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"Tron" leads weak pack of newcomers at box office
LOS ANGELES - "Tron: Legacy," a costly 3D sci-fi movie that Walt Disney Co has promoted for more than three years, opened disappointingly at the weekend box office in North America, while a new comedy starring Reese Witherspoon was one of the biggest flops of the year. The "Tron" movie, a massively hyped sequel to an obscure 1982 movie, earned $43.6 million during its first three days of release, Disney said Sunday. Industry observers had been expecting a three-day start in the $50 million range, although Disney said the opening was within its own expectations.
"Larry King Live" draws 2.2 million for last show
LOS ANGELES bang. More than 2.2 million tuned in to watch King's final CNN show on Thursday night.
Olivia Wilde, Maria Bello bring Hollywood to Haiti
LOS ANGELES - After the devastating earthquake rocked Haiti earlier this year, food and medical aid poured into the island country, but in the months that followed a pair of Hollywood actresses and their friends had another idea. They wanted to build a movie theater. It may seem like a far-fetched notion, but since it opened in September, the Sun City Picture House has become a place that generates smiles on the faces of children and adults. It also has been used as a community center and school, and it helped spawned two similar buildings in different camps.
Nicollette Sheridan drops abuse claims in lawsuit
LOS ANGELES - Remember those bombshell allegations of physical and emotional abuse on the set of "Desperate Housewives" that Nicollette Sheridan lobbed at ABC and the show's creator Marc Cherry in April? Well, now the actress has agreed to drop the most explosive claims in her $20 million lawsuit against the network and Cherry.
Comcast-NBCU deal would create minority networks
WASHINGTON - Comcast Corp will offer new programing targeted at African- and Asian-Americans if it is allowed to buy a majority stake in General Electric Co's NBC Universal, the company announced this week in agreements with civil rights groups. The decision to boost diversity efforts comes as the company awaits approval from the U.S. Justice Department and Federal Communications Commission for its proposed merger, which would create a combined broadcast, cable, movie studio and theme parks business.
Uma Thurman stalker jailed in New York
NEW YORK - A man serving probation on a two-year-old conviction for stalking actress Uma Thurman and harassing her family was jailed on Friday on new charges that he resumed stalking the actress, authorities said. Jack Jordan, 39, was arrested in November at his home in Montgomery County, Maryland as he was researching the Oscar-nominated actress on Google, and he was transferred to New York on Thursday to face the fresh stalking charge.
James Caan is animated chili pepper in Web series
LOS ANGELES - Oscar nominee James Caan will voice an animated chili pepper on kids' Web series "The Annoying Orange," a rep for OpenFilm.com confirms to The Hollywood Reporter exclusively. Caan, who is the chairman of OpenFilm.com, makes his debut as the "suave and debonair" Jalepeno in an episode to air Friday afternoon.
Brian Austin Green and Harold Perrineau join pilot
LOS ANGELES - "Beverly Hills, 90210" alum Brian Austin Green and "Lost" star Harold Perrineau have signed on to star in "The Wedding Band," a pilot for cable network TBS. "Band" is an hourlong comedy that centers on a group of guys who try to escape the stress and chaos of their lives by performing in a wedding band.
Cable network and Steven Segal lose round in lawsuit
By Matthew Belloni A&E Networks and Steven Seagal have suffered a setback in the multi-million dollar idea-theft lawsuit over Seagal's hit reality show "Steven Seagal: Lawman."
"Tron" film ears $3.5 million in midnight showings
LOS ANGELES - Disney's "Tron: Legacy" grossed roughly $3.5 million in midnight runs, with Imax theaters providing a record percentage of the gross, according to early estimates. Imax locations grossed roughly $1 million. That number could shift upwards once final figures are tallied.
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