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15 hours agoRachel CandlinandChristopher Mace, West of EnglandRees KeeneOver Farm said around a third of its income came from HalloweenAnd for many farmers it is a humble, but very photogenic, seasonal crop which is helping to boost their takings. The craze for pumpkin-picking - whether for a spooky decoration or to make into a heart-warming soup - means this heroic vegetable has become a regular crowd-pleaser. Rees Keene, from Over Farm in Gloucester, said the trend for pick-your-own pumpkins during Halloween had become one of their most important sources of income. More from GloucestershireHe said there had been "big increases" year on year with about 35,000 visitors to the farm last October. "We do a third of our turnover on the farm over Halloween, so it's a very significant period of the year for us," he said. As more farms have offered pumpkin picking, many have taken it up as an annual tradition. "It's definitely got a lot busier and more popular than when we first started," said Emily Thomas-Williamson, from Portskewett, Monmouthshire, who has been pumpkin picking at Halloween every year since 2021.

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Marvel Studios’ release of Avengers: Endgame: Encore was a shrewd gambit for a few reasons: It put the studio’s most successful film back in conversation right after the juggernaut success of Spider-Man: Brand New Day; it tided die-hards over with new footage ahead of December’s Avengers: Doomsday; and, perhaps most importantly, it raked in an additional $138 million for the film, reinstating its position as the worldwide box office champion over James Cameron’s Avatar. Cameron, who certainly doesn’t spend his precious time fretting about such matters as lifetime financial grosses and being the best in the world at stuff, recently expressed his congratulations to Marvel for once again overtaking his 2009 sci-fi film. “You are one of the people,” the director wrote (per The Wrap) in a composite image from Avatar, with Iron Man at the center of a welcoming Na’vi tribe. “Congratulations to Marvel and the #1 Avengers: Endgame: Encore for bringing moviegoers to the cinemas! – Jim Cameron.”