ENTERTAINMENT NEWS DIGEST


The top-5-grossing movies for the weekend of Dec. 17-19 at U.S. and Canadian theaters. Last week’s rank is in parentheses. Includes weekend gross and total gross.

•(NA) “Tron Legacy”: $44,026,211; $44,026,211

•(NA) “Yogi Bear”: $16,411,322; $16,411,322

•(1) “The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader”: $12,388,662; $42,752,237

•(19) “The Fighter”: $12,135,468; $12,569,403

•(3) “Tangled”: $8,775,344; $127,918,276

“Skating With the Stars” (8 p.m., ABC): A winner will be crowned tonight on the finale of “Skating With the Stars,” but let’s be honest: We’re really rooting for more wipeouts on the ice.

ENTERTAINMENT NEWS

Paintings stolen by Nazis seized

NEW YORK

U.S. authorities say they’ve seized two paintings in New York that were stolen from the National Museum in Warsaw, Poland, by the Nazis during World War II. The paintings by 19th-century Polish artist Julian Falat were seized last Wednesday. Federal prosecutors also filed court papers aimed at recovering the paintings, “Off to the Hunt” and “The Hunt.”

Prosecutors say the paintings remained missing after World War II. Polish authorities alerted U.S. authorities in 2006 that both were about to be sold at auction in New York. In a lawsuit, the U.S. government says the paintings can be seized because they constituted stolen property imported into the United States illegally.

Dad to write story of custody battle

NEW YORK

A New Jersey man whose five-year custody battle for his son became international news has a book coming out. David Goldman’s “A Father’s Love” will be released in May by Viking, the publisher announced Monday.

In 2004, Goldman was married and living in Tinton Falls, N.J., when his wife Bruna Bianchi flew to Brazil with their 4-year-old son, Sean, for what was supposed to be a vacation. She announced she was staying there with Sean, later divorced Goldman and remarried.

Goldman spent years in American and Brazilian courts before he finally brought Sean home in 2009. Bianchi died in 2008 in childbirth, but Sean’s Brazilian stepfather and grandmother continued to fight for custody in Brazil.

‘Smurfs’ Village’ adds warning about cost

NEW YORK

The publisher of the popular “The Smurfs’ Village” game for the iPhone and iPad has added a warning that virtual items such as “Smurfberries” cost real money — as much as $100 with just two taps on the screen.

An Associated Press story this month revealed how easy it is for kids to buy such virtual items and have them billed to their parents without their knowledge. Like many other free games, “Smurfs’ Village” makes money by selling the virtual goods to advance play.

Capcom Entertainment Inc. updated the game Sunday. When the game starts up for the first time, a pop-up warns about the option to buy Smurfberries and the fact that charges come out of owners’ iTunes account, which is billed to a credit card.