Sideshow: James Bond holds off 'Guardians'
James Bond bested Santa Claus over the weekend by a sleigh length, according to studio estimates. Skyfall, the latest Bond frolic, took in $11 million for Sony. The animated adventure Rise of the Guardians, with a buffed-up Santa and other mythical figures as superheroes, put $10.5 million in Paramount's bank account. That was enough to send The Twili
James Bond bested Santa Claus over the weekend by a sleigh length, according to studio estimates.
Skyfall, the latest Bond frolic, took in $11 million for Sony. The animated adventure Rise of the Guardians, with a buffed-up Santa and other mythical figures as superheroes, put $10.5 million in Paramount's bank account. That was enough to send The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 back to the crypt in third place, with a gate of $9.2 million for Summit Entertainment. Disney's Lincoln was close behind with $9.1 mil. Life of Pi closed out the top five for the slow weekend with $8.3 million for 20th Century Fox.
Lax with the facts?
LeAnn Rimes
says she's not hooked on laxatives. She tells celeb gossip site TMZ.com that
Brandi Glanville
got it all wrong when she said LeAnn pops purgatives to stay skinny. Brandi, ex-wife of
Eddie Cibrian
, claimed that LeAnn, Eddie's current missus, let one of the little starters fall to the floor, where Brandi's son
Mason
found it, ate it, and got sick. LeAnn brands Brandi's claims "outlandish." TMZ says no response from Brandi.
In a family way
Hillary Scott
of
Lady Antebellum
's is expecting. She announced the pregnancy Friday on Twitter, calling the baby "our Christmas gift." No other details were available.