In only its second week in theaters, A Minecraft Movie has swiftly become the highest grossing film of the year, earning an additional $80 million at the domestic box office this week and calmly resting at its number one spot. Starring an ensemble cast including Jack Black, Jason Momoa, and Jennifer Coolidge, the video game adaptation has so far scored a domestic total of $281 million and a global total of $550 million. It has surpassed Disney and Marvel’s Captain America: Brave New World as the highest grossing film of the year, achieving the feat after only 10 days in theaters according to Variety. Meanwhile, coming in second place is animated film The King of Kings which narrates the biography of Jesus Christ. The film, led by a star-studded voice cast including Kenneth Branagh, Uma Thurman, Oscar Isaac, and Pierce Brosnan, earned $19.1 million domestically in its opening week. Also rounding out the top five are Disney and 20th Century Studio’s thriller The Amateur, A24’s combat flick Warfare, and Universal and Blumhouse’s horror film Drop which earned $15 million, $8.3 million, and $7.5 million respectively.

Top NFL draft prospect and former Louisiana State University wide receiver Kyren Lacy, 24, was found dead on Saturday in his Houston home, his attorney confirmed. Reports have stated that suicide was the suspected cause of death. On Monday, a grand jury was expected to begin hearing Lacy’s case after he was allegedly involved in a car crash that killed a 78-year-old man late last year, leading to his arrest. Lacy, who was slated to be picked high in the 2025 NFL draft, had charges of negligent homicide, reckless operation of a vehicle and felony hit-and-run with death, according to the New York Post. “From the very beginning, this so-called investigation took on the appearance of an overzealous, targeted effort—what can only be described as a witch hunt—fueled by who Kyren was and the public profile he carried,” his attorney said, adding that Lacy “was crushed under the weight of an irresponsible and prejudiced process.”

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Big-spending European tourists appear to be turning their backs on the United States as a a tourism destination, with new figures showing a sharp drop in transatlantic travel. According to the U.S. International Trade Administration (ITA), overseas visits to the U.S. fell 12% overall in March compared to the same month last year. Western Europe—traditionally a key source of tourists—was down 7%, but that modest figure masks some dramatic declines in specific countries. U.K. visitors, the single largest tourist group to the U.S., were down 14%. Ireland, another crucial market, saw a staggering 27% drop. Denmark fell a whopping 34%—possibly a response to Donald Trump’s suggestion that the U.S. should annex Greenland, a Danish territory. German visitors plummeted 28%, as Elon Musk—reportedly close to the former president—faced accusations of promoting far-right parties there. Spain and Norway both saw a 25% decline, and Swiss tourists dropped by 26%.

President Donald Trump was gifted a seven-foot statue of himself over the weekend. In an X post Saturday, Sticker Mule CEO and former New York congressional candidate Anthony Constantino announced that he had given the president the bronze monument while visiting Trump International Golf Club. “The President was in a happy, joking mood, which was great to see,” Constantino said, adding that he unveiled the president’s gift to him Saturday morning. As detailed in Constantino’s announcement, the statue will seemingly be a “permanent fixture” of Trump’s golf club in West Palm Beach, Florida, and will be situated between the property’s “clubhouse and the first hole of the 27-hole golf course” for all members to be able to see. The seven-foot bronze statue was made in Colorado by George Lundeen, according to Constantino, who noted that it also sits atop a stone pedestal engraved with his name. The statue is named “The Defiance Monument” and captures the president posing while holding his fist.

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Meghan Markle’s latest podcast, Confessions of a Female Founder, made a relatively quiet entrance on Spotify’s global stage Sunday. According to rankings published by the streaming giant, the show sits at number 10 on Spotify’s general top podcast chart in the United States—a respectable position, although arguably a little disappointing for such a high-profile launch. The first episode featured Markle in conversation with Whitney Wolfe Herd, the founder of Tinder and Bumble. Critics generally panned it. Markle’s previous podcast, Archetypes, debuted at number one in its launch week back in 2022, although it quickly slipped down the rankings in the weeks that followed as listeners tired of the formula that saw Markle interviewing famous friends.

