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Live-action ‘Dumbo’ struggles to soar at box office

By LINDSEY BAHR million production budget.
Associated Press It’s less than half of what
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dis- “Beauty and the Beast,”
ney’s “Dumbo” isn’t exact- ‘’The Jungle Book” and
ly taking flight at the North Burton’s own “Alice in Won-
American box office the derland” opened to.
way its other live-action re- The remake of the 1941 ani-
makes of animated classics mated film stars Colin Farrell
have. and Danny DeVito. It got
The Walt Disney Co. said mixed to negative reviews
Sunday that the Tim Burton- from critics and currently
directed film has earned has a middling 53 percent
an estimated $45 million on Rotten Tomatoes.
domestically from 4,259 Audiences who did turn
locations against a $170 out, however, had a dif-

This image released by Disney shows Nico Parker, left, in a scene from “Dumbo.”
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ferent response than the date against live-action ally have the scariest drops
critics and gave the film remakes. But sometimes in the business, ‘Us’ is really
an A- overall, according to when you don’t have the holding in there,” Derga-
CinemaScore. reviews, it can affect it,” rabedian said. “It’s good
“We think it’s a solid start,” said Paul Dergarabedian, news for Jordan Peele.”
said Cathleen Taff, Disney’s Comscore’s senior media Easing the “Dumbo” dis-
president of theatrical dis- analyst. “For Disney, the bar appointment, Disney and
tribution. “We’re encour- is set so high. This is just a lit- Marvel’s “Captain Marvel”
aged and hopeful with au- tle speed bump on what is landed in third place in
dience word of mouth.” already a spectacular year weekend four with an ad-
Internationally, “Dumbo” for Disney.” ditional $20.5 million. It’s
grossed $71 million, with “Dumbo” did bump Jor- now earned over $350 mil-
$10.7 million coming from dan Peele’s “Us” to sec- lion in North America and
China, $7.4 million from the ond place. “Us” added is expected to cross the $1
U.K. and $7.2 million from $33.6 million, down only billion mark globally some-
Mexico. 53%, bringing its domestic time this week.
Disney has two other high- total to $128.2 million in its The teen drama/romance
profile live-action remakes second week. The Lupita “Five Feet Apart” with Cole
coming out this year in Nyong’o doppelganger Sprouse and Haley Lu Rich-
“Aladdin” (May 24) and movie cost only $20 million ardson took fourth place
“The Lion King” (July 19). to produce. with $6.3 million, down only
“I don’t think this is a man- “For a horror, which gener- 27% in its third week.q

Cardi B, Travis Scott to headline

Jay-Z’s Made in America

31-Sept. 1 for Labor Day
weekend.
Other performers include
Juice WRLD, James Blake,
Kodak Black, Kaskade,
Tierra Whack, Blueface,
Anderson .Paak and The
Free Nationals, Jorja Smith,
Jacob Banks, KAYTRANA-
DA, Grace Carter and Pink
Sweat$.
Tickets for general public
go on sale Friday. Subscrib-
This March 3, 2018 file photo shows Travis Scott performing at ers of Jay-Z’s streaming ser-
the Okeechobee Music and Arts Festival on Saturday, March 3, vice, Tidal, will have access
2018, in Okeechobee, Fla.
Associated Press to purchase tickets through
a presale on Tuesday.
Associated Press festival. Earnings from the festival
NEW YORK (AP) — Cardi B Live Nation and Roc Na- will benefit the American
and Travis Scott are head- tion announced Tuesday Civil Liberties Union of Penn-
ing to the City of Brotherly that the festival will return sylvania, and a portion of
Love to headline Jay-Z’s to Philadelphia’s Benjamin proceeds will support The
annual Made in America Franklin Parkway on Aug. REFORM Alliance.q