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Avengers: Endgame Has Broken 144 Box Office Records

‘AVENGERS: ENDGAME’ SHATTERS MULTIPLE RECORDS – (04/29/2019)

Avengers: Endgame is blowing past even the most seemingly optimistic predictions for opening weekend. After earning the widest release in history (4,662 screens!) the Disney-Marvel film garnered $158 million on its opening day alone, 32% higher than the previous record held by Star Wars: The Force Awakens. (The 2015 release snagged $119.1 million). 

Endgame was also the fastest film to gross $100 million domestically, reaching that milestone after 17 hours. The previous record was held by Avengers: Infinity War, which snagged $100 million in 21 hours.

While final tallies are still being finalized, but observers estimate the opening weekend will blow past $350 million, beating the previous record of $257.6 million, or 34%. Avengers: Endgame is also the first ever film to gross $1 billion in its opener, and is on target to become the fifth film to gross $2 billion worldwide.

Other tidbits…

  • Biggest opening weekend in history for a film domestically and globally.
  • The Wrap claims the movie has broken 144 different box office records.
  • The movie was shown 58,000 times this past weekend breaking the record of 48,000 by “Avengers: Infinity War”.
  • Earned a record $109 million on Saturday beating the old record held by “Avengers: Infinity War” ($82.1 million)
  • The movie cost $356 million to produce and promote
  • It took “Avengers: Infinity War” 11 days to break $1 billion

Hooray for Hollywood: Here are this past weekend’s box office results.

  1. Avengers: Endgame — $350 million
  2. Captain Marvel — $8.1 million
  3. The Curse of La Llorona  — $7.5 million
  4. Breakthrough— $6.3 million
  5. Shazam!— $5.5 million
  6. Little— $3.4 million
  7. Dumbo — $3.2 million
  8. Pet Sematary— $1.3 million
  9. Us— $1.1 million
  10. Penguins— $1 million
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The Cold River Radio Show Kicks Off This Weekend! – 4/26/2019

Local Musician and Cold River Radio Host Jonathan Sarty joined Gino on the Magic Morning Show to talk about the season premiere of The Cold River Radio Show this Sunday, April 28th at Theater in the Wood. Click below to listen to the interview!

 

Doors open at 6:30pm and tickets are available at COLDRIVERRADIO.COM

You can also purchase them at the J-Town Deli in Jackson, NH, White Birch Books in North Conway, NH, Spice & Grain in Fryeburg, ME and at the door the night of the show if seats are still available!

For more info click here!

Also don’t forget to tune into to our sister station 93.5FM WMWV every Sunday Morning to listen to The Cold River Radio Show!

 

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U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen Visits the North Country

 

U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen is visiting the north country today. She will be holding a roundtable discussion with Ammonosuuc Health Care Providers and Stakeholders in Littleton at 2:00. Shaheen will then be delivering remarks at the Androscoggin Valley Fish and Game Associations 100th Annual Banquet in Berlin at 5:30 in the evening. Senator Shaheen will then wrap up the evening with a Town Hall Meeting at The Bistro at White Mountains Community College in Berlin at 6:15 (Doors open at 6pm).

Tony Zore had a brief chance to talk to the Senator and discuss what she’s been up to lately.

Click Here if audio fails.

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Taylor Swift Releases New Single “ME!”

We finally know Taylor Swift’s big surprise – her new single “ME!”, which became available shortly after midnight along with the video. The song is off her upcoming seventh studio album.

Swift appeared with ABC’s Robin Roberts during the NFL draft’s first round, which was a clue she left her followers on Instagram. “Next clue: I’ll be joining the magnificent @robinrobertsgma for a chat tonight on ABC live from Nashville,” she said.

The singer confirmed yesterday that her new track features Panic! at the Disco’s Brendon Urie.

[“It’s going to be a new song and music video. The song is called “ME!” . . . and it’s featuring Brendon Urie of Panic! at the Disco.”]

Swift said “ME!” highlights individuality and empowering people to be themselves:

[“‘ME!’ is a song about embracing your individuality and really celebrating it and owning it. I think that, with a pop song, we have the ability to get a melody stuck in people’s heads, and I just want it to be one that makes them feel better about themselves.”]

The star praised her fans for also making her feel better about herself and caring so much that it inspires her to have fun with music. Speaking of her fans, she said:

[“The fans are amazing. I cannot believe how dedicated they are, how thoughtful, I can’t believe how much they care.”]

Swift explained that is why she goes to so much effort to create Easter eggs and other fun secret things for fans to discover:

[“You have no idea how fun it is to make stuff for people who care about it that much.”]

Earlier Thursday, Swift did just that when she popped by the Gulch area to take photos at a mural in Nashville painted by artist Kelsey Montague and and give fans yet another clue.

Fans began gathering at the colorful mural of angel wings – which has been rumored to be somehow Swift-related for weeks – in the morning and watched Montague add a “ME!” to the center of her artwork.

