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'A Quiet Place Part II' Gets Loud And Breaks Pandemic Box-Office Record - HuffPost
There’s no tip-toeing around it: “A Quiet Place Part II” opened with a bang at the box office, grossing a pandemic-best haul of $48 million over the holiday weekend, which saw moviegoers return to theaters in droves.
The sequel to John Krasinski’s hit 2018 horror flick exceeded expectations to become the biggest domestic debut of a film released during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and is projected take in $58.5 million through Memorial Day on Monday, according to the film’s studio, Paramount.
“A Quiet Place Part II,” which stars a shotgun-wielding Emily Blunt as a woman who leads her family through a post-apocalyptic world infested with monsters, was forecast to open in the $40 million range, given the number of theaters across the country that are still shuttered or operating at a limited capacity.
But the sequel has nearly bested the $50 million opening of the first film, which went on to earn $340 million worldwide, and has been viewed at 3,726 theaters currently playing the film across the country.
The film now stands as the pandemic box-office king, easily toppling “Godzilla vs. Kong,” which pulled in $30 million over it’s three-day opening weekend and was simultaneously released on HBO Max as part of the streaming service’s much-contested deal with Warner Bros.
As this weekend’s sole release exclusively in theaters, “A Quiet Place Part II” is the biggest blockbuster to debut only on the big screen since “Tenet” opened back in September 2020. Many had hoped the Christopher Nolan-directed film would revitalize the struggling cinema industry at the time, but it went on to become one of the most high-profile, pandemic-era box-office bombs.
Disney’s “Cruella” also managed to pull in some promising numbers. The live-action reimagining of the iconic villain starring Emma Stone is expected to bring in an estimated $26.5 million over the four-day holiday weekend, despite the film also being made available for subscribers of the studio’s streaming service.
“A Quiet Place Part II” was initially set to be released in March of last year before the pandemic upended the entertainment industry, and the film bounced around Paramount’s release schedule. When the sequel was first postponed, Krasinski said he’d rather delay the film indefinitely than not have people experience it together in the theater.
“One of the things I’m most proud of is that people have said our movie is one you have to see all together,” he said in a social media statement at the time. “Well due to the ever-changing circumstances of what’s not going on around us now is clearly not the right time to do that. As insanely excited as we all are for you to see this movie, I’m going to wait to release the film until we can all see it together. So here’s to our group movie date. See you soon!”
But fans will be able to watch the sequel at home before too long, as “A Quiet Place Part II” will soon head to the studio’s steaming service, Paramount+, after a 45-day theatrical release window.
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Tarzan Star Joe Lara and Wife Gwen Shamblin Lara Dead in Plane Crash - E! Online
Joe Lara, star of the '90s television series Tarzan: The Epic Adventures, and his wife Gwen Shamblin Lara, a diet guru and founder of the Remnant Fellowship Church, were killed in a plane crash along with five other people.
A small Cessna C501 jet carrying the group crashed into Percy Priest Lake near Smyrna, Tenn., after taking off from Smyrna Rutherford County Airport at about 11 a.m. on Saturday, May 29, the Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement to The New York Times. The plane was headed to Palm Beach International Airport in Florida, the organization said.
After the crash, local rescue crews rushed to the scene to try to find survivors, to no avail. They remained there as of Sunday, May 30, and have recovered several components of the aircraft as well as human remains, according to a statement from the Rutherford County Government in Tennessee, posted on Facebook. Everyone aboard the plane was presumed dead, Rutherford County Fire Rescue said.
Joe, 58, and Gwen, 66, are survived by her two adult children from Gwen's first marriage, Elizabeth Hannah, who lost her husband Brandon Hannah in the crash, and Michael Shamblin, as well as a daughter from Joe's previous relationship, plus several grandchildren.
