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people & arts Monday 22 January 2018
‘Jumanji’ tops box office for third straight weekend

By JAKE COYLE release thanks in part to
AP Film Writer good word of mouth. War-
NEW YORK (AP) — “Juman- ner Bros. acquired the film’s
ji: Welcome to the Jungle” North American distribution
outdid another weekend’s from The Weinstein Co. in
worth of newcomers to top November.
the North American box Also showing unexpected
office for the third straight legs was “The Greatest
weekend, making the sur- Showman,” the Hugh Jack-
prise hit the fifth-highest man-led musical about
grossing film of all time for P.T. Barnum. It dipped just
Sony Pictures. 12 percent in its fifth week
“Jumanji,” starring Dwayne of release. With another
Johnson and Kevin Hart, $11 million, “The Great-
sold $20 million in tickets, est Showman” has now
according to studio esti- grossed $113.5 million for
mates Sunday, bringing its 20th Century Fox.
five-week domestic total Paul Thomas Anderson’s
to $317 million. That makes “Phantom Thread” ex-
Sony’s reboot the studio’s panded nationwide, taking
best non-Spider-Man mov- in $3.4 million from 896 the-
ie domestically, not adjust- aters. The Focus Features
ing for inflation. release, starring Daniel
The film’s unexpectedly This file image released by Sony Pictures shows Kevin Hart, from left, Dwayne Johnson, Karen Day-Lewis in what the ac-
strong staying power has Gillan and Jack Black in “Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle.” tor has said will be his final
lent a boost to the Janu- Associated Press performance, has grossed
ary box office but kept new $16.5 million in ticket sales. largely to an older crowd. Though “Paddington 2” dis- $6.2 million.
releases from reaching the The Warner Bros. release, Seventy-nine percent of appointed last weekend in Also notable: “Star Wars:
top of the box-office chart. produced by Jerry Bruck- its audience was over the its debut, the acclaimed The Last Jedi” crossed the
“Jumanji” has also reigned heimer, is a fact-based age of 25, said Warner Bros. sequel slid just 25 percent in $600 million mark domesti-
overseas, where it has tale, adapted from Doug The heist thriller “Den of its second week. “Padding- cally with $6.6 million in its
grossed $450.8 million and Stanton’s best-seller “Horse Thieves” slotted in at third ton 2,” which has set a new sixth week of release. The
topped all films internation- Soldiers,” about a group of place with an opening record for the most widely Disney release stands at
ally for three straight weeks. Special Forces soldiers sent weekend of $15.3 million. reviewed 100-percent fresh $604.3 million domestically
The war drama “12 Strong,” into northern Afghanistan The STXfilms release stars movie on Rotten Tomatoes, — or no. 9 all-time, not ac-
starring Chris Hemsworth, just weeks after Sept. 11. Gerard Butler and Curtis grossed $8.2 million in its counting for inflation — and
debuted in second with “12 Strong” appealed “50 Cent” Jackson. second week of domestic $1.296 billion worldwide.q
Tabloid held porn star’s 2011 interview after Trump threat

By JAKE PEARSON the AP on condition of ano- ployees said.
Associated Press nymity because they were A spokeswoman for In
NEW YORK (AP) — A tab- not permitted to discuss Touch, which is published
loid magazine held back their former employer’s edi- by Bauer Media Group,
from publishing an adult torial policies. claimed it only learned of
film star’s 2011 account of Daniels, whose real name is its earlier interview after the
an alleged affair with Don- Stephanie Clifford, signed Journal’s report last week.
ald Trump after the future a source contract with She wouldn’t comment on
president’s personal lawyer the magazine, which said the magazine’s decision
threatened to sue, four for- a friend and Clifford’s ex- not to publish in 2011.
mer employees of the tab- husband corroborated her Despite Clifford’s first-per-
loid’s publisher told The As- account of a 2006 tryst. She son details on Trump, for-
sociated Press. also passed a lie detector mer employees said the
In Touch magazine pub- test, the magazine said. decision not to run the story
lished its 5,000-word inter- In the interview, Daniels in 2011 was a justifiable
view with the pornographic claims she and Trump had This photo taken July 3, 209, shows Adult-movie star Stormy business decision because
actor Stormy Daniels on Fri- a sexual encounter after Danielsat Rooster’s Country Bar in Delhi, La., for the last leg of at the time because Trump
day — more than six years meeting at a golf tourna- her statewide listening tour. didn’t have the same star
after Trump’s long-time at- ment in Lake Tahoe, Ne- Associated Press appeal as more famous
torney, Michael Cohen, vada, a year after Trump’s cussions with them about provided by Cohen, Clif- celebrities.
sent an email to In Touch’s marriage to his third wife, telling her story. Cohen ford called allegations of Cohen emailed In Touch’s
general counsel saying Melania. Last week, The hasn’t addressed his role a sexual relationship with general counsel, Greg
Trump would aggressively Wall Street Journal report- negotiating the supposed Trump “completely false.” Welch, threatening to sue
pursue legal action if the ed that Cohen brokered payment, but provided the It wasn’t immediately clear over the story in October
story was printed, accord- a $130,000 payment to Journal a statement from why the magazine didn’t 2011 — the same day Clif-
ing to emails described to Daniels in October 2016 to “Stormy Daniels” in which publish its interview dur- ford’s attorney sent a similar
the AP by the former em- prohibit her from publicly she denied receiving any ing the 2016 presidential letter to Los Angeles-based
ployees.At the time, Trump discussing the alleged af- “hush money” from Trump. campaign despite remind- blogger Nik Richie, who
was a reality TV star on the fair before the presiden- A lawyer for Clifford, Keith ers from former employees first posted Clifford’s alle-
NBC show “The Appren- tial election. Other news Davidson, didn’t return an that the transcript was still gations to his website, The
tice.” organizations have since email message seeking available in the company’s Dirty, according to emails
The ex-employees spoke to reported Clifford was in dis- comment. In the statement networks, two former em- provided by Richie. q