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A relative consoles Aishanya Dwivedi, sitting, during the cremation ceremony in Kanpur, India, of her husband Shubham Dwivedi who was killed by militants at Pahalgam in Indian controlled Kashmir, Thursday, April 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Vaibhav Shukla)

“A Minecraft Movie” is smashing all box office projections. According to studio estimates Sunday, the video game adaptation earned $157 million domestically and $144 million internationally for a $301 million global debut. It's the biggest of the year and broke the record for a video game adaptation previously held by “The Super Mario Bros. Movie.” “A Minecraft Movie” nearly doubled expectations and also helped narrow the year-to-date deficit compared with last year's box office performance. Industry performance is now down 5% compared with a year ago at this time. It had been down 13%. Second place in theaters this week went to “A Working Man,” followed by “The Chosen: Last Supper—Part 2” and “Snow White.”

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As the Maryland Lottery prepares to celebrate its 50th anniversary in 2023, it is embracing the future with the launch of digital drawings for Pick 3, Pick 4 and Pick 5, as well as Bonus Match 5 and Multi-Match.