McCarthy’s ‘Spy’ tops box office with $30M as ‘Entourage’ lags

McCarthy’s ‘Spy’ tops box office with $30M as ‘Entourage’ lags

NEW YORK

Melissa McCarthy left the guys of “Entourage” in the dust, landing her first No. 1 box-office debut as a leading lady with an estimated $30 million weekend for the espionage comedy “Spy.”

The result added to the string of successes for McCarthy and writer-director Paul Feig, who first united on the 2011 hit “Bridesmaids.”

Last week’s top film, “San Andreas,” the disaster movie starring Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, slid to second place with $26.4 million.

Rounding out the top five were: “Insidious: Chapter 3,” $23 million, third place; “Entourage,” $10.4 million, fourth place; and “Mad Max: Fury Road,” $8 million, fifth place.

Belafonte receives award for activism

GREENWICH, CONN.

A Connecticut film festival has awarded entertainer and social activist Harry Belafonte for his humanitarian efforts.

The Greenwich Time reported that the Greenwich International Film Festival honored Belafonte with its first Changemaker Honoree award at a gala Saturday night.

Mia Farrow also was an honoree, but could not attend the gala due to a scheduling conflict.

Belafonte says he found the occasion thrilling.

Festival organizers partnered with UNICEF and showed short films from the organization’s OneMinutesJr. Program – a project in which children from around the world make short films about their lives and circumstances.

Festival co-founder Wendy Stapleton Reyes says both entertainers have used their platforms to make the world a better place.

Associated Press