National Entertainment

Nonfiction 1. Never Finished by David Goggins, narrated by the author, Adam Skolnick and Jacqueline Gardner (Lioncrest Publishing) 2. The Light We Carry by Michelle Obama, narrated by the author (Random House Audio) 3.

US Bestseller List - Paid Books 1. State of Shock (First Family Series, Book 4) by Marie Force - 9781958035085 - (HTJB, Inc.) 2. It Starts with Us by Colleen Hoover - 9781668001233 - (Atria Books) 3.

Movies US charts: 1. Violent Night 2. Illumination Presents: Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch 3. Top Gun: Maverick 4. Die Hard 5. Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas 6. Elf (2003) 7. Knives Out 8. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer 9.

TORONTO — One of the most cherished modern traditions of the December holiday break is the opportunity to gather with those closest to you...and binge-watch television.

Taylor Swift was up. Elon Musk was in, out, in and maybe out again. Tom Cruise was back. BTS stepped aside, and so did Serena Williams, and Tom Brady too — oops, scratch that. But the slap? The slap was everywhere.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The chorus against Ticketmaster's contentious concert pricing practices is growing, numbering among them Zach Bryan and friends. The country music artist dropped a live album, “All My Homies Hate Ticketmaster,” on Sunday.

Civil wars over semicolons and heated debate over the word “looms” would not, on the face of it, seem like the stuff of a gripping big-screen movie.

Here’s a collection curated by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists of what’s arriving on TV, streaming services and music platforms this week. MOVIES — Don DeLillo's 1985 novel “White Noise” has long been said to be “unfilmable.

Celebrity birthdays for the week of Jan. 1-7: Jan. 1: Actor Frank Langella is 85. Singer-guitarist Country Joe McDonald of Country Joe and the Fish is 81. Comedian Don Novello (Father Guido Sarducci) is 80.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Avatar: The Way of Water" sailed to the top of the box office in its second weekend, bringing in what studios estimate Sunday will be a strong $56 million in North America — a sign that the sequel may stay afloat into the new year