BOX-OFFICE REPORT
Movie-goers are still eating up tickets to The Hunger Games. The blockbuster topped the box office for a second straight weekend with $61.1 million. It’s made $251 million in 10 days and now is the top-grossing film of the year.
- The fantasy sequel Wrath of the Titans opened in second with $34.2 million.
- Mirror Mirror, starring Julia Roberts and Lily Collins, debuted in third with $19 million.
- 21 Jump Street dropped from second to fourth with $15 million.
- The Lorax also fell two spots, landing in fifth with $8 million. It’s grossed $189.6 million.
- The controversial documentary Bully opened with $115,000 at only five locations over the weekend. That’s an average of $23,000 per location — the strongest opening of any documentary in 2012.
SELENA GOMEZ REIGNS AT KIDS CHOICE AWARDS (audio)
Selena Gomez was the big winner at Nickelodeon’s Kids Choice Awards Saturday night — taking home orange blimps for both favorite TV actress and female singer. It’s the second consecutive year the Wizards of Waverly Place star has been named favorite actress. Her boyfriend, Justin Bieber, was named favorite male singer.
Other winners included Adam Sandler (favorite movie actor), Kristen Stewart (favorite movie actress) and Katy Perry (for favorite voice in an animated movie for Smurfs).
As usual, the slime flowed freely during the telecast. Halle Berry was the first to be hit. Other victims included Taylor Lautner, Glee star Chris Colfer and the Bieb, who closed out the show by getting drenched along with host Will Smith.
OCTOMOM ON THE DOLE
Octomom Nadya Suleman is now being supported by taxpayers.
The mother of 14 has gone on gone on welfare and is getting $2,000 a month for food from the State of California.
In 2010, a year after giving birth to octuplets, Nadya vowed never to go on welfare, saying she refused to become “a self-fulfilling prophecy” by accepting government assistance. A family of 15 needs to make less than $119,000 a year to qualify for benefits. Nadya, who was recently paid $8000 to pose topless in a British magazine, says since the welfare news broke she’s been receiving death threats.
KEITH OLBERMANN PLANS TO SUE FORMER BOSSES AT CURRENT
Keith Olbermann is not taking his ouster from Current TV lying down.
The talking head tells TMZ he’s “furious” with Current co-founder Al Gore for firing him from Countdown and plans to file a lawsuit against the cable channel. Keith says, “The truth of the ethics of Mr. Gore and [co-founder] Mr. Hyatt will come out.” Earlier, Al released a statement claiming Keith was disrespectful and disloyal to viewers.
Keith says joining Current was a “foolish” mistake.
ZAC EFRON: I’M NOT A HEARTTHROB
Zac Efron is in denial of his hotness.
In an interview with CBS Sunday Morning yesterday, Zac was asked to explain what it’s like to be a hottie. “I can’t explain to you what it’s like to be a heartthrob,” the star said, “[because] I don’t think I am a heartthrob. I hate [that word]. I hate it. It follows you around, but you don’t deserve it. It’s like, ‘Why?'”
He added, “I’m just me. I’m just Zac. Just Zac.”
COCAINE FOUND IN WHITNEY’S HOTEL ROOM
Authorities found cocaine in the hotel room where Whitney Houston died in February, TMZ reports. Detectives are reportedly not investigating rumors that someone removed the drug from the room, “because they’re convinced it wasn’t removed.”
Meanwhile, daughter Bobbi Kristina has been cast in a recurring role in Tyler Perry‘s TBS sitcom For Better or Worse. The second season premieres in July.
CELEB QUICKIES
- Sarah Palin will be going head to head with her old nemesis Katie Couric. With Katie co-hosting ABC’s Good Morning America this week, NBC has announced that Sarah will co-host the Today show — Katie’s old stomping grounds — tomorrow. Many believe Sarah’s embarrassing interview with Katie in 2008 destroyed her credibility.
- Rosie O’Donnell has put her Miami Beach mansion up for sale with an asking price of $19.5 million. She’s looking to make a big profit — the recently fired talk-show host paid $6.75 million in 1999 for the 11,000-square-foot home.
- Actress Lake Bell has gotten engaged to tattoo artist Scott Campbell. The two reportedly hit it off on the set of her HBO show How to Make It in America star when he made a guest appearance as himself last year.
- That ’70s Show star Lisa Robin Kelly was arrested Saturday in L.A. for spousal abuse. Kelly, who played Topher Grace‘s sister on the hit show, pled guilty to DUI in North Carolina in 2010. (via TMZ)