Couples Retreat

BFFs Selena Gomez and Demi Lovato have been appointed to be presenters at the 37th Annual American Music Awards. According to E! Online, the two Disney stars are set to present an award along with "Couples Retreat" actress Kristen Bell and "Bubbly" singer Colbie Cailat.
While Gomez and Lovato are to hand over the award on the special night, Timbaland will take the stage to perform "Morning After Dark" with collaborator Nelly Furtado and French new artist SoShy. Other performers for the show include Rihanna, Lady GaGa, and "American Idol" alums, Kelly Clarkson, Carrie Underwood, Daughtry and Adam Lambert.
The 2009 American Music Awards will take place this Sunday, November 22 at the Nokia Theatre L. A. Live in Los Angeles. The show will be broadcast live at 8:00 to 11:00 P.M. on ABC. Janet Jackson will open the show with a medley of her hit singles. Taylor Swift, Michael Jackson, »
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#1 movie predicted correctly: 3 Weeks in a Row 1. The Twilight Saga: New Moon Brad and I had one of our rare movie disagreements over this title, and it's most likely because I read the book while he stopped after Twilight. I thought it was a solid adaptation, he didn't dig it. It's okay, we're still pals.
As for the box office call here, I'm going above almost everyone I've seen predictions from, but it's an extremely tricky film to project. Before I break it down, please note that the late Thursday night screenings will count towards this number.
Now then, sequels almost always do 30 to 40 percent better as awareness spreads once the movie hits home video. But this isn't a normal sequel, because part of the audience is growing up... and out of Twilight. Add in that this could be the most front-loaded movie in box office history, as teen girls »
- Laremy Legel

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Twitter users rate it at 69%, while IMDb users have given the movie a weighted average vote of 6.7 / 10. Almost identical right? Rotten Tomatoes, on the other hand, shows a 39% rating, with the following concensus: Roland Emmerich's 2012 provides plenty of visual thrills, but lacks a strong enough script to support its massive scope and inflated length.
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- - - However, the dismal ratings did not stop the movie from amassing a box office return of $65 million (domestically) and another $160 million worldwide. Total take, so far $225 million.
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Says the Hollywood Reporter:
"2012" opened roughly similar to Emmerich's personal best debut with "The Day After Tomorrow," which rung up $68.7 million over the first three days of 2004's four-day Memorial Day weekend en route to registering $186.7 million in total domestic boxoffice. The helmer's last pic -- 2008's "10,000 B.C." -- bowed with $35.9 million and grossed $94.8 million overall domestically.
Opening audiences for "2012" skewed 52% male, »
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