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    “Hidden Figures” Makes Strong Debut, Edged Out By “Rogue One” Atop Weekend Box Office

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    This image released by Twentieth Century Fox shows Taraji P. Henson as Katherine Johnson in a scene from "Hidden Figures." (Hopper Stone/Twentieth Century Fox via AP)

    By Sandy Cohen, Entertainment Writer

    LOS ANGELES (AP) --

    "Star Wars" is still dominating the movie universe, with "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story" leading the box office for a fourth straight week.

    The intergalactic adventure edged out the NASA drama "Hidden Figures" for the top spot this weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday. "Rogue One" brought in $21.97 million. "Hidden Figures" — which expanded by more than 2,000 theaters Friday after opening in limited release — collected $21.8 million.

    "It's a great weekend for space movies," said Paul Dergarabedian, senior media analyst for box office tracker comScore, noting that the Jennifer Lawrence-Chris Pratt space story "Passengers" also remains among the top 10.

    "Rogue One," though, has been unstoppable, Dergarabedian said, and is expected to top "Finding Dory" as the biggest box-office success of 2016.

    The animated animal musical "Sing" was in third place this weekend, taking in another $19.5 million for a three-week haul of $213.3 million. "Underworld: Blood Wars" debuted in fourth place with $13.1 million, followed by the celebrated musical "La La Land" with $10 million.

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

    1. "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story," $21.97 million ($56.6 million international).

    2. "Hidden Figures," $21.8 million.

    3. "Sing," 19.5 million ($26.4 million international).

    4. "Underworld: Blood Wars," $13.1 million.

    5. "La La Land," $10 million. ($3.8 million international)

    6. "Passengers," $8.8 million ($32.7 million international).

    7. "Why Him?" $6.5 million ($6.1 million international).

    8. "Moana," $6.4 million ($20 million international).

    9. "Fences," $4.7 million.

    10. "Assassin's Creed," $3.8 million ($45 million international).

    Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at international theaters (excluding the U.S. and Canada), according to comScore:

    1. "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story," $56.6 million.

    2. "Assassin's Creed," $45 million.

    3. "Passengers," $32.7 million.

    4. "Sing," $26.4 million.

    5. "Moana," $20 million.

    6. "The Great Wall," $12 million.

    7. "Some Like it Hot (Qing Sheng)," $11.3 million.

    8. "Your Name," $6.9 million.

    9. "Collateral Beauty," $6.6 million.

    10. "Why Him?" $6.1 million.

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    Supreme Court Allows Multibillion-Dollar Class Action Lawsuit To Proceed Against Meta

    Friday, November 22, 2024

    The Supreme Court is allowing a multibillion-dollar class action investors' lawsuit to proceed against Facebook parent Meta, stemming from the privacy scandal involving the Cambridge Analytica political consulting firm.

    The justices heard arguments in November in Meta's bid to shut down the lawsuit. On Friday, they decided that they were wrong to take up the case in the first place.

    The high court dismissed the company's appeal, leaving in place an appellate ruling allowing the case to go forward.

    Investors allege that Meta did not fully disclose the risks that Facebook users' personal information would be misused by Cambridge Analytica, a firm that supported Donald Trump 's first successful Republican presidential campaign in 2016.

    Inadequacy of the disclosures led to two significant price drops in the price of the company's shares in 2018, after the public learned about the extent of the privacy scandal, the investors say.

    Meta spokesman Andy Stone said the company was disappointed by the court's action. "The plaintiff's claims are baseless and we will continue to defend ourselves as this case is considered by the District Court," Stone said in an emailed statement.

    Meta already has paid a $5.1 billion fine and reached a $725 million privacy settlement with users.

    Cambridge Analytica had ties to Trump political strategist Steve Bannon. It had paid a Facebook app developer for access to the personal information of about 87 million Facebook users. That data was then used to target U.S. voters during the 2016 campaign.

    The lawsuit is one of two high court cases involving class-action lawsuits against tech companies. The justices also are wrestling with whether to shut down a class action against Nvidia.... Read More

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