The Avengers took in $103.2 million to lead for a second-straight blockbuster weekend, raising its domestic total to $373.2 million, according to studio estimates Sunday. With $95.4 million more overseas, "The Avengers" lifted its international receipts to $628.9 million and a worldwide haul of just over $1 billion, only 19 days after it began rolling out in some markets. "The Avengers" easily fended off Johnny Depp and Tim Burton's vampire romp "Dark Shadows," which had a so-so domestic start of $28.8 million to finish a distant No. 2.
US TOP TEN BOX OFFICE
Issue Date : May 14th, 2012
Rank Title Weekend Gross Weeks 1 The Avengers (2012) $103M $373M 2 2 Dark Shadows (2012) $28.8M $28.8M 1 3 Think Like a Man (2012) $6.3M $81.9M 4 4 The Hunger Games (2012) $4.4M $387M 8 5 The Lucky One (2012) $4.05M $53.7M 4 6 The Pirates! Band of Misfits (2012) $3.2M $23.1M 3 7 The Five-Year Engagement (2012) $3.1M $24.4M 3 8 The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2011) $2.65M $3.72M 2 9 Chimpanzee (2012) $1.62M $25.6M 4 10 Girl in Progress (2012) $1.35M $1.35M 1
Move over, Christina! Now that "The Voice" has wrapped, it's time for another Mouseketeer-turned-diva to judge future music stars: Britney Spears has reportedly signed a deal to be a judge on "The X Factor," according to E! News.
News first broke in early March that the pop star was in negotiations to join the panel of Fox's reality singing competition, and last month, it was reported that Spears was being offered $15 million for one season of the show — $3 million more than Jennifer Lopez earns as a judge on "American Idol."
"The contract is signed," a source told E! "There's been a lot of back and forth over the past few weeks as they negotiated the small details, but she's on. It's all completed and Britney is beyond excited."
In an April interview with TMZ, Cowell remained mum about the Spears negotiation rumors but admitted that he would "love" to have her on "X Factor."
"I think it would be a coup," he said. "I think she would be a fascinating person to sit next to, so we'll have to wait and see."
Spears will join returning mentors Cowell and record executive L.A. Reid on the panel.
Several stars — from Miley Cyrus and Demi Lovato to Janet Jackson and Mariah Carey — were reportedly discussed as possible replacements for Nicole Scherzinger and Paula Abdul before Spears became the front-runner. There's no word yet on whether one of those rumored contenders (or anyone, for that matter) will join the show as a fourth judge.
"The X Factor" returns to Fox in September, with auditions already under way. (MTV)
"Somebody That I Used To Know" by Gotye featuring Kimbra tops the Hot 100 for the fourth straight week. This ties the Singing Nun's 1963 smash "Dominique" for the longest run at #1 by an artist who was born in Belgium. "Somebody…" also holds at #1 on Hot Alternative Songs for the 10th week and moves up to #1 on Dance/Club Play Songs. It's the first song in chart history to reach #1 on all three of these charts. Billboard's Gary Trust notes that just two other songs have reached #1 on both Alternative and Dance/Club Play: New Order's "Regret" and U2's "Discotheque." Despite having such broad appeal, neither song came within striking distance of #1 on the Hot 100. "Regret" peaked at #28 in July 1993. "Discotheque" reached #10 in February 1997. "Somebody…" tops 300K in digital sales for the fifth consecutive week. It's just the third song in digital history to top 300K in weekly sales five or more times. "We Are Young" hit that mark seven times. "Love The Way You Lie" by Eminem featuring Rihanna reached it five times. Will "Somebody…" equal the record set just three weeks ago by "We Are Young"? Stay tuned.
TOP TEN BILLBOARD HOT 100 SINGLES!
