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"Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse," Sony's latest installment of the lucrative franchise scored the second-biggest opening this year, behind only ``The Super Mario Bros. Movie.''

'Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse' soars to $120.5m opening

LOS ANGELES (CNS)—"Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse" opened with $120.5 million this weekend to lead all films at the North American box office, according to the latest industry estimates.


Sony's latest installment of the lucrative franchise scored the second-biggest opening this year, behind only "The Super Mario Bros. Movie," which made $146 million in its first weekend. Second place went to "The Little Mermaid," which took in $40.6 million one week after opening in first place, Comscore reported. The horror film "The Boogeyman," based on a Stephen King story, opened in third place with $12.3 million Friday through Sunday.


"Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 3" was fourth with $10.2 million in its fifth week, followed by "Fast X," which grossed $9.2 million in its third week in theaters in the United States and Canada. Rounding out the top 10 domestic releases, as estimated by Comscore, were "The Super Mario Bros. Movie" ($3.3 million), "About My Father" ($2.1 million), "The Machine" ($1.75 million), "SUGA - Agust D TOUR 'D-DAY' in JAPAN: Live VI" ($1.2 million) and "You Hurt My Feelings" ($769,814).

The Internal Revenue Service and the estate administrator established the value of Prince's estate, Paisley Park, at $156.4 million. The pop star died without a will, and his six surviving siblings were designated as his heirs. Courtesy Paisley Park

Purple Glaze: Minnesota highway to honor Prince's legacy

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The Minnesota Senate has honored the late pop superstar Prince by voting to dedicate to him the highway that runs past his Paisley Park museum and studios

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ST. PAUL, Minn.​—The late pop superstar Prince will have a highway named after him in his home state, following a vote by Minnesota lawmakers May 4.

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The Senate vote was 55-5 to rename the highway that runs past Prince's Paisley Park museum and studios. Among those watching was his oldest sister, Sharon Nelson. The bill passed the House unanimously last month on the seventh anniversary of Prince's death, and now goes to Gov. Tim Walz, who is expected to sign.

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Purple signs will soon go up along a seven-mile stretch of State Highway 5 in the Minneapolis suburbs of Chanhassen and Eden Prairie — designating it the Prince Rogers Nelson Memorial Highway. Prince's friends and fans are footing the bill, said the lead sponsor, Republican

Sen. Julia Coleman, of Waconia.

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“Prince was a true genius, a visionary artist who pushed the boundaries of music and cultures in ways that will never be forgotten," Coleman told her fellow senators. "His influence can be heard in the work of countless musicians who came after him, and his legacy continues to inspire new generations of artists to this day.”

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Paisley Park, where Prince lived and recorded, now draws visitors from around the world.

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Paisley Park is also where Prince died on April 21, 2016, of an accidental fentanyl overdose at age 57. The 65,000-square-foot complex in Chanhassen is now a museum run by his estate as well as an event venue and recoding studio.

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Sharon Nelson told reporters her brother’s music will live forever and that his spirt “sneaks up on me some- times.” And she urged fans to take the tour and see his 3,000 shoes on display.

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The idea to name the highway after Prince came three years ago from Mark Webster, a longtime friend of the star who works security at Paisley Park. He was among the fans who gathered at the Minnesota Capitol to celebrate the vote. He said they'll find a date that works for fans soon for the signs to go up.

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Prince's birthday was June 7, but he didn't celebrate birthdays because he was a Jehovah's Witness by faith.

 

The singer, songwriter, arranger and instrumentalist broke through in the late 1970s and was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2004. He created hits including “Little Red Corvette,” ″Let’s Go Crazy” and “When Doves Cry,” and sold more than 100 million records worldwide.

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Several years ago, Prince's 1984 “Purple Rain” was added by the Library of Congress for preservation in the National Film Registry.

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After a six-year legal battle that consumed tens of millions of dollars, the Internal Revenue Service and the estate administrator put the value of his estate at $156.4 million. Since Prince died without a will, his six surviving siblings at the time of his death were designated as his heirs. The three youngest eventually sold most of their interests to the music company Primary Wave.

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The week's No. 1 most-watched prime-time program was NBC's "America's Got Talent." Courtesy NBC

  'America's Got Talent', CBS Top TV Ratings

By STEVEN HERBERT
 
HOLLYWOOD (CNS)—Ratings for the four major broadcast networks was 19.7 percent lower than the previous week, thanks to the conclusion of the Stanley Cup final and Independence Day weekend, according to live-plus-same-day figures released by Nielsen today.

Only one prime-time program between June 27 and Sunday averaged more than 5 million viewers—the NBC talent competition "America's Got Talent," which averaged 5.982 million viewers—and only one other program topped 4 million, the 7 p.m. edition of CBS news magazine "60 Minutes," which averaged 4.354 million viewers.

Both of those shows topped 6 million viewers the previous week, while ABC's coverage of Games 6 and 5 of the Stanley Cup Final both topped 5 million and the 8 p.m. edition of "60 Minutes" and Games 4 and 3 of the hockey finals both topped 4 million.

