'Expendables' again tops U.S. box office
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 26 (UPI) -- "The Expendables 2" topped the U.S. box office for the second weekend in a row with $13.5 million in gross box office receipts.
The film features Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger among other action stars.
"The Bourne Legacy," starring Jeremy Renner and Rachel Weisz among others, was second with $9.3 million.
All studio estimates of gross U.S. box office receipts are via Box Office Mojo.
The animated "ParaNorman" was third with $8.546 million; "The Campaign" fourth with $7.44 million; "The Dark Knight Rises" fifth with $7.15 million; "The Odd Life of Timothy Green" sixth with $7.125 million; "Premium Rush" seventh with $6,3 million; "2016 Obama's America" eighth with $6.238 million and "Hope Springs" ninth with $6 million.
'Snooki' gives birth to boy
LIVINGSTON, N.J., Aug. 26 (UPI) -- "Jersey Shore" reality show star Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi gave birth to her first child, a boy, Sunday in Livingston, N.J., her representative said.
Polizzi and her fiance, Jionni LaValle, welcomed Lorenzo Dominic LaValle into the world shortly before 3 a.m. at Saint Barnabas Medical Center, MTV reported.
"The world just got another Guido!!!" Polizzi's representative told MTV. "Lorenzo Dominic LaValle has entered the world weighing 6 pounds, 5 ounces. Nicole, Jionni and Enzo are doing great!"
The reality show star disclosed her pregnancy in March, along with the announcement of her engagement to LaValle.
"I mean, I do have a dream wedding," she told MTV News in April. "But I definitely don't even want to talk about it or think about it because I'm not even ready for it yet. I just want my baby first."
The pregnancy was partly documented in "Jersey Shore" and its spinoff, "Snooki & JWoww," MTV reported.
Faris, Pratt are new parents
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 26 (UPI) -- U.S. celebrity couple Anna Faris and Chris Pratt became parents Saturday when she gave birth to their son, their representative said.
The representative told People magazine exclusively the boy's name is Jack.
"He arrived earlier than expected and will be spending some time in the NICU [neonatal intensive care unit]," the statement said. "The happy parents thank you for your warm wishes and ask that you honor their privacy during this time."
Faris, 35, and Pratt, 33, were married in 2009.
Faris has had roles in movies such as "The Dictator," "The Hot Chick" and the "Scary Movie" series.
Pratt stars on the television situation comedy "Parks and Recreation."
Minaj, Urban near 'Idol' deals
HOLLYWOOD, Aug. 26 (UPI) -- Pop star Nicki Minaj and country singer Keith Urban are close to inking deals as judges for season 12 of "American Idol," The Hollywood Reporter reported.
Minaj had been in talks with producers at Fox, FremantleMedia and CORE Media Group's 19 Entertainment for weeks, but advertising allegiances held things up, the entertainment industry publication reported. Minaj's Pepsi sponsorship had irked "Idol" partner Coke, though the issue has been resolved, the source, whose name was not reported, said.
Minaj could sign a deal worth about $8 million as early as Sunday, the Reporter said.
Urban is expect to take a judge's seat for about $3 million to $4 million, the source said.
Even with Mariah Carey's $18 million salary, the judges' costs represent a pay scale cut compared to previous seasons of "Idol." By Simon Cowell's final season as a judge, he was making $35 million a year, the Reporter said.
Meanwhile, original "American Idol" judge Randy Jackson's fate on the singing contest was still unclear. The source told the newspaper producers weren't sure if the music producer would remain as a fourth judge.
