Month: December 2023

Taylor Swift’s ‘Eras Tour’ has set a new world record with over $1 billion in gross ticket sales.  The tour has earned an estimated $1.04 billion in 2023, with 4.35 million tickets sold to 60 shows – becoming the first in history to reach the billion-dollar milestone.

Additionally, Eras Tour merchandise earned an approximate $200 million in 2023, while Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour concert film has grossed $250 million in worldwide ticket sales — making it the highest-grossing concert film of all time.

It is already estimated that Swift’s Eras Tour ticket sales will reach $1 billion again in 2024, which would take the tour’s total to more than $2 billion.

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Netflix shared details about their new “romance-fueled family drama and contemporary Western saga” Ransom Canyon, starring Josh Duhamel and Minka Kelly.  Netflix posted on X: “Ransom Canyon, starring Josh Duhamel and Minka Kelly, is a new romance-fueled family drama and contemporary western saga that charts the intersecting lives of three ranching families, all set against the rugged expanse of Texas Hill Country. Coming soon to Netflix.”

A press release said that Ransom Canyon “charts the intersecting lives of three ranching families, all set against the rugged expanse of Texas Hill Country.” Duhamel will play Staten Kirkland, the owner and sole occupant of the Double K Ranch who is described as a “steadfast and stoic” character who “leads the charge to resist outside forces threatening his way of life and the land that he loves.” Kelly will portray Quinn, a character that has “often found herself in the shadow of others, who after a stint in New York pursuing her career as a concert pianist has returned to Ransom Canyon to carve out a new path for herself.”

There are 10 books in the Ransom Canyon book series, with Season 1 of Netflix’s TV adaptation loosely based on the first one from 2015, Ransom Canyon. Netflix has ordered 10 episodes for Ransom Canyon; the first two will be directed by Amanda Marsalis (Ozark, Umbrella Academy).

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Writer-director Michel Franco’s film Memory has released a trailer, starring Jessica Chasten and Peter Sarsgaard

Memory features Sarsgaard as single father Saul, who has early onset dementia; and Chastain as Sylvia, a recovering alcoholic who becomes Saul’s caretaker and develops a relationship with him. Elsie Fisher plays Saul’s daughter and Brooke Timber plays Sylvia’s. The film also stars Merritt Wever, Jessica Harper, and Josh Charles as Saul’s brother.

A film synopsis reads: “Sylvia is a social worker who leads a simple and structured life, that is blown open when Saul follows her home from their high school reunion. Their surprise encounter will profoundly impact both of them as they open the door to the past.”

Memory opens in select theaters Dec. 22 and goes into wide release on Jan. 5.  Take a look at the trailer – here.

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Tiffany Haddish has been charged after her second DUI arrest in Los Angeles.  According to TMZ, the 44-year-old was charged with two misdemeanors: driving under the influence of alcohol and driving with a .08 percent blood alcohol content. Haddish’s arraignment has been scheduled for Dec. 22.

The Beverly Hills Police Department confirmed that Haddish was cited by officers after witnesses allegedly observed her stopped in the middle of Beverly Drive, apparently asleep with her car still running. The incident marked Haddish’s second arrest for driving under the influence — the first occurred in January 2022, where she was arrested in Atlanta, Georgia after officers responded to a report of someone sleeping behind the wheel. Haddish faced charges of DUI and improper stopping on a roadway, and was released after posting a $1,666 bond.

Following her November arrest, Haddish said she pledged that “this will never happen again,” adding, “I’m going to get some help so I can learn balance and boundaries.” 

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