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Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker nabs $35 million on Christmas Day, the second biggest earner ever

The last movie in the nine-film franchise is going out on a high, making $35 million on Christmas Day alone. That makes it the second highest earner ever after The Force Awakens' $49.3 million/




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Kelly Marie Tran's screen time in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker timed at 76 seconds

Amid the scarcity of screen time for Tran in the motion picture, many fans took to social media to fume about the cinematic slight, some using the hashtag, #RoseTicoDeservedBetter.




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Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker rakes in $500m in its first week in cinemas

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker has made $500million (£382million) in its first seven days after rolling out in cinemas across the world last week.




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Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker writers weren't trying to 'sideline' Kelly Marie Train's character

Star Wars fans have been speaking out about Kelly Marie Tran's beloved character Rose Tico being underused in The Rise of Skywalker and now one of the writers is speaking out.




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Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker repeats atop the box office for a second straight weekend with $72M

Disney and LucasFilm's Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker continued its dominance at the box office for a second straight weekend, while Cats is poised for a big loss.




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Hate Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker? It may have more to do with your unrealistic expectations

A group of researchers from The Ohio State University recently set out to examine why recent Star Wars movies have stoked such divisive feelings among audiences. 




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Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker earns three Oscar nominations

Disney's Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker is already a hit at the box office, currently the third highest-grossing movie of the year, and now it has added a trio of Oscar nominations.




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Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker crosses the $1B line on its 28th day of release

While the last installment of the Skywalker saga did well in the US at $481.3 million, it made even more overseas with $519.7 million. Skywalker may be able to make as much as $1.25 billion in the end.




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Mad Max: Fury Road beats Star Wars: The Force Awakens to the 'greatest film of the century' title

In a list published by this month's Empire magazine called '100 Greatest Movies of the Century', the Tom Hardy and Charlize Theron blockbuster came in top.




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Star Wars: Obi-Wan Kenobi series starring Ewan McGregor put on hold

One of Disney Plus' most highly-anticipated shows hit a big stumbling block with the Star Wars series about Obi-Wan Kenobi being put on hold.




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Domhnall Gleeson wished General Hux could have 'stuck around' in Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker

Speaking to IndieWire on Wednesday, the actor, 36, admitted he wished the First Order officer could have lived longer in the final film of the Skywalker saga, after Hux was killed for being a Resistance spy.




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Daisy Ridley reacts to the 'weird' backlash for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

Nearly five months after Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker hit theaters, star Daisy Ridley is still processing the 'weird' backlash from the film.




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Coronavirus: Madonna cancels last dates of Paris Madame X tour

in a statement shared on Madonna's website on Monday, concert promoter Live Nation revealed that the cancellation was in keeping France's recent move to ban gatherings of more than 1,000 people.




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Burn This: What the critics are saying... 

Burn This: What the critics are saying...




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AVENGERS: ENDGAME - WHAT THE CRITICS ARE SAYING...

AVENGERS: ENDGAME - WHAT THE CRITICS ARE SAYING...




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Coronavirus: Eurovision Song Contest 2020 is AXED amid crisis

The annual singing contest - due to take place in Rotterdam this May - has been cancelled as a response to the global crisis




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The Next Economic War Will Be Fought Via Currencies: Prabal Basu Roy

In an interaction with Annurag Batra, Chairman and Editor-in-Chief, BW Businessworld, Director and Advisor to Chairman of Corporate Boards, Prabal Basu Roy discusses about the global market condition, China’s strategy and the Indian economic scenario post Covid-19




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Determine To Redefine The Growth Model Amidst This Economic Crisis By Pushing Manufacturing & Trading Units: Gujarat CM, Vijay Rupani

BW Businessworld’s Manish Kumar Jha in a special edition on States' measures & economic policies for Covid-19, spoke with Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani over the phone. Issues ranging from labour to MSME and export amid the hope for flattening the Covid-19 curve, he is talking his way forward for an economic recovery.




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The Maharashtra Government Has Treated This As A Humanitarian Crisis: Priyanka Chaturvedi

Indian politician and Rajya Sabha MP from Maharashtra and Deputy Leader of Shiv Sena, Priyanka Chaturvedi, in conversation with Dr. Annurag Batra, Chairman & Editor-in-Chief BW Businessworld, Jyotsna Sharma, Sr. Editor, BW Businessworld and Abhinav Trivedi, Managing Editor, BW TV & Digital about leadership, women empowerment and the Maharashtra government’s efforts to mitigate the effects of the deadly Covid-19.




