Black Phone 2 Opens to $42M Worldwide

 

Universal and Blumhouse’s The Black Phone 2 opened to $42 million worldwide, with $26.5 million in the U.S. and Canada and $15.5 million from 71 markets. Mexico led internationally with $4.3 million, ahead of the U.K. and Ireland ($1.4 million) and Brazil ($1.2 million). Directed by Scott Derrickson, the Grabber’s...

Brandy Exits Mid-Show; Monica Finishes Alone

 

Three shows into The Boy Is Mine Tour, the Chicago stop ended abruptly after Brandy Norwood left the United Center stage early, saying she needed “one second” amid apparent sound issues, and did not return. Fans on social media said the concert was cut short and that Monica finished the...

Black Phone 2 Scares Up Quiet Box Office

 

Universal and Blumhouse’s Black Phone 2 jolted a quiet weekend, opening No. 1 with $26.5 million from 3,411 theaters and $15.5 million overseas for $42 million worldwide—slightly ahead of the 2022 original. The $30 million sequel earned a B CinemaScore as Universal touted growing word-of-mouth. Disney’s Tron: Ares plunged 66%...

Article Compiles Extensive List of Names

 

A scroll of names fills the page, reading like a roll call. The article compiles an extensive roster that ranges from Jacob Elordi and Jennifer Hudson to Martin Scorsese and Bruce Springsteen, Robert Downey Jr. and Susan Downey, and Selena Gomez. Many appear as pairs—Ben Stiller and Ella Stiller; Judd...

Sabrina Carpenter’s F-bombs Air Uncensored on SNL

 

Sabrina Carpenter sparked a stir on SNL’s Oct. 18 episode, singing “Nobody’s Song” without bleeping the line “He sure fucked me up” twice. The expletives aired uncensored on NBC’s East Coast and Peacock after an apparent miscommunication with censors; some West Coast viewers heard silence on delay. Carpenter, serving as...

Sabrina Carpenter winks at image in SNL monologue

 

Sabrina Carpenter doubled as host and musical guest on Saturday Night Live, using her monologue to wink at her risqué persona while insisting there’s more beneath the sparkles. She joked through a zoom-out gag on her “Man’s Best Friend” cover, flirted with an audience Q&A that derailed at “venture capital,”...

Limp Bizkit Founding Bassist Sam Rivers Dies

 

Sam Rivers, founding bassist of Limp Bizkit, died Saturday at 48, the band announced on social media. “Today we lost our brother. Our bandmate. Our heartbeat,” the group wrote on Instagram, calling him “the pulse beneath every song” and “the soul in the sound.” Rivers met Fred Durst in Jacksonville,...

Keith Urban's Onstage 'Nicole' Moment Goes Viral

 

During a Nashville stop on his High and Alive World Tour, Keith Urban met a front‑row fan named 'Nicole' and, with a wry collapse to the stage, turned the awkward reminder of his split from Nicole Kidman into a laugh. The moment, captured by The Nashville Experience, went viral and...

Black Phone 2 Rings Up No. 1 Debut

 

Blumhouse’s The Black Phone 2 rang up $10.7 million from Friday and previews and is headed for a No. 1 debut around $24.4 million, the studio’s biggest opening of the year despite a $30 million budget and a B CinemaScore. Lionsgate’s Good Fortune is stumbling to third with a projected...

Revisiting The Colonel’s Bequest and Its Legacy

 

The article reflects on Sierra’s The Colonel’s Bequest, a parser-driven Laura Bow mystery set in a Southern mansion, lauding its NPC schedules, multiple endings, and gentler puzzles. It became a family touchstone, with mother and child swapping chairs across repeat runs to unearth fresh secrets. Though less celebrated than other...