Top 7 Movies Box Office for week  “Dear John” unseated “Avatar” could this be true?

1. “Dear John,” Sony Screen Gems, $30,468,614, $30,468,614, one week.

2. “Avatar,” Fox, $22,850,881, $629,344,204, eight weeks.

3. “From Paris With Love,” Lionsgate, $8,158,860, $8,158,860, one week.

4. “Edge of Darkness,” Warner Bros., $6,855,371, $28,947,851, two weeks.

5. “The Tooth Fairy,” Fox, $6,629,595, $34,462,568, three weeks.

6. “When in Rome,” Disney, $5,549,129, $20,944,734, two weeks.

7. “The Book of Eli,” Warner Bros., $4,717,335, $82,045,140, four weeks.

Top 7 Movies at Box Office for week ending January 31.

1. “Avatar,” $30 million.

2. “Edge of Darkness,” $17.1 million.

3. “When in Rome,” $12.1 million.

4. “The Tooth Fairy,” $10 million.

5. “The Book of Eli,” $8.8 million.

6. “Legion,” $6.8 million.

7. “The Lovely Bones,” $4.7 million.

Looks like there is no stopping “Avatar” as it sinks its competition, going past 2 billion and rising like the Titanic.

Jimmy Kimmel goes on to tell his audience that following his impersonation of Jay Leno during the Jay Leno Conan O’Brien late night wars, Jay Leno called him the next day to say he thought the bit was funny and then Kimmel was asked to participate in Leno’s 10 @ 10 segment. Except the producers didnt’ want to ask Jimmy Kimmel any questions pertaining to the Jay Leno Conan debacle. So Jimmy Kimmel took things into his own hands finding a way to make most of the questions about NBC’s mess.

Johnny Depp will return to his role as Captain Jack Sparrow in “Pirates of the Caribbean:On stranger Tides,” which will begin shooting this summer on Oahu and Kauai and be released in 2011. The film is produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and directed by Rob Marshall. “We’ve always sought out the most extraordinary and exotic locations. Hawaii provides an amazing range of both land and seascapes, and we’re delighted to return for Pirates of the Caribbean ’On Stranger Tides,” ” Jerry Bruckheimer said in a statement. Small portions of “Pirates of the Caribbean:On stranger Tides,” were shot on Maui and Molokai. Lingle estimated the production will generate $85 million in spending in Hawaii, which is reeling from the steep drop off in tourism stemming from the global economic crisis

The 30 million dollar deal for Conan O’ Brien to exit  which still has to be formally signed, could be announced as early as Friday. Individuals in Conan O’Brien’s camp declined to comment. NBC President and CEO Jeff Zucker, NBCU Television Entertainment Chairman Jeff Gaspin and Co Chairman NBC Entertainment and NBC Television Studio Marc Graboff were involved in the final all night negotiations. The deal was brokered by Universal COO Ron Meyer, who was brought in on Tuesday, after talks had reached an impasse.

Neither comedian actor Russell Brand nor his lovely fiancée pop singer Katy Perry is known for biting their tongues, so this union sounds like a good one. Their attraction was instant. They just met at last year’s VH1 Video Music Awards. While they have not announced a date, they have confirmed the engagement. Considering Perry’s songs “Ur So Gay,” “I Kissed a Girl” and “Hot N Cold” have such funny overtones, I am anxious to see what influence Russell Brand might have on her music.

“Taylor Lautner will get  $7.5 Mil for the Film “Northern Lights” due to start filming in April, is about a young aerobatics pilot who faces off with his controlling billionaire father played by no other then Tom Cruise and falls in love with a female pilot. “Northern Lights” is produced by David Ellison’s Skydance Productions, which has a first look deal with Paramount Pictures. Taylor Lautner previously was announced as the star of Paramount’s “Max Steel,” based on the Mattel toy line and comic book. Taylor Lautner also has the Garry Marshall directed romantic comedy “Valentine’s Day” coming out Feb. 12 from New Line.

Soundgarden split in 1997, but former frontman Chris Cornell recently gave hope to fans by admitting he would “never count out”  the idea of a reunion. Now Chris Cornell lead singer has confirmed the rockers, including guitarist Kim Thayil, bassist Ben Shepherd and drummer Matt Cameron, are back together and planning a series of concerts. All four members attended a Pearl Jam show in Los Angeles in October when Chris Cornell briefly reunited the grunge supergroup Temple of the Dog, and plans for a Soundgarden reunion are said to have taken shape shortly afterwards.

Elton John says Eminem is succeeding in his well publicized battle against substance abuse. Elton John told BBC Radio Saturday that as a recovered drug abuser he is happy to help people if they want the assistance but drugs make people so cocky and arrogant that they often reject help. Eminem has written about his substance abuse problems in the past