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Weekend Box Office: ‘The Help’ Takes Over Top Spot
In its second week of release, strong word-of-mouth and positive reviews propelled ‘The Help’ past ‘Rise of the Planet of the Apes’ to take the number one spot at the box office this weekend, while ‘Apes’ moved to the number two slot.
‘The Help’ earned $20.5 million, while ‘Rise of the Planet of the Apes’ pulled in $16.3 million.
Weekend Box Office: ‘Rise of the Planet of the Apes’ Retains the Top Spot
‘Rise of the Planet of the Apes’ was number one again this week, joining ‘Thor’ and ‘Transformers: Dark of the Moon’ as one of only three films this summer to hold the top spot for two weekends in a row.
The film adaptation of the best-selling novel, ‘The Help,’ came in second, with horror flick ‘Final Destination 5,’ previous weekend box-office champ ‘The Smurfs,’ and the low-budget action comedy
Mike Myers Signs On for ‘Austin Powers 4′
Aside from voiceover work in the ‘Shrek’ franchise, the last time Mike Myers headlined on the big screen was in 2008′s disastrous box-office and critical flop, ‘The Love Guru.’
Now, the ‘Saturday Night Live’ alum is going back to the tried and true. He’s signed on to reprise the randy, dental-hygienically-challenged British spy Austin Powers in a fourth installment of the movie series.
Stowaway Bat Freaks Out Airplane Passengers [VIDEO]
Forget snakes on plane — now we’ve got bats invading our airlines.
Last Friday, passengers on an Atlanta-bound Delta flight felt like they were in an airborne Gotham City when a bat emerged from the cabin, giving travelers quite a start.
NASCAR Preacher Thanks the Heavens for ‘Mighty Machines’ and His ‘Smoking Hot Wife’ [VIDEO]
In a prayer before Saturday night’s NASCAR Nationwide Series race in Nashville, Tennessee, Pastor Joe Nelms name-checked several big sponsors and supporters of the sport, thanking the Almighty for things like “GM performance technology,” “Goodyear tires” — and of course his “smoking hot wife Lisa.” He wraps up the whole thing “in Jesus’ name, boogity boogity boogity, amen.”
Singer Amy Winehouse Found Dead
Multiple sources are reporting singer Amy Winehouse, 27, was found dead at her home in London at about 4 pm London time.
Mosaic Artist Creates Celebrity Portraits from Trash
Mosaic artist Jason Mecier believes when you call a celebrity “trashy,” you should mean it.
As part of his Celebrity Junkdrawers collection, Mecier makes incredibly creative portraits of stars using things the rest of us would normally throw away (one man’s trash is another man’s…Kathy Griffin visage).
Another National Lampoon’s ‘Vacation’ Movie Is on the Way
The iconic National Lampoon’s ‘Vacation’ comedy franchise is getting a sixth installment that continues the Griswold family saga. Since all the movies coming out these days are either for 3 year olds or adults, I say YAY!
Japan Stuns Team USA to Win Women’s World Cup 3-2
Team USA had already beaten Japan three times this year, but this was the game that mattered most.
The American women, seeking their first World Cup title since 1999, dominated during much of the final game on Sunday. They outshot Japan by a 29-12 margin and a 6-3 margin on goal and led twice. But in the end, after two 15-minute extra time periods, the teams were tied up at 2-2 – and it all came d
Weekend Box Office: ‘Harry Potter’ Is King in Record-Breaking Performance
In news that will surprise exactly no one, ‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2′ completely dominated this weekend’s box office. The final film in the Potter franchise banked a record-breaking $168.6 million opening weekend, with $92 million on Friday alone.
That number surpasses the previous record holder, ‘The Dark Knight,’ which opened to $158.4 million in 2008.
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Nick Charles, CNN’s First Sports Anchor, Dead at 64
Sportscaster Nick Charles has died of bladder cancer at his home in Santa Fe, New Mexico. He was 64.
As CNN’s first sports anchor, his work with Fred Hickman on the nightly-roundup show ‘Sports Tonight’ sometimes drew a larger audience than even that of sports network ESPN.
Peter Frampton Files for Divorce From Wife of 15 Years
Clearly someone doesn’t love his way.
’70s rock icon Peter Frampton and his third wife, Christina Elfers, are divorcing. He’s asked for visitation rights to his 15-year-old daughter, Mia, but otherwise requests that his estranged spouse retain physical custody.