NEWSMAKERS | ‘Gnomeo & Juliet’ tops at box office

NEWSMAKERS

‘Gnomeo & Juliet’ tops at box office

NEW YORK

Wherefore art thou, Gnomeo? Atop the box office, that’s where.

Walt Disney’s “Gnomeo & Juliet,” an animated 3-D twist on “Romeo and Juliet,” took in $14.2 million in its third week of release, leading the box office on Oscar weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday. In a lighthearted, G-rated version of the Shakespeare drama, the film uses garden gnomes in roles usually reserved for heavyweights of the stage.

The Farrelly brothers’ R-rated comedy “Hall Pass,” starring Owen Wilson, earned $13.4 million for Warner Bros. to come in second to “Gnomeo.”

The Liam Neeson thriller “Unknown” earned the No. 3 sport with $12.4 million in its second weekend of release, bringing its cumulative total to a solid $42.8 million for Warner Bros.

Rounding out the top five at the box office were “Just Go With It” with $11.1 million and “I Am Number Four,” with $11 million.

Singer Chilli mulls fertility questions

LOS ANGELES

Chilli explores fertile territory on the finale of her reality show, “What Chilli Wants,” deciding whether to freeze her eggs for the chance at future motherhood.

“What Chilli Wants,” which wraps its second season on VH1, followed the Grammy-winning TLC singer’s effort to find Mr. Right. But if she doesn’t find him right now, she may in the future, leading her to ponder preserving the option of a child as she turns 40.

Her birthday was Sunday, the night the finale aired. Chilli, who has one son, said she’s glad to have the chance to “educate women on their options when it comes to having children.”

The prospective romances in Chilli’s life this season included boxer Floyd Mayweather, race car driver Raphael Matos and model Lasse Larson.

Zsa Zsa’s husband: I chased intruders

LOS ANGELES

Zsa Zsa Gabor’s husband says he chased two intruders with a baseball bat after catching them burglarizing the couple’s Bel Air mansion in the middle of the night.

Prince Frederic von Anhalt says he was awakened at 3 a.m. Sunday and discovered two men in his living room. He says they took off on foot and he pursued them down the block.

The 67-year-old von Anhalt says he fell while chasing the men and injured his hip.

He says windows and a door at his home were damaged, and paintings, statues, computers and camera equipment are missing.

Los Angeles police confirmed they’re investigating a burglary after dispatchers received a call from Gabor’s home Sunday morning.

Gabor, a sex symbol of the 1950s and 1960s, made headlines in recent months after a series of hospitalizations. She had most of her right leg amputated in January because of gangrene.

Associated Press