‘Top Gun,’ Spielberg, Yeoh Set to Receive Awards at NBRs 

Michelle Yeoh poses at the 2023 Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards Night Gala at the Palm Springs Convention Center in Palm Springs, California, USA, 05 January 2023 (iussued 06 January 2023). (EPA)
Michelle Yeoh poses at the 2023 Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards Night Gala at the Palm Springs Convention Center in Palm Springs, California, USA, 05 January 2023 (iussued 06 January 2023). (EPA)
TT
20

‘Top Gun,’ Spielberg, Yeoh Set to Receive Awards at NBRs 

Michelle Yeoh poses at the 2023 Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards Night Gala at the Palm Springs Convention Center in Palm Springs, California, USA, 05 January 2023 (iussued 06 January 2023). (EPA)
Michelle Yeoh poses at the 2023 Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards Night Gala at the Palm Springs Convention Center in Palm Springs, California, USA, 05 January 2023 (iussued 06 January 2023). (EPA)

"Top Gun: Maverick," Steven Spielberg and the stars of "The Banshees of Inisherin" are set to collect awards at Sunday night's National Board of Review Awards in New York. 

The annual untelevised gala is being held at Cipriani's in midtown Manhattan and hosted by Willie Geist. Coming two days before the Golden Globes on Tuesday, the NBR Awards will help kick Hollywood's awards season into high gear. Voting for nominations to the Academy Awards begins Thursday. 

The National Board of Review, a long-running group of film enthusiasts and academics, names its winners ahead of its ceremony. "Top Gun: Maverick" was its pick for best film. 

Other awards include Steven Spielberg ("The Fabelmans") for best director, Colin Farrell ("The Banshees of Inisherin") for best actor, his co-star Brendan Gleeson for best supporting actor, Michelle Yeoh ("Everything Everywhere All at Once") for best actress and Janelle Monáe ("Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery") for best supporting actress. 



Thunderbolts' Kicks Off US, Canada Summer Box Office with $76 Million

A man holds a ticket as he walks past an installation promoting the Marvel Studios' ''Thunderbolts'', at a movie theatre in Beijing, China April 30, 2025. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang
A man holds a ticket as he walks past an installation promoting the Marvel Studios' ''Thunderbolts'', at a movie theatre in Beijing, China April 30, 2025. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang
TT
20

Thunderbolts' Kicks Off US, Canada Summer Box Office with $76 Million

A man holds a ticket as he walks past an installation promoting the Marvel Studios' ''Thunderbolts'', at a movie theatre in Beijing, China April 30, 2025. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang
A man holds a ticket as he walks past an installation promoting the Marvel Studios' ''Thunderbolts'', at a movie theatre in Beijing, China April 30, 2025. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang

Marvel movie "Thunderbolts" opened Hollywood's summer movie season with an estimated $76 million in US and Canadian ticket sales over its first three days, distributor Walt Disney said on Sunday.
The returns were in line with pre-weekend forecasts, though below the $88.8 million opening of Marvel's "Captain America: Brave New World" in February, Reuters reported.
"Thunderbolts" added $86.1 million in international markets for a global total of $162.1 million, Disney said in a statement.
"Thunderbolts" stars Florence Pugh, Sebastian Stan and David Harbour as anti-heroes who are forced to work together to fight a supervillain. It is the 36th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
The movie business is still hovering below pre-pandemic levels, and a healthy summer is key to that effort. Hollywood brings in about 40% of the year's box office receipts during the summer season, which the industry measures from the first weekend in May through Labor Day, the first Monday in September.