'Hornet' buzzes to No. 1 at box office
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 16 (UPI) -- "The Green Hornet," starring Seth Rogen and Jay Chou, swarmed to the No. 1 U.S. box office spot during the weekend with $34 million in gross receipts.
"The Dilemma," a buddy film starring Vince Vaughan and Kevin James, was No. 2 with more than $17.41 million.
All studio estimates of U.S. box office receipts are via Box Office Mojo.
"True Grit" was third with $11.2 million; "The King's Speech" fourth with $9.07 million; "Black Swan" fifth with more than $8.12 million; "Little Fockers" sixth with more than $7.13 million; "Tron Legacy" seventh with more than $5.67 million; "Yogi Bear" eighth with more than $5.34 million; "The Fighter" ninth with more than $5.12 million.
No. 10 was "Season of the Witch" with $4.5 million.
Hollywood set for Sunday's Golden Globes
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., Jan. 16 (UPI) -- "Glee" and "The Kings Speech" lead their television and film categories in nominations for Sunday's Golden Globe awards in Beverly Hills.
Comedian Ricky Gervais will host the presentations that will be televised live from the swank Beverly Hilton Hotel beginning at 5 p.m. PST.
The Globes, which are voted on by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, are considered the first run-up to the Oscars and Emmy awards.
"Glee" leads in the television awards categories with five nominations. Perennial favorites "Madmen" and "30 Rock" are also expected to perform well.
In the movie category, "The Kings Speech" has seven nominations, and the BBC says star Colin Firth is expected to land a best-actor award.
"The Fighter" and "Social Network" notched six nominations apiece.
Arnold's comeback quips crack up critics
HOLLYWOOD, Jan. 16 (UPI) -- Arnold Schwarzenegger joked at a Hollywood gala that he once again found himself in the position of being "an unemployed actor" looking for a gig.
"I stand before you not as a former governor," said the one-time action star whose tenure as governor of California ended this month. "I came here for one reason and one reason only -- as an unemployed actor begging for work."
Schwarzenegger cracked up the audience at the Critics Choice Awards Saturday night with quips about getting back into show business after eight years in the governor's mansion, the Los Angeles Times said Sunday.
Schwarzenegger has dropped some strong hints that he would be willing to return to the screen. He lamented not having Colin Firth's role as the stuttering King George in "The King's Speech."
"If they wanted someone who had trouble speaking English, why pick Colin Firth?," Schwarzenegger said. "I mean, I invented not speaking English properly."
Miss Nebraska becomes 2011 Miss America
LAS VEGAS, Jan. 16 (UPI) -- A 17-year-old from Nebraska has been crowned this year's Miss America in Las Vegas after playing the piano and speaking about eating disorders.
Teresa Scanlan, 17, beat out 52 other contestants for the crown and title that comes with a $50,000 scholarship, the Las Vegas Sun said. Scanlan graduated from high school last May and plans to begin college studies after her term as Miss America concludes.
"I found my niche," she said. "I found what I liked and I guess this is working out pretty good for me."
It was the first time a contestant from Nebraska won the pageant, although the youngest Miss America winner was 15 1/2 in 1933, the newspaper said.
Miss Arkansas, Alyse Eady, was first runner-up and a crowd-pleaser with her act of singing with two ventriloquist dummies.
