‘Zootopia’ tramples ‘Allegiant’ at box office

‘Zootopia’ tramples ‘Allegiant’ at box office

LOS ANGELES

“Zootopia” continues to run wild over its rivals in its third weekend in theaters, stomping all over the launch of “Allegiant,” the third film in the “Divergent” series.

The animated Disney film featuring the voices of Jason Bateman and Ginnifer Goodwin earned $38 million this weekend to take first place once again, according to comScore estimates Sunday. It’s now earned $201.8 million domestically.

It stole the thunder from “The Divergent Series: Allegiant,” starring Shailene Woodley and Theo James, which opened in second place with an estimated $29.1 million from 3,740 locations.

Rounding out the top five at the box office were: “Miracles From Heaven,” $15 million, third place; “10 Cloverfield Lane,” $12.5 million, fourth place; and “Deadpool,” $8 million, fifth place.

Smokey Robinson to receive honor

NEW YORK

Smokey Robinson is getting an award – this time for his charitable efforts.

The icon will be honored May 19 by the MusiCares MAP Fund, which provides members of the music community access to addiction recovery treatment regardless of their financial situation.

Singers CeeLo Green, Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds, El DeBarge and Kem will perform in honor of Robinson at The Novo in Los Angeles. Tickets go on sale today.

Robinson will receive the Stevie Ray Vaughan Award, which was given to Pete Townshend at last year’s benefit concert.

The 76-year-old Robinson also will perform at the event, to be hosted by comedian-actor Cedric the Entertainer. Additional performers will be announced at a later date.

DiCaprio: China can be ‘climate change hero’

BEIJING

Leonardo DiCaprio praised China’s work to combat climate change on a trip to Beijing on Sunday, and said he believes the world’s largest emitter of greenhouse gases could be “the hero of the environmental movement.”

The actor and environmentalist, who called for action to combat climate change during his Oscar acceptance speech last month, praised China’s shift toward renewable forms of energy to lower carbon emissions.

Associated Press