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“Moana 2” brought in a tidal wave of moviegoers over the Thanksgiving Day weekend, setting records with $221 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday.That, combined with “Wicked” and “Gladiator II,” made for an unprecedented weekend in cinemas and a confluence of blockbusters more like what’s often found in late December.Expectations were high for Walt Disney Co.’s “Moana 2,” but the film — originally planned as a series for Disney+ before it was redirected to the big screen — blew predictions out of the water.Its five-day opening set a new record for Thanksgiving moviegoing. (The previous best was $125 million for “Frozen 2” in its second week of release in 2019.)“Moana 2” added $165.3 million internationally; with $386 million worldwide, it’s the second-best global launch of the year.At the same time, the sensation of “Wicked” showed no signs of slowing down.

told The New York Times. No cause of death was cited.Brickman was best known for his extensive collaboration with Allen, beginning with the 1973 film “Sleeper.” Together, they co-wrote “Annie Hall” (1977), “Manhattan” (1979) and “Manhattan Murder Mystery” (1993).

Deadline that Northrop died Friday at the Motion Picture and Television Woodland Hills Home after a years-long battle with Alzheimer’s.“Wayne was diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer’s 6 years ago. He took his last breath in the arms of his family,” Northrop’s wife, Lynn Herring Northrop, said in a statement.

before he died.Payne, 31, had lived in the $4.1 million mansion in Chalfont St Giles, Bucks since November 2021 to be close to ex Cheryl Tweedy and his son Bear who live close by.The boy band member tragically died after falling from a Buenos Aires hotel balcony in October – a month after he put the $4.1 million home up for sale.

Spotify Wrapped is drooping soon and some music lovers are rigging their results so they can show off their most-listened tracks of 2024 — free of judgment.“Gonna hack Spotify HQ before Spotify Wrapped comes out because I would rather be in jail than have my top genre be country,” one person wrote on X (formerly Twitter). That was just one of the many tweets about the anticipation of the upcoming Spotify Wrapped 2024 drop.“Imagine hating me, a girl who is simply in her room trying to change the trajectory of her Spotify wrapped before it’s too late,” another Spotify user said.“Just realized Spotify wrapped is coming soon… I have amazing taste in music so I don’t need last-minute changes,” someone else said in a seemingly sarcastic message.A different X user confessed, “That time of year I’m putting certain songs on repeat to hack my Spotify wrapped.”“I think I need to rig my Spotify wrapped before it turns out to be the same exact thing as last year,” another person wrote.“Need to rig my Spotify wrapped now so I can make my most listened to song one that I didn’t fall asleep with on repeat accidentally,” another tweet read.