At the weekend box office – Frozen II remained on top for a third week in a row adding another $34.7 million to its total. Globally, it’s made $919.7 million. Disney has now become the only studio to ever cross the $10 billion mark at the worldwide box office in one year.
Knives Out ($14.2M), Ford V Ferrari ($6.5M), Queen & Slim ($6.5M), and A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood ($5.2M) made up the Top 5 movies this weekend. Which means the weekends new releases didn’t do so hot. Dark Waters came in 6th with $4.1 million while the animated adventure Playmobil didn’t even crack the Top 10. It opened to only $660,000 which is the third worst wide release opening ever.
The finale of the Miss Universe Pageant went down on Sunday in Atlanta. It was hosted again by Steve Harvey. The winner is…South Africa! Check out her answer to this question to see why she 100% deserved this win!
The 1st Wonder Woman 1984 trailer dropped on Sunday at CCXP (Comic Con Xperience in Sao Paulo, Brazil). It is WONDERFUL. Set in 1984, as the title suggests, it takes place 40 years after her WWI origin story and follows a lonely Diana Prince in a more modern world. She continues her duty to protect humanity and then befriends Barbara Minerva (AKA Cheetah), as played by Kristin Wiig. Oh and then of course there’s the return of her love interest Steve Trevor, as played by Chris Pine. Nope – they don’t explain how he’s back after that sacrificial helicopter explosion. If he did survive, that doesn’t explain how he hasn’t aged. But hey, I DON’T CARE. Forget about Gal’s sub-par acting, any potential plot holes, or any lack of logic. Wonder Woman is a damn goddess and the 80s backdrop looks so fun! I mean, that golden suit of armor is perfection!
*insert my puddle of drool here*
We also got the 1st trailer for the new Ghostbusters movie!
RIP to Caroll Spinney, the legendary puppeteer behind Sesame Street characters Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch. He passed away on Sunday at age 85 after living with Dystonia, a movement disorder in which a person’s muscles contract uncontrollably.
Caroll Spinney, the legendary puppeteer behind beloved Sesame Street characters Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch, died today, December 8th 2019, at age 85 at his home in Connecticut, after living with Dystonia for some time. https://t.co/q7FVDul5WT pic.twitter.com/CvWBD0NQyp
— Sesame Street (@sesamestreet) December 8, 2019
Chicago-based rap and hip-hop artist Juice Wrld also passed away yesterday. He suffered a seizure at Midway Airport after getting off his flight from California. He just turned 21 last week. He truly was an up and comer in the music business. His biggest hit is called Lucid Dreams. Check it out in his honor.
Award show season really starts to take shape this week. The Critic’s Choice Awards nominations were announced yesterday! There was a lot of love for Netflix’s new original movies. Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman leads the pack with 14 nominations, while Netflix’s Marriage Story starring Adam Driver and Scarlett Johansson, earned eight, both including Best Picture. Also in the running for Best Picture are 1917, Ford V Ferrari, Jojo Rabbit, Joker, Little Women, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, and Parasite. The 25th annual Critics Choice Awards will be broadcast live on the CW on January 12.
The Golden Globe nominations were announced this morning. Marriage Story led all film nominees with six, one better than its Martin Scorsese’ The Irishman. The Screen Actors Guild nominations will be announced on Wednesday.
National Days
- Green Monday – Like Cyber Monday 2.0. Takes place on the 2nd Monday in December, which is about when shoppers realize they only have around 10 shipping days left before Christmas. If missed out on deals during Thanksgiving weekend, you should find more good ones today.
- Christmas Card Day
- Pastry Day
- Techno Day
- International Day of Veterinary Medicine