Fast X opened in first place at the weekend box office with an estimated $67.5 million domestic gross. However, the 10th film in the Fast and the franchise failed to match the previous installment, 2021’s F9: The Fast Saga, which opened with $70 million.
Overseas, Fast X grabbed an estimated $251.39 million, for a global haul of $320 million.
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 dropped to second place, delivering an estimated $32.8 million. Its three-week tally stands at $267 million in North America and $659 million worldwide.
The Super Mario Bros. Movie took third place with an estimated $9.7 million, bringing its three-week domestic gross to $549 million. It’s now the third-highest-grossing animated movie ever with $1.248 billion, surpassing 2004’s The Incredibles.
Landing in fourth place was Book Club: The Next Chapter, earning an estimated $3 million, bringing its two-week domestic box office haul to $13 million.
Evil Dead Rise rounded out the top five with an estimated $2.3 million. After five weeks it’s grossed $64 million in North America and $140 million globally.
Jeremy Renner isn’t just reaching milestones during his recovery from his near-fatal snowplow accident: He’s jogging past them.
The Avengers star posted his latest at-home recovery feat on Thursday evening, in an Instagram Story that showed him jogging on his specialized treadmill. The so-called anti-gravity treadmill secures a user’s pelvis allowing them to put less body weight on their legs as they recover.
Remarkably, at the end of March, Renner had just started walking on the device.
“First attempt at a very light jog with weight assisted lift for the broken tibia,” he captioned the video.
His tibia was just one of more than 30 broken bones the Hawkeye star suffered when he was dragged under his 14,000-pound snowcat plow, in an attempt to save his nephew from the vehicle sliding in the snow.
He also suffered blunt force injuries and a collapsed lung in the January 1 accident near his home outside Reno, Nevada.
Auli’i Cravalho will not be playing Moana in the forthcoming live-action remake of the 2016 animated Disney film.
The 22-year-old actress shared the news in a video on her Instagram account May 19. “When I was cast as Moana at 14, it wonderfully changed my life and started my career,” she began. “In this live-action retelling, I will not be reprising the role.”
Cravalho continued, “I believe that it is absolutely vital that casting accurately represents the characters and stories we want to tell. So, as an executive producer on the film, I cannot wait to help find the next actress to portray Moana’s courageous spirit, undeniable wit and emotional strength.”
“I am truly honored to pass this baton to the next young woman of Pacific Island descent, to honor our incredible Pacific peoples, cultures and communities that help inspire her story, and I look forward to all the beautiful Pacific representation to come,” she concluded.
Walt Disney Studios announced that a live-action “Moana” remake was in the works back in early April with the help of Dwayne Johnson, who played everyone’s favorite demigod Maui in the film.
Cravalho shared her reaction on Instagram at the time, saying, “Moana has had such a profound impact on how we think of Disney princesses. Moana’s strength and perseverance are inspiring—to audiences around the world, to me and to everyone who helped bring her to life. I’m looking forward to sharing her story in a whole new way.”
Moana was nominated for two Oscars at the 2017 Academy Awards, one for best animated feature and another for best original song for “How Far I’ll Go” by Lin-Manuel Miranda. Cravalho and Miranda performed the song during the ceremony.
Jim Brown, one of the most famous pro football players to successfully tackle Hollywood, has died, according to an Instagram post from his wife, Monique.
Brown was 87.
“He passed away peacefully at our LA home,” she noted, adding, “To the world he was an actor, an activist, and a football star. To our family he was a loving husband, father, and grandfather. Our hearts are broken.”
After a successful career as a college athlete who played football, lacrosse and ran track, Brown was drafted for the NFL as a fullback for the Cleveland Browns in 1957. He played for the team until 1965, setting touchdown and rushing records, and was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1971.
However, even before he stopped playing, he started acting, making his feature film debut in the 1964 Western Rio Conchos. He soon began amassing dozens of big-screen credits, including 1967’s ensemble World War II movie The Dirty Dozen.
Brown appeared in many famous “blaxploitation” action movies in the ’70s, including Slaughter and Three The Hard Way, and worked through the ’80s with guest roles on TV and in the movies.
