-theme show, American Bandstand, more than 100 times. In recent years, he was a beloved guest on the Svengoolie classic horror TV programming block. "We got the heartbreaking news today that our dear friend, 'Freddy Boom Boom' Cannon has passed away," the show's X feed said. |
| Famous birthdays for July 19: Benedict Cumberbatch, Ilie Nstase | Those born on this date are under the sign of Cancer. They include: -- Artist Edgar Degas in 1834 -- Famed murder suspect Lizzie Borden in 1860 -- Physician Charles H. |
| Valentina joins 'Rocky Horror Show' on Broadway | RuPaul's Drag Race and Rent: Live star Valentina is taking over the role of Columbia in Broadway's Rocky Horror Show Tuesday. Michaela Jae Rodriguez previously played the character in the Tony-nominated musical revival. The ensemble also stars Rachel Dratch, Andrew Durand, Luke Evans, Amber Gray, Harvey Guilln, Stephanie Hsu, Josh Rivera, Sherie Rene Scott, Rene Albulario, Boy Radio, Caleb Quezon, Andres Quintero, Larkin Reilly, Paul Soileau and John Yi. The producers of the show describe it as the story of "two squeaky clean college kids -- Brad and his fiance, Janet -- on their way to visit their former college professor when by a twist of fate, their car breaks down outside a mansion. They meet the charismatic Dr. |