Tuesday, April 21, 2015

Furious 7 will have made more than $1 billion worldwide by the end of day



EW wrote:
Great news for the cast and crew of Furious 7: the latest entry in the franchise has passed $1 billion at the global box office. And in record time, too.

Universal announced Friday that Furious 7 will have made more than $1 billion worldwide by the end of day, according to estimates, crossing that major milestone in only 17 days. That makes Furious 7 the fastest live-action film to reach that number, ahead of Avatar, Marvel’s The Avengers, and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2, all of which reached $1 billion in 19 days. Furious 7 has been open in the United States for 15 of the 17 days.

Furious 7 is now also the only film from Universal Pictures reach $1 billion in ticket sales during its initial theatrical run. (Jurassic Park only crosed the threshold after its 3D re-release in 2013.) James Wan’s film has taken in an estimated $273.7 million in North America over 15 days and $735.2 million overseas in 17 days. Overall, the latest film’s box office also pushes the entire Fast and Furious franchise to more than $3 billion around the globe.

“We’re incredibly proud to watch Fast & Furious take its place as the only original live-action franchise to reach these kinds of results at the box office,” president of domestic distribution at Universal Nick Carpou said in a statement.

Buoyed by strong reviews and the film’s beautiful farewell to series mainstay Paul Walker, Furious 7 has been breaking records practically since it opened, and the film has already made more than every other movie in the franchise. Its debut was the biggest Easter and April opening weekends ever, and the film has stayed at a strong No. 1 spot at the box office two weeks in a row.

Friday, April 3, 2015

Ciara's Tour Kicks off May 3rd

http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/the-juice/6523906/ciara-new-album-jackie-tour-may-4


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Ciara has just announced the release date of her sixth album and the initial dates for her first tour in six years. Jackie, named for her mother, will drop Tuesday, May 4. The album's only single to date, "I Bet," has already hit No. 15 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and No. 43 on the Hot 100.

The Jackie tour, which starts May 3 (the day before the album drops) in Chicago, is Ciara's first in six years, as she didn't tour to promote her 2013 eponymous release. The tour dates are listed below -- better start practicing your "One, Two Step."

Preorder the album here, and find tickets via Live Nation.

May 3 - Chicago, IL @ House of Blues
May 5 - New York, NY @ Best Buy Theatre
May 7 - Boston, MA @ House of Blues
May 9 - Silver Spring, MD @ The Fillmore
May 10 - Glenside, PA @ Kenswick Theatre
May 12 - Charlotte, NC @ Fillmore
May 13 - Atlanta, GA @ Center Stage
May 15 - Miami, FL @ Fillmore
May 16 - Tampa, FL @ The Ritz Ybor
May 19 - New Orleans, LA @ Joy Theatre
May 20 - Houston, TX @ House of Blues
May 22 - Dallas, TX @ House of Blues
May 23 - San Antonio, TX @ The Aztec Theatre
May 24 - Corpus Christi, TX @ Brewster Street Ice House
May 27 - San Diego, CA @ House of Blues
May 29 - Riverside, CA @ Riverside Municipal Auditorium
May 30 - Los Angeles, CA @ Club Nokia
May 31 - San Francisco, CA @ Regency

Ciara's New song get a remix Featuring Nick Jonas and T.I.

http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/the-juice/6523906/ciara-new-album-jackie-tour-may-4


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"I Bet" is also getting a dance remix featuring Joe Jonas and T.I. The cover art, an intimate shot that the singer praised as "a timeless image," was shot by noted fashion photographer Francesco Carrozzini.