Bob Mondello
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1,878 appearances
201 recordings
5 series
first heard Nov 2024
last heard today
Bob Mondello’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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That easily tops the opening of every previous Scream movie.
It's also close to double the opening of Wuthering Heights two weeks ago.
which had been the best weekend start of 2026.
Bob Mondello, NPR News.
With lackluster reviews, the comedy How to Make a Killing will not be making a killing this weekend, and the steamy romance Wuthering Heights is losing steam, so North American cinemas will have seats available.
Not so in China, where Chinese New Year celebrations have been in full swing since Tuesday.
The film business news site Deadline Hollywood reports that Chinese films, led by the race car action flick Pegasus 3, are expected to pull in more than $800 million between Tuesday and Sunday.
That dwarfs Hollywood's biggest week back in 2019, when Avengers Endgame boosted American cinemas to a best-ever $536 million.
With lower ticket prices in China, it also represents many more moviegoers.
Bob Mondello, NPR News.
NPR's Bob Mondello reports.
Ticket sales of about $900 million since January 1st have cinemas riding high at what's usually a slack time for the film industry.
Holiday hits like Avatar Fire and Ash and Marty Supreme are still doing well.
So is the Valentine's Day smash Wuthering Heights, and the spring lineup looks promising, with everything from a new Pixar comedy to a Michael Jackson biopic, to the sci-fi thriller Project Hail Mary about a reluctant astronaut, plus The Devil Wears Prada 2, a big-screen finale for Peaky Blinders, and the first Star Wars film in seven years.
featuring baby Yoda.
All before the summer blockbusters arrive on Memorial Day.
Bob Mandello, NPR News.
Netflix offered to pay almost twice as much as the studio that got the rights to the new Wuthering Heights, but the filmmakers wanted their swoony romance to play in movie theaters over the Valentine's Day weekend.
Shh!
not just stream.
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