It is first book of author ‘Suzanne Collins’ in a best sell. The film scored a firm ‘A’ rating from audiences. The box office front runner 21 Jump Street dropped 53% for $6.3 million on Friday. Dr. Seuss also dropped 53 % to take $3.2 million. Celebrity John Carter came in third $1.4m with Project X and the top 5 with $625,000 on Friday. Billy Ray’s little girl turned anodyne wild child was the bigger star in US with upcoming Australian actor Liam Hemsworth.

Nightmarish story have been transferred to the big screen in film from ‘The Hunger Games’ star Jennifer Lawrence to from left ‘Night of the Living Dead,’ ‘Brazil,’ ‘Metropolis,’ and ‘A Clockwork Orange.’  Other movie has posted more than $16.6 million in midnight show. The film has gone to take in well over $100 million on its opening weekend. The movie appears poised to do with a debut as $150 million still possible. The movie will more popular among broad audiences and midnight debut is an indicator that a picture will have a huge opening weekend.

Disney said ‘John Carter has brought in about $184 million in ticket sales and the film’s production budget is estimated to be about $250 million with $100 million spent on marketing.’ The film was based on a series of books. The movie starts with ‘A Princess of Mars’ in 1912 and end with ‘John Carter of Mars’ in 1964.

Stanton directing was success with movies like ‘Wall-E’ and ‘Finding Nemo’ both won an Oscar for best animated feature. Disney said ‘its studio to lose $80 million to $120 million for the quarter. Other films and video disc sales will be more than wiped out.’

Disney’s computer animated film ‘Mars Needs Moms’ cost about $150 million last year but sold only $40 million tickets in all over the world. ‘Speed Racer’ cost $120 million but sold $94 million tickets in theatres in 2008.

Columbia movie ‘Ishtar’ cost about $40 million and sold only $14 million in tickets. It’s not clear that the box office revenue Disney needed to break even on John Carter but it around $600 million worldwide.

Her dress was predominantly metallic lilac with the shoulders and matched cuffs on wrist. She completes her look with a pair of black boots. It’s very different outfit because she always wear baby doll dress for performance.

She performed in a stunning baby doll dress design and a barely there leotard in Los Angeles. Singer Katy Perry spent some time with fans and signing autographs. The Comedic actor Russell Brand failed to return a set of hired bicycles for his new movie.

The British star was spotted taking the bikes for a ride with his female companion. The 36 year old actor was in ripped jeans with a beautiful hat. Singer Perry’s estranged husband Russell Brand was charged on two counts of criminal damage to property and faces a maximum two year prison sentence.

Ann Curry tweeted “Oscar winner Clooney and his father Nick for protesting Sudan’s arrested at Sudan’s embassy in DC.”

The protesters accuse Sudan’s president, Omar al-Bashir of provoking a humanitarian crisis and blocking food aid from entering a key border region with South Sudan.

Police issued the protesters three verbal warnings to move off the private property. Those warnings were actor Clooney and other activists were taken away in a Secret Service van.

Celebrity George Clooney was joined the several activist colleagues as NAACP President Ben Jealous, Rep. Jim Moran, Enough Project’s John Prendergast and Martin Luther King III.

Actor has long championed the Sudan cause and he hoped to draw more attention to the humanitarian issues there. He met with President Barack Obama on Thursday about the issue.

He came from that meeting saying there was high level interest in doing more to help the region. The world needed to move swiftly to open a humanitarian corridor to those in need South Sudan.

The movie’s three stars as Jennifer Lawrence, Liam Hemsworth and Josh Hutcherson with his girlfriend and singer Miley Cyrus.

Other celebrities in Elizabeth Banks, Stanley Tucci, Woody Harrelson, Wes Bentley and director Gary Ross, Jim Belushi, Miranda Lambert also arrive on the red carpet.

Celebrity Lawrence dazzled was in a stunning gold Prabal Gurung dress with Jimmy Choo shoes on the carpet. Her onstage appearance was pure clumsy girl next door. Gary Ross introduced her Lawrence seemingly couldn’t wait in the wings.

