‘Glass’ is No. 1 again as ‘Serenity’ flops

‘Glass’ is No. 1 again as ‘Serenity’ flops

NEW YORK

Matthew McConaughey notched one of the worst debuts of his career, Oscar nominees saw only modest bumps and M. Night Shyamalan’s “Glass” easily remained No. 1 on a quiet weekend in movie theaters.

The weekend’s two new wide releases – McConaughey’s tropic noir “Serenity” and the updated King Arthur tale “The Kid Who Would Be King” – both flopped with moviegoers who instead continued to flock to “Glass” and Kevin Hart’s “The Upside.”

Shyamalan’s sequel to “Unbreakable” and “Split” sold $19 million in tickets according to estimates Sunday. “The Upside,” starring Hart and Bryan Cranston, also stayed lodged in second place with $12.2 million in its third weekend.

Rounding out the top five at the box office were: “Aquaman,” $7.4 million, third place; “The Kid Who Would Be King,” $7.3 million, fourth place; and “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse,” $6.2 million, fifth place.

Wayne Newton celebrates 60 years in Vegas with new show

LAS VEGAS

Wayne Newton dropped out of high school his junior year to perform with his brother at a Las Vegas hotel. It was 1959, and he was too young to spend his breaks at the casino and too broke to eat dinner there.

Six decades later – with more than 30,000 live shows on the world-famous Las Vegas Strip alone – Newton is kicking off a new series of shows in the gambling mecca.

“Mr. Las Vegas” will mark his 60th anniversary with a return to Caesars Palace casino-resort. His show starts today with dates scheduled through May.

The “Danke Schoen” crooner will be backed by a live band during his “Wayne Newton: Up Close and Personal” shows. He will perform some of his favorite tunes and share personal career highlights through songs, film clips, anecdotes and questions from the audience.

Newton, 76, asked the casino operator to lift the venue’s age restriction to allow young people to attend.

XXXTentacion’s son born 7 months after rapper’s death

NEW YORK

Seven months after XXXTentacion was killed, the rapper’s son has been born.

Jenesis Sanchez, XXXTentacion’s girlfriend, gave birth Saturday to baby boy Gekyume Onfroy. The birth was announced Saturday evening by XXXTentacion’s mother, Cleopatra Bernard.

Gekyume’s name is derived from a word the rapper created prior to his passing. His family defined it as meaning “a different state” or “next universe of thought.”

The 20-year-old rising star, whose real name was Jahseh Dwayne Onfroy, was fatally shot in June in Florida in what authorities called a robbery attempt.

Four men have been indicted by a grand jury on suspicion of first-degree murder and armed robbery in the rapper’s death.

Associated Press