An animated film has done it again! “Despicable Me” joins “Toy Story 3” and “Shrek Forever After” in the ranks of animated flicks that have topped the box office this summer, reports EW.com.

The Steve Carell-starrer follows the journeys of a supervillain, who despite being mean, captured audiences’ hearts and wallets with a $60.1-million opening weekend.

“The Twilight Saga: Eclipse” held on strong for second place during its second weekend, while new release “Predators” opened at $25.3 million, at third place but still better than previous “Predator” movies.

“Toy Story 3″ and “The Last Airbender” rounded out the top five, with the former surpassing the $340-million mark and becoming Pixar’s highest-grossing film (previously it was “Finding Nemo”).

What did tweeps think of this weekend’s new releases?

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   _GwendyBee Reccomends that you should DEFINITELY see Despicable Me. It was hilarious. Todays Agenda=Justin Bieber music, chillin at home(:
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   msmichellemay I want one of those little, yellow minions from Despicable Me!!!
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   FaraRusdi Despicable Me is super duper cute, a definitely must watch. I want the theme song!!
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   devilicious7117 Yesterday was a horrible day. Today? Perfect! Thanks to @chocofelice, @claudiahirawady, and the minions of Despicable Me. Kekeke…
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   jazygonewild i saw Despicable Me a like 2 days ago!!!! It was AWESOME!
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   marissawinata Predators, not so good … Doesn’t make sense anyhow
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   ninzkye i still can’t decide whether i liked predators or not.
8. 
   jamesbetteley I saw Predators this weekend (the film, I mean) and if that doesn’t collect 10 Oscars then the Oscars should be disbanded.

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According to EW.com, former Fall Out Boy member Pete Wentz has formed a new band over the Internet called Black Cards.

The project was apparently formed during a trip Wentz took to Jamaica, where he became inspired. He then called up and began collaborating with Sam Hollander, whom he has worked with in the past. Black Cards’ lead singer is female, as Wentz claimed he could not imagine trying to replace Patrick Stump, the former lead singer of Fall Out Boy. The female vocalist remains unnamed; however, speculation is that it may be wife Ashlee Simpson-Wentz.

There are snippets of two songs, “Club Called Heaven” and “Beating in My Chest” available on the band’s website http://blackcardsmusic.com/ along with a personal note from Wentz to his fans. Tweeps are divided as to whether or not they like Wentz’s new project:

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   MarNinjaFish i am officially Pete Wentz’s new band “Bl4ck C4rds” number 1 fan.
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   Rosestarr1009 :0 I am loving Pete Wentz’s new band.
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   looby757 Pete Wentz has a new project. And it sucks. Shocker. http://blackcardsmusic.com/
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   _NvrFrvrTom its a shame pete wentz’s new band are nothing like FOB
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   HeyNowAlly Pete Wentz is Black Cards now? Kinda annoyed FOB didn’t try going out on a good note.
6. 
   billy_yo wow the @blackcards song clips are so good. great job pete wentz. is that ashlee singing?
7. 
   hellosayslauren Pete Wentz’s new band isn’t actually that bad. Pretty cheeky. I like it.
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   _NvrFrvrTom http://www.blackcardsmusic.com/ pete wentz’s new band, i love pete put i hate this -.-

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The nominees for the 2010 Emmys were announced this morning by Sofia Vergara (”Modern Family”) and Joel McHale (”Community”). Leading the nominations were HBO’s “The Pacific” and AMC’s “Mad Men” and freshmen comedies “Glee” and “Modern Family.” For a detailed list of nominees, check out EW.com.

The 62nd Annual Primetime Emmys will be hosted by talk-show host Jimmy Fallon on August 29. It will be the first Emmy Awards to air live coast-to-coast since 1976.

The Twitterverse is reacting to all of the Emmy nods and snubs.

