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Entertainment
‘Boo 2!’ To Shut Down Expensive ‘Geostorm’ In Crowded Weekend This Friday
For a second weekend in a row, a low-budget movie will take out an exorbitantly-bud- geted one for the top spot. Li- onsgate’s Tyler Perry’s Boo 2! A Madea Halloween, the se- quel to last autumn’s surprise hit, is expected to make $20 million-$25 million in a crowded weekend this Friday that includes such wide entries as Warner Bros/Skydance Media’s $120M-plus disaster film Geostorm, Universal/Working Title’s The Snowman, Sony/Black Label Media’s forest firefighter movie Only the Brave, and PureFlix/Paramount’s faith- based title Same Kind of Dif- ferent as Me.
Similar to the same week- end last year, it’s a crowded frame because distributors vie to get a leg up on the weekend before Halloween as moviego- ing generally calms down dur- ing that period with the exception of horror films, and Lionsgate has their Saw reboot
A scene from the movie Boo 2.
Jigsaw opening then.
Boo! last year marked
Perry’s return to the big screen after a two-year break, and he rallied strong with a pic that posted a $28M opening, beating of all things a Tom Cruise sequel Jack Reacher : Never Go Back ($22.8M). Boo! played to a broad audience of
African Americans, Hispanic and Asian crowds and even played younger than the typi- cal Perry movie. It resonated so much that it even played be- yond its Halloween holiday with a 2.6 multiple, or $73.2M. Similar to the first Boo!, the se- quel carries a production cost in the low-$20M range.
The Weeknd Is First Multi-Platinum Artist This Year
The Weeknd released his third studio album, Starboy back in Nov. 2016, but it is ap- parently still breaking bound- aries. According to a new report, the album has gone 2X platinum, making him the first artist to earn a multi-platinum album within the last year.
Starboy reportedly sur- passed the two million sold mark earlier this month. In ad- dition to the new milestone,
The Weeknd has gone 2x platinum.
the album already has four platinum singles, including, “Starboy,” “I Feel It Coming,” “Party Monster,” and “Re- minder.”
On Monday (Oct. 16), The Weeknd hopped on Insta- gram to share his new plaques. The singer also reportedly re- ceived recognition for having more than 35 million RIAA song awards over the past five years.
Dipset And A$AP Mob Formerly The Diplomats To Reunite At NYC Concert
Members of the groups Dipset and A$AP Mob who were once The Diplomats will have an epic reunion in November.
The Diplomats are plan- ning an epic reunion this Nov. 2017. According to a new re- port, the members of Dipset will unite with the members of A$AP Mob to perform at Spo- tify’s RapCaviar concert. The event will be in conjunction with Live Nation Urban at New York City’s Hammerstein Ball- room.
The news comes as quite the
surprise, since it’s been more than 10 years since Dipset re- leased their collective project, Immunity 2. Not to mention, Cam’ron and Jim Jones have publicly been feuding over the last couple of years.
As for the Mob, the collec- tive recently dropped their joint project, Cozy Tapes Vol. 2 and are embarking on their Too Cozy Tour.
TIDAL Hosts Hurricane Benefit Concert In NYC
Tidal’s hurricane benefit concert was held Wednesday at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center.
Host Angie Martinez re- ported live from the arena and invited some of her celeb friends like Rosie Perez and Lin-Manuel Miranda to stop by in support. All proceeds will be donated to those af- fected by devastating hurri- canes Harvey, Irma and and Maria.
JAY Z headlined the event, along with performances by DJ Khaled, Kaskade, Fat Joe, Remy Ma, Cardi B, Luis Fonsi, Daddy Yankee, Yo Gotti, A$AP Ferg, Vic Mensa, Joey Bada$$, Wil- low Smith, Belly, Jadakiss,
A popular ‘Project Runway’ alum has died. Multiple sources have confirmed that Georgia fashion designer My- chael Knight died Tuesday at age 39.
Obvious Magazine, a fash- ion, lifestyle and cultural pub- lication was contacted by Knight’s family to report that Knight died early in the morn- ing while surrounded by family and friends.
Prior to his death Knight was continuing to design and debuted his spring/summer line in September at NYFW.
An official cause of death has not been released, but Knight had extensively shared his five- year struggles with irritable bowel syndrome, writing in now-deleted Facebook posts that he suffered chronic ab- dominal pain, a "leaky gut," ex-
JAY-Z was the benefit con- cert headliner.
Iggy Azalea, David Bisbal, Donnie McClurkin, Jessie Reyez, Mack Wilds, Machel Montano, A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie, Mr. Eazi, Charly Black, Justine Skye, Princess Nokia, Tee Grizzley, Rapsody, Kra- nium, Chloe x Halle, Cipha Sounds, Victory and more.
Mychael Knight died Tues- day surrounded by family and friends.
treme fatigue and exhaustion. Knight appeared on Season 3 of Project Runway, which aired on Bravo, finishing fourth that year. Toni Brax- ton, Sheri Shepard and Eva Marcille, were some of his
celebrity clients.
Popular ‘Project Runway’ Alum Mychael Knight, 39, Has Died
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