NEWSMAKERS | ‘True Grit’ rides tall with No. 1 finish

NEWSMAKERS

‘True Grit’ rides tall with No. 1 finish

LOS ANGELES

“True Grit” has seized the reins at the weekend box office with $15 million, taking the No. 1 spot and becoming the first Western to top the $100 million mark since the 1990s.

The film starring Jeff Bridges and Matt Damon bumped off Robert De Niro and Ben Stiller’s comedy “Little Fockers,” which was No. 1 the previous two weekends. “Little Fockers” slipped to second with $13.8 million, raising its total to $124 million.

Directed by Joel and Ethan Coen, “True Grit” lifted its total to $110.4 million.

Among newcomers, Nicolas Cage’s supernatural thriller “Season of the Witch” opened at No. 3 with $10.7 million. Gwyneth Paltrow’s country-music drama “Country Strong” premiered at No. 6 with $7.3 million.

Beckham family adding baby No. 4

LONDON

Team Beckham can soon expect another addition.

David Beckham and wife Victoria are expecting their fourth child later this year, the former England captain posted Sunday on his Facebook account.

“I’ve got some great news to tell you all,” Beckham wrote. “Victoria and I are expecting our fourth child this summer. The boys are very excited about the arrival of a new brother or sister.”

The pair, who married in 1999 and whose celebrity is entrenched on both sides of the Atlantic, already have three boys: Brooklyn, 11, Romeo, 8, and Cruz, 5.

Associated Press