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'Noah' Opens to $15.2 Million, 'Sabotage' Bombs on Friday
16 hours ago | Box Office Mojo | See recent BoxOfficeMojo.com news »
Noah set sail with a solid $15.2 million on Friday, while Sabotage was the latest Arnold Schwarzenegger vehicle to blow up.Noah's $15.2 million debut is a bit up from Russell Crowe's Robin Hood ($13 million), and is also noticeably higher than February's Son of God ($9.5 million). Still, its miles away from disaster movies 2012 and The Day After Tomorrow, both of which opened over $23 million.The movie received a poor "C" CinemaScore, which isn't surprising given some of the unexpected fantasy elements in the movie. Assuming that negative word-of-mouth doesn't take effect this weekend, Noah should wind up with around $40 million for the three-day frame.In its second weekend, Divergent fell 64 percent to an estimated $8.1 million. In comparison, The Hunger Games dropped 72 percent at the same point. To date, the young-adult adaptation has already earned $76.9 million.Muppets Most Wanted took third place with an estimated $2.6 million (down 44 percent). Through eight days, »
- Ray Subers <mail@boxofficemojo.com>
'Frozen' Soundtrack Set for Longest No. 1 Run Since Adele's '21'
18 hours ago | The Hollywood Reporter | See recent The Hollywood Reporter news »
Disney's Frozen soundtrack is heading for an eighth week at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart, according to industry forecasters. It could sell around 150,000 copies in the week ending March 30. If the hot-selling album remains atop the list -- which will be revealed on Wednesday, April 2 -- it will become the longest-running No. 1 album since 2012, when Adele's 21 spent its 24th (and final) week at No. 1, on the chart dated June 23. In the most recent tracking week -- ending March 23 -- Frozen sold 202,000 copies, its best week ever, according to
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- Keith Caulfield, Billboard
Louis Ck on ‘SNL': ‘Black Jeopardy,’ Obamacare Snoozer Spoof and ‘Dyke & Fats’
1 hour ago | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
Louis Ck has no problem playing up his strengths. So it came as no surprise when the second-time “Saturday Night Live” host drew big laughs with an eight-minute barrage of jokes on everything from God and heaven to domestic abuse and hunger during the show's opening monologue. “I don't have third-world hunger. I have first-world hunger,” Ck explained with signature drollness. “I would like a doughnut.” See video: Louis Ck, Kenan Thompson Head to 30 Rock Bathroom to Smoke Pot in ‘SNL’ Promos Ck then kept the laughs and the momentum going when he appeared in a brilliantly irreverent sketch called “Black Jeopardy. »
- Mekeisha Madden Toby
‘Game of Thrones,’ ‘Walter Mitty’ Win Location Manager Awards
2 hours ago | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
The Location Managers Guild of America has given its first annual awards to “Game of Thrones,” a TV series that uses Northern Ireland, Morocco, Malta, Croatia and other locations to create the fictional world of Westeros, and “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty,” which took Ben Stiller's character to Greenland but the actor to Iceland. The location managers of “Thrones” and “Mitty” were among the winners at Saturday night's Location Managers Guild of America Awards, which took place at the Writers Guild Theater in Beverly Hills. Awards also went to the film “Iron Man 3,” the Albuquerque Film Commission for. »
- Steve Pond
Interview: Alexis Maxwell talks 'Survivor: Cagayan'
2 hours ago | Hitfix | See recent Hitfix news »
Like so many "Survivor" decisions, Wednesday (March 26) night's "Survivor: Cagayan" vote came down to trust. With a Merge coming, the remaining trio of Brains had to decide who they could trust not to flip. Would they trust Sarah, who might reunite with the majority of her Brawn tribe? Would they trust Jeremiah, who may or may not have gotten a clue to an Immunity Idol and may or may not have lied about it? Or would they trust Alexis, who professed loyalty, but had two chums -- Lj and Jefra -- remaining on the other tribe? In the end, the Brains didn't really consider targeting Sarah and they opted to trust Jeremiah, even while not quite believing him, leaving Alexis blindsided and crying. Although she was placed on the Beauty tribe for the purposes of this "Survivor" season, Alexis Maxwell is a student at Northwestern, which isn't too shabby, and »
