Brits are waiting in anticipation to discover who will become the next Love Island host. Irish model Laura Whitmore, 37, announced she would be stepping down as presenter of ITV2's hit reality show this week.
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Naman Ramachandran The total U.K. and Ireland box office for July 2022 was £126.5 million ($152.7 million), according to numbers released by Comscore. While the number is a significant chunk above June’s $116 million, it is still running 20% behind the same period in pre-COVID 2019.
“Minions: The Rise Of Gru” debuted at No.1 with £10.4 million, achieving the highest opening of an animated film for 2022. With a total of £35.5 million, the film is now the highest-grossing animation of the year, and No.19 in the all-time animation chart, behind “The Secret Life Of Pets” (£36.5 million). At No.2, “Thor: Love And Thunder” scored the fourth-highest opening of 2022 with £12.2 million.
With a total of £32.3 million, the film is now the sixth-highest grossing film of the year. In third position, late June release “Elvis” added a further £14.7 million for a total of £21.9 million. After ten weeks on release, Tom Cruise vehicle “Top Gun: Maverick” continued to soar and is the No.4 film of the month, grossing an additional £11.6 million for a total of £76.9 million.
The sequel, the highest grosser of the year, is also now the tenth-highest grossing title of all time in the territory, behind “Titanic” (£80.2 million). Rounding off the top five was another holdover “Jurassic World: Dominion,” which added £5.6 million for a total of £34.2 million. It is tracking 18% behind the lifetime total of the previous instalment in the franchise, “Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom” (£41.6 million).
Charting at No. 6 was “Where The Crawdads Sing,” with a total of £4.8 million. At No.
Brits are waiting in anticipation to discover who will become the next Love Island host. Irish model Laura Whitmore, 37, announced she would be stepping down as presenter of ITV2's hit reality show this week.
– a little boy named Jude – and his date of birth: 07. 08. 2022.
England footballer Declan Rice has reportedly welcomed his first child with his long-term girlfriend.The West Ham United ace, 23, debuted a new tattoo during the team's match against Brighton & Hove Albion today, Sunday 21 August, with the name of his newborn baby and the date they were born.The inking, which wraps around the circumference Declan's forearm, appears to have the name of his baby – a little boy named Jude – and his date of birth: 07.08.2022. Declan and his partner Lauren Fryer have been together for six years and are childhood sweethearts after having met at school.
While it's nothing new, and we're certainly not complaining, Harry Styles' name is inescapable right now. Not content with scoring ten weeks atop the Official Singles Chart with As It Was, claiming the year's first Official Charts Double as Harry's House simultaneously nabbed Number 1, making moves in the beauty business with Pleasing and starring in upcoming movie Don't Worry Darling with girlfriend Olivia Wilde (that TRAILER, though), the One Direction star's now preparing to treat fans across Canada and the USA to Love On Tour.
A BBC star defended Love Island's Tasha Ghouri after Laura Whitmore made a dig at her wine knowledge. Laura, 37, sparked a backlash when she tried to mock Tasha on Saturday Kitchen.The Irish Love Island host jokingly made a dig about Tasha on Matt Tebbut's BBC daytime show, Saturday Kitchen.
The latest big dance hit of the summer, B.O.T.A (Baddest Of Them All) by Eliza Rose & Interplanetary Criminal climbs to Number 1 on the Official Irish Singles Chart.
Two wide studio releases will hopefully prevent this summer from reaching another low at the box office after last weekend’s $67.3M. If there’s one movie that’s going to pull ahead, sources are betting on Crunchyroll’s Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero. That distributor has proven in a short amount of time that they can draw a great deal of anime fans in a Friday through Sunday span. The Tetsuro Kodama directed animation movie is looking at anywhere from $12M-$15M, ahead of Universal’s genre lion-stalking film, Beast, starring Idris Elba; that pic hoping for at least double digits.
Naman Ramachandran Universal’s “Nope,” directed by Jordan Peele and starring Daniel Kaluuya, debuted atop the U.K. and Ireland box office with £1.8 million ($2.2 million), according to numbers released by Comscore.In second position, Sony’s Brad Pitt vehicle “Bullet Train” sped to £909,264 and now has £5.06 million after two weekends.
Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterJordan Peele’s science-fiction thriller “Nope” landed at the international box office, generating a so-so $6.4 million from 19 territories.The film had the biggest start in the United Kingdom and Ireland with $2.1 million, which ranked below the $2.6 million haul that the opening of Peele’s debut feature “Get Out” amassed in the same territory. In Australia, “Nope” scored $1.2 million, which falls below “Get Out’s” $1.4 million debut in the country.
While it's nothing new, and we're certainly not complaining, Harry Styles' name is inescapable right now. Not content with scoring ten weeks atop the Official Singles Chart with As It Was, claiming the year's first Official Charts Double as Harry's House simultaneously nabbed Number 1, making moves in the beauty business with Pleasing and starring in upcoming movie Don't Worry Darling with girlfriend Olivia Wilde (that TRAILER, though), the One Direction star's now preparing to treat fans across Canada and the USA to Love On Tour.
Naman Ramachandran Sony’s Brad Pitt vehicle “Bullet Train” debuted at the top of the U.K. and Ireland box office with a £2.8 million ($3.4 million) opening weekend, according to numbers released by Comscore.As the school holidays continue, in second place, Warner Bros.’ family friendly “DC League Of Super-Pets” took £1.2 million in its second weekend for a total of £6.2 million.
Warner Bros. Discovery UK & Ireland has unveiled its senior leadership team, which will work under new General Manager Antonio Ruiz.