Spidey Tops Box Office While Cinema Day Draws Millions

Spidey Tops Box Office While Cinema Day Draws Millions

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Top Entertainment Headlines It's Monday, Sep. 5th Here are today's top stories. 1 Spidey Tops Box Office While Cinema Day Draws Millions "Spider-Man: No Way Home" has swung back on top of the box office during a holiday weekend where American theaters aimed to lure moviegoers with discounted $3 tickets. The first "National Cinema Day" nationwide promotion became the highest-attended day of the year, drawing an estimated 8.1 million moviegoers on Saturday, according to The Cinema Foundation. The one-day event – offered on more than 30,000 screens and held in more than 3,000 theaters, including major chains AMC and Regal Cinemas – collected preliminary box office returns of $24.3 million, according to data firm Comscore. National Cinema Day was intended to flood theaters with moviegoers during a Labor Day weekend, which is traditionally one of the slowest weekends in the industry. The promotion looked to prompt people to return in the fall, inspired by a sizzle reel of the upcoming films from major studios including Disney, Lionsgate, Sony and A24. Read More → 2 The Weeknd Ends LA Concert After Losing Voice, Apologizes to Fans After playing a sold out show at SoFi Stadium on Friday, The Weeknd came on stage to a crowded stadium on Saturday to announce he had lost his voice and had to end the show.  Fans packed SoFi Stadium for the second night in a row waiting to see the Canadian singer and songwriter during his After Hours Til Dawn tour.  However, in the middle of the concert he came on stage to announce that he had to end the show. Read More → 3 Barack Obama Wins Emmy for Narrating National Parks Series Barack Obama is halfway to an EGOT. The former president won an Emmy Award on Saturday to go with his two Grammys. Obama won the best narrator Emmy for his work on the Netflix documentary series, "Our Great National Parks." Read More → 4 Britney Spears Gives Elton John a Gift That Is Out of This World Britney Spears' gift she gave Elton John following the release of their duet, "Hold Me Closer," is out of this world.  The British icon couldn't help but show off the rocket ship-shaped salt and pepper shakers that Spears gave him.  "Thank you @britneyspears for the fabulous rocket salt and pepper shakers!!" Elton wrote on Instagram on Sept. 2, adding two rocket ship emojis. "@davidfurnish and I love them." He also included the hashtag #HoldMeCloser.  Read More → 5 Barbara Ehrenreich, Activist and 'Myth Busting' Writer of 'Nickel and Dimed,' Dies Barbara Ehrenreich, the author, activist and self-described "myth buster" who in such notable works as "Nickel and Dimed" and "Bait and Switch" challenged conventional thinking about class, religion and the very idea of an American dream, has died at age 81. Ehrenreich died Thursday morning in Alexandria, Virginia, according to her son, the author and journalist Ben Ehrenreich. She had recently suffered a stroke. "She was, she made clear, ready to go," Ben Ehrenreich tweeted Friday. "She was never much for thoughts and prayers, but you can honor her memory by loving one another, and by fighting like hell." Read More → 6 Jane Fonda Announces She's Been Diagnosed With Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma Oscar-winning actor Jane Fonda announced Friday that she's been diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma — but vowed that chemotherapy will not slow her political activism. The 84-year-old Fonda said she's confident of overcoming this health crisis. "So, my dear friends, I have something personal I want to share. I've been diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma and have started chemo treatments," she posted to Instagram. Read More → Got a tip or story idea? tips@nbcchicago.com Follow NBC Chicago Unsubscribe from this Mailing | Unsubscribe from all | Privacy | Terms ©2021 Copyright NBCUniversal Owned Television Stations 30 Rockefeller Plaza - New York, NY 10112