"17 Again" and "State of Play" are both great movies, for different reasons. And everyone else thought so, too, based on the box office numbers from this past weekend. Here’s the scoop from Box Office Mojo:

17 Again, $23.72M
State of Play, $14.07M
Hannah Montana: The Movie, $13.40M
Monsters vs. Aliens, $13.24M
Fast and Furious, $11.77M
Crank: High Voltage, $6.96M (Read my interview with Clifton Collins, Jr.)
Observe and Report, $4.17M
Knowing, $3.57M
I Love You, Man, $3.32M
The Haunting in Connecticut, $3.11M

Image Credit: © Universal Studios

Miley Cyrus and her alter-ego Hannah Montana scored big at the office this weekend, but only slightly edging out "Fast & Furious" for the top spot. I actually popped in to see the first scene in "Fast & Furious" again – it was that good.
Meanwhile, Julia Roberts and Clive Owen’s romantic romp "Duplicity" is still hanging in there at No. 10. I’m not surprised, because it’s a really cute film, like the old-time movies with Cary Grant and Katharine Hepburn. Here’s the rundown from Box Office Mojo:

Hannah Montana: The Movie, $32.32M
Fast & Furious, $27.23M
Monsters vs. Aliens, $21.81M
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New in theaters this weekend is Miley Cyrus in "Hannah Montana: The Movie," Seth Rogen in "Observe and Report," and Emmy Rossum in "Dragonball: Evolution." Oh, and the guys from Anvil! Quite the mix we’ve got going there. Here’s the rundown:
Hannah Montana: The Movie (G). Miley Cyrus and her alter-ego Hannah Montana have an identity crisis. Which one will win? Find out in this predictable, but sweet movie. [Preview & Trailer] [Official Site]
Observe and Report (R ). Seth Rogen plays a mall security officer in this R-rated version of "Paul Blart: Mall Cop" (don’t studios know when they’re … [Read More]

Anna Faris will soon be seen in theaters as Brandi in “Observe and Report,” a comedy about a bi-polar mall security guard (Seth Rogen) who’s called on to stop a flasher from, well, flashing. That hits theaters April 10, 2009.
Until then, feast your eyes on Anna Faris’ sexy photo shoot for GQ Magazine. She played the naive, sexy Playboy bunny in “The House Bunny,” and it looks like she’s continuing that trend with this photo shoot, where she dons skimpy duds and lounges by a pool with a furry friend. She may be sexy, but she’s also really adorable!

Here’s the Warner Bros. 2009 Film Preview. And woohoo that "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" will finally hit theaters on July 17, 2009. "The Dark Knight" hits theaters — AGAIN! Zac Efron gets a chance to be young again in "17 Again" (uh, haven’t we seen that plotline in about 20 movies?), John Connor comes back in "Terminator: Salvation," Robert Downey, Jr. plays Sherlock Holmes, and Clint Eastwood is nowhere near retiring. He begins AND ends 2009 with new movies. Check out the lineup:
GRAN TORINO In theatres on December 12 (NY & LA) … [Read More]