case in point, we talked about the lion king. it opened to record breaking number there is weekend. i think people say that, at the end of the day, audiences like franchises and movies that they can identify with, that they have a history with. that s what they re turning up for. do they, though, it s probably blanking numbers as you mentioned. $185 million in domestic box office. bravo, bravo. i think a lot is due to the bee hive. but it faces some challenges, it s had mixed reviews, fans retelling a classic really, yes, so fans are there this weekend, but, travis, you got a sense many people are getting tired of all of this? well, i think it s a disney factor. like nikki said, aladdin almost made a billion dollars world wide. that guy, just as bad reviews as the lion king. and lion king it s expected to
listen props to j. lo, that was the remake of the broad kay hit musical cats social media users found the digital fur technology a bit unnerving. some are calling it deeply disturbing. the last thing hollywood needs is another bust this year. box office receipts this year alone are down already 10%. joining me now is travis clark, business insider, nikki novak, correspondent at fandango. let me start with you, cats is by no means to get a polarizing response? what do you make of a backlash, a catastrophe, some might say? thanks for having me, i think it s one of those things where you said it took the internet by storm. i don t think people were expecting a internet fur
happy days are here again the skies above are clear again the death of hollywood legend debbie reynolds one day after the death of her daughter, carrie fisher, has broken many hearts all around the world. reynolds, a star by all measures, appearing on stage and screen for seven decades. but she shot to superstardom because of her personal life. even by hollywood standards, his life was filled with drama. joining me now, nikki novak, correspondent for fandango. it is sort of hard, i think, for some people who weren t alive at the time to understand just how big she was. i mean, 19 years old, like her daughter was when she went into star wars. 19 years old with singing in the rain. truly an early superstar. absolutely. she entered a beauty contest. the next day, she was given a screen test that led to her being cast in singing in the
greatest hits of 2015, political analyst and essence magazine contributor. nikki novak, young hollywood entertainment correspondent. thaun thanks. start with adele s big comeback. why is this so significant? she said hello again. first, because it s been four years since she released music and her last album was such a phenomenon. people just wanted more from her. she said her last album was kind of talking about heartbreak and this one is talking about making up for lost time. it is really so many people love adele. why? why is she resonating? authenticity. i think it is something about performing, who you really are, genuinely talented. it is not just about glitz and glamour and artificial authenticity. it is real, real person who really has genuine talent.
he s a phenomenal actor, calling him too street for a writer was a poor choice of words. i think it was more of a classist statement than racist and he did apologize for it and he was called too street but idris elba took the high road and tweeted keep smiling and he said himself, though, he doesn t think he will play james bond. nikki novak, do not go too far. he s at it again, donald trump channels his anger at one interviewer through new tweets. we ll tell you about the fight spilling into this weekend. we ve got trouble in tummy town.