From the big screens to the hard courts, here's what's going on in entertainment on Monday, April 10, 2023.
Weekend Box Office
After the blazing start for The Super Mario Bros. Movie on its opening day previews, it was expected that the movie would "smash" the weekend box office.
The Chris Pratt-led animated flick shattered predictions with a $204.6 million opening in the U.S. alone, and the global box office total was $377 million. Nintendo, Illumination, and Universal Studios have already recouped the $100 million budget it took to bring the project to life, hitting some impressive milestones compared to the field of films to hit theaters this year.
The Super Mario Bros. Movie currently holds the highest-grossing debut of the year, surpassing Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania. It also holds the record for biggest five-day opening of all time, according to Variety.
Rounding out the top three in this weekend's box office was John Wick: Chapter 4 with $14.6 million and Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves with $14.5 million.
NBA Playoffs
The 2023 regular NBA season wrapped up as the last teams battled for playoff positioning on Sunday. Seeds for post-season playoff games are nearly set as the seventh through 10th seeds in the Western and Eastern conferences gear up for the play-in tournament, which will tip off on April 11 and run through April 14.
The seventh and eighth seeds in each conference will face off for the seventh playoff spot, while the loser will have another chance to play for the eighth spot against the winner of the ninth and 10th matchup.
McCormick announced a limited-edition collection of Thanksgiving doughnuts ahead of the holiday. Duarte Geraldino and Kristen Scholer gave some of them a taste in-studio for your viewing pleasure.
A study published in the Journal Behavioral Processes found that cats actually express their happiness or aggressiveness through facial expressions.
Fitness expert Jillian Michaels joined Cheddar News to discuss her app that helps with exercise programs, meal plans, and the simplicity of living a healthy life.
Former Cheddar News reporter Ashley Mastronardi participated in the 2023 New York City Marathon and gave a first-person account of her race.
Tennis superstar Serena Williams was honored Monday night by the Council of Fashion Designers of America, which awarded her as fashion icon of the year.
The father of a man charged in a deadly Fourth of July parade shooting in suburban Chicago pleaded guilty to seven misdemeanors Monday in a case that centered on how his son obtained a gun license.
James Corden, the multiple Emmy- and Tony Award-winner who gave the world “Carpool Karaoke” is launching a new weekly show set for early 2024 on SiriusXM called "This Life of Mine with James Corden."
Four men were charged Monday over the theft of an 18-carat gold toilet from Blenheim Palace, the sprawling English country mansion where British wartime leader Winston Churchill was born.
Actor Evan Ellingson passed away at 35.
An exotic wildlife preserve owner who gained notoriety on the popular Netflix series “Tiger King” plead guilty Monday to animal trafficking and money laundering, the U.S. Justice Department announced.
