AP - "Rock Me Sexy Jesus." "You're As Gay As the Day is Long." "Raped in the Face."

Reuters - Action movie spoof "Tropic Thunder" commanded the No. 1 spot at North American box offices for the second straight week, narrowly conquering sorority-themed college romp "House Bunny."

E! Online - It takes more than sorority girls and muscle cars to knock Ben Stiller and Co. out of the No. 1 spot.

Reuters - Batman easily dominated a torpid late-summer weekend on the international circuit as "The Dark Knight" grossed $34 million -- nearly three times its closest competitor's take -- from 7,700 screens in 62 markets.

AP - Harry Potter pulled a disappearing act from Hollywood's fall and holiday schedule, his sixth big-screen adventure bumped from this November into next summer.

Reuters - The Venice film festival opens on Wednesday with Hollywood A-listers George Clooney and Brad Pitt on the red carpet for the Coen brothers' eagerly awaited "Burn After Reading," but from then on Tinseltown takes a back seat.

AP - LOS ANGELES (AP) — The action comedy "Tropic Thunder" weathered a rush of new movies to remain No. 1 for a second-straight weekend with $16.1 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday.