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Rebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter“Spider-Man: No Way Home” has officially unseated director James Cameron’s 2009 science-fiction epic “Avatar” to become the third-highest grossing domestic release in history.After weeks of speculation over whether or not Peter Parker had the legs to bump the people of Pandora from bronze, “Spider-Man: No Way Home” collected the remaining $1 million on Monday to push “Avatar” — and its mighty $760.5 million at the North American box office — to fourth place in the record books.Sony’s latest Spidey adventure, a culmination to Tom Holland’s web-slinging trilogy, has grossed a stunning $760.9 million at the domestic box office since launching exclusively in theaters in December. Those ticket sales are three times as much as the next highest-grossing movie of the pandemic era, which is Disney and Marvel’s “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” with $224 million.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentRolling off its Oscar nomination in the international feature category, Pawo Choyning Dorji’s Bhutanese feature debut “Lunana: A Yak in The Classroom” has been sold by Films Boutique in further territories. Bhutan’s first Oscar entry in 23 years, “Lunana: A Yak in The Classroom” follows a young teacher who dreams of emigrating to Australia to become a singer and instead finds himself assigned to a school in the most remote village in Northern Bhutan, where he unexpectedly bonds with local children and finds happiness.Berlin-based company Films Boutique has already sold the movie in most major markets including North America with Samuel Goldwyn Films and recently closed deals with leading distributors in Spain (A Contracorriente), Benelux (September Films) and Portugal (Alambique).

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorSnap hired ad-industry veteran Resh Sidhu to lead Arcadia, the Snapchat parent’s global creative studio for branded augmented reality.Sidhu joins Arcadia as global director, based in New York, heading up the AR business and managing the team globally. Most recently, she served as chief creative officer for Barbarian, working with clients including American Express, Samsung, Fenty and Joe Biden’s presidential campaign.Previously, Sidhu served as group creative director for digital agency AKQA, where she executed AR experiences for Volvo and Coca-Cola.

Mónica Marie Zorrilla Sunday’s Super Bowl LVI between the Los Angeles Rams and the Cincinnati Bengals drew just over 100 million total viewers.Per Nielsen data, the game averaged 99.18 million viewers on NBC and an additional 1.03 million viewers on Telemundo. That means this year’s Super Bowl telecast was up 8% from 2021’s showdown between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Kansas City Chiefs, which drew about 91.6 million.NBC’s multiplatform broadcast of the Rams defeating the Bengals in a tight cinch for the Vince Lombardi Trophy— 23 to 20 —rose above the 100 million linear viewer threshold and set a record for streaming.NBC not only ran the 2022 NFL championship game, but also all national ads, the halftime show featuring hip-hop and rap legends Dr.

Paris Saint-Germain and Real Madrid’s last-16 Champions League clash on Tuesday night is set to be a mouth-watering occasion.Two European giants and potential winners of the competition will go head-to-head in a clash worthy of the final itself, with some of the biggest stars on the planet on display.The likes of Lionel Messi, Karim Benzema and Kylian Mbappe are all expected to be involved at the Parc des Princes.But alongside the exceptional quality of football expected by two of last season’s semi-finalists, English clubs Liverpool, Manchester United and Chelsea will also be keeping tabs on several of their summer transfer targets on show.Daily Star Sport takes a look at six players that the Premier League giants will be watching closely as they look to progress to the next round of the biggest cup competition...Do you think Kylian Mbappe would join anyone other than Real Madrid? Let us know in the comments section.Who better to kick-off the list than arguably the biggest name in world football at the moment?Labelled the ‘Mbappe Derby’ by fans on social media, the 23-year-old PSG forward will come up against the club who have tried everything to sign him over the last two years.And while a move to Real Madrid is widely believed to be the Frenchman’s dream, with reports of an agreement already reached, Liverpool have also been reported as one of his potential destinations in recent years.Mbappe is not expected to sign a new contract at PSG and will likely leave for free in the summer, which is encouraging for the Reds.The World Cup winner gave Liverpool fans renewed hope recently when he admitted he is yet to make a decision over his future.The impressive PSG left-back is likely to start against Real as he prepares to

Hollyoaks fans can expect plenty of drama next week as a hot newcomer arrives in the village and John Paul McQueen (James Sutton) makes a shock discovery at school.There’s hope of a new romance for John Paul in upcoming scenes after a night with his admirer, Luis, but an accusation reveals the shocking truth that makes John Paul view the night before differently.Avoiding calls from Luis, John Paul commits to sorting his life out including his issues with alcohol.Later, Luis exposes the truth to Olivia Bradshaw (Emily Burnett) and, left alone with his own thoughts, John Paul starts to spiral.As he spends time with his son Matthew Jesus, John Paul struggles to hide his alcohol withdrawal symptoms.Struggling with his grief, DeMarcus Westwood (Tomi Ade) distances himself from the Devereauxs, but a surprise from dad Felix Westwood (Richard Blackwood) might be exactly what he needs.Felix tries to bond with DeMarcus but an admission that was meant to be heartfelt makes DeMarcus feel like he has something to prove.After he confides in Leah Barnes (Ela-May Demircan), she offers to help him and they decide to make a statement by breaking into the school.Whilst at the school, DeMarcus and Leah find alcohol in the caretakers closet and decide to have some fun.Later, John Paul gets a shock to the system as Prince McQueen (Malique Thompson-Dwyer) mentions an alarm going off at the school.When John Paul convinces Prince to let him check it out, he uncovers a frightening scene.Later, labelled as "the hero of the day", John Paul watches as someone else gets the blame for his mistake.Elsewhere in the village, Saul Reeves (Chris Charles) finds out that he’s been demoted to police officer following his rule-breaking approach to Toby Faroe's

