Just last month, it was announced that Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy had officially ended their multiple decade-long relationship. As the two continued on…
An inevitable consequence of the ugly Kim Novak/ Artist soundtrack-rape saga had to be that other artists and actors would use the analogy to describe how, unauthorized, new legacies are built or enhanced using elements of their older ones. Right on cue, enter Courtney Love: “Courtney Love believes Kermit the Frog and his gang of Muppet friends ‘raped’ the memory of her ex-husband Kurt Cobain — by bastardizing Nirvana’s ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’ in their 2011 movie … without her permission. But there’s another side to this … We’re told Courtney sold off half of her rights to Kurt’s music to a company called Primary Wave Music. And there’s more … Courtney also gave Primary Wave the exclusive right to distribute Nirvana’s entire catalog.” Mm-hmm . Anyway, isn’t this stuff supposed to be limited to awards season? Better luck next year, Courtney. [ TMZ ]
The Muppets were no match for the half-vampire babies this week, as Jason Segel, Amy Adams, Kermit the Frog and friends fared well at the box office – but Breaking Dawn remained on top. Breaking Dawn: Behind the Scenes Look The Twilight Saga’s fourth installment pulled in another $62 million from Wednesday through today, bringing its worldwide tally to nearly $400 million. It’s now ahead of the pace set in 2009 by Eclipse . The Muppets, meanwhile, pulled in a solid $42 million. Here is a look at the top 10 box office results from this long holiday weekend: The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 : $62.3 million The Muppets : $42 million Happy Feet Two : $18.4 million Arthur Christmas : $17 million Hugo : $15.4 million Jack and Jill : $14.1 million Immortals: $12.6 million Puss in Boots : $10.4 million Tower Heist : $10.2 million The Descendants : $9.2 million
Vampires 1, Muppets 0. On the first two days in which Breaking Dawn was matched up against Kermit the Frog and company, the second-to-last installment of The Twilight Saga outearned Jason Segel’s version of The Muppets at the box office. Breaking Dawn Footage Breaking Dawn brought in $7.8 million yesterday, on top of $12.5 million on Wednesday; The Muppets , meanwhile, opened with a $6.6 million take and followed it up with $5.9 on turkey day. We’ll see how each fares over the actual weekend, but Breaking Dawn has now surpassed $200 million in domestic earnings already. Who knew the franchise was so darn popular? Oh, right. Everybody.
“Starting today, the company will offer the features as part of its iPad application, letting users browse merchandise from shows and movies. [… Steve] Yankovich, 50, was inspired to develop the technology while watching the movie Something’s Gotta Give , which featured a toaster he wanted. ‘You’ll be able to buy exactly what’s there,’ said Yankovich, who runs mobile services at the San Jose, California-based company.” [ Bloomberg ]
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