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In this photo provided by Walt Disney, A chihuahua is served dinner in a scene from the movie, 'Beverly Hills Chihuahua.' The little dog brought in big audiences this weekend, making 'Beverly Hills Chihuahua' the top box office hit. Studio estimates say the Disney comedy made a 29-million dollar debut. (AP Photo/Walt Disney, Daniel Daza)

'Chihuahua' fetches $17.5M, remains top movie dog

AP - 1 hour, 49 minutes ago

LOS ANGELES - An adorable talking dog remained just the sort of escapist movie hero audiences wanted after a week of awful economic news. Disney's family comedy "Beverly Hills Chihuahua," with Drew Barrymore providing the voice of the pooch, was the No. 1 flick for the second-straight weekend with $17.5 million, raising its 10-day total to $52.5 million, according to studio estimates Sunday.

  • Cast member Jamie Lee Curtis (R), holding Chihuahuas Angel, and comedian George Lopez holding Rusco, pose at the world premiere of 'Beverly Hills Chihuahua' at El Capitan theatre in Hollywood, California September 18, 2008. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)
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    LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The new terrorism thriller "Body of Lies" failed to take the top spot at the weekend box office in North America, an apparent victim of moviegoers' preference for escapist fare amid global financial turmoil.

  • In this photo provided by Starpix, Clint Eastwood, left, Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt talk during a screening of 'Changeling' in New York, Saturday, Oct. 4, 2008. (AP Photo/Starpix, Dave Allocca)
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    BERLIN - Angelina Jolie isn't giving away who she's backing in the U.S. presidential election, but she does have good things to say about Barack Obama.

  • Academy Award-winning actor Tim Robbins receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame Friday, Oct. 10, 2008, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
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  • Abu Dhabi media firm in Natl Geographic tie-up Reuters - Sat Oct 11, 5:17 AM ET

    ABU DHABI (Reuters) - State-owned Abu Dhabi Media Co (ADMC) said on Saturday it has tied up with National Geographic to produce up to 15 films focusing on human being's relationship with the world and environment.

  • In this Sept. 21, 2008 file photo, actress Cloris Leachman arrives at the 60th Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles. Leachman has been chosen as grand marshal for next year's Rose Parade. Leachman, 82, who holds an Oscar and eight Emmys, will head the 120th Tournament of Roses on Jan. 1 in Pasadena. The parade's theme is 'Hats Off to Entertainment.' (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian, file)
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    PASADENA, Calif. - Cloris Leachman has been chosen as grand marshal for next year's Rose Parade.

  • In this Oct. 1, 2008 file photo, Keanu Reeves arrives at Target Presents AFI Night at the Movies in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, file)
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  • In this Oct. 4, 2008 file photo, actress Angelina Jolie attends a New York Film Festival screening of 'Changeling' at the Ziegfeld Theatre in New York. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini, file)
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    Los Angeles (E! Online) - A lot of kids go a little crazy after graduation, so maybe that's what's happening to High School Musical 3 hunk Zac Efron, who is reportedly considering following in Harry Potter's nekkid footprints on Broadway in Equus.

  • Director of the movie 'W.' Oliver Stone poses for a portrait in Los Angeles October 7, 2008. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)
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    LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Oliver Stone's film portrait of President George W. Bush was always going to be controversial given the director's liberal leanings.

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    Los Angeles (E! Online) - After watching the new Twilight trailer, we're feeling pretty giddy and want more of that  22-year-old foxy vampire/reluctant musician Robert Pattinson. So we were disheartened to realize we had to go back to MTV's VMAs just to find a picture.

  • Actor Seth Rogen poses during a photocall for the film 'Knocked up' at the 33nd American film festival of Deauville in France, September 2, 2007. (Vincent Kessler/Reuters)
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    LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Is the world ready for a cancer comedy? Seth Rogen and Mandate Pictures think so.

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    Los Angeles (E! Online) - Seth Rogen's kidding around with cancer (and no, we're not kidding).

  • Actor Thomas Dekker of 'Terminator' arrives at the Fox Upfront after-party at Wollman Rink in Central Park in New York City May 15, 2008. Dekker is in negotiations to take one of the remaining leads in remake of the 1980 musical 'Fame.' (Joshua Lott/Reuters)
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    LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Nine Hollywood hopefuls want you to remember their names.

