Just as it seemed like the movie theater industry was heading for collapse, we've hit a recession. And this is VERY GOOD NEWS for movie theaters, who traditionally do well in recessions, because they're a comparatively inexpensive outing.
"We're approximately two-thirds of the way through the quarter, and we are having a very good fourth quarter this year compared to last year as an industry," Regal Entertainment Group's CEO Mike Campbell said.
Are you guys going to the movies more often these days?
If so, what are you skipping out on to save money? Professional sports? Live theater? Concerts? />Just as it seemed like the movie theater industry was heading for collapse, we've hit a recession. And this is VERY GOOD NEWS for movie theaters, who traditionally do well in recessions, because they're a comparatively inexpensive outing.
"We're approximately two-thirds of the way through the quarter, and we are having a very good fourth quarter this year compared to last year as an industry," Regal Entertainment Group's CEO Mike Campbell said.
Are you guys going to the movies more often ...
Um, this is one of those stories I call TOTAL bullshit on, but I'm running it anyway, because it's kind of amusing. The story is that, before she realized she was pregnant, Jamie-Lynn Spears freaked out about the weight gain and begged her mom to let her get lipo. And Mom agreed.
Says a source to Star magazine: "She didn't know she was pregnant when she filled out the health questionnaire prior to the procedure. Her mom approved the injections and went through tons of red tape to get the cl...
"It was a happy accident. But I think that certain things happen for a reason in your life, and maybe it was time to put the wild child in a cage ... Dude, after Heath Ledger, I was just like, 'Man, this is not going to end up good.'"
Pete Wentz, talking to the December issue of Details magazine about his new baby, and how it's helped him slow down on the partying.
He also talks about how he's not going to do a reality show about his life with Ashlee, thank goodness!!! "I get pitched,...
She's anti-charming in interviews, and she was recently spotted smoking a bowl in broad daylight, all of which seems to make people want her in their movies more.
She took a $10M pay raise to do New Moon, the next installment of the Twilight series, and now she's been recruited to play Joan Jett in The Runaways, about the punk practitioner's 1970s all-girl rock band.
Can you think of anyone better to play Joan Jett than Kristen Stewart???
OMG she's gonna be perfect! She was born to play Joan Jett.
So excited. ...
So sad. And, yet, so very, very predictable.
Blake Civil-Fielder has failed a drug test, and sobriety was a part of his early release agreement, so he's going back to the slammer, possibly until 2010. Meanwhile, Amy Winehouse -- who's currently in the hospital herself -- has begun divorce proceedings.
A source said: “Blake did a runner. He turned up in hospital and hell broke loose — everyone was totally shocked.
“He was asking Amy to forgive him. As he was going ...
LiLo picks up an iPod at the Apple store at The Grove in LA on Tuesday.
She was also spotted doing some shopping with SamRo earlier in the day, so looks like all's well in paradise.
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Cindy Crawford's kids are soooooo beautiful.
Like, Presley and Kaia are the prettiest kids in the whole world. You can't genetically engineer prettier kids than this.
I mean, Presley is nine years old, and I already know I'm gonna wanna have sex with him in about ten years. Don't get me wrong, I'm not attracted to a nine-year-old, but, like, honestly, how often can you look at a nine-year-old boy and be like "I'm gonna wanna hit that when it's older"? But this kid? Is gonna be so hot. ...
Oh, this would make me BEYOND happy.
So you know how Joe "Loser" Jonas dumped Taylor "Perfect" Swift for Camilla "Eyebrows" Belle, who was supposedly, like, the love of his whole life?
Welllll, it looks like the tables may have turned!
Camilla was spotted hanging out on Abbot Kinney in Venice with none other than newly minted heart-throb Robbert Pattinson, of Twilight fame. The two looked VERY chummy, and there have been rumors about them for awhile now.
Did Joe Jonas get his ass du...
"I’m thinking that will inspire big thoughts."
Ten-year-old Malia Obama, explaining to her father her intention to do her homework at the desk in the Lincoln bedroom after the family moves into the White House. ...
Ivana Trump announced her separation from her fourth husband just days ago, and last night she showed up at some awards show in Paris, attached to a 22-year-old model named John-David.
Part of me wants to be like "Rock on, Ivana! Don't let age stop you! It never stops the rich guys!!" But then a part of me, like, really hurts for her, and wishes she'd take some time to figure out whatever the hell it is she's been looking for in all these marriages.
I mean, I get it, Ivana, I like hav...
You know, most of the time, Tori Spelling bores me, but when it gets into the hate/hate relationship she has with her mom, I'm just fascinated. Tori's new book has had its release date bumped up -- to coincide with the release date of her mom's tell-all!
Candy is releasing her memoir, Stories From Candyland, on April 14, 2009. Tori's sophomore effort, Mommywood, was originally supposed to be released two weeks later, on April 28.
But several sources now tell me Tori's book will now c...
At the Room to Grow 10th anniversary benefit gala. (Actually a very cool organization dedicating to helping babies born into poverty. Check out their website here.)
The dude she's pictured with is her boyfriend, super-rich dude Arpad Busson.
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