Singer Lizzo used her Saturday Night Live comeback to drag President Donald Trump during her performance—without ever saying his name. The episode, hosted by Jon Hamm, featured the star in a provocative shirt that took aim at the chaos the president has caused on the economy. The singer wore a “TARRIFIED” shirt with bright red letters on a black crop top while performing her new song, “Still Bad.” Trump, who has imposed—and then walked back, then imposed again—tariffs on virtually every country in the planet, has sent the U.S. stock market into a whirlwind. During the show’s goodbyes, Lizzo then wore a matching “Black women were right” shirt—seemingly a callback to former Vice President Kamala Harris’ loss in November, when Black women across the country rallied for the vice president. ”I’m sure the right-wing reaction to this Lizzo performance on SNL will be very normal," wrote Mike Nellis, a former advisor to Harris. “Honestly, LEGENDARY,” another commented.

A photo of actor Ralph Fiennes taken during his training for his film The Return has sent tongues wagging on X, The Daily Mail reported. Coming on the heels of Fiennes’ most recent role as a Catholic cardinal in the Oscar-nominated film Conclave, the photo was a departure from how fans have seen the actor in recent months. "You prepping for a boxing match with @jakepaul?” one commentator quipped. Another added, “‘Conclave 2, payback time’ Debt collected. Justice served.” Several questioned whether the photo was genuine while others suggested that Fienne’s body could be the result of steroids. “Steroids are awesome, aren’t they? Sorry about the testicular shrinkage, but at your age the might be a bonus,” a commentator wrote. Yet Fiennes’ physique is the effect of his turn as the hero Odysseus in the film The Return, which is heading to cinemas in the United Kingdom after its December 2024 release in the United States. And according to social media comments, Fienne’s body could be the film’s breakout star. “Wow. Well done sir. We call that SWOLL! 🫡” wrote another commentator under his post.

Editor’s note: An earlier version of this post mistakenly said that Ralph Fiennes had shared the images. A fan account shared the images.

Abbott Elementary creator and star Quinta Brunson will host the May 3 episode of Saturday Night Live, with Benson Boone as the featured musical guest. It will mark Brunson’s second time hosting the show and Boone’s first SNL appearance (fresh off a successful Coachella performance this weekend). Brunson’s work on Abbott Elementary led to her becoming the first Black woman to receive three comedy Emmy nominations in one year. At the 74th annual Emmy Awards in 2022, she was nominated for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series, Outstanding Comedy Series, and Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series, all for Abbott Elementary. (She went home with the award for Outstanding Writing). In 2023, Brunson became the first Black woman in more than 40 years to win the Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy; the last Black woman to take the award home was Isabel Sanford for The Jeffersons in 1981.

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A Wisconsin teen murdered his parents to help fund a murder plot against President Donald Trump, according to a federal search warrant unsealed Friday. 17-year-old Nikita Casap’s self-described “manifesto” outlines plans to assassinate the president as well as make bombs and organize terrorist attacks. “The killing of his parents appeared to be an effort to obtain the financial means and autonomy necessary to carrying out his plan,” the warrant said. According to his manifesto, the motive behind the murder plot was to start a political revolution in the United States and to “save the white race” from “Jewish-controlled” politicians. “As to why specifically Trump, I think it’s obvious. By getting rid of the president and perhaps the vice president, that is guaranteed to bring in some chaos,” the manifesto read. Investigators also found evidence that Casap was associated with the satanic neo-Nazi group “The Order of Nine Angles,” finding images of Hitler on his phone with the text: “HAIL HITLER HAIL THE WHITE RACE HAIL VICTORY.” Casap is accused of killing his parents in their Waukesha home on Feb. 11 and staying with their bodies for 12 days before escaping to Kansas. His arraignment is set for May 7.

Canadian director Ted Kotcheff, who helmed such films as Weekend at Bernie’s, First Blood, Wake in Fright, and The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz, has died at age 94. According to a statement from his family, he died of heart failure Thursday in his home of Nuevo Vallarta, Mexico. “He died of old age, peacefully, and surrounded by loved ones,” Kotcheff’s daughter told Canadian Press. Raised in Toronto’s Cabbagetown neighborhood during the Great Depression, Kotcheff got his start in the 1950s with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. He directed TV dramas such as General Motors Theatre and First Performance before transitioning to film in the 1970s. “He was an amazing storyteller. He was an incredible, larger than life character, and he was so knowledgeable about so many different things,” his daughter said. “I think his legacy will be that he was a director who could turn his hand to anything.”