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The Opening Weekend for ‘A Quiet Place Part II’ Will Best Entire Box Office of ‘Tenet’ - IndieWire
Those who placed bets on John Krasinski as the savior of movie theaters, collect your winnings. While you’re at it, tip your hat to Paramount. “A Quiet Place Part II,” similar to its predecessor directed by and starring Krasinski, finally was released more than 14 months after its original date. One of the earliest titles to be jettisoned after the onset of COVID-19, it was ultimately placed this weekend after Universal vacated “F9” for June 25.
Paramount — along with Disney, which saw “Cruella” open to an initial $21.3 million — gambled that theaters would be ready to approximate the business they hoped for last year. That’s happened, even with a 45-day theatrical window (for “A Quiet Place Part II;” “Cruella,” of course, is now available to Disney+ subscribers with a $29.95 surcharge).
The result is a three-day estimate for “A Quiet Place Part II” of $48.4 million. With Memorial Day added, the four-day guess is $58.5 million. With the exception of “Godzilla vs. Kong,” that’s better than the full grosses any film in the last 15 months, including “Tenet” and “The Croods: A New Age.”
There’s logic to that: Most top theaters in the U.S. are now open. “Quiet” opened in about 700 more theaters than “Godzilla.” The last two months have seen a surge in confidence about safety in group activities. Even if operating at a loss, exhibition has done a terrific job in establishing that they are being responsible while getting back in business.
Paramount and Disney built on the work others have done, going back to Warner Bros. and Christopher Nolan over Labor Day. Warners followed with a strong lineup of films (playing day-and-date HBO Max); Universal has also stuck with theatrical releases with a three-week window before Premium VOD.
With “A Quiet Place Part II” expected to make $58.5 million for four days, it compares to the $48.1 million “Godzilla” made in its first five days with a Wednesday opening. Even more impressive is in March 2020, advance tracking for “A Quiet Place Part II” projected the opening gross at $60 million for its original three-day opening.
To extend that comparison: $48 million for the first three days is 80 percent of the original estimate. If that paralleled the theaters’ overall performance, that would be at the high level of optimistic.
“Cruella”
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“Cruella,” similar to Disney’s “Raya and the Last Dragon,” opened with same-day PVOD availability for Disney+ subscribers. The earlier animated release opened to $8.5 million with 2,045 theaters. “Cruella” has 3,892, clearly advancing its cause.
“Raya” is nearing $50 million in total gross and is still #5 in its 13th weekend. That leads to the likelihood “Cruella” will also have a strong multiple (its A Cinemascore a great sign). Even if “Cruella” were theater exclusive, “Quiet” likely would have led the weekend easily. A sequel to a popular title that appeals to a wider swath of moviegoers who chase opening weekends would give it the edge.
“Cruella” represented more than a quarter of the total weekend gross of over $80 million (“Quiet” took around 60 percent). Some context: The three-day total for Memorial Day weekends 2017-2019 each took in each about $180 million. The four-day take for “Quiet” would place it at #21 overall, without adjusting for inflation.
“Dream Horse”
With the holdovers, normalcy reigned. Two strong new titles meant less business for the rest, with most holdovers seeing significant drops. There were exceptions: “Raya,” helped in part by drive-in play with “Cruella,” saw a 20 percent rise. Bleecker Street’s “Dream Horse” otherwise held best, with an 18 percent drop.
The other debut of note is “Bo Gia” (Dad, I’m Sorry), a Vietnamese film that played in 19 theaters with a gross of around $250,000. That’s over $13,000 per theater for the three days. This placed it #12 overall, impressive for a national cinema that previously went untapped for domestic audiences.
