Todd Owyoung/NBCPlanning a trip to Dollywood? Then, be sure to check out The Dolly Parton Experience.Launching this spring, fans will be treated to three distinct experiences: Songteller, an exhibit chronicling Dolly s expansive and iconic career; Behind The Seams, a curated display of Dolly s style and fashion; and Precious Memories, a showcase of the music legend s faith and love for family.Updating the space of the former Chasing Rainbows Museum has been a long time coming for Dolly and her Dollywood team."We outgrew that place, that little area where we had the Chasing Rainbows Museum for years," Dolly tells ABC Audio. "We took all that out and then spent the last year and a half, two years, building a new experience called The Dolly Parton Experience."Teasing the new experience, Dolly says the space will offer "a lot of up-to-date stuff, a lot of technology [and] a lot of wonderful things.""Fans can [interact] with a
Warner Bros. PicturesDespite the blockbuster success of Barbie, a new report from the University of Southern California s Annenberg Inclusion Initiative shows that 2023 s movies featured the lowest percentage of female leads and co-stars in a decade.Just 30% of the top 100 films of 2023 featured a female star or co-lead, according to the study as quoted by Variety, as major movie productions focused on male protagonists.The researchers found that 2007 had the lowest percentage of female protagonists, at 20%, and 2022 had a record high of 44%.The initiative s founder, Stacy L. Smith, called 2023 s 30% mark a "catastrophic step back for girls and women in film."Her statement added, "These numbers are more than just a metric of how often girls and women are in protagonist roles. They represent the career opportunities offered to women in the industry."Smith continued, "Even by looking at the films that were moved to 2024 because of the strike, we cannot explain th
Paramount PicturesBob Marley: One Love topped the domestic box office, grabbing $28.6 million between Friday and Sunday, and an estimated $34.1 million through Monday. The biopic, starring Kingsley Ben-Adir as the legendary reggae artist, which opened on Wednesday, Valentine s Day, is expected to bring in $52 million in its first six days of release.One Love pulled in an estimated $29 million internationally, bringing its global tally to over $80 million so far.Sony/Marvel s Madame Web took second place, delivering $15.3 million over the traditional three-day weekend, and an estimated $18 million through Presidents Day. The Dakota Johnson-led film, which also opened on Wednesday, has earned an estimated $26 million in North America over its first six days of release.Overseas, the film took in an estimated $25.7 million, bringing its worldwide total to $52 million.Pulling up in third place was Argylle, snatching up $4.7 million at the domestic box office between Friday and Sunday and a