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[Update] Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson proved he can open a tentpole film all by his not-so-little lonesome with San Andreas's estimated, beefy $54.6M domestic take. That $14K per theater average, in 3,777 venues, was much better than the predicted $40M for the Warner Bros. disaster flick. 44% of that was attributed to 3D and, with an A- CinemaScore, it looks like the film will have domestic box-office aftershocks for some weeks to come. But the U.S wasn't the only place that the tremors were felt. Overseas, in 60 markets, San Andreas ranked #1 in 55 of those markets, opening with an international cume of $60M (on 14.5k screens) resulting in a worldwide cume of $113.2M.The real winner in this story, however, is Johnson. San Andreas is the best opening for him where he was not part of an ensemble, such as the Fast and Furious or the G.I. Joe flicks. Last year's...

The hammer is about to drop in Studio 8H.

Thor‘s Chris Hemsworth will make his Saturday Night Live hosting debut on March 7.

PhotosSNL’s 40th Anniversary Special: The Best and Worst Moments

It will be the actor’s maiden voyage on NBC’s sketch-comedy series.

People magazine’s reigning “Sexiest Man Alive” won’t be the only first-timer on the telecast. Zac Brown Band will also make their initial SNL outing as the episode’s musical guest.

PhotosLive vs. Dead: SNL Special Took Big Bite Out of Walking Dead Audience

SNL will air its next fresh installment this Saturday,...

Though a simple handshake would have sufficed, Rick rolled out the welcome mat for fresh-scrubbed stranger Aaron in this week’s episode of The Walking Dead by laying claim to his rations, slugging him, tying him up and sentencing him to cruel and unusual punishment. Which amounted to what, exactly? Read on and find out.

PhotosThe Walking Dead: Meet the Newcomer Behind Aaron, the Show’s First Major Gay Character

No Kidding | As “The Distance” began, Sasha and Maggie introduced Aaron to Rick and Co., and explained that the mystery man had a camp and wanted them all to audition for membership.

Much like last year’s airport photo shoot, these new pics to herald Mad Men‘s upcoming final episodes aren’t likely to clue us in to anything about the AMC drama’s last hurrah.

Still, they’re rather pretty, no?

Related Mad Men Team Talk ‘Perfect’ Series Finale, Spinoff Possibilities

On Wednesday, the network released the lawn-party shots, which show your Sterling Cooper & Partners favorites (and then some) chilling in a springtime setting. Don, Peggy, Roger, Pete — everyone, including the (now former?) Mrs. Draper, Megan —is on hand for the affair.

So click through the gallery below — which includes...

CW is serious about their new weekend morning project, One Magnificent Morning. They just released two more line ups for the weekends of December 6 and 13th. Like the first one that starts this weekend, they are sticking to more educational family fun series compared to the traditional Saturday morning kind of shows. CW is going along with the FCC’s desire for more educational broadcasts. Here are the listings for the two upcoming weekends of the new program block.

Dog Whisperer With Cesar Millan: Family Edition

DOG103 – Small Dog, Big Bite

A Boston terrier is a bit of a terror to her young owner Ryan, and a five-legged dog named Rocky is a Venice beach side shows attraction, just don’t try and give him a hand. Cesar will try his best to bring some peace to these aggressive little pups.

DOG104 – Fears and Phobias

Cesar is on...

Maleficent got off to a strong start in the U.S. and abroad this weekend, while Seth MacFarlane's A Million Ways to Die in the West flopped.Disney's big-budget reimagining of Sleeping Beauty earned $69.4 million at the domestic box office, which is the biggest debut ever for star Angelina Jolie. Meanwhile, it grossed roughly $100 million overseas, which is a significant improvement over 2013's Oz The Great and Powerful.Overall business was about even with the same weekend last year, when Now You See Me and After Earth opened to $29.4 million and $27.5 million, respectively.Playing at 3,948 locations, Maleficent opened noticeably higher than Snow White and the Huntsman ($56.2 million), which debuted on the same weekend two years ago. Still, it was nowhere near Alice in Wonderland (2010), and also wound up a bit shy of Oz The Great and Powerful ($79.1 million).Maleficent's success can be attributed in part to the enduring...