The Top 10
1. A Quiet Place Part II (Paramount) NEW – Cinemascore: A-; Metacritic: 71; Est. budget: $61 million
$48,385,000 in 3,726 theaters; PTA (per theater average): $12,986; Cumulative: $48,385,000
2. Cruella (Disney) NEW – Cinemascore: A; Metacritic: 60; Est. budget: $100 million; Also available on Premium VOD at Disney+
$21,300,000 in 3,892 theaters; PTA: $5,473; Cumulative: $21,300,000
3. Spiral (Lionsgate) Week 3; Last weekend #2
$2,275,000 (-50%) in 2,641 theaters (-350); PTA: $861; Cumulative: $19,782,000
4. Wrath of Man (MGM) Week 4; Last weekend #2; also available on Premium Video on Demand
$(est.) 2,000,000 (-33%) in 2,607 theaters (-40); PTA: $767; Cumulative: $(est.) 22,000,000
5. Raya and the Last Dragon (Disney) Week 13; Last weekend #4; also available on Premium VOD
$1,995,000 (+20%) in 2,015 theaters (-400); PTA: $990; Cumulative: $51,435,000
6. Godzilla vs. Kong (Warner Bros.) Week 9; Last weekend #5
$852,000 (-39%) in 1,815 theaters (-737); PTA: $469; Cumulative: $98,302,000
7. Demon Slayer Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Mugen Train (Funimation) Week 6; Last weekend #4
$(est.) 830,000 (-35%) in 1,145 theaters (-655); PTA: $725; Cumulative: $(est.) 45,175,000
8. Dream Horse (Bleecker Street) Week 2; Last weekend #9
$652,373 (-18%) in 1,283 theaters (+29); PTA: $508; Cumulative: $1,903,000
9. Those Who Wish Me Dead (Warner Bros.) Week 3; Last weekend #3; also available on HBO Max
$545,000 (-72%) in 1,805 theaters (-1,574); PTA: $302; Cumulative: $6,821,000
10. World War Z (Paramount) REISSUE
$(est.) 357,000 in 72 theaters; PTA: $4,958; Cumulative: $(adjusted) 225,700,000
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Gavin MacLeod, ‘Mary Tyler Moore Show’ and ‘The Love Boat’ Actor, Dead at 90 - Rolling Stone
Gavin MacLeod, the actor who starred on the classic sitcom The Mary Tyler Moore Show and captained The Love Boat, has died at the age of 90.
MacLeod’s nephew Mark See confirmed the actor’s May 29th death to Variety. While no cause of death was provided, See noted that MacLeod’s health had declined in recent months.
Ed Asner, MacLeod’s castmate on The Mary Tyler Moore Show, tweeted following news of the actor’s death, “My heart is broken. Gavin was my brother, my partner in crime (and food) and my comic conspirator. I will see you in a bit Gavin. Tell the gang I will see them in a bit. Betty [White]! It’s just you and me now.” The cast of the legendary sitcom also included Moore, Valerie Harper and Cloris Leachman, who have all died within the past five years; Leachman died in January 2021.
My heart is broken. Gavin was my brother, my partner in crime (and food) and my comic conspirator. I will see you in a bit Gavin. Tell the gang I will see them in a bit. Betty! It’s just you and me now. pic.twitter.com/se4fwh7G1G
— Ed Asner (@TheOnlyEdAsner) May 29, 2021
Born Allen See in Mount Kisco, New York on February 28th, 1931 — he changed his “confusing” name at the behest of an acting coach, he wrote in his memoir This Is Your Captain Speaking — MacLeod studied acting at Ithaca College, graduating in 1952.
After making his TV debut with a small role on a 1957 episode of The Walter Winchell Files, MacLeod accrued bit parts in movies and on television shows throughout the late Fifties before landing a guest spot on The Dick Van Dyke Show in 1961 — his first time working with Moore — and his first significant TV role on the sitcom McHale’s Navy. After playing Seaman Joseph Haines on over 70 episodes, MacLeod would eventually that sitcom in order to appear alongside Steve McQueen in the 1966 war film The Sand Pebbles.
