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'New Moon' Shatters Opening Day Record
20 hours ago | Box Office Mojo | See recent BoxOfficeMojo.com news »
Claiming the record for the biggest one-day gross, The Twilight Saga: New Moon raked in an estimated $72.7 million on approximately 8,500 screens at 4,024 sites. The Dark Knight was the previous title holder with $67.2 million on around 9,300 screens at 4,366 sites.
New Moon's first day more than doubled that of its predecessor Twilight, which debuted to $36 million on around 6,000 screens at 3,419 sites. Twilight's first weekend wound up at $69.6 million, which was also less than New Moon's first day. Due to fans storming theaters on its opening day, Twilight's first weekend was heavily Friday-loaded, leading to much lower grosses for Saturday ($21.3 million) and Sunday ($12.4 million). The fan fervor was even more intense for New Moon, so the picture will not maintain Friday's pace throughout the weekend.
New Moon's $72.7 million first day included an estimated $26.3 million from its midnight opening, which was also a record. The Dark Knight made $18.5 million on its midnight opening, »
- Brandon Gray
Courteney Cox's "Family Matter" Shuts Down Cougar Town
10 hours ago | E! Online | See recent E! Online - Movies and Television news »
Cougar Town fans are waiting with bated breath to find out if Jules Cobb can lock down a younger man. But some real-life drama involving star Courteney Cox is going to keep that cliffhanger hanging a little longer. "We can confirm production on Cougar Town has been temporarily shut down in order for Courteney to deal with a private family matter," ABC said in a statement Saturday. A network rep declined to elaborate, and there was no immediate word on the nature of the problem from Cox's personal publicist. (Originally published Nov. 21, 2009, at 12:07 p.m. Pt) »
Oprah Winfrey's departure presents problem for TV stations
22 hours ago | Hitfix | See recent Hitfix news »
Chicago (AP) - For more than two decades, Oprah Winfrey has been the inspirational, change-your-life champion who reigned over daytime television much like Johnny Carson once ruled late night. Now she's ready to say goodbye, leaving a huge void for broadcast TV even as she raises the possibility of more Oprah than ever when she starts her own cable network. Winfrey told viewers Friday that she will dim the lights on "The Oprah Winfrey Show" at the close of its 25th season in late 2011. "I love this show. This show has been my life. And I love it enough to... »
- Caryn Rousseau and Ryan Nakashima (AP)
10 Animated Shorts Advance For Oscars
20 November 2009 3:37 PM, PST | | See recent news »
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that 10 animated short films will advance in the voting process for the 82nd Academy Awards®. Thirty-seven pictures had originally qualified in the category. The 10 films are listed below in alphabetical order by title, with their production company: “The Cat Piano,” Eddie White and Ari Gibson, directors (The People’s Republic of Animation) “French Roast,” Fabrice O. Joubert, director (Pumpkin Factory/Bibo Films) “Granny O’Grimm’s Sleeping Beauty,” Nicky Phelan, director, and Darragh O’Connell, producer (Brown Bag Films) “The Kinematograph,” Tomek Baginski, director-producer (Platige Image) “The Lady and the Reaper (La Dama y la [...] »
- Nikki Finke
Heidi Klum Officially Takes Seal's Last Name
20 November 2009 3:05 PM, PST | PEOPLE.com | See recent PEOPLE.com news »
The bond between Heidi Klum and husband Seal just got a little closer. On Friday, a Los Angeles commissioner approved Klum's legal name change to Heidi Samuel, her husband's surname. In her filing, Klum, 36, gave a one-word reason for the change: Marriage. The couple tied the knot more than four years ago, and Klum gave birth to their fourth child last month. This week, the model made a surprise appearance when she walked the runway in the Victoria's Secret fashion show in New York just six weeks after giving birth. A rep for Klum did not comment when asked if »
- Ken Lee
Recap: 'Saturday NIght Live' - Joseph Gordon Levitt sings, Al Gore and a sweet 'Reba' digital short
4 hours ago | Hitfix | See recent Hitfix news »
After a disastrous show with January Jones last week, "SNL" has to turn it around right? With next week off you'd hope the writer's would save too many of their better bits. Surprise, surprise the show wasn't that bad tonight (Ok, in comparison to previous years or even last year's stellar season), but that's mostly because of the energy of host Joseph Gordon-Levitt and the triumphant return of Andy Samberg and Keenan Thompson. You were missed gents. Glad to have you back. Opening - C-Span Press Conference We find President Obama (Fred Armisen) and the Chinese Prime Minister (Will Forte)... »
- Gregory Ellwood
Jon (Plus Flowers) & Kate Reunite to Put Finishing Touches on Divorce
10 hours ago | E! Online | See recent E! Online - Movies and Television news »
Jon Gosselin came bearing gifts. He left one giant step closer to losing a wife. The artists otherwise known as Jon & Kate met face to face at a Pennsylvania law office on Saturday for a daylong arbitration meeting to essentially put a stake in their marriage. Sources close to Tlc's former fun couple say that the Gosselins closed in on finalizing custody arrangements for the eight and the division of assets. Jon even showed up with a bouquet of roses at the start of the meeting as a symbol of his newfound commitment to make things right. But while Kate seemed amenable to the terms of their divorce, she left sans flowers. The final episode of Jon & Kate Plus 8 (at least as we know it)... »
Jon & Kate's Divorce Could Be Finalized by Year's End
12 hours ago | PEOPLE.com | See recent PEOPLE.com news »
Jon Gosselin showed up for a daylong divorce arbitration hearing Saturday with a bouquet of long-stemmed red roses for Kate - only to have her turn them down and later leave the courthouse empty-handed. But while Jon wasn't able to say it with flowers, the former couple were able to express themselves well in other ways, leading to a "successful and productive" session, his lawyer Mark Heller tells People. "This has been called the real-life War of the Roses," says Heller, referring to the 1989 black comedy in which Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner played bitterly battling spouses, "and he brought »
- Jason Lynch
Michael Jackson's Moonwalk Glove Sells for 350K
13 hours ago | E! Online | See recent E! Online - Movies and Television news »
Buying a pair of gloves for the winter: $19.99. Owning Michael Jackson's infamous moonwalk glove: $350,000 plus tax. The King of Pop's rhinestone-studded white glove fetched that whopping price at a New York auction on Saturday. The iconic accessory became the late star's signature after he wore it while moonwalking through "Billie Jean" at Motown's 25th anniversary TV special in 1983. So who was the lucky (and well-heeled) bidder? Hong Kong native Hoffman Ma, who after taxes, will pay $420,000 for the "Thriller" crooner's glove—a price, the 36-year-old winner said, was a bargain. Ma purchased the glove on behalf of the... »
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