We are the 'World,' we are the dinosaurs

THE DINOSAURS of "Jurassic World" mauled a talking teddy bear at the box office this past weekend.

Then again, so did an 11-year-old girl.

Seth MacFarlane's "Ted 2" opened far under expectations with $32.9 million, according to Rentrak estimates yesterday, ceding the top two spots to holdovers "Jurassic World" and "Inside Out."

"Jurassic" narrowly held the top spot for the third weekend in a row with a mighty $54.2 million, pushing it past the $500 million mark domestically - only the fifth film to do so in history.

"Inside Out," meanwhile, finished a close No. 2, earning $52.1 million - only a 42 percent drop from its first weekend.

The other new movie, "Max," about a PTSD-afflicted military dog who goes to live with his handler's family, brought in a modest but expected $12.2 million to finish fourth.

The box office is still booming, up 7 percent from last year. "Magic Mike XXL" and "Terminator Genisys" open Wednesday.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is getting younger and more colorful.

Kevin Hart, Common, Emma Stone, Dev Patel and "Whiplash" writer-director Damien Chazelle are among the 322 new academy members announced Friday.

"It's really gratifying to see the big increases in genre, people of color, age and national origin," academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs said in an interview.

Other new inductees include Benedict Cumberbatch, David Oyelowo, Sergio Mendes, Elizabeth Banks, John Legend, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Tom Hardy and "Dope" director Rick Famuyiwa.

Membership in the Academy is by invitation only. Oscar nominees are automatically considered; others must be sponsored by two members of their branch of filmmaking.

"We've stressed very much that our members in each branch, it's their duty to really pay attention to a diverse talent pool, to those coming up, to those that may have been overlooked for membership," Boone Isaacs said. "I think that effort has paid off well this year."

The nearly 6,000-member international group has long been criticized for its largely white, male membership.

OK, Cheryl, now how do we change Congress?

* Lionel Richie was at the Glastonbury Music Festival.

So was Kanye.

But who was everybody talking about?

The Dalai Lama.

The exiled Tibetan spiritual leader joined Patti Smith on stage yesterday, where she led the crowd to sing "Happy Birthday" to mark his 80th birthday next week. She then presented him with a birthday cake.

Tattle never really thought of the Dalai Lama as a cake guy.

The spiritual leader, appearing at the festival for the first time, praised Smith's white hair, voice and "physical action," saying she was "very beautiful, very forceful."

Tattle never really thought of the Dalai Lama as a Patti Smith guy.

The Nobel Peace Prize winner earlier spoke on a small platform about the need for a moral education at schools and universities. He also praised Glastonbury as a "festival of people, not politicians and governments."

* "Tonight" show host Jimmy Fallon is on the shelf following a hand injury that required minor surgery Friday and forced NBC to cancel that day's taping of his late-night show.

Fallon tweeted Friday that he tripped and when he caught his fall his ring caught on the side of a table and "almost ripped my finger off."

"I'm doing well and thanks for good wishes everyone," he tweeted.

He has some built-in recovery time since the show was scheduled to be on hiatus for the next two weeks anyway.

* What the heck has happened to common decency?

While people get oddly bent out of shape over verbal jokes, practical jokes seem to be getting meaner and meaner.

On a recent Cambodian TV show, a 13-year-old girl was expecting to be reunited with her estranged mother, but when the reveal came, "mom" was actually a male comedian dressed like a woman.

In what universe is that funny?

Now, according to People magazine, an Egyptian TV show pranked Paris Hilton into believing that the small, private plane she was on was about to crash.

How far was the show willing to go for the "joke"? Two passengers actually jumped out of the plane when it was overcome by a bad smell.

People reported that when the plane landed, Paris and other passengers were still crying.

When she was escorted off the plane, the man sitting next to her explained that he was an actor and she was on a prank show.

Paris may warrant a little mockery from time to time, but she should have punched that guy in the face.

- Daily News wire services

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