Animated animal comedy "Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa" galloped to the top of the North American weekend box office, final industry figures showed Monday. The Dreamworks movie, with Hollywood stars such as Ben Stiller and Chris Rock providing the voices for the wise-cracking zoo animals, earned 63.1 million dollars in its premier weekend, according to Exhibitor Relations. The family-friendly sequel ...

A note to future studio executives: don't bother opening movies on Halloween. The box office took a hit last weekend with nearly every movie in the top-five coming in with lower numbers then had been anticipated. This week that should change with the release of Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa, which is expected to pull down huge numbers even though ...

Samuel L. Jackson doesn't feel normal promoting his latest film "Soul Men" without costar Bernie Mac. In the movie, which opens Friday, Jackson and Mac play former bandmates who embark on a zany cross-country road trip to perform at the memorial concert for their deceased lead ...