'Bridesmaids' tops $100 million overseas

Bad girls have had a good time at the box office this summer, and not just in this country.

"Bridesmaids" and "Bad Teacher," two R-rated comedies featuring bawdy female characters that have become sleeper hits domestically, are also attracting impressive numbers of overseas moviegoers -- even though American jokes typically don't translate well abroad.

Starring Kristin Wiig as a woman trying to help her friend prepare for her wedding, "Bridesmaids" collected an additional $3.8 million this weekend in 40 foreign countries, bringing its total at the international box office to $104.8 million, according to an estimate by distributor Universal Pictures. The movie has performed best in Britain, raking in $36.5 million there. The picture has yet to open in 14 foreign territories. It is set to debut in South Korea next weekend.

"Bridesmaids" opened in the U.S. and Canada in May, where it has since collected $167.7 million.

"Bad Teacher," meanwhile, has grossed $98.1 million domestically since its launch in June and is doing equally well abroad, bringing in $98.8 million.

Read a tad more here:
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/entertainmentnewsbuzz/2011/08/box-office-bridesmaids-bad-teacher-international-100-million.html

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Could Kristen Wiig be a potential Emmy upset?

Kristen Wiig (supporting actress in a comedy): While there is no real dark horse in the supporting actor in a comedy category, Wiig definitely has that label on the women's side. No one from "SNL" has ever won an acting Emmy in the major categories, but the "Bridesmaids" effect may come into play here once again. Besides, Wiig has been carrying the show ever since Amy Poehler left; there's got to be an award for that, right?

See other potential upsets here:
http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2011/08/emmys-2011-watch-out-for-these-potential-upsets.html

The Emmys air on September 18th.

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Bridesmaids is coming to DVD on September 20th!

"Gut-bustingly funny. Bridesmaids gets an A!!!" (Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly) From the producer of Superbad, Knocked Up, and The 40-Year-Old Virgin comes the breakout comedy critics are calling "brazenly hysterical!" (Alynda Wheat, People)

Thirty-something Annie (Kristen Wiig) has hit a rough patch but finds her life turned completely upside down when she takes on the Maid of Honor role in her best friend Lillian’s (Maya Rudolph) wedding. In way over her head but determined to succeed, Annie leads a hilarious hodgepodge of bridesmaids (Rose Byrne, Melissa McCarthy, Wendi McLendon-Covey and Ellie Kemper) on a wild ride down the road to the big event.



The year’s most outrageous wedding comedy Bridesmaids arrives on DVD and Blu-ray Combo packs on September 20th from Universal Studios Home Entertainment. It will be available for Digital Download September 20th.

Surpassing Sex and the City as the number one R-rated female comedy of all time, Bridesmaids stars “Saturday Night Live” standouts Kristen Wiig and Maya Rudolph, and was produced by comedy mastermind Judd Apatow (Knocked Up, The 40-Year Old Virgin).

You can go here to see some of Universal's other wedding themed comedies:

http://www.monstersandcritics.com/dvd/features/article_1659125.php/Get-ready-for-Bridesmaids-with-these-romantic-themed-comedies

Go vote for Kristen Wiig!

This of course won't change the outcome of the Emmys, but Kristen Wiig fans need to unite and prove that we exist!

The Emmys air on September 18th.



Zap2It is holding a vote for Emmys, and Kristen Wiig isn't doing too well.

On the women's side, only two of the six nominees -- Julie Bowen and Sofia Vergara -- are from "Modern Family." Betty White of "Hot In Cleveland" will be tough to beat, and not just because she's the sentimental favorite; her career resurgence is as much about her continuing to do a fantastic job as it is about nostalgia. We can't forget about defending champ and Emmy host Jane Lynch, either; the "Glee" episode she submitted, "Funeral," could take her back to the top. Kristen Wiig of "Saturday Night Live" and Jane Krakowski of "30 Rock" are longshots, but may surprise if the other four women split the vote.

Not only is Kristen a long shot, but their voting exercise reflects that...

Kristen is currently at 8.39%, in second to last place (5th out of 6).

So go vote for her here:

http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2011/08/emmys-2011-who-should-win-outstanding-supporting-actor-and-actress-in-a-comedy-vote-now.html

Let's show the world that people love Kristen Wiig!

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Jimmy Fallon correctly predicted that he'd host SNL

In December 2011!

And he predicted back in December 1998!!!

Well, we've been hoping and asking for it for awhile, and it's finally coming this season!



Not only is this video a hilarious peek at vintage Baldwin and Fallon, it also reveals something astonishing: Jimmy Fallon is clearly psychic.

During this 1998 Christmas video, Fallon, while playing the "ghost of host future," shows a reluctant Baldwin a world where he comes back to host the show as a SNL alum.

"Apparently," he says. "I become a huge star in the future, and I host the show in 2011."

And just like that, it came true.

Fallon is scheduled to host the show alongside crooner Michael Bublé only a few days after his December 17 prediction.

Creepy!

Take a minute and watch it for yourself, or if you're in a hurry, skip to 02:55.
Excerpt (s.24 : ep.9) 05:47
The ghost of SNL future Jimmy Fallon haunts Alec and 8H:



Or this video here shows it at the beginning:
http://videos.nymag.com/video/Alec-Baldwin-and-Jimmy-Fallon-I#c=7399XM25LXLCYXJ8

Jimmy Fallon announced today that he's going to host the December 17 episode of Saturday Night Live, with musical guest Michael Buble. It marks Fallon's first time hosting since he left the show in 2004, but fans shouldn't be too surprised to see him back in Studio 8H — not only has he done cameos on the show here and there, but back in 1998, SNL itself announced he'd host right around then. As you can see in the video, Alec Baldwin's monologue from a season 24 episode predicts exactly this: That Jimmy Fallon, as the host of Christmas future in this Christmas Carol riff, will host in December 2011. Most people remember this episode for its Schwetty Balls, but perhaps its prescience will become its new calling card!

From:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/08/25/jimmy-fallon-predicts-the_n_936290.html?icid=main%7Chp-desktop%7Cdl12%7Csec1_lnk2%7C222859

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Thanks to Anony for the scoop!

So it would be sweet if the Jimmy episode included John Goodman as a cast member and the "Don Pardo 9000". =^)

I want Jimmy and Kristen to bring out some of Kristen's characters together. What do you think they should do?

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