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Robert Pattinson in The Twilight Saga: New Moon (Kimberley French / Summit Entertainment) (top); Tom Hanks in Angels & Demons (Zade Rosenthal / Columbia) (bottom) Forget Oscar. Think Razzie. If they put on a TV show for the 2010 Razzie Awards, I bet they'll get better ratings than the Academy Awards — that is, if any of the nominees bother to show up. This year, [...]

Zac Efron's latest teen comedy, 17 Again, beat the competition at the North American box office this weekend with $24 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday. Directed by Burr Steers, the film follows a 37-year-old man who despises his existence and gets to relive his past as a 17-year-old. Leslie Mann, Thomas Lennon and Michelle Trachtenberg co-star. Debuting in second place with [...]

Walt Disney's Hannah Montana: The Movie soared to the top of the North American box office this weekend with $34 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday. Directed by Peter Chelsom, the film is based on Disney's popular television series and stars Miley Cyrus as an energetic teenager who gets to reexamine her hectic life as a famous pop star during a trip [...]

Fast & Furious easily outraced its competition at the North American box office this weekend with a stunning $72.5 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday. The return of Vin Diesel and Paul Walker in the lead roles proved to be quite lucrative, as the fourth installment in the popular series delivered a better opening weekend than any of its three predecessors. Also [...]