The Batman held on to the top spot at the box office for the second straight week, earning an estimated $66 million. That pushes its 10-day total domestic take to $238.5 million, making it the highest-grossing movie released this year. The Batman‘s now made $463.2 million worldwide, on target to earn over half-a-billion dollars before the week is done.
Uncharted held on to second place, delivering just shy of $9.3 million in its third week of release. Its total domestic tally now stands at a little less than $113.4 million. Uncharted is performing even better overseas, where it has added an additional $187.9 million, bringing its current worldwide take to $301.3 million.
BTS: Permission to Dance on Stage — Seoul: Live Viewing posted a surprising third-place finish, grabbing an estimated $6.8 million. The film earned $32.6 million worldwide.
Dog finished the weekend in fourth place, delivering an estimated $5.3 million $47.8 million domestically and $6.4 million overseas, putting its worldwide total at $54.2 million.
Rounding out the top five was Spider-Man: No Way Home, which tacked on an estimated $4.1 million in its 13th week of release. The film’s domestic box office total now stands at $792.3 million. Overseas, No Way Home has collected $1.08 billion so far, putting its worldwide haul at just under $1.88 billion.
(INDIAN WELLS, Calif.) — Tennis player Naomi Osaka was nearly brought to tears over the weekend after a spectator heckled her from the stands at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, California.
Osaka, who is a four-time major champion and was formerly ranked No. 1 by the Women’s Tennis Association, was playing against Russian tennis player Veronika Kudermetova, when a woman in the stands shouted, “Naomi, you suck,” during the first set.
After the match, Osaka asked the chair umpire if she could borrow her mic to address the crowd to say something that was “on her heart.”
“To be honest, I’ve gotten heckled before, it didn’t really bother me,” she said. “But [being] heckled here, I watched a video of Venus and Serena [Williams] getting heckled here, and if you’ve never watched it, you should watch it. I don’t know why, but it went into my head, and it got replayed a lot. I’m trying not to cry.”
The incident Osaka referred to was when the Williams sisters were heckled by spectators at the Indian Wells Masters in 2001. Venus Williams withdrew with a knee injury from her scheduled semi-final against Serena Williams shortly before it was to begin. Amid speculation of match fixing, the crowd heckled Venus Williams and her father, Richard Williams, when they took their seats to watch Serena Williams in the final against Belgian tennis player Kim Clijsters.
The crowd continued to heckle Serena Williams when she came out to play the final and continued to boo her periodically throughout the entire match. When Serena Williams won the match, she was subsequently booed during the awards ceremony.
Following the tennis tournament and racist comments that Richard Williams alleged were directed at him during the incident, the Williams sisters boycotted the Indian Wells tournament for 14 years, even though it has been a mandatory stop on the WTA tour since 2009. Serena Williams ended the boycott in 2015 and played.
Osaka, who ended her address to the crowd by congratulating her opponent, opened up about her struggle with depression in 2021 after withdrawing from the French Open last year.
The tennis player, who said she wouldn’t be doing any press events during the tournament due to a lack of care for athletes’ mental health, created some controversy for her decision to abstain from press obligations, which resulted in a fine issued to her by French Open officials.
She ultimately withdrew and posted a statement on Twitter about her struggle with depression.
“The truth is that I have suffered long bouts of depression since the US Open in 2018, and I have had a really hard time coping with that,” she wrote. “Anyone that knows me knows I’m introverted, and anyone that has seen me at the tournaments will notice that I’m often wearing headphones as that helps dull my social anxiety.”
“I am not a natural public speaker and get huge waves of anxiety before I speak to the world’s media,” she added.
Many at the time commended Osaka for openly sharing her experience, including tennis legend Billie Jean King and even Serena Williams, who Osaka defeated in 2018 to win her first Grand Slam title.
“I feel for Naomi,” Serena Williams said about the situation after a first round win at the 2021 French Open. “I feel like I wish I could give her a hug, because I know what it’s like.”
(NEW YORK) — Police in New York City and Washington are jointly investigating the shootings of five homeless people across both cities that they said may have been committed by the same suspect.
