Top Gun: Maverick hits $1B at the global box office and becomes highest-grossing film of the year

UK are spending their time trying to combat climate change, it appears that there is a far simpler solution to the crisis than we might have thought.Carbon capture technology, offshore wind and nuclear power have all been on the lists of the experts - but they should have just looked at getting two frogs to marry each other.Yes, you read that right.READ MORE: UK heatwave: Why thunderstorms and heavy rain often follow scorching weatherA group of people in the Indian city of Gorakhpur - which has been subjected to intense heat an a lack of rainfall - performed a ritual to please the rain god Lord Indra.The group found two frogs yesterday (Tuesday, July 19) and forced them to marry each other.Organiser Radhakant Verma said: “It is a time-tested belief that frog weddings are held to bring in rains.“We have had a long dry spell and farmers, in particular, are upset over the delay in sowing paddy.”Despite struggling to keep the newly-wed couple together, hundreds turned out to watch the event, which involved a group of priests chanting as well as a big celebration meal afterwards.

Jamie Lee Curtis reprising her role as Laurie Strode one last time and going head-to-head with Michael Myers.Universal Pictures surprised fans with the trailer on Tuesday night. The movie — which will be released on Oct.

burning home with just her photo album, a cat and her dead father's ashes, it emerged today.Two of her cats are still missing following the massive fire in scorched Wennington, Essex which she said might have started in a compost bin next door to her.The heatwave blaze which has destroyed homes in an east London village has been described as a “worst nightmare” event. The story emerged as a friend, who would not give his name, returned to the village to look for her cats.READ MORE: Mum begged for police protection days before she was 'burned to death by ex'He said he was looking after two people who had lost their homes.He said: "I just came down to look for the cats of two friends who are staying at mine in Upminster."I heard the scrapyard was looking after pets but I haven’t seen the cats and the police aren't letting anyone through."The friend said that the woman seems to think the fire came from a compost bin.

Coco Lodge has explained how Love Island contestants manage to find out gossip about the outside world, while not actually leaving the villa.Each year, Islanders are kept in quarantine ahead of entering the villa and they also have their smartphones confiscated to ensure they are kept out of the loop about what is going on.Islanders have also revealed in the past that the phones they use in the villa are "jailbroken" so they can only receive text messages from producers and use the camera feature.READ MORE: Love Island's Gemma's mum slams 'bullying' of Tasha as Luca and Dami apologiseHowever, Coco has revealed a nifty way around the producer's efforts when a new Islander enters the villa.Speaking on TikTok, the graphic designer explained: "Whenever a new bombshell comes in or us Casa girls, everyone wants to know what's going on in the outside world."We're not allowed to talk about it and if we start we get told off by the voice of God, coming from above."So, we communicate through the phones, so we write secret little messages to each other under the duvet, people want to know how many followers they're on."Or what's in the press about them and obviously it's hard not to tell your friends or your new coupled person, so you do write secret messages to each other on the phones."Speaking on Roman Kemp's Capital FM Breakfast programme, Coco previously disclosed: "We also had like a 24-hour break before the Casa Amor recoupling just to get into the boy's heads a bit, so have them thinking about whether we are the better option than all their girls."The brunette bombshell also opened up about the social media trolling she faced, saying she was not expecting it.She told the Celebrity Gogglebox star: "I just didn't expect it