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Your Propensity To Get Ill Or Contract Diseases Depends On How Your Mind Is Reacting To Stress: Nutritional Therapist Rachna Chhachhi

In a conversation with BW Businessworld Chairman and Editor-in-Chief Annurag Batra and Abhinav Trivedi and Kavi Bhandari of BW Businessworld, Chhachhi emphasises the unavoidable connection between the mind and the body. Excerpts of a BW Wellbeing Dialogue:




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Covid-19 Crisis: Four Lessons For Financial Advisors

As the COVID-19 crisis melts down Financial Markets across the world, it’s as good a time as ever for Advisors to reflect on the key lessons that they can glean from this experience. Here are a few.




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Coronavirus: What's In As Per Astrology Science

It is important to keep in mind the old saying, “This too shall pass.” We need to keep our hopes high and pray with faith and belief in the Gods we trust.




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Financial System Must Be A Special Focus As It Delivers Credit To All Sectors: Principal Economic Adviser, Sanjeev Sanyal

Sanjeev Sanyal, Principal Economic Adviser to the prime minister of India speaks with BW Businessworld’s Manish Kumar Jha on such issues in the time of the pandemic that is not only wrecked up human lives but the very core of economic activity.




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The Total Stimulus Package By The GOI Is Just 0.7% Of The GDP Against 12% To 20% Of Other Countries: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan

BW Businessworld’s Manish Kumar Jha in a special edition on States' measures & economic policies for Covid-19, spoke with Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan over the phone. That fact that Kerala boosts of India’s finest public healthcare system & emerges the best state as per Health Index Report, prepared it to respond to pandemic proactively. Along, the critical steps like early health advisory and measures for welfare funds set out a positive message by Kerala’s leadership and to other states to emulate its model of health care & governance. But state has precarious fiscal deficit which is now targeted at Rs 29,295 crore (3% of GSDP) for 2020-21. CM tells all.




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A naive recruit, a bullying boss and a tale of seedy, office politics: BRIAN VINER on The Assistant

Brian Viner reviews The Assistant, a film broaching the subject of sexual harassment in the entertainment industry, then moves onto a lighter documentary with Diana Kennedy: ­Nothing Fancy.




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Coronavirus: US Open set to be third American major postponed due to escalating pandemic

The US Open is set to become the third American major to be postponed and will now be played in early September, according to a report in the New York Post.




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If you want transcripts of Donald Trump's calls to Vladimir Putin you'll have to ask us: Kremlin

Asked about Democrats' push for the publication of Putin-Trump calls, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov responded that 'the publication is possible only on mutual accord.'




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ADRIAN THRILLS: A love letter to Mrs Bieber...

ADRIAN THRILLS: The Canadian heartthrob took a break from music last year to focus on fixing some 'deep rooted issues' after admitting to feeling disillusioned during a world tour that often...




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Katie Price confirmed for Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins 

Katie Price, Anthea Turner and Joey Essex are among the stars taking part in the new series of Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins.




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New heads for old tales: Alan Bennett's Talking Heads monologues are coming back with A-list stars

CHRISTOPHER STEVENS: Net curtains. They're respectable enough when they hang straight, especially when made from lace, not nylon.




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Coronavirus: Judge rules mother was 'wrong' to take son to Greek island of Paros to flee outbreak

The mother made the decision to board a flight from London to the Greek island of Paros on March 20 with her 11-year-old son, three days before Boris Johnson began a lockdown in the UK.




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Shifting Gears: Uber and Lyft are getting hammered during the pandemic, but a turnaround may be on the horizon

Greetings all, and welcome to Shifting Gears, the weekly transportation newsletter from Business Insider. Uber and Lyft reported Q1 earnings this week, with mixed results on both fronts. Lyft managed to stave off some of the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic, Graham Rapier reported. The company topped Wall Street expectations on revenue and net losses Wednesday. Uber said it lost $2.9 billion in the first three months of the year, while beating investors' revenue projections by a wide margin.(Don't forget, you can sign up here to get this newsletter straight to your inbox.)On the shipping and logistics front, the chief executive at DHL told Rachel Premack the way you receive your packages could change forever on the other side of this pandemic.General Motors eked out a Q1 profit despite




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Covid-19 Crisis: Chhattisgarh CM Writes To PM, Asks For Rs 30,000 Crore Package For State

The Central government has divided districts into Red, Orange and Green Zones and has allowed limited economic activities in 'Green Zones.'