Because of similarities in “the modus operandi of the perpetrator, common circumstances involved in each shooting, circumstances of the victims and recovered evidence,” the two departments will jointly investigate the shootings with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, they said in a Sunday news release.
The first shootings occurred in Washington on March 3, 8 and 9. The victim found on March 9 was discovered by police when they were responding to a tent fire in the city’s northeast. He succumbed to stab and gunshot wounds, according to an autopsy.
The two shootings in New York occurred on March 12. One victim was injured and another was killed, according to the joint news release.
NYPD Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell and MPD Chief Robert J. Contee III said in the news release that they are committed to safety for homeless individuals and to finding the suspect in the shootings.
“Our homeless population is one of our most vulnerable and an individual praying on them as they sleep is an exceptionally heinous crime,” Sewell said in a statement.
“We are committed to sharing every investigative path, clue and piece of evidence with our law enforcement partners to bring this investigation to a swift conclusion and the individual behind these vicious crimes to justice,” Contee said.
Both communities “are heartbroken and disturbed by these heinous crimes in which an individual has been targeting some of our most vulnerable residents,” New York City Mayor Eric Adams and Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser said in a statement on Sunday.
“It is heartbreaking and tragic to know that in addition to all the dangers that unsheltered residents face, we now have a cold-blooded killer on the loose, but we are certain that we will get the suspect off the street and into police custody,” they said.
The mayors said they spoke on Sunday about their cities working together on the investigation.
ABC News’ Aaron Katersky and Joshua Hoyos contributed to this report.
(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Sunday’s sports events:
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Brooklyn 110, New York 107
LA Clippers 106, Detroit 102
Dallas 95, Boston 92
Philadelphia 116, Orlando 114 (OT)
New Orleans 130, Houston 105
Atlanta 131, Indiana 128
Memphis 125, Oklahoma City 118
Phoenix 140, LA Lakers 111
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
Pittsburgh 4, Carolina 2
Buffalo 5, Toronto 2
Winnipeg 4, St. Louis 3 (OT)
Columbus 6, Vegas 4
Montreal 4, Philadelphia 3 (OT)
NY Islanders 4, Anaheim 3
Nashville 6, Minnesota 2
Colorado 3, Calgary 0
Tampa Bay 2, Vancouver 1
Los Angeles 3, Florida 2 (SO)
TOP 25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Tennessee 65, Texas A&M 50
Iowa 75, Purdue 66
Houston 71, Memphis 53
MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER
Atlanta 2, Charlotte FC 1
Minnesota 1, New York 0
(NEW YORK) — Russian forces are continuing their attempted push through Ukraine from multiple directions, while Ukrainians, led by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, are putting up “stiff resistance,” according to U.S. officials.
The attack began Feb. 24, when Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a “special military operation.”
Russian forces moving from neighboring Belarus toward Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, have advanced closer to the city center in recent days despite the resistance, coming within about 9 miles as of Friday.
Russia has been met by sanctions from the United States, Canada and countries throughout Europe, targeting the Russian economy as well as Putin himself.
Here’s how the news is developing. All times Eastern:
Mar 14, 6:47 am
More than 2.8 million have fled Ukraine: UN
More than 2.8 million people have fled Ukraine since Russia invaded, the U.N. Refugee Agency said on Monday.
Monday’s update said more than 1.72 million people have crossed the border into Poland, but didn’t include updated figures for crossings into all the other countries that border Ukraine.
Rafal Trzaskowski, mayor of Warsaw, Poland, told The Telegraph on Saturday that his city’s ability to absorb refugees fleeing the Ukraine war was “at an end” and that the city would be overwhelmed unless an international relocation system was created.
“We are doing all we can but we cannot rely on improvisation anymore,” Trzaskowski told the newspaper. “We coordinate our work with other mayors in Poland and in Europe, and through this we send buses of refugees to other cities. But we are doing this on our own. We need a European relocation system which will organise it because it is a huge logistical enterprise. We can’t improvise anymore.”
-ABC News’ Zoe Magee
Mar 14, 6:12 am
Russian attacks will increase, may strike Lviv: US official
Russian attacks on Ukraine will increase, with the western city of Lviv among potential targets, a senior U.S. official told ABC News.
