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Finally!!

Ridley Scott's Prometheus has finally gotten a rating.

Wanna know what it is? Here's a hint… it's what all pirate movies are rated…

ARRRRR!

LOLz! Sorry, that's terrible but seriously, it's rated R.

We all knew it was heading that direction, especially after the studio chief at Fox said they weren't going to a cut a frame.

A PG-13 rating means a wider audience, so a better shot at more money but honestly, with all the buzz about this movie, we wouldn't worry at all about the R rating affecting the money in any way.

We're also extra excited because R means blood and guts and butts!

[Image via Fox Studios.]

OoOoOo... so close to taking the top spot!!

But still, falling second only to the $91 million Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 is IMPRESSIVE!!

By knocking Twilight's New Moon off its $73 million seat, The Avengers now sits high in the #2 spot for best opening day at the box office! ...with $80.5 million! Woo Hoo!!

The weekend total is now estimated to be $150 million through Sunday, securing the blockbuster's spot in the kingdom of baddest opening weekends ever!

That doesn't surprise us, of course. We knew it was blowing up when we found out it even beat The Dark Knight's midnight numbers!!

But don't think it's all about the money, honey!! Oooh NO! Moviegoers everywhere are RAVING about the film!!

And they totally should be!! With all that action and hot men!?! DUH!!!

UGH.

Yesterday, news broke on Pepsi’s dealings with Michael Jackson’s estate which allows the not-Coke soda company to use his image for their money-making schemes.

One such scheme is to release collectible Pepsi cans emblazoned with images of Mikey dancing, which will coincide with the 25th anniversary of the multi-platinum Bad album that is arguably one of Jackson’s best. The cans will include scannable tags that will allow consumers access to remixes of his hit song ‘Bad.’

And, it seems dead Michael will be dancing to sell you a MULTITUDE of products in the future! A spokeswoman for Michael's estate has said that while this is the first marketing campaign featuring the King of Pop since his death, it will NOT be the last.

Isn’t it lovely when companies manipulate dead celebs to sell us things?

These dancing cans will hit shelves in China this weekend, and are set to appear in the US sometime this month.

Because it’s a lot easier to make a dead celeb do what you want than a live one! Especial with today's booming hologram business! HAH.

[Image via Pepsi Co..]

Remember when we said George Clooney and Jeffrey Katzenberg's fundraiser for Barack Obama was going to raise about $6 million? That figure has since DOUBLED and the Hollywood dinner party is expected to be biggest presidential fundraiser in U.S. history!

Damn! George sure knows how to throw a party!

Here's how he did it: He sold 150 tickets to the May 10 event at his home for $40,000 a piece. That's going to bring in about half of the record total, while the other $6 million will come from online donations.

The organizers decided to hold a contest online in which contestants donate what money they can (at least $3) and are then entered into a raffle to win two seats at the same table as the A-list actor and the Commander in Chief.

And that's not all of the money Obama will be making from Tinseltown either. The Prez is scheduled to be back in El Lay on June 6th to attend a LGBT gala. If U can't afford the $40K plate of pasta Clooney is selling, the June event will cost guests anywhere between $1,250 to $25,000.

[Image via WENN.]

This is some shady shi* K-Fed!

Kevin Federline’s ex-landlord Joseph Malek claims K-Fed owes him at least 7 months of rent money and mucho $$$ in property damage!

Apparently, Britney Spears’ ex-husband moved in to Malek’s mansion in 2008, turned the estate into a cigarette riddled trash heap, and then left in 2009 without paying a huge chunk of his rent.

Malek is finally seeking a judge who will hopefully order Federline to fork over $110K in damages.

We wonder how you treated your marital mansion, Feddy? We hope you gave the space you and Brit shared a little more respect!

RUDE.

[Image via Ramey Pix.]

Well, sounds like Courtney Love’s rights to her late husband’s estate are dwindling down even more.

Reportedly, Courtney and Kurt Cobain’s daughter, Frances Bean Cobain, has recently obtained the rights to her dad’s name, likeness and appearance.

