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A30 PEOPLE & ARTS
Tuesday 2 July 2019
'Toy Story 4' repeats at No. 1 over 'Annabelle,' 'Yesterday'
LOS ANGELES (AP) — "Toy earning an estimated $17
Story 4" hung onto the top million from North Ameri-
spot in its second week in can theaters. In a summer
theaters and the horror where most films have de-
sequel "Annabelle Comes buted either under or at
Home" opened in line with industry tracking, which are
expectations, but the Cin- often lowball projections,
derella story of the week- and original comedies
end was actually the third have struggled to find audi-
place movie: "Yesterday." ences, "Yesterday" proved
The Danny Boyle-directed to be the exception.
musical romantic com- Starring relative newcomer
edy featuring the music of Himesh Patel, "Yesterday"
the Beatles debuted well imagines a world where
over industry expectations, only one man remembers
This undated image provided by Disney/Pixar shows a scene from the movie "Toy Story 4."
Associated Press
the music of the Beatles plies here. "Among all of motivated a solidly adult
and decides to present the sequels and all of the demographic to trek out
their catalog of hits as his explosions of the summer, to the movie theater on
own. this is a very charming, opening weekend.
Although critics were original, whimsical musi- As Comscore senior media
mixed, audiences, who cal romance with iconic analyst Paul Dergarabe-
were mostly female (56 music and amazing perfor- dian put it: "It's not always
and over the age of 25 mances... (and direction)," the No. 1 film that's the big
(75%) have embraced the Orr said. "All of that adds up story."
film with an A- CinemaS- to a great, great run at the The No. 1 film was once
core and a 90% audience domestic box office." again "Toy Story 4," which
score on Rotten Tomatoes. Even Warner Bros., which added $57.9 million from
Universal's President of Do- has the Bruce Springsteen- domestic theaters, down
mestic Theatrical Distribu- themed film "Blinded by 52% from its debut last
tion Jim Orr says he tries the Light" coming later this weekend. Globally the film
to use the word "thrilled" summer was heartened by has already netted $496.5
judiciously, but that it ap- "Yesterday's" launch, which million.q
Kaley Cuoco takes a dramatic turn
after 'Big Bang Theory'
relationship" with Warner,
adding, "They're stuck with
me now!"
Financial terms of the deal
were not announced.
Her first announced project
is the hour-long series "The
Flight Attendant," a thriller
based on the novel of the
same name by Chris Bo-
hjalian. It will be made for
the WarnerMedia stream-
ing service set to launch for
consumers in early 2020.
Under the deal, Cuoco
and her production com-
In this Jan. 13, 2019, file photo, Kaley Cuoco poses in the press
room at the 24th annual Critics' Choice Awards at the Barker pany will develop ideas for
Hangar in Santa Monica, Calif. original TV projects through
Associated Press various Warner TV group di-
visions. The projects will be
Associated Press said Monday. The agree- aimed at platforms includ-
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kal- ment keeps Cuoco in busi- ing broadcast, cable and
ey Cuoco is making a big ness with the studio that streaming, the company
move after wrapping 12 produced "The Big Bang said.
seasons with "The Big Bang Theory," the CBS comedy in A holding agreement for
Theory," with a new pro- which Cuoco played Pen- Cuoco's acting services
duction deal and a pivot ny. It ended its hit run last is part of the overall deal,
from comedy to drama. May. with Warner developing
Cuoco has signed an ex- In a statement, Cuoco said new series with her in mind.
clusive, multi-year deal she was excited to con- The company and Cuoco,
with Warner Bros. Televi- tinue an "incredibly col- 33, signed a previous deal
sion Group, the company laborative and gratifying in 2017.q