The animated movie, the sequel to 2023’s The Super Mario Bros. Movie, topped the box office for a third straight week, taking in an additional $35 million, according to Box Office Mojo. It’s already the year’s highest grossing film in the U.S., with a total gross of over $355 million.
Project Hail Mary hung on to the #2 spot for the second week, taking in $20.5 million. A new release this week, Lee Cronin’s The Mummy, came in at #3 with $13.5 million.
The Drama and You, Me & Tuscany rounded out the top 5 with $4.8 million and $3.8 million, respectively.
Here are the top 10 films at the box office:
1. The Super Mario Galaxy Movie – $35 million 2. Project Hail Mary – $20.5 million 3. Lee Cronin’s The Mummy – $13.5 million 4. The Drama – $4.8 million 5. You, Me & Tuscany – $3.8 million 6. Hoppers – $2.9 million 7. Normal – $2.65 million 8. BTS WORLD TOUR ‘ARIRANG’ in JAPAN: LIVE VIEWING – $1.8 million 9. Busboys – $1.65 million 10. Bhooth Bangla – $950,000
Justin Bieber performs at the Coachella Stage during the 2026 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival at Empire Polo Club on April 18, 2026 in Indio, California. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Coachella)
Justin Bieber switched things up for his second Coachella appearance Saturday night, bringing out different guests and performing different classic cuts — but the “singing along with old YouTube videos” segment remained.
The biggest guest star was Bieber superfan Billie Eilish, who Justin brought onstage so he could serenade her with “One Less Lonely Girl.” The two first met at Coachella back in 2019 and later teamed up on a remix of “bad guy.”
SZA also appeared for her “Snooze” remix with Justin, while Big Sean came out to perform “As Long as You Love Me” and “No Pressure.” Sexyy Red popped up for “Sweet Spot,” while Dijon was on hand for “Devotion.”
During the YouTube portion of the show, Justin pulled up videos of “One Time,” “U Smile,” “Up” and “Baby,” and his cover of Justin Timberlake”s “Cry Me a River” and sang along to them. “I remember this like it was yesterday,” he said of the Timberlake cover. “The guitar was out of tune.”
“I just was a kid who liked to sing, that was it,” Justin told the crowd, reminiscing about his YouTube cover songs, which is what led to him being discovered.
“Man, it’s been a wild journey. It’s been an emotional journey,” he added.
You can watch the performance on Coachella’s YouTube channel.
Justin’s Coachella performances haven’t just been good for his streaming numbers, either.Vogue Business reports that his Skylrk brand sold over $5 million worth of merch during the first Coachella weekend alone. That beat the previous merch record of $1.7 million over two weekends.
Meanwhile, there may be an indication that Justin is planning to take the show on the road. His website has been updated to read, “Click RSVP below to be notified when new tour dates are announced.”
Olivia Rodrigo and Addison Rae perform at the 2026 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on April 18, 2026 in Indio, California. (Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Coachella)
The audience during Addison Rae’s Coachella set Saturday night was so surprised they could’ve dropped dead: Olivia Rodrigo popped up to give the live debut of her new single.
Olivia showed up while Addison was performing “Headphones On”: Right after she sang the line, “I compare my life to the new ‘it girl,'” Olivia appeared on top of the stairs on the stage set, wearing a pink bikini top and jeans. She smiled, waved and blew kisses as the crowd went wild.
She came down the stairs in time to join Addison for the line, “You just have to surrender to the moment,” and continued singing through the rest of the song.
“Coachella, how much do we love Miss Addison?” Liv asked after the song ended. “Oh my God, I might just drop dead,” Addison replied, before they launched into a duet version of Olivia’s new song “drop dead.”
It was Olivia’s second appearance at Coachella: In 2024, she joined No Doubt during their reunion performance to sing “Bathwater” with Gwen Stefani. She has yet to play the festival on her own, but since she’s likely to tour behind her upcoming album you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love, it may happen in 2027.
You can watch the entire performance on Coachella’s YouTube channel.
(NEW YORK) — The severe weather threat is expected to ramp down this weekend after one more day of possible severe storms.