Issue Date : May 10th, 2012
1 (1) Gotye ft. Kimbra "Somebody That I Used To Know" (4weeks #1, 18 weeksoncharts) 2 (2) fun. ft. Janelle Monae "We Are Young" (peak#1, 20 weeksoncharts)
3 (3) Maroon 5 ft. Wiz Khalifa "Payphone" (peak#3, 3 weeksoncharts) 4 (5) Carly Rae Jepsen "Call Me Maybe" (peak#4, 11 weeksoncharts) 5 (6) Flo Rida ft. Sia "Wild Ones" (peak#5, 18 weeksoncharts) 6 (4) The Wanted "Glad You Came" (peak#3, 17 weeksoncharts) 7 (8) Nicki Minaj "Starships" (peak#5, 12 weeksoncharts) 8 (7) Boyfriend, Justin Bieber (peak#2, 6 weeksoncharts) 9 (9) One Direction "What Makes You Beautiful" (peak#4, 12 weeksoncharts) 10 (10) Kelly Clarkson "Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You)" (peak#1, 20weeksoncharts)
1 (1) Gotye ft. Kimbra "Somebody That I Used To Know" (2weeks #1, 16 weeksoncharts) 2 (2) fun. ft. Janelle Monae "We Are Young" (peak#1, 18 weeksoncharts)
3 (N) Maroon 5 ft. Wiz Khalifa "Payphone" (DEBUT) 4 (5) Boyfriend, Justin Bieber (peak#2, 5 weeksoncharts) 5 (3) The Wanted "Glad You Came" (peak#3, 15 weeksoncharts) 6 (6) Flo Rida ft. Sia "Wild Ones" (peak#6, 16 weeksoncharts) 7 (8) Carly Rae Jepsen "Call Me Maybe" (peak#7, 9 weeksoncharts) 8 (4) One Direction "What Makes You Beautiful" (peak#4, 10 weeksoncharts) 9 (7) Nicki Minaj "Starships" (peak#5, 10 weeksoncharts) 10 (9) Kelly Clarkson "Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You)" (peak#1, 18weeksoncharts)
Rank Title Weekend Gross Weeks 1 Think Like a Man (2012) $17.6M $60.5M 2 2 The Pirates! Band of Misfits (2012) $11.1M $11.1M 1 3 The Hunger Games (2012) $10.8M $372M 6 4 The Lucky One (2012) $10.8M $39.4M 2 5 The Five-Year Engagement (2012) $10.6M $10.6M 1 6 Safe (2012) $7.89M $7.89M 1 7 The Raven (2012) $7.29M $7.29M 1 8 Chimpanzee (2012) $5.23M $18.9M 2 9 The Three Stooges (2012) $5.17M $36.9M 3 10 The Cabin in the Woods (2011) $4.62M $34.8M 3
2012 MTV Movie Award Nominees is announced today! How about the list of this year's lucky nominees who will by battling it out for the coveted Golden Popcorn trophy live from the Gibson Amphitheatre in Universal City, California, at 9 p.m. ET/PT on Sunday, June 3? Fan voting opens Tuesday at 8 a.m.
Here's the nminees :
Movie of the Year
» "Bridesmaids"
» "The Hunger Games"
» "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2"
» "The Help"
» "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1"
Best Male Performance
» Daniel Radcliffe, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2"
» Ryan Gosling, "Drive"
» Joseph Gordon-Levitt, "50/50"
» Josh Hutcherson, "The Hunger Games"
» Channing Tatum, "The Vow"
Best Female Performance
» Jennifer Lawrence, "The Hunger Games"
» Kristin Wiig, "Bridesmaids"
» Emma Stone, "Crazy, Stupid, Love"
» Emma Watson, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2"
» Rooney Mara, "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo"
Best Comedic Performance
» Melissa McCarthy, "Bridesmaids"
» Kristen Wiig, "Bridesmaids"
» Zach Galifianakis, "The Hangover Part II"
» Jonah Hill, "21 Jump Street"
» Oliver Cooper, "Project X"
Breakthrough Performance
» Melissa McCarthy, "Bridesmaids"
» Rooney Mara, "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo"
» Liam Hemsworth, "The Hunger Games"
» Elle Fanning, "Super 8"
» Shailene Woodley, "The Descendants"
Best Cast
» "Bridesmaids"
» "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2"
» "The Hunger Games"
» "21 Jump Street"
» "The Help"
Best On-Screen Transformation
» Elizabeth Banks, "The Hunger Games"
» Rooney Mara, "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo"
» Johnny Depp, "21 Jump Street"
» Michelle Williams, "My Week With Marilyn"
» Colin Farrell, "Horrible Bosses"
Best Fight
» Daniel Radcliffe vs. Ralph Fiennes, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2"
» Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson vs. Alexander Ludwig, "The Hunger Games"
» Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill vs. Kid Gang, "21 Jump Street"
» Tom Hardy vs. Joel Edgerton, "Warrior"
» Tom Cruise vs. Michelle Nyqvist, "Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol"
Best Kiss
» Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone, "Crazy, Stupid, Love"
» Rupert Grint and Emma Watson, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2"
» Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson, "The Hunger Games"
» Rachel McAdams and Channing Tatum, "The Vow"
» Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart, "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1"
Best Gut-Wrenching Performance
» "Bridesmaids" (Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph, Rose Byrne, Melissa McCarthy, Wendi McClendon-Covey and Ellie Kemper)