As Jonah From Tonga arrives on BBC Three, we salute the meticulously observed characters of Australian comic Chris Lilley…

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A sixteen year old Queen Bee, a disruptive Tongan teen, a juvenile offenders’ officer in her sixties, feckless teenage twins, a flamboyant drama teacher, a pushy Japanese mother… Chris Lilley puts on a wig, an outfit (and sometimes, a controversial bit of face paint) and becomes them all.

Watch him in costume and there’s no sense that Lilley is anyone but the character he’s playing. Other comedy drag acts - Little Britain’s Emily and Florence, for instance - might trade on the physical disconnect between the actor and persona, but Lilley is no pantomime dame. In his glossy brunette wig and school dress, the thirty-nine year old man disappears and he simply is hair-flicking, doe-eyed teen Ja’mie King. Change the wig, accent and mannerisms, and he becomes a naughty,...

The Syfy original movie "Sharknado" became a social media sensation this past week with its premiere on Thursday. And perhaps not surprisingly, it also considerably upped the online profiles of the network that aired it and the actors who starred in it According to content marketing and insights company Kontera, consumption of content items -- videos, social posts, etc -- revolving around Syfy grew 220.49 percent from July 10, the day before the "Sharknado" premiere, and July 11, when the movie aired. Also read: 'Sharknado' Takes a Big Bite From Hollywood Tweeters "Sharknado"...

After flying high over Memorial Day, the box office came crashing down this weekend. All of the major holdovers fell over 50 percent, while After Earth opened on track with recent sci-fi bombs like John Carter and Battleship. The only bright spot was Now You See Me, which opened way above expectations. Similar to the other recent movies in its franchise, Fast & Furious 6 took its foot off the gas pedal in its second weekend. The movie plummeted 64 percent to $35.2 million; while that was enough for first place, it still indicates that the movie won't be able to take the franchise to the next level box office-wise. To date, Fast 6 has earned a very strong $171 million. In second place, magician caper Now You See Me opened to a very good $29.3 million. That's the biggest non-Twilight debut ever for Summit Entertainment, which was acquired by Lionsgate in early 2012. The opening is particularly...

Breaking Dawn: Part 2, Skyfall and Lincoln led the pack in a record-breaking holiday weekend at the box office.

Related: 'Twilight' Finale Takes Big Bite Out of Box Office

With a combined total of $290 million, box office revenue accumulated Wednesday-Sunday broke the previous record set ($273 million) in 2009 over the Thanksgiving period.

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn-Part 2 took in a remarkable $64 million in its second week run with the newest Bond film at its heels with $51 million. Steven Spielberg's Lincoln placed third with $34.1 million.

The animated flick Rise of the Guardians brought $32.6 million since Wednesday. Ang Lee's Life of Pi claimed the number five spot with $30.2 million.

When humanoid monster truck Guy Fieri opened his newest restaurant in Times Square this fall, you could practically hear critics all across New York City sharpening their knives. The joint is a ready-made, ”Donkey Sauce”-covered punchline for writers hungry for a creative way to express disdain — who could resist a 500-seat macho wonderland that serves monstrosities with names like “Ain’t No Thing Butta Chicken Wing” and “Guy-talian Nachos”?

But even in context, the New York Times’s review of Guy’s American Kitchen stands alone. It’s so contemptuous, so angry, and so hilarious that it rivals the...

The host of a pair of popular Food Network Series — Guy’s Big Bite and Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives (affectionately known as Triple D by its host and legion of fans) — the bleach-blond car fanatic and restaurateur first won viewers’ hearts when he won Season 2 of The Next Food Network Star. Since then, the Ohio native, born Guy Ramsay Ferry, has branched out even further with successful books and cookware lines and as the host of the NBC game show Minute to Win It. Guy’s Big Bite airs Sunday mornings at 10:30/9:30Ct Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives airs Monday nights at [...]...

Forbes' new list of top-earning chefs for the last 12 months features plenty of names you'd expect. Loudmouthed UK toque Gordon Ramsay stands head and shoulders above the rest with a whopping $38 million a year. Rachael Ray and Wolfgang Puck round out the top three with $25 million and $20 million respectively.