There is a slight risk for severe storms in Ohio, West Virginia, western Pennsylvania and western New York. This includes Buffalo, New York; Cleveland; Pittsburgh; and Charleston, West Virginia.
Damaging winds and some large hail will be the main threat, but a tornado and some isolated flash flooding cannot be ruled out.
Remnant showers and storms moved along a cold front sweeping the Ohio Valley Saturday morning before rejuvenating later in the afternoon.
The level of severity of these storms will be determined by how the atmosphere recovers after preceding rain moving through Saturday morning, but enough energy could build up by late Saturday afternoon for some severe storms to develop over the area. Otherwise, it may just end up being added rain with possibly some rumbles of thunder.
This cold front will continue to push east into the Northeast on Sunday, bringing rain, and some high elevation snow, to the region before pushing off the coast.
Ahead of this cold front, the Southeast has had another day or record heat while the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic begin to cool down.
Saturday could see one more day of record highs across much of the South from Louisiana to Florida to Georgia.
The National Weather Service confirmed at least 35 tornadoes across 10 states this week, stretching from California to Vermont.
Wisconsin, Iowa and Illinois have been hit the hardest by multiple outbreaks of severe weather over the week.
Friday was no exception to this active week of severe weather, with more than 300 reports of severe weather from Oklahoma up to Minnesota and east to Indiana.
Wind gusts over 75 mph were also reported in Missouri, Iowa and Illinois. Hail larger than baseballs were reported in Illinois and Oklahoma. Oklahoma, Iowa, Illinois and Wisconsin reported hail greater than golf balls.
In addition, flooding continues to linger for parts of Wisconsin and Michigan from days of rain and, in some areas, on top of a deep snowpack that’s accelerated snowmelt. Fortunately, they have drier weather in the forecast for this weekend into next week.
The newly elected Pontiff, Pope Leo XIV is seen for the first time from the Vatican balcony on May 8, 2025 in Vatican City, Vatican. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)
(NEW YORK) — Pope Leo addressed President Donald Trump on Saturday while aboard the papal plane on his trip to Angola.
The pope said recent remarks that appeared to address the U.S. president were prepared two weeks ago, before Trump had commented on him.
“Yet as it happens, it was looked at as if I was trying to debate, again, the president, which is not my interest at all,” he said.
Madonna at the Oscars After Party at Spago’s in Hollywood, California, March 1991 (Ron Galella/Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images); Sabrina Carpenter at the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards, Sept. 11, 2024 in Elmont, New York. (Gotham/WireImage)
The rumors were true: Madonna was Sabrina Carpenter’s surprise guest Friday night at Coachella.
The Queen of Pop appeared during “Juno,” and teamed with Sabrina for duets of “Vogue” and “Like a Prayer.” The two also performed a new song, possibly called “Bring Your Love,” which is likely from Madonna’s upcoming album Confessions II, a sequel to her 2005 album Confessions on a Dance Floor.
Madonna also noted the significance of the moment, since it marked her return to Coachella after two decades. “20 years ago today I performed at Coachella — I was in the dance tent and it was the first time I performed Confessions on a Dance Floor in America. And that was such a thrill for me, so you can image what a thrill [this] is for me. … Same boots, with the same corset … so it’s like a full circle moment, y’know?”
Madonna joked, “The other thrilling thing I want to point out is that this is probably the only time I’ve ever performed with someone that’s shorter than me!”
A few hours after the performance, Madonna released the first song from Confessions II, “I Feel So Free.” The album’s out July 3.
Geena Davis, Madonna’s co-star in A League of Their Own, also appeared during the set in a pre-filmed segment, doing a monologue as an older version of Sabrina. Geena’s Thelma & Louise co-star Susan Sarandon had done the same thing during Sabrina’s first Coachella performance on April 10.
You can watch the whole performance on Coachella’s YouTube channel.
Florence Welch of ‘Florence And The Machine’ performs onstage during a concert at The O2 Arena on February 16, 2026 in London, England. (Photo by Lillie Eiger/HFG Management via Getty Images)
Florence + the Machine’s upcoming Everybody Scream Tour stop in Philadelphia is being relocated due to the NHL playoffs.
