Box Office: "The Avengers" Easily Tops "Dark Shadows" & Co.

Continuing forth with its overpowering draw ability, "The Avengers" is once again perched atop the box office to begin the Mother's Day holiday weekend on May 11-13, 2012

The Joss Whedon directed superhero blockbuster boasting an all-star cast including Robert Downey Jr, Scarlett Johansson, Chris Evans and Chris Hemsworth nabbed another $29 million on Friday which sets the projected second weekend total at a cool $100 million.

Settling for runner-up status on its opening weekend of release is the Tim Burton creation "Dark Shadows," with the Johnny Depp helmed fantasy/comedy caper earning $10.5 million on its first day in theaters with an estimated debut weekend revenue set at $28 million.

Rounding out the top five at the box office in estimated totals are the Steve Harvey book-based comedy "Think Like a Man" ($6.5 million), followed by the Jennifer Lawrence starring blockbuster "The Hunger Games" ($4.3 million) and the Zac Efron and Taylor Schilling fronted drama "The Lucky One" ($4.1 million).

Source: celebrity-gossip.net

Johnny Depp Talks 'Dark Shadows', DrawSomething on “Jimmy Kimmel Live”

Taking care of some promotional duties, Johnny Depp was spotted at “ Jimmy Kimmel Live” studios in Hollywood yesterday (May 8).

The “Pirates of the Caribbean” stud stopped to greet fans and pose for pictures, sporting a black cowboy hat, white pinstriped vest, and black shirt and trousers.

Johnny was in the house to promote his upcoming movie “Dark Shadows,” and had a blast chatting with Kimmel.

And as an added bonus, Jimmy had the folks over at Draw Something send in the best versions of “Johnny Depp” that people had drawn while playing the game.

Source: celebrity-gossip.net