We have to say, though -- Guy Fieri cracked the top ten? The Food Network star pulled in a $8 million last year, ahead of list no-shows Anthony Bourdain, Andrew Zimmern and Giada Delaurentis. That figure might have something to do with the fact he's Food Network's biggest star at the moment, according to Forbes. His show "Diners Drive-Ins and Dives" is shown up to eight times a day on the network, plus he stars in "Guy’s Big Bite," "Rachael vs. Guy Celebrity Cook-Off" and "Food Network Star." Not bad for a guy who won the second season of "Food...

Initial box office results for Rock of Ages and That's My Boy seem to confirm two very important things: the 1980s was a lousy decade, and starpower is a bit overrated. The latest projects from box office heavyweights Tom Cruise and Adam Sandler both bombed hard this weekend, which allowed Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted to easily hold on to the top spot. Prometheus remained in second as well, though it took a big hit in its sophomore outing, and the Top 12 wound up down 16 percent from the same frame last year.Madagascar 3 dipped 43.5 percent to $34.06 million this weekend. That's a strong hold for an animated sequel: in comparison, Cars 2 fell 60 percent, Toy Story 3 dipped 46 percent, and Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa fell 44.5 percent. The movie remains ahead of both of its predecessors with a 10-day total of $119 million. Prometheus crashed 59 percent to $20.7 million in its second weekend. That...

What looked like a tight race on Friday turned out to not really be much of a competition, as Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted handily defeated Prometheus over the three-day weekend. That being said, even if it didn't quite reach the astronomical levels some had been expecting, director Ridley Scott's return to sci-fi still had one of the best second place debuts in history. The Top 12 earned $174.2 million this weekend, which is up 32 percent from the same frame last year when Super 8 and Judy Moody both underperformed. Madagascar 3 debuted to a strong $60.3 million at 4,258 locations, which is the fourth-highest opening of the year and the seventh-highest ever in June. It was a tad lower than Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa's $63.1 million, but was about in line with the first Madagascar's $61 million four-day Memorial weekend debut. It's also right on par with DreamWorks Animation's Kung Fu Panda,...

Midnight Update: Prometheus earned a very impressive $3.56 million from midnight showings at 1,368 theaters. That's seven times as high as Super 8's $500,000 on the same weekend last year, and also higher than Inception's $3 million midnight start in Summer 2010. It's also more than twice the recent midnight debuts of Mib 3 ($1.55 million) and Snow White and the Huntsman ($1.38 million). Both of those movies wound up with over $50 million for the weekend, and there's now a very good chance Prometheus ends up with at least that much.Forecast: So far this Summer, it's always been pretty clear which movie would wind up taking the top spot at the box office each weekend. That's definitely not the case this weekend, though, as highly-anticipated sci-fi flick Prometheus squares off against the third installment in DreamWorks' Madagascar series. Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted is reaching 4,258 locations, which is the 11th-widest release ever (second-widest for an...

MIB 3 held well in a few of its major markets and wound up in first place once again at the overseas box office. Meanwhile, Snow White and the Huntsman did solid business in its debut, while Prometheus put up some strong numbers a week ahead of its U.S. opening.Mib 3 added $78.6 million to bring its foreign total to $275.1 million through less than two weeks in theaters. The movie eased 29 percent to $15.4 million in China, and held about even in Germany $5.34 million) and the U.K. ($4.88 million) following soft debuts in both of those markets. The movie also added $7 million in Russia, $5.3 million in Japan, $3.8 million in South Korea, $3.7 million in Mexico, $3.7 million in Australia, $3.2 million in France, and $3 million in Brazil. It's already passed Men in Black II's $251.4 million foreign total, and it should eclipse the first Men in Black's $338.7 million sometime next weekend. Snow White and the Huntsman...

