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‘Quiet Place Part II’ wins the North American weekend box office with $48.4M

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A Quiet Place Part II, is the No. 1 movie in North America, earning $48.4 million in receipts during its opening weekend.  Coming in at No. 2 is Cruella with $21.3 million, followed by Spiral at No. $2.3 million, Wrath of Man at No. 4 with $2.1 million and Raya and the Last Dragon at No. 5 with $2 million.

The sequel to the 2018 film “A Quiet Place” smashed the record for the biggest opening weekend weekend since the COVID-19 pandemic began.  Filmmaker John Krasinski directed and co-wrote both Quiet Place films about a family surviving in a post-apocalyptic world.  The films star Krasinski’s wife, Emily Blunt, along with Millicent Simmonds and Noah Jupe reprise their roles from the first film.

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Taylor Swift breaks record for one-week vinyl album sales with ‘Evermore’

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Taylor Swift has scored the biggest one-week vinyl album sales in the US with ‘Evermore’. The album, originally released in December 2020, just arrived on vinyl on May 28th. Swift breaks the record previously held by Jack White’s “Lazaretto” back in June 2014.

‘Evermore’ was first released digitally, then issued on CD, cassette and vinyl.  “Evermore” was Swift’s second surprise release of 2020 following ‘Folklore’.

In 2021, Swift released the first of her re-recorded albums, sharing ‘Fearless (Taylor’s Version)’ which topped the Billboard 200 upon its release.

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Olivia Rodrigo continues to dominate the charts as Dixie D’Amelio reaches a milestone on Triller

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Olivia Rodrigo topped the charts in Australia this week, as Dixie D’Amelio tied Megan Thee Stallion for the most No. 1’s on Billboard’s Top Triller U.S chart.

Rodrigo’s “Sour” debuted at number one on the National Albums chart, with “Good For You” hitting the top of the singles charts. “Good for You” has now become Rodrigo’s second No. 1 single following “Driver’s License.”

Meanwhile D’Amelio has officially tied Megan Thee Stallion for the most number one’s on Billboard’s Top Triller US tally with her latest track “F Boy.” F boy is Dixie’s third single to top Triller, after her other songs “Be Happy” and “Naughty List” with Liam Payne.

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