Romantic comedy "New Year's Eve" topped the domestic movie box office during the weekend but Hollywood had little to celebrate as North American ticket sales slumped to their lowest level in three years. "New Year's Eve" led the charts with a disappointing $13.7 million at U.S. and Canadian theaters. The movie added $12.9 million from international markets, for a combined global debut of $26.6 million. New adult comedy "The Sitter," starring Jonah Hill as a reluctant babysitter, finished second with an estimated $10 million domestically. The newest "Twilight" vampire romance movie, winner of the past three weekends, slipped to third place with $7.9 million.
Alec Baldwin dropped in on "Saturday Night Live" over the weekend for a skit mocking the airline industry, after a incident last Tuesday where the actor was kicked off a flight for playing a mobile game. During the skit, Baldwin posed as the pilot of a plane he was forced to disembark earlier in the week at Los Angeles International Airport for refusing to stop playing 'Words With Friends' on his mobile phone. He apologized to himself, referred to himself as an "American treasure" who was playing "a word game for smart people."
Kirsten Dunst has obtained a temporary restraining order against a Frenchman who's accused of stalking her. The man, who reportedly traveled to Los Angeles at least five times to try to meet her, has been ordered to stay at least 100 yards away from the actress and stop trying to contact her.
Lindsay Claiborn, Reuters.