"Black Panther's" second weekend in theaters proved its box-office success isn't slowing down anytime soon. MovieWeb's Ryan J. Downey joins Cheddar to discuss just how much money the mega hit will make before it's all said and done. He says the blockbuster's strong second week comes from ticket sales to repeat viewers.
The film posted the second-largest non-opening weekend ever. Downey says it's fair to assume "Black Panther" will wind up joining Hollywood's elusive billion-dollar box-office club. He also reveals how Disney used the film as inspiration to make a donation in support of STEM education.
Marvel has another major release up its sleeve for later this year. "Avengers: Infinity War" is due out this May and will see T'Challah will return to join up with the rest of the MCU superheroes. Downey considers whether we might be in store for a letdown after the massive success of "Black Panther."
President Joe Biden says his administration will help improve public safety and justice for Native American communities.
The UK government has increased the terror level to severe, meaning an attack is highly likely. The decision follows a taxi explosion in Liverpool on Sunday that killed a man.
Jill and Carlo cover the latest with the infrastructure bill, the growing state rebellion over boosters, Trump's dereliction of duty on the pandemic, Taylor Swift's reign of cultural domination and more.
Britney is free. A Los Angeles judge on Friday ended the conservatorship that has controlled Britney Spears’ life and money for nearly 14 years.
Babylist, an online baby registry for expecting and new parents, recently raised $40 million a Series C round, bringing the company's total funding to $50 million. Babylist also operates as an e-commerce and content platform. The company says it aims to be a one-stop solution for first-time parents who don't know what they need to buy for their new child. Babylist also says it wants to expand to address the needs of the entire family. Babylist founder and CEO Natalie Gordon joins Cheddar News' Closing Bell to discuss.
The pandemic hit movie theater chains like the Alamo Drafthouse hard. Cheddar Senior Reporter Michelle Castillo talks to CEO Tim League about the reopening and a slow return to normalcy.
A jam-packed Freitag pod with Carlo and Baker: new Covid hotspots, Kyle Rittenhouse trial, Belarus making trouble for Europe, red-hot housing market, and how to manage a PR crisis the right way.
A 22-year-old college senior who was critically injured at the Astroworld festival in Houston has died.
A new monument in Virginia is honoring three veterans of the Union's United States Colored Troops (USCT) who were captured and executed in 1864 just 300 feet away.
Cheddar recs "Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings," "Tiger King," "How to Get Away With Murder," and "Seinfeld
