The Avengers
Plenty of moviegoers assembled this weekend to see The Avengers. And as the spandex-wearing heroes conquered the bad guys, the film conquered some major box office records.
The Marvel superhero film, featuring Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.), Thor (Chris Hemsworth), Captain America (Chris Evans) and The Hulk (Mark Ruffalo), among others, grossed...
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J K Rowling
And the Harry Potter fans go wild!
Author J.K. Rowling has finally announced that she's working on the long-rumored Harry Potter encyclopedia. "For a long time I have been promising an encyclopedia of Harry's world, and I have...
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Jennifer Lawrence
Katniss Everdeen has found a new home.
ABC Family has acquired the television rights to air The Hunger Games, the network announced Monday.
Lionsgate's blockbuster film drew $152.5 million during its opening weekend, the third highest opening of all time. ABC Family, which also has the rights to the Harry Potter franchise, additionally garnered the rights to...
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Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson and Lenny Kravitz
The Hunger Games was, fittingly, on fire at the box office, becoming the third-biggest box office opening of all time and the largest opening ever for a non-sequel.
The action film, based on the best-selling novel of the same name and starring Jennifer Lawrence, grossed an estimated $155 million, according to Box Office Mojo. That opening ranks behind only the...
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Hunger Games
The Hunger Games has, unsurprisingly, gotten off to a fast and furious start at the box office.
PHOTOS: See the cast before The Hunger Games
Early numbers show that the first big-screen adaptation of Suzanne Collins' book trilogy is tracking toward at least $25 million from Friday's midnight screenings, Variety reports. The number could reach $30 million by the time all ...
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Saturday Night Live, Lana Del Rey, Daniel Radcliffe and Kenan Thompson
Daniel Radcliffe hosted Saturday Night Live for the first time, fresh off his Broadway role in How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying. But as you might expect, it was his longest-running role, as Harry Potter, that was the night's hot topic. Despite the character's massive worldwide following, Radcliffe was quick to dismiss doing any Harry Potter sketches. "No one wants to see Dumbledore working at Harry Pottery Barn. And, if we can, let's not do Harry Pothead." The worst idea? Jersey Shore Hogwarts! "How lazy can you...
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Katy Perry
Katy Perry was absent from the People's Choice Awards (don't worry — she gave fans a heads up via Twitter) but still ended up the big winner.
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Brad Pitt, Jessica Chastain
The Descendants and The Artist were among the big winners from a group of film critics circles, which announced their selections Sunday.
The Los Angeles Film Critics Association named The Descendants the Best Picture of the Year and awarded The Tree of Life's Terrence Malick the Best Director. The film's star Brad Pitt was recognized as Best Actor by the Boston Society of Film Critics, but for...
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Eastbound & Down
Kenny Powers is back!
Eastbound & Down, starring Danny McBride as a former major league baseball player, will return...
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Lea Michele, Daniel Radcliffe
Harry Potter may be over, but the gang at Hogwarts is not going down without a fight.
The eighth and final installment of the series, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows — Part 2, has been nominated for nine People's Choice Awards, including favorite movie, favorite movie actor and favorite ensemble movie cast.
With no Twilight film eligible for nomination, due to cut off dates, the boy wizard will take on...
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