- Daniel Fienberg
Emmy slugfest: Can 'True Detective' take down 'Breaking Bad' and 'House of Cards'? (video)
3 hours ago | Gold Derby | See recent Gold Derby news »
How will "True Detective" fare at the Emmys now that sneaky HBO moved it over to the race for Best Drama Series? Can it take down reigning champ "Breaking Bad" and overdue titan "House of Cards"? "Orange is the New Black" just scooted out of that category to try and snag the last laugh in the Comedy Series race. Can it win? Or will it bow to "Modern Family," which is now angling for its fifth victory in a row. If it prevails again, it will tie the series record held by "Frasier," but it faces serious competition from Fox's "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" and HBO's "Veep" and newcomer "Silicon Valley." I rounded up some of our editorial team members to size up these hot Emmy contests: Daniel Montgomery, Rob Licuria, Matt Noble, Charles Bright and Riley Chow. Below: Watch the video or else listen to the audio podcast version. Check out »
Morgan Freeman Leaps for Conservation at ‘Island of Lemurs: Madagascar’ Premiere
3 hours ago | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
Last time Drew Fellman and David Douglas teamed with Morgan Freeman in 2011, they had the Oscar-winning actor narrate “Born to Be Wild,” their IMAX 3D documentary about orphaned animals. So it was only natural when Fellman returned as writer-director for another documentary about wildlife in peril, “Island of Lemurs: Madagascar,” they brought back both Freeman and Douglas, who stepped in as director after serving as director of photography on “Wild.”
“Once again, it’s a story about courageous individuals engaged in acts of heroism to save some magnificent creatures,” said Freeman at Warner Bros.’ world premiere for “Lemurs” Saturday afternoon at Los Angeles’ California Science Center. “It made sense to turn to this same group of people to tell this kind of story.”
This time the hero of the story is primatologist Patricia Wright, who fights to protect the fragile ecosystem of the lemurs, who have been around since the time of the dinosaurs. »
- Andrew Wallenstein
‘Secret Life of Walter Mitty’ Finally Gets Love at Location Managers Awards
3 hours ago | Variety - TV News | See recent Variety - TV News news »
Spurned and ignored during the lengthy awards season that ended with the Oscars, Ben Stiller’s “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty” (above) finally scored a big win as outstanding location feature at the first annual Location Managers Guild of America awards on Saturday night at the Writers Guild Theater in Beverly Hills.
HBO’s “Game of Thrones” took the prize for outstanding location TV program. In addition, “Thrones” location manager Robbie Boake won the trophy for outstanding achievement by a location pro-tv.
“Mitty” shot in Iceland, New York, Los Angeles and Vancouver. “Thrones” shoots in Northern Ireland, Croatia, Morocco, Malta and other locations.
The prize for achievement by a location pro-film went to location manager Ilt Jones for “Iron Man 3,” which filmed in North Carolina, California and Florida.
Location managers David Doumeng and Charlie Love took home the commercials prize for a Nike spot, and the kudo for »
- Peter Caranicas
‘Secret Life of Walter Mitty’ Finally Gets Love at Location Managers Awards
3 hours ago | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
Spurned and ignored during the lengthy awards season that ended with the Oscars, Ben Stiller’s “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty” (above) finally scored a big win as outstanding location feature at the first annual Location Managers Guild of America awards on Saturday night at the Writers Guild Theater in Beverly Hills.
HBO’s “Game of Thrones” took the prize for outstanding location TV program. In addition, “Thrones” location manager Robbie Boake won the trophy for outstanding achievement by a location pro-tv.
“Mitty” shot in Iceland, New York, Los Angeles and Vancouver. “Thrones” shoots in Northern Ireland, Croatia, Morocco, Malta and other locations.
