Pirates plundered 90 million at the Box Office. Record overseas Set

Johnny Depp and Geoffrey Rush. Photo credits: Peter mountain/Walt Disney PicturesTV Guide

The fourth Pirates of the Caribbean film, sailed to the top of box office weekend, Box Office Mojo reports.

Pirates of the Caribbean: on the tides of the Stranger introduced into some large booty — 90,1 million for the year - to become the opening of 2011. However, the first was notably less than the second (c $ million) and the third ($114.7 million) films. The film, with Johnny Depp and Penelope Cruz, fared much better on foreign waters with a total of $ 256.3 million, making the launch of the highest Box-Office never overseas.

Thor retains the hammer down on bridesmaids

Bridesmaids continues in second place, Box-Office of $ 21 million in the second week of its release. After the fall of two ends week on top, Thor, no. 3, drawing of 15.5 million in ticket sales; its total gross exceeds now the $ 145 million.

Five quick stationed at no. 4, attracting 10.6 million and bringing its total to $ 186,2 million. Fifth-place, Rio takes $ 4.65 million (for a total of $ 131.6 million).

Priest followed far behind in sixth place with $ 4.6 million. Jumping the broom, came in seventh, won $ 3.7 million.

Rounding in the top 10: something borrowed, no. 8, $ 3.4 million), water for elephants (No. 9, $ 2.1 million) and the family of Madea in Tyler Perry Happy (No. 10, $990,000).

Networks, Emmys, will reach 8 years 66 million deal

LOS ANGELES - the Emmy Awards and four major TV networks have agreed to an eight-year $ 66 million agreement, which allows changes in the ceremony to mark its 63rd year in September.

After long negotiations, Council of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Governors approved the agreement Wednesday night with ABC, CBS, Fox and NBC.

The cartel, reality Mark Burnett, whose credits are "Survivor", "Celebrity Apprentice" and the newcomer "the voice", will produce the ceremony aired on September 18, according to a statement of the network Academy.

"We are excited about the continuation of collaboration with our broadcast partners and look forward to working with Fox and, for the first time, with Mark Burnett on the dissemination of this year, said John Shaffner, Chairman of the Academy."

Major broadcasters will continue disseminating price in a "wheel rotation", with the launch of the new cycle of Fox.

The Academy received a small increase of its network licence costs, which agreed to pay at least 8.25 million for the ceremony each year for a guarantee of 66 million for the duration of the agreement.

The previous agreement, reached in 1992 and this year the expiry provided for fees of $ 7.5 million per year for the past four years.

In a move aimed at increasing the number of viewers, the agreement provides designated network each year and the Academy to consider the revision of the number of prices and how they are presented.

Previous efforts to trim the roster of the issuance of more than two dozen categories to create a show rider, more audience-friendly executed in the strength of the industry, writers, and others. The notes will agree that the interests of "various constituencies" taken into account.

This review don't kick in until after the departure of the first year of contact, which was concluded with too little time for Fox trying to change.

While the Grammys and some other show awards have managed to increase their ratings in recent years, the Emmy Awards have struggled for attention.

In 2008, the dissemination of the Emmy has hit a low number of record $ 12.3 million viewers. In 2009, the show rebounded when 1 million additional people tuned for a total audience of 13.3 million, but the ceremony last year rose only slightly, 13,47 million.

Shadowing the Emmys talks were a competitor based in New York who has been in the planning stages. Proposed Paley Center for media honors were aimed for a launch in 2012, probably in the spring when the networks present the following season programs Manhattan ad buyers.

An exploratory Committee with prestige studio, network and other industry leaders was weighed options for categories and selection process. A proposal has been to give the public a role of voting with an eye toward popularizing the winners.

Such an approach involves networks, which have seen their programs rated as CBS "ncis" and "The Mentalist" snobé night Emmy, then the lower-rated but acclaimed watch cable including CMA "mad Men" and "Breaking Bad" trophies collect and free promotion.

Nielsen: 56 million watching the speech from bin Laden Obama (AP)

NEW YORK - Despite the late hour in the East, the speech from the President Obama Sunday announcing the death of bin Laden has a hearing of 56.5 million viewers.

The Co. Nielsen says the Obama audience was larger than these recent prime-time addresses, including his speech March 28 on the Libya.

It is the evidence of the speed with which spread on the Sunday News and the interest for the history, regardless of the time. Obama does not start his speech before 11: 35 p.m. on the coast, the night before the beginning of a new job and the school week.