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US SCORES AT BOX OFFICE

From qz.com – The film, which hit US theaters this weekend to immediate success, is a win for originality in Hollywood. Jordan Peele’s horror film Us landed in US theaters this weekend. It’s already a hit. The eerie film, about a family whose pleasant beach vacation takes a turn when they are stalked by dangerous doppelgängers, marked the biggest debut for an original horror film, bringing in an estimated $70 million at the North American box office during its opening weekend. The film crushed the $50 million opening-weekend haul of John Krasinski’s A Quiet Place from 2018. It, based on the Stephen King novel, still holds the biggest weekend for a horror film overall.

SHAZAM MAKES SUPERHEROES FUN AGAIN

From www.theverge.com-The superhero who used to be Captain Marvel is one of the first American comics heroes, created in the 1930s to compete with Superman. But DC Comics is only now giving him his first big-screen outing in Shazam!The superhero who used to be Captain Marvel is one of the first American comics heroes, created in the 1930s to compete with Superman. But DC Comics is only now giving him his first big-screen outing in Shazam!