Russian officials are convinced the city is being used to stage military operations and that some high ranking people are present. Russia may target the city, since “they want to create more terror,” an official said.
Russians have warned that anyone who supplies weapons to Ukraine, or offers safe haven, could be targeted.
After Sunday’s attack near the Polish border, concern is growing over a possible strike in Poland, an official said. There are several areas in Poland where weapons are currently being staged or stored.
-ABC News’ Martha Raddatz
Mar 14, 5:51 am
Ukraine, Russia to begin 4th round of talks
A fourth round of talks between Russia and Ukraine are due to begin on Monday, following optimistic comments from both sides over the weekend that they are moving towards a compromise.
Both sides have confirmed the latest round of the talks will take place today — the previous three rounds were held in Belarus, but these will take place remotely.
On Sunday, one of Russia’s negotiators, an MP Leonid Slutsky told Russian media that he believed “substantial progress” had been made and that he believed that progress could even “grow into a unified position” in documents for signing in the next few days.
Ukraine’s chief negotiator, Mykhailo Podolyak, in interviews and videos posted on Twitter on Sunday also said that Russia “looks at the situation far more properly” and has stopped throwing out “ultimatums.”
Podolyak told the Russian newspaper Kommersant the sides were discussing concrete proposals and that the key issue was “security guarantees” for both Russia and Ukraine. He said the sides were discussing a cease-fire, as well as compensation to Ukraine’s infrastructure destroyed during the war. But he did say that “some time is still needed” for Russia to understand the reality of its situation.
The comments have raised hopes Russia may be lowering its war aims as a result of the fierce Ukrainian resistance and tough response from Western countries.
U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman told Fox News on Sunday that the U.S. also sees Russia is showing signs of a “willingness to have real, serious negotiations.”
But is unclear where the compromise might be found.
Last week, Russia was insisting that Ukraine change is constitution to guarantee it will not join NATO or the European Union. Ukraine had signalled that was not possible but President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has hinted there might be some negotiating space around NATO, which he has acknowledged Ukraine is not close to joining.
In a video posted to Twitter Monday morning before the start of the talks, Podolyak said Ukraine’s positions were “unchanged”: it was demanding an immediate ceasefire and a withdrawal of Russian troops. He said only after that could any political settlements be discussed.
-ABC News’ Patrick Reevell
Mar 13, 9:41 pm
Russia asks China for military support, US official says
Russia has asked China for military support and other aid in the time since it invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24, a senior U.S. official told ABC News.
China and Russia recently strengthened their partnership, and Chinese President Xi Jinping has stood by Russian President Vladimir Putin as he’s bombarded Ukraine.
On Sunday, President Joe Biden’s top national security adviser, Jake Sullivan, said during an interview with CNN that the U.S. was “watching closely to see the extent to which China actually does provide any form of support, material support or economic support, to Russia.”
“It is a concern of ours,” Sullivan said, adding that the U.S. has communicated to Beijing that it will “not stand by and allow any country to compensate Russia for its losses from the economic sanctions.”
Sullivan is planning to meet a top Chinese official in Rome on Monday.
The Financial Times, The Washington Post and The New York Times first reported on this development.
Newly minted ACM Entertainer of the Year Miranda Lambert is gearing up for another big year of wowing crowds. She’s reviving her Bandwagon Tour, a co-headlining gig with Little Big Town, in 2022.
A lot goes into mounting a tour, especially on such a high caliber, where the expectations are high for a stellar show. But Miranda is up to the challenge. On TikTok, she posted a little behind-the-scenes clip of her rehearsals with her band.
Complete with a huge array of instruments, personnel and more cords than you can count, Miranda’s clearly got an epic show planned for when she hits the road in May.
The sneak peek video is set to Miranda’s new song, “Strange,” which comes off her just-announced Palomino record. That project will arrive at the end of April.
Lynyrd Skynyrd has confirmed a new series of dates for the 2022 edition of the band’s Big Wheels Keep On Turnin’ Tour, which kicks off April 9 with a previously announced performance in Scottsdale, Arizona, as part of the 25th anniversary Arizona Bike Week event.
