Sunday, August 23, 2026

USA box office for the 34th weekend 2017-2026

 
USA box office on the 34th weekend of 2026 is up 77% compared to last year when KPop Demon Hunters was the top-grossing movie for the second weekend in a row.  Spider-Man: Brand New Day  was the #1 movie for the fourth weekend in a row.

 
Variety, 8/23/2027

Rebecca Rubin reports:
Despite a smattering of newcomers, Spidey remained at No. 1 ahead of another Sony release, “Insidious: Out of the Further.” Much lower down on box office charts were Lionsgate’s action-thriller “Mutiny,” starring Jason Statham, and Black Bear’s comedy “Spa Weekend,” led by Isla Fisher, Leslie Mann, Anna Faris and Michelle Buteau.
More box office posts:
2026
34th weekend.  (8/16)
32nd weekend.  (8/9)
31st weekend.  (8/2)
30th weekend.  (7/26)
29th weekend.  (7/19)
28th weekend.  (7/12)
27th weekend.  (7/5)
26th weekend.  (6/28)
25th weekend.  (6/21)
24th weekend.  (6/14)
22nd weekend.  (6/7)
21st weekend.  (6/6)
20th weekend.  (5/17)
19th weekend.  (5/10)
18th weekend.  (5/3)
17th weekend.  (4/26)
16th weekend.  (4/19)
15th weekend.  (4/12)
14th weekend.  (4/5)
13th weekend.  (3/29)
12th weekend.  (3/22)
11th weekend.  (3/15)
10th weekend.  (3/8)
9th weekend.  (3/1)
8th weekend.  (2/22)
7th weekend.  (2/15)
6th weekend.  (2/8)
5th weekend.  (2/1)
4th weekend.  (1/25)
3rd weekend.  (1/18)
2nd weekend.  (1/11)
1st weekend.  (1/4)

2025
52nd weekend.  (12/28)
51st weekend.  (12/28)
50th weekend.  (12/14)
49th weekend.  (12/7)
48th weekend.  (11/30) 
47th weekend.  (11/23)
46th weekend.  (11/16)
45th weekend.  (11/9)
44th weekend.  (11/2)
43rd weekend.  (10/26)
42nd weekend.  (10/19)
41st weekend.  (10/12)
40th weekend.  (10/5)
39th weekend.  (9/28)
38th weekend.  (9/21)
37th weekend.  (9/14)
36th weekend.  (9/9)
35th weekend.  (9/9)
34th weekend.  (8/24)
33rd weekend.  (8/17)
32nd weekend.  (8/10)
31st weekend.  (8/3)
30th weekend.  (7/27)
29th weekend.  (7/20)
28th weekend.  (7/13)
27th weekend.  (7/6)
26th weekend.  (6/29)
25th weekend.  (6/22)
24th weekend.  (6/15)
23rd weekend.  (6/8)
22nd weekend.  (6/1)
20th weekend.  (5/18)
19th weekend.  (5/11)
18th weekend.  (5/4)
17th weekend.  (4/27)
16th weekend.  (4/20)
15th weekend.  (4/13)
14th weekend.  (4/6) 
13th weekend.  (3/30)
12th weekend.  (3/23)
11th weekend.  (3/16)
10th weekend.  (3/9)
9th weekend.  (3/2)
8th weekend.  (2/23)
7th weekend.  (2/16)
6th weekend.  (2/9)
5th weekend.  (2/2)
4th weekend.  (1/26)
3rd weekend.  (1/19)
2nd weekend.  (1/12)
1st weekend.  (1/5)

2024
Easter weekend.  (3/31)

2023

2022

John Mangus (1934-2026) Warren High School class of 1952

 
1952 Dragon yearbook



1967 Warren City Directory

1983 Warren City Directory


The popularity of John as a baby name was previously graphed here in 2025.  Let's take a look at Miles.
 
Miles registered a middling level of popularity throughout the 20th century.  Since the 1990s, however, an increasing number of parents have taken a liking to the name.  As a result, it has placed in the top 100 since 2018.  Best year so far:  2024 at #37.


Other class of '52 grads (40):
2026

2025
Roy Lindell.  (3/5)

2024

2023
William Blum.  (8/29)
Thomas Yaegle.  (1/5)

2022
John Saylor.  (8/9)

2021
Carl Nelson.  (11/11/)
Robert Bailey.  (1/28)

2020
Richard Carlson.  (12/29)

2019
Carol Barrett Boltz.  (11/28)
Marilyn Smith Miller.  (8/2)
Ralph Wade.  (7/8)
Dudley Donaldson.  (2/8)
June Odmark Wiggins.  (1/5)

2018
Richard Hansen.  (1/2)



Australian bird flu news: Kangaroo Island residents worry about spread of virus

 
Headline:  ABC News Australia, 8/21/2026

Daniel Keane reports:
Kangaroo Island locals on the frontline against bird flu are fearful of further devastation, with the mayor saying he is "sick of bloody disasters". 
It was yesterday revealed that three mass bird deaths believed to be linked to H5N1 and involving more than 1,000 crested terns had occurred on remote SA islands — including two off KI. 
A suspected case involving a little penguin found on D'Estrees Bay on the island's southern coastline is also being investigated. 
"It was distressing and it really gets us worried over here about where this is all going — terribly distressing for the community," Kangaroo Island Mayor Michael Pengilly said of the mass mortalities.

Selected other bird flu posts (all from 2026):
Australia


USA:  Indiana
USA:  Pennsylvania

USA:  Utah