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Avatar: Fire and Ash continues to dominate the box office, holding the top spot for a fourth consecutive week. The film earned $21.3 million in North America over the weekend, bringing its total to $342.6 million domestically and $888 million worldwide. Paramount's horror film Primate was the top new release, earning $11.3 million domestically. Disneys Zootopia 2 remains a global hit, nearing Disneys highest-grossing animated film record with $1.65 billion globally. Lionsgate's The Housemaid also performed well, earning $11.2 million. Hollywood's focus is on the Golden Globe Awards, with Avatar and Zootopia 2 each nominated for two awards.
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A rare copy of the comic book that introduced the world to Superman and also was once stolen from the home of actor Nicolas Cage has been sold for a record $15 million. The private deal for Action Comics No. 1 was announced Friday. It eclipses the previous record set last November when a copy of Superman No. 1 was sold at auction for $9.12 million. The Action Comics sale was negotiated by Manhattan-based Metropolis Collectibles/Comic Connect, which said the comic books owner and the buyer wished to remain anonymous. The comic sold for 10 cents when it came out in 1938 and marks the beginning of the superhero genre.
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Disney will let down Rapunzels lengthy hair once again. Walt Disney Pictures says its live-action adaptation of Tangled will star Teagan Croft and Milo Manheim in the lead roles of Rapunzel and Flynn Rider. The 2010 animated hit followed Rapunzel, a magically long-haired princess locked away in a tower, whose carefully ordered life is upended when she teams up with Flynn Rider, a charming outlaw on the run. Disney says the new Tangled will be directed by Michael Gracey, best known for The Greatest Showman, with a screenplay by Jennifer Kaytin Robinson. No release date has been announced.