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Couples Retreat Comes Out on Top at Box Office
October 12, 2009
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Vince Vaughn and his crew of couples dominated the box office weekend with Couples Retreat bringing in $35 million dollars opening weekend.

Rounding out the top three was Zombieland and Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs with $15 million and $12 million respectively.

Check out the top ten movies from the October 9-11 weekend:

1. Couples Retreat: $35 million

2. Zombieland: $15 million

3. Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs: $12 million

4. Toy Story: $7.6 million

5. Paranormal Activity: $7 million

6. Surrogates: $4.1 million

7. The Invention of Lying: $3.3 million

8. Whip it!: $2.8 million

9. Capitalism: A Love Story: $2.7 million

10. Fame: $2.5 million
Couples Retreat: From Bora Bora to the Theaters
October 9, 2009
Nothing like a tropical lovers vacation to renew you feelings. But in the new Vince Vaughn comedy, Couples Retreat, it may be paradise, but it's no vacation!

Not in the mood for Bora Bora? Check out what else you can expect in theaters this weekend below...

NEW IN THEATERS

Couples Retreat:
Four couples embark on a tropical island vacation, only to discover that participation in the resort's couples therapy is mandatory.

St. Trinian's:
When their school is threatened with closure, the fearless, unruly young ladies of St. Trinian's hatch a plan to save the day.

Good Hair:
Chris Rock sets out to explore the way hairstyles impact the activities, pocketbooks, relationships, and self-esteem of black people.

An Education:
A schoolgirl is torn between pursuing a place at Oxford and the more exciting alternative offered to her by a charismatic older man.

ALSO IN THEATERS

Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs:
Based on popular children's book, a scientist tries to solve world hunger only to see things go completely awry as food falls from the sky in abundance.

Surrogates:
Bruce Willis must investigate a murder in a futuristic society where human interaction has been replaced by idealized robotic surrogates.

Whip it!:
Ellen Page stars as a teenage beauty pageant reject who finally finds herself after joining a fierce female roller derby team.

Check out the Los Angeles movie premiere and trailer for Couples Retreat below...

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Whip It! Opens in Theaters Today
October 2, 2009
Drew Barrymore has come a long way since ET. Her directorial debut Whip It! starring the amazing Ellen Page, opens in theaters today. She plays Bliss Cavendar, a teen whose mother is obsessed her being in pageants. She then finds happiness in roller derby and begins to find herself.

Ellens says of working under Barrymore, “Working with Drew was amazing. That's all I know. She was just tireless, in a way that was inspiring. Here was someone who was in pre-production for their first feature film while also training to be a roller derby star. And, she was just always there, always available, and always emotionally present with the material. She just really guided me through everything.”

The film also stars rapper Eve in her breakout role, SNL’s Kristen Wiig, Jimmy Fallon, and Juliette Lewis. If you haven’t caught the trailer yet, watch it below!

Rapper Eve To Make Her Big Screen Debut
October 20, 2008
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Rapper Eve is back, but this time she is taking on the big screen. Eve will star in the upcoming comedy / drama Whip it! alongside Drew Barrymore, Oscar nominated actress Ellen Page and Juliette Lewis, among others.

Hollyscoop caught up with the star at the “Nikon presents Hollywood Life's 5th Annual Hollywood Style Awards” to get the scoop on Eve's new project.

“It's great a movie about roller derby a great cast of people. It was fun, we shot it in Detroit.”

So does Eve prefer acting or singing? ”I prefer to do it all, so that’s why I try to do it all,” she said.

Check out our exclusive interview with Eve below...

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