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Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefCinema box office this year in North America is poised to overtake theatrical revenues in China, the country that has been the world’s largest movie market for the past two years.Before the latest weekend, gross revenues in the year to date stood at $2.38 billion for the North American compared with $2.43 billion for China, according to data from ComScore.U.K.-based research firm Gower Street Analytics forecast that the North American figure would overtake China’s revenues over the weekend or early this week. That reflects business growth in North America and the current reversal in China, where anti-COVID measures are causing renewed cinema closures.Gower Street says that some 85% of global cinemas are now open for business, compared with pre-pandemic levels.

Marta Balaga Things got personal at Cannes Market’s Fantastic 7 showcase this year, highlighting upcoming genre projects selected by seven festivals including Spain’s Sitges, Bucheon in South Korea, Cairo, Guadalajara in Mexico, SXSW and Toronto, as well as Whanau Marama New Zealand Intl. Film Festival.“I think it’s my most personal film ever,” said director Jaume Balagueró, also behind “[REC],” co-directed with Paco Plaza.In his latest film “Venus,” presented by Sitges, he will combine elements of survival drama and modern witchery.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorThe New York City Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment has announced the full slate of programming for the fifth annual New York Music Month, to run throughout the month of June 2022 in New York City.This year’s NYMM will feature a combination of in-person and virtual programming, with more than 20 events, including an all-day industry conference on the future of NYC’s music industry, skill-building workshops, free rehearsal space, songwriting camp, and showcases of emerging NYC artists. This month-long series aims to support songwriters, established musicians, emerging artists, and NYC’s entire musical community, many of whom were severely impacted by the pandemic.

Hibs have completed the signing of Scotland hero David Marshall on a pre-contract.

Christine McGuinness has offered fans an update on her mum's health as they were able to enjoy a day out together. The reality star's mother Joanne was diagnosed with breast cancer in September 2020.

SiriusXM has acquired Team Coco, Conan O’Brien’s podcast network and digital media business, including his popular podcast Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend. Team Coco’s staff will continue to produce the network’s slate of podcasts and collaborate on new content for SiriusXM.

A woman who spent years looking for an eccentric millionaire's buried treasure was left 'distraught' after it was found by another hunter - just 20 feet away from where she had searched.

The latest trailer of ‘the Mission Impossible franchise, “Mission Impossible 7” was leaked onto Twitter this weekend, and now it’s officially out. The official trailer was screened at CinemaCon in April, with lead-star, Tom Cruise showing off the trailer to patrons of the event.

A couple says they have slashed their monthly outgoings in half by swapping their rented Manchester flat for a houseboat. Jack and Gemma Cox, both 29, now live on the waterways between Manchester and the Yorkshire Dales in a two-bed wide beam narrowboat, along with their pet tortoise Teacake.

Former child star sensations Sophia Grace and her cousin Rosie McClellan looked completely unrecognisable as they appeared on Monday's instalment of This Morning. It has been eleven years since the pair went viral after a video emerged of them bopping along to Nicki Minaj's Superbass.The girls achieved instant fame as they were invited to The Ellen DeGeneres Show and also filmed several segments for the American talk show over the years.

My Next Guest Needs No Introduction, Cardi B sits down with David Letterman to discuss her life, career, and the responsibility to touch on politics and other social issues.In recent years, the Grammy Award-winning rapper rose to prominence as a musician and reality television star but has since evolved into an activist in a sense, having interviews with Senator Bernie Sanders and current President Joe Biden. During the conversation with Letterman, Cardi spoke about her decision to leave her political stance out of her music; but that doesn’t mean she’s ignoring it.“I think people in your position have a strength in terms of political activism and changing the world and changing the way people feel and think, not only about themselves, but the problems of the world at large is wonderful,” Letterman says in a preview of their candid discussion.“I don’t really put a lot of political things in my music, but I used the fuck out of my platform,” Cardi responded.

Simon Cowell has put his six bedroom Wimbledon mansion up for sale for an eye-watering £17million after never living in it.The 62 year old bought the house with his fiancée Lauren Silverman, 44, in 2018 but after making extensive refurbishments has reportedly decided to stay at his Holland Park home in west London.The house is on the market for £2million more than he purchased it for – but with the amount of work put into the property, it's thought Simon won't make back a lot of the money spent. According to Daily Mail, the 1900s period house has been stripped back to brick, with walls, ceilings and floors being removed.

“The Simpsons” just gave viewers a lesson in American economic history, with a little help from Hugh Jackman.