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  • Actress Saoirse Ronan poses inside her hotel room in New York October 3, 2008. Ronan stars in the film 'City of Ember', which tells the story of an underground city lit entirely by a power generator that is starting to fail. (Shannon Stapleton/Reuters)
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  • This Fall's Best Flicks for Cash, Gossip and Gold(E! Online)
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    Los Angeles (E! Online) - We're finally beyond the flak of summer movies, and just over the hump of September dreck—it's finally time in movie land for all the big guns to come out. We have the audacity—the nerve!—to peek into the future to pick which flicks are gonna be the most successful, but we're not just talkin' moneywise.

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  • Actress Saoirse Ronan poses inside her hotel room in New York October 3, 2008. (Shannon Stapleton/Reuters)
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    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Oscar-nominated teen actress Saoirse Ronan likes the sound of being a rising star.

  • This undated police booking photo released by the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department shows Emily Leatherman, Emily Leatherman was moments away from accepting a deal that would have allowed her to escape state prison. But after she indicated she wasn't entering into the deal freely, a judge rejected the bargain and ordered the 33-year-old to stand trial beginning Friday. (AP Photo/Los Angeles Sheriff's Department)
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    LOS ANGELES - A woman accused of stalking John Cusack accepted a plea deal Friday that will allow her to avoid state prison.

  • Bond Star Daniel Craig's Extreme Makeover(E! Online)
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    Los Angeles (E! Online) - This is not the kind of makeover producers were thinking of when they cast Daniel Craig as 007.

  • Actor Leonardo DiCaprio arrives for the premiere of the film 'Body Of Lies' in New York, October 5, 2008. (Lucas Jackson/Reuters)
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    LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Born of Hollywood, acting as a teenager, Oscar-nominated by age 19, Leonardo DiCaprio is a product of the film studio's star-making machine.

  • In this 2000 file photo released by ABC, actress Eileen Herlie from the ABC daytime series, 'All My Children,' is shown. Herlie died on Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2008 in New York of complications from pneumonia at the age of 90. She joined the cast of 'All My Children' in 1976 and for more than three decades played the role of Myrtle Fargate, who became a second mother to Erica Kane, played by Susan Lucci, as well as to all the citizens of Pine Valley, offering her love, advice and wisdom. (AP Photo/ABC, Steve Fenn)
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    NEW YORK - Eileen Herlie, a stage and TV actress who appeared on "All My Children" for more than three decades as the motherly Myrtle Fargate, has died at 90.

  • Ne-Yo to Team Up With...Marilyn Manson? WTF?!(E! Online)
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    Los Angeles (E! Online) - Can you picture it: Ne-Yo jammin' onstage with Marilyn Manson?

  • Nazi parody aims to break German taboo Reuters - Thu Oct 9, 10:30 AM ET

    BERLIN (Reuters) - A made-in-Germany Nazi satire which parodies 1981 submarine epic "Das Boot" will try to prove the Third Reich is no longer taboo terrain for German comedians.

  • Jennifer Jones poses for a photograph in front of one of the homes in Brad Pitt's Make It Right rebuilding project in the Lower 9th Ward of New Orleans, Thursday, Oct. 9, 2008. The Make It Right program calls for 150 homes to be built where levees broke after Hurricane Katrina, letting loose floodwaters that pushed homes off their foundations. This home was holding an open house and Jones was welcoming guests to the party. (AP Photo/Bill Haber)
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  • Yoko: Imagine There's No Lawsuit(E! Online)
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    Los Angeles (E! Online) - Yoko Ono's giving peace a chance.

  • Actor Kirk Douglas, 90, is photographed during an interview about his life, film career and his new book 'Let's Face It,' at his home in Beverly Hills, California in this April 26, 2007 file photo. (Fred Prouser/Files/Reuters)
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    LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - For a dozen years during the Cold War, accused members and former members of the American Communist Party were barred from working in the movie industry.

  • In this Sept. 22, 2008 file photo, model Christie Brinkley attends the Metropolitan Opera season opening night gala performance at Lincoln Center in New York. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini, file)
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    GARDEN CITY, N.Y. - The highly public divorce battle between Christie Brinkley and her ex-husband may be settled, but the couple's bitter dispute is heating up again.

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