“Now You See Me 2” debuts at the top of Russian box officeJune 14, 2016 - 16:04 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Lionsgate's Now You See Me 2 debuted at the top of the Russian box office over the weekend. Jon M. Chu's magic caper movie grossed $6.1 million, becoming the rare sequel that has done better than the original picture in Russian theaters over the last few months. The sequel's performance was 23 percent better than the original Now You See Me, which was released in 2013. Paramount's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows fell to No. 2, grossing $1.5 million in its second outing for a cume of $7.7 million. Universal and Legendary video game adaptation Warcraft slipped to No. 3, taking in $1.3 million in its third frame for a gross of $19.9 million to date. James Bobin's Alice Through the Looking Glass placed No. 4. The Disney sequel grossed $805,000 in its third frame for a total of $8.9 million. The Russell Crowe and Ryan Gosling mystery-buddy comedy The Nice Guys debuted at No. 5 with $383,000. Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24 PACE wants concessions from Azerbaijan to accept Baku back A PACE co-rapporteur said that Azerbaijani authorities must make certain concessions so that the country can return to PACE. Cyprus parliament honors Armenian genocide victims Acting House President Zacharias Koulias noted that April 24 marks the “black anniversary” of the Armenian genocide. Armenia PM, France envoy discuss regional matters Issues related to the consistent development of Armenia-France cooperation were discussed. |