In 1970, MacLeod was cast as news writer Murray Slaughter on The Mary Tyler Moore Show; he first auditioned for the role of producer Lou Grant, which went to Asner. MacLeod appeared on all 168 episodes of the acclaimed sitcom’s seven-season run and, almost immediately following the show’s conclusion in 1977, landed a role that would keep him on television consistently for another decade: Captain Merrill Stubing on The Love Boat.
Following that series’ nine-season (plus television movies) run, MacLeod continued to be a fixture on television, appearing on multiple episodes of The King of Queens and That 70’s Show, as well as guest spots on Oz, JAG and Murder, She Wrote.
Asner paid tribute to MacLeod Saturday in an interview with Variety. “He made everything easy,” he said of his former co-star. “He was a lovely soul who will make heaven brighter.”
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"Raindrops Keep Fallin’ On My Head" Singer B.J. Thomas Dies At 78 - HuffPost
B.J. Thomas, the Grammy-winning singer who enjoyed success on the pop, country and gospel charts with such hits as “I Just Can’t Help Believing,” “Raindrops Keep Fallin’ On My Head” and “Hooked on a Feeling,” has died. He was 78.
Thomas, who announced in March that he had been diagnosed with lung cancer, died from complications of the disease Saturday at his home in Arlington, Texas, his publicist Jeremy Westby said in a statement.
A Hugo, Oklahoma-native who grew up in Houston, Billy Joe Thomas broke through in 1966 with a gospel-styled cover of Hank Williams’ “I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry” and went on to sell millions of records and have dozens of hits across genres. He reached No. 1 with pop, adult contemporary and country listeners in 1976 with ″(Hey Won’t You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song.” The same year, his “Home Where I Belong” became one of the first gospel albums to be certified platinum for selling more than 1 million copies.
Dionne Warwick, who duetted with Thomas, sent out a tweet Saturday with her condolences.
“My sincere condolences to the family of one of my favorite duet partners, BJ Thomas. I will miss him as I know so many others will as well. Rest In Peace my friend,” she said.
Thomas’ signature recording was “Raindrops Keep Fallin’ On My Head,” a No. 1 pop hit and an Oscar winner for best original song as part of the soundtrack to one of the biggest movies of 1969, the irreverent Western “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.” Thomas wasn’t the first choice to perform the whimsical ballad composed by Burt Bacharach and Hal David; Ray Stevens turned the songwriters down. But his warm, soulful tenor fit the song’s easygoing mood, immortalized on film during the scene when Butch (Paul Newman) shows off his new bicycle to Etta Place (Katharine Ross), the girlfriend of the Sundance Kid (Robert Redford).
“Raindrops” has since been heard everywhere from “The Simpsons” to “Forrest Gump” and was voted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2013. But, at first, not everyone was satisfied. Thomas was recovering from laryngitis while recording the soundtrack version and his vocals are raspier than for the track released on its own. Redford, meanwhile, doubted the song even belonged in “Butch Cassidy.”
“When the film was released, I was highly critical — how did the song fit with the film? There was no rain,” Redford told USA Today in 2019. “At the time, it seemed like a dumb idea. How wrong I was.”
Thomas would later say the phenomenon of “Raindrops” exacerbated an addiction to pills and alcohol which dated back to his teens, when a record producer in Houston suggested he take amphetamines to keep his energy up. He was touring and recording constantly and taking dozens of pills a day. By 1976, while ″(Hey Won’t You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song” was hitting No. 1, he felt like he was “number 1,000.”
“I was at the bottom with my addictions and my problems,” he said in 2020 on “The Debby Campbell Goodtime Show.” He cited a “spiritual awakening,” shared with his wife, Gloria Richardson, with helping him to get clean.
Thomas had few pop hits after the mid-1970s, but he continued to score on the country charts with such No. 1 songs as “Whatever Happened to Old-Fashioned Love” and “New Looks from an Old Lover.” In the late 1970s and early ’80s, he was also a top gospel and inspirational singer, winning two Dove awards and five Grammys, including a Grammy in 1979 for best gospel performance for “The Lord’s Prayer.”
