number one at the box office. and indiana jones being killed off? what? let s get the scoop from todayshow.com s pop culture columnist. tron. i heard this man say what s the big deal? it wasn t that big of a deal the original. you re right. this is so interesting. tron, the original. you can t even find it on dvd anymore. disney pull some of their most popular movies off the market for a period of years. sometimes seven years. tron falls under the category. the remake out in theater this is past weekend raked in $43.6 million. the big deal is everybody wanted to see this. and historically, tamron, this is a slow weekend at the box office, too. because people are trying to catch up on their holiday shopping. they have a list as long as their arm of things they have to do. but this weekend they made a point of seeing tron. number two was yogi bear which made 16.7 million. and justin timberlake is in
$16.7 million. critically acclaimed the fighter starring mark wahlberg, christian bale and amy adams took fourth, in line with expectations, at just over $12 million. is how do you know the bomb of the year? boasting a cast of reese witherspoon, jack nicholson, owen wilson and paul rudd, the film finished eighth with just $7.6 million, way below already low expectations. elsewhere, these days, gwyneth paltrow is everywhere. first usa today says she s confirmed she s not the one who set up the new it couple jake gyllenhaal and taylor swift. remember her movie country strong and the country music industry paying tribute to her at an awards show? the blog the dish rag reports the joke may be on them literally. based on a just released clip, the blog now says the film is a cleverly disguised sattire of the country music world. and finally, how is this for a bad idea?
minor upset this weekend at the box office. in the battle of the kid flicks. tangled, the animated comedy update of the classic fairy tale rapunzel took the number one spot with $21.5 million. harry potter and the deathly hallows, part 1 which has been on top the two previous weekends finished in second with a much lower than expected $16.7 million. elsewhere, the mystery over the killing of hollywood publicist ronni chasen continues to swirl after a los angeles tv station reported ballistic tests show the gun that person of interest, harold smith, used to kill himself when approached by police last week was not the gun used to kill chasen. police reportedly now speculate smith, a two-time convicted felon, made up his boast about killing chasen. but when approached by police with a gun in his pocket, shot himself, rather than go back to prison. meanwhile, chasen s brother insists to the new york times, he believes his sister s death was a road rage incident.
pensions. oakland, laying off 80 cops right after the riots because public pension deals made during boom times, we can t afford them. check. philadelphia, unions are fighting to keep devastating pension plans on the book like deferred retirement option that has cost the city $250 million. baltimore and unions fighting pension reductions, even though the cuts are necessary to avert fiscal disaster in the city. check, newark, $16.7 million, chicago, don t worry. chicago, here is their budget. no biggie with chicago. they are only $654 million in the hole. they got nice fountains. let s see. what else could be causing cities problems. is there any drain on these cities? i know, let s see if any of these are sanctuary cities.
pensions. oakland, laying off 80 cops right after the riots because public pension deals made during boom times, we can t afford them. check. philadelphia, unions are fighting to keep devastating pension plans on the book like deferred retirement option that has cost the city $250 million. baltimore and unions fighting pension reductions, even though the cuts are necessary to avert fiscal disaster in the city. check, newark, $16.7 million, chicago, don t worry. chicago, here is their budget. no biggie with chicago. they are only $654 million in the hole. they got nice fountains. let s see. what else could be causing cities problems. is there any drain on these cities? i know, let s see if any of