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Steven Spielberg’s action-adventure “Ready Player One” topped the domestic box office over the holiday weekend.
Studio estimates on Sunday say the Virtual Reality-focused film earned a solid $53.2 million in its first four days in theaters from 4,234 locations.
Based on Ernest Cline’s popular novel and chock-full of references to 1980s pop culture, “Ready Player One” cost a reported $175 million to produce.
“Tyler Perry’s Acrimony” took second place.
Driven by an overwhelmingly female audience, the films starring Taraji P. Henson grossed $17.1 million over the 3-day weekend, followed by “Black Panther” in third place with $11.3 million.
Faith-based films also competed for attention. “I Can Only Imagine” scored again with $10.8 million, outshining
Nugent: Teens seeking gun rights have ‘no soul’
Rocker Ted Nugent says the Florida students calling for gun control have “no soul” and are “mushy-brained children.”
The 69-year-old, a longtime member of the National Rifle Association’s board of directors, made the comments Friday while defending the group on the Joe Pags radio show.
“These poor children, I’m afraid to say, it hurts me to say, but the evidence is irrefutable: They have no soul,” Nugent said. He added that the gun control measures the students support amount to “spiritual suicide” and “will cause more death and mayhem.”