Matt Damon and his wife, Luciana had a baby girl named Gia Zavala, on Wednesday, his rep confirmed to Usmagazine.com.”Everyone is great,” Damon’s rep tells Us. “She’s healthy and beautiful.”

Gia joins Isabella, 2, and Damon’s stepdaughter, Alexia, 10.

See pics of Luciana’s and other star bumps.

“I’m so outnumbered down here, it’s crazy,” Damon has joked of his female-dominated, Miami household.

In July, Damon said they hadn’t settled on a baby name.

“We decided to wait till she’s born, and then we’re going to get a look at her, and we’ll probably keep debating it,” he told USA Today.

Discover the meaning behind celeb baby names.

Damon and Luciana, who met in 2003, were married Dec. 9, 2006 in a ceremony performed by a justice of the peace in New York City, Us Weekly first reported.

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Despite complaints from disability groups, Tropic Thunder finished at #1

DreamWorks and Paramount’s big-budget comedy “Tropic Thunder” topped the weekend box office in grossing an estimated $26 million from 3,319 theaters for a five-day opening cume of $37 million.

The R-rated comedy skewed older, with a hefty 57% of the aud over the age of 25.

Warner Bros.’ Batman sequel “The Dark Knight” also was victorious in officially becoming the second highest grossing pic of all time domestically, surpassing the original “Star Wars.” For the weekend, “Dark Knight” grossed an estimated $16.8 million from 3,590 runs for a cume of $471.5 million in just 30 days.

Warner Bros. took the No. 2 spot with “Dark Knight and the No. 3 spot with George Lucas’ animated “Star Wars: The Clone Wars,” which opened to an estimated $15.5 million from 3,452 runs.

Among other new openings, New Regency’s R-rated “Mirrors,” distributed by 20th Century Fox, took advantage of being the only horror pic in the market, coming in No. 4 and debuting an estimated $11.1 million from 2,664 runs.

Woody Allen pic “Vicky Cristinia Barcelona,” bowing on 692 screens and released by MGM/The Weinstein Co., placed No. 10 for the weekend in grossing an estimated $3.7 million for a per screen average of $5,361.

Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theatres, according to Media By Numbers LLC. Final figures will be released Monday.

1. “Tropic Thunder,” $26 million.

2. “The Dark Knight,” $16.8 million.

3. “Star Wars: The Clone Wars,” $15.5 million.

4. “Mirrors,” $11.1 million.

5. “Pineapple Express,” $10 million.

6. “The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor,” $8.6 million.

7. “Mamma Mia!”, $6.5 million.

8. “The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2,” $5.9 million.

9. “Step Brothers,” $5 million.

10. “Vicky Cristina Barcelona,” $3.7 million.

[Credit: Variety / Media By Numbers]

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The Dark Knight has become the third biggest movie of all time.

“The Dark Knight” staged a comeback Saturday to emerge victorious for the fourth straight frame, while some surprisingly durable holdovers continued to find traction in the middle of the top 10 pack.

Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures’ superhero sequel lost to “Pineapple Express” on Friday by a narrow $7.9 million to $7.6 million margin. But on Saturday it surged ahead of Sony’s stoner comedy, winning the day with $10.5 million vs. $7.6 million. Combined with a slightly higher Sunday estimate, it ended up comfortably in the top spot with $26 million.

Christian Bale and Heath Ledger starrer has now cumed $441.5 million, surpassing “Shrek 2” as the third highest domestic grosser of all time. It’s expected to beat “Star Wars’ ” $461 million total in the next week before finally settling at No. 2, behind “Titanic.”

Final weekend gross for “Pineapple” was a solid $22.4 million. Since its Wednesday opening, pic has toked $40.4 million. Weekend take was lower than last August’s Judd Apatow-produced comedy starring Seth Rogen, “Superbad,” which opened at $33 million, but “Pineapple” easily wins in a comparison of the two pics first five days.

Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theatres, according to Media By Numbers LLC. Final figures will be released Monday.

1. “The Dark Knight,” $26 million.

2. “Pineapple Express,” $22.4 million.

3. “The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor,” $16.1 million.

4. “The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2,” $10.8 million.

5. “Step Brothers,” $8.9 million.

6. “Mamma Mia!”, $8.1 million.

7. “Journey to the Center of the Earth,” $4.9 million.

8. “Hancock,” $3.3 million.

9. “Swing Vote,” $3.1 million.

10. “WALL-E,” $3 million.

[Credit: Variety / Media By Numbers]

Bernie Mac died early Saturday morning. He was 50.

“Actor/comedian Bernie Mac passed away this morning from complications due to pneumonia in a Chicago-area hospital,” his rep told Usmagazine.com in a statement. “No other details are available at this time. We ask that his family’s privacy continues to be respected.”

See more photos of stars gone too soon.

Mac was admitted to the hospital for pneumonia on August 1, but his rep said then he was expected to make a full recovery after a few weeks of treatment.



The actor - who appeared alongside Brad Pitt in Ocean’s 13 - also battled sarcoidosis, a lung disease, for two decades. In 2005, he announced that it’d gone in to remission.

Mac also starred in the Fox series, The Bernie Mac Show. The critically-acclaimed show aired from 2001 to 2006, and earned him a Peabody award, and an Emmy and Golden Globe nomination.

