Will 'Scary Movie' Strike Out '42' At The Box Office?

As the film-loving public turns its attention toward Sunday's MTV Movie Awards, theatergoers are expected to put either baseball biopic "42" or horror spoof "Scary Movie 5" in the #1 spot at the box office this weekend.

On the art house front, MTV Movie Awards Best Male Performance nominee Ben Affleck, fresh off the Oscar victories for "Argo," will be back in theaters this weekend in "To the Wonder," the latest film from "The Tree of Life" director Terrence Malick.

Check out photos of Lindsay Lohan, Ashley Tisdale, more on the "Scary Movie 5" premiere red carpet!

"Scary Movie 5" sees Ashley Tisdale stepping in for Anna Faris and includes appearances from headline-makers Lindsay Lohan and Charlie Sheen. The Wayans brothers were initially involved in the "Scary Movie" series, but have since departed. Marlon Wayans' "A Haunted House" opened with $19 million earlier this year. But the "Scary Movie" franchise name should prove to be much stronger.

"The original 'Scary Movie' spoofed the 'Scream' franchise, which attempted a revival two years ago, with 'Scream 4' launching 11 years after the threequel. That didn't quite work out as the series went out with a whimper," Exhibitor Relations box-office analyst Jeff Bock told MTV News. "Don't expect the same turn of events. Spoof movies are notoriously underestimated."

The franchise has made more than $800 million around the world. Bock predicted "Scary Movie 5" could pull in as much as $22 million, while IMDb.com's Keith Simanton was even more optimistic at $29 million. Ray Subers, of Box Office Mojo, pointed out that it's been six years since "Scary Movie 4" did $40 million, so he estimated a return of less than $20 million.

"42," starring newcomer Chadwick Boseman as Jackie Robinson, was recently screened for a group of students by Michelle Obama at the White House. Simanton predicted $17 million while Bock projected $18 million, which are both higher than the conservative $15 million Warner Bros. projected. The Los Angeles Times, however, put "42" ahead of "Scary Movie 5" at $20 million vs. $17 million.
"The wild card here is urban audiences," said Bock. "Will they turn out for one of the great heroes of African American sports culture or will they settle for the umpteenth spoof of horror films? Although faith in America is strong, my experience as a box office analyst tells me 'Scary Movie 5' takes the weekend."

As for Malick's latest? "'The Tree of Life' went on to gross over $50 million worldwide and was nominated for Best Picture— quite a feat for an art flick," Bock said. "But even with Ben Affleck's sudden career revival, don't expect a wide release for Malick's dramatic mind-bender as it hasn't been receiving reviews that are as glowing as they were for 'Tree of Life.' Plus, Magnolia Pictures doesn't quite have the reach, or marketing allure that Fox Searchlight does."

Last weekend's #1 film, the "Evil Dead" remake, should suffer the second-weekend decline typical of horror flicks, but should muster enough to remain in the top five. "The Croods" is on course to become the next "How to Train Your Dragon," which had an impressive run unabated by kid-friendly competition. "There is no direct competition until 'Epic' is released over Memorial Day. While 'The Croods' probably won't reach $217 million like 'Dragon' did, $185 million is not out of the question."

Tune in to the 2013 MTV Movie Awards Sunday at 9 p.m. when host Rebel Wilson takes the stage at the Sony Pictures Studios lot in Culver City, California. But first, don't miss our live red-carpet pre-show at 8:30 p.m., and be sure to watch our All Access Live streaming cameras all night long.

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Lindsay Lohan Calls Upcoming Rehab Stint 'A Blessing'

Though she smiled throughout the interview, Tuesday night's appearance by Lindsay Lohan on "The Late Show With David Letterman" was awkward, to say the least.

Seemingly caught off-guard by a line of questioning from the talk show legend about her upcoming stint in court-ordered rehab, Lohan told Letterman that the three-month stay at a lock-down facility is actually "a blessing."

"To be honest, I'm happiest when I'm working, the healthiest," Lohan said, putting a positive spin on a judge's decision last month
 to let her avoid jail in a June 2012 car-accident case
 in favor of 90 days in a lockdown rehab facility.

That exchange was one of the more friendly bits during the sit-down, which started off tensely, after Letterman asked, "Aren't you supposed to be in rehab now?" Lohan, wearing a 1960s-style flower print dress, stared blankly for a second and replied, "Do you not watch anything that goes on? Are you a tabloid now? May 2."

When Letterman followed by asking Lohan how many times she's been in rehab, she smiled and said, "several," then looked out at the audience with a smirk. (This is at least her sixth known attempt at rehab.) Letterman wanted to know how this time would be different and what, exactly, she was rehabbing from? "What's on the list ... what are they going to work on when you walk through the door?" he wondered.

