Raya and the Last Dragon Return to Win the Box Office This Week
Disney's latest animated film, Raya and the Last Dragon continues to triumph on the domestic United States box office charts. The film grossed US $ 5.5 million from screenings in 2,163 theaters this week.
Raya and the Last Dragon (2021)
However, this achievement decreased by 35% from the second week of screening which touched US $ 15.8 million. Meanwhile, revenues from the international market amounted to US $ 36 million, bringing the film's global revenue to US $ 52.6 million.
Apart from being shown in theaters, Raya and the Last Dragon films also air on the Disney Plus streaming platform at an additional cost of US $ 30 on top of the monthly subscription fee.
Meanwhile, in second place at the US box office this week also won the animated film Tom and Jerry. The latest animated film from Warner Bros. grossed US $ 4 million from 2,454 locations in its third week of release.
With this, the film, starring Chloe Grace Moretz, Colin Jost and Michael Pena, has grossed US $ 28 million in the North American market.
Meanwhile, from overseas broadcasts, the Tom and Jerry film earned US $ 38.8 million in revenue, bringing the film's total global revenue to US $ 66.9 million.
Apart from being shown in theaters, this film also airs on streaming services. HBO Max.
Then in third at the box office this week. Lionsgate's Chaos Walking grossed US $ 2.25 million. With this, the total revenue of this science fiction thriller starring Daisy Ridley and Tom Holland grossed US $ 6.9 million.
Reporting from Variety, this amount includes additional ticket sales on the international market of US $ 5 million.
Furthermore, in fourth place is the drama genre film from Focus Features entitled Boogie, which earned US $ 730,000 from screenings in 1,272 locations. The film, directed by Eddie Huang, has grossed a total of US $ 2.2 million to date.
Finally, the animated film The Croods: A New Age is in fifth place with this week's total revenue of US $ 520,000 from screenings in 1,440 cinema locations in the United States.
The animated film from Universal, which premiered in November, has garnered US $ 54.3 million in revenue from domestic broadcasts.
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Kim Tae-hee Becomes a Star in the Clip of Rain Boyband Ciipher
Actress Kim Tae-hee shows off her acting skills in the music clip of boy band Ciipher. Ciipher is the first boy band to debut under Rain's company.
Quoting Soompi, Kim Tae-hee's involvement in the video clip for Ciipher's debut single came from a source from the RAIN Company.
"Kim Tae-hee became a star in the music video Ciipher entitled I Like You. Here he will appear as an artist on TV," wrote a source from the label.
The song I Like You is the name of Ciipher's debut album as well as the title of their main song.
In the music video, the seven members of Ciipher act as if they fell in love with Kim Tae-hee after seeing him on TV. They are also competing to win his heart.
The process of making this song also involved two members of Ciipher, sure Tan and Keita. The song also includes Mollo, a new composer from the music label Psycho Tension.
Before debuting, Rain was introduced to Ciipher when he appeared on variety shows such as Master in the House and Weekly Idol.
Boyband Ciipher is made up of seven members who come from various talent search events. Starting from Dohwan and Keita, are two trainees who participated in the YG Treasure Box. They get to the finals under Rain's tutelage.
Meanwhile, Sungwon used to be a member of boybad 1THE9. the group was formed through the MBC survival audition show "Under Nineteen". After debuting with their first album "XIX" with the title song "Spotlight", boyband 1THE9 finally disbanded on August 8th.
Then Geum Junhyun is a young actor and model who had attended Joy Dance Academy.
Next there is Moon Hyunbin, a former Starship agency trainee who also had become a contestant on the PRODUCEX101 program. He is also a student at the Joy Dance Academy dance academy.
Tan was also a former Starship Entertainment trainee. He was even part of the 2014 survival show 'NO MERCY. However he was eliminated in the final episode.
Finally, there is Lee Choonghyun, a dance and K-Pop school student, Def Dance Skool, in South Korea.
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Riz Ahmed, First Muslim Nominee for Best Actor Oscar
Actor Riz Ahmed made new history at the Academy Awards. His announcement as a 2021 Best Actor Oscar nominee made him the first Muslim actor to be nominated.
Ahmed is nominated for Best Actor Oscar 2021 for his role in the film Sound of Metal. In that category, he faced Chadwick Boseman (Ma Rainey's Black Bottom), Anthony Hopkins (The Father), Gary Oldman (Mank), and Steven Yeun (Minari).
In a tweet on social media, Monday (15/3) evening Indonesian time after the announcement of the nominations, Ahmed was honored to get this recognition.
"Wow! I am honored to be nominated by my fellow actors for an inspiring performance, and thank the Academy for their support and encouragement," said Ahmed, who later named influencers for his performance in the film.
"Sound of Metal is about how a health crisis can separate you from life and loved ones, and force you to grow up in unexpected ways," said Ahmed.
"In a year full of challenges for many, I hope this story can inspire us to forge new and deeper relationships with ourselves and others." he said.
Ahmed previously also made history at the 2017 Emmy Awards. At that time, he won the Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series category for his role in The Night Of. He became the first Muslim and Asian actor to win the major category in acting.
Mahershala Ali was previously listed as the first Muslim actor to win an Oscar, through the Best Supporting Actor category through Moonlight in 2017 and Green Book in 2019.
In Sound of Metal, Riz Ahmed plays Ruben. He is a drummer for punk music and a former addict who lost his ability to hear.
Darius Marder's play premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival and forced Ahmed to practice drumming as well as sign language for several weeks.
For his role in the film, Ahmed has received many acclaim, including nominations at the Golden Globe, the Film Independent Spirit Awards, and the Screen Actors Guild Awards.