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   dopeydoo So Castle did receive Emmy nominations! http://castletv.net/castle-receives-emmy-nominations just not 4 the main categories..but still yay!
2. 
   LRMachuca So glad for all the #modernfamily Emmy noms.
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   LizzieMo 19!!!! Holy cow! That’s 19 Emmy nominations for Glee! Wow massive!

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   daniellekantor i think everyone I wanted to be nominated for emmy actually got nominated!!!! #emmy
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   Jonas4ever33 I’m so pumped about this! an Emmy!? so Awesome!!!!! GO JONAS!!! ♥
3. 
   LiebeAnne Grr, I’m pissed about the #emmy noms. So I’m jut gonna go watch Doctor who and then study. One more day of school… 
4. 
   mekkalekkah RT He is the best! @Carrie_Preston Tell Michael Congratulations on his FIFTH Emmy nomination! He deserves it! He is amazingly talented!
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   KENNECTED YES!!! #HBO!!! RT @NYCShopGuide: “Glee” is a top Emmy nominee with 19 nods. The leading nominee is HBO drama “The Pacific,” with 24.
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   stateoftheA_R_T Congrats to “The Office” & “Modern Family” getting emmy nods my favorite tv shows on today period.
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   AgentEricaEvans Who’s rejoicing with me? RT @LizMitchellFC Elizabeth got an Emmy Nomination for LOST http://elizabeth-mitchell.org/?p=6333
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   seh79 I may watch this year! Not too bad (but what about some love for #CHUCK?) RT @theTVaddict Emmy Nominations 2010: http://bit.ly/99kcNm 
9. 
   nyteblade Good morning skeletons! I see that Craig was passed over yet again. That is why I’ve not cared about the emmy’s in years. Popularity contest
10. 
    cassiebelek FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS got a writing nomination. This is almost too much. Did someone torture Emmy voters into submission?

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   billiber RT @lucillebluth: ELIZABETH MITCHELL JUST GOT NOMINATED FOR A MOTHERFUCKING EMMY MY LIFE IS COMPLETE.
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   cbyrne19 I’m on the same page with @MichaelAusiello…no #emmy love for #community??? DID YOU NOT WATCH THE PAINTBALL EPISODE???
3. 
   snorkel_maiden Pleased to see that Hugh Laurie has been Emmy nominated again this year- about time he won it, though!

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Prince has had a revelation: “the Internet is completely over,” says the singer. Billboard.com reports that the artist doesn’t want his new album, “2oTen,” to be available for digital download on Web sites such as iTunes.

The artist compared the Internet to MTV, saying both was once “hip” before becoming “outdated.” Prince also condemned computers and other “digital gadgets,” and has shut down his official Web site.

Currently Prince is marketing “2oTen” by giving away free copies in European newspapers. There are no confirmed plans of how he will distribute the album in the U.S. and in European retail stores.

Tweeps are wondering if Prince has gone crazy and are mocking his statement:

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   gruber It’s only fair, because the Internet declared Prince to be over like 10 years ago.
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   abigvictory Did anyone tell Prince it’s his career that’s over?
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   shanethevein I was surfing the internet when I accidentally found out that Prince was still alive.
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   Gerbalaya Why are you people here? Didn’t you listen to #Prince? The internet is over!
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   hrheingold RT @lafix: Prince seems to be taking the demise of GeoCities harder than most.
6. 
   ShawnHockeybuzz RT @ThatKevinSmith: “Thoughts on Prince declaring internet dead” HE’S RIGHT! SHUT IT DOWN! (If you play dead Prince goes away; like a bear)
7. 
   SoulProduct Uh-oh, looks like my hero Prince is declaring the internet “dead”. He’s got “computer blues”.
8. 
   WadeFulp @FatFatlinson think Prince could convince Justin Bieber the Internet is dead? Prince, your career is dead, see ya!
9. 
   MichaelSalamone No, Prince wasn’t just slamming iTunes, he said the internet was dead because I hadn’t been online all day.
10. 
    Yapping1 No one buys physical music any more Prince. This is not the Purple Rain days. Failure is an option for you brotha.

