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| 'Toy Story 5' tops North American box office with $160M | The animated adventure, Toy Story 5, is the No.1 movie in North America, earning $160 million in receipts this weekend, BoxOfficeMojo.com announced Sunday. Coming in at No. 2 is Disclosure Day with $17 million, followed by Obsession at No. 3 with $14.2 million, Backrooms at No. 4 with $7.3 million and Scary Movie at No. 5 with $6.7 million. Rounding out the top tier are Masters of the Universe at No. 6 with $5.6 million, Star Wars: The Madalorian and Grogu at No. 7 with $3.9 million, Leviticus at No. 8 with $2.7 million, The Death of Robin Hood at No. 9 with $2.6 million and Michael at No. 10 with $2.2 million. |
| Famous birthdays for June 21: Prince William, Meredith Baxter | Those born on this date are under the sign of Cancer. |
| Laura Donnelly: John and Charlotte seek human connection in 'Sugar' S2 | Outlander, The Nevers and Hex alum Laura Donnelly plays Charlotte, the woman who shakes up the title hero's world, in Season 2 of Sugar. "I loved the atmosphere of it. It's really cozy. I love that film noir-style," Donnelly, 43, told UPI about the show in a recent Zoom interview. "I've been a big fan of film noir and neo-noir and, so, I just thought the chance to play in that sandbox for a bit -- and apply a little of that 1930s, '40s femme fatale vibe with Charlotte -- would be a really fun thing to do and a bit of a childhood dream in terms of how I thought acting was going to be." Co-starring Jin Ha, Raymond Lee, Tony Dalton, Sasha Calle and Shea Whigham, the series kicked off its second season on Apple TV Friday. |
| 'House' show-runner Ryan Condal: It takes a long time to make dragons | House of the Dragon show-runner Ryan Condal says fan criticism about Season 2 of his HBO fantasy series didn't factor into how he proceeded with Season 3, which premieres Sunday. "We continued on," Condal said in a recent virtual press conference. "We had a plan from the onset," he explained. "This is a four-season show. You have to wait two years in between each chapter. But, ultimately, this is one story," he added. "To get upset about something midway is like the act in the middle of a play that you don't like. You don't like the turn that the story took in the middle. There's a whole other two acts coming! |
| Drake's 'Iceman' tops U.S. album chart for fourth week | Rapper Drake's Iceman is the No. 1 album in the United States for a fourth week. Coming in at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 chart dated Saturday is Ella Langley's Dandelion, followed by Morgan Wallen's I'm the Problem at No. 3, Noah Kahan's The Great Divide at No. 4 and Malcolm Todd's Do That Again at No. 5. Rounding out the top tier are Michael Jackson's Thriller at No. 6, Niall Horan's Dinner Party at No. 7, Jackson's Number Ones at No. 8, Wallen's One Thing at a Time at No. 9 and Olivia Dean's The Art of Loving at No. 10. |