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Taika Waititi’s Klara and the Sun has opened to just $725,000 from 880 cinemas in North America over the weekend of October 23-25, 2026, placing it around 15th at the box office. The film, based on Kazuo Ishiguro’s 2021 novel, stars Jenna Ortega as Klara, an obsolete companion android who tries to bond with her … Read more

Apple Original Films’ Being Heumann closed the 40th AFI Fest on Sunday, October 25, 2026, with a 7 p.m. screening at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood. The film is directed, produced and co-written by Academy Award winner Sian Heder, director of CODA, with Rebekah Taussig as co-writer. It adapts Judith Heumann’s memoir Being Heumann: … Read more

Hollywood is closing in on its biggest box office year since the pandemic. The 2026 total is “just $700 million away” from becoming the biggest post-Covid year, according to box-office tracker Luiz Fernando in a post on October 26, 2026, cited by FictionHorizon. Year-to-date distributor totals cited in the analysis are Universal at $1.54 billion, … Read more

Verity, the psychological thriller based on Colleen Hoover’s bestselling novel, is heading to digital platforms this week after earning $162 million worldwide in cinemas, according to ComingSoon on October 26, 2026. The film opened in US theatres on October 2, 2026. It is directed by Michael Showalter and written by Nick Antosca, and stars Anne … Read more

Sofia Vergara and Imagine Dragons frontman Dan Reynolds were photographed holding hands across the table during a dinner in Beverly Hills on Saturday night, according to photos and video obtained by TMZ and reported on October 25, 2026. The pair were dining at Cipriani in Beverly Hills, and they were not alone: businesswoman Anastasia Soare … Read more

Eric Bauza, the Emmy-winning voice actor who became the modern voice of Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck, has died at 46, his family announced on Sunday, October 25, 2026. The announcement, shared on his official Instagram account, said Bauza “has passed away suddenly” and that more details would follow. He died at home in Los … Read more

Canada’s retail sales rebounded in August 2026, rising 1.2% to C$74.57 billion, about US$53.2 billion, according to Statistics Canada data released on Friday, October 23, 2026, reversing July’s decline. Sales rose in all nine subsectors. Motor vehicle and parts dealers led the way, up 1.2%, with new car dealers up 1.5%. Core retail, excluding gasoline … Read more