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How to Train Your Dragon is back in the top spot… Want to know what other movies made the big bucks this weekend? Check out the box-office beat.

1 - How to Train Your Dragon: $20 M

2 - Kiss-Ass: $19.8 M

3 - Date Night: $17.3 M

4 - Death at a Funeral: $17 M

5 - Clash of the Titans: $15.8 M

6 - The Last Song: $5.8 M

7 - Tyler Perry’s Why Did I Get Married Too?: $4.2 M

8 - Hot Tub Time Machine: $3.5 M

9 - Alice in Wonderland: $3.5 M

10 - The Bounty Hunter: $3.2 M

Comedy icon Conan O’Brien is joining TBS to host a late-night talk show that is expected to debut in November.  The Emmy-winning comedian’s new program will be followed by Lopez Tonight, which will shift to a midnight time slot.

O’Brien began talks in earnest with TBS just last week, after George Lopez personally called him to ask that he consider joining the network’s late-night line-up.  “I can’t think of anything better than doing my show with Conan as my lead-in,” Lopez said.  “It’s the beginning of a new era in late-night comedy.”

Said O’Brien: “In three months I’ve gone from network television to Twitter to performing live in theaters, and now I’m headed to basic cable.  My plan is working perfectly.”

O’Brien and Lopez will give TBS a dynamic lineup in late-night television.  TBS – which has built a programming slate that appeals to a young, diverse audience – expects O’Brien to be a long-term addition to the network’s late-night landscape.  O’Brien will host his hour-long, yet-to-be-titled show Mondays through Thursdays at 11 p.m. (ET/PT).

O’Brien is well-known from his many years in comedy.  He grew up in a large, Irish Catholic family in a suburb of Boston.  His love of comedy began at an early age and carried on when he entered Harvard University, where he earned a degree in history.  During his years at Harvard, he also wrote for the legendary Harvard Lampoon publication, eventually serving as its president.

After leaving Harvard, O’Brien went to Los Angeles, where he found several writing jobs for television, including HBO’s Not Necessarily the News.  After returning to the East Coast, O’Brien joined the writing team at Saturday Night Live, earning his first Emmy in 1989.  He was writing for the hit show The Simpsons when Lorne Michaels approached him about a new late-night series for NBC.  In 1993, Late Night with Conan O’Brien launched.  The show ran for 16 years, ending when O’Brien briefly took over The Tonight Show.

O’Brien is currently touring the United States and Canada with his live show, Legally Prohibited from Being Funny on Television Tour.

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I can’t even believe that I haven’t shared this with you! Just in case you’re one of like three breathing females who hasn’t yet watched the newly released trailer for SATC2… and even if you have — here you go! Enjoy, ladies!

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5-aOpznm44[/video]

And how perfect… Today just happens to be Kristen Stewart’s birthday!

Kristen Stewart and Dakota Fanning star in this music-fueled story of the ground-breaking, all girl, teenage rock band of the 1970s: The Runaways. The film follows two friends, Joan Jett and Cherie Currie, as they rise from rebellious Southern California kids to rock stars of the now legendary group that paved the way for future generations of girl bands. Joan and Cherie fall under the Svengali-like influence of rock impresario Kim Fowley, played by Michael Shannon, who turns the group into an outrageous success and a family of misfits. With its tough-chick image and raw talent, the band quickly earns a name for itself—and so do its two leads: Joan is the band’s pure rock’ n’ roll heart, while Cherie, with her Bowie-Bardot looks, is the sex kitten. Written and directed by Floria Sigismondi, the film chronicles Joan and Cherie’s tumultuous relationship on and off stage, as the band starts to break out.

Clash of the Titans claimed the top spot at the box office this weekend. See what other movies made big money…

1 - Clash of the Titans: $61.4 M

2 - Tyler Perry’s Why Did I Get Married Too: $30.2 M

3 - How to Train Your Dragon: $29.2

4 - The Last Song: $16.2

5 - Alice in Wonderland: $8.3 M

6 - Hot Tub Time Machine: $8.0 M

7 - The Bounty Hunter: $6.2 M

8 - Diary of a Wimpy Kid: $5.5 M

9 - She’s Out of My League: $1.5 M

10 - Shutter Island: $1.5 M

“I could do it, and I mean these lines are getting deeper every day, but when I tell you what’s happened to me - these lines are just about living. Look, I eat really well and I work out, but I also indulge when I want to. I don’t starve myself in an extremist way. You’re not taking away my coffee or my dairy or my glass of wine because I’d be devastated.” - Jennifer Aniston on why she won’t get Botox and dieting in British Harper’s Bazaar.

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I’m excited to see The Last Song. I’m a big fan of Nicholas Sparks, Miley Cyrus, and Liam Hemsworth. In fact, I’ll admit that I’m mainly psyched about Liam Hemsworth. This break-out-star is about to be a sensation. He’s gorgeous, talented, and quite a hit with the young ladies. Check him out in The Last Song in theaters tomorrow.

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