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Universal Pictures today announced a call for entries for its “Slug it Out!”: “Slither” TV Spot Contest. Coinciding with the promotional launch of the new genre-bending horror film “Slither,” the contest offers one lucky winner a grand prize of $25,000 and the chance to have his or her advertising concept become part of the […]

So who are your favorite American Idol Contestants?
“Give Me Five” wants to know. List your favorite female and male contestants to enter the site’s monthly contest for a $25 Amazon.com gift certificate.

Rank Movie Title Estimated Weekend Box Office Cumulative Box Office

Tyler Perry’s Madea’s Family Reunion $30,250,000 $30,250,000
Eight Below $15,722,000 $45,055,000
The Pink Panther $11,300,000 $61,046,000
Date Movie $9,225,000 $33,912,000
Curious George $7,005,000 $43,139,000
Firewall $6,280,000 $36,893,000
Final Destination 3  $5,350,000 $44,799,000 
Doogal  $3,609,000 $3,609,000
Running Scared $3,075,000 $3,075,000
Freedomland $2,900,000 $10,778,000
When a Stranger Calls $2,700,000 $45,657,000
Big Momma’s House 2 $2,400,000 $65,679,000

The Tyler Perry phenomenon continued to gain momentum as Tyler Perry’s MADEA’S FAMILY REUNION opened at number one at the North American box office this weekend with an estimated three-day gross of $30,250,000. Playing at 2,194 locations across North America, the film averaged a remarkable estimated $13,788 per screen, demonstrating the enormous breadth and […]

Don Knotts, the skinny, lovable nerd who kept generations of television audiences laughing as bumbling Deputy Barney Fife on “The Andy Griffith Show,” has died. He was 81.
Knotts died Friday night of pulmonary and respiratory complications at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Beverly Hills, said Paul Ward, a spokesman for the cable network TV Land, which […]

Sheryl Crow underwent surgery for minimally invasive breast cancer on Wednesday, February 22nd.
Her doctors confirm her prognosis as excellent and she will receive radiation treatment as a precaution.
With much regret, she must postpone her complete tour of North America which was scheduled for March/April. It is Sheryl Crow’s intention to reschedule […]

LIL’ KIM: COUNTDOWN TO LOCKDOWN chronicles the Queen Bee’s last two weeks of freedom as she ties up her business, says goodbye to friends and makes peace with herself as she emotionally prepares to serve a 366-day prison sentence.
In this new half-hour series, BET and production partner Edmonds Entertainment deliver full access to Lil’ […]

International Paralympic Committee (IPC) partnered with Narrowstep Inc,  to officially launched a new 24-hour broadband TV channel: Paralympicsport.tv. This means that for the first time ever, worldwide coverage of all sports of the Paralympic Winter Games is secured.
With the new channel, the IPC expects to broadcast over 100 hours coverage from the 2006 Paralympic […]

Beginning today women can follow Felicity Huffman into a dream state as she has mom-to-mom chats with America’s beloved TV moms — Carol Brady, Lily Munster and June Cleaver. Dove, the global beauty brand, is premiering three groundbreaking Webisodes to launch its new Calming Night product collection. Directed by Penny Marshall, each Webisode shows Huffman […]

Rank Movie Title Estimated Weekend Gross Cumulative Gross

Eight Below  $19,850,000 $19,850,000
Date Movie $18,900,000 $18,900,000
The Pink Panther $16,500,000 $42,200,000
Curious George  $11,250,000 $29,400,000
Final Destination 3  $10,100,000 $35,815,000
Firewall  $9,000,000 $27,300,000
Freedomland  $5,950,000 $5,950,000
When a Stranger Calls  $4,950,000 $41,200,000
Big Momma’s House 2  $4,400,000 $61,300,000
Nanny McPhee $3,700,000 $37,800,000