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‘Shutter Island’ makes waves with $40.2M debut
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Shutter Island
"Shutter Island" is the story of two U.S. marshals, Teddy Daniels and Chuck Aule, who are summoned to a remote and barren island off the coast of Massachusetts to investigate the mysterious disappearance of a murderess from the island's fortress-like hospital for the criminally insane.
‘Shutter Island’ makes waves with $40.2M debut
LOS ANGELES — Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio’s voyage to “Shutter Island” has landed them at No. 1 at the weekend box office.
Their creepy crime thriller set at a remote insane asylum opened with $40.2 million, according to studio estimates Sunday. A Paramount Pictures release, “Shutter Island” is the fourth collaboration for Scorsese and DiCaprio and the best opening yet for both the director and star.
The previous weekend’s top movie, the all-star romance “Valentine’s Day,” slipped to No. 2 with $17.2 million, falling a steep 69 percent from its $56.3 million debut.
The science-fiction sensation “Avatar” is still going strong after two months in theaters, coming in third with $16.1 million and raising its record domestic total to $687.8 million.
Hilary Duff is engaged to hockey player Comrie
EDMONTON, Alberta — Here’s something for “Gossip Girl” to talk about.
Actress and singer Hilary Duff, who had a recurring guest role on the popular CW series last season, is engaged to Edmonton Oilers forward Mike Comrie.
Publicist Nanci Ryder says the two were engaged recently while vacationing in Hawaii. She says in an e-mail distributed by the Oilers on Friday that the two “are very excited to share this happy news.”
The proposal comes during the NHL’s two-week break for the Olympics.
The 22-year-old Duff and 29-year-old Comrie had been dating for over two years.
Today’s birthdays
Announcer Don Pardo is 92. Actor Paul Dooley is 82. Director Jonathan Demme is 66. Actor John Ashton is 62. Actress Julie Walters is 60. Actor Kyle MacLachlan is 51. Comedian Rachel Dratch is 44. Actress Jeri Ryan is 42. Actor Thomas Jane is 41. Actress Lea Solanga is 39. Actress Drew Barrymore is 35. Singer James Blunt is 33. Singer Tom Higgenson of Plain White T’s is 31. Actor Daniel E. Smith (“John Q.”) is 20.