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A30 PEOPLE & ARTS
Monday 12 august 2019
'Hobbs & Shaw' repeats at No. 1 against slew of newcomers

By LINDSEY BAHR superhero films, it's not a
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Au- sure thing. And this week-
diences helped the "Fast end some, such as "Scary
& Furious" spinoff "Hobbs Stories to Tell in the Dark,"
& Shaw" take another lap fared better than others,
at No. 1 even with an on- like the Melissa McCarthy
slaught of four new ma- and Tiffany Haddish mob
jor releases this weekend. thriller "The Kitchen."
From family films to R-rated "There are always going to
adult fare, moviegoers had be casualties when there
their pick as studios tried are this many openers,"
to capitalize on the wan- said Paul Dergarabedian,
ing days of summer. But the senior media analyst
although August can be a for box office tracker Com-
great opportunity for non- score. "They cannot always

This image released by Universal Pictures shows Dwayne Johnson, left, and Jason Statham in a
scene from "Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw."
Associated Press

be lined up in the top four $332.6 million worldwide. team at CBS Films are
rankings." Second place went to the thrilled that moviegoers are
"Hobbs & Shaw" managed PG-13 film "Scary Stories to embracing the world of
to hold on to first place Tell in the Dark," from CBS 'Scary Stories,'" del Toro said
again. According to esti- Films and eOne Entertain- in a statement Sunday. "It's
mates from Universal Pic- ment, which cut through particularly satisfying to see
tures Sunday, the Dwayne the clutter with a better families experiencing the
Johnson and Jason Sta- than expected $20.8 mil- fun of the movie together."
tham action flick fell 58% lion. Lionsgate distributed Good reviews helped
from its first weekend but the Guillermo del Toro-pro- raise its profile, although
added $25.4 million from duced horror which had audiences were more
North American theaters. been tracking to open in underwhelmed after the
It's now grossed $108.5 the mid-teens. fact, slapping it with a C
million domestically and "The filmmakers and the CinemaScore.q
J.D. Salinger's books are finally going digital

the digital holdout ended
because many readers use
e-books exclusively and
some people with disabili-
ties can only use them.
"There were few things my
father loved more than
the full tactile experience
of reading a printed book,
but he may have loved his
readers more — and not
just the 'ideal private read-
er' he wrote about, but all
his readers," said Salinger,
who helps oversee his fa-
ther's literary estate.
In a Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2019 file photo, a previously unseen pho-
to of author J.D. Salinger is displayed at the University of New In addition to "The Catcher
Hampshire in Durham, N.H. in the Rye," the e-books in-
Associated Press clude "Nine Stories," ''Fran-
ny and Zooey," and "Raise
Associated Press cluding "The Catcher and High the Roof Beam, Car-
NEW YORK (AP) — You'll fi- the Rye," will be made penters and Seymour: An
nally be able to catch the available as e-books Tues- Introduction."
late J.D. Salinger's books in day, marking the first time The electronic publication
digital format. that the entirety of his pub- continues a yearlong cen-
Longtime Salinger publisher lished work will be available tennial celebration of au-
Little, Brown and Company in digital format. thor's birth and his contribu-
said all four of his works, in- His son, Matt Salinger, said tions to literature.q