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After a record-breaking $30-million midnight premiere, “The Twilight Saga: Eclipse” continued to dominate the box office during the weekend, grossing a total of $175 million in its first six days, reports EW.com.

The third installment of the popular Stephenie Meyer series was followed at the box office by another new release, M. Night Shyamalan’s “The Last Airbender,” which despite terrible reviews, reaped $70 million during its five-day opener.

“Toy Story 3″ fell to third place, but nevertheless continued to earn Pixar millions each day. Adam Sandler’s “Grown Ups” and “Knight and Day” with Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz rounded out the top five.

Tweeps’ reviews of this weekend’s new releases seem incongruent with the box office sales.

1. 
   CaponeAicn With the amount of money ECLIPSE and AIRBENDER made, this weekend may be looked at as Ground Zero of a Dark Age in cinema.
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   NicholasOLaw Eclipse was awesome…I can’t wait until Breaking Dawn!!! I gotta see The Last Airbender!! D http://bit.ly/aW6kkJ?k=771
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   Team18NewMoon BTW IF YOU ARE A TWI/ECLIPSE HATER, I HAVE A MESSAGE FOR YOU: FUCK YOU FUCKING STUPID! LMFAO!
4. 
   IamKari Eclipse was a little disapointing. Not as good as first 2.
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   Hay2theley I would lose the will to live too. RT @BreakingNews: Man found dead in seat in New Zealand cinema after screening of ‘Twilight: Eclipse’
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   kevjumba Last Airbender has a 6% rating on rotten tomatoes. Yikes, that’s even worse than the Dragonball movie. #racistmoviesneverwin
7. 
   HollyMarieMing Yea it wasn’t worth 12.50 I’ll tell u that RT @SueTsai: Has anyone seen the last airbender?? I mite go..
8. 
   mockford Airbender verdict: Not bad. Some actors: Meh. Effects: Great. Script: Ouch. Would really like for someone else to make 2 & 3.
9. 
   ShiningMushroom Omigod, The Last Airbender was a terrible, terrible movie. If you’re going to see it, wait for the DVD. It isn’t worth it in theatres. >.<

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Earlier this year, Columbia Pictures cancelled “Spider-Man 4″ and decided to film a prequel instead. Since then, Hollywood has been abuzz with suggestions for who to cast as the new Spider-Man. According to the Hollywood Insider, a new Spider-Man has finally been cast and the big news is that he’s British! 26-year-old Andrew Garfield is set to portray the superhero made famous by Tobey Maguire.

The new Spider-Man is a relatively unknown figure in the United States, but is a star to watch in the U.K. Currently, Garfield is working on the Facebook movie “Social Network” starring opposite Justin Timberlake. He’s also filming “Never Let Me Go” opposite leading actresses Carey Mulligan and Keira Knightley.

Some of the Twitterers seem to be a tad apprehensive with a new Spider-Man, but the majority are supportive:

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   Stevie18 Andrew Garfield it is then. Not sure how that choice makes it a reboot rather than a recast. I will find out next week.
2. 
   Clauds87 I was disappointed that Logan Lerman isn’t playing Spiderman. Then I saw a picture of Andrew Garfield. Not so disappointed anymore…
3. 
   JadeMLawrence I’m very excited about seeing how Andrew Garfield will portray Spiderman/Peter Parker. It wont be until 2012 we will see final product.
4. 
   manic_swens Andrew Garfield is the new #SpiderMan! excellent young actor, maybe he can breathe some new life into the franchaise
5. 
   RokkRevolution So, Andrew Garfield is going to be Spider-Man. I am cool with that. He definitely looks like Peter.
6. 
   BtotheJ I dont know how I feel about this Andrew Garfield dude playing the new Spider Man for the 4th installment in hte series. you guys?
7. 
   chrice Really happy Andrew Garfield is the new Spiderman, much better fit than Maguire I think. Not happy its in 3D though
8. 
   realchadmichael Now I’m very excited about the new Spider-man! A great director, Marc Webb (500 Days of Summer) and exciting new lead, Andrew Garfield.

