- "Angels & Demons" vs. "Star Trek" -- Neither Here Nor There. The world is split -- overseas, people are rushing to see Da Vinci Code follow-up Angels & Demons (the film had a $104 million worldwide take this weekend). But domestically, the film barely edged out Star Trek's second weekend -- A&D netted $48 million while the sci-fi reboot took $43 million, a less than 50 percent drop from its opening weekend and a figure that moves the film's total,10-day domestic take to nearly $148 million. [Variety]
- People Desperate to Make "Idol" Finale Seem Like a Tight Race. The Associated Press is predicting that this year's Idol finale -- staged over Tuesday and Wednesday of this week -- will be the "wackiest" yet. Reasons provided included Adam Lambert's makeup preferences and Kris Allen's perceived come-from-behind victory. It includes this pot-stirring from EW.com writer Michael Slezak: "Calling them apples and oranges doesn't go far enough. They're almost from different planets. It's like comparing a root vegetable to a sea creature." [Associated Press]
- "Mind of Mencia" Man Makes a Movie. Comedian Carlos Mencia is getting his first big-screen leading role -- opposite an Oscar-winner, no less. Mencia will team up with The Last King of Scotland Best Actor Forest Whitaker and Ugly Betty's America Ferrera for an untitled clash-of-cultures wedding movie. Whitaker and Mencia will star as rival dads; Ferrera as the bride. [Variety]
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