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Monsters University Wins Weekend Box Office

Two animated monsters have captured the top spot in the box office this weekend. Monsters University , the prequel to 2001’s  Monsters, Inc. , beat out the other major release,  World War Z , to win the weekend. The Pixar film earned $82 million over the three day period, while  World War Z took in $66 million. Dropping down from first to third,  Man of Steel added $41.2 million to bring its total gross to $210 million. Hit the jump for this weekend’s Top 10: Box office top 10: 1. Monsters University , $82 million 2. World War Z , $66 million 3. Man of Steel , $41.2 million 4. This is the End , $13 million 5. Now You See Me , $7.9 million 6. Fast & Furious 6 , $4.7 million 7. The Internship , $3.42 million 8. The Purge , $3.41 million 9. Star Trek Into Darkness , $3 million 10. Iron Man 3 , $2.2 million

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Jim Toth: Feeling Awful About Arrest, Headed to Rehab?

On early Friday morning, Reese Witherspoon was arrested for disorderly conduct after husband Jim Toth was stopped for drunk driving and she disobeyed officer directives to remain in her car. Soon afterward, the actress apologized , making it clear she was both remorseful and embarrassed over the incident. And a source now says Toth feels the same way. The CAA agent “feels awful that he involved Reese in the situation ,” an insider tells People . “He made a bad decision and it certainly made things worse that he dragged her into it. A second insider says the situation is “embarrassing” for Toth,” who will need to explain himself to his bosses at the country’s largest talent agency. The couple was pulled over after their Ford Fusion – with Toth behind the wheel – was spotted swerving between lanes. Toth then blew a .139 on his sobriety test, far above the legal limit in Georgia of .08. Does he have a drinking problem? “Jim has always been a big social drinker,” says one of these sources. “A lot of his job is being social. He’s out to lunch or dinner almost every day of the week, schmoozing clients and taking business meetings.” A third mole, meanwhile, says it’s conceivable Toth ends up in “rehab.” The couple is due in court on May 22.

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X-Men: Days of Future Past Storm Set Photo Drops

Halle Berry is Storm in this new photo from the set of  X-Men: Days of Future Past . Take a look: Berry returns to the franchise with this seventh installment, which uses the cast from both the original trilogy and the prequel film,  First Class . James McAvoy, Patrick Stewart, Michael Fassbender, Hugh Jackman, Jennifer Lawrence , Anna Paquin, Ellen Page, Fan Bingbing, Peter Dinklage, and Nicholas Hoult also star. X-Men: Days of Future Past is directed by Bryan Singer, and will premiere July 18, 2014.

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The Thing’s Red Band Trailer Spoils Deaths, Special Effects and More For the John Carpenter Prequel

With less than a month until The Thing — the prequel to John Carpenter’s 1982 sci-fi classic — hits theaters, Universal is upping their marketing ante with a spoileriffic red band trailer that not only reveals The Thing , how it is discovered, how it attacks, who it attacks and who it kills, but it also shows off some of the climactic special effects. Subtle much? Click through to see the red band trailer at your own risk.

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Ashlee Simpson and Pete Wentz Split Because of His Constant Touring, Source Says

Ashlee Simpson filed divorce papers to end her marriage to Pete Wentz this week in a move that caught even cynical gossip readers by surprise. The split is being called amicable, but it was her call , sources say, and due in large part to a series of arguments over Pete Wentz’s music career. His commitment to touring with his band had been a sticking point between the two for some time now and finally led to Ashley filing for divorce . It was good while it lasted. [Photo: Pacific Coast News] The 26-year-old former singer was “fed up” with her husband being away from home for extended periods of time and wanted him to focus on being a dad. “Ashlee and Pete would argue constantly about him touring,” a source told Radar . “Since she gave birth to Bronx she hated him being away from home.” “She wanted him to stop the band life and work more on producing music, so he could be around to concentrate more on being a husband and father.” “She hated him being away and said she felt like a single mother.” “When Fall Out Boy went on hiatus things were great and it was just like old times, but Pete formed his new band and then he was off touring again.” “I think that Ash just finally had enough. She put all her musical aspirations to the side to concentrate on being a mom and it is a big bone of contention with her that Pete just swans off around the world with his buddies like he’s a single guy.” “They had a major fight in October before he headed off to Europe, but then tried to make a go of things over the holidays for the sake of Bronx.” “They decided to take a break to both cool off and reassess, and both realized it was bad for Bronx to be around parents fighting all the time.” “Pete is due to head off again on tour in a couple of months and I honestly think Ashlee filed for divorce as a way to shock him into canceling his plans, or at least modifying them and giving in to her demands to be with her and Bronx.” “It’s not going to work though, Pete’s not going to play that game.” “It’s a really sad situation because they do genuinely love each other, and I would pretty much swear that neither of them is seeing someone else – but they just want totally different things in life and neither one is willing to compromise.” Well, there’s your unsourced, anonymous but realistic-sounding update.

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X-Men: First Class Trailer Trailer: Watch Now!

Gone are Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart, Halle Berry and others. But one of the world’s most popular movie franchises lives on, as X-Men: First Class will hit theaters on June 3. A look at a young Mageto, Xavier and more, the prequel stars James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Rose Byrne, January Jones, Zoe Kravitz Jennifer Lawrence and Jason Flemyng. Get your first look at the blockbuster in this trailer and decide: Will you go see it? X-Men: First Class Trailer

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X-Men: First Class Trailer Trailer: Watch Now!

Gone are Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart, Halle Berry and others. But one of the world’s most popular movie franchises lives on, as X-Men: First Class will hit theaters on June 3. A look at a young Mageto, Xavier and more, the prequel stars James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Rose Byrne, January Jones, Zoe Kravitz Jennifer Lawrence and Jason Flemyng. Get your first look at the blockbuster in this trailer and decide: Will you go see it? X-Men: First Class Trailer

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