John Wick: Chapter 4 punched, kicked, and then shot several times its box office competition over the weekend. The fourth entry in the Keanu Reeves-helmed action series collected $73.5 million in ticket sales. To put this in context, the first John Wick pulled in $14 million on its opening weekend; John Wick: Chapter 2 made $30.4 million; and John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum made $56.8 million. Rarely does a fourth entry in a franchise surpass its predecessors, but then again it was also the most expensive, costing more than $100 million.
The Walt Disney Co.’s “Wish” had been expected to rule the Thanksgiving weekend box office, but moviegoers instead feasted on leftovers, as “The Hunger Games: Songbirds and Snakes” led ticket sales for the second weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday.
Daryl Hall has sued his longtime music partner John Oates, arguing that his plan to sell off his share of a joint venture would violate a business agreement the duo had.
Opening statements are expected in Atlanta in the trial of rapper Young Thug, who's accused of co-founding a violent criminal street gang and using his music to promote it.