According to their official website, the Southern rock legends currently have 15 shows on their schedule, spanning through a September 23 concert in Reno, Nevada.
The Rock & Roll Hall of Famers’ will be joined by various support acts at select shows, including The Outlaws, ex-Eagles guitarist Don Felder, The Marshall Tucker Band and The Devon Allman Project.
The Outlaws will be supporting Lynyrd Skynyrd on June 3 in Crownsville, Maryland; June 4 in Wantagh, New York; July 1 in Gilford, New Hampshire; July 2 in Bridgeport, Connecticut; and July 3 in Bangor, Maine.
Felder will perform at the Gilford concert as well, and also will open Skynyrd on May 14 in Fresno, California, and July 9 in Syracuse, New York. The Marshall Tucker Band will support Skynyrd at a June 10 concert in Middletown, New York, and at the Bangor show along with The Outlaws. The Devon Allman Projct, a group led by the late Gregg Allman‘s oldest son, also will perform at the Wantagh concert.
Lynyrd Skynyrd launched its Big Wheels Keep On Turnin’ Tour in June of 2021. Last July, founding guitarist Gary Rossington underwent an emergency heart operation and has sat out most of the band’s concerts since then. Former Alice Cooper guitarist Damon Johnson has been standing in for Rossington; it’s not known if Gary will be playing with the band this year.
Another week means another episode of American Idol.
With host Ryan Seacrest along for the ride, judges Katy Perry, Luke Bryan, and Lionel Richie were back at it again scouring the United States for the next big star. Here’s a look at this week’s top auditions.
Kicking things off on Sunday was 17-year-old Tristen Gressett, who showed off his many talents, which included playing guitar and harmonica as he belted out “Piano Man” by Billy Joel. While his audition was entertaining, it was his second audition of “Colors” by Black Pumas, where he stripped back some of the gimmicks, that would earn him a ticket to Hollywood.
Cadence Baker, 18, earned herself a standing ovation from the judges after singing a slowed down and countrified version of Whitney Houston‘s hit “I’m Your Baby Tonight.” Not only did she make it to the next round, Luke even proclaimed “she may be the winner.”
26-year-old gospel singer Dontrell Briggs sung his heart out with his cover of Tasha Cobbs’ “For Your Glory,” leaving the judges torn over his future. With Lionel giving a “yes” and Katy a “no,” Luke was left with Briggs fate in his hands. Briggs then sang for his life and gave Luke chills while singing Chris Stapleton‘s “Tennessee Whiskey,” winning a ticket to Hollywood.
Katy couldn’t help but declare Dakota Hayden “Top 10 material” after hearing his version of Luke Combs‘ “When It Rains It Pours.” Needless to say, the country singer earned himself a trip to the west coast.
Sadly, not everyone was lucky enough to continue pursuing their dreams of becoming the next American Idol. Inspired by season 19 runner-up Willie Spence, Taniya Boatwright gave it her all while singing Sam Cooke‘s “A Change Is Gonna Come,” but it wasn’t enough to get a golden ticket, however Lionel did encourage her to come back and try again.
Closing out the episode was 28-year-old Sam Finelli. Sam, who was diagnosed with autism, moved the judges to tears and earned himself a standing ovation after singing “Rainbow” by Kacey Musgraves. The judges all praised him and shared words of inspiration, with Lionel declaring “Your handicap is your gift.”
American Idol returns Sunday, March 20 at 8 p.m. ET on ABC.
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On Sunday, the 27th annual Critics Choice Awards, airing on TBS and The CW, honored the best in movies and TV with hosts Taye Diggs and Nicole Byer.
Netflix’s Power of the Dog was the big winner in the film category, earning four awards in all, including best picture, best adapted screenplay, best cinematography and best director honors for Jane Campion.
Belfast was also a multiple award winner, with best acting ensemble and best original screenplay.
Will Smith took home best actor honors for King Richard and Jessica Chastain won best actress for The Eyes of Tammy Faye. Best supporting actor and actress trophies went to CODA‘s Troy Kotsur and West Side Story‘s Anna DeBose.