According to a post on social media, the show, originally scheduled for April 25 at Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philly, has been moved to the Jim Wheland Boardwalk Hall Arena in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
The post notes that refunds for the original venue will be automatically processed, with ticketholders having to repurchase tickets for the new venue. Prior ticketholders will have a 24-hour window to purchase tickets to the new show, before they go on sale to the general public.
“We are sorry for any inconvenience this may cause,” the post notes. “Unfortunately this decision is beyond our control and after exploring many alternative scenarios, this became the only workable solution that would allow us not to cancel the show.”
“Thank you so much for your patience and understanding,” the post concludes.
This isn’t the first Florence + the Machine show affected by the NHL playoffs. Their Boston show that was originally scheduled for April 19 was moved to April 20 because of the playoff schedule.
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg speaks at a press conference joined by members of his prosecution team as he comments on the outcome in the retrial of former film producer Harvey Weinstein on June 12, 2025, in New York City. (Photo by Yuki Iwamura-Pool/Getty Images)
(NEW YORK) — Meta, the parent company of Facebook and WhatsApp, has pledged to remove imposter accounts tied to scams that were recently flagged by the Manhattan district attorney’s office, following a phone call between the two parties this week, the DA’s office told ABC News Friday.
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg last week accused Meta of failing to remove imposter accounts that Bragg said pose as organizations like Catholic Charities to offer fake immigration services that scam money from unsuspecting victims.
“These imposter accounts have led to tens of thousands of dollars of fraudulent transfers,” Bragg said in a letter to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg demanding the company take action after requests to remove false profiles were declined.
“Scammers frequently target immigrant populations because they are perceived to be, and often are, more vulnerable to fraud and in need of a specific type of legal assistance,” Bragg wrote.
In some instances, scammers create public Facebook accounts that mirror real accounts belonging to pro bono legal services organizations, Bragg said. In others, they create WhatsApp profiles posing as immigration lawyers associated with those same organizations, frequently using the names and logos of legitimate organizations to give the appearance of credibility.
“Your company has made representations about the importance of the safety and security of your platform for its users,” Bragg’s letter to Zuckerberg said. “If you sincerely wish to protect the safety of your users from fraud, we urge you to take necessary, proactive steps.”
In a statement issued in response to Bragg’s letter, a Meta spokesperson said, “Account impersonation violates our policies, and we take action against people and groups that attempt to misuse our platforms. We’re committed to engaging constructively with all levels of government, law enforcement and cross-sector partners to tackle this industry-wide challenge.”
Bragg is the latest prosecutor to go public with criticism of Meta for failing to protect the public from criminals lurking on its social media platforms. New Mexico recently won a $375 million civil case that held Meta liable for failing to police its sites for child predators, and a jury in Los Angeles found Meta, along with Google, liable for a 20-year-old woman’s social media addiction.
President Donald Trump walks over to speak to the media before boarding Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House on April 16, 2026 in Washington, DC. President Donald Trump is traveling to Las Vegas, Nevada to promote the tax cuts he signed into law in the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” ahead of the midterm election. Tomorrow he will deliver remarks at a Turning Point USA event in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
(WASHINGTON) — After announcing the Strait of Hormuz is “completely open” and saying a deal can soon be secured with Iran, a triumphant-sounding President Donald Trump told ABC News he believes he can trust the Iranians.
“I think they’ve had it,” Trump said in a phone interview on Friday. “I think they’ve had enough. That can happen to anybody. Even people like you and I can say, ‘I’ve had enough.'”
Trump said that the United States will be working with Iran to remove their enriched uranium, what he calls “nuclear dust,” and that it will be brought to the United States.
The president said it will be done with the Iranians in a “very peaceful manner.”
Trump also told ABC News the Iranians will be receiving no money for the exchange, saying that reports of a $20 billion payment are “fake news.”
Trump said this will all be resolved “very soon,” and that the U.S. blockade on ships coming to and from Iran will not come down until the agreement is finalized.
