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Sideshow: 'Fast Five' zooms to No. 1 at box office

The year's biggest movie opening was neither a beautiful biopic nor a daring documentary. No, it was Fast Five, the fifth movie in the Fast and the Furious franchise. Becoming the best April debut ever, the film - which stars Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, and

The year's biggest movie opening was neither a beautiful biopic nor a daring documentary. No, it was Fast Five, the fifth movie in the Fast and the Furious franchise. Becoming the best April debut ever, the film - which stars Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, and Dwayne Johnson - hauled in $83.6 million. In fact, such repetitiveness was enough to bring the industry out of its doldrums. (The rebound has left business down just 14.2 percent compared with 2010.) The Hollywood lesson is loud and clear: Why be original if you can be the same?

A pretty big guest list

So how many Americans rose at dawn to watch Prince William and Kate Middleton tie the knot? Nearly 23 million. With numbers like these, get these kids a reality show!

An unnoteworthy night

Charlie Sheen was on his best behavior this weekend at Sin City's Chateau Nightclub: He kept to his own VIP booth and didn't get on the mike or address the crowd, says TMZ.com. The last time Sheen was in Vegas was in January, when he was overheard complaining that his Two and a Half Men bosses wanted him to go to rehab. Ah, those were the days.

Betting a third time

Casino billionaire Steve Wynn has tied the knot with Andrea Hissom at his Las Vegas resort with 500 friends and family on hand, including Donald Trump. Wynn has been married twice previously to Elaine Wynn, his college sweetheart.

A double mitzvah

Not only did Mariah Carey give birth to a boy and a girl Saturday, she did it on her fourth wedding anniversary with hubby Nick Cannon

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"My wife just gave me the most incredible anniversary gift ever in life!" he tweeted.

Some more tidbits . . .

Lindsay Lohan wants to enter a no-contest plea in the theft case involving a $2,500 necklace. . . . Scarlett Johansson and Sean Penn held hands outside a White House Correspondents' Association dinner after-party. . . . Jaden Smith, 12, pulled in seven figures last year to star in Karate Kid. Like father, like son.