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Box Office: The Hangover Hangs On to the Top Spot

BuzzSugar — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 08:30:55 -0700

The Hangover had another fantastic weekend at the box office. The comedy came in at No. 1 with an estimated $33.4 million, and is now being called a bona fide box office phenomenon. Pixar's Up also did very well, coming in second place with an estimated $30.5 million over the weekend. According to Variety, "It's unusual for two films like Hangover and Up to simultaneously have such solid holds domestically."

Meanwhile, The Taking of Pelham 123 debuted at No. 3 and earned a solid $25 million, followed by Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian. Will Ferrell's Land of the Lost took the fifth spot while Eddie Murphy's newest comedy, Imagine That, had a fairly dismal debut at No. 6.

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Caption It: Which Caption Should Win?

BuzzSugar — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 09:30:30 -0700

You guys were cracking me up with your captions for this week's challenge from Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian:

There can only be one winner, though. Time to vote!

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Caption It!

BuzzSugar — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 08:15:47 -0700

Welcome to the Caption It game on BuzzSugar! Every Wednesday, I'll post a photo still from a TV show or movie here and challenge you to think of the most hilarious caption possible. I'll announce the finalists the following Tuesday, and you'll get to vote for the best caption!

First, let's wrap up last week's challenge. At the time I wrote this post, tlsgirl was winning the poll with this caption:

Shrinkage is NOT a laughing matter.

Now on to this week's challenge from Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian:

Leave your captions in the comment space below before 5 p.m. PDT on Monday, June 8, to be considered for a spot in the voting round. Have fun!

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Up Soars at the Box Office

BuzzSugar — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 08:15:14 -0700

Pixar's Up had a great weekend at the box office, coming in at No. 1 with a whopping $68.2 million. That makes Up the third biggest Pixar debut ever (out of ten) behind The Incredibles and Finding Nemo. It's also worth noting that Up's debut bested Wall-E, which opened last year to $63.1 million.

Interestingly, this particular box office win "validates Disney’s decision to let its Pixar unit put creativity before commerce. Some Wall Street analysts . . . had predicted the film would have a difficult time attracting children because of its geriatric action hero." Hurray for putting story first!

Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian continued to do well and scored second place over the weekend. Drag Me to Hell debuted at No. 3 followed by Terminator Salvation and Star Trek.

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Box Office: Night at the Museum Beats Terminator!

BuzzSugar — Tue, 26 May 2009 07:30:52 -0700

Ben Stiller's Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian blew Terminator Salvation out of the water over Memorial Day weekend, earning an estimated $70 million.

However, despite coming in second place, McG's effort to revive the popular sci-fi franchise is still a success, earning a solid $53.8 million. That's impressive considering Terminator's less-than-glowing reviews, as well as competition in the action-adventure genre from Star Trek, which came in third place.

Angels & Demons came in at No. 4 followed by Dance Flick which debuted at No. 5.

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Ben and Owen Team Up For Another Night at the Museum

PopSugar — Fri, 15 May 2009 13:30:23 -0700

The stars of Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian reunited on the red carpet last night for the premiere at the National Air and Space Museum in DC. Ben Stiller, Robin Williams, and Owen Wilson took their characters to Washington this time around, with Amy Adams adding a feminine touch to the cast. Last night Owen dished about how much fun it is to make movies with his longtime buddy Ben, saying, "It's unbelievable. This is like I think the 10th movie that we've worked on together. And then we're working on another one too coming up. Who knew way back when, when I was in The Cable Guy, that that was gonna lead to us kind of teaming up and being in the same movies so much." We'll get to see if Ben and Owen still have that box office magic when the movie hits theaters next Friday.

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Images include: Amy Adams, Ben Stiller, Bono, Christine Taylor, Hank Azaria, Owen Wilson, Ricky Gervais, Robin Williams

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Ben and Ricky Brawl During Their Night At The UK Premiere

PopSugarUK — Wed, 13 May 2009 07:30:10 -0700

Buddies Ben Stiller and Ricky Gervais took to the blue carpet in London's Leicester Square last night for the Night At The Museum 2 premiere, with everything looking rosy at first, before their hugs turned into fisticuffs indoors! Matt Di Angelo, Gemma Atkinson and Matt Littler were also among the guests at the family movie screening last night. It looks like so much fun!

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PopUK's May Must Haves!

PopSugarUK — Fri, 01 May 2009 08:45:09 -0700

It seems to be Robert Pattinson month as I have not only one, but two movies featuring him in my May Must Haves - one coming to DVD and the other to cinemas! I also have some fab music picks, a hilarious TV show that I class as a must-watch, and some cinema and DVD releases. Enjoy!

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Buzz News Roundup, 7/2

BuzzSugar — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 13:32:44 -0700

According to Variety, Josh Hartnett will be starring in a London stage production of the movie Rain Man, taking on the role originally played by Tom Cruise.
Rapper Young Jeezy will join the cast of Ice Cube's comedy Janky Promoters, Billboard writes.
Michael Imperioli will join the cast of ABC's Life on Mars, Variety reports.
Four more actors have joined the cast of the Night at the Museum sequel, including Christopher Guest, ComingSoon reports.
Entertainment Weekly reports that Criminal Minds looks like the next CBS show to get a spinoff.
Billboard writes that at a private concert this week, Pearl Jam helped raise $3 million for the poverty-fighting charity the Robin Hood Foundation.
TNT will remake the British series Cracker, about an abrasive and heavy-drinking detective, with Robert Duvall as an executive producer, Zap2it reports.
A lost interview with the Beatles has been aired on BBC radio, the Associated Press reports.

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Link Time! 2/5

BuzzSugar — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 13:30:40 -0800

Popwatch wonders: Is "I drink your milkshake" from There Will Be Blood the best movie quote of 2007?
Vulture picks the top 10 Arrested Development inside jokes that better make it into the movie.
Television Without Pity has launched its own online video shows.
Watch a video of Juno director Jason Reitman being interviewed by middle school kids over on /Film.
The TV Addict wants your Smallville questions for an upcoming interview.
CitizenSugar has video of the amazing Stephen Colbert-Jon Stewart-Conan O'Brien smackdown over who "made" Mike Huckabee.
Cinematical wonders what Amy Adams' role will be in the Night at the Museum sequel: Betsy Ross? Susan B. Anthony?
Wanna see the first-ever 3-D video, courtesy of Missy Elliott? Stereogum has got you covered.

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