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| 'Super Mario' tops North American box office for 2nd weekend | The animated adventure, The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, is the No. 1 film in North America for a second weekend, earning an additional $69 million in receipts this Friday through Sunday, BoxOfficeMojo.com announced. Coming in at No. 2 is Project Hail Mary with $25 million, followed by The Drama at No. 3 with $8.7 million, You, Me & Tuscany at No. 4 with $8 million and Hoppers at No. 5 with $4.1 million. Rounding out the top tier are BTS World Tour Arirang at No. 6 with $2.4 million, Faces of Death at No. 7 with $1.7 million, Exit 8 at No. 8 with $1.4 million, A Great Awakening at No. 9 with $1.3 million and Reminders of Him at No. 10 with $1 million. |
| Lorenzo de Moor saw self, friends in 'You, Me & Tuscany' character | Another Simple Favor and Martin Scorsese: The Saints actor Lorenzo de Moor says it was easy to say "yes" to starring in the new rom-com, You, Me & Tuscany, alongside Halle Bailey and Reg-Jean Page. "This movie takes place where I grew up. It was a no brainer," the Dutch-Italian actor told UPI in a recent Zoom interview. "I read the script and I thought: 'I know exactly who this character is. I see my friends in him. I see parts of myself in him. I know this family,'" de Moor recalled. "When I sent in a tape to the casting director, I thought, 'I'm going to send in a little extra one.' And I was visiting my mom at the time. I was in the Tuscan hills and I did a little tape with the hills behind me saying, 'This is where I come from. |
| Colman Domingo plays fashion-criticizing crime witness on 'SNL' | Fear the Walking Dead, Euphoria and The Four Seasons actor Colman Domingo guest hosted this weekend's edition of Saturday Night Live. He appeared in several sketches, including one in which he played teacher D'Artagnan Meringue from New York's Fashion Institute of Design, who witnessed an armed robbery along with his students (Marcello Hernndez, Chloe Fineman and Jane Wickline), but could only describe the perp's ensemble to a TV reporter (Ashley Padilla). "Be on the lookout for a mess!" he said. "Class, help this woman. Describe this man's drip." "The 'fit must have been in the unemployment line because it was not working," Fineman's character Delaney said. Hernndez's Roscoe added, "The 'fit was giving style by Stevie -- Stevie Wonder! |
| Famous birthdays for April 12: Andy Garcia, Ed O'Neill | Those born on this date are under the sign of Aries. They include: -- U.S. statesman Henry Clay in 1777 -- Writer Beverly Cleary in 1916 -- Actor/dancer Ann Miller in 1923 -- Musician Tiny Tim in 1932 -- Musician Herbie Hancock in 1940 (age 86) -- Musician John Kay (Steppenwolf) in 1944 (age 82) -- Actor Ed O'Neill in 1946 (age 80) -- Author Tom Clancy in 1947 -- TV personality David Letterman in 1947 (age 79) -- Actor Dan Lauria in 1947 (age 79) -- Writer Scott Turow in 1949 (age 77) -- Actor/musician David Cassidy in 1950 -- Musician J.D. |
| Sabrina Carpenter's Coachella set features Sam Elliott, Will Ferrell | Landman icon Sam Elliott and Saturday Night Live alum Will Ferrell helped Sabrina Carpenter celebrate her return to the Coachella Music Festival in Indio, Calif., Friday. Elliott appeared in a short video introducing Carpenter's 20-song set, while Ferrell played an electrician helping out the show's crew. Pulp Fiction and Avengers legend Samuel L. Jackson's voice was also heard as the concert's "spiritual guide." Carpenter last played Coachella in 2024. Justin Bieber is the headliner for Saturday's festivities, while Karol G will perform Sunday. |