On the TV side, Ted Lasso took home the most awards, including best comedy and best actor, supporting actor and supporting actress in a comedy series for Jason Sudeikis, Brett Goldstein and Hannah Waddingham, respectively. Succession won for best drama, with best supporting actor and actress honors going to Kieren Culkin and Sarah Snook.
Mare of Easttown also took home top prize for limited series. Lee Jung-jae walked off with best actor in a drama series for Squid Games and Melanie Lynskey won best actress honors for Yellowjackets.
MOVIES
Best picture The Power of the Dog
Best actor
Will Smith, King Richard
Best actress
Jessica Chastain, The Eyes of Tammy Faye
Best supporting actor
Troy Kotsur, CODA
Best supporting actress
Ariana DeBose, West Side Story
Best young actor/actress
Jude Hill, Belfast
Best acting ensemble Belfast
Best director
Jane Campion, The Power of the Dog
Best original screenplay
Kenneth Branagh, Belfast
Best adapted screenplay
Jane Campion, The Power of the Dog
Best cinematography
Ari Wegner, The Power of the Dog
Best production design
Patrice Vermette, Zsuzsanna Sipos, Dune
Best editing
Sarah Broshar and Michael Kahn, West Side Story
Best costume design
Jenny Beavan, Cruella
Best hair and makeup The Eyes of Tammy Faye
Best visual effects Dune
Best comedy Licorice Pizza
Best animated feature The Mitchells vs the Machines
Best foreign language film Drive My Car
Best song
“No Time to Die” — No Time to Die
Best score
Hans Zimmer, Dune
TELEVISION
Best drama series Succession
Best actor in a drama series
Lee Jung-jae, Squid Game
Best actress in a drama series
Melanie Lynskey, Yellowjackets
Best supporting actor in a drama series
Kieran Culkin, Succession
Best supporting actress in a drama series
Sarah Snook, Succession
Best comedy series
Ted Lasso
Best actor in a comedy series
Jason Sudeikis, Ted Lasso
Best actress in a comedy series
Jean Smart, Hacks
Best supporting actor in a comedy series
Brett Goldstein, Ted Lasso
Best supporting actress in a comedy series
Hannah Waddingham, Ted Lasso
Best limited series Mare of Easttown
Best movie made for television Oslo
Best actor in a limited series or movie made for television
Michael Keaton, Dopesick
Best actress in a limited series or movie made for television
Kate Winslet, Mare of Easttown
Best supporting actor in a limited series or movie made for television
Murray Bartlett, The White Lotus
Best supporting actress in a limited series or movie made for television
Jennifer Coolidge, The White Lotus
William Hurt, who won the Academy Award for Best Actor for Kiss of the Spider Woman in 1986, has reportedly died at age 71.
Deadline and other outlets cite a statement by Hurt’s son, Will, that reads, “It is with great sadness that the Hurt family mourns the passing of William Hurt, beloved father and Oscar winning actor, on March 13, 2022, one week before his 72nd birthday. He died peacefully, among family, of natural causes. The family requests privacy at this time.”
It had been reported in May of 2018 that the elder Hurt had terminal prostate cancer.
In the ’80s, Hurt was nominated for Best Actor three years running; he won for Kiss of the Spider Woman, but was also nominated for 1987’s Broadcast News and 1986’s Children of a Lesser God. He earned his fourth Oscar nomination, for Supporting Actor, for 2005’s A History of Violence, the latter for a role that featured fewer than ten minutes of total screen time.
Hurt was also known for his roles in Altered Images, The Big Chill, Body Heat and Gorky Park, among others. To younger fans, he was familiar for his recurring role in the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Thaddeus “Thunderbolt” Ross in five Marvel movies: The Incredible Hulk, Captain America: Civil War, Avengers: Infinity War, Avengers: Endgame and Black Widow.
Hurt also had a distinguished career as a theater actor, winning an Obie, a Theatre World Award and a Tony nomination.
Hurt was married and divorced twice, and leaves behind four children.