Signing autographs and posing for selfies with her fans after her arrival, Swift commended her Swifties for realizing she was going to be making a visit.

“You guys are amazing for figuring this out because no one knew we were coming. No one knew this was a part of the campaign and what we’re doing, so you figured out the clue,” she said. “You’re the best. I love you so much.”

Swift has been teasing fresh music for weeks. She set tongues wagging on April 13th when she shared an Instagram Story photo of a countdown clock set to April 26th. Fans theorized in February she would soon release her new project. The most devoted found clues in Swift’s Instagram posts, which signaled that her seventh studio album was on the horizon. One such hint included an Instagram post of six palm trees, along with a caption that featured seven palm tree emojis.

Taylor also added pastel accents to her wardrobe recently. Swift was even spotted wearing a sweatshirt with her name printed on the sleeve on April 22nd, which some believed could be merchandise to accompany the album.

Brendon Urie took to Instagram to share his thoughts about Swift following the release of their new song. “Wait. This really happened?!” he wrote along with a photo of the duo. “Like for real?!?!”

“Well I can’t begin to describe how incredible it has been to work on this song and video,” he continued. “So I will simply say: Thank you @taylorswift for allowing me to be a part of your beautiful story.”

Swift released her last album, Reputation, in 2017.

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Fryeburg Flooding

Fryeburg Police and Fire Department’s Swift Water Rescue Team were out Tuesday (4/23/19) assessing flood damage to the area surrounding Lovewell Pond. Both the pond and Saco River swelled during the overnight, causing water damage to roughly 25 homes in the surrounding area. Crews coordinated with Central Maine Power Company to have electricity cut from the affected homes and collected hazardous debris from the water such as floating gas and propane tanks. No injuries were reported during the mission.

 

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The MWV Cal Ripken Baseball Opening Day is this Saturday (4/27)! Join the Festivities!

The Mount Washington Valley Cal Ripken Baseball League is kicking off their 2019 Season this Saturday, April 27th at Whitaker Field with a whole day of events!

MWV Cal Ripken Baseball President Andy Pepin and Assistant Coach Sarah Baker joined Gino on the Magic Morning Show and told us all about it!

Click to listen to the interview and check out their itinerary posted below! Come on out and support local baseball!

 

Opening Day Parade & Ceremony and Home Run Derby on Saturday, April 27th @ Whitaker Field at 9AM

*Parade (Begins @ 9am)
*Opening Day Ceremonies
*Homerun Derby

10U and 12U Travel Tryouts:
*12U- 2pm-4pm (John Fuller)
*10U- 4pm-6pm (John Fuller)

Homerun Derby-
All kids have the opportunity to win prizes through their fundraising efforts and a chance to receive extra prizes based on overall fundraising dollars and how they actually finish in their respective divisions for the Homerun Derby.

Other events:
• Food and drink for purchase available before the Parade and all day at the snack shack, food for sale by the Kiwanis, Starting Point, Ben & Jerry’s and Big Dave’s.
• Fisher Cats Mascot
• Face Painting with Carol Hanson
• Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream
• Story Land Cast Members
• Bungee Jump, Rock Wall and 5 Large Inflatables
• Conway Police Department and the DARE program
• Conway Fire Department with a Fire Truck
• Smokey the Bear and Forest Rangers
• National Anthem and Recognition of Sponsors
• Kennett High School Baseball Head Coach Josh and the Varsity Team

The teams are as follows…

ROOKIES:
Bartlett Braves
Center Conway Rockies
Conway Tigers
Madison Mets
North Conway Sea Dogs
Tamworth Phillies
Freedom National

MINORS:
Bartlett Mariners
Conway Red Sox
Madison Cubs
North Conway Orioles
Pine Tree Brewers
Tamworth Rockies

MAJORS:
Bartlett White Sox
Conway Crushers
Freedom Astros
North Conway Royals
Pine Tree Dodgers
Pine Tree Pirates
Tamworth Athletics

To learn more about the MWV Cal Ripken Baseball League follow them on Facebook!

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Avengers: Endgame Debuts This Weekend…But What About the Next Avengers Film for Summer 2020?

Avengers: Endgame is set to drop this weekend, and the film will wrap up the plot lines for the Marvel Universe’s previous 22 films.

The film premiered in L.A. Monday, and while attendees didn’t spill any spoilers, they did seem pretty psyched—and emotional—after the film. Angie J. Han tweeted that the film “is an immensely satisfying payoff, not just to Infinity War but to all the films that came before.”

Rob Keyes echoed the sentiment, tweeting: “Just watched Avengers: Endgame. I don’t believe hyperbole is possible for this movie. It is the ultimate Marvel movie in every way possible and words cannot describe how epic it is.”

But have you heard about the next Avengers film? It debuts in the summer of 2020 and we have exclusive audio from the trailer. It’s a prequel to everything that has happened in the Marvel Universe. Enjoy!

(This is clearly a parody and we are just having fun until the real Avengers: Endgame comes out. Relax!)