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Sugar Bits - Writers Vote on Contract, Some Return to Work

PopSugar — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 09:29:57 PST

As the Writers Guild votes on the new agreement reached with Hollywood producers, some of the striking writers with producing responsibilities are back at work today, while (pending approval of the contract) everyone else should resume work Wednesday. Hopefully they're well rested and ready to give us some new TV! - BuzzSugar
On top of his weekend caucus victories, Barack Obama took home another award on Sunday: the Grammy for best-spoken word performance of his book, The Audacity of Hope. He beat out Hillary in that category, but the big competition between these two has yet to be decided. - CitizenSugar
Fool's Gold was #1 at the weekend box office, followed by Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins and Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert Tour in third place. Looks like Kate and Matthew . . . struck gold. - BuzzSugar
Pat O'Brien has entered rehab for the second time since 2005. No racy voicemail messages this time, but we wish him the best. - The Insider
Madonna apparently requested that six rows of treadmills be cleared for her at NYC's Reebok Sports Club so she could exercise in solitude. She'll spend $12 million for privacy in London but will exercise in public in NYC? - Page Six
ICYMI, Heath Ledger's family held his wake over the weekend in his hometown of Perth, Australia.

Box Office: Hudson and McConaughey Strike Gold

BuzzSugar — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 08:15:00 PST

The chemistry between Kate Hudson and Matthew McConaughey proved lucrative once again as their comedy, Fool's Gold, won the top spot at the box office over the weekend, earning $22 million. Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins, starring Martin Lawrence and Cedric the Entertainer, came in No. 2 grossing $17 million, followed by Disney's super tween 3-D concert experience Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert Tour in the third spot.

Fans of Hudson and McConaughey seem like they're most in the mood for this duo around Valentine's Day as their previous rom-com How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days opened the same weekend in 2003 with similar box office results, Variety reports.

Oscar nominee Juno remained in the top 10 coming in fifth this week just behind Jessica Alba's thriller, The Eye. Katherine Heigl's 27 Dresses continued to draw fans coming in sixth place and There Will Be Blood came in at No. 10.

If you're still in the mood for love next weekend, there will be even more to choose from when Ryan Reynolds and super cutie Abigail Breslin hit the screen in Definitely, Maybe.

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Sugar Bits - Katharine McPhee Marries Boyfriend Nick Cokas

PopSugar — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 09:29:28 PST

Katharine McPhee married her longtime boyfriend, 42-year-old producer Nick Cokas, on Saturday in LA. Congrats to the happy couple! - People
Miley Cyrus' new film, Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert Tour, took the top spot at the box office, setting a record for the highest-grossing film ever to open on a Super Bowl weekend, while Jessica Alba's The Eye came in at second place followed by 27 Dresses. It was quite a weekend for the leading ladies. - BuzzSugar
French President Nicholas Sarkozy married Italian model Carla Bruni on Saturday after a whirlwind three-month romance. Divorced in October, remarried by February; talk about keeping politics interesting. - CitizenSugar
Things are looking up for the striking writers, as "major roadblocks" are said to have been cleared in the union's negotiations with studio heads. We don't want to get our hopes too high just yet, but we can't wait for the strike to finally be over! - BuzzSugar
John C. McGinley, who stars as Dr. Perry Cox on Scrubs, welcomed a baby girl named Billie Grace on Saturday with his wife Nichole. Congrats to the whole family; let's just hope he's kinder in real life than he plays on TV. - People
Marc Jacobs has apparently ditched Jason Preston, his off-and-on boyfriend who famously tattooed Marc's logo onto his forearm, for Erik Rhodes, a gay porn star. Marc certainly loves his drama; we just hope it doesn't get in the way of designing the clothes we love. - Page Six

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Box Office: Hannah Montana Juggernaut Makes History

BuzzSugar — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 07:30:00 PST

While most of us had our attention turned to the Super Bowl this weekend, Miley Cyrus fans headed to the theaters in droves to make Disney's 3-D pic Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert Tour the highest-grossing Super Bowl movie of all time.

Jessica Alba's thriller, The Eye came in a distant second, pulling in $13 million compared to Hannah Montana's $29 million. The Katherine Heigl-James Marsden romantic comedy 27 Dresses came in at No. 3, followed by Juno. After being knocked down last week, Juno's return to the top five brought the indie's total gross up to $110 million.

Meanwhile, Cloverfield continued its slide down the list to No. 9, bumped out of place by flicks like Rambo, and Untraceable. Looks like moviegoers were in the mood for leading ladies this weekend!

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