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Anne Hathaway and Jim Sturgess Meet For One Day

BuzzSugar — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:45:41 -0800

Finally, a great sounding (read: not cliched rom-com) romance. Anne Hathaway and Jim Sturgess are reportedly in negotiations for One Day, an adaptation of a David Nicholls novel. The story follows two students at Edinburgh University as they have a one-night stand in 1988 - and continue to meet on the same day over the next 20 years.

In the book, Emma (Hathaway) is smitten with Dexter (Sturgess), who prefers to bed-hop, but as time drags on, her life improves as his unravels. The film will follow their separate courses (and relationships) until ultimately the two realize they're supposed to be together.

Sometimes these elapsing time plots can be disastrous - bad aging makeup, kitschy retro costumes and hairdos - but One Day is in the adept directorial hands of Lone Scherfig, who made An Education's '60-set look feel authentic and gorgeous. I have high hopes for this one!

Have you read the Nicholls novel? What do you think about Hathaway and Sturgess together?

Movie Preview: Crossing Over

BuzzSugar — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 10:34:13 -0800

Despite some moments that seem a little overwrought, this trailer for Crossing Over (not to be confused with the TV show about talking to dead people) is one of the most riveting previews I've seen in a while. It looks a bit like Crash (several storylines weaving together in various ways), but with the subject matter being illegal immigration (and what it means to be an American and what's right and what's wrong, etc. etc.).

The other intriguing aspect of the trailer is the impressive cast: Harrison Ford, Ashley Judd, Ray Liotta, Alice Braga (I Am Legend), Summer Bishil (Towelhead) and Alice Eva.

Oh, did I forget to mention Jim Sturgess?

Crossing Over opens sometime in 2009. This trailer really sucked me in, so to watch for yourself, read more.

Photo courtesy of The Weinstein Company

What to Netflix: New DVD Tuesday

BuzzSugar — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 06:30:50 -0700

All of the new DVD releases hit stores (and Netflix) on Tuesdays. So each week in What to Netflix: New DVD Tuesday, I sort through the best of the batch and tell you what to add to your queue.

21
The box office winner 21 is the kind of movie I'd be happy to come across on basic cable whilst channel surfing. It has a likable cast and a not-mind-numbing-but-not-confusing plot that is perfect for a day on the couch. The movie stars newly anointed heartthrob Jim Sturgess as a geeky genius MIT senior who's having trouble drumming up enough tuition money. He's soon recruited by the no-good professor Rosa (Kevin Spacey) into a secret little card-counting operation (which includes five other MIT students, one of whom is played by Kate Bosworth) to scheme Vegas out of a lot of cash.

It's based (loosely) on the true story documented in the memoir Bringing Down the House: The Inside Story of Six MIT Students Who Took Vegas for Millions, and overall I had a good time seeing it in theaters. Special features on the two-disc edition include featurettes titled "The advantage player: The cast explains the game of blackjack and card counting," and "Money Plays: A tour of the good life."

One more for TV fans so read more.

Las Vegas: Season 5
Hey hey, it's a Vegas kind of day. For fans of the sexy NBC drama Las Vegas the fifth and final season on DVD is reason to celebrate because now your at-home collection can be complete.

The series stars manjoyment heavyweight Josh Duhamel along with Vanessa Marcil and Molly Sims. They were also able to nab Tom Selleck to lend some star power to the last season as two regulars (James Caan and Nikki Cox) exited early. Special features include a gag reel.

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Weekend Box Office: 21 Wins the Pot

BuzzSugar — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 08:15:05 -0700

Well, it looks like 21, the film about MIT students who take Vegas by storm, was a safe bet as it easily won the top spot at the box office. However, the overall weekend box office total was down 17 percent compared to last year, Variety reports. 21 earned an estimated $23 million, beating Horton Hears a Who and firmly establishing Jim Sturgess as a viable leading man.

Compare these results to another new release this weekend: Stop-Loss, starring Ryan Phillippe, who is a household name. Another box office casualty in a long line of Iraq War-related film flops, Stop-Loss only earned $4.5 million, coming in at No. 8.