He played a flamethrower-wielding pro “Stalker” nicknamed Fireball in the 1987 Arnold Schwarzenegger sci-fi film The Running Man and played on his past credits in Keenan Ivory Wayans‘ blaxsploitation spoof I’m Gonna Git You, Sucka, the following year. In his long acting career, Brown also appeared in movies like Tim Burton‘s Mars Attacks, He Got Game for Spike Lee and in the acclaimed football film Any Given Sunday for Oliver Stone.
The former football great was also active in the Civil Rights Movement, and over the subsequent years launched various organizations to boost Black entrepreneurship and advancement.
Actress Tori Spelling is sharing a warning with other parents and asking for help after mold problems caused her family to experience a “spiral of sickness.”
Spelling, who shares five children with her husband, Dean McDermott, took to Instagram this week to ask for help finding a “mold lawyer” in California, where the family lives.
“Our troubles are next level with our mold problem and the house that’s been slowly killing us for 3 years,” Spelling wrote. “My kids are so sick and can’t get well and our family needs help.”
Earlier this month, Spelling shared photos on Instagram of herself with at least four of her children at an urgent care clinic.
Spelling said in the caption that she was prompted to look for answers after her kids were in what she described as a monthslong “continual spiral of sickness.”
“Used to think… well that’s what happens when you have young kids in school. They just continually bring sicknesses home,” Spelling wrote. “But, when it gets to the point where they are at home sick more than being in school we had to reassess what was going on.”
Spelling wrote that among the symptoms her children have experienced are skin rashes, extreme fatigue, dizziness, fevers and respiratory infections. Her five children range in age from 6 to around 16.
Spelling said a professional mold inspection company found “extreme mold” in the family’s home, which she said they had been renting.
“It’s hard to just uproot a huge family especially in midst of all feeling so sick and in bed,” she wrote. “But, we now will vacate the home asap.”
Keanu Reeves‘ John Wick movie series, which kicked off in 2014 with a modestly budgeted revenge film about a dude avenging his murdered puppy, has officially become a billion-dollar franchise.
The series’ biggest earner, John Wick: Chapter 4, is still hanging tough on the Domestic Top Ten box office charts, and receipts — counting both domestic and overseas — just pushed the franchise over the billion-dollar mark.
To date, the fourth film has made nearly $425,843,000 in theaters worldwide, according to Box Office Mojo.
While the movie’s climax showed Reeves’ titular assassin was finally “at peace,” the movie’s strong box office opening and continued legs have reportedly made Lionsgate reconsider sending Baba Yaga to his grave.
Until then, there’s also a spinoff movie called Ballerina, starring Oscar nominee Ana de Armas, due out next summer and a small-screen prequel show, The Continental, debuting on Peacock in September.
Ireland and Alec in 2019 – Jesse Grant/Getty Images for Comedy Central
Alec Baldwin is a father of eight, but he’s just become a grandfather for the first time.
The star’s first child, 27-year-old daughter Ireland, just welcomed a daughter of her own named Holland with her boyfriend, Portuguese-American musician André Allen Anjos aka RAC.
Ireland’s mom is Baldwin’s ex-wife, Oscar winner Kim Basinger.
On Thursday, Alec’s current wife, Hilaria, shared a photo of her and Alec and the rest of their brood: 9-year-old Carmen, Rafael, 7, Leonardo, 6, Romeo, 5, Eduardo, 2, Marilu, 2, and 7-month-old Ilaria, noting, “All of these aunties and uncles and us grandparents are so excited that Holland is here!!! Congratulations to the mama and papa, Ireland and Andre. We love you so very much!”
For his part, Alec replied, “miracle.” He also posted another shot, to his own Instagram, of him and Hilaria dressed formally, as they were in her pic, but sans kiddos. “Grandma and Grandpa head out for an evening,” he commented.
Have no fear, your reality roundup is here! Take a look back at some of the most notable moments in reality television this week.
Vanderpump Rules (Bravo)
— Wednesday’s Vanderpump Rules season 10 finale episode chronicled the aftermath of Ariana Madix finding out her co-star and now-ex, Tom Sandoval, who she was with for nine years, had a seven month long affair with her co-star and best friend Raquel Leviss. The revelation resulted in the end of Ariana’s relationships with Raquel, Sandoval and anyone who was friends with him.
