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| 'Godzilla Minus Zero' tops North American box office with $31.6M | Godzilla Minus Zero is the No. 1 movie in North America, earning $31.6 million in receipts this weekend, BoxOfficeMojo.com announced Sunday. Coming in at No. 2 is The Cat in the Hat with $20.5 million, followed by Drummer Boy at No. 3 with $9.3 million, You Can See Everything at No. 4 with $8.9 million and Ramayana at No. 5 with $8.7 million. Rounding out the top tier are Clayface at No. 6 with $6.7 million, Wildwood at No. 7 with $6.6 million, Wild Horse Nine at No. 8 with $6 million, Wicker at No. 9 with $3.4 million and Jimmy at No. 10 with $2.2 million. |
| Anson Boon: Eddie is shattered, trying to rebuild in 'MobLand' S2 | No one seems to be suffering the strife in his organized-crime family more than Eddie (Anson Boon), the youngest Harrigan, in MobLand Season 2. "You've met a character in Season 2 who has been knocked down and he's totally shattered and is trying to build himself back up again, despite the abuse that he's getting in secret from Maeve Harrigan (Helen Mirren)," Boon, 26, told UPI in a recent Zoom interview. The contemporary Paramount+ thriller from filmmaker Guy Ritchie follows the ruthless clan through a London war that Eddie started by killing a rival's son in a nightclub in Season 1. |
| Famous birthdays for Nov. 8: Gordon Ramsay, Parker Posey | Those born on this date are under the sign of Scorpio. |
| 'Riverdale' alum K.J. Apa channels beloved screen legend in 'Jimmy' | Riverdale alum K.J. Apa says he signed on to star in Jimmy because he was inspired by how the titular Oscar winner served as a combat pilot in World War II at the height of his career then went back to acting when the battle was over. "When I read the script, I was really inspired by his story and what he did, specifically, his military service and all those little details that I think a lot of people who love Jimmy may not know about him, in terms of chronology, just how his life went from World War II right after he won his Oscar and then coming back and making It's a Wonderful Life," Apa, 29, told UPI in a recent Zoom interview. Directed by Aaron Burns, the James Stewart biopic is playing in theaters now. |
| My Chemical Romance's 'The Black Parade' tops U.S. album chart | My Chemical Romance's The Black Parade is the No. 1 album in the United States this week. Coming in at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 chart dated Saturday is Olivia Rodrigo's You Look Pretty Sad For a Girl So in Love, followed by Morgan Wallen's I'm the Problem at No. 3, Ella Langley's Dandelion at No. 4 and Noah Kahan's The Great Divide at No. 5. Rounding out the top tier are Taylor Swift's Life of a Showgirl at No. 6, Zach Bryan's Young Manhood and Other Donatable Organs at No. 7, Kahan's Stick Season at No. 8, Drake's Habibti at No. 9 and Olivia Dean's The Art of Loving at No. 10. |