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Earlier this week, James Cameron ’s Avatar : The Way of Water became the No. 5 highest-grossing movie ever worldwide, and, as expected, has now surfed to the No. 4 position on the all-time chart. In so doing, it leaves Star Wars: The Force Awakens in its wake with nearly $2.075B globally. Through Friday, the worldwide gross on the 20th Century Studios / Disney /Lightstorm epic Avatar sequel is $2,074.8M , overtaking Force Awakens ’ $2.071B. This means that Cameron has three of the top four movies ever globally alongside the original Avatar at No. 1 and Titanic at No. 3. Avatar: The Way of Water will top Titanic in the coming week or so on a global basis. However, Paramount is doing a Titanic domestic rerelease in time for Valentine’s Day, and Disney is also handling offshore before Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania gets going, so there could be some jockeying ahead as we noted on Thursday. For Disney, the recent Avatar milestones mean … [Read more...] about ‘Avatar: The Way Of Water’ Moves Up To No. 4 Biggest Movie Ever Global, Leaving ‘Force Awakens’ In Its Wake

Haydn Gwynne, who plays Queen Consort Camilla in The Windsors , has said the royal comedy is planning to shoot a special episode in time for King Charles’s Coronation later this year. “They have commissioned another series, which we will be shooting later this year. But also, we’re going to be very soon doing a Coronation special,” Gwynne told the BBC’s Radio 4 Saturday. Gwynne continued to say that she initially thought the show wouldn’t return after George Jeffrie, who co-wrote the series with Bert Tyler-Moore, died of a heart attack in 2020. “I thought that would be the end of it, so it’s amazing that Bert has managed to pick up the baton, and we’re doing it again.” The Windsors first aired on British broadcaster Channel 4 in 2016. The show’s third season aired in 2020. As the title suggests, the comedy tells the story of the British royal family , but the Monarchy is re-imagined through the lens of a soap opera. Gwynne plays Queen Consort Camilla in the … [Read more...] about ‘The Windsors’ Actor Haydn Gwynne Says Show Will Shoot Special Episode For King Charles Coronation

TMZ.com Al Sharpton went in on the former Memphis police officers accused of murdering Tyre Nichols , saying the fact the 5 cops are all Black makes the situation even worse. We caught up with the Reverend on Friday outside NBC Studios in NYC ... and he didn't mince words after the release of police body cam footage showing Tyre's deadly assault. Memphis Police Department The Rev told us ... "I want to make it clear: these five officers are Black does not make it less. In fact, it's more egregious that some black cops in a town where MLK gave his life, that's where he was killed, would do this is outrageous." Getty Of course, Al was referring to the fatal shooting of Martin Luther King Jr. in Memphis, TN, on April 4, 1968. James Earl Ray confessed to the murder and died of liver disease in prison. What's more, the Rev said the ex-officers did a disservice to Black people trying to change the justice system from within … [Read more...] about Al Sharpton Slams Ex-Memphis Cops Accused of Killing Tyre Nichols

Indian superstar Shah Rukh Khan is back, and in a big way, as his action-packed espionage pic Pathaan has been breaking records for a Hindi title since debuting Wednesday in India and overseas. This also ends a lengthy hiatus from the big screen as a lead for SRK, and gives a boost to Bollywood which has had a rough run of late. Through Friday, the Yash Raj Films title has grossed 313 crore ($39M) globally. That makes it already the biggest opening weekend of a Bollywood title ever worldwide, with more to be added today and tomorrow. Expectations are that it ends up with around $40M in India through Sunday and $65M+ global which would land it among the top starts for any Indian title alongside RRR , Baahubali 2 and KGF 2 . Per Yash Raj, Pathaan has also set other new records: it is the fastest Hindi film to cross 300 crore (36.8M) worldwide and the first Hindi film to collect over 300 crore gross during the launch session. On Friday, Pathaan raked in … [Read more...] about Shah Rukh Khan’s ‘Pathaan’ On Record-Breaking Box Office Spree In Comeback For Mega-Star