UM says, "Paralegal, Maria Jimenez-Rodriguez (29) fails to show up for work after dropping off her daughter at daycare. Her co-workers receive texts from Maria, but later question if she actually wrote them. Maria is never seen again. After police question her trainer, Erik Arceneaux, he flees the area and remains a fugitive from the law."
"Forty years after the release of Michael Jackson’s ‘Thriller,’ the best-selling album of all-time. Director Nelson George takes fans back in time to the making of a pop masterpiece, featuring never-before-seen footage and candid interviews. Thriller 40 - is streaming December 2 with the Paramount+ with SHOWTIME plan."
48 HOURS on CBS. Last night's episode was called, "Murder by Clown" (10-28-2023). In the overnight TV ratings. It grabbed 1.60 million TV viewers overall. It reached 0.1 million TV viewers in the all important 18 to 49 adult demographic.
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TOP BOX OFFICE / WEEK-ENDING / OCT. 29, 2023 /ESTIMATED
$78.0M - Five Nights at Freddy's
$14.7M - Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour
$9.0M - Killers of the Flower Moon
$5.1M - After Death
$3.1M - The Exorcist: Believer
It's Halloween 2023 and the day falls on Tuesday of next week. This weekend theater box office begins Friday Oct. 27, 2023. Blumhouse productions is already counting on their latest horror film to grab an audience. "Five Night's at Freddy's."
Pre-sale tickets are selling like "hot" cakes. Despite movie critics already giving it a low score. Blumhouse estimates $50 million over the weekend.
THE KARATE KID from COLUMBIA PICTURES (1984). The production budget climbed to $8 million. It grabbed $130 million at the worldwide box office. It would become one of the highest grossing films of the year. It made a "star" of Ralph Macchio (Daniel) and revived the career of 1970's comedian Pat Morita (Mr. Miyagi).
At the time - Critics said it was a rip-off of "Rocky" (1976) about an underdog who goes the distance in athletic competition.
Daniel is bullied at high school by several male students. He wants to defend himself and is mentored by Mr. Miyagi who knows Martial Arts "Karate." Daniel faces his bullies in a local Karate tournament. He reaches the championship title fight in a crowd pleasing moment.
"The Karate Kid" still stands up as an entertaining movie after nearly 40 years (1984/2024). Casting was very important and the chemistry between Ralph Macchio and Pat Morita is very good. Morita received an Oscar nomination as Best Supporting Actor. (He claimed that producers thought he was just a comedian and didn't want to cast him in a serious role).
It spawned 2 more sequels and both Macchio and Morita returned to their roles (1986 & 1989). "The Next Karate Kid" (1994) starred Hilary Swank but only Morita returned as Miyagi. Jackie Chan and Jaden Smith starred in a remake of "The Karate Kid" (2010).
The online streaming TV series "Cobra Kai" is a sequel to the original 1984 version. It has been renewed for a 6th season, but stopped production because of the Writers Guild Strike 2023. Ralph Macchio returned as the adult Daniel.
TOP BOX OFFICE / WEEK-ENDING / OCT. 22, 2023 / ESTIMATED
$31.0M - Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour
$23.0M - Killers of the Flower Moon
$5.6M - The Exorcist: Believer
$4.5M - PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie
$4.1M - The Nightmare Before Christmas (30th Anniversary)
48 HOURS on CBS. Last night's episode was called, "Unmasking the Zombie Hunter" (10-21-2023). In the overnight TV ratings. It grabbed 2.24 million TV viewers overall. It reached 0.2 million TV viewers in the all important 18 to 49.
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