secretary. many americans flocked to the movies over the holiday weekend. marvel s movie drove records for the highest grossing film earning $90 million for the u.s. and canada. the previous record was set in 2007 by haen which earned over $30 million that holiday weekend. it was released in theaters and surpassed the horror film candy man with took in $13 million. jeff bezos has reportedly invested in an anti-aging lab. he s developing technology to program human sells. bezos is one of its investors. while bezos has not confirmed his investment, this wouldn t be the first time that bezos got involved with anti-aging companies. in 2018 he invested in
weekend. marvel s legend of the ten rings has smashed the box office record for labor day weekend raking in an estimated $71 million. the film is the first marvel movie with an asian superhero and a mostly asian supporting cast. still ahead, a sweet birthday surprise why this one had extra special meaning.
haphazard, and the characters are hard to access. i also think this could ve used the input of a real stand up comedian, even though henry s meant to be losing his touch, his stand up scenes feel unfunny and unrealistic. still, realism is not the goal with this film, and there are high points for one thing, i enjoyed the performance from simon helberg, after his similar turn as an accomplice in florence fosterjenkins. and there s a duet at the end of the film which is very powerful. this moment delivers a revelatory explanation for a lot of the madness that s preceded it, but it feels like too little too late. a lavish folly, annette is in cinemas now. next, to marvel s first asian superhero
you have the wrong guy! does he look like he can fight? come on, bro! but a spectacular scrap on a bus reveals him to be seriously skilled in the fighting department, with daddy issues to rival luke skywalker. you 0k? katyjoins him on a trip to mako to find his sister and fight against the ten rings organisation who will be familiar to devotees of the marvel cinematic universe. directed by destin daniel cretton, this is also the first marvel film where the majority of the cast are asian or of asian descent. shang chi. shawn chi. no, shang chi. shawn chi. shang. shawn. shang. shawn. s h a n g shang. shang? yeah. star, simu liu makes a likeable lead and is joined by seasoned actors, michelle yeoh and tony leung, with meng er zhang making an impressive screen debut as shang chi s sister. marvel regular benedict wong also makes a welcome return. but once again, the secret weapon is that fabulous awkwafina, and her irreverent comic asides. even if she s also there to explain everythin
where the majority of the cast are asian or of asian descent. shang chi. shawn chi. no, shang chi. shawn chi. shang. shawn. shang. shawn. s h a n g shang. shang? yeah. star, simu liu makes a likeable lead and is joined by seasoned actors, michelle yeoh and tony leung, with meng?er zhang making an impressive screen debut as shang chi s sister. marvel regular benedict wong also makes a welcome return. but once again, the secret weapon is that fabulous awkwafina, and her irreverent comic relief. even if she s also there to explain everything in very simple terms. personally, i could have done without the return of ben kingsley as hammy actor trevor slattery, who first appeared in iron man 3. and his fluffy cg sidekick seems aimed to please purely small kids and the merchandising department.