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Hello, Hazel and Phinnaeus

It's a girl - and a boy - for actor Julia Roberts and her husband, cinematographer Danny Moder.

Roberts gave birth to twins Hazel Patricia Moder and Phinnaeus Walter Moder on Sunday morning at a Southern California hospital, publicist Marcy Engelman said Sunday.

Roberts, 37, was confined to bed last month after experiencing a series of early contractions and wasn't due until early January.

Engelman said Sunday that "mother and babies are doing great," but didn't release the twins' weights or other details.

National Treasure took in $33.1-million from Friday to Sunday to retain the No. 1 slot over the busy Thanksgiving weekend.

The Incredibles remained in second place with $24.1-million, while Christmas With the Kranks debuted at No. 3 with $22.7-million over the three-day weekend, studios estimated Sunday.

The weekend's other new wide release, Alexander, debuted with $13.4-million, coming in sixth behind two holdovers, The Polar Express (No. 4 with $20.1-million) and The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (No. 5 with $17.8-million).

French director Philippe de Broca, known for his eccentric comedies, has died at age 71.

The daily Le Parisien said de Broca died of cancer in a Paris-area hospital Friday night.

His most popular early films included L'homme de Rio (The Man from Rio) in 1963 and Le Roi de Coeur (The King of Hearts), a 1966 antiwar film.

He went on to make more than 30 movies. His last, Vipere au poing (Viper in the Fist), has sold more than 1-million tickets since it hit screens in October.

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