Which brings me to the other box office disappointment this weekend, Superhero Movie. Could it be that Round One of Harvey Weinstein vs. Fanboys' fanboys goes to the geeks (more on the feud here)? Protesters gathered on both coasts where Superhero was playing, though in LA it appears Weinstein was prepared with guards. One protester told the Hollywood Reporter:

Guards were everywhere. At one point, I counted nine, no joke. They hired a whole force and whenever someone showed up looking around for the protest, they were surrounded by guards and told to leave instantly or be arrested. I guess you can't really hold a protest on private property.

Ultimately the film came in the third spot with a measly $9.5 million. Is this a little bit hilarious to anyone else?

Finally, Run Fat Boy Run starring Simon Pegg came in 13th and only earned an estimated $2.3 million here in the US. The movie grossed $22.6 million in the UK last Fall.

Photos courtesy of Sony Pictures

21: Predictable, Generic Fun

BuzzSugar — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 09:32:04 -0700

Well, it turns out this writer was right: you could absolutely review 21 based on the trailer alone. Having seen previews for this movie (or even having seen a cinematic work put out by Hollywood once or twice), the movie is predictable from start to finish. But you can also probably predict how you'll feel about 21 from the trailer. If it looks entertaining to you, that's because it is, with its glittery Vegas backdrop and good-looking cast. If it looks predictable and cheesy, well, it's that, too. The "twists" come at you a mile away and the themes (searching for a father figure, defining oneself not by wealth, etc., etc.) rain down on your head like a plague. But at the same time, it's a PG-13 movie clearly trying to appeal to a younger audience, and it probably will. It's going to be flashy and obvious. It's going to be fond of montages and driving music. For what it is, it's a pretty fun time.

Jim Sturgess plays the endearingly geeky genius MIT senior Ben Campbell, whose ability to attend the school of his dreams, Harvard Medical School, is blocked by a pesky little $300,000 tuition. When the shady Professor Rosa (a disappointingly one-note villain's performance by Kevin Spacey) discovers Ben's ability to do math under pressure and keep his cool, he folds Ben into his secret little card-counting operation. This business, as Mickey Rosa calls it, consists of five MIT students who work together to scheme Vegas casinos out of some major cash - using math. To see what else happens and more of my take on it, read more.

At first, Ben is anxious about the whole thing, but of course, as he starts to succeed, it becomes easier and easier to enjoy the big money he's pocketing. Plus, "the prettiest girl at school," Jill Taylor (Kate Bosworth, in a mostly forgettable role) is involved in the scam, giving Ben further incentive. Thus, the geeks become the gangsters. Yet when Ben has a falling-out with Rosa, his newfound pompousness moves him to suggest the students continue without the teacher. Only thing they don't count on is a casino security head (Lawrence Fishburne) with his own bitter vendetta against Rosa and his little "business."

The movie is too long, has surprisingly little real action and lots of low moments that drag. There are, however, fast-paced montages (the Learning the Ropes montages, the Winning Big montages, the Spending Spree montages, the Generally Living the High Life montages) set to any number of the soundtrack's hipster tunes, and quick zooms onto cards and chips aplenty. Most of all, there is a fondness for the slow-motion. If I've learned anything from the movies, it's that you can take any group of average schlubs, make them walk toward the camera in a fan formation, employ some thumping bass and some slow-motion and suddenly it's Gangsta Paradise. This applies to MIT students, too, apparently. And yeah, it's generic. But it's fun, too.

To see the trailer and more clips from 21 check out movies.ivillage.com.

Photos courtesy of Sony Pictures

Movie Preview: 21 With Kevin Spacey and Kate Bosworth

BuzzSugar — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 14:30:16 -0800

I have to admit, I kind of enjoy watching Kevin Spacey play the seedy, morally gray characters as he gets older. He's pretty darn convincing as the everyman-turned-bad.

