December 27, 2005

Saturday Dec 24th was a bad day for San Antonio Spurs guard Tony Parker as he was fined by San Antonio police for impeding traffic and failing to show a U.S. driver's license. The Christmas Eve incident happened about 12:45 a.m. when a bicycle officer saw a car stopped and said it was impeding traffic.

Yet, the car didn't move that the police then rapped the hood with the palm of his hand. Parker who was driving at that time quickly questioned why the officer touched the car, before he and girlfriend Eva Longoria who happened to be inside that car "began screaming in a verbally abusive and demeaning manner," police said.

It's been 13 days since the flick "King Kong" first released. Earning an estimated $31.4 million from 3,576 theaters, the giant ape hanging onto the top position in the US box office for the second week in a row. The second best movie over the four-day Christmas holiday weekend is "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe" which scores another $30.1 million from 3,853 theaters.

The comedy "Fun with Dick and Jane" secures the 3rd place with $23.5 million, while "Cheaper by the Dozen 2" comes at No. 4 with $14.8 million. Rounding out the top 5 is "The Family Stone" taking in $10.9 million, and at 6th is "Memoirs of a Geisha" earns $10.2 million in its third weekend in theaters. Secures the 7th spot is the new comedy "The Ringer" earning $8.4 million from 1,829 theaters.