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Halloween audiences picked beats over blood this weekend, pushingMichael Jacksons This Is Itto the top spot, while horror phenomenonParanormal Activityscored a strong second-place finish. With a $21.3 million domestic gross,This Is Itraised its worldwide total to a massive $101 million that easily breaks the record for a concert doc, though it falls far short of the $250 million that concert promoterAEG reportedly predicted. Even so, the performance was good enough to convince distributor Sony (which acquired the pic for a mere $60 million) to announce that the concert pic will remain in theaters at least until Thanksgiving....

Kevin James is the king of the box office. That total far exceeds all expectations. But that wasnt the only piece of good news at the box office. Clint EastwoodsGran Torino(No. That films total now stands at $73.2 mil. Next up were two freshman flicks running neck-and-neck,My Bloody Valentine 3DandNotorious. 3 and which was No. 4 until Mondays final figures come out. Hotel for Dogs(No. And even further down the rankings, the theatrical expansion ofDefiance(No....

Fellow freshman flickBoltand hefty holdoverQuantum of Solace, meanwhile, trailed far behind. That huge premiere number represents achievements on many levels forTwilight. So its no surprise that the studio already announced a sequel,New Moon. In the short term: yes. Thats a big 59 percent drop from the James Bond flicks big bow last time around. Next up:Bolt(No. And unlikeTwilight,Bolthas no natural rivals at the box office in the near future. Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa...

grossed $55.7 million during its first frame, according to early estimates fromMedia by Numbers. It also scored the biggest debut of 2009 so far. Elsewhere yes, there were other movies playing at the multiplex this weekend! Best Picture winnerSlumdog Millionaire(No. was next with $6.9 mil, which boosted its domestic haul to $125.4 mil. AndPaul Blart: Mall Cop(No. took its eight-week total to $133.6 mil thanks to another $4....

Audiences looking for a feel-good family movie this Thanksgiving flocked to see Sandra Bullock inThe Blind Side, which jumped to the number one spot with $9.5 million, according toVariety. That was enough to pushTwilight: New Moonto second place, where it made $9.2 million for the day. But the vampire series is hardly dead at the box office: Its $14.3 million gross on Wednesday set a new record for the day before Thanksgiving, and the weekend will bring droves of younger viewers back to theaters....

Well, with one exception the Nicolas Cage Asian-action remakeBangkok Dangerous. And props to neilplinden for garnering top prize in our just-finished summer game. Way to go, fellow box office savant! THE (LIKELY) TOP FIVE Bangkok DangerousLionsgate R 2,650 theaters NEWHeh-heh,Bangkok. Its easy to imagineBeavis and Butt-headracing to see this movie, but anybody else? Maybe not a ton of folks, since buzz and marketing are minimal, but certainly enough. That its the only new release virtually guarantees a No....

No statement rings truer this weekend, as two movies with completely opposite fan bases contend for No. Two movies, two distinct audiences. (Oh, and one common problem: Young people dont care much about either. Wholl nab top prize? To wit, it grossed a veryIron Man/Harry Potter 4/X-Men 3-esque $100.1 mil over its three-day opening weekend. Which still should be enough for the fedora franchise flick to repeat as champ. But hey, what a surprise: Im a man!...

Lets just say youve seen this fair-haired boy before, but never looking so … clean cut. (Thats your first clue.) Think of this as the before photo. Things got a lot darker later both inside his head and on top of it. Dress up is a particular fascination of his. He loves heroes in costume. The stranger the better. He has got one coming up soon, frankly. All right, guessing game is over....

The popular group will appear on a season 2 episode of the ’90s-set comedy. Schooledis about to get a lesson in Motownphilly. We had an incredible run during that time. Credit: Mitchell Haaseth/ABC/Sony Pictures Television There are so many great memories from that time. Lainey might have the famed singers to blame for that. Will it be hard to say goodbye (sorry)? Mitchell Haaseth/ABC/Sony Pictures Television Youll have to wait until episode 4 of theGoldbergsspin-off to find out....

TheEverybody Loves RaymondandFargoactor suggested he wasn’t buying DeGeneres' letter to her staff that made headlines Thursday. “Sorry but it comes from the top @TheEllenShow,” GarrettwroteThursday evening while tagging DeGeneres. “Know more than one who were treated horribly by her. Credit: Jim Smeal/Shutterstock (2) Garrett has appeared as a guest onThe Ellen DeGeneres Showsix times over the years. “Hey everybody its Ellen,” DeGenereswrote in her message. Obviously, something changed, and I am disappointed to learn that this has not been the case....

Whats the first rule of Fight Club? You do not talk about Fight Club. But dont expectBrad Pittto know that. Ive been around a while and Ive been doing this for a bit…. I cant do night shoots anymore, and Ill gladly hand a stunt over to a stunt man. I no longer remember the first rule ofFight Club. But its also nights like this where I get to look back and feel really, really blessed....

In space, no one can hear you scream. Amid his quest, McBride becomes embroiled in a dangerous mystery that threatens the survival of the solar system. And his dad may or may not have instigated it. 20th Century Fox We have to hold out the possibility that your father may be hiding from us. Im terrified by it. Its kind of aHeart of Darknessstory about traveling to the outer edge of our solar system....

Brad Pittcredits another Brad with helping him start his journey to sobriety. Bradley just put his daughter to bed and rushed over here to do this, Pitt said. I got sober because of this guy, and every day has been happier ever since. Kevin Mazur/Getty Images TheAd Astrastar has subsequently been open about his decision to get sober. I was boozing too much. Its just become a problem, he toldGQin 2017....