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Brit Hume Departs Fox News Anchor Chair for New Assignment

Politico: Fox News has chosen Bret Baier, chief White House correspondent, to succeed Brit Hume as primary anchor of “Special Report,” the Washington bureau’s signature nightly newscast. Hume’s farewell program is Tuesday night, but he will continue at Fox News

FINAL STUDIO ESTIMATES: 'Yes Man' and may lift Warner Bros to all-time one year studio domestic sales record!; 'Seven Pounds' stumbles to $16M, ending Will's streak of consecutive $100M grossing movies!; 'The Wrestler' with a huge $52K PTA!

The final studio estimates are in, and, as I first wrote Friday night, Jim Carrey’s Yes Man (Warner Bros) is the weekend winner, although the performance of the film was softer-than-expected. When the movie started with a soft $6.7M on

EARLY FRIDAY & 3-DAY ESTIMATES: 'Yes Man' with $6.7M Friday and a likely $18.76M; Carrey's decent opening possibly enough to lift Warner Bros to all-time single year sales record!; Will Smith's streak of consecutive $100M+ grossing pics likely over as 'Seven Pounds' seems headed for $15.63M!

Steve Mason is on Facebook and now also on Twitter. Jim Carrey and his high-concept comedy Yes Man (Warner Bros) will win the pre-Christmas weekend out-performing Will Smith’s more challenging Seven Pounds (Sony), although both films seem to be under-performing

FINAL WEEKEND TRACKING: Jim Carrey with a slight edge over Will Smith as YES MAN could continue Warner Bros' hot streak; SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE may top $4M, while GRAN TORINO and DOUBT expand strongly; THE WRESTER could open to a $50,000+ 3-Day PTA!

Steve Mason is on Facebook and now also on Twitter. The weekend box office battle boils down to Jim Carrey vs. Will Smith. This is a match-up between the former “World’s Biggest Box Office Star” and the reigning champ, and

GOLDEN GLOBE FORECAST: 'Benjamin Button' and 'Slumdog Millionaire' should be lead Best Picture – Drama field; Streep and Seymour Hoffman are possible double-nominees; 'Milk' and 'Gran Torino' surging with voters!

The Golden Globe nominees will be announced this Thursday, December 11 at 5am Pacific. Announcement day for the Hollywood Foreign Press Association is always the official start of the Academy Award season, and the stakes are very high for pictures