Back in 2010, Love received a $2.75 million loan from Frances’ trust fund and still has yet to pay it back.

Recent documents reveal that until Love pays back the loan, she will be unable to profit off of Kurt’s publicity rights.

The docs also show that Courtney decided to step down as manager of End of Music LLC, the company which is responsible for money made off the rights, in exchange for the loan.

For Courtney, this means that although she still owns about 60 percent of her late husband’s estate, she still has NO control over his image OR his music, which is owned by Primary Wave Music.

At least now we HOPE the late singer's likeness is in good hands with his daughter.

[Image via WENN.]

DISCLAIMER: EXTRA RISQUE PIC BELOW! ONLY CLICK IF YOU'RE 18+ PLEASE!!!!!!!

Bad Girl doesn't even begin to explain Rihanna!!

Because when she entered a NYC strip club Tuesday night, all bets were off!!!

She's the baddest b*tch!!! And like she told MTV, she just doesn't have any more f***'s to give!! LOL!!!

AHHHHH!!!! This is priceless!!! Get it, gurl!! GET IT!!!

We bet those strippers went out to treat themselves after RiRi made it rain!!! Look at that stack of bills!!!

And to everyone who slams her for not being a good role model, CLEARLY she's not trying to be one!! Maybe the Good Girl Gone Bad album should have been a hint. ;)

After pAArtying it ^UP^ with the strippers, she tweeted:

#rolemodelsh*t. Best stress reliever= $tripper$. Kill it Tip it #Cake. #ROCstarshit my daddy would be proud.

And this isn't even all of it!! Nope!!

Take a look at the second pic (below) to see just how dirty it gets when Rih's in NYC!!!

DISCLAIMER: EXTRA RISQUE PIC BELOW! ONLY CLICK IF YOU'RE 18+ PLEASE!!!!!!!

[Image via Rihanna's Instagram.]

As predicted, The Avengers is off to an amazing start overseas by breaking all sorts of opening day records.

After being released in just 10 territories on Wednesday, the Marvel superhero epic has earned $17.1 million.

Not only did the movie score the second-highest opening ever in Australia (behind the final Harry Potter film) by raking in an easy $6 million there, it landed the biggest opening day in New Zealand and Taiwan!

That's just a taste of what is to come. Analysts expect the movie to earn upwards of $150 million during it's first weekend in the United States.

We'll see U in line on next Friday!

Just another reason why we're an Otheist!! ;)

Just the other night, Oprah Winfrey was enjoying dinner at Beverly Hills hotspot Scarpetta when a passerby notified her of a homeless man's situation.

Right after she was heard telling four OWN execs, "I wish I could greenlight everything," the stranger came up and asked if she could afford the homeless man a bowl of soup.

Eddie, the man of the hour, then introduced himself to Oprah. And that's when she made sure to take care of him!

She was heard saying:

Please, can we get him some money, get him a meal. God bless you, Eddie.

AWW!!! SO INSPIRING!!!!

One of Oprah's companions handed Eddie A LOT of cash and A FEAST of food!!! Needless to say, he was super grateful!!

So next time you think the world is horrible, remember Oprah and all will be well, LOL!

[Image via Ramey Pix.]

Just another reason why we're an Otheist!! ;)

Just the other night, Oprah Winfrey was enjoying dinner at Beverly Hills hotspot Scarpetta when a passerby notified her of a homeless man's situation.

Right after she was heard telling four OWN execs, "I wish I could greenlight everything," the stranger came up and asked if she could afford the homeless man a bowl of soup.

Eddie, the man of the hour, then introduced himself to Oprah. And that's when she made sure to take care of him!

She was heard saying:

Please, can we get him some money, get him a meal. God bless you, Eddie.

AWW!!! SO INSPIRING!!!!

One of Oprah's companions handed Eddie A LOT of cash and A FEAST of food!!! Needless to say, he was super grateful!!

So next time you think the world is horrible, remember Oprah and all will be well, LOL!

[Image via Ramey Pix.]