He was also nominated for a Grammy Award for his 2001 comedy album, “The Original Kings of Comedy,” with Steve Harvey, D.L. Hughley and Cedric The Entertainer.

Mac took to the stage early.

The Chicago Sun-Times reports his first performance was at a church dinner at age 8. He started doing stand-up routines in Chicago comedy clubs at 20.

His first movie role was in the 1992 Damon Wayans flick Mo’ Money.

But Mac was thinking about retiring.

“I’m going to still do my producing, my films, but I want to enjoy my life a little bit,” he told David Letterman in 2007. “I missed a lot of things, you know. I was a street performer for two years. I went into clubs in 1977.”

Mac’s upcoming movies include Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (co-starring Ben Stiller), Soul Men with Samuel L. Jackson and Old Dogs with Robin Williams.

He is survived by his wife Rhonda McCullough, whom he married in 1977, their daughter, Je’Niece, and granddaughter, Jasmine.

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CNN news report on Bernie Mac’s passing

James Franco was promoting his new movie Pineapple Express, and for some reason the conversation swereved to prosthetic penises!

Penelope was on Letterman promoting her new film, Vicky Cristina Barcelona.

The Woody Allen directed film hits theaters on Friday, August 15, 2008.

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The Dark Knight edged out the latest Mummy film.

In only its 18th day in release, Warner Bros.’ “The Dark Knight” reached the $400 million mark in domestic sales on Monday, grossing $6.3 million for a cume of $400.1 million.

That easily beats the 43 days it took “Shrek 2″ to jump the $400 million boundary.

Directed by Christopher Nolan, “Dark Knight” has shown remarkable legs, setting records all along the way. Over the weekend, the Batman sequel declined just 43% to $42.7 million from 4,266 theaters to come in No. 1 at the domestic B.O. for the third weekend in a row, and beating new entry “The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor,” which opened to $40.5 million, according to Rentrak.

“Dark Knight” has every chance of nearing or crossing $500 million domestically, making it the second highest grossing title of all time after “Titanic,” which cumed $600.8 million at the domestic box office.

Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theatres, according to Media By Numbers LLC. Final figures will be released Monday.

1. “The Dark Knight,” $43.8 million.

2. “The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor,” $42.5 million.

3. “Step Brothers,” $16.3 million.

4. “Mamma Mia!”, $13.1 million.

5. “Journey to the Center of the Earth,” $6.9 million.

6. “Swing Vote,” $6.3 million.

7. “Hancock,” $5.2 million.

8. “WALL-E,” $4.7 million.

9. “The X-Files: I Want to Believe,” $3.4 million.

10. “Space Chimps,” $2.8 million.

[Credit: Variety / Media By Numbers]

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The Dark Knight fever is approaching $400 million mark. 

Warner Bros.’ “The Dark Knight“ continued its record-breaking crusade over the weekend, grossing an estimated $75.6 million from 4,366 theaters at the domestic box office.

The huge weekend means the pic broke the $300 million barrier in only 10 days and is quickly careening toward the $400 million mark.

No other film in history has made so much in its sophomore sesh, and the “Dark Knight” cume has reached $312.4 million. Batman sequel declined just 52% over the weekend.

That wasn’t the only good news at the box office. Sony’s Will Ferrell-John C. Reilly comedy “Step Brothers” opened to a pleasing $30 million from 3,094 runs, putting the R-rated pic at No. 2 for the weekend.

And Universal holdover “Mamma Mia!” remained a crowd-pleaser, declining just 36% in its second weekend to $17.9 million from 2,990 and placing No. 3. Cume is $62.7 million.

The only title coming in on the low end of expectations was 20th Century Fox’s “The X-Files: I Want to Believe,” which opened to an estimated $10.2 million from 3,185, putting it at No. 4.

Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theatres, according to Media By Numbers LLC. Final figures will be released Monday.

1. “The Dark Knight,” $75.63 million.

2. “Step Brothers,” $30 million.

3. “Mamma Mia!” $17.9 million.

4. “The X-Files: I Want to Believe,” $10.2 million.

5. “Journey to the Center of the Earth,” $9.4 million.

6. “Hancock,” $8.2 million.

7. “WALL-E,” $6.3 million.

8. “Hellboy II: The Golden Army,” $4.9 million.

9. “Space Chimps,” $4.4 million.

10. “Wanted,” $2.7 million.

[Credit: Variety / Media By Numbers]

Angelina Jolie / Jennifer Aniston

Finally, Jennifer Aniston has come out on top.

According to Forbes, the 39-year-old actress earned more than Angelina Jolie in 2007.

Aniston raked in $27 million in 2007; Jolie, 33 - who just welcomed twins with Aniston’s ex Brad Pitt – took in $14 million.

See photos comparing the lives of Aniston and Jolie.

In terms of female earners, Cameron Diaz claimed the top spot with $50 million, Forbes reports.

Keira Knightley pulled in $32 million, beating out Aniston. Academy Award winners Reese Witherspoon and Gwyneth Paltrow each banked $25 million.

The men still made more than the women overall.

Will Smith earned a staggering $80 million; Johnny Depp netted $72 million, while Eddie Murphy and Mike Myers both took in $55 million. Leonardo DiCaprio banked $45 million.

See the full lists at Forbes.com.

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