Netflix with a loved one⁠—or freeloading off of a friend⁠—the fun could soon be coming to an end, as the streaming giant has finally begun rolling out monthly charges for password sharing.First announced in March, Netflix has now begun testing additional charges for users who share their passwords, starting in five Latin American countries.The feature, which Netflix is calling 'add an extra home', will force users to pay more for their subscription if their account is used for more than 2 weeks outside their homes.READ NEXT: Ukrainian missile launcher spawns hundreds of memes and 'terrifies' the Russians If successful, the feature could be rolled out to the rest of the world, bringing an end to thousands of people's free rides.A Netflix support page in Honduras, where the test is being run, explains: "Beginning August 2022, when you sign in to Netflix on a TV outside of your home, you will see the option to add the extra home for an additional fee per month."If you will only be using this TV for a limited time, you can watch Netflix for up to two weeks at no extra charge as long as your account has not been previously used in that location.""After that time, the TV will be blocked unless you add the extra home."The fees currently cost around $2.99 (£2.50) per month in the test countries.Netflix's director of product innovation said that the tests are being run because "today's widespread account sharing between households undermines our long-term ability to invest in and improve our service. The trials follow news that Netflix has once again lost subscribers, this time dropping 1.23 million users in the US and Canada between March and June alone.

Louis Tomlinson had a hilarious response to news that a university is offering a Harry Styles course - saying it's not something he'd be interested in.It was announced this week that Texas State University Honours College is to offer an academic course based on the One Direction star, entitled 'Harry Styles and the Cult of Celebrity: Identity, the Internet, and European Pop Culture'.Harry's old bandmate Louis was quizzed about it when he was on Australian show The Project.READ MORE: Harry Styles makes moving 'free man' speech during fan's poignant coming outThe interviewer quipped that the module should have been about Louis, but the singer replied: "Yeah, I don't really have any interest in having a course made about me, to be fair!"But each to their own."The interviewer joked that it was "a very strange thing not to be interested in".And Louis shot back: "You sound very interested, to be fair, maybe you should sign up?"Many fans suggested that Louis should have been asked solely about himself, not Harry, in his interview.And they were tickled by the singer's response, with one tweeting: "LMAO."Someone else said their "jaw dropped".Another viewer tweeted: "Of all things you can ask Louis in an interview, you really have to mention the Harry Styles course? There's so many other things to talk about?!"One said: "Bringing up the Harry course in Texas.

READ MORE: Cabin crew share things passengers should never do on plane such as wearing shortsBeautiful Skin is an event where nudity… is mandatory.The club night has been running for years and was celebrated recently on July 15 this year.The party night took place on the Rue Saint-Denis at Le Club in Paris.And, it’s an all night event running from midnight to 6am with entry costing just €13 for those wanting to party in the buff. On the nudist event website, the night is described as “nocturnal” and “naturist clubbing with joy and love”.

Shania Twain is getting the documentary treatment. The country-pop icon's trailblazing career is revisited and celebrated in, hitting Netflix on July 26. In the film's first trailer, Twain can be seen driving through a picturesque mountain scene while declaring, «Taking the risks to do things your way can be scary. You gotta be brave.» , produced by Mercury Studios and directed by Joss Crowley, follows Twain's life trajectory from humble beginnings to crossover superstar.

Kyle Walker has told Oleksandr Zinchenko that Manchester City will miss him ahead of the completion of the Ukrainian's move to Arsenal.

A developer has revealed plans to transform a crumbling historic mill into apartments and commercial space -paid for by building 150 homes on neighbouring fields. The proposal would see the upper floors of Grade II* listed Crimble Mill, in Heywood, converted into 33 flats,while the lower levels could be used for purposes ranging from shops, restaurants and museums to gyms, offices and exhibitions.

Andy Burnham is set to hit the decks, with a DJ set confirmed on Ancoats restaurant and bar Ramona. The Mayor of Greater Manchester will be pitching up with his box of seven-inches on August 3.

Mark Wright and Michelle Keegan have shared the latest glimpse of their incredible multi-million mansion which is nearing full completion. The former The Only Way Is Essex star and Coronation Street actress have been keeping fans up to date on the progress of their dream home on their Instagram account @wrightyhome which has now amassed 406,000 followers.

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The latest edition in the seemingly never-ending Marvel Cinematic Universe arrives in UK cinemas tomorrow (July 7). Thor: Love And Thunder is the sixth MCU film to be released in the last year, following a slight hiatus during the Covid-19 pandemic, just a couple of months on from the release of Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness.

