‘Thor’ tops ‘Daddy’s Home 2’ and ‘Orient Express’ at box

‘Thor’ tops ‘Daddy’s Home 2’ and ‘Orient Express’ at box office

LOS ANGELES

The God of Thunder isn’t ready to relinquish his box office throne yet.

Studios estimated Sunday that “Thor: Ragnarok” added $56.6 million from North American theaters in its second weekend, bringing its domestic total to $211.6 million.

The film, from Disney and Marvel and directed by Taika Waititi, out-grossed each of its two predecessors domestically in just two weeks, not accounting for inflation.

Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to comScore. Where available, the latest international numbers for Friday through Sunday are also included. Final domestic figures will be released today.

1.“Thor: Ragnarok,” $56.6 million ($75.9 million international).

2.“Daddy’s Home 2,” $30 million ($429,000 international).

3.“Murder on the Orient Express,” $28.2 million ($45.8 million international).

4.“A Bad Moms Christmas,” $11.5 million ($8.5 million international).

5.“Jigsaw,” $3.4 million ($8.6 million international).

Dylan guitar sells for nearly $400,000

DALLAS

A guitar played by Bob Dylan at notable concerts in the 1970s has sold at auction for nearly $400,000.

Heritage Auctions in Dallas says a buyer requesting anonymity paid $396,500 Saturday for the singer-songwriter’s 1963 Martin D-28 acoustic guitar. The company says Dylan played the guitar through his set at George Harrison’s Concert for Bangladesh in New York City in 1971 and during his Rolling Thunder Revue tour from October 1975 to May 1976.

The guitar was sold by Larry Cragg, who was Dylan’s guitar repairman. The original 1977 purchase receipt, which was included in the offering, shows Cragg bought the guitar from Dylan for $500.

Liz Smith, syndicated gossip columnist, dies

Gossip columnist Liz Smith, whose mixture of banter, barbs and bon mots about the glitterati helped her climb the A-list as high as many of the celebrities she covered, has died.

Literary agent Joni Evans told The Associated Press she died in New York on Sunday of natural causes. She was 94.

For more than a quarter-century, Smith’s column – titled “Liz Smith” – was one of the most widely read in the world. Its success was due in part to Smith’s own celebrity status, giving her insider access.

She started her own column at the New York Daily News in 1976. Known as the “Dame of Dish,” Smith helped usher in the era of celebrity journalism in print and television. Her reporting on Donald and Ivana Trump’s divorce made front-page news.

Associated Press