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In the news: 'Jackass: Number Two' is No. 1
By TIMES WIRES
Published September 25, 2006
Paramount's stupid-stunts movie Jackass: Number Two, with a box office of $28.1-million, was the weekend's top draw at theaters in the United States and Canada. The martial-arts flick Jet Li's Fearless was second with $10.6-million. Sony's Gridiron Gang fell to third, with $9.7-million. The film stars Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson as a probation officer who uses football to put bad boys on the right track. Another new release, the World War I aerial combat adventure Flyboys, finished fourth with $6-million. The animated Everyone's Hero, with the voices of Rob Reiner, Whoopi Goldberg and William H. Macy, was fifth, with revenues of $4.8-million. Radio Oprah comes to satellite Get ready for Radio Oprah. Talk show queen Oprah Winfrey was launching her own channel, Oprah and Friends, this morning on XM Satellite Radio, with shows hosted by her and a collection of popular personalities from her television show, including her best friend, Gayle King, fitness expert Bob Greene and renowned poet Maya Angelou. The station will broadcast 24 hours day, with highlights of the shows replayed every weekend. Winfrey will co-host a show with King, dubbed The Oprah and Gayle Show, on which they discuss the latest news and gossip. The two have known each other for 30 years.
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