In 21, a casino heist movie due in theaters March 28, he plays a man who leads six MIT students in an operation to count cards at various Vegas casinos, counting their way to millions of dollars. To check out the trailer before 21 weasles its way into theaters in March, read more

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Link Time! Jim Sturgess and Kirsten Dunst Cast in Upside Down

BuzzSugar — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 13:38:51 -0700

Jim Sturgess and Kirsten Dunst will star in Upside Down, a romantic sci-fi fantasy - Coming Soon
Lisa Kudrow is developing TV comedy Rapture for Showtime - Variety
Dollhouse is being pulled during sweeps, which could signal its cancellation - The Ausiello Files
Check out these new stills of Benicio Del Toro, Anthony Hopkins, and Emily Blunt in The Wolfman - MTV Movies Blog
An Education originally had a different ending - Movieline
Watch Rainn Wilson's funny new commercials for the NBA - Best Week Ever
Ryan Murphy is writing an episode of Glee that mocks the show's real-life denial for the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade - The TV Column
Bravo has picked up a second season of Top Chef Masters - YumSugar
Before the release of Saw VI, here are six terrible sixth sequels - Rotten Tomatoes
A list of TV's memorable dumb jocks - TV.com
20 of the worst horror movies ever made - Moviefone

Buzz News Roundup, 1/9

BuzzSugar — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 13:30:01 -0800

Breaking Bad will return in March and Mad Men should start up again in the Summer - even though Matthew Weiner still doesn't have a contract. - Zap2it
Mickey Rourke and Sam Rockwell are in talks to star as the villains in Iron Man 2. - The Hollywood Reporter
Julianne Moore, Liam Neeson and Amanda Seyfried are set to star in the thriller Chloe. - ComingSoon
ER is getting three more episodes and the next John Wells show, Police, is getting six. - The Hollywood Reporter
Steven Spielberg's Catch Me if You Can will be turned into a Broadway musical by the writers who adapted Hairspray for the stage. - Variety
Leonardo DiCaprio is in talks to take the lead in Beating the Reaper, a thriller based on Josh Bazell's as-yet unpublished novel. - Zap2It
Dennis Rodman and Joan and Melissa Rivers are among the contestants for the next Celebrity Apprentice. - SavvySugar
Michael Fassbender, Rebecca Hall, Michael Cera, Noel Clarke and Toby Kebbell are the five actors in the running for the BAFTA Orange Rising Star award. - Variety
Colin Farrell, Ed Harris, Jim Sturgess and Saoirse Ronan will star in The Way Back, a movie based on the memoir by Slavomir Rawicz. - ComingSoon

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Gossip Girl, Chris Brown Lead Teen Choice Nominations

BuzzSugar — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 12:32:11 -0700

Gossip Girl may not have great ratings, but it certainly has the eye of the teen demographic. The show and its stars scored a total 14 nominations for the 2008 Teen Choice Awards today, easily the most of any nominee.

In the music categories, Chris Brown was the clear leader with nine nominations. Miley Cyrus, who will return as host of the surf-themed show on Aug. 4, picked up four nods of her own in both the music and TV categories. Among TV series, Grey's Anatomy and Heroes were big names, while the movie nominations ran the gamut from Rendition to Made of Honor. And hey, no matter what your feeling are on the Teen Choice Awards in general, I have to give props to any show that recognizes Friday Night Lights (ahem, Emmys).

Voting is now open at the awards site, and you have to be between 13 and 19 (or make up a birthday) to participate. To check out all the nominees, just read more.

MOVIES

CHOICE MOVIE: ACTION ADVENTURE
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Iron Man
Speed Racer
The Forbidden Kingdom

CHOICE MOVIE: DRAMA
21
August Rush
Into the Wild
Step Up 2: The Streets
Stop-Loss

CHOICE MOVIE: CHICK FLICK
27 Dresses
Enchanted
Fool’s Gold
P.S. I Love You
Sex and the City

CHOICE MOVIE: BROMANTIC COMEDY
Dan in Real Life
Definitely, Maybe
Forgetting Sarah Marshall
Made of Honor
What Happens in Vegas

CHOICE MOVIE: COMEDY
Baby Mama
College Road Trip
Juno
Semi-Pro
Superbad

CHOICE MOVIE: HORROR/THRILLER
30 Days of Night
Cloverfield
I Am Legend
The Strangers
Prom Night

CHOICE MOVIE ACTOR: DRAMA
Channing Tatum, Stop-Loss
Emile Hirsch, Into the Wild
Jake Gyllenhaal, Rendition
Mark Wahlberg, We Own the Night
Ryan Phillippe, Stop-Loss