The prize for achievement by a location pro-film went to location manager Ilt Jones for “Iron Man 3,” which filmed in North Carolina, California and Florida.
Location managers David Doumeng and Charlie Love took home the commercials prize for a Nike spot, and the kudo for »
- Peter Caranicas
2014 Kids' Choice Awards: The Good, The Slimed and the Big Winners!
4 hours ago | E! Online | See recent E! Online news »
Bring on the slime! The 2014 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards kicked off Saturday in Los Angeles, with Mark Wahlberg hosting the fun-filled bash. And before the show was over, he finally got covered in the green stuff courtesy of Kevin Hart, who enlisted the help of Wahlberg's three kids. "I can't believe my own kids turned on me," Wahlberg yelled, after he was covered in the gloppy goo. Check out more big moments from the 2014 Kids' Choice Awards! The Slimed: Wahlberg's sliming aside, fans got the chance to vote on whether Austin Mahone or Cody Simpson would be slimed during the show. So, to make it fair, they chose both. Meanwhile, Wahlberg had several tricks »
Interview: Margie & Luke talk 'Amazing Race: All-Stars'
4 hours ago | Hitfix | See recent Hitfix news »
On Sunday (March 23) night, Margie & Luke had one of those rough "Amazing Race" Legs that happen every couple seasons. They started near the back of the pack and after an unfortunate flight situation they were in dead last as they reached Sri Lanka, many hours behind the other teams. Even though Brendon & Rachel faced a SpeedBump in the Leg, Team "Big Brother" made a successful travel gamble and pulled even with the other teams. Margie & Luke never got close enough to even see another team at a challenge, much less stick around. That actually made for a relaxed Leg for the mother/son team, who were in their third tour of "Amazing Race" duty. They needed it after a rough last Leg in Kuala Lumpur, where a bartending Detour frustrating Luke, who couldn't attempt the alternative DJing Detour because he's deaf. In this week's exit interview, Luke & Margie talk about »
- Daniel Fienberg
'SNL' Recap: Louis C.K. Plays 'Black Jeopardy!' (Video)
5 hours ago | The Hollywood Reporter | See recent The Hollywood Reporter news »
[Note: We'll post videos as soon as they are made available online.] There was no Louie version of Abraham Lincoln this time, but host Louis C.K.'s fingerprints were all over this week's Saturday Night Live. C.K.'s brand of self-deprecation verging on self-loathing came through in multiple sketches. Like during his November 2012 hosting debut, C.K. used his opening monologue to deliver some stand-up. He mocked Americans who claimed they were starving after going without food for few hours, noting you don't hear emaciated African children saying " 'I am literally starving
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- Aaron Couch
Recap: 'Saturday Night Live' – Louis C.K. and Sam Smith
5 hours ago | Hitfix | See recent Hitfix news »
There have only been five new installments of “Saturday Night Live” this calendar year, so you’ll be forgiven if the pace of the season as a whole has seemed somewhat off. Throw in the fact that Seth Meyers left between one of the two lengthy breaks in the past three months, and you have a downright disjointed season. But starting tonight, “SNL” airs three new episodes in a row. Anna Kendrick and Seth Rogan will have their respective chances to shine in upcoming weeks, but tonight, it’s time for Louis C.K. to host for a second time. His first hosting gig back in the Fall of 2012 was a mixed bag, but did offer up some classic stuff (including the digital short “Lincoln” and the first installment of “Last Call,” a now-recurring sketch that tends to close out episodes) as well as fascinating disasters (“Mountain Call” is still cringe-worthy »
- Ryan McGee
Happy Birthday, Elle Macpherson! Supermodel Turns 50
5 hours ago | E! Online | See recent E! Online news »
This is incredibly tough to believe, but Elle Macpherson is celebrating her 50th birthday today (wait, what?!). And she has no qualms about it, saying about her big 5-0, "I feel loved, balanced, happy, healthy and at peace with who I am." "Feeling good on the inside is more important to me now...looking good follows. My secret? Love, laughter...and my super greens," she continued. To say the former supermodel is fabulous at 50 is an understatement. Last July, Macpherson posed topless on the August cover of Harper's Bazaar Australia, wearing only a pair of thigh-high black stockings and bracelets—and she looked amazing! The blonde bombshell dished on her upcoming »
Kaley Cuoco, Pharrell Williams and More Stars Get Slimed at Kids' Choice Awards
6 hours ago | PEOPLE.com | See recent PEOPLE.com news »
var brightcovevideoid = '3408174894001'; What the world needs now is slime, more slime. Luckily there was plenty of the green stuff to go around as stars got covered in Nickelodeon's signature goo at the Kids' Choice Awards on Saturday. Mark Wahlberg hosted the event at the Galen Center in L.A., and opened the show by declaring "everybody's getting slimed but me." He spent the rest of the show trying to avoid what he called "that green gooey goodness." var brightcovevideoid = '3408174873001'; While Wahlberg declared himself "unslimeable," others weren't. Kaley Cuoco and Pharrell Williams were the first ones to get slimed, »
- K.C. Blumm
Kids’ Choice Awards 2014: Omg, Here Are the Winners, Guys!
