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Tom Skerritt in 2014. Photo: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Entertainment · Movies
Tom Skerritt, Of ‘Alien,’ ‘Top Gun’ And ‘Picket Fences,’ Dies At 93
His family confirmed the death on Thursday: natural causes, at 93. Dallas, Viper, and an Emmy for Sheriff Jimmy Brock.
Russell Brand in 2008. Photo: appolinar, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Entertainment · Movies
The Russell Brand Trial: The Charges, The Evidence, And What Brand Has Said
The full case through nine days of evidence: the charges, the testimony, the defence, and Brand’s own words. Defence case opens next week.
Anne Hathaway, who plays Verity Crawford, at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2008. Photo: Tony Shek, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0
Entertainment · Movies · No. 1 Of The Three Weekends
Verity Is The Box Office Leader Of The Last Three Weekends
Amazon MGM’s thriller opened at No. 1 with $32,031,011 and never left the top six: $50,083,169 across the last three weekends, more than any other film in release.
Jessica Chastain, who plays Ursula, at the Cannes Film Festival in 2017. Photo: MisterHP7, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Entertainment · Movies · No. 2 Of The Three Weekends
Other Mommy Opens At No. 1 And Runs Second Over Three Weekends
Universal and Blumhouse’s horror film opened October 9 at No. 1 with $27,805,825, then held third place, for $36,010,505 in two weekends.
Jason Momoa, who plays Blanka, at San Diego Comic-Con in 2018. Photo: Gage Skidmore, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0
Entertainment · Movies · No. 3 Of The Three Weekends
Street Fighter Wins Its First Weekend With $30.8 Million
Paramount’s video game adaptation opened October 16 at No. 1 with $30,775,377 — the second-biggest single weekend of the last three, behind only Verity’s debut.
A courier with a delivery to make, in a city where the outbreak has already happened. Illustration: Davies Daily
Entertainment · Movies · No. 4 Of The Three Weekends
Resident Evil Pushes Past $148 Million In Its Fifth Weekend
The reboot opened September 18 with $60,152,878 and has charted in the top seven every weekend since: $26,683,453 across the last three.
Brad Pitt, who plays James Belmont, in 2019. Photo: Glenn Francis, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Entertainment · Movies · No. 5 Of The Three Weekends
Heart Of The Beast Holds A Top-10 Place For A Third Straight Weekend
Brad Pitt’s survival thriller has finished third, fourth and eighth across the last three weekends, adding $23,056,043 on its way to $58,228,952.
Elizabeth Holmes at TechCrunch Disrupt in San Francisco in 2014. Photo: Max Morse for TechCrunch, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
Entertainment · Movies · No. 6 Of The Three Weekends
You Can See Everything Opens At No. 2 From 855 Theaters
A24’s Elizabeth Holmes documentary opened October 16 at No. 2 with $15,601,418, from 855 theaters — one weekend, sixth place in the three-week table.
Two friends, one island, and a door of light between worlds. Illustration: Davies Daily
Entertainment · Movies · No. 7 Of The Three Weekends
Forgotten Island Reaches $35 Million In Its Fourth Weekend
DreamWorks Animation’s family adventure has placed sixth, sixth and tenth over the last three weekends, adding $14,254,760.
Robert Pattinson, who plays Chris Hansen, at the Deauville American Film Festival in 2017. Photo: Georges Biard, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Entertainment · Movies · No. 8 Of The Three Weekends
Primetime Slows But Reaches $45 Million
A24’s Chris Hansen drama placed fifth, seventh and twelfth across the three weekends, for $13,470,008; its third-weekend figure is a Box Office Mojo estimate.
Tom Cruise, who plays Digger Rockwell. Photo: Eva Rinaldi, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0
Entertainment · Movies · No. 9 Of The Three Weekends
Digger Falls From Fourth To Fifteenth In Three Weekends
Iñárritu’s Tom Cruise satire opened October 2 at No. 4 with $8,001,856, then fell to eighth and fifteenth, for $12,104,187 across the three weekends.
Josh Brolin, who plays Mitt Gardiner, at San Diego Comic-Con in 2014. Photo: Gage Skidmore, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0
Entertainment · Movies · No. 10 Of The Three Weekends
Whalefall Surfaces At No. 4 In Its First Weekend
20th Century’s survival thriller opened October 16 with $7,837,153 in fourth place — enough for tenth in the three-week table, ahead of Sense and Sensibility.
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