CHOICE MOVIE ACTRESS: DRAMA
Kate Bosworth, 21
Keira Knightley, Atonement
Keri Russell, August Rush
Reese Witherspoon, Rendition
Scarlett Johansson, The Other Boleyn Girl

CHOICE MOVIE ACTOR: ACTION ADVENURE
Emile Hirsch, Speed Racer
Harrison Ford, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Jackie Chan, The Forbidden Kingdom
Robert Downey Jr., Iron Man
Shia LaBeouf, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

CHOICE MOVIE ACTRESS: ACTION ADVENTURE
Abigail Breslin, Nim's Island
Christina Ricci, Speed Racer
Diane Kruger, National Treasure: Book of Secrets
Gwyneth Paltrow, Iron Man
Rachel Bilson, Jumper

CHOICE MOVIE ACTOR: COMEDY
Ashton Kutcher, What Happens in Vegas
James Marsden, 27 Dresses; Enchanted
Jonah Hill, Superbad
Michael Cera, Superbad; Juno
Will Ferrell, Semi-Pro

CHOICE MOVIE ACTRESS: COMEDY
Amy Adams, Enchanted
Cameron Diaz, What Happens in Vegas
Ellen Page, Juno
Kristen Bell, Forgetting Sarah Marshall
Sarah Jessica Parker, Sex and the City

CHOICE MOVIE ACTOR: HORROR/THRILLER
Will Smith, I Am Legend
Edward Burns, One Missed Call
Josh Hartnett, 30 Days of Night
Michael Stahl-David, Cloverfield
Scott Speedman, The Strangers

CHOICE MOVIE ACTRESS: HORROR/THRILLER
Brittany Snow, Prom Night
Jessica Alba, The Eye
Liv Tyler, The Strangers
Odette Yustman, Cloverfield
Shannon Sossamon, One Missed Call

CHOICE MOVIE: VILLAIN
Cate Blanchett, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Jeff Bridges, Iron Man
Johnny Depp, Sweeney Todd
Samuel L. Jackson, Jumper
Susan Sarandon, Enchanted

CHOICE MOVIE: BREAKOUT FEMALE
Ellen Page, Juno
Briana Evigan, Step Up 2: The Streets
Jurnee Smollett, The Great Debaters
Kristen Bell, Forgetting Sarah Marshall
Mila Kunis, Forgetting Sarah Marshall

CHOICE MOVIE: BREAKOUT MALE
Jim Sturgess, 21; Across the Universe
Ben Barnes, The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
Drake Bell, Superhero Movie
Jason Segel, Forgetting Sarah Marshall
Michael Cera, Superbad; Juno

TELEVISION

CHOICE TV SHOW: DRAMA
Friday Night Lights
Gossip Girl
Grey's Anatomy
House
One Tree Hill

CHOICE TV SHOW: ACTION ADVENTURE
Heroes
Lost
Prison Break
Smallville
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles

CHOICE TV SHOW: COMEDY
Desperate Housewives
Hannah Montana
How I Met Your Mother
Two and a Half Men
Ugly Betty

CHOICE TV: ANIMATED SHOW
American Dad
Aqua Teen Hunger Force
Family Guy
South Park
The Simpsons

CHOICE TV: REALITY DANCE
America's Best Dance Crew
Dance War
Dancing With the Stars
So You Think You Can Dance
Your Mama Don't Dance

CHOICE TV: REALITY MUSIC COMPETITION
American Idol
Don’t Forget the Lyrics!
Making the Band 4
The Next Great American Band
Pussycat Dolls Present: Girlicious

CHOICE TV: REALITY BEAUTY AND MAKEOVER
America's Next Top Model
Beauty and the Geek
The Biggest Loser
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
Project Runway

CHOICE TV: CELEBRITY REALITY
Keeping Up with the Kardashians
Life of Ryan
Rob & Big
Run's House
The Hills

CHOICE TV: LOOKING FOR LOVE
I Love New York
Flavor of Love
Rock of Love with Bret Michaels
The Bachelor: London Calling
The Bachelorette

CHOICE TV: REALITY COMPETITION
The Amazing Race
American Gladiator
Big Brother 9
Oprah's Big Give
Survivor: Micronesia-Fans vs. Favorites

