Emma Stone, Viola Davis and company helped themselves to millions of dollars at the box office this weekend, as The Help – which is garnering significant Oscar buzz – finished atop the pack of new and old releases. The Help Trailer The film took in $20.5 million, outpacing James Franco and his planet full of apes. A look at the top five from a relatively quiet weekend: The Help : $20.5 million Rise of the Planet of the Apes : $16.3 million Spy Kids: All the Time in the World : $12 million Fright Night : $8.3 million The Smurfs : $8 million
Translated from a French-language publication by The New Yorker ‘s Richard Brody, Sean Penn apparently has issues with Terrence Malick’s recent film: “I didn’t at all find on the screen the emotion of the script, which is the most magnificent one that I’ve ever read. A clearer and more conventional narrative would have helped the film without, in my opinion, lessening its beauty and its impact. Frankly, I’m still trying to figure out what I’m doing there and what I was supposed to add in that context! What’s more, Terry himself never managed to explain it to me clearly.” Join the club , pal. [ Le Figaro via The New Yorker ]
On a weekend congested with reboots, remakes, prequels and sequels, it was a book adaptation that stirred Americans to visit the movie theater. Indeed, week two of The Help sent a message that we might have a sleeper hit in the making, while week three of Rise of the Planet of the Apes suggested we might have a new blockbuster franchise in our midst. The new-release class, meanwhile? Enh. Your Weekend Receipts are here.
Love is in the air this season: CaCee Cobb and Scrubs star Donald Faison shared their good news on Twitter this weekend. Faison, 37, coyly posted a lyric from Beyonce’s “Single Ladies,” on Friday. “If you like it, then you better put a ring on it,” he tweeted. An hour later, Cobb retweeted her beau, adding: “If she likes it, then she better say YES! Simpson, who’s engaged to Eric Johnson, was thrilled for her pal and former personal assistant. “Congratulations, Cacee!” she tweeted Saturday, linking to a photo of Cobb showing off her bling. “I love you and your man!” Not to be outdone, Faison’s good friend and former Scrubs costar Zach Braff chimed in with his own well wishes. “Congratulations to Donald and CaCee on their engagement,” he tweeted. “Just wish I was there to run around you both with sparklers.” Faison has three children with ex-wife Lisa Askey, and one son from a previous relationship. Dayum, we didn’t realize dude had 4 kids though, SMH. Congrats to them. Source
Hoo boy. The late-summer movie bottleneck has caught up with Hollywood, relegating this weekend’s trio of new wide releases to the bottom of the top five at the box office. Above them, a pair of leggy holdovers scrap for the top spot, with the ladies of The Help putting some distance between themselves and James Franco’s tenacious Rise of the Planet of the Apes . Your clinically lethargic Friday box office is here.
Word on the street is, Da Brat has fallen in love with new female rapper Kreayshawn. According to an industry snitch, Da Brat reached out to Kreayshawn on Twitter last month. The two have been texting and skypeing ever since. The snitch says, Da Brat and Kreayshawn have plans to spend the weekend together in Chicago. Da Brat Gets Glam For Vibe [PHOTOS] Radio Host Confronts Kreayshawn For Using “N-Word” [VIDEO]
Steve Angello tells MTV News that the famed Swedish trio just want to take a creative approach to dropping new material. By Akshay Bhansali Steve Angello Photo: Getty Images After impressive remixes of Swedish House Mafia ‘s last single, “Save the World,” by dance music acts like AN21 and Max Vangeli, Alesso, and Zedd, whose fiery mix MTV News premiered exclusively last month, the house music production trio of Sebastian Ingrosso, Axwell and Steve Angello have so far teased only two new originals this summer. And really, only one of these new gems has been well-documented, starting with Axwell spinning the dark track at Club Papaya in Croatia in July. Sure, the in-demand collective has been busy touring, but save for Sebastian Ingrosso and Alesso debuting their new single “Calling” on Friday (August 12) on the BBC’s “Essential Mix” with Pete Tong, it would seem the three Swedes have devoted their summer to performing rather than hitting the studio. When MTV News caught up with Steve Angello recently, though, he told us nothing could be further from the truth. In fact, Angello revealed, SHM have more than 15 songs ready to go, but the group is toying with how to release their new material. “This is the thing … we have a lot of records,” Angello confessed. “We have singles; we have all the material to make an album. But it’s like, do we want to stick with the traditional album ways or do we want to do something different? And I think, as Swedish House Mafia works, I think we do something different.” As for the aforementioned “dark” single Axwell played earlier at a live show, Angello couldn’t confirm whether it would be the trio’s next release. “It’s one of them. … It’s another record,” Angello said. “It’s pretty f—ed up, but it’s good energy!” In addition to working on their own material, fans of the three Swedes will be tickled to hear that they’ve also been producing records for two major pop stars. But, of course, they aren’t ready to reveal just who yet. “A lot of people came through this year,” Angello said. “After the success of, ‘One,’ and ‘Miami 2 Ibiza,’ we got hundreds of requests to work with people. We chose very few to work with. We’ve done some work with a very, very big artist. We’re producing [some of] another artist’s album. It’s been an amazing trip for us. I can’t tell anybody’s name yet.” While we couldn’t get names, MTV News did get another major piece of SHM scoop: Angello is also well into work on a solo album being put out through Interscope via his Size Records label. “I do have an album,” Angello revealed. “The last bit is the hard part because you have to decide what you want to do and choose what direction you want to take. I’ve finished 70 percent. I got a couple singles. I just haven’t picked ‘the one.’ ” Related Artists Swedish House Mafia Steve Angello
’30 Minutes or Less,’ ‘Glee: The 3D Concert Movie,’ ‘Final Destination 5’ disappoint at box office. By Ryan J. Downey Freida Pinto and James Franco in “Rise of the Planet of the Apes” Photo: Twentieth Century Fox Film Not only did the apes begin to conquer the human world onscreen, but they managed to retain their top spot at the box office as well. Despite competition from four diverse new movies, “Rise of the Planet of the Apes” remained the #1 movie in America over the weekend. The sci-fi prequel
’30 Minutes or Less,’ ‘Glee: The 3D Concert Movie,’ ‘Final Destination 5’ disappoint at box office. By Ryan J. Downey Freida Pinto and James Franco in “Rise of the Planet of the Apes” Photo: Twentieth Century Fox Film Not only did the apes begin to conquer the human world onscreen, but they managed to retain their top spot at the box office as well. Despite competition from four diverse new movies, “Rise of the Planet of the Apes” remained the #1 movie in America over the weekend. The sci-fi prequel
Oscar-nominated director Gus Van Sant was once in the running to helm The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn before Bill Condon got the gig, but a July dinner outing with Taylor Lautner and Milk writer Dustin Lance Black had the gossip mill wondering if Van Sant was working on a new film with the Twilight star.This weekend the director and the erstwhile wolf boy were photographed taking in Cirque du Soleil’s IRIS : A Journey Through the World of Cinema . What could Gus ‘n’ Tay-Tay have been talking about?
