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No Such Thing as Bad News for Dark Knight
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Can anything stop the Batman?
With The Dark Knight having blown past $200 million on Tuesday, just five days into its release, the answer apparently is no.
Steve Mason, lead box-office analyst for FantasyMoguls.com, said he thinks the movie will pick up another $70 million-$80 million this coming weekend, helping it blow past $300 million in less than 10 days.
"There's never been anything like it," Mason says via email.
The seemingly endless record grosses are coming despite a pair of offscreen incidents that, individually, have helped kill lesser movies: (1) the shocking death of one star and (2) the criminal allegations against another.
Casting Couch: Wahlberg Saddles Up; Hairspray Sequel Spritzed Up; Burton Finds His Alice
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Today's installment finds Mark Wahlberg swapping those Boogie Nights for the Miami heat, John Waters breaking out the beehives again for a Hairspray sequel and Tim Burton finding a girl to take a spin through the looking-glass in his Alice in Wonderland.
First up, Wahlberg is attached to executive produce and costar with Peter Berg in Cocaine Cowboys, a drama Berg is slated to direct based on the true story of a Vietnam vet who ran a powerful cocaine syndicate in south Florida in the 1970s.
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Christian Bale, Wife "Solid" at Knight's Spain Premiere
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Christian Bale's family ties are a little loose right now, but his marital relations appear to be holding fast.
Sources close to the Dark Knight star tell E! News that, contrary to new headlines suggesting that his eight-year marriage to Sandra Blazic is on the rocks, "his and Sibi's marriage is solid."
Marital troubles are just one of the reasons being bandied about to explain the seemingly random alleged showdown between Bale and his mother, Jenny, and sister Sharon at a London hotel that resulted in the actor's arrest Tuesday when he turned himself in for questioning.
Get a Piece of Hugh Jackman
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Want to undress Hugh Jackman?
Here’s your chance to get some of his clothes, anyway.
A leather jacket the Aussie hunk wore as Wolverine in the X-Men franchise is being auctioned off starting July 31by California-based Profiles in History. The item could go for as much as $20,000, according to a rep for the auction house.
The outerwear is just one of dozens of items you can bid on...
Does Will Ferrell Hate Kids? Inside His R-Rated Run
Semi-Pro, Walk Hard and now Step Brothers—Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly have been on a blue streak with R-rated comedy after R-rated comedy. So what's the deal? Do they hate kids, or what? I asked them this week, so check the clip to find out what they said.
Casting Couch: Carrie, Billy Dee Do the Robot Chicken Dance; Mad Men Star on B'way
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The Force is still with Carrie Fisher and Billy Dee Williams.
The Star Wars stars are set to reprise their iconic roles as Princess Leia and Lando Calrissian, lending their pipes to the Cartoon Network's Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode II.
Seth Green is once again on board to helm the animated sequel, a follow-up to Adult Swim's George Lucas-sanctioned special that not only earned Green an Annie Award for Best Direction but also a recent Emmy nomination for Best Animated Show.
"It doesn't even seem real—getting to make Star Wars twice!" the Robot Chicken mastermind tells the Hollywood Reporter.
Smith, Depp, DiCaprio Shake Their Moneymakers
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Here's some news Will Smith can take to the bank, along with those eight-figure paychecks: The Hancock star is the top-paid actor in Hollywood, according to the latest figures from the number crunchers over at Forbes.com.
Based on salaries earned between June 1, 2007, through June 1, 2008, Smith bested all competitors, male or female, raking in an estimated $80 million for his big-screen efforts.
His nearest moneymaking rival is Johnny Depp, whose pirate's booty totaled $72 million.
Not bad for a year's work.
Exclusive
Selena Gomez's Supersweet 16
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Talk about an awesome birthday present!
Selena Gomez, who turned 16 today, has signed her first record deal with Hollywood Records, a well-placed source exclusively tells me.
Music execs have been after the starlet for months now, ever since they got the scoop that Disney was crowning her as the next Miley Cyrus...
American Teen Is No Hills
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What do you get when you take five teenagers and have camera crews follow them 24/7 during their senior year in high school?
Nope, not only The Hills but the new full-length feature documentary American Teen.
"We're a little more real than The Hills," says Colin Clemens, one of the five real-life stars of the flick.
But that doesn't mean Clemens doesn't want some of Lauren Conrad & Co.'s Hollywood life...
Casting Couch: Borat Chasing Ambulances; Portman Judging Runway; Another Idol Alum on B'way
Ash Knotek/ZUMAPress.com, Lisa O'Connor/ZUMAPress.com
Thanks to Borat, Sacha Baron Cohen is used to being on the receiving end of lawsuits. Now, he'll be filing them.
The comic actor is set to produce and star in Accidentes, a comedy for Fox Atomic about an ambulance-chasing personal-injury attorney.
New At the Movies Cohosts: Bens There, Done That
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A day after Roger Ebert and Richard Roeper announced they were vacating their aisle seats on At the Movies, producer Disney has given two thumbs-up to a couple of new hosts for the venerable movie-review show.
Producers have tapped E!'s resident movie buff Ben Lyons and Turner Classic Movies go-to man Ben Mankiewicz as the new cinematic tastemakers on the weekend show.
"I am incredibly excited to be involved with such a prestigious show," Lyons said. "Reviewing films for a living is a thrill, and now that I will be a critic for At the Movies, it is an honor and huge responsibility that I look forward to."
Project Winner Lands Eloise's Runway
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Making mischief all over France is going to require some fierce reinforcements.
Project Runway winner Christian Siriano is set to design a collection that will be showcased in the upcoming kid romp Eloise in Paris, starring newcomer Jordana Beatty as the Plaza-bred youngster and Uma Thurman as her ever-proper Nanny.
While the bespectacled 22-year-old has already been cutting his Hollywood teeth on mannequins, er, muses like Victoria Beckham, he seems plenty psyched for his couture's big-screen cameo.
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