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| 'Ebenezer' tops North American box office with $19M | Johnny Depp's haunted holiday film, Ebenezer, is the No. 1 movie in North America, earning $19 million in receipts this weekend, BoxOfficeMojo.com announced Sunday. Coming in at No. 2 is The Cat in the Hat with $11.4 million, Godzilla Minus Zero at No. 3 with $8.3 million, Ramayana at No. 4 with $5.5 million and You Can See Everything at No. 5 with $5.5 million. Rounding out the top tier are Ghost Soldier at No. 6 with $5.2 million, How to Rob a Bank at No. 7 with $5.2 million, Wild Horse Nine at No. 8 with $4.6 million, Wildwood at No. 9 with $4.4 million and Clayface at No. 10 with $3.7 million. |
| Bowen Yang returns as John Mulaney guest hosts 'SNL' | John Mulaney guest hosted this weekend's edition of Saturday Night Live, leading a mini-musical about the soon-to-be-banned Central Park horses, New York's pervasive weed smell and residents' enthusiasm for Mayor Zohran Mamdani. Former SNL cast member Bowen Yang joined the 9-minute song and dance number as Mary Todd Lincoln, the character he played in the Broadway show, Oh, Mary. Yang sang about the bumper-to-bumper traffic in the Lincoln Tunnel, which connects New York to New Jersey. Mulaney also talked about his family, including his father and two young children, and mocked Health and Human Service Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in his monologue. |
| Amanda Seyfried to host 'Saturday Night Live' | Emmy-winning The Dropout, The Housemaid and You Can See Everything star Amanda Seyfried is set to make her debut as host of Saturday Night Live on Dec. 5. Rapper-singer Don Toliver will provide the evening's musical entertainment. Seyfried's credits also include Mean Girls, Mamma Mia, Les Miserables and Long Bright River. John Mulaney was this weekend's guest host, while singer-songwriter Phoebe Bridgers was the musical act. |
| HBO releases banquet footage from new 'Harry Potter' series | HBO released a 90-second clip of Hogwarts' start-of-term banquet from its upcoming series, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, this weekend. The new adaptation of J.K. Rowling's best-selling fantasy novels is set to premiere on Christmas Day. Saturday's preview shows the students -- including Harry (Dominic McLaughlin), Ron (Alastair Stout) and Hermione (Arabella Stanton) -- at the magical school, banging on tables in the Great Hall and chanting, "Dumbledore!" as the headmaster (John Lithgow) looks around and smiles. "Is Dumbledore a bit mad?" Harry asks. "Yep, totally off his rocker," Ron replies. Dumbledore then snaps his fingers and food appears on all of the tables, while candles float above the children's heads. |
| 'Spider-Man,' 'Stranger Things,' KPop win big at Kids' Choice Awards | Spider-Man: Brand New Day was one of the big winners at the Kids' Choice Awards ceremony in Los Angeles Saturday Night. The blockbuster was voted Favorite Movie and its married stars Zendaya and Tom Holland were named Favorite Movie Actress and Actor. Jurassic World and Guardians of the Galaxy star Chris Pratt was presented with the King of Comedy honor. Stranger Things, the beloved 1980s-set sci-fi series that wrapped its five-season run on Netflix this year, was deemed Favorite Family TV Show, while its star Joe Keery picked up the prize for Favorite Family TV Actor. Jenna Ortega won for Favorite Family TV Actress for Wednesday. |