The Toronto International Film Festival’s People’s Choice Award went to “The Life of Chuck,” handing Mike Flanagan’s Stephen King adaptation one of the most-watched prizes of the fall film festival circuit.

The award for “The Life of Chuck” was announced Sunday as North American’s largest film festival drew to a close. “The Life of Chuck,” based on King’s 2020 novella of the same name, stars Tom Hiddleston as Charles “Chuck” Krantz, an ordinary man living through apocalyptic cataclysms. Mark Hamill, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Karen Gillan and Jacob Tremblay co-star.

TIFF’s People’s Choice Award is regarded as a reliable Oscar harbinger. Since 2012, every winner of the festival’s top prize has gone on to be nominated for best picture at the Academy Awards.

But “The Life of Chuck” could test that track record. The film is up for sale and doesn’t yet have distribution. It could be acquired and quickly readied for release this fall, or it might end up a 2025 release. “The Life of Chuck” drew mixed — though mostly positive reviews — out of Toronto, though audiences were clearly charmed by the uplifting drama.

Runners-up for the People’s Choice Award, which is voted on by festival attendees, were Jacques Audiard’s “Emilia Pérez” and Sean Baker’s “Anora.”

The audience award for top documentary went to Mike Downie’s “The Tragically Hip: No Dress Rehearsal.” The festival’s Midnight Madness prize went to Coralie Fargeat’s “The Substance,” starring Demi Moore and Margaret Qualley.

Jane’s Addiction cancels tour: The alternative rock band Jane’s Addiction has scuttled its latest tour following an onstage scuffle between lead singer Perry Farrell and guitarist Dave Navarro.

“The band have made the difficult decision to take some time away as a group. As such, they will be cancelling the remainder of the tour,” the band said in a statement Monday.

The move comes after videos captured Farrell lunging at Navarro at a Friday concert in Boston, bumping Navarro with his shoulder before taking a swing at the guitarist with his right arm. Navarro is seen holding his right arm out to keep Farrell away before Farrell is dragged away by others on stage. The show ended shortly after and the band apologized.

‘Beetlejuice’ sequel tops box office again: Moviegoers said yes to more “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” this weekend. After its monster opening, the Tim Burton sequel easily topped the domestic box office charts again with $51.6 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday. Down only 54% from a week earlier, the North American gross for the Warner Bros. release is already at $188 million. Internationally, it added $28.7 million, bringing its worldwide total to a staggering $264.3 million.

Sept. 17 birthdays: Singer LaMonte McLemore is 89. Actor Elvira is 73. Comedian Rita Rudner is 71. Director Paul Feig is 62. Director Baz Luhrmann is 62. Actor Kyle Chandler is 59. Rapper Doug E. Fresh is 58. Singer Anastacia is 56. Actor Bobby Lee is 53. Drummer Chuck Comeau is 45. Actor Danielle Brooks is 35.