From reality TV to surreal horror, here are your top entertainment stories.
LIVE TV IS HARD
Netflix is asking viewers to be patient, as it delays the release of the Love Is Blind Live Reunion. The special was scheduled for Sunday at 8 p.m. ET but did not go on as planned due to an error with the livestream. “We are incredibly sorry that the Love Is Blind Live Reunion did not turn out as we had planned,” the company tweeted. “We’re filming it now and we’ll have it on Netflix as soon as humanly possible. Again, thank you and sorry.”
SUPER BOX OFFICE PERFORMANCE
The Super Mario Brothers Movie continued its record-breaking run this weekend, raking in $92 million, which marks the best second weekend ever for an animated movie.The video game adaptation from Nintendo and illumination has now grossed more than $353 million dollars in North America, and $683 million globally, making it the highest grossing movie of the year.
BEAU IS A HIT
Lastly, Ari Aster's latest film Beau Is Afraid is cleaning up at the independent box office.The A24 flick, starring Joaquin Phoenix, scored the biggest indie box office opening of the year, grossing more than $320,000 on four screens in New York and Los Angeles.
Union leaders and Hollywood studios reached a tentative agreement Sunday to end a historic screenwriters strike after nearly five months, though no deal is yet in the works for striking actors.
Taylor Swift took advantage of an invitation from the All-Pro tight end to see the Kansas City Chiefs play the Chicago Bears at Arrowhead Stadium on Sunday.
Authorities rescued a 17-year-old boy in Southern California after he was kidnapped and held hostage for four days by captors who threatened to harm him if his family did not pay a $500,000 ransom.
The landmark Washington National Cathedral unveiled new stained-glass windows Saturday with a theme of racial justice, filling the space that had once held four windows honoring Confederate Gens. Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson.
Just four months after announcing that the hot dog-shaped Wienermobile was changing its name to the Frankmobile, the distinctive wiener on wheels is reverting to the original.
