'Rio' flies, takes No. 1 box office spot
LOS ANGELES, April 17 (UPI) -- The animated "Rio," featuring the voice of Anne Hathaway among others, took the No. 1 spot at the weekend U.S. box office with $40 million.
"Scream 4," with an ensemble company headed by David Arquette, Neve Campbell and Courteney Cox, was a distant second with more than $19.27 million.
All studio box office estimates of gross receipts are via Box Office Mojo.
"Hop" was still going strong in its third weekend with more than $11.16 million for third place.
"Soul Surfer" was fourth with $7.4 million; "Hanna" fifth with more than $7.32 million; "Arthur (2011)" sixth with $6.94 million; "Insidious" seventh with more than $6.85 million; "Source Code" eighth with $6.3 million; "The Conspirator" ninth with more than $3.92 million.
"Your Highness" rounded out the top 10 with more than $3.89 million.
Royal newlyweds will spend night at palace
LONDON, April 17 (UPI) -- Britain's Prince William and bride Kate Middleton will celebrate their wedding night at Buckingham Palace, a source told the Sunday Mirror.
The plan breaks a royal tradition in which couples set off on their honeymoon in a horse-drawn carriage.
"Prince Charles will host a private dinner, followed by dancing, at the Palace that evening for close friends and family," the source said.
The Mirror said the celebration will include a disco and bar set up in the palace ballroom.
Facebook becoming advertising giant
PALO ALTO, Calif., April 17 (UPI) -- Facebook executives say their advertising strategy is to create a personal relationship between marketers and the Web site's 600 million individual users.
The Los Angeles Times said Sunday that Facebook has plunged into the realm of targeted advertising with a new enthusiasm for matching up marketers with the personal interests that Facebook users list on their pages.
"This is an opportunity for brands to connect with you," said David Fischer, vice president of advertising and global operations. "When someone likes a brand, they are building a two-way conversation, creating an ongoing relationship."
But privacy advocates say users should be aware that Facebook's algorithms are monitoring what they put on their pages, including personal information, and parceling it out to ad producers.
"Facebook has perfected a stealth digital surveillance apparatus that tracks, analyzes and then acts on your information, including what you tell your friends," said Jeffrey Chester, executive director of the Center for Digital Democracy.
The Times said beefing up its role in the advertising industry could pay off in spades for Facebook as it attracts more big-budget brands and gets ready for an initial public offering expected as early as next year.
Court record details Morrison's love life
LONDON, April 17 (UPI) -- A British newspaper said Sunday that rock legend Van Morrison was not entirely truthful when he said he didn't know the woman claiming to have had his baby.
The Mail said it had gone over a collection of e-mails used in a recent court case that revealed reputed mom GiGi Lee was made a director of 14 companies controlled by Morrison shortly before the birth of the child.
In addition, Lee and the boy, who was named after Morrison, joined him in California during his 2010 tour.
The Mail said that rather than acknowledging his relationship with Lee, the married Morrison was having his lawyers seek court orders barring the newspaper from digging into the story.
Morrison's camp also issued a public denial he even knew Lee; however, his spokesman testified in court that he had been misled.
