From reality TV to surreal horror, here are your top entertainment stories.
LIVE TV IS HARD
Netflix is asking viewers to be patient, as it delays the release of the Love Is Blind Live Reunion. The special was scheduled for Sunday at 8 p.m. ET but did not go on as planned due to an error with the livestream. “We are incredibly sorry that the Love Is Blind Live Reunion did not turn out as we had planned,” the company tweeted. “We’re filming it now and we’ll have it on Netflix as soon as humanly possible. Again, thank you and sorry.”
SUPER BOX OFFICE PERFORMANCE
The Super Mario Brothers Movie continued its record-breaking run this weekend, raking in $92 million, which marks the best second weekend ever for an animated movie.The video game adaptation from Nintendo and illumination has now grossed more than $353 million dollars in North America, and $683 million globally, making it the highest grossing movie of the year.
BEAU IS A HIT
Lastly, Ari Aster's latest film Beau Is Afraid is cleaning up at the independent box office.The A24 flick, starring Joaquin Phoenix, scored the biggest indie box office opening of the year, grossing more than $320,000 on four screens in New York and Los Angeles.
The National Retail Federation reports Americans are expected to spend $20.1 billion on Father’s Day gifts this year. Yes, funny cards are still accepted.
Simpson’s gridiron legacy was forever overshadowed by the 1994 knife slayings of Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ronald Goldman. A criminal court jury found him not guilty of murder, but a separate civil trial jury found him liable.
Hollywood closed out an up and down 2023 with “Wonka” regaining No. 1 at the box office, strong sales for “The Color Purple” and an overall $9 billion in ticket sales that improved on 2022’s grosses but fell about $2 billion shy of pre-pandemic norms.
