Entertainment News Roundup: 'Hobbs & Shaw' finishes in first place with $60M; Dutch band nixes Lebanon gig in solidarity with local artists

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Box Office: 'Hobbs & Shaw' finishes in first place with $60 million

Universal's "Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw" crossed the box office finish line in first place, debuting with $60.8 million from 4,253 North American locations. The big-budget spinoff, starring Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham, is expected to be an even bigger draw overseas, where the action franchise is hugely popular. "Hobbs & Shaw" kicked off internationally with a robust $120 million for a global start of $180 million. Though standalone vehicles aren't always as muscular as official franchise sequels, "Hobbs & Shaw" will have to lure crowds across the globe throughout the dog days of summer to justify its sizable $200 million budget. The "Fast & Furious" series has generated over $5 billion worldwide across eight films.

Dutch band nixes Lebanon gig in solidarity with local artists

Dutch band Within Temptation has canceled its concert at a big music festival in Lebanon to support the country's most popular indie band, whose own gig was axed after church pressure and death threats. Lebanon's Byblos festival said it was forced to pull the Mashrou' Leila show fearing "bloodshed" after church leaders accused the band of blasphemy and some Christian critics vowed to stop the concert by force.

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