New Line Records' soundtrack for the forthcoming Hairspray redo is available for pre-order at retailers as well as at iTunes — a first for the popular music hub.... FX has ponied up about $16 million for the cable rights to the hit comedy Wild Hogs and the thriller The Invisible, to first air in fall 2009.... Tom Sizemore's 16-month prison sentence for violating probation in a drug case has been reduced, leaving him with nine more months to serve, says the AP.
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With the paltry sum of $9.1 million, Disturbia repeated as the weekend box-office champ. Rounding out the top five were newcomers The Invisible ($7.6 million) and Next ($7.2 mil), followed by Fracture ($7.1 mil) and Blades of Glory ($5.2 mil).Of course, Spider-Man 3, kicking off the summer blockbuster season this Friday, will surely earn the likes of $9 mil at just one tiny drive-in in Burton, Michigan. The franchise's original foray enjoyed a $114.8 million three-day opening in 2002, setting a record untouched until POTC2 drifted along last summer with a $132 mil haul. Spider-Man 2 netted $180 mil in a six-day Fourth of July weekend bow. How do you think Spidey's third outing will do in its debut? Vote in our new poll.
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