It’s a hectic media Monday, with Yahoo turning down Microsoft’s buyout bid, the writers’ strike seemingly coming to an end, and Amy Winehouse making headlines for yesterday’s Grammy haul.
Over the weekend, Matthew McConaughey and Kate Hudson’s “Fools Gold” won the top spot at the box office last weekend, pulling in $22 million despite tepid reviews. “Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins” took second in its opening weekend with $17.1 million. “Hannah Montana and Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert” ($10.5 million), “The Eye” ($6.6 million), and “Juno” ($5.73 million) rounded out the top five.
On the Billboard 200 Alicia Keys took back the top spot from the Juno Soundtrack. Two newcomers - The Mars Volta with “The Bedlam in Goliath” and Bullet for My Valentine’s “Scream Aim Fire” – entered the list at Nos. 3 and 4.
The only new non-fiction book on the New York Times bestseller list is Chuck Liddell’s “Iceman,” which comes in at No. 9. Michael Pollan’s “In Defense of Food” holds the top spot. On the fiction list where “The Purrfect Murder” by Rita Mae Brown (and her cat Sneaky Pie Brown) ends our long national wait for a best-selling animal book.