Looking exasperated and biting her lip, Lohan avoided eye contact for a few moments and noted, "We didn't discuss this in the pre-interview." Letterman confirmed that, but pressed on. "To be honest, I'm happiest when I'm working, the healthiest," the "Scary Movie 5" actress responded. "And I think this is an opportunity for me to, you know, focus on what I love in life. I don't think it's a bad thing. I think it's a blessing."
In fact, Letterman suggested, it could be both a life and career saver, to which Lohan nodded and agreed. "Now, do you have addiction problems?" he asked, continuing the line of questioning. "Now you sound like Dr. Phil," she deadpanned.

And it went on like that. He asked if it was alcohol and she said, "We've discussed this in the past." So he made a joke about how he was the one having the blackouts now and how he should be in rehab. "I'm just sayin'" she hit back with a grin.

In the second segment, Letterman got around to mentioning "Scary Movie," only to ask Lohan if she'd be at the premiere, or in rehab, and who was driving her there? "Jimmy Fallon," she quipped of his soon-to-be late night ratings rival. "And you," she added, grabbing Letterman's hand. "And Tina Fey and Lorne Michaels. No, I don't want people to think I'm making a joke of that."

Letterman then admitted there was a time he wasn't sure she'd ever be on his show again and praised her for having "enough spine, enough sense of yourself, enough poise to come out here and talk to me," which got Lohan a bit teary. Showing crack timing, though, she grabbed her "Late Night" mug and took a swig to gain her composure.

"Oh, I thought this was going to be vodka," she joked before Dave handed her a tissue to dab her eyes. "God bless you," he said at the end of the interview. "Good luck to you."

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Justin Bieber and Lindsay Lohan clash, insist they are very different

Yesterday, experts told us that Bieber's latest "zonked out and strange" behavior reminded them of another young Hollywood troublemaker.
"When a star has to leave the stage after passing out, and ends up in hospital it is a clear indication that something is wrong. His recent 'health scare' is reminiscent of a young Lindsay Lohan who was constantly plagued by bouts of alleged 'exhaustion' early on," New York-based publicist Elissa Buchter said.
But Bieber apparently wasn't too happy to be compared to LiLo. On Thursday, he ranted on Instagram about his rocky relationship with the press, taking a jab at Lohan.
In the sentence, now deleted from the post, Bieber wrote "to those comparing me to Lindsey [sic] Lohan look at her 2012 tax statements."
Bieber boasted in the rant that he has had five number one albums-- all before turning 20.
And now his words have left Lohan wondering what she ever did to deserve the bashing from the pop star.
Sources told TMZ the "Liz & Dick" actress thinks his words were "senseless and mean."
And Bieber said he realized he went too far with his Lindsay quip.
"My post was only up for a few minutes but I realized right away that what I said at the end was wrong and distracted from what I was trying to say," he told TMZ. "I immediately deleted it and rewrote it so it would show what I was really feeling and those words are up now."
Like Lohan, Bieber has been getting press attention lately for all the wrong reasons.

"Justin Bieber's toxic behavior is the result of too much too soon. Although he is in a very adult world, he has been granted unlimited access to anything he wants..." Buchter said.

Los Angeles-based medical professional Dr. Damon Raskin called Bieber’s latest escapades nothing short of "bizarre."

"The passing out on-stage could be related to a lack of sleep, poor nutrition or dehydration," he observed. "And it could be a sign that he is getting burned out."

And while industry expert and founder of Betafish Music, Jed Smith, acknowledged that the fainting is an obvious warning signal that "something is amiss," he described Bieber's behavior as quite simply, "unremarkably brattish."

"Now would be a great time for a moment of humility," Smith suggested. "Bieber could apologize to the fans he's blown off, allow some public insight into the pressures of world-class concert touring and being newly young and wealthy. If he doesn't turn perception of himself around eventually, he will be freak-showing his way on to a spot on ‘The Surreal Life.’"
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Lilo Blasts Bieber Over His Instagram Insult

From financial woes to continuing court battles, Lindsay Lohan has been riding out tough times as of late.

Now Justin Bieber has added insult to injury. When lashing out against the media’s “countless lies” on Instagram, the “Beauty and a Beat” singer slammed Lohan as he shot down recent reports that cast him as an out-of-control wild child and compared him to the actress.

“And to those comparing me to Lindsey [sic] Lohan,” Bieber wrote, according to a screen grab obtained by TMZ, “look at her 2012 tax statements ;).”
Bieber backtracked in no time, swiftly recanting his swipe by deleting the original rant and re-posting it sans mention of Lohan. But his retraction didn’t stop Lohan from catching wind of the slander.

According to TMZ, Lohan, 26, was left “appalled” by Bieber’s “senseless and mean” slam. Given that the two have never harbored beef between them, Lohan was left wondering why Bieber singled her out on such a public platform. But the actress is brushing it off, hoping that karma will come back around on Bieber.

But the Canadian crooner, who is currently on his Believe tour in Spain, has already acknowledged that his knock on the ever-embattled actress was “wrong.”
“My post was only up for a few minutes,” Bieber told TMZ. “But I realized right away that what I said at the end was wrong and distracted from what I was trying to say. I immediately deleted it and rewrote it so it would show what I was really feeling and those words are up now.”

Do you think Bieber’s swipe at Lohan was off base? State your case in the comments below.

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