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'Terminator: Dark Fate' is No. 1, but it's

no winner

By LINDSEY BAHR did much better, earning people who want to see
AP Film Writer $72.9 million from 48 mar- stories about real life su-
LOS ANGELES (AP) — It kets. Fox International, not perheroes," said Focus Fea-
might be judgment day for Paramount, is handling in- tures distribution president
the Terminator franchise. ternational distribution, ex- Lisa Bunnell. "There's a real
Despite generally favor- cluding China. feeling of love for this mov-
able reviews and the return Second place went to ie. I think it's inspirational for
of star Linda Hamilton and "Joker," which added $13.9 people to see."
producer James Cameron, million, bringing its global Focus did outreach to faith-
"Terminator: Dark Fate" has earnings to $934 million in based groups and educa-
This image released by Paramount Pictures shows Arnold opened well below expec- just five weeks in theaters. tors and has seen enor-
Schwarzenegger in "Terminator: Dark Fate." tations at the box office. "Maleficent: Mistress of Evil" mous success with group
Associated Press Studios on Sunday estimate landed in third place in its sales as a result.
that "Dark Fate" earned third weekend with an ad- One of the highest profile
only $29 million from over ditional $12.2 million. The new films of the weekend,
4,000 North American lo- Angelina Jolie-led sequel Martin Scorsese's "The Irish-
cations. The film from Para- has grossed $84.3 million in man," does not have any
mount Pictures cost a re- North America. box office numbers to re-
ported $185 million to pro- One bright spot of the port, however, because
duce. weekend, which is down Netflix declines to provide
It was enough to win the nearly 19% from last year numbers for its theatrical
top spot at the box office, when "Bohemian Rhapso- releases. Starring Robert
but it's a weak victory for dy" opened, is Focus Fea- De Niro, Al Pacino and
the franchise. Although tures' "Harriet," which is the Joe Pesci, the film which
"Dark Fate," which was di- first film ever made about opened in limited release
rected by "Deadpool's" Harriet Tubman. Starring before hitting Netflix on
Tim Miller, received much Cynthia Erivo in the title Nov. 27 is expected to be
better reviews (currently at role, "Harriet" performed a major Oscars contender.
69% on Rotten Tomatoes) better than expected, "With all eyes on 'The Irish-
and was praised for being earning $12 million from man,' it's unfortunate that
a return to form to Camer- just over 2,000 theaters to we don't have numbers on
on's original films, it opened take fourth place. The film it," Dergarabedian said.
just slightly ahead of 2015's scored a coveted A+ Cin- It's especially true consid-
roundly derided "Termina- emaScore from audiences, ering that other smaller
tor: Genisys." who were primarily female release films with awards
"These big brands carry with (62 and over the age of 35 buzz continue to perform
them huge expectations, (59%). African Americans well. "Parasite" took in 2.6
often unrealistic expecta- also made up a significant million in its fifth weekend
tions," said Comscore se- portion of the audience "Jojo Rabbit," in its third
nior media analyst Paul (49%) according to exit weekend, added $2.4 mil-
Dergarabedian. "It wasn't polls. lion from 256 screens and
for lack of enthusiasm for "It's really heartwarming "The Lighthouse," also in
the stars and filmmakers." and gives you a lot of faith weekend three, grossed $2
Internationally, "Dark Fate" that there are still a lot of million from 978 locations.q

Brian Tarantina of

‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’

dead at 60

NEW YORK (AP) — Brian scene.
Tarantina, a character ac- The cause of death was
tor who was most recently being determined by the
known for his role in “The medical examiner.
Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” His manager Laurie Smith
has died in his Manhattan said he had recently had
home. He was 60. a severe illness. In a Sunday, Jan. 27, 2019 file
The New York Police De- “We are shocked and photo, Brian Tarantina arrives
partment said officers saddened at the pass- at the 25th annual Screen
Actors Guild Awards at the
responded to the apart- ing of this wonderful ac- Shrine Auditorium & Expo
ment on West 51st Street tor and good friend,” she Hall, in Los Angeles.
shortly before 1 a.m. Sat- said. Associated Press
urday. On “Mrs. Maisel,” Taran- him as “hilarious and tal-
They found Tarantina on tina played an emcee at ented and kind” in an In-
his couch, fully clothed a comedy club called the stagram post . “Our fam-
but unconscious and un- Gaslight. ily of weirds won’t be the
responsive. He was pro- The show’s star, Rachel same without him,” she
nounced dead at the Brosnahan, remembered wrote.q