The Lost City makes a Number 1 debut on the Official Film Chart, entering on digital downloads only.

‘Top:Gun Maverick’ has had impressive success at the box office since premiering, achieving more than $1 billion dollars worlwide and making history as the first Tom Cruise film to make this happen.After breaking the record for biggest opening over Memorial Day weekend with an estimated $156 million dollars domestically during the four-day weekend, taking the place of ‘Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End’ in 2007, ‘Maverick’ has now crossed the $1 billion mark.Paramount reported that this is the second-highest-grossing film in their long history behind the 1997 film Titanic, in reference to domestic figures. “It’s rare to get the special kind of alchemy that creates a true event film, and we have been absolutely blown away by the global response,” Brian Robbins, Paramount Pictures‘ president and CEO, stated.Tom Cruise is currently enjoying the success of the film, as this is the first project in his long Hollywood career, reaching more than $1 billion worldwide.This is also the second movie to make $1 billion at the global box office post-pandemic, getting to the level of success as “Spider-Man: No Way Home,” which was released in December 2021.The actor recently shared his excitement with fans at the Cannes Film Festival.

Sonic the Hedgehog 2 levels up this week as it races in to Number 1 on the Official Film Chart on digital downloads only.

EXCLUSIVE: Emma Roberts is the latest addition to the ensemble cast of Sony Pictures’ Madame Web starring Dakota Johnson. Also on board are Sydney Sweeney,  Celeste O’Connor, Isabela Merced and Tahar Rahim for director S.J. Clarkson. Matt Sazama and Burk Sharpless penned the screenplay, with Kerem Sanga also penning a previous draft.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterNeed proof the box office is really, truly rebounding from COVID?Look no further than domestic charts, where not one, not two, but four movies — a mix of new releases in Baz Luhrmann’s musical biopic “Elvis” and Blumhouse’s creepy thriller “The Black Phone,” as well as leftovers with “Top Gun: Maverick” and “Jurassic World Dominion” — are pulling in healthy ticket sales.It marks the third straight weekend that more than one major movie has managed to sell a meaningful number of tickets. After a tough stretch for movie theaters, which were closed for months during the pandemic and then greatly struggled to rebound, it’s a welcome change in pace because, at long last, it signals that audiences of all ages are returning to the big screen.

Top Gun: Maverick has hit another big milestone, surpassing $1billion (£813million) at the global box office.The new sequel, which follows on from Tom Cruise’s 1986 blockbuster, has now overtaken Marvel‘s Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness to become the highest-grossing film of the year, and is now Cruise’s first film to pass the billion mark.It is also only the second film to pass the mark since the pandemic, alongside last year’s Spider-Man: No Way Home.Maverick began breaking records upon its release last month, achieving the highest-grossing opening on its debut weekend for a non-superhero film since COVID-19, taking in $248million (£196million) when it opened.The film follows Cruise’s character Pete ‘Maverick’ Mitchell three decades after the events of the original film, as he trains up a new group of young pilots while confronting his past.Miles Teller and Jennifer Connelly also star, the former taking on the role of Bradley ‘Rooster’ Bradshaw, the son of Nick ‘Goose’ Bradshaw.Speaking recently about performing stunts for the film, Teller admitted recently that he thought he was “going to die”.“I think when there’s that much adrenaline and a healthy bit of fear, I was able to hold [vomit] down. I guess that’s a secret skill I have,” he told LADBible.“If anything I think it made me really appreciate how nice it is not to have to, you know, go 500 knots an hour all the time,” he added of his new appreciation for commercial flights.

SATURDAY AM UPDATE: Refresh for more analysis and chart In an amazing feat for an adult-skewing, 2 hour and 39 minute running movie at the box office, Warner Bros’ Baz Luhrmann directed Elvis is heading toward an estimated $31.5M opening, looking to truly top the box office.