Actress Jasmin Rodgers said ‘The book is amazing and the actors picked are beyond perfect. Rodgers told that the first time, I saw the trailer on TV and I was flipping out and running around my house. I was so excited.’

Liam Hemsworth posed with girlfriend Cyrus on the carpet. He said ‘I had to cut out a few people and it was tough.’ Effie Trinket character has the best lines and the best outfits in The Hunger Games.

Naturally was in a neon orange Versace mini gown. She said ‘I just wanted to be Effie esque tonight and I might be cold but it’s all worth it.’

She said ‘She is most formidable person and I have ever met in my life’ of Oprah Winfrey at the awards event. Oprah Winfrey was expected to talk about her career. She used the majority of her time to praise another honoree.

Jaycee Dugard was abducted when she was 11 years old and held in captivity for 18 years by Nancy Garrido and Phillip. She was raped and gave birth to two children. Her captors were convicted.

She also said ‘I wanted to have the opportunity to meet her. I said to Diane but I know Diane should be the one to introduce her.’ Celebrity Oprah went on to thank Sawyer. She was in attendance and praised the television special.

Dugard thanked to her mother for never giving up hope of finding her. She also spoke about her JAYC Foundation.

Actress Jessica Alba showed off necklace and she was given by Jaycee. The necklace represents Dugard’s charity. The awards were part of the festivities surrounding the Women in the World conference.

The reported said ‘The pair met during Paris Fashion Week at the Chanel runaway show in Paris. He was sitting next to her at the show. Then we all had dinner the other night. The couple were holding hands and looking cozy.’

His friend said ‘that the 22 year old hunk is smitten with singer Katy Perry. My friend Baptisite Giabiconi is a model and musician. He is a great guy and he’s totally smitten with Katy is the perfect girl for him.’

The pair was supposed to have a romantic dinner date this week but there was a fire near her hotel.

The source also said ‘Baptiste ordered her the big flowers and they could not deliver them. The florist Lachaume is near the fires.’ Baptiste has modeled for Chanel, Roberto Cavalli, Karl Lagerfeld and Giorgio Armani.

Actor Girish Kulkarni won the Best Actor Award and Gurvinder Singh was declared the Best Director for the Punjabi film ‘Anhey Ghorey Da Daan.’ Vidya was in Dubai on Wednesday to promote her latest film ‘Kahaani.’ she received the news via a text message from a friend in Mumbai.

She said ‘My mum was crying, my sister was screaming and my dad said ‘oh my God, God bless’ or something. This is a first National Awards of Vidya Balan. She also won awards over the past few years for No One Killed Jessica, Paa and Ishqiya.

The Best Children’s Film award was shared by Partho Gupte for Stanley Ka Dabba and the entire cast of ‘Chillar Party.’ They also won the Swarna Kamal along with Rs. 1, 50,000. Harry Hingorani and Keitan Yadav were conferred the Best Special Effects Award for Ra.One.

Bosco Caeser won the Best Choreography award for the Senorita number in Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara. The Best Audiography award was shared by Baylon Fonseca for Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara and Hitendra Ghosh for Game.

Songwriter’s agent Stella Richards also confirmed of his dead. His son Jeffrey said ‘I have very sad news to convey. My Dad ‘Robert B Sherman’ song writer passed away in London. He also adds ‘He went peacefully after months of truly valiantly fending off death.

He loved life and his dear heart finally slowed to a stop when he could fight no more.’ They won 2 Oscars and also were nominated for seven others. He was born in 1925 in New York City.

Robert B Sherman was celebrated songwriter and achieved success on Manhattan’s Tin Pan Alley. Songwriter worked with actor Dick Van Dyke on 1968 musical Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.  They wrote popular songs as Truly Scrumptious and Me Ol’ Bamboo.

Richard and Robert wrote Trust in Me, Colonel Hathi’s March and I Wan’na Be Like You. His brothers were the ‘Songwriters hall of fame’ in 2005. They received the US National Medal of the Arts in 2008.