Hollywood career, charity work and personal life in the 2022 documentary This Is Joan Collins.Ever since rising to fame in the fifties, Joan has become of the world's biggest stars - particularly for her role in the hit eighties series Dynasty.However, her life has also included its fair share of loss, including the tragic death of her famous sister in 2015.As Joan celebrates her 89th birthday on May 23, 2022, Daily Star takes a look inside her life as part of our Golden Icons series.Joan Collins is one of Hollywood's biggest stars, having risen to fame in the fifties in films such as Land Of The Pharaohs, The Wayward Bus and Esther and The King.During the sixties and seventies she also appeared in TV series and films including Tales From The Crypt, Empire Of The Ants and The Stud, based on sister Jackie Collins' best selling book.However, it was her role as Alexis Dolby in the hit eighties series Dynasty that brought her worldwide acclaim, with the star playing the role between 1984 and 1989 - landing a Primetime Emmy Award nomination in the process.It remains one of the actresses' favourite roles, with Joan Collins telling Forbes: "The thing that I liked about Alexis was her wit.

Representatives from Taylor Wimpey went back to the classroom recently where they gave youngsters at an East Kilbride school some reminders about health and safety.

Police are appealing for help to find a missing woman from Tameside.

AFC Wimbledon have offered a fresh contract to midfielder Anthony Hartigan.

Kate Middleton is said to have made some last-minute changes to her Top Gun premiere dress to make sure it kept to a "royal appropriate" style.Her recent appearance alongside husband Prince William at the premiere of the latest Tom Cruise action feature, Top Gun: Maverick, saw the Duchess of Cambridge wow audiences with a tailored dress.But the stunning Roland Mouret off-the-shoulder floor length dress – priced at a whopping £2,700 – had some fixes made to it, which Kate often does to remove revealing necklines or slits.While royal fans loved the look that stormed the red carpet, the French designer's original dress had a noticeable, key difference to Kate's outfit.The original dress from last season, currently only available for rent, features revealing sheer mesh panels at the back alongside a zip down the middle.But Middleton's red carpet outfit was missing the revealing mesh, meaning Middleton's dress had been altered to give the outfit a classier and smarter twist for the film premiere, the Daily Mirror reports.The rest of the dress was seemingly the same as the original on show, with the all black dress featuring a white bandeau neckline.For the latest breaking news from the Royal Family and stories from the Daily Star, sign up for our newsletter by clicking here .The gown is described on the Front Row website, where it is available for rent, as sitting "elegantly off-the-shoulder to flatter your décolletage".The description continues: "Cut from sculpting stretch-crepe, this elegant design is darted at the waist and hips to create a beautiful hourglass silhouette.

Helen George looked sublime as she joined her Call The Midwife co-stars at a photocall for the beloved BBC period drama.MORE: Helen George and Jack Ashton smoulder in stunning selfie after sharing exciting Call the Midwife newsDressed in a chic powder blue maxi, the actress appeared to be in great spirits as she posed for photos alongside Laura Main and Stephen McGann at the BFI and Radio Times Television Festival on Sunday.WATCH: Helen George stars in Call The MidwifeThe glamorous appearance comes shortly after it was confirmed that Helen - who is famed for her role as Nurse Trixie Franklin - will be returning for the 12th series of the BBC period drama.MORE: Call the Midwife's Helen George reacts to Aljaz Skorjanec's shock Strictly departureREAD: Call the Midwife star Helen George comments on kissing co-star - 'the most unsexy thing'The series - which has been renewed for seasons 12 and 13, airing in 2023 and 2024 respectively - will also be the "first time in a few years" that Call The Midwife is being filmed without COVID restrictions.Helen recently told Radio Times: "What’s nice is we’re not going to have COVID restrictions for the first time in a few years, which will be wonderful." The actress at the Call the Midwife photocall during BFI & Radio Times Television FestivalHer co-star Laura, who plays Shelagh Turner, added: "There will be no Perspex. We can kiss, we can touch and do what we do."Helen, 39, left the last series early to go on maternity leave but has delighted fans by confirming her return.

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U2‘s Bono and The Edge are reportedly working on new music for North Star, an upcoming biopic about the director Jim Sheridan.Sheridan, who is best known for such films as My Left Foot and In The Name Of The Father, will direct the semi-autobiographical feature, which will tell the story of the director’s early life in Ireland in the early 1960s.North Star is described as “the coming-of-age story of 17-year-old Sheamie Sheridan, who lives with his rough-around-the-edges father and younger brother Frankie”.“A journey into the heart and soul of a family, Sheamie finds his world turned upside down when a teenage orphan moves in to live with them, revealing the deeper and more complicated problems Sheamie has with his dad; secrets that now threaten to tear the family apart.”Variety reports that Bono and The Edge are “in discussions to compose original music” for Sheridan’s North Star, which is being produced by Spinning Gold director Timothy Scott Bogart.The U2 musicians are in talks to write and perform the original song ‘North Star’ in addition to collaborating on the score.Shooting on North Star is set to begin in early 2023 on location in Ireland.Bono, meanwhile, will publish his memoir Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story in November.The book is set to span the singer’s career, “from his early days growing up in Dublin, including the sudden loss of his mother when he was 14, to U2’s unlikely journey to become one of the world’s most influential rock bands, to his 20 years of activism dedicated to the fight against AIDS and extreme poverty”.