We’ve got a very interesting case at the box office this weekend. Paramount’s horror pic The Devil Inside definitively won the weekend with a big $34.5 million take, but reaction to the film from both critics and audiences has been extremely negative. Not only does it sit at 7% on Rotten Tomatoes, but the film earned an “F” CinemaScore, which gauges how the film plays with general audiences. It’s already becoming infamous for a horrendous ending, but audiences turned up in droves making the little $1 million horror movie a bona fide hit. Hit the jump for more. Title Weekend Total 1 The Devil Inside $34,500,000 $34,500,000 2 Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol $20,500,000 $170,200,000 3 Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows $14,100,000 $157,400,000 4 The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo $11,400,000 $76,800,000 5 Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked $9,500,000 $111,600,000 6 War Horse $8,600,000 $56,800,000 7 We Bought a Zoo $8,500,000 $56,400,000 8 The Adventures of Tintin $6,600,000 $61,900,000 9 Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy $5,800,000 $10,400,000 10 New Year’s Eve $3,300,000 $52,000,000

Paramount’s Mission: Impossible — Ghost Protocol towered above a slew of imposing openers and strong holdovers as it grossed an estimated $25.8 million over the Friday-to-Sunday holiday period and $39.5 million between Friday and Monday. The film, which opened last weekend primarily in a limited number of IMAX theaters, expanded on Wednesday, and will have earned around $71.9 million domestically as of Monday. Two holdover films finished in second and third place, with Warner Bros.’ Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows and Fox’s Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked grossing $17.8 million and $13.3 million respectively for the three-day weekend. Three new films followed with relatively soft numbers. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, which some pundits had expected would give Ghost Protocol a run for the money, proved to be somewhat of a disappointment as it collected $13 million over the three days to place fourth. Steven Spielberg’s The Adventures of Tintin proved to be an even greater disappointment. Although it opened strongly overseas, where it has collected $230 million to date, its opening in North America brought in only $8.8 million for the three days.

Monster director Jenkins had been announced as the replacement for Kenneth Branagh, after Branagh had turned down the opportunity to return. It was an appointment that would have made Jenkins the first female director to head up a major superhero movie, only for her to leave the project abruptly at the beginning of the month

Whilst “creative differences” were mooted, The Hollywood Reporter suggests that Jenkins was fired without warning, a course of events that has riled Portman.
It is thought that the star had already been considering her position in the sequel over concerns that it would keep her from spending time with her new baby. However, those issues were apparently resolved, with Jenkins presence a key factor in Portman’s decision.Portman is now contractually obliged to appear in the film, although Marvel hope to appease her somewhat by involving her in the search for Jenkins’ replacement. Word on who that might be, as we get it.

All hail Jennifer Aniston! Move aside Angelia Jolie, because America's Sweetheart is now officially America's hottest—well, according to Men's Health that is. The Friends actress topped the mag's list of the 100 hottest women of all time, out-sizzling Megan Fox, Cameron Diaz and yup, Brad Pitt's gal Angie! Rounding out the Top 5 with Aniston are Madonna, Britney Spears, Marilyn Monroe and Raquel Welch. So what does the hottest woman like in a man? The bombshell tells the mag: "the sexiest thing about a man—other than abs—is if he can make me laugh, has compassion, kindness and an accurately sized ego.