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Box Office: ‘No Time To Die’ Nabs Big $119M Global Debut
Donnie Simpson Announces
Universal and MGM opened No Time to Die (review) in 54 overseas markets, in advance of its debut in North America (October 8) and China (Octo- ber 29). The fifth and final Daniel Craig James Bond flick earned a rock-solid $119.1 million overseas, including $6.8 million in IMAX alone.
That’s the first pandemic-era MPA title to top $100 million in an overseas debut without China. It’s also right on par (in market to market exchange rates) with Skyfall’s overseas launch and down just 17% from Spectre. I was never ex- pecting this one to approach Skyfall ($304 million domestic and $1.11 billion worldwide)- level grosses. Anything close to Casino Royale or Quantum of Solace (over/under $600
25 Years After Its End
DANIEL CRAIG AND ANA DE ARMAS IN 'NO TIME TO DIE'
From 1981 through the mid- 90s, R&B and soul artists had a platform dedicated to them and their work. That platform was Video Soul, a two-hour program that ran on BET and was hosted by Donnie Simpson and Sherry Carter.
In a surprise announcement from Simpson himself on Wednesday (Sept. 29), Video Soul has officially been re- booted. The esteemed radio per- sonality and host tweeted, “I’ve been waiting to say this for 25 years now...’Video Soul’ Is Back!!! I can’t tell you how many people over the years have sug- gested that I bring it back. I told them I would & today it’s offi-
million), let alone Spectre ($200 million from a $70 mil- lion debut and $881 million worldwide) would be a victory for EON and friends.
No Time to Die has the ad- vantage of being the first “not a comic book movie/not a hor- ror movie/not a toon” tentpole to open in much of the world since F9 this past summer. That advantage, give or take
Dune, should continue un- abated until The Matrix Res- urrections in late December. The reviews are generally pos- itive (83% fresh and 7.5/10 on Rotten Tomatoes. Opens Fri- day in the U. S. in all theaters. This will be the second week fans return to the theaters in record number during the pan- demic. The marvel movie "Venom: did well.
DONNIE SIMPSON
cial. Video Soul is live and free on #Tubi right now.”
The first six episodes of the new Video Soul are currently airing for free on Tubi.
Keyshia Cole's Mother Frankie Lons Official Cause Of Death Tragically Confirmed
Opening Of The Pandemic Era
The Return Of ‘Video Soul,’
‘Venom: Let There Be Carnage’
Snares Highest Box Office
Keyshia Cole experi- enced a monumental loss when her biological mother Frankie Lons passed away on July 13. The 61-year-old died at her Oakland home on her birthday as her family and friends gathered for a cel- ebration. Now, the Alameda
KEYSHIA AND FRANKIE
County Coroner’s Office has officially ruled her cause of death as multiple drug intox- ication.
TMZ reports the autopsy determined she’d suffered an accidental overdose, bringing her long battle with addiction to a tragic end.
There’s a new king of the pan- demic box office.
Sony’s “Venom: Let There Be Carnage” tallied an estimated $90.1 million in ticket sales do- mestically over the weekend, the best box office haul since the COVID-19 outbreak began.
Marvel’s “Black Widow” was the previous record-holder after snaring $80 million during its July debt.
“ Venom: Let There Be Carnage” also outpaced the first “Venom” film, which garnered $80.3 mil- lion over the course of its opening weekend when it was released in 2018. It is also the second-highest October opening in cinematic his- tory, just behind “Joker,” which generated $96.2 million in 2019, according to data from Comscore.
“We are... pleased that patience
With $90.1 Million Haul
TLC Reschedules Tour Dates After T-Boz Suffers Allergic Reaction
TLC is celebrating the legacy of their landmark 1994 album CrazySexyCool alongside Bone Thugs-n-Harmony with a na- tionwide tour. However, fans in two Texas cities will have to wait to see the surviving members, T- Boz and Chili, hit the stage.
On Saturday (October 2), the group postponed a show in Hous- ton, Texas after T-Boz suffered an allergic reaction. The group posted a note on their Twitter ac- count informing fans of the new date.
“TLC has rescheduled the Sat- urday, October 2nd show at the
TLC
Smart Financial Center in Hous- ton, TX to Monday, October 4th,” the post read. “Due to extreme cigarette and recreational smoke being present backstage at a pre- vious show, T-Boz suffered an al- lergic reaction.
Tom Hardy stars in Sony’s “Venom: Let There Be Car- nage.”
and theatrical exclusivity have been rewarded with record re- sults,” said Tom Rothman, chairman and CEO of Sony Pic- tures Entertainment, in a state- ment Sunday.
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