OnlyFans model mum reportedly partied with friends at a photoshoot.Wiyada Pontawee, 26, and her photographer husband took toddler Chawanakon Hancharoenpanna to a house in Pattya, Thailand on Valentine's Day. It is reported that several other adult models attended the party, which doubled as a photo shoot for Pontawee and other attendees.Wiyada, whose nickname is "Soda", posed in front of the pool in a revealing black bikini and another of her on a snooker table with her legs spread, with Hancharoenpanna and his brother spotted splashing about in the swimming pool.Pictures also showed that there was a party inside the villa, with guests attending the Pontawee property indulging in grilled prawns and drinking bottles of whisky.Chawanakon, who was only two days from his third birthday, tragically drowned in the pool later that evening while his mother was reportedly working inside, taking photos and videos indoors.Wiyada regularly poses in explicit images for OnlyFans and other adult websites where she charges followers for the content she makes.It is unknown whether or not Wiyada was taking explicit photos for OnlyFans at the time of Chawanakon's death.Chawanakon's father heard him struggling in the water, with emergency services called around 10pm.Medics performed CPR on the youngster who was taken to hospital and sadly pronounced dead later that evening.Wiyada said: "I'm heartbroken.

Maren Morris, Thomas Rhett, Kelsea Ballerini, Walker Hayes and Chris Stapleton, all of whom will hit the stage at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada. Song choices for the country stars have yet to be announced.Additionally, Parmalee and Blanco Brown will be joined by Brooke Eden for a performance of «Just the Way,» while Carly Pearce and Ashley McBryde will sing «Never Wanted To Be That Girl» during the show, and BRELAND will make his ACM Awards debut with a performance of «Praise The Lord.»More than 20 performances will be a part of this year's show, with additional performers set to be announced in the coming weeks.Chris Young leads this year's ACM nominations with seven nods, with Miranda Lambert and first-time nominee Hayes close behind with five each.

Neighbours, when viewers saw her access a police computer in the hunt for her 'cousin' Gareth Bateman.She used policeman Levi Canning's computer to try and find him, but her actions have made many Ramsay Street residents including Roxy Willis suspicious of Freya's true identity, and her motives behind finding the mysterious Gareth.After Roxy broke into Freya's home in search of answers, Freya attacked her with a knife, which led viewers to speculate about her true intentions on social media.Theories are now rife about Freya's true identityOne fan said: "Freya's definitely got something to hide," while a second added: "I hope we find what Freya wants before Channel 5 axes Neighbours."A third added: "Roxy, Ned and Harlow are on a mission to find info on Freya," with a fourth making a reference to a past Neighbours storyline, saying: "Roxy climbing through the window of Freya's home was a great reminder of Charlene's arrival on Ramsey Street.

Jonathan Ross' daughter Honey Kinny has caused a meltdown on social media with another racy post.The 24-year-old body confidence activist couldn't resist showing off her bombshell curves as she sizzled next to her beau, Zane Saz for a loved-up Valentines Day display.Honey and Zane couldn't keep their hands off of each other as they posed arm-in-arm for the mirror selfie.The TV hosts daughter snuggled her man tightly as he snapped away using his iPhone to capture the image.Covering their faces from view, the loved-up pair used moon emojis to obscure their expressions in the sweet snap.Honey's beau Zane had originally shared the image with his own followers, tagging his girlfriend along with a red rose to mark the day of celebrating love.The same adorable post was later shared by the curvaceous model on her own platform.When it comes to flashing the flesh, The Masked Singer UK judge's youngest child is certainly no stranger.She continues to fight for change when it comes to the way we all think about our own bodies.Honey's Instagram account is brimming with body positive images that are shared to inspire others to love themselves regardless of shape or size.On an episode of Loose Women, Honey admitted that she hadn't always adored her own skin and explained that she'd had a turbulent relationship with her size while growing up.Speaking about her famous mum and day - Jonathan and Jane Goldman - she told the ITV panel that her parents didn't always have the right parental tactics to help with her body image suffering.She said: "They saw me, a teenage girl, coming home saying, 'I hate my body'."They tried to give me solutions to a problem I brought to them, which was to lose weight.

Naga Munchetty has admitted she is learning “lots of non-broadcast friendly” topics that she won’t be able to discuss on her show.On Monday's episode of her show Naga said she was shocked to be told February 15, is National Side Chicks Day - after she discussed her dislike of Valentine’s Day.She went on to explain that side chick refers to a person's "bit on the side". After the show listeners told how they were just as shocked as Naga to hear National Side Chicks Day exists.