Fans of the 1980s sitcom “Growing Pains” heard him as the singer of the show’s theme song. He also acted in a handful of movies, including “Jory” and “Jake’s Corner” and toured often. Recent recordings included “Living Room Music,” featuring cameos from Lyle Lovett, Vince Gill and Richard Marx. He had planned to record in 2020 in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, but the sessions were delayed because of the pandemic.
Thomas married Richardson in 1968, and had three daughters: Paige, Nora and Erin. He and his wife worked on the 1982 memoir “In Tune: Finding How Good Life Can Be.” His book “Home Where I Belong” came out in 1978 and was co-authored by Jerry B. Jenkins, later famous for the million-selling “Left Behind” religious novels written with Tim LaHaye.
Besides music, Thomas loved baseball as a kid and started calling himself B.J. because so many Little League teammates also were named Billy Joe. By his teens, he was singing in church and had joined a local rock band, the Triumphs, whom he would stay with into his 20s. He enjoyed Ernest Tubb, Hank Williams and other country performers his parents liked, but on his own he was inspired by the soul and rhythm and blues singers he heard on the radio or saw on stage, notably Jackie Wilson, whose hit ballad “To Be Loved” Thomas later covered and adopted as a kind of guide to his life.
“I was raised in a fairly dysfunctional situation and I went through years of intense alcoholism and drug addiction so the song was always a touchstone for me. When you open yourself up to drugs and alcohol at such a young age it becomes something you have to deal with the rest of your life,” he told the Huffington Post in 2014.
“What a road block and heartbreak and times of failure these addictions have caused me. But I had that little piece of lightning from that song. That’s the essence of the whole thing. To love and be loved. And that takes a lifetime to accomplish. It’s always been an important part of my emotions.”
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This story has been corrected to show that Thomas sang the theme song to “Growing Pains,” not “The Facts of Life,” and to correct the spelling of Ernest Tubb’s name.
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Sinéad O'Connor says she had an affair with a 47-year-old minister when she was a teenager - Insider
- Sinéad O'Connor is releasing a memoir titled "Rememberings" on June 1.
- The Independent reported that O'Connor said she once had an affair with a minister in London.
- O'Connor revealed this month that she didn't regret ripping a photo of the Pope on "SNL" in 1992.
- Visit Insider's homepage for more stories.
Sinéad O'Connor said she once had an affair with a married minister.
O'Connor made the remarks in her upcoming memoir, "Rememberings," which will explore the Irish singer's difficult childhood, activism, and music career. According to The Independent, O'Connor said she had an affair with a 47-year-old minister of a London Baptist church when she was 18.
"We had somewhat of an affair," O'Connor, 54, wrote. "The minister had convinced me (since I was young and an idiot) that his wife didn't understand him. I was his true love and all that stuff."
"After a while I realised I was being duped for the shtup. Sitting by myself until our weekly hour-long visit, not going out with anyone else, I was like Whitney bloomin' Houston, saving all my love, like a total moron," she added.
O'Connor said she stopped her relationship with the minister after getting into a car accident, The Independent reported.
When O'Connor called the minister, he reportedly wouldn't help her because he didn't want them to be seen together.
Insider had reached out to O'Connor's representatives for comment but did not hear back in time for publication.
O'Connor became an international sensation in the early 1990s when she released her breakout song, "Nothing Compares 2 U," originally recorded by Prince.
She was embroiled in controversy in 1992 when she ripped up a photo of Pope John Paul II on "Saturday Night Live."
The action was done to protest abuse in the Catholic Church. During the performance, she told the audience to "fight the real enemy."
In a May 2021 interview with The New York Times, O'Connor said that experience was both "brilliant" and "traumatizing."
"It was open season on treating me like a crazy b----," she told the publication. She announced in 2018 that she converted to Islam and changed her name to Shuhada' Davitt.
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