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Buzz Gift Guide: Best of 2008 For Gals
Welcome back to my Buzz Gift Guide series for all the entertainment lovers in your life. Yesterday I sifted through the stacks (er, Web pages) of music, DVDs, and books to find some of the best 2008 has to offer dudes. Today I will share with you some 2008 entertainment gift ideas for the ladies.
What to Netflix: New DVD Tuesday
All of the new DVD releases hit stores (and Netflix) on Tuesdays. So each week in What to Netflix: New DVD Tuesday, I sort through the best of the batch and tell you what to add to your queue. In addition to my selections below, you can also check out Jackie Chan and Jet Li in The Forbidden Kingdom and Lee Pace in The Fall.
Pop Preview: Baby Mama
First things first, Baby Mama ain't rocket science. And why should it be? It's a likeable, smile-inducing comedy with a couple of super-talented ladies at the helm: Tina Fey and Amy Poehler.
Box Office: Indiana Whips the Competition
Traditionally, Memorial Day weekend is very kind to Summer blockbusters, and this year was no exception for Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. According to Variety, the return of the Steven Spielberg franchise was his biggest movie opening ever, hauling in an estimated $126 million over the four-day holiday.
While these results are a career high for Spielberg, the film itself did not break any box office records related to this holiday weekend or any other long weekend openings.
Narnia's Prince Gallops Away With the Box Office
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian handily won the top stop at the box office over the weekend, though it failed to bring in as much as the first Narnia film did in 2005.
In the "yikes" department, Speed Racer (already struggling at the box office) dropped from third place to fourth, only earning an estimated $7.6 million this weekend. Iron Man continued to set records, holding strong at second place while What Happens in Vegas took third.
Box Office: Iron Man Continues to Soar
Update: As of this afternoon, What Happens in Vegas beat out Speed Racer for the No. 2 spot at the box office, Variety reports.
It will come as no surprise to the majority of movie critics who screened Speed Racer that the highly anticipated Wachowski brothers' flick had a disappointing opening weekend.
Sugar Bits — Iron Man Is No. 1 at the Weekend Box Office
- Iron Man took the top spot at the weekend box office with an impressive $104.2 million in ticket sales. In case you were one of the few who didn't see it, stay after the credits to see a teaser for Iron Man 2! Made of Honor came in at number two, followed by Baby Mama at third.
Baby Mama Amy Poehler Is Pregnant!
The world has gone gaga for comedian Amy Poehler. The 36-year-old and her husband Will Arnett are starting a family, with their first baby due this Fall.
According to People, the mama-to-be has been busy.
Sugar Bits — Miley Cyrus Apologizes For Topless VF Shoot
- Miley Cyrus has issued an apology after outtakes from a revealing Annie Leibovitz Vanity Fair photo shoot hit the Internet over the weekend. The magazine stands by the photos, saying her parents were both present during the shoot and approved of the photos. — lilsugar
- Tina Fey and Amy Poehler took the top spot at the weekend box office with Baby Mama, followed by Harold and Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay and Forbidden Kingdom.
Box Office: Tina Fey and Amy Poehler Win the Weekend
It's always exciting when a comedy that's genuinely funny does well with audiences, and that was the case this weekend with the female buddy comedy Baby Mama starring Tina Fey and Amy Poehler.
The ladies won the top spot with an estimated $18.3 million, handily beating out the other comedy opening over the weekend, Harold and Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay. EW reports that while this wasn't the best movie opening for either Fey or Poehler, their film did much better than many box office watchers predicted.
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