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He appeared alongside his co-star and partner Daniel Lustig.The couple are due to re-appear on the show for its 19th season, but Stephen has been forced to pull out of the episode after testing positive for Covid.He issued the message yesterday on Instagram explaining the situation.He said, in the video: "Good luck filming this week. I can't wait to see you Friday.

Death in Paradise star expressed regret for leaving the show, saying he "regretted" leaving the show for Hollywood.Ralf played Johnny Keogh for six series of Two Pints, with the first series running from February 2001.During an interview with This Morning in September 2007 Ralf said that he would not be returning for the next series due to an overwhelming schedule.Due to this, his character was subsequently killed off the show.Speaking on The Two Pints podcast, with former co-star Will Mellor, Ralf expressed regret for not staying on the show.Hosts Adam Rowe and Dan Nightingale asked Ralf how he felt when he Two Pints and it carried on.Ralf replied: "It was gutting actually, a bit difficult."It's a weird one really."I look back now and I'm like yeah it feels like a mistake."Adam asked Ralf: "Was it your call?"Ralf hastily replied: "Yeah."Will interrupted telling the hosts "he went to Hollywood!"Ralf then continued to say that he did have "regrets" of the way he left the show.He continued: "We did some mad things on Two Pints and I don't think if I'm really honest that I appreciated how good it was at the time."Ralf recently made sure to jump to former co-star Sheridan Smith's defence after viewers joked she is “on TV more than the adverts”.On Saturday night, Sheridan made her debut as a judge on ITV’s new singing competition, Starstruck, where contestants transform into their favourite stars for the chance to win £50,000.As well as Starstruck, ITV drama, No Return, and Channel 5’s The Teacher were also on screens recently.The discussion began when fellow Starstruck judge, Jason Manford, condemned those who blasted Sheridan for being on TV so much.The comic wrote: "Seen a few comments about Sheridan being on TV a lot this

Lorraine Kelly, 62, took to Instagram today to share her progress after joining Zumba again after two years.The ITV star filmed a video in the dance studio after her class to give her 468,000 followers an update on her life outside of work.She could be seen smiling broadly as she pointed out how red her face was after the exercise session.Lorraine said: “Right, that’s my first Zumba class in two years and it was fantastic but look at my face!“But I’m coming back tomorrow. It feels great and I feel like I’m back on track.”The TV presenter captioned the post: “FIRST Fitness class in over two years! Knackered but so much fun!“Finally on way to feeling healthier and happier! @ww.uk #healthy #fun”Fans were quick to rush to the comments section to congratulate her on her new fitness journey.Cathcardus said: “Omg Lorraine, well done!! Love your face, shows just how hard you’ve worked but also love your smile and laugh at the end! You smashed it xx”Lewisin_wonderland added: “Fantastic effort Lorraine!“You have inspired me to re-join WW this morning and I have just done 40 minutes swimming, so…thank you!”Gillzmuz joked: “I say to my zumba teacher that if I don't leave like a sweaty tomato then her playlist wasn't hard enough...“I always leave like a sweaty tomato.Such a great mood lifting workout x”Katvonb07 penned: “Well done.

According to early industry estimates this morning, Sony’s Spider-Man: No Way Home has beat the $760.5M take of James Cameron’s 2009 sci-fi spectacle Avatar to become the third highest grossing movie at the domestic box office with an estimated running total of $760.9M. This feat comes after a solid $1.6M Valentine’s Day haul for the Jon Watts-directed, Tom Holland-Zendaya-Benedict Cumberbatch starring movie at 3,300 theaters. Sony has yet to make the record official this morning.

There was a lot of California Love flying around Super Bowl LVI on Sunday as the hometown Los Angeles Rams beat the Cincinnati Bengals in a nail-bitter game punctuated by a halftime show of West Coast hip-hip icons. Part of that legacy will be much desired reversal of viewership fortune after years of decline for the NFL’s big game.

Eminem has super proud daughters! The rapper’s girls Hailie Jade, 26, and Alaina, 28, posted a rare photo of themselves together watching from the stands at Super Bowl LVI on Sunday February 13. The two young women looked super excited to get to cheer on their dad, as he performed at the halftime show, alongside Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Mary J. Blige, Kendrick Lamar, 50 Cent and Anderson Paak. 

Simone Biles and Jonathan Owens are engaged! Simone took to instagram on Feb. 15 to share stunning photos of the proposal, which you can see here. The pics  featured Jonathan down on one knee inside a gazebo. “THE EASIEST YES,” Simone captioned the post. “I can’t wait to spend forever and ever with you, you’re everything I dreamed of and more! Let’s get married FIANCE!” She didn’t specify when the proposal went down, but perhaps it was a Valentine’s Day surprise?! Jonathan also posted the porposal photos, writing, “Woke up this morning with a fiancee.” He also revealed that Simone had “no clue what was coming.”

Alex Honnold, the world-renowned rock climber documented in the Oscar-winning film Free Solo, is up to some more death-defying adventures.