<< Continued from "'Snow White' Takes Big Bite Out of Box Office Apple"The Avengers dropped 44 percent to $20.5 million, which is the fourth-highest fifth weekend ever behind Avatar, Titanic and The Sixth Sense. On Friday, the superhero team-up passed The Dark Knight ($533.3 million) to move up to third place on the all-time domestic chart, and on Sunday it passed $550 million in a record 31 days (it took Avatar 38 days). To date, The Avengers has earned $552.95 million, and it's still on pace for around a $600 million total. Battleship took another big hit this weekend, plummeting 54 percent to $5.1 million. Its 17-day total reached $55.4 million, which is off from John Carter's $62.4 million through the same point.The Dictator fell 49 percent to $4.7 million for a total of $50.8 million. It could still pass Bruno's $60.05 million, but it's definitely not taking the trophy for first R-rated comedy hit of Summer 2012. In sixth place, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel dipped 30 percent to $4.5 million,...

ABC’s General Hospital leads the way with 23 nominations for Daytime Emmy Awards.

The television academy announced Wednesday that the venerable soap opera will compete with NBC’s Days of Our Lives, CBS’ The Young and the Restless and the canceled All My Children of ABC for best daytime drama. NBC’s The Bold and the Beautiful has won the trophy three years in a row but wasn’t nominated this year.

Other repeat winners are possible, though: Ben Bailey of Cash Cab was nominated for best game show host and Dr. Mehmet Oz as best talk show host.

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The first winners of the newly renamed Kit Denton Disfellowship, previously the Kit Denton Fellowship, have been named as Kate McCartney and Kate McLennan whose writing credits have included Big Bite, Hamish & Andy and The Mansion.

The announcement was made at tonight’s Australian Writers Guild Awgie Awards held in Sydney.

Other winners included The Secret Life Of Us writer Kris Mrksa who picked up the Foxtel Fellowship, Chris Lilley who was recognised for his contribution to comedy and films Snow Town and Burning Man.

The Awgie winners:

2011 Kit Denton Fellowship

ForCourage and Excellence in Performance Writing

Kate McCartney and Kate McLennan

2011 Foxtel Fellowship

Fellowship awarded in recognition of a significant body of work in television.

Kris Mrksa

2011 Richard Lane Award

For Outstanding Service and Dedication to the Australian Writers’ Guild

Ian David

2011 Dorothy Crawford Award

For Outstanding Contribution to the Profession

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2011 Fred Parsons Award

For Outstanding Contribution...

The HBO show "True Blood" and the "Twilight Saga" have been endlessly compared, so "Extra" wants to know which of these vampire-loving actresses is sexier: "Twilight" star Kristen Stewart as Bella Swan or "True Blood" cast member Deborah Ann Woll as Jessica Hamby?

'Twilight' vs. 'True Blood'Sparkly Skin

The Cullen clan isn't killed by sunlight — their skin simply sparkles.

Darkness Only

"True Blood" vampires cannot come out during the day, and they can't...

Chris Lilley has admitted that he is excited about the idea of reviving his Summer Heights High characters Jonah, Mr G and Ja'mie. The Australian comic, who returned to BBC Three last night with new comedy Angry Boys, revealed to Digital Spy that he would never rule out bringing back some of his most popular characters from previous shows. "I love bringing the characters back. Ja'mie was in two shows, Mr G was in something called the Big Bite as well. I love bringing characters back," he said. "But I mean, when I did Summer Heights High everyone was saying, 'you'd be mad to not bring Ricky Wong back' and they wanted everyone from We Can Be Heroes in it. So a lot of a people were disappointed with Summer Heights High. Someone is always missing out. "But bringing characters back is exciting for (more)...

A low resolution, but thankfully English subtitled trailer for the headsy little slasher flick One Way Trip 3D has made its way online, and we have it here waiting for you with a gift card to 7-11 in case you get the munchies. Just bring us back a cheeseburger Big Bite.

For more check out the official One Way Trip Facebook page!

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"Eight young people drive to the Swiss Jura region, food and tents in the trunk. It’s autumn and high season for a magic mushroom that grows there – the reason for their trip. After a few problems they arrive at the desired location deep in the woods, the tents are set up, the mushrooms are collected, and when it gets dark, the party starts. Everything is fine until one of the youths wants to get beer and comes back with a blood-covered and smashed face. They don...