6 hours ago | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
The 2014 Kids’ Choice Awards are now behind us, with the winners going home basking in a glow of triumphant glory and the losers slinking away wondering where it all went wrong for them. Read below for a list of the winners; TheWrap won't draw attention to who the losers were. because that would just be tacky. Also read: Mark Wahlberg to Host Kids’ Choice Awards Regardless of who won and who lost, congratulations to all involved for keeping the event free of F-bombs and nudity. Television: Favorite TV Show “Sam & Cat” Favorite Reality Show “Wipeout” Favorite Cartoon “SpongeBob SquarePants” Favorite »
- Tim Kenneally
Pharrell Has a Tall Hat for Every Occasion: See His Green Version at the 2014 Kids' Choice Awards!
7 hours ago | E! Online | See recent E! Online news »
This feels like a set up for a good ol' fashioned sliming. Sporting the hat that keeps on giving, Pharrell stepped on the green carpet at the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards Saturday, rocking a huge festive green hat (which kind of begs to be filled with green slime) and a zip-up top with "Girl" emblazoned on it in flowers--the name of his new album. And it's clear the music mogul has the epic accessory in a variety of shades. The "Happy" crooner already sported a red version of his infamous hat at the NBA All-Star game and a brown one as well, which he debuted at the Grammys. It looked like Pharrell's tall hat days were done when he auctioned off his brown Vivienne »
J.K. Rowling’s ‘Harry Potter’ Spinoff ‘Fantastic Beasts’ Will Be Trilogy
8 hours ago | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
Following in the footsteps of “The Hobbit” franchise, Warner Bros. is planning “three megamovies” for J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter spinoff, “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.”
The New York Times reports in its profile on WB CEO Kevin Tsujihara that the hotly anticipated franchise will be a trilogy.
Back when the series was first announced in September, Tsujihara was relatively tight-lipped about the project, only saying “The hope is that we’re going to build a film franchise.”
Tsujihara persuaded Rowling to revive the Harry Potter movie magic by adapting her Hogwarts textbook “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them” for the big screen. Rowling wrote the 54-page book in 2001 between publication of the fourth and fifth Potter books.
“When I say he made ‘Fantastic Beasts’ happen, it isn’t P.R.-speak but the literal truth,” she said about Tsujihara. “We had one dinner, a follow-up telephone »
- Maane Khatchatourian
'American Horror Story: Freak Show' Casts Michael Chiklis
8 hours ago | Rollingstone.com | See recent Rolling Stone news »
American Horror Story has been ramping up the suspense for its fourth season, and the cast and producers revealed more details Friday during a panel at PaleyFest. As Variety reports, series creator Ryan Murphy took the opportunity to announce that he has cast Michael Chiklis of The Shield in a key role for American Horror Story: Freak Show.
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Murphy revealed earlier this week that the new installment of the series would be set in early-1950s Florida. Jessica Lange, who has »
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