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A30 PEOPLE & ARTS
Tuesday 5 March 2019

‘How to Train Your Dragon’ stays No. 1, ‘Madea’ a strong 2 nd

By LINDSEY BAHR ica and $188 million world-
Associated Press wide.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — “How The Universal-distributed
To Train Your Dragon: The film from Participant Media
Hidden World” topped more than doubled its the-
the North American box ater count to 2,641 theaters
office for a second week, and broke into the top 5 in
but close on its tail was Ty- its 16th weekend, not to
ler Perry’s final installment mention the fact that it’s
of the “Madea” franchise. also available to rent on
Driven by a largely female the small screen too.
audience, “A Madea Fam- For comparison, last year’s
ily Funeral” had a better- best picture winner “The
than-expected debut. Shape of Water” added
The third installment in the This image released by Universal Pictures shows characters Astrid, voiced by America Ferrera, $2.3 million on the week-
“How To Train Your Dragon” left, and Hiccup, voiced by Jay Baruchel, in a scene from DreamWorks Animation’s “How to Train end following the Acad-
series grossed an estimated Your Dragon: The Hidden World.” emy Awards, although that
$30 million this weekend Associated Press was playing in about 1,000
according to Universal Pic- ten Tomatoes — but audi- er “Greta,” starring Isabelle mentary “Apollo 11” also fewer theaters.
tures on Sunday, bringing ences have never seemed Huppert and Chloe Grace opened on 120 IMAX “Green Book” wasn’t the
its domestic total just shy to care. This time around Moretz, opened in eighth screens to $1.65 million. only award-winner add-
of $100 million. Worldwide, the audience, which was place to a mediocre $4.6 Many people, howev- ing profits this weekend.
the DreamWorks Anima- 67 percent female and 78 million. er, used this weekend to Best Animated Feature
tion film has made over percent over the age of 25, “Greta was just another catch-up with the big win- winner “Spider-Man: Into
$375 million. In China alone gave the film a solid A- Cin- newcomer released in ners at the Oscars, which the Spider-Verse” banked
it opened in first place with emaScore. 2019 that had a rough go took place last Sunday. an additional $2.1 million,
$33.4 million. “That character just reso- in a slow marketplace,” Best-picture winner “Green the encore version of “A
“A Madea Family Funeral” nates,” said Comscore Dergarabedian said. “This Book” got the biggest post- Star Is Born” with 12 addi-
took second place at the senior media analyst Paul might have benefited from Oscars bump, adding $4.71 tional minutes of footage
domestic box office with Dergarabedian. “These a platform release given million over the weekend added $1.9 million, “Bohe-
an estimated $27 million, a films are absolutely critic the subject matter and the from theaters. To date, mian Rhapsody” earned
third best for the 15-year- proof. The audience has cast.” “Green Book” has earned $975,000 and “The Favou-
old franchise. The “Madea” spoken and they love The acclaimed docu- $75.2 million in North Amer- rite” took in $825,000.q
films have never been all Madea and they’re saying
— this one splattered out Further down the charts, Janice Dean shines in ‘Mostly Sunny’
that popular with critics goodbye.”
with a 24 percent on Rot- the Neil Jordan stalker-thrill-
By LINCEE RAY been in front of the green
Associated Press screen to this day. Work-
“Mostly Sunny” (Harper- ing as an on-air personal-
Collins), by Janice Dean ity did not shelter Dean
Most people may recog- from hardships. In a time
nize Janice Dean as the when sexual harassment
morning meteorologist is no longer swept un-
on “Fox and Friends.” Her der the rug, Dean speaks
bubbly personality and openly about sexist bosses
willingness to partake in and inappropriate com-
any and all food segments ments in the workplace.
makes her a crowd favor- She’s also honest about
ite. But there is so much the pressures of staying fit
more to Dean than what and looking young for the
we see on television. camera. Dean details a
In her book “Mostly Sun- painful story of how a cos-
ny,” readers get an hon- This cover image released by metic procedure almost
est, inside look at Dean’s Harper shows “Mostly Sunny: cost her job.At the core
How I Learned to Keep Smiling
life outside the spotlight. Through the Rainiest Days” by of “Mostly Sunny” are the
Her stories span an array of Janice Dean. loves of Dean’s life. Her
topics, including women Associated Press husband and two sons are
navigating a man’s world, Morning,” becoming the clearly the most important
working mothers, the pit- news editor and entertain- people in her orbit. She
falls of being a public fig- ment reporter for the long- may forecast the weather
ure, sexual harassment in running New York-based every day, stand strong
the workplace and what it radio program. In 2004, beside the women in her
looks like to live with multi- Dean joined the Fox News community, and cham-
ple sclerosis. Dean began Channel as a daytime pion those with MS, but
her career in Canada, weather reporter. A year it’s evident that above
where she worked at a later, she went back to all else, Dean is a wife
classic rock radio station. school for credits to apply and mother. Those three
After a short stint in Hous- for the American Meteo- men provide the love she
ton, Dean accepted a rological Society’s “seal needs to be a ray of sun-
position with “Imus in the of approval” and has shine to others.q