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‘Aladdin’ Broke The Box Office Last Weekend And Proves Will Smith Is Back On Top
According to Variety, Al- addin’s impressive perform- ance marks the fifth-highest Memorial Day weekend total ever, topping 2014's X-Men: Days of Future Past, which raked in $110.4 million. Al- addin even exceeded Disney's pre-opening domestic projec- tions, which shot for a $75 million to $85 million range for the four-day weekend.
Over the past few years, Disney’s 2019's Dumbo and 2016's The Jungle Book de- buted at $45.9 million and $103.2 million, respectively. However, despite its incredi- ble success, Aladdin still failed to surpass Beauty and the Beast, which pulled in a whopping $174.7 million, in 2017.
The cast of Aladdin.
Will Smith's electrifying performance as the Genie, stole the show, making him the true box office MVP. After a few tough years with films like After Earth and Suicide Squad, Aladdin marks Smith’s triumphant return
to the top of Hollywood rank- ings. With a new string of successes including his 2017 Netflix film, Bright; a record- setting Instagram feed and now Aladdin’s earth-shatter- ing opening, Big Will is touching the sky, once again.
Iggy Azalea Feels 'Violated' And 'Embarrassed' Over Nude Photo Leak
Images from Iggy Aza- lea’s topless photo shoot with GQ were leaked online over the weekend — and she’s fuming. In the wake of this breach of privacy, pho- tographer Nino Munoz — who captured the images in 2016 — insists they were stolen.
Munoz addressed the controversy via Instagram on Monday (May 27).
“I’m outraged and sad- dened to find out that images of mine were stolen and pub- lished without my permis-
IGGY AZALEA
sion,” he wrote. “There is cur- rently an investigation un- derway. Posting these stolen images is illegal and anyone who has done so will be pros- ecuted.
“I empathize with any dis- comfort that this situation has caused to anyone that is involved.”
Iggy is equally as upset and has vowed to take legal action. On Monday after- noon, she temporarily reacti- vated one of her social media accounts to issue a state- ment.
Cardi B Buys 10-Month-Old Daughter Kulture $80K Worth Of Diamond Jewelry
Cardi B just dropped some serious money bags for her 10-month-old daughter Kulture Kiari Cephus— a whopping $80,000 to be exact!
According to the Daily Mail, on Monday, Cardi took to her Instagram to flaunt her riches and share the latest buy for the daugh- ter she shares with rapper hubby, Offset.
“Just spent a bag on my daughter, you know a bad b**** gonna spoil,” the 26- year-old Money rapper shared in a now-deleted post
OFFSET, CARDI B AND KULTURE
showing off her daughter’s new bling (valued at
$80,000).
"YUP IM BRAGGING
CAUSE I BUST MY A** TO DO SOO,” Cardi added.
To accompany the post, Cardi shared a screenshot of the text she received from her New York-based jeweler, Pristine Jewelers.
“Everything will be ready at 3, bracelets are comin' out cuteeee and changed the set- ting to the studs with the big- ger pair, send ur guy at 3 also pls call Linda and tell her to wire the 80k, I just spoke to her she needs ur approval,” the screenshotted text read.
F. Gary Gray Receives Star On Hollywood Walk Of Fame
F. GARY GRAY
HOLLYWOOD, CA – Di- rector F. Gary Gray was honored Tuesday (May 28) with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame after putting in over two decades of work in the film industry.
Gray first became known for his early directorial work on music videos such as Ice Cube’s “It Was A Good Day.” At age 26, he made his feature film debut with the classic comedy Friday, which turned Hollywood’s eyes on him.
Succeeding films such as
Set It Off, The Italian Job, Straight Outta Compton and The Fate of the Furious all es- tablished Gray as a top box- office grosser in the directorial chair.
Gray’s next release is Men in Black: International, the fourth entry in the Men In Black series. The film, which stars Tessa Thompson and Chris Hemsworth, is the first Men In Black movie that isn’t directed by Barry Son- nenfeld.
The movie hits theaters June 14.
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