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Tuesday, May 12, 2015
‘Avengers’ sequel tops charts, crushes ‘Hot Pursuit’
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LOS ANGELES — The “Age of Ultron” is not over. The Avengers sequel topped the domestic box office for the second weekend in a row with an estimated $77.2 million according to Rentrak estimates Sunday. The film has earned a staggering $312.9 million in just 10 days in theaters, tying with “The Dark Knight” to become the second fastest film to do so. While a wild success by any measure, the film is still lagging behind the recordsetting precedent of 2012’s “The Avengers,” which made $103.1 million in its second weekend in theatres and had a domestic total of $373 million at the same point in the cycle. “Hot Pursuit,” meanwhile, failed to make a significant mark in its debut weekend, earning a less-than-impressive $13.3 million. The Reese Witherspoon and Sofia Vergara buddy comedy, which cost a reported $35 million to produce, was projected to earn at least $18 million out
of the gates. “Critics were very tough on ‘Hot Pursuit,’” said Rentrak’s Senior Media Analyst Paul Dergarabedian. Considering the power of female audiences at the box office, and the frequency of female-driven films to over perform, the lagging enthusiasm around “Hot Pursuit” is puzzling. “It was a formula for whatever reason didn’t resonate with the critics, and I think that had an impact on its box office,” Dergarabedian said. Warner Bros. EVP of Distribution Jeff Goldstein noted that the film attracted
an older and primarily female audience, which is one that doesn’t necessarily rush out on opening weekend to check out a film. Audiences were 62 percent female and 82 percent over the age of 25. Goldstein also said that the Mother’s Day holiday might help catapult “Hot Pursuit” to a stronger Sunday. Ultimately, it’s still an “Avengers” world, at least until “Mad Max: Fury Road” and “Pitch Perfect 2” open next weekend. “’Ultron’ is just so big. It’s such a behemoth. It’s hard for a newcomer to get attention,” Dergarabedian said. (ap)
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In this image released by Warner Bros. Pictures, Reese Witherspoon, right, and Sofia Vergara appear in a scene from “Hot Pursuit.”
Lohan gets jail warning over community service deadline
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LOS ANGELES - Troubled actress Lindsay Lohan was warned by a judge she could face jail time if she fails to complete 125 hours of community service over a reckless driving offense within the next three weeks. The US actress, currently living in London, has only completed about nine of the hours so far, and US judge Mark Young said there will be “consequences” if she fails to finish the sentence by May 28. Lohan’s attorney Shawn Holley said the actress was having trouble completing her service in London due to travel and costs, and limits on the number of hours she can perform
each day. The judge agreed to allow Lohan to travel to New York to do the community service at the Brooklyn Community Center, working with children, but added that all the hours must be completed by the next hearing on May 28. “If it is not done by May 28 there will be consequences,” Young said. Prosecutor Melanie Skehar said the 28-year-old star could face around 18 months behind bars if she fails to complete her community service. Lohan was sentenced in 2013 to 240 hours of community service
after she drove recklessly and lied to police following a car accident in Santa Monica, California. The court also imposed 90 days of drug rehabilitation and 18 months psychiatric counseling during two years of probation. But in February she was given another 125 hours of community service, after a judge questioned whether she fulfilled the terms of the initial sentence. After rocketing to stardom for films “The Parent Trap,” “Freaky Friday,” and “Mean Girls,” Lohan has been in and out of rehab with drug problems and had numerous encounters with the law. (afp)
Motorist passed a damage road in Kubu, Karangasem. Karangasem, particularly the region of Kubu is known as having a consistently high poverty rate.
Economic gap widens IBP/Budana
DENPASAR - To overcome the sluggish economy and to address development inequality in Bali, cooperation between the government and local communities is required. Economist, Siska Suzana Darmawan, stated that because Indonesia is rich in natural resources, local communities should be benefitting from the wealth that these resources generate. People need to be able to take advantage of the opportunities that nature has provided. Rather than looking to the wealth of other regions, each area should take care of their natural resources and manage them well. “For example, Karangasem, particularly the region of Kubu is known as having a consistently high poverty rate. If however people there understood how to manage their
own resources, those communities would certainly prosper,” she said. In addition, the mindset of people living in far flung places needs to be broadened. The government has provided various facilities in terms of education including scholarships, and a minimum 9-year compulsory education. However, there are still people that are not taking full advantage of these opportunities. “We all know that one of the keys
to fighting poverty is education. If only people were aware of these programs and were able to manage their own natural resources, the condition of their lives would be greatly improved,” said Chairman of the Association of Indonesian Instructors (AISI) of Bali. Secondly, continued Siska, in terms of government responsibility, there needs to be better promotion of programs before they start run-
ning and these programs should be well supervised. In terms of equitable distribution of development and economic assistance, the needs of each region need to be looked at separately. All region cannot be treated in the same way. Particularly in terms of government disbursements aimed at equalizing the playing field, systems for allocating funds must be created by carefully taking each regions needs into account. The economic development strategy of equalizing the different areas in order to stimulate overall economic growth requires that the
government play a major role. Development needs to be focused not only stimulating economic growth but also on creating conditions that favour a better quality of life, equity and social justice, by putting the interests of the people first. When economic inequality worsens -that is when rich people will get richer while the poor will get poorer all kinds of social unrest tend to ensue. Economic equality is one of the ways to create a peaceful society; the economic gap needs to be addressed soon, by working toward equalizing opportunities as quickly as possible. (rah)