As the saying goes: If you build it, they will come. Which was indeed the case this weekend for Sarah Jessica Parker and Michael Patrick King's two and a half hour fête gifted to devoted fans who showed up in droves to support Sex and the City's move to the big screen.

The movie smashed every record for an R-rated comedy and proved that women can drive box office sales just like men. SATC earned an estimated $55.7 million prompting Warner president of domestic distribution Dan Fellman to quote in Variety:

This has become a cultural phenomenon. What this shows is that given the right project, you can create a frenzy for the female aud, just like we are used to with boys and men.

The film was "the strongest ever for a movie carried by a female lead," beating the record-holder Lara Croft: Tomb Raider. Sarah Jessica Parker told the New York Times, "I am so excited about the possibilities for movies about women.”

Dropping to the No. 2 spot, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull still had a strong second weekend earning an additional $46 million. Even the third spot was a shock to many with the seriously spooky The Strangers taking in an estimated $20.7 million. That's really good if you compare it to the approximate $9 million the movie cost to produce. Iron Man dropped to the fourth spot followed by The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian at No. 5.

Photos courtesy of New Line Cinema

• Fox has repeats of Bones and House
• NBC is new with Dateline
• CBS has repeats of The Big Bang Theory, How I Met Your Mother, Two and a Half Men, Rules of Engagement, and CSI: Miami
• ABC is new with The Bachelorette and the season premiere of The Mole
• The CW has repeats Gossip Girl and One Tree Hill
• MTV is new with the premiere of Legally Blonde: The Search for the Next Elle Woods
• VH1 is new with Miss Rap Supreme and 20 Greatest Celebreality Fights
• ABC Family is new with Greek
• TLC has repeats of Jon & Kate Plus 8
• Comedy Central is new with The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and The Colbert Report
• Late-night highlights include Adam Sandler and Donna Summer on Late Show with David Letterman on CBS, William Shatner, Chelsea Handler, and Newton Faulkner on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on NBC, and Barbara Walters, Seann William Scott, Tim Meadows, and the Raconteurs on Late Night with Conan O'Brien on NBC

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Another year, another MTV Movie Awards. Mike Myers did his funny little skits (including a throwback with Dana Carvey to their Wayne's World days), Adam Sandler (The Sandman?) sang a song about himself to himself, and Sarah Jessica Parker and Jennifer Hudson made a hilarious pair standing next to each other on stage.

I think my favorite part was when Steve Carell said to The Rock, "I think I can handle this, Dwayne," and an audience member yelled "That's what she said!" Second-favorite part: Diablo Cody putting a hand to her heart in a swoony motion as Johnny Depp took the stage. Damn, he's hot. OK, back on task — to check out the full list of winners for this year's MTV Movie awards just read more

You know, if someone told me Ferris Bueller grew up to have a gambling problem, I'd totally believe it. Which is probably why I watched the trailer for Finding Amanda with a little smile. It looks like the first role in a long time that lets Matthew Broderick stretch those acting muscles we know are in there, and he's paired with the lovely Brittany Snow.

The plot for this movie, which I missed when I was at Sundance, is this: "A television producer with a penchant for drinking and gambling is sent to Las Vegas to convince his troubled niece to enter rehab."

Finding Amanda is due out June 27 and you can see the trailer if you read more