CHOICE TV: GAME SHOW
Amnesia
Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?
Deal or No Deal
Duel
The Moment of Truth

CHOICE TV ACTOR: DRAMA
Chace Crawford, Gossip Girl
Chad Michael Murray, One Tree Hill
Patrick Dempsey, Grey's Anatomy
Penn Badgley, Gossip Girl
Taylor Kitsch, Friday Night Lights

CHOICE TV ACTRESS: DRAMA
Blake Lively, Gossip Girl
Hilarie Burton, One Tree Hill
Katherine Heigl, Grey's Anatomy
Leighton Meester, Gossip Girl
Sophia Bush, One Tree Hill

CHOICE TV ACTOR: ACTION ADVENTURE
Josh Holloway, Lost
Matthew Fox, Lost
Milo Ventimiglia, Heroes
Tom Welling, Smallville
Wentworth Miller, Prison Break

CHOICE TV ACTRESS: ACTION ADVENTURE
Hayden Panettiere, Heroes
Ali Larter, Heroes
Evangeline Lily, Lost
Kristen Kruek, Smallville
Summer Glau, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles

CHOICE TV ACTOR: COMEDY
Barry Watson, Samantha Who?
Charlie Sheen, Two and a Half Men
Michael Urie, Ugly Betty
Neil Patrick Harris, How I Met Your Mother
Steve Carell, The Office

CHOICE TV ACTRESS: COMEDY
America Ferrera, Ugly Betty
Christina Applegate, Samantha Who?
Jaime Pressly, My Name Is Earl
Miley Cyrus, Hannah Montana
Tina Fey, 30 Rock

CHOICE TV: PERSONALITY
Heidi Klum, Project Runway
Lil Mama, America's Best Dance Crew
Ryan Seacrest, American Idol; E! News
Simon Cowell, American Idol
Tyra Banks, America's Next Top Model

CHOICE TV: BREAKOUT SHOW
America's Best Dance Crew
Gossip Girl
Miss Guided
Samantha Who?
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles

CHOICE TV: BREAKOUT STAR FEMALE
Blake Lively, Gossip Girl
Leighton Meester, Gossip Girl
Olivia Wilde, House
Summer Glau, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
Taylor Momsen, Gossip Girl

CHOICE TV: BREAKOUT STAR MALE
Chace Crawford, Gossip Girl
Ed Westwick, Gossip Girl
The Jabbawockeez, America's Best Dance Crew
Thomas Dekker, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
Zachary Levi, Chuck

CHOICE TV: MALE REALITY/VARIETY STAR
Brody Jenner, The Hills
David Cook, American Idol
Rob Dyrdek and Christopher Boykin, Rob & Big
Ryan Scheckler, Life of Ryan
The Jabbawockeez, America's Best Dance Crew

CHOICE TV: FEMALE REALITY/VARIETY STAR
Heidi Montag, The Hills
Kim Kardashian, Keeping Up with the Kardashians
Kristi Yamaguchi, Dancing with the Stars
Lauren Conrad, The Hills
Whitney Thompson, America's Next Top Model

CHOICE TV: VILLAIN
Ed Westwick, Gossip Girl
Michael Rosenbaum, Smallville
Spencer Pratt, The Hills
Vanessa Williams, Ugly Betty
Zachary Quinto, Heroes

MUSIC

CHOICE MUSIC: SINGLE
Chris Brown, "With You"
Jonas Brothers, "When You Look Me in the Eyes"
Madonna featuring Justin Timberlake, "4 Minutes"
Miley Cyrus, "See You Again"
Rihanna, "Don't Stop the Music"

CHOICE HOOKUP
Flo Rida Featuring T-Pain, "Low"
Jordin Sparks and Chris Brown, "No Air"
Lil Mama featuring Chris Brown & T-Pain, "Shawty Get Loose"
Madonna featuring Justin Timberlake, "4 Minutes"
Nelly featuring Fergie, "Party People"

CHOICE MUSIC: MALE ARTIST
Chris Brown
Jesse McCartney
Justin Timberlake
Kanye West
Usher

CHOICE MUSIC: FEMALE ARTIST
Britney Spears
Fergie
Mariah Carey
Miley Cyrus
Rihanna