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EW.com has announced that “Eclipse,” the third entry in the unstoppable “Twilight Saga” franchise, has smashed previous box office records in midnight showings. With a $30-million total from the more than 4,000 theaters that premiered it late Tuesday night, “Eclipse” has knocked its predecessor “The Twilight Saga: New Moon” from the number one spot. ‘”New Moon” bowed to $26.3 million last November and was considered then the highest-grossing midnight premiere ever, but “Eclipse” has taken that crown and didn’t just stop there.

The film also broke the record for the largest domestic opening ever in Hollywood history, with 4,408 theaters premiering the film to thousands of “Twilight” fans. Friday will add 29 more theaters to the tally, which solidifies its place in box office history for now.

Were you one of the millions and millions of fans who made this feat happen?

1. 
   gaston213 If ya ever wondered what’s wrong with the US look no further than @Variety’s article “‘Eclipse’ breaks midnight B.O. records w/ $30 million”
2. 
   ShaunW19 Eclipse breaking records also breaks my soul into three disgusting, indistinguishable parts made 100% out of tears.
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   jasonballas I guess I’m glad I contributed to the $30 million. I do like being part of history. RT @Variety_Film ‘Eclipse’ breaks midnight B.O. records
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   CamArruda new FT post by moi…NEWS: ECLIPSE BREAKS RECORDS AGAIN GODDAMNIT (THANKS ALOT TWIHARDS)…http://bit.ly/9PWLaN you’ll love the pic hahaha
5. 
   chantellesmit1 Well, it was much better! That’s why! RT @5FM: Eclipse beats New Moon box office records http://bit.ly/brlzU5
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   StevieG69 Never under-estimate the power of the insane teenage girl! http://bit.ly/aQkxUT
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   TwiDazzledGal MORE RECORDS: Eclipse puts pp 68.5M on its 1st day and beats The Dark Knight!!! http://bit.ly/bMf1l2
8. 
   1crisrawner the twilight saga:eclipse breaks midnight records with 30 million and 68.5 million during it’s first day of release which was yesterday. wow

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After receiving the BET Lifetime Achievement Award this past Sunday, Prince has set his sights on promoting his new album “20Ten” in the UK, Belgium, and Germany by giving the album away for free, reports CNN.

This deal will be exclusive to those three countries in Europe as free copies will be given away when citizens buy The Daily Record (Scotland) or The Daily Mail (UK) on July 10. Copies of the album will be packaged with Germany’s Rolling Stone and Belgium’s newspaper, Het Nieuwblad, on the 22nd.

While most people would say that this is a bad idea, Prince has already done this before in the UK, with his last album “Planet Earth” being given away with the purchase of the Daily Mail. That incident didn’t sit well with music retailers given that “Planet Earth” is still not available for sale in the UK. Prince also gave free copies of another album, “Musicology,” in 2004 with the purchase of a concert ticket for his tour.

Let’s see what the Twitterverse thinks of Prince’s giveaway.

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   rightbrainjane Ya’ll know how I feel about the man. This rawks. RT @THR: RT @THR_Music Prince to release ‘20Ten’ free in Europe. http://bit.ly/aSDisN
2. 
   mrmdbates WoW why not here RT:BMS: FREE PRINCE: Our boy PRINCE dropping a NEW CD 2.5mill CD’s called 20TEN will be Ncluded n 7/10 newspapers n EUROPE.
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   joe1015 new Prince LP ‘20Ten’ being given away in Europe. No US date yet (prob won’t be hard to DL online, though) http://bit.ly/aRcDzW #fb
4. 
   DarlagotThunder Prince is releasing his new album 20Ten in Europe fore free?? ummm can I get a copy
5. 
   Sarita_72 Prince is releasing a new album — but only in Europe! He will be releasing a new album entitled 20Ten on July 10 featuring 10 tracks.

