Rush Hour 3

This holiday weekend, Rob Zombie's reimagined remake of horror classic Halloween took the box office crown, bringing in $31 million in sales over its three-day opening.

Superbad continues to do impressively well — this weekend the bawdy flick came in second place, just before ping-pong comedy Balls of Fury. The Bourne Ultimatum continued to be successful, coming in fourth place, while Rush Hour 3 followed behind at No. 5.

This upcoming weekend promises some interesting choices at the theaters: There's the gritty remake of the Western 3:10 to Yuma, the Clive Owen/Paul Giamatti action film Shoot 'Em Up and, for lighter fare, there's The Brothers Solomon starring Will Forte and Will Arnett.

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Teen raunch comedy Superbad continued to get tons of McLovin from audiences this weekend as it reigned at the box office for the second weekend in a row. Overall, this weekend's box office sales were somewhat unusual, with older movies taking the top three slots before the new releases. The Bourne Ultimatum came in second place — a nice accomplishment in the movie's third weekend in theaters — while Rush Hour 3 stayed strong at No. 3.

Mr. Bean's Holiday came in just slightly ahead of Jet Li's action flick War, the two films taking fourth and fifth places respectively. Meanwhile, The Nanny Diaries opened at No. 6 in the box office lineup, raking in just $7.8 million.

Superbad actually has a chance of taking the top slot a third weekend in a row this upcoming holiday weekend. The only real competition comes from Rob Zombie's Halloween and the bumbling comedy Balls of Fury. My money's on McLovin and Co.

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Hooray for Michael Cera! Hooray for McLovin'! Hooray for Superbad! The Judd Apatow-produced comedy scored big at the box office this weekend — deservedly so, in my opinion. I absolutely loved this film, and I'm delighted to see that others did as well. The bawdy high school flick brought in approximately $31.2 million over the weekend.

Rush Hour 3 held its own in second place this weekend, raking in $21.8 million. The Bourne Ultimatum continues to do extremely well, too, following up in the No. 3 spot with $18.9 million. The Simpsons Movie took fourth place, which is pretty good seeing as it's been in theaters for three weeks now and still manages to make the top 5. The Invasion didn't do so hot when it was released this weekend bringing in just $6 million, though it did take the No. 5 spot just ahead of Stardust.

Next up this Friday we have Jet Li's War, Mr. Bean's Holiday and The Nanny Diaries competing with Superbad for the box office crown. What do you think will win?

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• Television personality Merv Griffin passed away this weekend after a long battle with cancer. Our thoughts are with his family and friends. - AP
• Rush Hour 3 booted Bourne from the #1 slot at the box office this weekend, bringing in $50.2 million. We'd still take Bourne any day of the week. - BuzzSugar
• Actress Jill Hennessy is six months pregnant with her second son. Congrats to the happy family! - People
• Kevin Federline had a much smaller role in The Night Watchman than his reps claimed, but even that part has been cut out of the film entirely. Guess he'll have to keep waiting for that big break. - Gatecrasher
• Robin Roberts returned to GMA this morning after having breast cancer surgery two weeks ago. We're glad to see that she's recovering well. - ABC News

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Well, Brett Ratner has become an even wealthier man. Having figured out a most profitable buddy action flick formula, his latest movie Rush Hour 3 took the box office crown this weekend, raking in $50.2 million. Though extremely respectable, this sum falls short of the $67.4 million made by Rush Hour 2 its opening weekend in the summer of 2001.

The Bourne Ultimatum stayed strong in second place for its second weekend in theaters, bringing in $33 million, while The Simpsons Movie followed up in the No. 3 slot. Stardust, the fantasy adventure based on the Neil Gaiman novel, sadly didn't do so well its first weekend, bringing in just $9 million in fourth place. It didn't do quite so poorly as Daddy Day Camp did in its first weekend, however, as it just barely edged Transformers out of the tenth-place spot and earned approximately $3.5 million.

This weekend should prove exciting at the box office with the releases of one of the summer's biggest comedies, Superbad, and the creepy-looking The Invasion, starring Nicole Kidman and Daniel Craig. Hopefully one of those will knock Rush Hour 3 off its throne.

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Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker brought their pals to the red carpet for the premiere of Rush Hour 3 at Graumann's Chinese Theater last night. Chris Rock, Eric and Rebecca all showed their love for the movie franchise. The film's director Brett Ratner has been meeting with Paris post-jail and has even expressed interest in working with the heiress. Last night on the red carpet Hilton announced she was sad to be selling her Hollywood Hills home but for once it looks like Paris is actually making an attempt to get away from all the attention. She said:

"I feel like a lot of people know where I live so it's time to move. I'm really upset because I love my house so much. I put so much work into it. It's totally me. But I'm looking for something else right now."

Somehow we're thinking that Paris won't make it too difficult to find her, even after she moves into a new place.

Tons more pics from the event including Vanessa Williams, Tyrese Gibson, Quincy Jones, Rebecca looking adorable and cute Dane so just read more