National Entertainment

Top Movie Purchases and Rentals (US): 1. The Little Mermaid (2023) 2. The Super Mario Bros. Movie 3. The Flash 4. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 5. John Wick: Chapter 4 6. Transformers: Rise of the Beasts 7. Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken 8. Sisu 9.

Nonfiction 1. Atomic Habits by James Clear, narrated by the author (Penguin Audio) 2. American Prometheus by Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin, narrated by Jeff Cummings (Blackstone Audio, Inc.) 3.

Celebrity birthdays for the week of Aug. 6-12: Aug. 6: Children’s music performer Ella Jenkins is 99. Actor-director Peter Bonerz is 85. Actor Louise Sorel (“Days of Our Lives”) is 83. Actor Ray Buktenica (“Rhoda”) is 80. Actor Dorian Harewood is 73.

TOKYO (AP) — The Japanese distributor of the Warner Bros. movie “Barbie” has apologized for its U.S. parent company’s reaction to social media posts about the “Barbenheimer” blitz that combined images of Barbie and a mushroom cloud.

The creator of the CBC hit series "Little Mosque on the Prairie" is among the finalists for this year's Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour.

TORONTO — Cineplex Inc. says it saw its highest July box office of all time as "Barbie" and "Oppenheimer" sent droves to theatres last month. The Toronto-based cinema chain says the record month surpassed $86 million in net box office revenues.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Angus Cloud, the actor who starred as the drug dealer Fezco “Fez” O'Neill on the HBO series “Euphoria,” has died. He was 25. Cloud's publicist, Cait Bailey, said Cloud died Monday at his family home in Oakland, California.

HONG KONG (AP) — Fans of singer and songwriter Coco Lee, who was known for her powerful voice and live performances, gathered with flowers to pay their respects to their idol at her funeral in Hong Kong on Monday.

NEW YORK (AP) — Rachel Maddow's next book will be an exploration into right-wing extremism in the U.S., including a plot to overthrow the government at the start of World War II.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Paul Reubens, the actor and comedian whose Pee-wee Herman character — an overgrown child with a tight gray suit and an unforgettable laugh — became a 1980s pop cultural phenomenon, has died at 70.