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British Fashion Awards: Rihanna and Holly Willoughby attend

The superstar, 31, made an entrance in a halterneck mint green satin mini dress and wrapped a matching sheer dress coat over her statuesque frame.




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Hollywood donors: ScarJo backs Warren, Tom Hanks is Team Biden and Ben Affleck is with Cory Booker

In the second quarter of 2019, several celebrities have come out to support Democratic primary candidates, some maxing out on the contributions they are permitted to give per election cycle.




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Scarlett Johansson still gets choked up about her character's fate in Avengers: 'It's brutal & sad'

Scarlett Johansson has been a fixture of the Marvel Cinematic Universe since 2010, when she first portrayed Natasha Romanoff aka The Black Widow in Iron Man 2.




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Avengers: Endgame co-writer Stephen McFeely defends THAT Black Widow plot twist

According to a report from ComicBook.com on Monday, the writer, 49, defended the choice to have Scarlett Johansson's Natasha Romanoff go through that dramatic storyline.




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War of words: Reno Rumble star Carly Schulz slams cheating claims made by fellow team mate Michelle Ball

Ball and her husband Steve were eliminated on Sunday's episode, leaving five couples, including Schulz and her partner Leighton Brow, to battle out the inaugural Nine Network series.




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What is Avengers: Infinity War star Don Cheadle’s net worth?

Don Cheadle is slated to appear in the upcoming Avengers: Infinity War movie released this week. Here's all you need to know about who he is, his age, net worth, movies and more.




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SAG Awards 2019 nominations: A Star Is Born leads the nods

The Screen Actors Guild Awards nominations were announced on Wednesday morning. Crazy Rich Asians star Awkwafina and Orange Is the New Black‘s Laverne Cox made the announcement.




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SAG Awards: Crazy Rich Asians' Harry Shum Jr and wife Shelby arrive

Most guests could only bring a plus one. But lucky Harry Shum Jr got to bring his gorgeous wife Shelby and his unborn daughter to the SAG Awards on Sunday.




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SAG Awards: Geoffrey Owens gets standing ovation over Trader Joe's job

Geoffrey Owens said: 'Instead of switching careers like a sane person, I took a job at a local Trader Joe's' at the Screen Actors Guild Awards Sunday in Los Angeles, California.




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SAG Awards: Christian Bale shouts 'Gary Oldman!' as best actress announced

Guests at the Screen Actors Guild Awards were as well as audiences watching at home were confused by Christian Bale's surprise outbursts Sunday night in the Shrine Auditorium.




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SAG Awards: Timothée Chalamet is caught READING during ceremony

Timothée Chalamet seemed to get a little bored during the SAG Awards on Sunday night, as he was spotted reading during the ceremony's opening.




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SAG Awards: Rachel Brosnahan and The Marvelous Mrs Maisel cast win big

Rachel Brosnahan paid tribute to the extras who work on 'The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel' as she picked up a Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Award on Sunday.




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SAG Awards: Lady Gaga consoled by fiancé after A Star Is Born snub

The Born This Way hitmaker, 32, joined her fiancé Christian, 50, following A Star Is Born's snub at the 25th annual SAG Awards, held at Los Angeles' Shrine Auditorium on Sunday.




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SAG Awards: Jane Fonda spots $3M diamond ring as she joins Lily Tomlin on red carpet

Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin looked like age-defying sisters in sequin ensembles for the SAG Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday.




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SAG Awards: Michael B Jordan and Laura Harrier get flirty backstage

The gorgeous pair were spotted getting a bit handsy after the ceremony, her touching his face and him her waist as they shared a private joke together




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SAG Awards: Rami Malek wins best actor after for Bohemian Rhapsody

The star, 37, planted a smooch on his onscreen and offscreen lover, 25, who played Mary Austin, in the biopic, before addressing the crowd at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles on Sunday.




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SAG Awards: Glenn Close and Michael Douglas present together

Glenn Close and Michael Douglas have Fatal Attraction reunion at 2019 SAG Awards in Los Angeles Sunday night.