CHOICE MUSIC: RAP ARTIST
Flo Rida
Kanye West
Lil Mama
Lil Wayne
Lupe Fiasco

CHOICE MUSIC: R&B ARTIST
Beyoncé
Chris Brown
Rihanna
T-Pain
Usher

CHOICE MUSIC: ROCK GROUP
Boys Like Girls
Fall Out Boy
Linkin Park
Paramore
Simple Plan

CHOICE MUSIC: BREAKOUT ARTIST
Colbie Caillat
Flo Rida
Jordin Sparks
Leona Lewis
Taylor Swift

BREAKOUT GROUP
Day 26
Girlicious
Jonas Brothers
OneRepublic
Paramore

CHOICE MUSIC: LOVE SONG
Leona Lewis, "Bleeding Love"
Colbie Caillat, "Bubbly"
Chris Brown & Jordin Sparks, "No Air"
Alica Keys, "No One"
Jonas Brothers, "When You Look Me in the Eyes"

CHOICE MUSIC: R&B TRACK
Danity Kane, "Damaged"
Chris Brown, "Forever"
Bow Wow and Omarion, "Hey Baby (Jump Off)"
Mariah Carey, "Bye Bye"
Sean Kingston, "Take You There"

CHOICE MUSIC: RAP/HIP HOP TRACK
Kanye West featuring Chris Martin, "Homecoming"
Nelly featuring Fergie, "Party People"
Pitbull featuring Lil Jon, "The Anthem"
Lil Mama featuring Chris Brown and T-Pain, "Shawty Get Loose"
Lupe Fiasco featuring Matthew Santos, "Superstar"

CHOICE MUSIC: ROCK TRACK
Panic at the Disco, "Nine in the Afternoon"
Paramore, "crushcrushcrush"
Linkin Park, "Shadow of the Day"
OneRepublic, "Stop and Stare"
Boys Like Girls, "The Great Escape"

FASHION

CHOICE MALE HOTTIE
Chace Crawford
Chris Brown
Jonas Brothers
Taylor Kitsch
Zac Efron

CHOICE FEMALE HOTTIE
Blake Lively
Hayden Panettiere
Megan Fox
Rihanna
Vanessa Hudgens

CHOICE RED CARPET FASHION ICON FEMALE
Carrie Underwood
Hayden Panettiere
Jessica Biel
Kate Hudson
Lauren Conrad

CHOICE RED CARPET FASHION ICON MALE
Chris Brown
Jonas Brothers
Pete Wentz
Shia LaBeouf
Zac Efron

COMEDY

CHOICE COMEDIAN
Adam Sandler
Dane Cook
Jonah Hill
Michael Cera
Will Ferrell

SPORTS

CHOICE MALE ATHLETE
David Beckham
Eli Manning
Kobe Bryant
LeBron James
Tiger Woods

CHOICE FEMALE ATHLETE
Shawn Johnson
Candace Parker
Danica Patrick
Maria Sharapova
Serena Williams

CHOICE ACTION SPORTS FEMALE
Dallas Friday
Gretchen Bleiler
Hannah Teter
Kristi Leskinen
Stephanie Gilmore

CHOICE ACTION SPORTS MALE
Kelly Slater
Mick Fanning
Ryan Nyquist
Ryan Sheckler
Shaun White

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Box Office: 21 Wins Again as Leatherheads Fumbles

BuzzSugar — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 07:30:55 -0700

For the second weekend in a row, Jim Sturgess and gang were No. 1 at the box office - though the overall March slump continued. 21 was down a bit from the weekend before but held on to the top spot with a weekend take of $15 million.

As for the No. 2 spot, Variety is calling it a "virtual tie" between George Clooney's Leatherheads (with an estimated $13.5 million) and the Jodie Foster-Abigail Breslin family flick Nim's Island, which brought in $13.3 million.

Horton Hears a Who came in fourth place followed by the big horror film opening of the weekend, The Ruins, which took in $7.8 million. The Rolling Stones documentary by Martin Scorsese, Shine a Light, opened in limited release and brought in $1.5 million.

What did you see at the theaters this weekend? Did you give George and Renee a chance despite so-so reviews?

Photos courtesy of Sony Pictures