Actor Matthew McConaughey visits Guy Fieri on special 'Guy's Big Bite.' On December 13th to 18th, there will be a week of Guy Fieri programming on Food Network including a one-hour primetime special of Guy.s Big Bite featuring actor Matthew McConaughey, to air this Saturday at 8 pm/7c. Here are videos to see Guy and Matthew together from the episode: It.S A Guy Thing! Food Network viewers can join Guy Fieri as he heads home for the holidays with a week.s worth of special primetime programming beginning Monday, December 13th including two all-new and 21 highest-rated episodes of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives . one of Food Network.s highest-rated primetime series... Also a one-hour primetime special cometh...

Last night, Trey Parker and Matt Stone skillfully skewered the Food Network in a new South Park episode so outrageous that at one point Randy Marsh masturbated to an episode of Guy Fieri's Big Bite. It happened. Ahead, a more detailed recap of Randy's adventure into the seedy underbelly of food porn, and the body count from last night's installment, "Crème Fraiche."...

Guy proves he can host more than just a cooking show with his latest gig on NBC’s ‘Minute to Win It!’

Chef and TV personality Guy Fieri has come a long way from his days as a reality show winner — he’s now a reality show host. After winning The Next Food Network Star he got his own shows, Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives and Guy’s Big Bite on the Food Network, but that was just the beginning!

Guy is now the host of NBC’s latest reality show, Minute to Win It! Contestants must complete 10 challenges with household items, all in under 60 seconds. What’s at stake? Only $1 Million!! It’s going to be a fun ride for Fieri and for You — tune in Wednesday, July 28 at 8/7c for the excitement!

Check out six things you never knew about Guy Fieri here! My first restaurant was going to...

Did you know the vampires of "True Blood" can't come out during the day, but the Cullen clan of "Twilight" simply sparkles in the sunlight? The battle continues between the movie franchise and HBO's sexy vampire show -- now "Extra" has 53 facts on "Twilight" vs. "True Blood"!

'Twilight' vs. 'True Blood'Sparkly Skin

The Cullen clan isn't killed by sunlight -- their skin simply sparkles.

Darkness Only

"True Blood" vampires cannot come out during the day,...

Bart Mastronardi is part of the East Coast low-budget horror film community that seems to crank out genre features and shorts about once a month, more often than not with him behind the camera as the Dp. His first feature as a writer/director, Vindication, was anointed by no less than Clive Barker, and the upcoming DVD release from Big Bite Entertainment/R2 Films carries his seal of approval.

Guy Fieri is smoking hot, with Food Network and an NBC game show gig, the star of the Triple D (Diners, Drive Ins and Dives) is ready to return to Ultimate Recipe Showdown. The show resumes for a third season of mouth-watering competition on Sunday, March 14th at 9pm Et/Pt. Home cooks nationwide submitted more than 8,000 recipes in hopes of achieving culinary fame in one of six categories: Comfort Food, Party Food, Hot & Spicy, Burgers, Cakes & Desserts, and Hometown Favorites. In this six-week series hosted by Guy Fieri (Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives; Guy.s Big Bite), each episode focuses on one category and features the top four contestants who compete in two rounds of competition...

Not only do we have all of these passes to give away for Monday night’s screening of Sherlock Holmes, today, thanks to Warner Brothers and 7-Eleven, we have prize packs to give away, as well. These include two, admit two passes for Monday night’s screening (for you, and three of your friends) and, also, 250 certificates for free items at 7-Eleven.

Here’s the breakdown of what you get:

2 admit two passes for the Monday night screening of Sherlock Holmes 50 certificates for a 7-Eleven, glazed donut 50 certificates for a 12 oz 7-Eleven coffee, cappuccino, hot chocolate or tea 50 certificates for a Go-Go Taquito, any flavor 50 certificates for a 1/4 lb. Big Bite hot dog 50 certificates for a Big Gulp sized fountain drink A slick 7-Eleven cooler to hold all your leftovers

All you have to do is tell us which actor or actress, in the picture above, is hidden behind the 7-Eleven logo.

