LOS ANGELES, May 27 (UPI) -- "Men in Black 3," starring Will Smith, led the U.S. box office so far this weekend with $55 million in receipts as of Sunday.
HOLLYWOOD, May 26 (UPI) -- "Men in Black III" is expected to dethrone superhero flick "Avengers" during the Memorial Day weekend, taking in $75 million to $80 million, projections show.
NEW YORK, May 26 (UPI) -- Actor Will Smith is nervous about his daughter, 11-year-old musician Willow, dating, he said at the New York City premiere of "Men in Black III."
NEW YORK, May 25 (UPI) -- Frank Langella is to be honored with the 2012 Compass Rose Acting Award at the Nantucket Film Festival in Massachusetts next month.
LOS ANGELES, May 24 (UPI) -- Liam Neeson's adventure picture "The Grey" is the top-selling DVD and No. 1 rental in the United States, Rentrak reported Thursday.
LONDON, May 24 (UPI) -- British actor and comedian Eddie Izzard says weather and health issues have forced him to take a break from his plan to run 27 marathons in 27 consecutive days.
LOS ANGELES, May 24 (UPI) -- U.S. actor Jon Cryer says Duckie, the quirky character he played in "Pretty in Pink," was not gay, despite his co-star's recent statements saying he was.
CHICAGO, May 23 (UPI) -- A 26-year-old woman injured while working as an extra on the set of "Transformers 3" has settled her lawsuit for $18.5 million, the Chicago Tribune said.
LOS ANGELES, May 22 (UPI) -- Meryl Streep is to present Shirley MacLaine with the American Film Institute's 40th Life Achievement Award at a black-tie gala in Culver City, Calif.
BALTIMORE, May 22 (UPI) -- A middle-aged married couple from Illinois say they recently gave hitchhiking filmmaker John Waters a ride from Kansas to Colorado.
NEW YORK, May 21 (UPI) -- The Weinstein Co. says it has acquired the U.S. rights to "The Oath of Tobruk," a documentary about the end of Moammar Gadhafi's reign in Libya.
LOS ANGELES, May 20 (UPI) -- "Marvel's The Avengers" took the No. 1 spot at the U.S. box office for the third straight weekend with $55.05 million in receipts.
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., May 19 (UPI) -- American actress Cameron Diaz, star of "What to Expect When You're Expecting," said watching her sister give birth made her feel a bit queasy.
MOSCOW, May 19 (UPI) -- American actor Will Smith slapped a reporter who kissed him on the mouth during the "Men in Black 3" premier in Moscow, WPIX-TV, New York, reported.
CANNES, France, May 19 (UPI) -- French director Jacques Audiard says after his film "A Prophet" dominated the 2009 Cannes film festival, he wanted his next project to have women and sunshine.
CANNES, France, May 18 (UPI) -- Actor and martial-arts icon Jackie Chan announced at the Cannes International Film Festival in France he is retiring from action movies at the age of 58.
LOS ANGELES, May 17 (UPI) -- Kate Beckinsale's latest action flick "Underworld: Awakening" is the top-selling DVD in the United States, Rentrak reported Thursday.
CANNES, France, May 17 (UPI) -- Ron Mann is to direct and produce a feature-length documentary about late American filmmaker Robert Altman, Sphinx Productions announced.
LOS ANGELES, May 17 (UPI) -- Police officers working in Los Angeles' downtown skid row neighborhood have been told to keep an eye out for missing actor Nick Stahl, officials said.
LOS ANGELES, May 16 (UPI) -- Petra Nemcova resumed dating ex-boyfriend Hollywood star Sean Penn shortly after ending her engagement to Jamie Belman, sources told UsMagazine.com.
NEW YORK, May 16 (UPI) -- Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie recently paid nearly $1.6 million on a helicopter and flying lessons for her fiance Brad Pitt, the New York Post said.
NEW YORK, May 16 (UPI) -- The Weinstein Co. says it plans to release the music-themed Australian film "The Sapphires," starring Chris O'Dowd, Jessica Mauboy and Deborah Mailman.
LOS ANGELES, May 16 (UPI) -- Aaron Sorkin is writing a big-screen adaptation of Walter Isaacson's biography of late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, Hollywood's Sony Pictures said.
U.S. flags are seen in the rucksack of a soldier with the Army's 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment, The Old Guard, as he places flags at gravesites in Arlington National Cemetery as part of the Flags-In Memorial Day ceremony on May 24, 2012 in Arlington, Virginia. American flags were placed at each of the more than 220,000 grave markers in honor of those who served and Memorial Day. UPI/Kevin Dietshc
