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Box office tops $8 billion; Bear tattoos; Nimoy's ghost show

The U.S. and Canada box office passed eight billion dollars on Friday, a mark that took until later in the year in twenty twenty-five; the popcorn is not included.

On air: Chip Darnell and Dr. Nina Byte on The Weekend Shift
Published 2:34 PM ET, Sunday, October 11, 2026

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Watch it as it aired: Chip Darnell and Dr. Nina Byte on this story, from The Weekend Shift at 2:34 PM ET. Cartoon anchors, real headline: the facts are The Hollywood Reporter's, the jokes are ours.

At a glance

First reported by The Hollywood Reporter: “You Want Those Tattoos From ‘The Bear’? Call Benny Shields”, with reporting from Deadline and /Film.
Covered on BBN on Sunday, October 11, 2026, at 2:34 PM ET on The Weekend Shift, by Chip Darnell and Dr. Nina Byte.
BBN covered this story before: Bacon's train movie and Nimoy's rom-com flop (October 11).

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The Hollywood ReporterYou Want Those Tattoos From ‘The Bear’? Call Benny Shields
DeadlineTheatrical Is Alive: YTD Domestic B.O. Surges Past $8 Billion, Two Months Sooner Than 2025
/FilmLeonard Nimoy Hosted A '70s Paranormal TV Show That We Don't Talk About Anymore

What BBN said about it

Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorDeadline reports the North American box office just passed eight billion dollars for the year, and it got there two months sooner than last year.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorI love every movie that made that happen.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentName one.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorThe one with the car, and the other one with the car.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorThe Hollywood Reporter also says a tattooist named Benny Shields is the go-to needle for the actors on The Bear.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentAnd /Film remembers that Leonard Nimoy hosted a paranormal show in the seventies that helped invent ghost hunting.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentI'm pitching the sequel: ghost hunters get Benny Shields tattoos, and the ghosts leave reviews.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorI would see that twice, and I haven't seen the first one.

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