- Battles in east Rafah as Israel says key Kerem Shalom aid crossing has reopened BBC.com
- Israel’s war on Gaza live: Children in Rafah ‘on edge of survival’: UN | Israel War on Gaza News Al Jazeera English
- Israel says it reopened a key Gaza crossing after a rocket attack but the UN says no aid has entered The Associated Press
- No sign of breakthrough in hostage and ceasefire talks, Israeli official says; Kerem Shalom aid crossing reopens – as it happened The Guardian
- IDF: 8 rockets fired from Rafah toward southern Israel; no injuries reported The Times of Israel
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Kurt Russell ran to O.J. Simpson’s home as 1994 Bronco police chase aired on TV: ‘He’s always crossing paths’ with ‘serial killers’ – New York Post
- Kurt Russell ran to O.J. Simpson’s home as 1994 Bronco police chase aired on TV: ‘He’s always crossing paths’ with ‘serial killers’ New York Post
- Kurt Russell Was Sitting “In The Driveway” Of O.J. Simpson’s House During His Infamous Car Chase: He Went “Just To See What Happened” Decider
- Kurt Russell was at the O.J. Simpson chase, Kate and Oliver Hudson recall Entertainment Weekly News
- Serial killer Ted Bundy stole Kurt Russell’s food during an escape from police custody, say Kate and Oliver Hudson Yahoo Entertainment
- Kate & Oliver Hudson Reveal Kurt Russell’s Brushes with O.J. Simpson, Ted Bundy, Manson Family TooFab
Congress Leader Renuka Chowdhary: “Crossing Magic Number Won’t Be Enough In Telangana” – NDTV
- Congress Leader Renuka Chowdhary: “Crossing Magic Number Won’t Be Enough In Telangana” NDTV
- Congress rushes anti-poaching team to Hyderabad ahead of results Times of India
- Telangana Assembly Elections | “Of course! BRS leaders are in touch with us”: Congress leader Renuka Chowdhury The Hindu
- Is Telangana Bracing For ‘Resort Politics’? What Congress Leaders Say… | Telangana Polls 2023 NDTV
- Telangana election results: DK Shivakumar in Hyderabad to ‘protect’ Congress candidates amid counting, say sources India Today
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Palestinian-American mother and her children fleeing Israel-Hamas war finally get through Rafah border crossing – CBS News
- Palestinian-American mother and her children fleeing Israel-Hamas war finally get through Rafah border crossing CBS News
- Israel-Hamas war: Hundreds more foreign citizens leave Gaza | DW News DW News
- Bonita Springs family struggling to get out of Israel Wink News
- Qatar mediated deal between Egypt, Israel and Hamas to permit limited Gaza evacuations CBS News
- ‘They were expected to leave the children behind’: Plymouth couple stay in Gaza after their children were not allowed to leave with them The Boston Globe
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Main Afghanistan-Pakistan border crossing closed after guards exchange fire – Al Jazeera English
- Main Afghanistan-Pakistan border crossing closed after guards exchange fire Al Jazeera English
- Thousands Stranded Along Closed Border Crossing Between Afghanistan And Pakistan Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty
- Travelers, Trucks Stranded at Pakistan-Afghan Border After Clashes | VOANews Voice of America
- Pakistan shuts key crossing into Afghanistan after border guards exchange fire The Associated Press
- The Azadi Briefing: Border Clashes And Closures Mark Deteriorating Pakistan-Taliban Ties Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty
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Animal Crossing: New Horizons fan who visited all 43 in-game artworks in real life has been “overwhelmed” by the response – TechRadar
- Animal Crossing: New Horizons fan who visited all 43 in-game artworks in real life has been “overwhelmed” by the response TechRadar
- Animal Crossing: New Horizons Player Builds Barbie’s Dream House and Ken’s Mojo Dojo Casa House GameRant
- After 16 months and 3 continents, this Animal Crossing: New Horizons fan has finally seen all of its artworks in real life Gamesradar
- Animal Crossing: New Horizons Player Points Out Interesting Celeste Detail Many Never Noticed GameRant
- The Next Animal Crossing Desperately Needs This Quality of Life Feature From Palia GameRant
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‘Last Voyage Of The Demeter’ Charts $750K In Thursday Night Previews; ‘Barbie’ Crossing Half Billion U.S. Today – Box Office – Deadline
- ‘Last Voyage Of The Demeter’ Charts $750K In Thursday Night Previews; ‘Barbie’ Crossing Half Billion U.S. Today – Box Office Deadline
- Critics Have Seen The Last Voyage Of The Demeter And They Are All Saying The Same Thing About The Dracula Movie CinemaBlend
- A review of the horror film, The Last Voyage Of The Demeter The A.V. Club
- Last Voyage of the Demeter Review: A Creature Feature With Bite Gizmodo
- The Last Voyage of the Demeter Star On Real Life Dangers Making Dracula Film: “It’s Nearly Killed Us” Syfy
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Box Office: ‘Barbie’ Crossing $1B Globally, ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ in Close Race With ‘Meg 2’ and ‘Oppenheimer’ – Hollywood Reporter
- Box Office: ‘Barbie’ Crossing $1B Globally, ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ in Close Race With ‘Meg 2’ and ‘Oppenheimer’ Hollywood Reporter
- ‘Barbie’ is less than $100 million away from a billion-dollar box office heading into third weekend CNBC
- ‘Barbie’ Has Raked in Over $800 Million, Making It the Highest-Grossing Film by a Female Director Yahoo Life
- Barbie Tops $900M Worldwide, Oppenheimer Nears $500M, Meg 2 Takes First Bites – Deadline Deadline
- Box Office: ‘Barbie’ Hits $900M Globally, ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ Reboot and ‘Meg 2’ Open Hollywood Reporter
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Way of Water’ Crossing $500M – Deadline
FRIDAY PM: For an early January weekend falling after New Year’s Day and before MLK, it’s sure not sleepy. Some adult films may have a hard time working at the box office as moviegoing comes out of the pandemic, but you can bet the house on horror films. Universal has a vibrant No. 2 winner in Blumhouse’s creepy posh doll film M3GAN which is looking at a $26.7M opening after a $11.4M Friday (plus previews) at 3,509 theaters. The Gerard Johnstone directed PG-13 horror movie has landed at 94% certified fresh on Rotten Tomatoes with critics and a current audience score of 78%. This movie is in such great shape, they’re already kicking around ideas about a sequel for it, I hear.
AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER
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Meanwhile, James Cameron’s Avatar: The Way of Water is headed to break even destination (per the filmmaker) with a running total stateside by Sunday well north of a half billion. The fourth Friday of the 20th Century Studios/Disney/Lighstorm film looks like $10M, -60% from last Friday for a 3-day of $37M, -45%, for a running total of $508.7M in first place at 4,340 theaters.
Universal also owns No. 3 in DreamWorks Animation’s third weekend of Puss in Boots: The Last Wish at 3,913 locations. Friday is $2.5M (-62%), third weekend is $10M (-40%) and the running total by Sunday is $84.6M.
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Popping into the top five in fourth place is Sony‘s limited release of A Man Called Otto which goes from four theaters in NYC and LA to 637 sites for an estimated Friday of $1.2M, 3-day of $3.4M. The movie ended its first week with just over $85K. The pic sits at 67% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes but remains an audience pleaser at 94%.
Fifth goes to Disney/Marvel Studio’s 9th weekend of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever at 2,255 theaters with a $900k Friday, -53%, 3-day of $3.1M, -39% and a running cume of $445.1M.
The third weekend of Babylon from Paramount/C2 is in 6th place with a Friday of $400K, -57% from a week ago, $1.3M 3-day, -50%, for a running total by Sunday of $13.4M.
FRIDAY AM: The Blumhouse-Universal PG-13 genre title is off to a great start with $2.75M after 5PM showtimes. Universal is betting $17M heading into the weekend on M3GAN while tracking was seeing well north of $20M. Horror fans always come out on Thursday night so hopefully this great momentum keeps up.
A Blumhouse movie with great reviews aimed at the under 25 demo is always a good sign for box office prospects: Critics gave M3GAN 95% on Rotten Tomatoes. The pic is booked at 3,509 theaters and is expected to take the No. 2 slot behind Avatar: The Way of Water which is eyeing between $25M-$30M in weekend 4. Currently the James Cameron-directed sequel has under $472M going into the weekend — it has a shot at hitting the half billion mark stateside.
In regards to comps, the Thursday previews for M3GAN are just under that of Scream‘s a year ago which did $3.5M before a $30M opening weekend, but that was over an MLK holiday weekend. It’s also above Sony’s The Escape Room which kicked off New Year 2019 with $2.3M in previews before notching an $18.2M opening. That pic was 50% with critics on RT with a 52% audience score.
Avatar: The Way of Water
Disney/20th Century Studios
Among regular films in release, 20th Century Studios/Lightstorm/Disney’s Avatar: The Way of Water lead Thursday with $6.7M at 4,202 theaters, -10% from Wednesday with a running total of $471.7M. The sequel made $113.5M for the week.
Uni/DreamWorks Animation’s Puss in Boots: The Last Wish at 4,121 sites did $2M yesterday, -11% from Wednesday for a $30M second week and running total of $74.6M.
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever at 2,310 ends its eighth week with an estimated $8.8M, a $490K Thursday and a running total of $441.9M.
Tri-Star/Compelling Pictures/Black Label Media’s I Wanna Dance With Somebody at 3,625 saw a second Thursday of $444K, a second week of $6.7M and a running total of $17.3M.
Paramount’s Babylon at 3,351 posted an estimated $353K Thursday, -16% from Wednesday, a second week of $4.7M and a running total of $12M. That bests the $11.3M lifetime domestic total of Guillermo del Toro’s period title Nightmare Alley which went on to be nominated for four Oscar including Best Picture. Proof that poor ticket sales don’t necessarily impact awards season chances.
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The Australian government said on Thursday it would spend more than A$1bn (US$680mn) on advanced missile defences, including the US-made Himars system that has proved successful in defending Ukraine from Russian invasion.
The Himars package, which includes launchers, missiles and training rockets, will provide the Australian army with a “significant capability boost”, said Richard Marles, the country’s defence minister.
CEA, an Australian company, will provide a radar system to be integrated with the Himars launchers, he added.
The US state department said in May that it had approved the sale of Lockheed Martin’s M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System launchers and related equipment for an estimated US$385mn.
The system is expected to be deployed in Australia in 2026-2027.
“In the current strategic environment, it’s important the Australian Defence Force is equipped with high-end, targeted military capabilities,” Marles said.
The Himars announcement comes a day after Canberra signed a deal with Norwegian group Kongsberg to supply naval missiles for Australian destroyers and frigates from 2024.
Australia in recent years has taken a more high-profile defence posture, with the previous conservative government increasing military spending and signing a trilateral security pact with the US and UK in 2021.
Last month, US defence secretary Lloyd Austin said after a meeting with Marles that Washington would “deepen our defence co-operation” with Canberra.
Austin said the US plans to deploy more fighters, bombers and other assets in Australia in the face of “dangerous and coercive” Chinese actions in the Indo-Pacific region.