HOLLYWOOD, Dec. 12 (UPI) -- "Ocean's Twelve," distributed by Warner Bros., topped the U.S. box office after grossing $41 million in its debut week, estimated boxofficemojo.com.
TOKYO, Dec. 12 (UPI) -- PlayStation Portable, produced by Sony Computer Entertainment, hit Japanese store shelves Sunday and were reportedly flying off the shelves.
NEW YORK, Dec. 12 (UPI) -- U.S. singer and actress Jennifer Lopez on News Year's Eve will give MTV viewers a sneak peak at her new album "Rebirth" and the video for the single "Get Right.
NEW YORK, Dec. 12 (UPI) -- Bernie Goetz, who shot four teenagers in a New York City subway car in 1985 because he thought they were going to rob him, is in the movie "Silver Night."
BARCELONA, Spain, Dec. 12 (UPI) -- British star Imelda Staunton has won the European Film Award for best actress for her role as a cleaning lady in "Vera Drake."
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 12 (UPI) -- "Ramones: Raw," the first DVD from the legendary U.S. punk band, has been certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America.
NEW YORK, Dec. 12 (UPI) -- U.S. celebrities have become artistic to combat pancreatic cancer by designing one-of-a-kind holiday greeting cards and auctioning them online.
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 12 (UPI) -- The Los Angeles Film Critics Association gave "Sideways" five awards for best picture, director, screenplay, supporting actress and supporting actor.
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LONDON, Dec. 11 (UPI) -- Australian director Baz Lurhmann coached a group of teens and young adults with no theatrical experience in a performance of "Romeo and Juliet" in London.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 (UPI) -- Revenues for U.S. motion picture and video firms rose 6 percent to $64 billion last year, from $60 billion in 2002, the U.S. Census Bureau reported.
WESTPORT, Conn., Dec. 11 (UPI) -- U.S. playwright Arthur Miller, who had been married to Marilyn Monroe, is being linked with painter Agnes Barley, who is 55 years his junior.
LONDON, Dec. 11 (UPI) -- The British TV show "Strictly Come Dancing" -- featuring celebrities dancing -- has sparked a ballroom dancing craze in the United Kingdom.
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 10 (UPI) -- Country legend Merle Haggard has recorded his first album of American standards in a recording career covering more than 40 years.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Dec. 10 (UPI) -- The gunman who killed four people at a Columbus, Ohio, nightclub was described Friday as a "disturbed" ex-Marine by people who knew him.
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NEW YORK, Dec. 10 (UPI) -- Songstress Chynna Phillips has given birth to her third child with her actor husband, Billy Baldwin, "Entertainment Tonight" reported Friday.
WASHINGTON, N.J., Dec. 10 (UPI) -- A group of New Jersey high schoolers got a glimpse of another side of show business when invited to sing with Clay Aiken.
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 10 (UPI) -- Hollywood actor Chris Noth is heading back to NBC's "Law & Order" franchise in 2005, the World Entertainment News Network reported Friday.
NEW YORK, Dec. 10 (UPI) -- Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen have pledged to seek assurance their signature clothing line for Wal-Mart will not be produced in sweatshops.
Fans react and hold up signs as floats carrying the New York Giants rides down the Canyon of Heroes for the Giants victory ticker tape parade 2 days after the New York Giants defeated the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLVI in New York City on February 7, 2012 . UPI /John Angelillo
