In Entertainment: Summer Box Office, 'Loki' Season 2 & 'The Crown' Season 6

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We're starting today in Hollywood. Temperatures may be hot, hot this summer but the summer box office was even hotter. Thanks to Barbie and Oppenheimer domestic revenue hit $4 billion from the month of May to August. The first time this has happened since the pandemic began. So far, Barbie has grossed $612 million domestically. Oppenheimer's $311 million. Other top earners this summer were Spider Man across the Spider verse at $381 million at the domestic box office, Guardians of the Galaxy volume 3 $358 million and the little mermaid at $298 million and we still have a few weeks left of the summer. So the summer box office will keep on growing. Speaking of the box office, this holiday weekend saw some pretty good numbers. The equalizer three is on track to earn $42 million over its four day opening, which would be the second best for the holiday after Shang Chi and the legend of the 10 Rings, which made nine $4.6 million. Barbie did come in second this weekend making $10.2 million and it seems like the good performances at the box office could continue. The N Two is expected to make around $30 million when it opens next weekend. There's a new trailer out that has a lot of people excited. It's for Marvel's upcoming season two of Loki. The show follows Thor's brother Loki known as the God of mischief, as he tries to battle an organization that controls everything. Take a look. I've been pulled through time between the past, in the present, in the future. Everything is turning to shit. That's right. Don't overthink it around, around and around. We go. All right stars Tom Hiddleston, Owen Wilson with some pretty exciting new characters entering the season like Oscar winner Kwan season two premieres on Disney Plus on October 6. And we have a new look at the upcoming season of the Crown. Netflix shared an image on a writing quote. After six seasons, seven years, three casts, the crown comes to an end and later this year. But here's a hint at what's to come. The final season. The image seemingly teases that in the last season, viewers will see the wedding of Prince Charles and Camilla. Ok. On Netflix hasn't shared the official release date yet. The crown is expected to return in the fall of 2023. We're sure a lot of people are eager to see it. I was hoping to see more on Megan Marle but that's ok. And moving over to the music world, the Rolling Stones announced yesterday that they have new original music coming. They're set to release their first studio album since 2005. That's 18 years. If you were counting, not much is known about the album except that it's titled Hackney Diamonds. The band will be sharing details during an event in London's Hackney District tomorrow where band members will be interviewed by Jimmy Fallon. The event will be live streamed on youtube 9:30 a.m. Eastern Standard Time.