At the yearly pageant held at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles on Sunday, August 4th, Miss Michigan Alma Cooper was declared the winner following months of upheaval in the pageant world.
‘Wicked,’ ‘Gladiator 2’ kick off box-office battle
“Wicked,” the first installment in a two-part movie adaptation of a beloved Broadway musical, generated $19.2 million in U.S. and Canadian ticket sales from early screenings this week.