The most-watched prime-time sporting event between June 27 and Sunday was Fox's "Baseball Night in America" which averaged 1.905 million viewers for regional coverage of the games between the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres and Boston Red Sox and Chicago Cubs, 70th for the week, including trailing 20 cable programs.

CBS was the most-watched network, averaging 2.68 million viewers, 9.2 percent less than its 2.95 million average the previous week when it finished second. NBC was second, averaging 2.38 million, 4 percent less than its 2.48 million average when it finished third the previous week.

ABC averaged 2.14 million viewers to finish third. Its viewership was down 39.7 percent from its 3.55 million average the previous week when it finished first for the fourth time in the first four full weeks of television's summer season. The 9 p.m. Sunday rerun of "Celebrity Family Feud" was its most-watched program, averaging 3.329 million viewers to finish seventh.

CBS, NBC and ABC all aired 22 hours of prime-time programming.

Fox averaged 1.59 million viewers for its 16 hours, 35 minutes of prime-time programming, 1.2 percent less than its 1.61 million-average the previous week for 15 hours, 40 minutes of programming. "MasterChef" was its most-
watched program for the fifth consecutive week, averaging 2.226 million viewers to finish 53rd, including trailing 16 cable programs.

The CW averaged 390,000 viewers for its 14 hours of programming, 11.36 percent less than its 440,000-average the previous week. The superhero drama "Superman & Lois" was its most-watched program, averaging 818,000 viewers, 135th among broadcast programs. Its overall rank was not available.

The 20 most-watched prime-time programs consisted of two editions of the CBS news magazine "60 Minutes"; NBC's "America's Got Talent"; reruns of seven CBS scripted programs; two reruns of CBS' "The Price is Right at Night"; reruns of three ABC alternative programs—two of "Celebrity Family Feud" and one of "America's Funniest Home Videos''—a rerun of the NBC drama "Chicago Fire" and four broadcasts of Fox News Channel political talk shows—three of "Tucker Carlson Tonight" and one of "Hannity."

The Wednesday edition of ``Tucker Carlson Tonight'' was the most- watched prime-time cable program, aver- aging 3.184 million viewers, 12th overall. The Monday edition was second, averaging 3.162 million, 13th overall, and the Tuesday edition third, averaging 3.133 million, 15th overall It was the third consecutive week that at least three broadcasts of "Tucker Carlson Tonight" have been the most-watched prime-time cable programs. Each of the five most-watched prime-time cable programs between June 13-19 were editions of "Tucker Carlson Tonight" and each of the top three the week of June 20-26.

Fox News Channel was the most-watched cable network in prime-time for the fourth consecutive week, averag- ing 2.053 million viewers. MSNBC was second for the third consecutive week, averaging 1.313 million. HGTV was third, averaging 858,000.

The cable top 20 consisted of 13 Fox News Channel political talk shows—five broadcasts of "Tucker Carlson Tonight" and four each of "Hannity" and "The Ingraham Angle"; two 60-minute segments of MSNBC's cover-
age of the House Select Committee hearings on the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol June 28 and a 30-minute segment that night; the June 27 edition of the MSNBC news and opinion program "The Rachel Maddow Show"; the June 28 edition of the MSNBC news and political commentary program, "The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell," which followed that night's hearings coverage; and the first two hour-long segments of the USA Network professional wrestling program "WWE Raw" June 27.

Friday's release of the final two episodes of "Stranger Things" put the science fiction horror series back atop Netflix's list of most-watched programs after a one-week absence, with viewers spending 301.28 million hours
watching its nine episodes, according to figures released by the streaming service Tuesday.

"The Man from Toronto" was Netflix's most-watched movie for the second time in its two weeks of release, with viewers spending 62.64 million hours watching the Kevin Hart-Woody Harrelson-starring action comedy in its first full week of release, 16.2 percent more than the 53.89 million hours the previous week when it was available for three days.

An episode of the Univision telenovela "Mi fortuna es amarte" was the most-watched Spanish-language pro- gram for the fourth consecutive week, with the Thursday episode averaging 1.855 million viewers, 51st among broadcast programs. Its overall rank was not available.

Univision was the most-watched Spanish-language network for the 135th consecutive week and 137th time in 138 weeks, averaging 1.17 million viewers. Telemundo was second, averaging 900,000 viewers, followed by UniMas (350,000), Estrella TV (110,000) and Azteca America (40,000).

ABC's "World News Tonight with David Muir" was the most-watched nightly newscast for the 134th time in 135 weeks and 186th time in 188 weeks, averaging 7.165 million viewers. "NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt" was
second, averaging 6.088 million. The "CBS Evening News with Norah O'Donnell" was third, averaging 4.293 million.

The week's 10 most-watched prime-time programs were NBC's "America's Got Talent"; the 7 p.m. edition of CBS' "60 Minutes"; a rerun of "FBI"; the 8 p.m. edition of "60 Minutes''; the 9 p.m. and 8 p.m. reruns of "The Price Is Right at Night"; the 9 p.m. rerun of ABC's "Celebrity Family Feud"; a rerun of CBS' "NCIS"; the 8 p.m. rerun of "Celebrity Family Feud"; and are run of CBS' "Young Sheldon."

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