— After years of speculation, during Wednesday’sWatch What Happens Live, Ariana confirmed thatSandoval, did indeed hook up with “Miami Girl” — the woman he was accused of having a fling with in 2015. “They slept together. It was before he and I were exclusive,” she said before explaining that she kept the secret to protect him.
— Also during WWHL, responding to rumors that Tom and Raquel had recently broken up, Ariana told host Andy Cohen, “I don’t buy that at all. She was sending letters to my house like four days ago.”
Ariana, who still shares a home with the TomTom co-owner explained, “I didn’t open it. It was addressed to him and it was her handwriting.”
Real Housewives…(Bravo)
— Real Housewives of Atlanta: Amid her ongoing divorce, RHOA alum Kim Zolciak is requesting that her estranged husband, Kroy Biermann, undergo drug testing, according to court docs obtained by Entertainment Tonight. The outlet reports that, in the docs, Kim says she’s seen the former Atlanta Falcons player “smoking marijuana” and has “serious concerns” for the safety and well-being of their children — Kroy, 11, Kash, 10, and twins, Kaia and Kane, 9. A status hearing for their divorce is set for July 11.
— Real Housewives of New York City: Bravo dropped the trailer for season 14 of RHONY, giving fans a peak into the drama among the entirely new cast — Sai De Silva, Ubah Hassan, Erin Lichy, Jenna Lyons, Jessel Taank and Brynn Whitfield. The season premieres Sunday, July 16 at 9 p.m. ET. on Bravo.
— Ultimate Girls Trip: RHONY Legacy(Peacock): On Monday, it was revealed that The Real Housewives of New York: Legacy series has been shifted to an Ultimate Girls Trip featuring former Housewives Kelly Killoren Bensimon, Luann de Lesseps, Dorinda Medley, Sonja Morgan, Ramona Singer and Kristen Taekman.
Love Is Blind (Netflix)
— Matt Bolton and Colleen Reed, from season 3 of Love Is Blind, are finally moving in together after getting married in June 2021. “Me and Matt are going to move in together in the next two weeks,” Colleen said on Tuesday’s episode of Deepti Vempati and Natalie Lee‘s podcast, Out of the Pods. “We don’t have the finances to buy, by any means, but we’re going to rent in Dallas and then that gives us time to really find the perfect home for what works for us.”
Ludacriswas honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Thursday — supported by his Fast X co-stars Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez, Jordana Brewster, Tyrese Gibson, as well as Cody Walker, brother of the late Paul Walker.
Diesel took to the podium and touted Ludacris’ strong “curiosity” in life, as well as his “loyalty” and “gratitude.”
“If you take anything from this star, if you take anything from this king, if you take anything from his life, know that with every step he’s maintained a beautiful loyalty. And that loyalty will drive you far,” Diesel shared. “That loyalty will make your brothers and your family feel supported at all times. That loyalty is imperative. Maintain that.”
Ludacris described the honor as “mind-blowing,” adding that during Diesel’s tribute he “was trying hard not to cry.”
“Getting a star is a statement. But be clear about this statement: The even bigger statement to me is that we are all interconnected,” added Ludacris. “And I am a culmination of the people who showed up for me today believing in me and pushing me, to inspire me. I am a reflection of you … I’m nothing without you. Thank you.”
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On Thursday, Harrison Ford was presented with an honorary Palme d’Or at the Cannes International Film Festival, ahead of his Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny screening there for the first time.
A montage of Ford’s films played before he was called to the podium, about which a “very touched” 80-year-old Hollywood icon said, “They say before you die, you see your life flash before your eyes, and I just saw my life flash before my eyes. A great part of my life, but not all of my life.”
Ford continued, honoring his “lovely wife” Calista Flockhart, who has “supported my passion and my dreams, and I’m grateful.” He adding of the crowd, “You know: I love you, too. You’ve given my life purpose and meaning, and I’m so grateful for that.”
After shouting out his Dial of Destiny director James Mangold, and co-stars Phoebe Waller-Bridge and Mads Mikkelsen, Ford said, “I’m deeply honored, and humbled, but I got a movie you gotta see, it’s right behind me.”
The final Indy film also received a standing ovation, which lasted five minutes long, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
