A Minecraft Movie hits $110M global opening day and it’s headed higher

A Minecraft Movie hits $110M global opening day and it’s headed higher

A Minecraft Movie is off to a pretty amazing start, with $58 million coming in on the first day in the U.S. and $110 million globally.

Minecraft brought in $58 million on Friday in the U.S., and another $52 million overseas for a total opening day of $110 million, according to Box Office Mojo. The projections are for further growth and it could well be the biggest opening of the year.

That’s important for Microsoft, which hasn’t had luck with some of its game-related Hollywood efforts like the Paramount+ series for Halo.

Källa: A Minecraft Movie hits $110M global opening day and it’s headed higher

Alex Ovechkin surpasses Wayne Gretzky for all-time NHL goals record

Alex Ovechkin surpasses Wayne Gretzky for all-time NHL goals record

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The Great Eight is now the greatest goal-scorer.

Alex Ovechkin completed his chase of Wayne Gretzky on Sunday at UBS Arena, scoring his 895th career goal to stand atop hockey’s all-time list, blasting the puck in from the top of his office, the left circle, for a power-play goal at 7:26 of the second period after Pierre Engvall went off for tripping.

Right after the puck hit nylon, Ovechkin went into a swan dive toward center ice, the Capitals and Islanders alike spilled off the benches and a crowd largely made up of Caps fans exploded in adulation.

Källa: Alex Ovechkin surpasses Wayne Gretzky for all-time NHL goals record

‘Hands Off’ protests take off across US and Europe to oppose Trump agenda – as it happened

  • Hundreds of protesters – including Americans living abroad – took to the streets across major European cities in a show of defiance against Donald Trump’s administration. Protesters rallied in Frankfurt, Berlin, Paris, London and Lisbon, all in a united show of opposition against Trump’s policies.

  • Jamie Raskin, the Democratic representative of Maryland, addressed the crowd in Washington DC, saying: “We’ve got the right to protest for what is right without being arrested, deported or fired. We’ve got the right to read the books we want … We’ve even got the right to call the president deranged from crashing our economy, destroying $6tn of wealth … and the press has the right to call the Gulf of Mexico, the Gulf of Mexico.”

  • Maxwell Frost, Florida’s Democratic representative, also addressed the crowd in Washington DC, saying: This insidious rise of authoritarianism is fueled by corrupt billionaires and mega corporations who believe that they have the right to control every aspect of our lives.”

Källa: ‘Hands Off’ protests take off across US and Europe to oppose Trump agenda – as it happened

This is Apple’s unreleased 10th anniversary Apple Watch band [Gallery] – 9to5Mac

This is Apple’s unreleased 10th anniversary Apple Watch band [Gallery] – 9to5Mac

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Over the years, we’ve seen a handful of unreleased Apple Watch bands emerge outside Apple, but this one might be my favorite. The Apple Watch will celebrate its 10th anniversary later this month, and it turns out Apple made a special edition anniversary Apple Watch Sport Band to celebrate.

Here are a bunch of images showing it off…but you’ll probably never be able to buy it.

9to5Mac reader Mike, who also runs a Discord server dedicated to Apple Watch band collecting, shared a gallery of images with me showing off this unreleased anniversary band.

 

Källa: This is Apple’s unreleased 10th anniversary Apple Watch band [Gallery] – 9to5Mac

Apple TV+ is truly starting to earn its ‘new HBO’ reputation – 9to5Mac

Apple TV+ is truly starting to earn its ‘new HBO’ reputation – 9to5Mac

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Apple TV+ is having an especially good year. Severance was a mainstream hit that somehow exceeded Ted Lasso’s success. The streamer had just come off a long string of other critical hits too, and Apple’s follow-through with shows post-Severance has been especially strong. After years of being called “the new HBO,” I think Apple TV+ may have finally started earning that reputation.

Källa: Apple TV+ is truly starting to earn its ‘new HBO’ reputation – 9to5Mac

Nintendo Switch 2 third-party devs very happy with the console and its tech

Nintendo Switch 2 third-party devs very happy with the console and its tech

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Nintendo Switch 2 appears to be receiving a ton of third-party support, and now a couple of developers have discussed their excitement about the console, including its technical capabilities.

Firaxais will be on board with the system at launch thanks to Civilization 7, which will feature new mouse controls. Series executive producer Dennis Shirk, in a recent interview, said the team is “extremely happy” about its horsepower. The port has been in the works since October.

 

Källa: Nintendo Switch 2 third-party devs very happy with the console and its tech