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Supergirl opened to $18 million on opening day, placing second to Toy Story 5's $21 million and signaling a weekend around $50 million. The $170 million superhero film will need staying power to justify its budget, while Jackass: Best and Last opened in fourth with $3.8 million, with Disclosure Day and Obsession rounding out the top five.
Arizona’s first Buc-ee’s opened in Goodyear on June 22, drawing long lines before a 6 a.m. start. The 74,000-square-foot travel center with 120 fueling bays operates 24/7 and is expected to create about 200 local jobs. A city-backed traffic plan routed opening-day traffic along a designated Buc-ee’s route with ramp closures and lane restrictions near I-10 and Bullard Ave, and visitors are urged to carpool or ride-share and expect delays; a ribbon-cutting at 8 a.m. was streamed live for those unable to attend.
Disney-Pixar’s Toy Story 5 opened to $71 million on Friday in North America from 4,425 theaters and is forecast to push toward a roughly $150–$175 million weekend, potentially making it the franchise’s best opening. The film carries a reported $250 million production budget plus marketing, with returning voice cast and new stars aboard; meanwhile, The Death of Robin Hood debuted in eighth, and Disclosure Day remains in second after a strong opening day.
The Devil Wears Prada 2 opened in North America with $32.5 million from about 4,150 theaters and is forecast to haul in roughly $75–80 million for the weekend (some projections as high as $90 million), reuniting director David Frankel with stars Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt and Stanley Tucci as Andy Sachs returns to Runway magazine.
Lee Cronin’s The Mummy opened to about $5.2 million on its opening day in 3,304 North American theaters, finishing third behind Universal’s The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, which led with roughly $7.4 million on Friday and is projected to top the weekend at around $30 million. New releases Normal and other holdovers didn’t surpass Mario, while Project Hail Mary was No. 2 on Friday with $5.22 million and The Drama and You, Me & Tuscany rounded out the top five.
A viral Pirates fan celebration called 'hoist the cone' has spurred traffic cone thefts, with ABM Parking saying 25 cones were stolen on opening day; authorities warn that stealing cones is illegal and fines start at $50, while the origin of the trend remains unclear.
MLB kicks off 2026 with the ABS robot-strike system in full swing, a managerial ejection, and a flood of bizarre opening-week stats—from pitchers’ futuristic strikeout calls to teams racking up 14-run innings and the Mariners going two games without a single, showing that baseball is back in a radically different, wildly entertaining new era.
The Atlanta Braves opened the 2026 season with a 6-0 win over the Kansas City Royals, as Albies, Baldwin, and Harris II homered and the offense tallied 11 hits behind six strong innings from Chris Sale and a stingy bullpen. Atlanta will try for a series win tonight. Off the field, BravesVision is expanding with new carriage on Fubo and DIRECTV. Other notes include the Gwinnett Stripers’ Opening Day roster (excluding Jhancarlos Lara), Jason Heyward’s retirement after a 16-year career, the Orioles’ five-year, $68 million extension for Shane Baz, and Clayton Kershaw joining the Dodgers as a special assistant to the front office.
Royals were shut out 6-0 by Atlanta on Opening Day as Cole Ragans walked and allowed four runs in four innings; Bailey Falter allowed two runs over three relief innings, while Alex Lange pitched a clean eighth. Kansas City had five hits and limited offense, though the top of the order reached twice. They’ll try to rebound against Michael Wacha and Reynaldo López in the next game, which will be televised on FOX.
During MLB’s opening day, the Automated Ball-Strike System overturned a ninth-inning call in the Reds–Red Sox game, and in its first games logged a 61.3% success rate in overturning calls, signaling promising but still early reliability for robo-umps.
Bleacher Nation breaks down the Cubs’ Opening Day loss to the Nationals, notes Matthew Boyd’s rough outing and an offense that generated traffic but left nine runners on base, and highlights two major extensions—Pete Crow-Armstrong and Nico Hoerner—plus the infield being locked in through 2029 and what that means for the Cubs going forward.
NBC kicks off its return to baseball with Bob Costas delivering a signature monologue that frames Opening Day as a clean slate and renewed drama, reviving the network’s tradition of storytelling around the game.
Garrett Crochet pitched six scoreless innings with eight strikeouts to lift the Red Sox to a 3-0 Opening Day win over the Reds. Marcelo Mayer delivered a clutch pinch-hit double to spark Boston's first run, Rafaela added an RBI single, and a ninth-inning rally capped by Trevor Story and Jarren Duran provided insurance as Boston’s bullpen closed out the shutout.
Baseball America catalogs the 20 youngest and 20 oldest players on 2026 MLB Opening Day rosters in both leagues, highlighting rookies like Kevin McGonigle and Samuel Basallo for the AL and Junior Caminero among the NL’s young standouts; the St. Louis Cardinals have the youngest Opening Day roster, while the Atlanta Braves are the oldest, with the Red Sox representing the most average age, and pitchers generally aging slower than hitters across MLB.
The Washington Nationals opened the season in Chicago with an offensive outburst, including a six-run fourth inning and Jacob Young’s two-run homer, fueling Blake Butera’s first win as Nationals manager.