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'Hobbit' still No. 1 film in North America

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" is the No. 1 movie in North America for a third week, raking in $32.9 million this week, receipts show.

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Coming in at No. 2 at the U.S. and Canadian box office is "Django Unchained" with $30.68 million, followed by "Les Miserables" at No. 3 with $28 million, "Parental Guidance" at No. 4 with $14.8 million and "Jack Reacher" at No. 5 with $14 million, Box Office Mojo said.

Rounding out the top tier are "This is 40" at No. 6 with $13.18 million, "Lincoln" at No. 7 with $7.5 million, "The Guilt Trip" at No. 8 with $6.7 million,

"Monsters, Inc. [3D]" at No. 9 with $6.36 million and "Rise of the Guardians" at No. 10 with $4.9 million.


Robin Roberts won't be back on 'GMA' until at least May

NEW YORK, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- Robin Roberts will not return to "Good Morning America" until May at the earliest, TMZ reported.

Roberts, 52, is a breast cancer survivor who underwent a bone-marrow transplant to treat the rare blood disorder, myelodysplastic syndrome, in September. She has been recuperating since.

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TMZ said "GMA" producers hoped she would be able to return in February, but her doctors don't think she will be strong enough to do so until at least May, but more likely June.


Zach Gilford and Kiele Sanchez wed in California

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- Television stars Zach Gilford and Kiele Sanchez were married in California Saturday, UsMagazine.com reported.

No details about the wedding, including exactly where it took place, were immediately available.

The couple met in early 2010 and got engaged 13 months ago.

Gilford is best known for his work on the TV shows "Friday Night Lights" and "Mob Doctor."

Sanchez previously appeared on "Lost" and currently stars in "The Glades."


Ewan McGregor, Stella McCartney are OBE honorees

LONDON, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- Film star Ewan McGregor and fashion designer Stella McCartney have made Queen Elizabeth II's list of Order of the British Empire honorees.

"I'm delighted and touched to be on the New Year's Honors List," McGregor, star of "The Impossible" and "Salmon Fishing in the Yemen," told The Mirror newspaper.

McCartney is a second-generation member of her family to earn the distinction of the order of chivalry. Her father, rock 'n' roll icon Paul McCartney, also was honored by the monarch.

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Also presented with OBE titles this year are singer-songwriter Kate Bush, illustrator Quentin Blake and actor Adrian Lester.

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