Now you can pull off the road, pop into 7-Eleven and grab a chardonnay with stone fruit tones or a plum-like cabernet sauvignon, both of which pair perfectly with Go-Go Taquitos or a 1/4-pound Big Bite.

7-Eleven's new brand of house wines, Yosemite Roads, is cheaper than a 6-pack, too--$3.99 a bottle. The convenience store chain best known for Big Gulps and Slim Jims is following in the footsteps of Wal-Mart, Costco, Whole Foods, and Trader Joe's with their new branded wines. You can get a bottle at any 7-Eleven, as well as Denny's, Shell Garden grocery stores, and some retail outlets in Japan.

But is it any good? Tune in tomorrow for a special Fast Company taste test (drop us a line if you find the vino in your local 7-Eleven, we couldn't). Until then, we already know most people will be pretty happy about paying a few bucks...

Cyberspace is abuzz with rumors that "True Blood" hottie Alexander Skarsgard has cozied up with Kate Bosworth! The vampire and the actress were spotted leaving the 2009 Scream Awards together -- after Alex kissed Kate when she presented him with the Best Villain award!

Tell "Extra" -- Do you like Skarsgard and Bosworth together?

Skarsgard and Bosworth are teaming up for the new thriller "Straw Dogs."

'Twilight' vs. 'True Blood'Sparkly Skin

The Cullen clan...

Anna Paquin and Stephen Moyer tried to keep their love a secret on the set of "True Blood," but creator Alan Ball reveals that the lovebirds weren't fooling anyone.

"I know that they think that nobody knew about it until the end of the season, but I knew about it by episode two," Ball reveals to People magazine at the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network Respect Awards in L.A.

The 52-year-old writer and...

It's a "Twilight" vs. "True Blood" All Hallow's Eve! "Twilight" hotties Ashley Greene and Kellan Lutz are hosting a Halloween party in Las Vegas the same night as "True Blood" stars Rutina Wesley and Sam Trammell!

The parties are not in competition, just in good fun! The "Twilight" superstars will host Tao Las Vegas' Yelloween party sponsored by Veuve Clicquot at The Venetian Hotel Casino on Saturday, Oct. 31. Next door, the "True Blood" actors will...

Jesse Eisenberg battles a zombie in Zombieland

Photo: Sony Pictures Looks like Laremy's predictions are back on track, at least at the top spot, as Zombieland had one hell of a Friday debut to the tune of $8.5 million according to Steve Mason's early Friday estimates. To top it off, should Mason's three-day prediction of $21.3 million come to pass it would mean Laremy actually hit the number right on the button. You'd have to ask him, but I'm not sure if that's ever happened.

Battling for second place is a pair of 3-D animated features as Sony's Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs remains strong with $3.5 million on Friday, but the Toy Story/Toy Story 2 double feature is hot on its heels actually besting Meatballs by the slimmest of margins taking in $3.7 million. However, Mason sees Meatballs ending the weekend $2 million over Buzz and Woody, so we'll see if parents...

The cookbook writer whose life was saved by "Top Chef" judge and restaurateur Tom Colicchio has told her story for the first time to The Post's Don Kaplan. Colicchio used the Heim lich maneuver on Joan Nathan after she choked at a charity benefit at her home in DC. The culprit was a Persian chicken kebob prepared by Iranian cuisine master Najmieh Bat manglij. "I don't usually take such big bites," Nathan tells Kaplan. "It was the first thing I had eaten and it was so de licious,...

Twilight</i>" style="margin:0 5px 5px" />Teen vampire flick Twilight sucked the life out of its competitors this weekend, earning claiming the No. 1 spot with a $70.6 million opening, according to studio estimates.

Seventy-five percent of that cash flow came from women, Variety reports, and such a strong opening sets a new precedent. Openings of $70 million and up are generally expected from family films and fanboy franchises (see Iron Man and Dark Knight), but this fangirl (or fang-girl?) rush, while expected, exceeded the studio's expectations by more than $10 million.

Though sequels were almost a given considering the success of Stephenie Meyer's book series, Summit Entertainment announced ...

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