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Television’s legendary Larry King has just announced that he will be ending his “Larry King Live” this fall, reports EW.com. The talk-show host will be finishing up his 25th year in the CNN 9 p.m. slot.

The show has been the “longest-running show with the same host in the same time slot,” said King, referring to the show’s entry in the Guinness Book of World Records. While he won’t be hosting a nightly show anymore, the journalist will still produce specials for CNN in the future.

The Twitterverse seems split on King’s announcement:

1. 
   friedmanjon The final episode of Larry King Live better answer all the unanswered questions or I’m gonna be pissed.
2. 
   jabberjw RT @billmaher: That was fun sending off Larry King but I’d rather he stayed. The genius of broadcast minimalism has lost its avatar
3. 
   tmsweet He’s still on? Seriously. RT @nytimes: Larry King Says He Is Ending His Show http://nyti.ms/acDsFh
4. 
   kristenkee First, Steve Carrell decides to leave the office, and now Larry King is ending his show?! Who’s next? Oprah? Oh, wait…
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   melissagrelo Shocked to hear @kingsthings Larry King is stepping down!!!
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   delibernation Larry King, a class act. Victim of the ratings war & sensationalist journalism ala Rupee Murdoch and the @foxnews coven. @kingsthings
7. 
   mrshazelwood LOL RT @Justin_Stangel: Larry King Stepping Down From CNN. America reacts “What? I thought he died 5 years ago”
8. 
   ashishdhammam Larry King to step down soon. All I can say is – Thank God!

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Pixar’s “Toy Story 3″ is continuing on strong at the box office, taking in another $59 million this weekend for a total of $226.5 million in just 10 days, reports EW.com. This third installment of the “Toy Story” franchise has become the quickest Pixar movie to gross $200 million.

While the toys did some damage at the box office, the “Grown Ups” didn’t do too shabby either. Adam Sandler’s comedy came in second with a $41-million opening, doing much better than Cameron Diaz and Tom Cruise’s action flick “Knight and Day,” which only earned $28 during its five-day opening.

But the relatively low box office sales of this summer are showing again as the total of the top three films this weekend combined is still lower than the $109-million opening “Transformers 2″ had this time last year. However, when “Twilight Saga: Eclipse” opens on Wednesday, the summer box office may once again get a boost.

What’s your summer favorite so far? What are you looking forward to this summer?

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   TDiffenbaugh Toy Story 3 is probably one of thee greatest movies. I loved it.
2. 
   tamitche2 Toy Story 3 what a great movie put out by @DisneyPixar, got a little misty towards the end.
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   musingsfromme Back from Toy Story 3 in Imax 3D. Not sure what I hought about it. Very diff from the 1st. More like the 2nd. 7 yo was scared in parts.
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   fouxdafafa JUST AS GOOD the second time (Toy Story 3). Should I make it a third sometime and go along with the whole trilogy thing?
5. 
   Jstargel13 Jus watched toy story 3 it brought back many childhood memories
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   Cesua Toy Story 3 was a joyous, funny, emotional ride that reminds one how wonderful and fun suspension of judgement can be. Pixar for prez. #fb
7. 
   sunrize619 @jeffstinco I’m gonna see Eclipse next week. Tomorrow is a toss up between Knight & Day or Grown Ups. Which would you choose?
8. 
   nMashawn_iTrust RT @AshleighThai: A lotta good movies came/come out this month .Grown ups! It’s sooo good n funny go watch it!
9. 
   jaadeeexx knight and day was amaaaazing. y’all should see it =)
10. 
    morgan_gardiner Tom cruise is oddly sexy in knight and day.

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