For the second week in a row, Marley ruled the movies, defeating Disney, Benjamin Button, Tom Cruise, and Jim Carrey. Looks like American movie-goers are jonesing for a pick-me-up rather than prepping for awards season. Need a cure for the Monday blues? See the clip above of Jennifer Aniston and Owen Wilson shopping for a puppy.
1. Marley & Me: $24.1 M
2. Bedtime Stories: $20.3M
3. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button: $18.4M
4. Valkyrie: $14M
5. Yes Man: $13.8M
Tom Cruise wants to kill Hitler. He’s always wanted to kill Hitler. If you ask him why he’s made the movie Valkyrie, he’ll tell you: he’s always wanted to kill Hitler.
“When I was a kid, I always wanted to kill Hitler. [Laughs.] I didn’t care about religion or whatever. I hated that guy and everything he stood for.”—MTV News
“I always wanted to kill Hitler, and so Stauffenberg and I had that in common.”—Extra
“Go kill Hitler on Christmas!”—AP
“When I was a kid, we’d play war, you know, and it was always ‘Kill the Nazis.’ I wanted to kill Hitler.”—Details
“I always wanted to kill Hitler.”—The Tonight Show With Jay Leno
“As a kid growing up, I think all of us wanted to kill Hitler—why didn’t someone just pop him?”–MacLean’s
“Who doesn’t want to kill Hitler? I mean, I’m sorry, but who doesn’t want that shot, man? Even just to feel that?”—Sun Media
If we were Hitler, we’d watch out. One of these days, Cruise is going to fly to Germany and kill the bastard. Maybe then the voices will stop.
[Photos: WireImage/Hulton Archive]
See the Valkyrie trailer after the jump.
Tom Cruise, you sly boots. The net is crawling with reports that the star foiled an anti-Scientology protest at the Valkyrie premiere, held at Jazz At Lincoln Center. Seems Anonymous, the infamous Xenu-haters, didn’t realize that “Jazz At Lincoln Center” wasn’t actually at Lincoln Center, forcing a quick run to the Time Warner Center and a new protest permit. There also isn’t space for a big red carpet outside the TWC, making it harder for the group’s Guy Fawkes masks to sneak into pap snaps of arriving celebrities. Nicely played!
But sadly for Cruise—who came in through the back—the price of avoiding an embarrassing photo op was not getting any good ones. Instead of glamorously parading for fans, stars were quickly walked into the oversized mall, where security far outnumbered gawkers. The few bystanders there were often had no idea what the event was for. A nearby ad for All My Sons (starring Katie Holmes) even had some wondering if Anonymous was protesting a party for the play. And possibly thanks to the lack of a public red carpet, non-cast members in attendance were on the level of Mario Lopez and Richard Belzer. He may have avoided fiasco, but we wouldn’t necessarily call this a point for Cruise.
Check out the gallery to see who else braved the brief jog past the protesters.
[Photos: Splash News Online]
