'Crazy Rich Asians' Makes Crazy Box Office History. 3 Things to Know Today. Stay in the know in 60 seconds.

By Dan Bova

  1. Sleep guru Arianna Huffington tweeted Elon Musk, pleading with him to abandon his around-the-clock work schedule and to get more rest. Musk replied rather grumpily with a flat out no, writing, "You think this is an option. It is not.'' To quote a best-selling book narrated by Samuel L. Jackon, "Elon, go the @#$% to sleep!"
  2. Got a great, really really short idea for a movie? GIPHY announced it is launching a film festival for gifs. The winner of the Nov. 8 awards will receive a not-so-tiny $10,000 prize. Submit your mini masterpiece here.
  3. Crazy Rich Asians made crazy history this weekend. The first Hollywood film with an all-Asian cast in 25 years earned $34 million, making it the first rom-com in three years to open to over $20 million. Note to entrepreneurs: people are hungry for something different.

Watch the previous 3 Things to Know video: Uber's Earnings and an Unexpected Apple Pop Up Shop
Dan Bova

Entrepreneur Staff

VP of Special Projects

Dan Bova is the VP of Special Projects at Entrepreneur.com. He previously worked at Jimmy Kimmel Live, Maxim, and Spy magazine. His latest books for kids include This Day in History, Car and Driver's Trivia Zone, Road & Track Crew's Big & Fast Cars, The Big Little Book of Awesome Stuff, and Wendell the Werewolf. 

Read his humor column This Should Be Fun if you want to feel better about yourself.

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