TOP OF THE BOX
March 18-20, 2011

1 Limitless                    $19,000,000
2 Rango                         $15,300,000
3 Battle: Los Angeles     $14,600,000
4 The Lincoln Lawyer     $13,400,000
5 Paul                             $13,200,000
6 Red Riding Hood              $7,300,000
7 The Adjustment Bureau    $5,900,000
8 Mars Needs Moms            $5,300,000
9 Beastly                               $3,300,000
10 Hall Pass                         $2,600,000

Knut, the world's most famous polar bear, died Saturday in Berlin. Berlin Zoo visitors were horrified when Knut came out of his cave, suddenly collapsed, then floated dead in the water.  An autopsy will be performed on the 4-year-old to determine the cause of death. Usually Polar bears in captivity live up to at least 30 years.  Knut became famous in 2006 after his mother rejected him and his twin.  The twin died and Knut was raised by hand. Knut has inspired a line of toys, puzzles, posters and T-shirts and participated in a Vanity Fair cover shoot with Leonardo DiCaprio.

Chris Brown says he is not responsible for the release of the nude photo of himself that the took with his iPhone. While he did take the photo, he denies that he leaked it in order to promote his upcoming album "F.A.ME." "Let me be honest with you. I didn't want to put no pictures out; that's not my intention.  I don't think I'd want to just leak my wang out to the world before my album comes out."  However the singer doesn't seem to be too upset about the release saying he's just living his life and having fun, adding, "...where I'm at creatively and mentally is great so I'm not gonna let anybody or any naysayer or hater mess that up 'cause there's no point... I'm winning!"

Another Hollywood couple bites the dust.  Bradley Cooper and Renee Zellweger have reportedly called it quits according to Us Magazine.  The two had been together nearly two years!...which is longer than each of their previous marriage...combined! Zellweger was married to Kenny Chesney and Cooper to Jennifer Esposito.

Wyclef Jean, says he was shot in the hand on Saturday while he was in Haiti. Jean said a bullet grazed his hand as he stepped out of a car to make a phone call, but local police claim he was only injured by glass. The singer was taken to a hospital where his superficial injuries were treated and was released. Jean was born in Haiti and was one of the first celebrities to offer aid after the earthquake.  He was in the country for a second round of votes to determine who would be running for president in the country.

The Big Bang Theory is getting a visit from a real life scientific genius. Columbia University physics professor, Brian Greene, will play himself in the April 7th episode. The show's producers, Bill Prady and Chuck Lorre used Greene's book,"The Elegant Universe" to get a handle on physics.  Greene's new book, "The Hidden Reality" is out now and they think it will be fun to have Sheldon make fun the book saying that the notion of trying to teach science to the general population is nonsense." ...

NFL Films president, Steve Sabol, has been diagnosed with a tumor on the left side of his brain. Sabol, 68, was hospitalized after suffering a seizure nearly two weeks ago in Kansas City. Steve is expected to undergo radiation and chemotherapy treatment. Steve's father, Ed, is the founder of NFL Films and last month was selected as a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame's Class of 2011. Steve has been with NFL Films since 1964. In that time, he has received 27 Emmy Awards for writing, cinematography, editing, directing and producing.

Antonio "L.A." Reid will be one of the judges on Simon Cowell's new singing competition "The X Factor." Reid has worked with some of music's biggest acts including Kanye West, Pink and Justin Beiber.  Simon says that Reid, besides being a great music executive, is also a fantastic writer and producer.

Speaking of singing contests, the second person sent home from the top 13 on American Idol, Karen Rodriguez, says she never looked at the show as being a competition and never really planned to go that far on the show.  She says she just wanted the program to help jump start her career.  Karen did say she was surprised by the elimination when she found out she would be going home because she thought she had done a good job with her song on Wednesday.  Karen says she's going to take a break, and then get back to writing and recording.

Charlie Sheen has reportedly been having a meeting or two with the folks from the FOX network. While nothing definitive  came out of the brainstorming session last Thursday with the president of Alternative Entertainment for the network, they all agreed they liked each other...

Lindsay Lohan may finally be realizing how serious this "jewelry theft" situation has become.  Sources close to the actress say she's beginning to realize that she can't avoid jail either way, and is still thinking about take a plea deal. Judge Keith Schwartz offered LiLo and her attorney Shawn Holley a deal that includes three months in jail ... which get whittled down to 19 days because of jail overcrowding. The actress still maintains her innocence but is beginning to understand the risks of going forward with a trial. If she loses at trial, she could get more than a year in jail for the probation violation ... plus prison time for the felony grand theft.  She will have to appear in court on Friday to announce her decision.

Rather than plan a script for the show, Charlie Sheen plans to just "riff like an artist" from memory on his 21-city "Torpedo of Truth" tour next month.  Charlie says the show will be about 80 minutes long. Audiences will get to ask Sheen questions and has promised a "wild ride of highs and lows and dark and light and laughter and being surprised.