When asked if he thinks he can trust the Iranians to fulfill their commitments here, Trump said yes.
On his negotiating team, Trump told ABC News, “Steve [Witkoff] and Jared [Kushner] will be going out, and maybe J.D. [Vance]. Haven’t spoken to J.D. about that yet.”
The president said talks would take place in “Islamabad only. I’m not interested in going to countries that didn’t help.” Trump said a second round of talks could happen as soon as this weekend, though no formal announcement has been made.
“They want to make a deal. They want to make some money, you know. … They’re not making any money as long as I have the blockade,” Trump said.
Trump also said NATO called him, though he didn’t say specifically who, and offered to help.
“NATO called me and said, ‘Is there anything we can do?’ And I said, ‘Yeah, stay away,'” he said.
The president also spoke at length about Lebanon. On Thursday, Israel and Lebanon agreed to a 10-day ceasefire. The Israeli military action in Lebanon targeting Hezbollah, an Iran-backed militia group, had been an obstacle in talks between the U.S. and Iran.
Trump said that’s a separate peace deal, and he reiterated what he has said on his social media platform: “I am going to prohibit him [Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu] from bombing Lebanon.”
When asked how, Trump said he’ll tell Netanyahu “he cannot do it.”
Regarding Lebanon, Trump said that he is going to involve the president of Syria in the final deal, and that he’s going dealing with Hezbollah.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio delivers remarks during working-level peace talks at the U.S. State Department, April 14, 2026, in Washington. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
(WASHINGTON) — Data collected by the State Department that has not previously been made public indicates that the number of people receiving treatment through the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) has remained steady despite dramatic cuts to foreign aid funding under the Trump administration, according to an internal department memo sent to Secretary of State Marco Rubio and seen exclusively by ABC News.
The memo, which is marked sensitive but unclassified, says that even though overall spending on the initiative fell by roughly 30%, 20.6 million people living with HIV in more than 50 countries received anti-retroviral treatment through U.S. government programs during the 2025 fiscal year — the same number government data shows were receiving the therapy in 2024.
However, the memo did not provide information on the number of individuals who had received testing and counseling services through PEPFAR, which was 84.1 million in 2024. Global health experts estimate that figure could have fallen by more than 15 million in 2025, due in part to an interruption to some testing programs during the Trump administration’s freeze on most foreign aid in early 2025.
But Jeremy Lewin, the State Department’s senior official for foreign and security assistance, reports that the data collected in 2025 shows progress towards other Trump administration goals, including ending mother-to-child transmission of HIV.
Lewin wrote to Rubio that the number of pregnant and breastfeeding mothers who began pre-exposure prophylaxis through PEPFAR more than doubled. He said it climbed from 43,000 in 2024 to 103,000 in 2025, ” showing early progress on any early focus area of yours and President Trump’s.”
Additionally, Lewin said the 2025 data demonstrates “an important shift toward country self-reliance,” indicating that treatment programs for 3 million people with HIV/AIDS were now being managed by national governments rather than organizations working on behalf of PEPFAR.
Lewin said the department expected to see “further progress” toward country self-reliance as it further shifts toward its new global health strategy based on bilateral agreements that mandate a level of co-investment from participating nations.
In a letter outlining the plan in September 2025, Rubio said that the U.S. would enter pacts with 71 countries by the end of the year and establish detailed implementation plans with those nations by the end of March 2026 — a timeline the administration has fallen behind.
In his memo, Lewin said that as of April 7, the U.S had now “signed 30 compacts with nearly $20.6 billion dollars in both U.S. and partner co-investment commitments,” adding that the current data “does not yet show the impact of these historic deals.”
The Bureau of Global Health Security and Diplomacy will confidentially brief members of Congress on the 2025 PEPFAR data before releasing it to the public on Friday, according to the memo.
Since it was launched by former President George W. Bush in 2003, PEPFAR has saved 25 million lives globally, supported 7 million orphans and vulnerable children, and enabled 5.5 million babies to be born HIV-free, according to the State Department. It’s credited as the largest commitment by any country to fight a single disease in history.
