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‘Insurgent’ seizes top spot at box office

LOS ANGELES

Sean Penn’s “The Gunman” was no match for the rebel kids of “Insurgent.”

The second installment in the “Divergent” series easily topped the box office with $54 million, according Rentrak estimates Sunday. Penn’s geopolitical thriller stumbled with only $5 million.

Disney’s live-action “Cinderella,” meanwhile, fell to second place with $34.5 million.

Also in its second weekend in theaters, the Liam Neeson-led action film “Run All Night,” managed a slight edge over Open Road’s “The Gunman.” Neeson’s film dropped 54 percent with its $5.1 million weekend, while Penn’s film debuted in fourth place with $5 million.

“Kingsman: The Secret Service” rounded out the top five with $4.6 million.

Country star Aldean marries Brittany Kerr

NEW YORK

Country star Jason Aldean has married former “American Idol” contestant Brittany Kerr.

A representative for the singer confirmed that the pair tied the knot Saturday in Mexico. They announced their engagement in September.

Aldean, 38, filed for divorce from his wife, Jessica, in 2013. They have two daughters, Keeley and Kendyl.

Richard III honored before reburial

LONDON

Richard III was finally getting the ceremony and honor a king deserves, 530 years after his ignominious death in battle.

Hundreds of people, some in period costume and armor, turned out in Leicestershire on Sunday to watch a procession carrying the remains of the medieval king whose bones were found in 2012 under a parking lot. The cortege made its way to Leicester Cathedral, where the monarch will be properly reburied.

Richard, the last Plantagenet king, was killed in battle against Henry Tudor in 1485 and buried hastily without a coffin in a long-demolished monastery.

His bones weren’t found until 2012, when archaeologists excavated them from a Leicester parking lot.

On Sunday, a hearse carrying the monarch’s remains processed through Leicestershire’s countryside to Bosworth, the battlefield where the monarch fell.

GLAAD honors Washington, Emmerich

BEVERLY HILLS, CALIF.

Actress Kerry Washington, director Roland Emmerich, the film “The Imitation Game” and television shows “Transparent” and “How to Get Away With Murder” have received stamps of approval from GLAAD.

GLAAD is a U.S.-based group that promotes lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender presence in the media, and celebrated its honorees at a ceremony Saturday night.

More GLAAD awards will be handed out at a ceremony in New York on May 9.

Associated Press