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December 25 1996, EVITA was given a limited release in New York and Los Angeles.

The film first opened in  limited release  in New York and  Los Angeles  on December 25, 1996 before being released  nationwide  on January 10, 1997.   The film was distributed by  Buena Vista Pictures  in  North America  and  Latin America ,  Paramount Pictures  (through  United International Pictures ) in  Germany  and  Japan , and  Summit Entertainment  in other countries.    A book detailing the film's production,  The Making of Evita , was released on December 10, 1996 by  Collins Publishers .   In 2002,  Evita  became the first and only American film to be screened at the  Pyongyang International Film Festival .   Evita  was the final feature film produced by Robert Stigwood, who died on January 4, 2016

On December 22 1984 // Madonna topped the music charts with "Like A Virgin"...

On December 22, 1984 Madonna achieved her first number-one hit with “Like a Virgin.” Madonna in her “Like a Virgin” music video Madonna.com The single, featured in the 1984 album of the same name, topped the music charts for six weeks and went on to sale almost two million copies within the United States. The song has arguably become Madonna’s signature song, which helped cement her and the song as a pop culture icon. The song, naturally, received uproar by conservatives due to its title and sexual innuendo, while others praised Madonna for her independent and sexually-opened persona. “Like a Virgin” music video: Madonna infamously performed the song at the first MTV Video Music Awards in 1984, wearing a wedding dressing, rolling around on the floor, and wearing a belt buckle with the word “Boy Toy” written on it. Madonna at the 1984 MTV Video Music Awards Getty Images To this day, the performance has been noted as one of the MTV’s iconic performances of all

22 December 2000: Madonna weds her Guy at Skibo Castle in Scotland.

The couple married on the 22  nd  December 2000 at Skibo Castle in Scotland and Gwyneth Paltrow was her maid of honour and Matthew Vaughn was the best man. The entire wedding cost the couple 1.3 million and they booked out all 21 rooms of the estate for their guests Madonna 's wedding dress was designed by her friend Stella MaCartney. Their son was born on 11  th  August 2000 in Los Angeles and then the pair adopted a Malawain boy name David. On 15  th  October 2008, the media began to speculate that they were going to split, which was later confirmed by their spokesperson. On 15  th  December 2008, a divorce settlement was made in which each party got 50-60 million which included their London Pub and Wiltshire Estate in England. When it came to the children, Madonna and Ritchie decided to divide their time equally so half of their time was spent with Madonna in New York and the other half with Ritchie in London. Read more:  http://www.femalef

Dec 21 2016 // Billboard: Madonna Through the Years: Photos of the Pop Icon With Michael Jackson, Sean Penn & More..

AP Photo/Craig Mathew 001 016 Sean Penn & Madonna Sean Penn and Madonna stop to chat with reporters prior to the screening of Penn's new movie 'At Close Range' in Los Angeles on April 17, 1986. Kevin Mazur/VF11/Getty Images 002 016 Madonna & Daughter Lourdes Leon Madonna and her daughter Lourdes Leon attend the 2011 Vanity Fair Oscar Party hosted by Graydon Carter at the Sunset Tower Hotel on Feb. 27, 2011 in West Hollywood, Calif. AP Photo/Sandy Hill 003 016 Madonna's Blond Ambition Madonna performs during her Blond Ambition tour in Worcester, Mass. on June 4, 1990. Michael Loccisano/FilmMagic 004 016 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Iggy Pop of The Stooges, Madonna and Justin Timberlake pose in the press room at the 2008 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony at The Waldorf-Astoria Hotel on March 10, 2008 in New York City. Sunset Boulevard/Corbis via G